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Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
The Washington Post21d
Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.
The land underneath the largest cities in the United States is sinking, a phenomenon threatening buildings, roads and rail lines, according to new research. But that sinking, known as subsidence ...
From first rice to emergence of cities, light shed on origins of civilisation in China
Western scholars believe that Chinese civilisation began with the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province, a capital of the ...
Yahoo20d
Denver, Dallas among the Major U.S. Cities Sinking into the Ground
All 28 of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking, worsening risks of flooding and damage to urban infrastructure, a new study finds. One of the main culprits is the extraction of ...
8 Stunning Ruins That Reveal The Secrets Of Lost Civilisations
Travel is often about experiencing new places, cultures and histories. But some destinations take you deeper into history ...
Science Daily21d
All of the biggest U.S. cities are sinking
A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking ... Venice and New Orleans have already drawn major attention, and multiple recent studies have shown that many places ...
Gizmodo20d
All 28 of the U.S.’s Largest Cities Are Sinking, Study Finds
America’s biggest cities are slowly sinking—and not just the ones near the ocean, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Cities. The satellite-based study shows that all 28 ...
Yahoo News Canada19d
Study finds dozens of major cities sinking due to groundwater extraction
Just over one year after researchers revealed that the U.S. East Coast is sinking at an alarming rate, the lead authors have announced that the ground is also sinking beneath dozens of cities across ...
Yahoo20d
Many major US cities are sinking, new data shows. What about Phoenix? Here's what to know
Many major U.S. cities are sinking, a new study shows, including Phoenix. Known scientifically as land "subsidence," the most common cause of the sinking is "massive ongoing groundwater extraction ...
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How Tikal Became One of the Greatest Mayan Cities—and Then Vanished
Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.
CBS News20d
These 28 major U.S. cities are sinking, new study finds — and researchers say damage may only appear when it's "potentially catastrophic"
New York, Dallas, Seattle and 25 other major U.S. cities are sinking, threatening the structural integrity of buildings, roads, dams and other forms of infrastructure, new research found.
AOL21d
These 28 major U.S. cities are sinking, study finds
New York, Dallas, Seattle and 25 other major U.S. cities are sinking, threatening the structural integrity of buildings, roads, dams and other forms of infrastructure, new research found.