Utah's Great Salt Lake is on the verge of collapse, and could expose millions to arsenic laced dust

Who were Europe's 'bog bodies'? Deep look uncovers the secrets of this mysterious practice. | Rare, 'high-status' Viking burial unearthed in a garden in Oslo | Giant Viking hall, possibly connected to Harald Bluetooth, unearthed in Denmark Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( January 11, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Top Science News [] [Who were Europe's 'bog bodies'? Deep look uncovers the secrets of this mysterious practice.]( [Who were Europe's 'bog bodies'? Deep look uncovers the secrets of this mysterious practice.]( (Wikimedia; (CC BY-SA 2.5)) A new look at more than 1,000 "bog bodies" — human remains preserved in low-oxygen places with wet and spongy soils — reveals that the tradition of leaving bodies in European mires spans millennia, from the Stone Age to modern times, and that these individuals often met violent ends. However, all of these bodies didn't end up buried in bogs for the same reason. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/11) [] History & Archaeology [] [Rare, 'high-status' Viking burial unearthed in a garden in Oslo]( [Rare, 'high-status' Viking burial unearthed in a garden in Oslo]( (Courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Management Office of Oslo) Archaeologists in Oslo, Norway, have uncovered a rare Viking grave dating back around 1,100 years — a time when the Vikings were venturing throughout Europe and the North Atlantic. The grave holds the remains of a cremated individual who archaeologists believe was likely a male. He was buried with a variety of grave goods, including two knives, a shield and a brooch that could have been used to fasten a cloak. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/10) [] [Giant Viking hall, possibly connected to Harald Bluetooth, unearthed in Denmark]( [Giant Viking hall, possibly connected to Harald Bluetooth, unearthed in Denmark]( (Nordjyske Museer) Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed a portion of a massive Viking hall that may be connected to King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, who reigned from A.D. 958 to 986, during the Viking Age. The structure, which is located in North Jutland, a region that encompasses Denmark's northernmost tip, is "the largest Viking Age find of this nature" in the past decade, and measures 131 feet (40 meters long). Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/10) [] Amazing Earth [] [Utah's Great Salt Lake is on the verge of collapse, and could expose millions to arsenic laced dust]( [Utah's Great Salt Lake is on the verge of collapse, and could expose millions to arsenic laced dust]( (Reuters/Brian Snyder) Utah's Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, could be set to disappear within the next five years, exposing millions of people to the toxic dust trapped in the drying lake bed, according to scientists. The urgent warning, issued in a Jan. 4 report by a team of 32 ecologists and conservationists, says that the lake has lost 73% of its water and 60% of its surface area since 1850 and is facing "unprecedented danger." Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/10) [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Twin black holes caught chowing down on the leftovers of a galaxy merger]( [Twin black holes caught chowing down on the leftovers of a galaxy merger]( (ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF)) Two black holes have been found munching matter side by side at the heart of two merging galaxies, suggesting that binary black holes may be more common than scientists thought. Researchers found the destructive duo in UGC 4211, a galaxy 500 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer, which is the result of two separate galaxies merging. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/10) [] Curious Creatures [] [Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China]( [Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China]( (ZHAO Chuang) About 120 million years ago, a fearsome bird with a skull that looked eerily similar to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex flew the early Cretaceous skies, hunting for a meaty meal to gobble down, a new study finds. A newly described specimen of this previously unknown species provides clues about how birds began to finalize their evolutionary divergence from the rest of the dinosaurs. Full Story: [Live Science]( (1/10) [] Daily Quiz [] POLL QUESTION: How did the people who eventually became "bog bodies" initially die? (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [They were part of ritualistic sacrifices]( [Vote]( [They were executed as criminals]( [Vote]( [They died accidentally, through drowning, for example]( [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 US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036