Archives: March2010

• Lava, Not Water, Made Mars “Riverbed”

  At least one channel thought to have been carved by water was actually built by lava flows, according to a new study of Martian surface features.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Ancient Corpses Ritually Dug Up, Torn Apart, Reburied

  For 4,500 years in what is now Mexico, decomposing bodies were pulled apart and reburied, according to what may be the first evidence for ritual “double burials.”

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Water Found in Apollo Moon Rocks

  It turns out evidence for water on the moon was right under our noses all along, according to new studies of rocks retrieved by Apollo astronauts.