What Maya Reservoir Sediments Reveal About Sanitation, Mercury, and Urban Life at Ucanal A new geochemical study finds ancient Maya water managers succeeded at what they could see and failed at what they couldn't.

New research on Maya reservoirs at Ucanal shows near-pristine biological water quality for 1,500 years — and toxic mercury in every sample. They managed what they could see. The rest was invisible. #MayaArchaeology #Archaeometry #AncientWater www.anthropology.net/p/what-maya-...

One type of drinking water linked to up to 62% higher Parkinson's risk The study looked at 12,370 people with Parkinson's disease and more than 1.2 million people without the disease.

People whose drinking water comes from newer groundwater had a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those whose drinking water comes from older groundwater. #groundwaterrecharge #groundwater #percolation #ancientwater #disease #water #Parkinsons www.newsweek.com/one-type-of-...

“This Is From a Meteorite”: Scientist Stunned by Water Inside 400-Million-Year-Old Plant Ancient horsetails may hold the key to understanding Earth’s prehistoric climate. A group of scientists from The University of New Mexico has discovered that an ancient and unusual plant could hold...

“This Is From a Meteorite”: Scientist Stunned by Water Inside 400-Million-Year-Old Plant #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #MeteoriteDiscovery #AncientWater #Paleobotany