The Chemistry Of The Amazon Mapped

On May 30, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Scientists from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory have done something pretty impressive. They have mapped the chemical content of the Amazon basin and its ancient forests. It’s the largest project of its type, and as an added bonus the...

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Rongorongo: The Most Mysterious Language In The World

On March 8, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Easter Island is tiny and bewilderingly remote. The island’s residents – the Rapa Nui – are most famous for their incredible stone heads. They’re also well-known for being part of a civilisation that crumbled due...

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The Bird Life Of Peru

On March 30, 2014 by Tim Newman
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Today I bring you a small selection of the impressively magniloquent and devastatingly handsome birds that chill out in Peru. Peru boasts around 1,879 bird species in total, 91 of which are globally...

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