These discoveries answered one question – what the painted scenes were all about – but still left a central riddle: Why had Moche society finally collapsed?
A gambling habit can cost hundreds of dollars a day. Addicts often fool themselves into thinking they can win it back. But the facade collapses once their bank account is emptied.
A gambling habit can cost hundreds of dollars a day. Addicts often fool themselves into thinking they can win it back. But the facade collapses once their bank account is emptied.
Four years ago, Zimbabwe switched to the U.S. dollar to avoid complete economic collapse. The switch succeeded, but it has created a host of bizarre issues, such as brittle bills and the use of chocolate as change.
Riyad Hijab, the Syrian prime minister who defected, said Tuesday that Bashar Assad's regime was near collapse and urged other leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side.
Four years ago, Zimbabwe switched to the U.S. dollar to avoid complete economic collapse. The switch succeeded, but it has created a host of bizarre issues, such as brittle bills and the use of chocolate as change.
A cold, clammy sweat breaks out on my skin and I can’t rid myself of the feeling that the boards above my head are about to collapse, to bury me alive under the rubble.
The interaction of a particular fungus and virus has caused the widespread collapse of bee colonies. Both culprits proliferate in cold, damp conditions, and both attack the bee's gut.
The populations of two popular Southern Californian fisheries have plummeted 90% since 1980, constituting a collapse that went undetected by management agencies.
Geologists listening in on “icequakes” that rumble through glaciers have developed a model that can predict a collapse up to 15 days before it happens.
Geologists listening in on “icequakes” that rumble through glaciers have developed a model that can predict a collapse up to 15 days before it happens.
Geologists listening in on “icequakes” that rumble through glaciers have developed a model that can predict a collapse up to 15 days before it happens.
In 1919 a storage tank containing more than two million gallons of molasses collapsed in Boston, letting loose a wave that rushed through the streets at 35 mph (56 km/h).
In 1919 a storage tank containing more than two million gallons of molasses collapsed in Boston, letting loose a wave that rushed through the streets at 35 mph (56 km/h).
John Galt, one of the heroes of Ayn Rand's apocalyptic novel Atlas Shrugged, leads a strike by the men of the mind, forcing civilisation to collapse into anarchy.
At some point in geological history a part of the ceiling to an amazing 10km cavern collapsed, opening to the world the beauty of Krizna cave, in Slovenia.
The interaction of a particular fungus and virus has caused the widespread collapse of bee colonies. Both culprits proliferate in cold, damp conditions, and both attack the bee's gut.