americas
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Plants Yell When They’re Stressed Out
Researchers in Israel have found that tomato and tobacco plants that are dealing with stress factors make a popping sound that can be detected over 0.91 m away, a reaction that seems tantamount to a human moaning in anguish or yelling in pain.
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Remains of a Spider Monkey Traded by Ancient Maya Elites Found in Mexico
Archaeologists working on the Plaza of Columns Complex site at Teotihuacán have made a surprising discovery in the ancient Maya capital: the remains of a 1,700-year-old spider monkey, which the archaeologists suspect was once a state gift between elites.
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The Ancient Maya Were Regularly Exposed to Toxic Mercury, Scientists Say
Ancient Maya cities like Tikal and Cerén were heavily polluted with mercury, according to recent analysis of soil from the sites. Exposure to the element may have been a health hazard for the Maya and could be a risk to archaeologists today, according to the team that studied the samples.
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900-Year-Old Burial of Woman in a Canoe Uncovered in Argentina
About 900 years ago, a woman between 17 and 25 years old died and was buried near the modern border of Chile and Argentina. But unlike other people buried nearby, she was entombed in a canoe.