Archaeological excavations in Pompeii have unearthed a new discovery after researchers exhumed the petrified remains horses and their riding accessories, the Italian newspaper Ansa reported Sunday. Inside the ancient villa of a high-ranking military officer, the remains of two or three horses were found, Pompeii archaeological park head Massimo Osanna told Ansa. Volcanic ash and scalding vapors serging from the mouth of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. killed city residents and suff

Winter is around the corner and with falling snowflakes come microscopic plastic particles, at least that’s what scientists say is happening in the Arctic right now. Over 10,000 particles of plastic were found per litre of snow in the Arctic, a new study conducted by a team of German-Swiss researchers said in a study published in the journal Science Advances. Rubber particles and fibres were also detected in the freshly fallen snow samples collected from the Svalbard islands

A team of archaeologists are determined to find the sunken remains of Hernan Cortes’ ship which sank to the bottom of the bay of Villa Rica in Veracruz, Mexico in 1519. According to Mexican archaeologist Roberto Junco, the conquistador’s boats could be just 15 meters below the bay’s floors. In a desperate move for control, Cortes sank his fleet outside Yucatan after conquering the Aztec empire to keep his men from breaking ranks and focused on the goal in Tenochtitlan, Mexico

Colombia : Marylen Serna Salinas: This indigenous social leader has struggled to bring peace to Colombia as main spokesperson for the Minga Social and Community Resistance organization, Movimiento Campesino de Cajibio,  National Agrarian Coordinator (CNA); Agrarian, Peasant, Ethnic and Popular Summit;  the national representative of the Peoples Congress, and as a member of both the Women’s Movement for Life and the committee of the Social Table for Peace.  Over the last 30 ye

Eight million tonnes of plastic drift through the darks waves of the world’s oceans which is approximately 51 trillion microplastic particles or over 500 times the number of stars in our galaxy and experts say it’ll increase by 40 percent by 2025. Social media videos offer a glimpse of the damaging effects single-use products are having on the world. Articles, reports, and studies provide statistics and warn readers that by 2050, there will be more disposable items than fish

Brain trauma, fractured spinal cords, concussions, shattered knees, torn ligaments: just a few injuries suffered during the Winter Olympics.

“[The doctor] remained, waiting for them to sign" the consent form for tubal ligation, the attorney told officials.

The red dress hanging from a tree serves a visual reminder to Canadian society of the crime perpetrated against Indigenous women in impunity

Bellegarde: "First Nations are ready to reform child and family services in ways that respect our rights, cultures and family structures."

“I’ve had many women contact me from across the country and ask me for help," said Senator Yvonne Boyer.

Institutions were ripe with cases of abuse and neglect the Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission described as “cultural genocide."

British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against 40 pharmaceutical companies for “corporate negligence and corruption.”