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Google is building three huge new subsea cables to connect North, Central and South America

Google looks to better connect the Americas with a host of new subsea cables.

TechRadar · Aug 12

Gujarat's Sidi Community Has Kept African Music and Dance Alive in India for Four Centuries

The Drum That Crossed the OceanThe Goma drum does not sound like anything else in Gujarat. It is lower, older, more insistent, the kind of sound that gets into the sternum before the ear has caught up. In Jambur village, about 65 kilometres from Junagadh, the Sidi community brings it…

Times Life · Aug 12

Earlier this year, researchers analyzed ancient Chilean mummies for traces of smallpox DNA. The evidence produced the first direct molecular proof that European colonists brought the deadly virus to the Americas

Smallpox DNA discovery: Ancient DNA from Chilean mummies offers direct evidence of European smallpox introduction. This discovery supports long-held theories about the disease's impact on Indigenous communities. Researchers found smallpox DNA in remains from the early Spanish colonial period.

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Scientists studying 500-year-old Chilean mummies have uncovered the first DNA evidence of smallpox in the Americas

Ancient DNA from Chilean mummies confirms smallpox arrival during early colonization. This discovery provides direct evidence of the virus's presence and evolutionary path. The recovered genomes represent an extinct smallpox lineage, distinct from modern strains. This genetic data helps fill gaps left by historical colonial accounts. The findings offer new…

The Times of India · Aug 3

Apex Legends Esports Nations Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Schedule, format, and countries

Nations across the world will compete for Apex Legends glory.

Dot Esports · Jul 31

Ancient mummy DNA in Chile shows that colonisation brought smallpox to the Americas

Analysis of DNA from Chilean mummies has revealed the earliest known genome of the smallpox virus recovered from the Americas.

Euronews · Jul 31

Ancient mummy DNA offers strongest evidence yet that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

Before its eradication in 1980, largely due to vaccination, smallpox stood as one of humanity's deadliest diseases

The Independent UK · Jul 30

500-year-old Inca mummies prove that European colonists brought devastating smallpox to the Americas

Ancient DNA from Chilean mummies is the first ever molecular evidence that European colonizers brought smallpox to the Americas, decimating Indigenous populations.

LiveScience · Jul 30

An ancient Mexican city once home to 90,000 people vanished nearly 1,000 years ago. Scientists think a 650-year drought may explain why

Around a thousand years ago, the ancient city of Cantona stood as one of the largest urban centres in the Americas, with an estimated population of 90,000 people. Built on the volcanic highlands of central Mexico, the fortified settlement thrived for centuries before it was mysteriously abandoned by the mid-11th…

The Times of India · Jul 30

Carín León Leads 2026 Premios Juventud Nominations as Awards Head to Europe for First Time

TelevisaUnivision has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 Premios Juventud, announcing that Mexican singer Carín León leads this year's field with nine nominations as the awards prepare for a historic first: broadcasting from Europe. The ceremony will air live Sept. 3 from the Starlite Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain, marking the…

Latin Times · Jul 28