Science

Historians and archaeologists long considered that the origins of organised whaling lay in the Arctic region of the Earth. A recent discovery in southern Brazil disproves this hypothesis. In the region of Babitonga Bay, in the state of Santa Catarina, it has been found that the local native tribes practised the organised hunting of large…

The Konya Basin, situated in Central Anatolia, Turkey, is exhibiting signs of rapid ground subsidence, despite being part of a broader region that has been uplifting for millions of years. New research based on satellite and ground measurements confirms that the basin surface is actively sinking, even as the surrounding Anatolian Plateau remains elevated. Scientists…