Earliest conclusive evidence found of humans in the New World

Earliest conclusive evidence found of humans in the New World | Ritualistic artifacts found at 'Temple of the Pharaohs' in Egypt | La Palma volcano eruption's infernal beauty visible from space (Photos) Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 24, 2021 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Earliest conclusive evidence found of humans in the New World]( [Earliest conclusive evidence found of humans in the New World]( (Karen Carr) Fossilized human footprints found in New Mexico reveal that people dwelled in the Americas during the last ice age's peak — a discovery that researchers suggest is conclusive proof of early migration to the New World, a new study finds. Although the newfound footprints are not the oldest evidence of humans' arrival in the Americas, they may be the first unequivocal proof that people were there during the last ice age, scientists noted. The arrival of the first people in the Americas was a key step in humanity's expansion across the planet, but the precise timing of this milestone remains hotly contested. Based on stone tools dating back roughly 13,000 years, archaeologists had long suggested that people from the prehistoric culture known as the Clovis were the first to migrate to the Americas. Full Story: [LiveScience]( (9/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Ritualistic artifacts found at 'Temple of the Pharaohs' in Egypt]( [Ritualistic artifacts found at 'Temple of the Pharaohs' in Egypt]( (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) Archaeologists excavating a temple at the ancient city of Buto, about 59 miles (95 kilometers) east of Alexandria, in Egypt, have found 2,700-year-old tools and sculptures that were used in rituals for Hathor, the goddess of the sky. The artifacts are associated with a mix of deities, not just the goddess of Hathor, that were worshipped in ancient Egypt and were presumably venerated at the temple, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. Full Story: [LiveScience]( (9/24) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Natural Disasters [] [La Palma volcano eruption's infernal beauty visible from space (Photos)]( [La Palma volcano eruption's infernal beauty visible from space (Photos)]( (Maxar Technologies) New astronaut and satellite images of an active volcano on the island of La Palma reveal the frightening beauty of the eruption, as well as its dangerous proximity to humans. Lava began gushing out of the Cumbre Vieja crater on the island, which is located off the coast of northwestern Africa and governed by Spain, on Sunday (Sept. 19). On Wednesday (Sept. 22), European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared an image of the eruption as seen from his perch on the International Space Station. "Set against the blackness of the surrounding Atlantic Ocean the bright orange glow is even more impressive," Pesquet wrote in a tweet. Full Story: [LiveScience]( (9/24) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Astronomers discover enormous 'cavity' in the Milky Way being masked by a cosmic illusion]( [Astronomers discover enormous 'cavity' in the Milky Way being masked by a cosmic illusion]( (Alyssa Goodman/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) Two clouds of gas, both alike in dignity, appear side by side in the fair Milky Way. Known as "molecular clusters," these enormous provinces of star-forming gas stretch across the sky, seeming to form a bridge between the Taurus and Perseus constellations where new suns can grow and thrive for billions of years to come. It's a celestial tale of star-crossed love — and, according to new research, it's also an enormous optical illusion. New 3D maps of the region, created with help from the European Space Agency's Gaia space observatory, show that these canoodling clouds are actually hundreds of light-years apart — separated by an enormous, empty orb where neither gas, nor dust nor stars can find purchase. Full Story: [LiveScience]( (9/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] ['Grandma' killer whale missing from pod, feared dead]( ['Grandma' killer whale missing from pod, feared dead]( (Center for Whale Research) An aging killer whale "grandmother" in a large, extended orca family in the northeastern Pacific Ocean hasn't been seen in months and is thought to have died. The orca (Orcinus orca), known as L47, was one of the most prolific females in the Southern Resident clan; she gave birth to seven calves that lived long enough to receive their own alphanumeric "names," more than any other Southern Resident female has produced, representatives of the Center for Whale Research (CWR) said in a statement. The Southern Resident group is made up of three pods — J, K and L — of closely related whales that swim in waters near British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Each pod centers around an older female, and at 47 years old, L47 was a long-standing matriarch in the L pod, according to the statement. Full Story: [LiveScience]( (9/24) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: Which of these species has the biggest brain of any animal on Earth? 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