How Indigenous Myths, Story-Telling, And Knowledge Could Forewarn Us Of Natural Disasters

Science and Technology Science and Technology

Tue, March 18, 2025

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Reuters

NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - 9NEWS

'Wake-up call': Planet sees hottest year since records began

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Wired

'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - PCMag

Nvidia Teams Up With Harvard, MIT to Supercharge Quantum Computing With AI

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - pix11

Newark 16 and 17-year-olds prepare to vote in April school board election

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - SciTechDaily

Physicists Bend Time Inside a Diamond, Creating a Brand-New Phase of Matter

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - TAG24

Hollywood stars urge Trump to protect film and TV from AI

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - NextBigFuture

SpaceX Crew Dragon Returning With Stranded Astonauts

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - MSN

How circulation patterns of surface currents could help clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Newsweek

Mind and Machine: David Eagleman on What the Brain Can Teach Us About AI

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Astronomy

Inside radioisotope generators, the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Yahoo

400 Hollywood Creatives Push Back on OpenAI and Google's Calls to Train AI on Copywritten Material

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - onmanorama

Central University of Kerala gets first science-background Vice-Chancellor in Prof Siddu Algur

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - KSTP

Stuck astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - CNET

The Weirdest New Smart Home Appliances You Can Actually Buy

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Sciencing

The Rare Shark Species That Will Outlive Us All

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Insider

31 of the top defense tech venture capitalists to know

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - CNN

Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Gizmodo

Tesla's Self-Driving Fails the Wile E. Coyote Test

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - NDTV

IIT JAM Results 2025 To Be Out Soon, Check Details

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Moneycontrol

Karnataka bets big on emerging tech: Bengaluru to host Quantum Summit

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - cnbctv18

IIT Madras, ISRO launch Fluid And Thermal Science Research Centre

[ Tue, Mar 18th ] - Bisnow

Bay Area Life Sciences Conference

Mon, March 17, 2025

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - GeekWire

Portal Space Systems opens its doors for a sneak preview of solar propulsion system

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - MyJoyOnline

Court receives amended charge sheet, autopsy report in KNUST murder case

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - Variety

Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo and More Than 400 Holly .. Not Let AI Companies 'Exploit' Copyrighted Works

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - Nature

What's in store for US science as funding bill averts government shutdown

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - CNN

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander finishes historic mission, meeting '100%' of objectives

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - GlobalData

CASIT to join forces with academic centres for academic hub launch

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - PopCrush

Did You Know a 'Butt Load' Is an Actual Measurement?

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - InsideNoVa

Construction underway on Northern Virginia Science Center in Loudoun County

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - CNET

How to Calculate How Many Solar Panels You Need to Charge Your EV

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - NextBigFuture

Tricking Waymo, Cruise and Tesla Driving Systems

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - IFLScience

A New Way To Detect Pacific Earthquakes Using Deep-Sea Cables Shows Groundbreaking Results

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - UPI

Firefly Areospace's Blue Ghost commercial moonlander completes two-week mission

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - ISACA

Will MFA Redefine Cyberdefense in the 21 st Century

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - abc27

Cumberland Co. student wins Central Pennsylvania Spelling Bee for second consecutive year

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - Forbes

Current Climate: The EPA's Radical, Un-Republican Shift

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - Insider

I work at a leading quantum lab: Here are the qua .. fications recruiters in the field are looking for

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - Vox

Trump's attacks on higher ed could provide a chance to reimagine the university

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - Entrepreneur

Zero Budget for Error: Safeguarding Terabytes of Medical Data

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - exchange4media

Rohit Chatter joins Angel One as Chief Data Officer

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - AsiaOne

South Korea calls to avoid impact on US co-operation after 'sensitive' country designation

[ Mon, Mar 17th ] - NKyTribune

Expert says COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is 'safe and effective,' as Senate Bill 177 languishes

