Articles by Martha Henriques

Martha Henriques

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Bicycle

How climate change is linked to sudden spike in American road fatalities

Warmer weather means more time on the road, and greater risk of accident.

Aug 31, 2017

Indian funeral

Women in India are 40 times more likely to die after an assault than US women

It's thought that many women don't or can't seek medical attention for their injuries.

Aug 31, 2017

Earthworks

How the ancient Amazonians built earthworks to communicate with animals, departed spirits and stars

Enormous squares, octagons and circles dot the landscape between the Amazonian forests.

Aug 31, 2017

La Pérouse

Mystery of famous 18th century explorer's disappearance finally solved with help of castaway

A 200-year mystery has finally been solved by the gruesome account of a Pacific Island castaway.

Aug 31, 2017

Pallid bats

This tiny bat species is resistant to deadly scorpion venom that can kill humans

Pallid bats are just a few centimetres long, but the potent venom of the Arizona bark scorpion can't kill them.

Aug 30, 2017

Goschwitz

Long-lost medieval village of 'Bolko I the Strict' discovered in Poland

No one knows why the village was abruptly abandoned 50 years after it was built.

Aug 30, 2017

The gentle blue whale was once a deadly predator with huge teeth as sharp as a lion's

How did baleen whales evolve their strange filter-feeding habits?

Aug 30, 2017

Solenodon

How the cute, furry and highly venomous Solenodon survived extinction against all odds

These distinctive Caribbean mammals are a lot tougher than they look.

Aug 25, 2017

Pottery

Earliest Italian wine discovered is more than 5,000 years old

Pottery hidden in a Sicilian cave contains the oldest traces of Italian wine ever discovered.

Aug 25, 2017

Smoothie

Gut bacteria regulate your mental health by tapping the genes in your brain

Boosting your gut health with the right foods could help beat anxiety and depression.

Aug 25, 2017

Dodo

400-year-old bones solve mystery of what the dodo really looked like

16th and 17th century sailors differed wildly in their descriptions of the dodo's appearance.

Aug 24, 2017

Pull up

'Exercise pill' could trick blood vessels into thinking you're working out

And you could reap all the health benefits from it.

Aug 24, 2017

Unicorn

How believing in fairies and unicorns could help to save endangered species

Believing in mythical creatures could be the best thing you ever did to save rare animals.

Aug 24, 2017

H. L. Hunley

American Civil War: Mystery deaths of submarine H. L. Hunley crew finally solved after 150 years

The Confederate submarine crew died instantly - but their bodies showed no mark of injury or struggle.

Aug 23, 2017

Pakistan water pump

Massive scale of arsenic contamination in groundwater throughout Pakistan revealed

The Indus Plain is sitting on huge reserves of arsenic-rich groundwater.

Aug 23, 2017

Engaruka walls

Mysterious walls of 700-year-old abandoned city were built to work with nature - not against it

The vanished farmers of Engaruka manipulated the river to benefit their crops.

Aug 22, 2017

flossing dental hygiene

Gum disease linked to 70% higher risk of Alzheimer's

But brushing your teeth properly won't necessarily stop you getting Alzheimer's.

Aug 22, 2017

Tiger snake

10-million-year-old tiger snake venom is so deadly it can't evolve to be any better

Surprisingly enough, this is good news for people bitten by snakes.

Aug 22, 2017

dinosaur extinction asteroid

Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs made the biggest climate impact ever

It went dark for at least two years after the asteroid hit 66 million years ago.

Aug 21, 2017

Roman banquet fresco

Was the fall of the Roman Empire down to bad plumbing?

Toxic levels of antimony were found in a Roman water pipe from Pompeii.

Aug 18, 2017

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