Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (NIAH)The foundation of this ancient sweat lodge is 16.4
These species split off from the shark family tree nine million years ago, making them the most recent evolutionary adaptation to occur among sharks. Mark ErdmannResearchers found four new species belonging to the Hemiscyllium shark genus, otherwise known as the ‘walking shark’ family. In the
Frozen iguanas have been falling from trees in Florida after plunging temperatures caused them to stiffen-up and lose their grip on branches. The cold-blooded lizards slow down or become immobile when temperatures drop to 4C (40F). The National Weather Service (NWS) in Miami posted a
A Russian woman was allegedly unable to leave her kitchen for two days after her pet cat started behaving aggressively and tried to attack her whenever she tried to exit the room. This is the kind of news story that sounds so crazy, it has
Wearing pajamas in public may not be a thing in the Western world, but it’s actually pretty popular in some parts of China, including the ultra-developed city of Shanghai, so when authorities in Anhui province decided to publicly shame a number of locals on their
An Australian woman has had to deal with an extraordinary confrontation in her workplace. Bree Blakeman, a senior research fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, thought at first her office had been trashed when she arrived at work this week. Well, it had,
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Police are searching for several gunmen after a dispute in front of a downtown Seattle McDonald’s devolved into a shooting Wednesday evening that left at least one person dead and several others injured. Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said they are
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Major League Baseball doesn’t intend to strip recent World Series championships from the Houston Astros or Boston Red Sox, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. In his first public interview since handing out historic penalties to the Astros, Manfred told Fox Business
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Scientists in Australia have discovered four new species of shark that use their fins to walk across the ocean floor. The new shark species were discovered in the waters off northern Australia and New Guinea as part of a 12-year study
The Chinese government announced Wednesday that it would quarantine the city of Wuhan, the center of an outbreak of a new viral disease that has (officially) killed 17 people and infected more than 500. As of 10 AM Thursday morning in Wuhan—9 PM EST—no flights
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Nearly three years after the NFL approved the organization’s plans to relocate, the Oakland Raiders have been officially renamed the Las Vegas Raiders. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and team owner Mark Davis unveiled the Raiders’ name change during a press conference
Jan. 22 (UPI) — House managers began presenting their opening arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., led the group of House managers as he called on senators to act as impartial jurors as he opened Day
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Juice WRLD died of an accidental overdose after he suffered a seizure in early December at Chicago’s Midway Airpot, an Illinois medical examiner’s office ruled Wednesday. Born Jarad Anthony Higgins, the American rapper died Dec. 8 at the Christ Medical Center
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Veteran outfielder Alex Gordon is returning for a 14th season with the Kansas City Royals, the team announced Wednesday. In a statement released by the team, Kansas City said it signed Gordon to a one-year contract for the 2020 season. The
Jan. 22 (UPI) — One of the architects of the CIA’s torture program for accused Sept. 11 terrorists testified Wednesday that he grew to believe the techniques had come close to breaking the law. Psychologist and interrogator James Mitchell testified publicly about the program for
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Hopes are running high in South Korea that Bong Joon-ho’s satirical thriller Parasite will win big at the Oscars on Feb. 9. The film’s six Oscar nominations, which includes best picture, reflects the heightened attention being paid to Korean
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Corrections officials at the Mississippi State Penitentiary found an inmate dead in his prison cell Wednesday, marking the eighth death at a state facility in less than a month. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said officers found the inmate hanging in
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Dallas Mavericks starting center Dwight Powell sustained a rupture of his right Achilles tendon during Tuesday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, the team announced Wednesday. In the team’s statement, the Mavericks said Powell is currently weighing his surgical options.
A new United Nations-sponsored report offers one of the most comprehensive overviews of the challenges to global electoral integrity posed by the onslaught of misinformation, online extremism, and social media manipulation campaigns, and calls for a series of reforms from platforms, politicians, and international governing
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa will miss the Jayhawks’ next 12 games for his role in a brawl between Kansas and Kansas State on Tuesday night. In addition to De Sousa’s suspension, the Big 12 announced Wednesday that Kansas forward David
Jan. 22 (UPI) — FedEx announced Wednesday that it will begin making home package deliveries on Sunday for most U.S. homes. The company began FedEx Ground Sunday deliveries during the most recent peak holiday season but will now provide weekend deliveries for “the majority of
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Northrop Grumman Systems was awarded a $217.2 million modification to provide operation and support for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload operations, the Pentagon has announced. Under the deal, Northrup Grumman will support payload equipment and services for the Battlefield Airborne Communications
The past 10 months have not been good for Boeing for all sorts of reasons—capped off in December by the failure of the company’s Starliner commercial crew vehicle to achieve the right orbit in its uncrewed debut. But the biggest of the company’s problems remains
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Tesla’s market value climbed above $100 billion on Wednesday, surpassing Volkswagen as the world’s second most valuable automaker. Shares of the U.S. electric automaker rose 4.1 percent to $569.56, increasing its market cap to $102.7 billion while Volkswagen shares fell 1.19