Tag Archives: Joe Bereta

Ancient Mayan Cities Found

Researchers from the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts have uncovered a pair of gems in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Archaeologists unearthed the ancient Mayan city of Tamchen, deep in the Yucatan jungle, then rediscovered Lagunita nearby. Lagunita was originally discovered in the 1970s but its exact location was never recorded. Joe Bereta and Trisha Hershberger dish out the details in this edition of SourceFed.

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A Sinkhole Treasure Trove

A normal sinkhole discovered in Wyoming in the 1970s turned out to be chock-full of ancient treasures. The sinkhole was discovered at the base of the Big Horn Mountains in northern Wyoming and dubbed The Natural Trap Cave. Before the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) placed a grill over the top of the cave to protect the public, scientists rappeled to the bottom of the naturally cold environs to find several well-preserved remains of animals who plunged to their deaths from 12,000 to 23,000 years ago. Hosts Joe Bereta and Steve Zaragoza delve deeper into this story in this edition of SourceFed.

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Our Missing Link

Remains of a teenage girl who tumbled into an abyss in Mexico 12,000 years ago could provide vital clues into who our first Americans were. Melting water from the last Ice Age entombed her in the cave, creating the proper environment for her preservation. Scientists say her pristine remains were surrounded by remnants of her past and her genetic footprint is expected to shed light on our forefathers. SourceFed’s Joe Bereta reports on the discovery.

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Largest Lawsuit Ever

It used to be that lawsuits reaching six figures would drop your jaw. And those in the seven-figure range were absolutely shocking. Well fans, a New York gentleman–if you want to call him that–is suing a long list of defendants for $2 undecillion. To put the figure in perspective, that’s a 2 followed by 36 zeroes. SourceFed’s Lee Newton and Joe Bereta fill in the details.

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Now That’s Embarrassing!

Millions of Americans fire up their computers every day and surf right to Google. What they search for became a recent project of Estately.com, who plugged all those queries through Google Trends. What they found across America were plenty of unusual inquiries and some downright embarrassing ones.

SourceFed’s Joe Bereta takes a look at the most perplexing searches, such as, “Do I have herpes,” the most popular query from the great state of Texas. Or “meat is murder” (say what?), from California. Check out what your state is Googling.

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Mighty Mite Fastest On Planet

The sesame-sized mite has zipped past the cheetah and the Australian tiger beetle as the fastest animal on the planet. The humble mite can rip through the deserts of Southern California at the amazing speed of 322 body lengths per second, or 1,200 miles per hour. SourceFed’s Joe Bereta and Steve Zaragoza fill in the details.

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Dutch Glowing in the Dark

In the vein of driver safety, glow-in-the-dark roads made their debut on a 500-meter stretch in the Netherlands, making lines on highways perfectly visible for nighttime motorists. “They look like they’ve been laid down by a wizard on the loose, but in actuality they’re a paint mixed with a photo-lumninescent powder.” Join Newton and co-host Joe Bereta as they discuss the new phenomenon in this episode of SourceFed.

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Cloning a Wooly Mammoth

Jurassic Park here we come! Scientists are excited over a nearly perfectly preserved wooly mammoth specimen discovered in the New Siberian Islands of the Arctic Sea. The female mammoth hasn’t seen the light of day in 43,000 years, but is so well preserved that scientists say the prospect of extracting strong blood and tissue samples are excellent. Join SourceFed’s Joe Bereta and Elliott Morgan discuss the surprise discovery.

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