Sun, March 16, 2025

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Mint

Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates: Barry Wilmor .. to return to Earth after nearly 300 days in space

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Reuters

South Korea calls to avoid impact on US cooperation after 'sensitive' country designation

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - CNBC

The U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Futurism

OpenAI Says It's "Over" If It Can't Steal All Your Copyrighted Work

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Astronomy

Space scientists fearful as Trump administration targets science and mulls NASA cuts

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - BarrieToday

Barrie teacher aims to 'bridge gap between logic, emotion' through art

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Varsity

News in Brief: saving trees, the science of flowers, and Lego towers

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Vanguard

Strange disease kills five Kebbi varsity students

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - news10nbc

AI nurses are reshaping hospitals care. Human nurses are pushing back

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - politicsweb

Declaration of the Eighth South Africa-European Union Summit

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Monitor

Kabale's UACE prodigy ponders career choice between Art and Music

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - NDTV

Want To Study Computer Science? Check India's Top Institutes As Per QS Rankings 2025

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - TechRadar

Diamond set to become mainstream coolant for AI G .. r overclocking, and 'double performance per watt'

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Insider

The ghosted generation

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - Hoodline

University of Texas at Arlington Upholds Elite R1 .. h Status, Bolstering State and National Economies

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - CNN

SpaceX's Crew-10 arrives at the ISS, paving the way for NASA's Wilmore and Williams to return home

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - PCMag

OpenAI Says China Could 'Compel' DeepSeek to Cause Harm, Calls for Ban

[ Sun, Mar 16th ] - News18

AP EAMCET 2025 Registration Begins At cets.apsche.ap.gov.in, Check Exam Schedule

Sat, March 15, 2025

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - PCMag

RIP Google Assistant? Gemini AI Poised to Replace It This Year

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - CNET

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 16, #174

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - news10nbc

Albanian opposition protests TikTok ban alleging censorship ahead of election

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - Hoodline

Esports Stadium Arlington to Host HAKcon 2025: Free STEAM Event for Aspiring Young Innovators

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - InvestorPlace

Quantum Stocks Just Had Their Breakout Moment - This Is Only the Beginning

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - Zawya

MBRSC announces successful launch of Etihad-SAT

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - NextBigFuture

SpaceX Unmanned Starships to Mars 2026 and Manned 2029 or 2031

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - Sohu

Embracing the AI Era?A New Educational Paradigm is Emerging

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - DatacenterDynamics

IBM to place quantum computer in Spain for Basque government

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - IOL

Jamie Thurston Wyngaard: A young innovator from t .. ying the South African flag high on global stages

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - WCTV

WCTV's Rob Nucatola announced as Grand Marshall for 2025 Springtime Tallahassee Grand Parade

[ Sat, Mar 15th ] - Reuters

US designated South Korea a 'sensitive' country amid talk of nuclear weapons

Fri, March 14, 2025

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - BBC

SpaceX rocket launches as Butch and Suni prepare return

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - WKBN

Oh WOW! hosts open house for major expansion

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - CNN

SpaceX's Crew-10 launches, paving the way for NASA's Wilmore and Williams to return home

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Newsweek

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, AI Is Improving the Fan Experience

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - WCTV

Midtown Reader, WCTV team up for fundraiser to purchase books for Leon County Title I students

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Bloomberg

Trump's science cuts throw research world into chaos

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - NextBigFuture

Ultimate Nuclear Salt Water Rocket 7.6% of Light Speed

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Verdict

OpenAI seeks relief from state regulations in US

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - ZDNet

These 3 AI themes dominated SXSW - and here's how they can help you navigate 2025

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - IPWatchdog

IP News: Barks & Bites for Friday, March 14 | IPWatchdog

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - swiftcurrentonline

Grade seven science genius captivates judges

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - AZoNano

POSTECH-Led Collaboration Achieves Breakthrough in EV Battery Performance

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Yahoo

IBM, Basque Government to install IBM Quantum System Two in Spain

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - insideHPC

ISC 2025 Midweek Keynote Explores New Climate Forecasting Paradigms

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - ExtremeTech

Anthony Russo on Robots and 'The Electric State'

