This Day in Alaskan History-July 2nd, 1915
22-Year-Old Platinum Man in Custody on Murder Charges following Monday Shooting
AST reports that the body of a Platinum man has been turned over to the State Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy after a violent incident in Platinum on Monday. Troopers received a call that the victim, 59-year-old Vincent Beaver was found in his home on Monday. Troopers responded to the location and opened an investigation […]
New Research Supports Hypothesis that Asteroid Contributed to Mass Extinction
First African evidence to support hypothesis of an asteroid impact that contributed to the extinction of large animals 12 800 years ago. Image: Map showing simular platuinum spikes throughout the globe. Credit: Francis Thackeray | Wit University A team of scientists from South Africa has discovered evidence partially supporting a hypothesis that Earth was struck […]
Discovery of Widespread Platinum May Help Solve Clovis People Mystery
No one knows for certain why the Clovis people and iconic beasts — mastodon, mammoth and saber-toothed tiger — living some 12,800 years ago suddenly disappeared. However, a discovery of widespread platinum at archaeological sites across the U.S. by three University of South Carolina archaeologists has provided an important clue in solving this enduring mystery. The research […]