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Coronavirus Cases Have Dropped Sharply In South Korea. What’s Its Secret?
South Korea “has emerged as a sign of hope and a model to emulate,” reported Nature earlier on Tuesday. “The country of 50 million appears to have greatly slowed its epidemic; it reported only 74 new cases today, down from 909 at its peak on 29 February.”
And it has done so without locking down entire cities or taking some of the…
Ancient Maya kingdom with pyramid discovered in southern Mexico
The kingdom has the remains of a temple and unique stone carvings. Source: https://www.livescience.com/maya-kingdom-discovered-in-mexico.html
Long-lost Maya capital found in man’s back yard
Scientists have discovered the capital of an ancient Maya kingdom in the back yard of a cattle rancher. Located in what is now the state of Chiapas in… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335368/long-lost-maya-capital-found-in-mans-back-yard…
Astronomers identify nearly 3,000 candidate stars of a nearby star-forming galaxy
Using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted photometric observations of a nearby star-forming galaxy known as NGC 6822. They have identified nearly 3,000 candidate stars of this galaxy, which is reported in a paper published February 27 on the arXiv pre-print server. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-03-astronomers-candidate-stars-nearby-star-forming.html…
Top tips for feeding wild birds
It’s OK to feed wild birds. Here are some tips for doing it the right way from a wildlife ecologist. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/top-tips-feeding-wild-birds…
Ancient inscription reveals lost civilization in Turkey that may have defeated King Midas
The lost kingdom was one of the largest settlements to exist in ancient Turkey at the time. Source: https://www.livescience.com/lost-city-turkey-defeated-midas.html
Locate Cassiopeia the Queen
An earlier name for Cassiopeia was Cassiopeia’s Chair. A legend from ancient Greek mythology explains why. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/cassiopeia-is-shaped-like-an-m-or-w…
Himalayan glacier shows evidence of start of Industrial Revolution
Human beings altered one of the highest peaks in the Himalayas hundreds of years before a person ever set foot there, new research has found. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/himalayan-glacier-evidence-start-industrial-revolution…
Ancient ‘outlaw temple’ discovered in Israel
According to the Jewish Bible, there was just one temple in the ancient Kingdom of Judah: the First Temple, which sat in Jerusalem. However, a new discovery just upended that perception. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-jewish-temple-judah-kingdom.html