Christina Larson

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Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws.For a...

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatan peninsula.Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old...

Christina Larson

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