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WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula.Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s now Belize. The findings were published Friday in Science Advances.“The aerial imagery was crucial to identify this really distinctive pattern of zigzag linear canals” running for several miles through wetlands, said study co-author Eleanor Harrison-Buck of the University of New Hampshire. The team then conducted digs in Belize’s Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. The ancient fish canals, paired with holding ponds, were used…
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NEW YORK (AP) — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each…
Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal…
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