For decades, the Egyptian pyramids have stood as awe-inspiring symbols of ancient civilization, attracting countless tourists eager to explore their mysteries. However, a recent TikTok video posted by @touchdalight, also known as Carmie Sellitto, has sparked a warning for prospective visitors, shedding light on the potential challenges and hazards of exploring these iconic … [Read more...] about Video showing reality of Egypt pyramids may put a lot of people off visiting
Cicadapocalypse Returns To The US With First Double Brood Emergence In 221 Years
2024’s Apocalypse Bingo Card can put a big fat cross through "insect invasion" as two mega-broods of cicadas are about to synchronize their uprising in America for the first time in 221 years. How can we know that? Because these peculiar insects have a passion for prime numbers. Periodical cicadas don’t emerge often – once every 13 or 17 years, to be precise – and when they … [Read more...] about Cicadapocalypse Returns To The US With First Double Brood Emergence In 221 Years
Abandoned Kitten Living At Bus Stop Begs Riders To Take Him Home
A few months ago, Keighley Eryn Card experienced a typical commute home from work that would soon take an unexpected turn. Little did she know that her routine trip to the bus stop would lead to a life-changing encounter with a tiny, abandoned kitten begging for someone to take him in. As Card stood waiting for her bus, she suddenly heard high-pitched cries for help … [Read more...] about Abandoned Kitten Living At Bus Stop Begs Riders To Take Him Home
Baffling 400,000-Year-Old Clue to Human Origins
Between 400,000 and 48000 BC, a human group, called the Denisovans, lived in Asia. Later, they, lived with human living from Africa along the coast of South Asia. In 2010 an evidence from a Siberian cave in 2008 showed that their DNA was similar to the DNA of people from New Guinea, which consisted of 4.8% Denisovoan DNA. Around 3-5% of the DNA from native people of Papua New … [Read more...] about Baffling 400,000-Year-Old Clue to Human Origins
Europe at the End of the Ice Age
This is what Europe looked like at the end of the last ice age (cc. 10,000 BC). It was even more united than today, wasn’t it? Anyway, the last glacial period occurred from the end of the Eemian interglacial to the end of the Younger Dryas, encompassing the period c. 110,000 – c. 11,700 years ago. This most recent glacial period is part of … [Read more...] about Europe at the End of the Ice Age