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Large Island, Hawaii: Half 1
We (my spouse Chris and I) loved our fourth go to to Large Island Hawaii in Could 2013 a lot that we determined to return to the identical locations in October 2014. We had been hoping to see related occasions … Continue reading
Paleogenomic analysis sheds light on Easter Island mysteries
New paleogenomic research appears to rule out the likelihood that inhabitants of Easter Island intermixed with South Americans prior to the arrival of Europeans on the island in 1722. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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bijoux-et-mineraux: Andradite – Serifos Island, Aegean Islands, Greece Geology Nerd
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Easter Island not victim of ‘ecocide,’ analysis of remains shows
Analysis of remains found on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) provides evidence contrary to the widely-held belief that the ancient civilization recklessly destroyed its environment. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
Earth’s Mantle Deep Beneath the North Island Volcano Zone Is Melting
Lake Taupo and Tongariro National Park, North Island Volcanoes erupt when magma rises through cracks in the Earth’s crust, but the exact processes that lead to the melting of rocks in the Earth’s mantle below are difficult to study. In … Continue reading
Pacific island the most plastic-polluted place on Earth
Far from being the pristine ‘deserted island’ that people might imagine of such a remote place, Henderson Island is a shocking but typical example of how plastic debris is affecting the environment on a global scale, say the researchers. Pacific … Continue reading
Live Inside an Active Volcano on Aogashima Island
Living Inside Japan’s Active Volcano Would you live in an environment that is unpredictably dangerous like Aogashima Island? If you’re that adventurous, you may take a tour around this Japanese volcanic island. Aogashima is a small, tropical volcanic island in … Continue reading
Volcano in Alaska Island Chain Erupts Again
Intense Eruption From Mexican Volcano New eruption at Bogoslof Volcano Officials say a volcano on a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain has erupted again — briefly. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the eruption late Tuesday night of the Bogoslof … Continue reading
Dinosaur Farm museum on Dinosaur Island
The Isle of Wight has long been regarded as a world famous fossil locality. It is now called Dinosaur Island, with no less than 29 different species having been found along the southern coast. Indeed, it has recently been ranked … Continue reading
St. Paul Island mammoths most accurately dated ‘prehistoric’ extinction ever
While the Minoan culture on Crete was just beginning, woolly mammoths were disappearing from St. Paul Island, Alaska, according to an international team of scientists who have dated this extinction to 5,600 years ago. read more (e) Science News – … Continue reading