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - AZOM

Understanding the Origin of Magnetic Moment Enhancement in Novel Alloys

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - CNA

Bolstering semiconductor supply chain resilience with a robust global network

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - ScienceAlert

Imaginary Numbers Are an Important Tool For Technology And Engineering

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - CCN

Freedom of Information Request Reveals UK Science Minister Used ChatGPT for AI Policy Guidance

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - TechRadar

OpenAI calls on US government to ban DeepSeek, ca .. ling it 'state-subsidized' and 'state-controlled'

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - KGOU

The best and biggest games of 2025 so far

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Moneycontrol

Trump, Musk's fund cuts for science creates adverse reaction in research world

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - collider

10 'Black Mirror' Episodes That Turned Out to Be Scarily Accurate

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Insider

OpenAI slams DeepSeek, warning the US government that China is catching up fast

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - sanews

South Africa-European Union Summit concludes

[ Fri, Mar 14th ] - Marketplace

New technology helps blind sports fans level up their arena experience

Thu, March 13, 2025

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Reuters

After DeepSeek, Chinese fund managers beat High-Flyer's path to AI

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - SiliconANGLE

OpenAI calls on Trump to eliminate restrictions on the AI industry

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - NextBigFuture

Official Recognition of 128 New Moons of Saturn

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - CNET

Priscilla Chan Sees AI Models of Cells as the Next Leap in Biology and Medicine

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Time

The True Cost of Trump's Cuts to NOAA and NASA

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - AlphaGalileo

Innovative Study Highlights BMP9 and SHH as Key Drivers of Bone Repair

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Swarajya

IIT-Delhi Tops Indian Institutes In QS Subject Ra .. , Secures 26th Spot In Engineering and Technology

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - TechCrunch

FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze fu .. p administration tries to claw back climate money

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Polygon

How Magic: The Gathering's space opera found its voice

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - AZoLifeSciences

Molecular Intelligence Simplifies Cryo-EM Data Analysis with AI

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Insider

An 18-year-old won $250,000 for discovering over .. unravel one of the universe's biggest mysteries.

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - WTOP

1 week after Loudoun Co. student's disappearance, search area widens in Dominican Republic

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Axios

EPA to revisit Obama- and Biden-era rules on climate regulations

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - CalMatters

California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - insideHPC

Quantum vs. Classical HPC: D-Wave Reports Quantum Supremacy on Materials Simulation

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Bloomberg

OpenAI Asks White House for Relief From State AI Rules

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - TheHyperHive

How Much of the Ocean Have We Actually Discovered?

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - IOL

How research underfunding robs South Africa of scientific innovations

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - BBC

Pupils tackling 'real-world problems' using Lego

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - STAT

Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - GeekWire

GeekWire Awards: Nuclear power, quantum computing and more Innovation of the Year finalists

[ Thu, Mar 13th ] - Moneycontrol

SpaDeX undocking success! ISRO takes a big leap toward Chandrayaan-4 and beyond

Wed, March 12, 2025

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Oneindia

Tamil Nadu School Exam Dates: Chexk Class 1-9 Exam Schedule, And Summer Holiday Deets

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - CNN

NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life's key ingredients

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - KHON2

7 facts about the University of Hawai?i's new asteroid mission

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - TechCrunch

Anthropic CEO says spies are after $100M AI secrets in a 'few lines of code'

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - KVOA

University of Arizona software will be aboard NASA's SPHEREx to explore universe origins

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Axios

Philly student wins $25,000 in national science contest

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - PennLive

Entrepreneurs wanted: Applications open for annual small Business Accelerator Program

