Swedish researchers found that the population of grey wolves, brown bears, wolverines and Eurasian lynx is experiencing resurgence in its numbers across Europe. For their study, scientists gathered data from all European countries excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine and published their findings Thursday in Science. Researchers said that the results were surprising since Europe has twice as … [Read more...]
Sweden Returns Pre-Incan Funeral Shroud To Peru
An ancient Peruvian funeral shroud dating back to the pre-Inca period has gone on display in Lima after being returned from Sweden. The Shroud of Gothenburg is described as uniquely complex with more than 80 hues of blue, green, yellow and red woven into a pattern of 32 frames. The shroud is one of four ancient Paracas textiles being returned under an inter-governmental agreement. They were … [Read more...]