'World will not end in 2012', insists Mayan elderOctober 12th, 2009 LONDON - A Mayan elder has insisted that the year 2012 will not bring the end of the world, despite claims that a Mayan calendar shows that time will "run out" on December 21 of that year. A significant time period for the Mayans does end on the date, and enthusiasts have found a series of astronomical alignments they say coincide in 2012, including one that happens roughly only once every 25,800 years.
Apocalypse not? Despite doomsayers, Mayans say 2012 isn't the end of the world as we know itOctober 11th, 2009 2012 isn't the end of the world, Mayans insistMEXICO CITY — Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.
For next apocalypse, doomsayers turn to Mayan calendar and year 2012October 10th, 2009 Next apocalypse? Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayersMEXICO CITY — Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.
Global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by 2020October 9th, 2009 LONDON - A new report has warned that there is a significant risk that global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by the year 2020. According to BBC News, the report has been issued by the UK Energy Research Centre.
Ancient Mayans made pyramids to make music for rain godSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Researchers have discovered that many pyramids in Mexico were created by the ancient Mayans to create "raindrop" music to communicate with their rain god. Take for example, Mexico's El Castillo pyramid in Chichen Itza.
Climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation over northern high latitudesSeptember 16th, 2009 TORONTO - A new study by University of Toronto (U of T) physicists has shown that climate change will lead to less ultraviolet radiation over northern high latitudes. They discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high latitude regions such as Siberia, Scandinavia and northern Canada.
Origins of ancient Chinese civilization under reconsiderationAugust 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Recent archaeological discoveries from far-flung corners of China are forcing scientists to reconsider the origins of ancient Chinese civilization. A group of articles by Science news writer Andrew Lawler have explored how, over several millennia, China evolved from a much wider array of peoples and cultures than once imagined.
Ozone depletion reduces CO2 uptake of Southern OceanAugust 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have determined that depletion in the ozone layer is reducing the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake of the Southern Ocean. Most current models predict that the strength of the Southern Ocean CO2 sink should increase as atmospheric CO2 rises, but observations show that this has not been the case.
New test predicts heart disease risk more accuratelyJuly 9th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have come up with a new test that can help predict a person's risk of heart disease more accurately. An independent external validation of QRISK, a new score for predicting a heart disease risk has been found to be more accurate than the existing test.
Maize agriculture may have fueled ancient Andean civilizationJuly 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, a skeleton found at a roughly 1,000-year-old site in Peru's Andes mountains has yielded chemical evidence of substantial maize consumption, which suggests that the farming of the crop led to the rise of the ancient Andean civilization. Prehistoric communities in one part of Peru's Andes Mountains may have gone from maize to amazingly complex.
Farmed fish may transmit mad cow diseaseJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Farmed fish, if fed by-products rendered from cows, could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease-commonly known as mad cow disease. Questioning the safety of eating farmed fish, Dr.
Phoenix crop circle may predict Armageddon on December 21, 2012June 16th, 2009 LONDON - The sudden appearance of a 400-foot Phoenix rising-from-the-ashes crop circle in Wiltshire is actually a warning about the end of the world, believe experts. The bizarre design was discovered in a barley field in Yatesbury near Devizes.
Lethal warfare drove the evolution of selfless behaviour among ancient humansJune 5th, 2009 LONDON - A new study, based on archaeological records and mathematical simulations, has claimed that lethal warfare drove the evolution of selfless behaviour among ancient humans. If correct, the new model solves a long-standing puzzle in human evolution: how did our species transition from creatures interested in little more than passing down their own genes to societies of law-abiding monogamists?
No one knows for sure when these changes happened, but climactic swings that occurred between approximately 10,000 to 150,000 years ago in the late Pleistocene period may have pushed once-isolated bands of hunter-gatherers into more frequent contact with one another, Samuel Bowles, an evolutionary biologist at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico and the University of Siena, Italy, who led the study, told New Scientist.
Ancient city in Peru likely to be considered as World Cultural Heritage siteJune 3rd, 2009 LIMA - Soon, the ancient city of Caral in Peru may be marked as a World cultural heritage site. According to a report in www.LivinginPeru.com, archaeologist Ruth Shady says that the ruins of the ancient city of Caral, located at 207 km or 128 miles to the north of Lima, meet the conditions to join the UNESCO World Heritage List.
John Mayer says recent split song not about Jennifer AnistonApril 7th, 2009 LONDON - American musician John Mayer has revealed that his recent song about a split is not about his former lover Jennifer Aniston. It was rumored that the song in question was about Jennifer, after Mayer released his new tune at the Heartbreak Warfare in U.S.
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