Remains of hundreds of 7,000-year-old 'standing stone circles' discovered in Saudi Arabia

Remains of hundreds of 7,000-year-old 'standing stone circles' discovered in Saudi Arabia | Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico | Norway's Dragon's Eye: The fantastical 'pothole' that emerged from ice 16,000 years ago Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 15, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](   Top Science News [] [Remains of hundreds of 7,000-year-old 'standing stone circles' discovered in Saudi Arabia]( (Thalia Nitz, courtesy RCU/University of Western Australia/University of Sydney) [Remains of hundreds of 7,000-year-old 'standing stone circles' discovered in Saudi Arabia]( Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have now excavated eight ancient stone circles that likely served as homes to people more than 7,000 years ago. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico (Visualization of the Žiga Koka LiDAR data) [Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico]( Archaeologists in Campeche, Mexico, have found an underground structure beneath a Maya ball court, as well as offerings on top of a Maya pyramid at another site. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Norway's Dragon's Eye: The fantastical 'pothole' that emerged from ice 16,000 years ago]( (VOJTa Herout via Shutterstock) [Norway's Dragon's Eye: The fantastical 'pothole' that emerged from ice 16,000 years ago]( Norway's photogenic "Dragon's Eye" likely formed around 20,000 years ago, when all of Scandinavia sat beneath an enormous mass of ice called the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet. [Read More]( [] [LA may be spared 'horrifying' fate of the 'Big One' from San Andreas, simulation suggests]( [LA may be spared 'horrifying' fate of the 'Big One' from San Andreas, simulation suggests]( (Cavan Images / Toby Harriman via Getty Images) A new simulation of the shaking from a magnitude 7.8 south San Andreas earthquake suggests that Los Angeles might avoid a worst-case scenario. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/12) [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies]( (NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)/ Decarli et. at / INAF / A&A 2024) [James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies]( Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang. [Read More]( [] Health [] [HIV prevention drug found 100% effective in clinical trial]( (CIPhotos via Getty Images) [HIV prevention drug found 100% effective in clinical trial]( The drug, lenacapavir, provided better protection than other preventive medications. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Entire pod of 89 pilot whales dies on Scottish beach in freak mass stranding]( (Emma Neave Webb/BDMLR) [Entire pod of 89 pilot whales dies on Scottish beach in freak mass stranding]( Dozens of long-finned pilot whales have beached and died on Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, in the biggest mass stranding the country has seen since 1995. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] What gives honey its antimicrobial properties? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Hydrogen peroxide]( [Vote]( [High sugar content]( [Vote]( [Gluconic, acetic, formic, and citric acids]( [Vote]( [All of the above](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036