News tagged with peruvian coast
Link discovered between Montana weather, ocean near Peru
A Montana State University researcher who analyzed 100 years of data has found a significant link between extreme Montana weather and the ocean temperatures near Peru.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Scientists: Earthquakes, El Ninos fatal to earliest civilization in Americas
First came the earthquakes, then the torrential rains. But the relentless march of sand across once fertile fields and bays, a process set in motion by the quakes and flooding, is probably what did in America's earliest civilization.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Chilean scallop farms devastated by tsunami
Thousands of miles from the shores of Japan across the Pacific Ocean, Chilean shellfish farmers are facing an uncertain future after a giant wave traveled the seas and washed away their scallop beds.
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Climate change halves Peru glacier: official
A glacier on Peru's Huaytapallana Moutain shed half its surface ice in just 23 years, officials said Wednesday, reinforcing concerns of climate change's growing threat to fresh water resources.
Feb 23, 2011 |
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New species abound in Peru, but so do threats
Each year, a new bird is found and every four years a new mammal discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, a haven for biodiversity where conservation and danger often go hand in hand.
Dec 28, 2010 |
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Mummies of 15th century dogs discovered in Peru
Peruvian archaeologists have discovered six mummified dogs, all dating from the 15th century and apparently presented as religious offerings at a major pre-Columbian site just south of Lima.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Unearthed 400-year-old document shows how Peruvian natives used numbers
In the early 1600s in northern Peru, a curious Spaniard jotted down some notes on the back of a letter. Four hundred years later, archaeologists dug up and studied the paper, revealing what appear to be the ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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More oil spills to come, says WUSTL anthropologist
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not simply a random accident. There will be more of these spills to come, as the days of easy oil are over, says an anthropologist at Washington University ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Scientists say tsunami models should be tested
(AP) -- In the coming months and years, scientists will pore over reams of data from what turned out to be the minuscule tsunami that reached Hawaii on Saturday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Discovery helps solve mystery of South American trophy heads
The mystery of why ancient South American peoples who created the mysterious Nazca Lines also collected human heads as trophies has long puzzled scholars who theorize the heads may have been used in fertility ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Inland ants prefer salty snacks to sweet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ants prefer salty snacks to sugary ones, at least in inland areas that tend to be salt-poor, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
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Oct 27, 2008 |
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Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct
Tiny microbes beneath the sea floor, distinct from life on the Earth's surface, may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, but many of these minute creatures ...
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Jul 21, 2008 |
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