It turns out your belly button is like a rainforest, at least in terms of biodiversity. Scientists hope to clarify what the thousands of microbes that our navels harbor are doing, and why they're there in the first place.
It turns out your belly button is like a rainforest, at least in terms of biodiversity. Scientists hope to clarify what the thousands of microbes that our navels harbor are doing, and why they're there in the first place.
Bourget realized there had to be a deliberate connection between the rain and the sacrifices. It led him to a new insight into the Moche world. The Moche had practiced a form of ritual designed to celebrate or encourage rain.
Many of the skeletons were deeply encased in mud which meant the burials had to have taken place in the rain. Yet in this part of Peru it almost never rains.
Archaeologists found evidence of enormous rain damage at a Moche site. New building work had been interrupted and torn apart by torrential rain, and artifacts found in the damaged area dated to almost exactly that period.
Most of Pakistani land is semi-arid, arid or hyper-arid; 60% of the land receives less than 250mm of rainfall. This could get worse with climate change.
The Goliath Bird-eater is native to the rainforests of South America. They are covered in urticating hairs and their bite, used in self-defense, is comparable to a wasp’s sting.