Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru

Major climate conference begins in Glasgow. Here's what to expect. | Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru | Long-lost 'Island of Gold' resurfaces in Indonesian river Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 1, 2021 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Major climate conference begins in Glasgow. Here's what to expect.]( [Major climate conference begins in Glasgow. Here's what to expect.]( (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) begins Sunday (Oct. 31) in Glasgow, and the outcome may determine whether the world moves closer to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. The climate conference will bring together delegates from around the world to discuss their plans for reducing emissions and limiting climate change. The key question is whether nations will expand their commitment to the Paris Agreement, an international plan set in 2015 that aims to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, and preferably below 1.5 C (2.7 F) by 2100. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru]( [Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru]( (Edgar Bracamonte Lévano) The foothills of the Andes mountains are revealing their bloody secrets: the ancient skeletons of sacrificed children. Archaeologists have unearthed 29 human bodies entombed approximately 1,000 years ago at Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucalá, an archaeological site in the Lambayeque region of northwestern Peru. Four of the skeletons — belonging to two children, a teenager and one adult — date to the Wari culture. These four skeletons represent the region's the first known examples of human offerings from the Wari civilization, Edgar Bracamonte Lévano, the excavation's director and research archaeologist with the Royal Tombs of Sipán museum, told Live Science in an email. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Long-lost 'Island of Gold' resurfaces in Indonesian river]( [Long-lost 'Island of Gold' resurfaces in Indonesian river]( (Rio Helmi/LightRocket via Getty Images) The remnants of the long-lost "Island of Gold" — where tales describe man-eating snakes, fire-belching volcanoes and Hindi-speaking parrots — may have been found in the Musi River near Palembang, Indonesia. And of course, there is gold, oozing from the river bottom. Divers probing the muddy river bottom have hauled up hundreds of figurines, temple bells, tools, mirrors, coins and ceramics. They have found golden sword hilts and gold-and-ruby rings, carved jars and wine jugs and flutes shaped like peacocks. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Natural Disasters [] [Politician suggests bombing erupting La Palma volcano to stop lava flow]( [Politician suggests bombing erupting La Palma volcano to stop lava flow]( (Andreas Weibel via Getty Images) Bombing the sizzling lava flows of La Palma's still-erupting volcano may be the only way to prevent the destruction the molten rivers are causing, a Spanish politician has suggested. Bombing runs could be used, according to its advocate, to redirect the deadly lava from flowing into populated areas. The La Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain's Canary Islands entered its 42nd day of eruptions Monday (Nov. 1). About 7,000 locals have been forced to flee their homes as lava flows, fountaining from the volcano up to thousands of feet into the air, have devastated homes, offices and large tracts of land throughout the southwestern part of the island, Live Science previously reported. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [Why does cold fresh air help nausea go away?]( [Why does cold fresh air help nausea go away?]( (klebercordeiro via Getty Images) Imagine you're driving down the highway, enjoying the start of a long road trip, when all of a sudden one of the children in your back seat moans, "I don't feel so good." Your immediate response, besides scrambling for a barf bag, would probably be to crack the windows to let in fresh air. So why does cold air help get rid of nausea? 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New research suggests a person's pupil size can change based on the number of objects an individual observes in their visual field. Pupils are holes located in the center of the eye, which change size to regulate the amount of light that enters the eye based on how much is available in the environment. The response of our pupils to light "is one of the most basic sensory responses," the authors wrote in the new study. But pupils have been found to change size based on factors other than light, such as arousal, Live Science previously reported. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: Were any 'witches' burned at Salem? 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