Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution

Cortez Deacetis

Picture: The ancient town of Tikal rises over the rainforest in northern Guatemala. watch more  Credit: David Lentz/UC Reservoirs in the coronary heart of an ancient Maya town were so polluted with mercury and algae that the drinking water possible was undrinkable. Scientists from the University of Cincinnati found poisonous ranges […]

How to Keep COVID Conspiracies Contained

Cortez Deacetis

Together with COVID-19, a thing else is spreading across America: conspiracy theories. In the dark alleys of the online, people have concocted a dizzying array of unfounded explanations for the pandemic. The phenomenon doesn’t surprise John Prepare dinner, a cognitive scientist at George Mason College: “When people really feel threatened, […]