Italy
For the first time, scientists recovered a human genome from remains embedded in volcanic ash found in the ancient city of Pompeii. They identified the individual as a man in his 30s, with markers of spinal tuberculosis, and also analyzed the bones of a woman in her 50s who was with him.
EGYPT
A new analysis of a space rock found in the desert in 1996 suggests so it was forged in a rare “type Ia” supernova explosion.. The violent event probably occurred about 4.6 billion years ago on the outskirts of our solar system.
PHILIPPINES
A species of moth Pyralidae last recorded in 1912 was discovered in a passenger’s luggage at the Detroit airport. Several moth larvae had apparently been stored in a medicinal tea bag, which the traveler bought in the Philippines.
SOLOMON ISLANDS
NASA satellite images captured the telltale activity multiple eruptions of the underwater volcano Kavachi. In addition to being geologically active, the site is home to a thriving population of sharks, earning it the nickname “shark”.
CAMBODIA
Cambodian environmental officials have asked the public to stop collecting carnivorous “penis plants” with a distinctive shape.” These rare, insect-eating plants are found only in shallow, nutrient-poor soils in some of the country’s remote mountainous regions.
MEXICO
Although the monarch butterfly’s annual migration has been in decline for three decades, entomologists confirmed that Wintering areas of eastern monarchs in Mexico increased on the surface by 35 percent since last year. Experts suggest that insects may be adapting to climate change.
BOLIVIA
Using lidar, a laser-based remote sensing technology, archaeologists they discovered traces of 11 indigenous peoples 1,500 years ago. These settlements were connected by a complex series of roads and bridges to two large cities, once known, called Landivar and Cotoca.