This 15-year-old girl lived in the Inca empire and was sacrificed 500 years ago as an offering to the gods.
She is preserved this well because she was frozen during sleep and kept in a dry cold condition at more than 6000 meters above sea level all this time. No other treatment was necessary.
Found in 1999 near the top of the Llullaillaco volcano, in northwestern Argentina, she was an archaeological revolution for being one of the best preserved mummies, since there was even blood in her body and her internal organs remained.
Happy #SunDay! This past week’s space weather report includes:
· 2 C-class flares
· 18 M-class flares
· 36 coronal mass ejections
· 1 geomagnetic storm
This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the week’s activity.
In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta pots is inspiring new trends – from cooling towers to screens for buildings.
https://t.co/AJJ0SflBhS
Do you want to learn more about the star of our solar system, the Sun?
Tune in to our new "Curious Universe" podcast episode to hear our director of heliophysics discuss what the Sun is, how its size is just right for Earth, & the Sun’s humble beginnings: https://t.co/wWtcsa5Jw1
Happy #NationalSpaceDay ✨
Bring space into your place with our free NASA+ streaming service, where you can watch rocket launches live, view distant nebulas, and view Earth in 4K: https://t.co/XjTc1fTzOv
Chasing waterfalls 💧
This iconic waterfall is Helmcken Falls, which has a 141m drop into the canyon below it. It's located in Wells Gray, a national park in British Columbia, Canada which contains an amazing 41 named waterfalls!
#EarthCapture by Shane Kalyn via Instagram.
To truly thrive, bears and other wild animals need to roam widely between habitats. Wildlife tunnels, trails and bridges can help – but are they enough?
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Whilst the #Mammals crew were filming in Namibia, temperatures reached up to 46°C in the shade. As the planet gets hotter, watering holes are becoming more sparse, meaning the ones left are quickly becoming overcrowded.
📸 BBC Studios' Natural History Unit.