Watching a space rock sail by the planet without hitting it is usually cause for breathing a sigh of relief – but new research into the pre-Columbian Hopewell culture in what is now Ohio shows that a near-hit by a comet around 1500 years ago may have caused them to breath their last breaths as. Read more »
A new scientific study of rock samples has provided evidence that the Hopewell culture of the Ohio region, USA, was wiped out by a meteorite explosion.