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Patch

Ridgewood Kids Continue 40-Year Tradition Of Flying

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - LADbible

Scientists have just made a discovery about human .. ting back 110,000 years and it changes everything

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - MSN

Scientists reveal PG Tips Chimp's story with cutting edge technology

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Nextgov

Trump's US chief technology officer pick would serve dual-role

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - CoinTelegraph

Crypto fans are obsessed with longevity and biohacking: Here's why

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - FedScoop

The Trump administration picks a U.S. CTO; Judge .. to turn over its records sooner rather than later

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - NextBigFuture

$50,000 Tesla Cybertruck Using 4680 Iron LFP Batteries in 2026

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - dw

Could Europe benefit from Trump's 'assault on science'?

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - InsideNoVa

UPDATE: 'Person of interest' named in case of missing college student from Loudoun

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Moneycontrol

9 Indian Universities, Including IIT Delhi, Among World's Top 50 in QS Subject-Wise Rankings

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Timeslife

From Space to Medicine: The Biggest Discoveries of 2025

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - WPXI

Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - Reuters

Musk's Starlink and India's Reliance sign surprise satellite internet deal

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - UPI

SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to 'collect data' on galaxies, sun

[ Wed, Mar 12th ] - IOL

Efforts underway by South African researchers to validate traditional medicines for HIV

Tue, March 11, 2025

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Reuters

NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe's origins

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - UPI

NASA chooses 3 university teams to help solve aviation challenges

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - rnz

Last-minute reprieve for parts of Callaghan Innovation

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Yahoo

Chinese AI agent Manus transcends chatbots, founder of start-up Butterfly Effect says

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - WBNG

Congressman Riley responds to Trump's plan to remove CHIPs Act

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - CNET

Roomba's Cheapest Robot Vacuums Now Have 3 Premium Features (Without the Upcharge)

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Worldcrunch

Our World Has Swallowed That Old Poison: Politics Based On Blind Faith

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Astronomy

Astronomers have spotted the most distant comet ever discovered

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - People

What Happened to College Student Who Vanished on .. ip in the Dominican Republic? What We Know So Far

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Insider

Photo taken on the moon shows what went wrong with an American space company's latest mission

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - SpaceNews

Long March 8 launches Thousand Sails satellites from commercial spaceport

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Edutopia

8 Hands-On STEAM Projects Your Students Will Enjoy

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - CNN

Massive megalodon was even longer than scientists thought

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - THISDAYLIVE

Tinubu Appoints VC, Other Principal Officers For .. ersity of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - NextBigFuture

SpaceX Starlink d

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - KTAR

ASU announces downtown Phoenix location of future medical school

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Gizmodo

Trump's Dismantling of NASA Has Officially Begun

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - jacobin

Noam Chomsky and the Socialist Alternative to Climate Chaos

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Firstpost

Is China a step closer to making vaccine for stroke and heart attack?

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Indy100

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - AZoOptics

Utilizing Multimode Fiber for Increased Capacity and Noise Tolerance

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - IFLScience

How Indigenous Myths, Story-Telling, And Knowledge Could Forewarn Us Of Natural Disasters

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Digit

iQOO Neo 10R Launched In India At Rs 26,999: Check Price, Sale Date, Offers And Specs

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - IOL

HONOR's $10bn AI ecosystem plan dominates MWC 2025 with 50+ awards

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - dw

NASA terminates science and technology roles amid Trump cuts

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - BBC

From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - Grist

In Trump's new purge of climate language, even 'resilience' isn't safe

[ Tue, Mar 11th ] - News24

IEC announces e-voting journey, but warns it will be slow and mindful of many loopholes

Mon, March 10, 2025

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - AZoLifeSciences

$30 Million Grant Supports AI-Powered Antibody Therapy Development

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - AZOM

Delmic and Digital Surf Unveil "CL Workspace" Sof .. es for Advanced Cathodoluminescence Data Analysis

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - DCCEEW

The science behind compost and soil health

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - techUK

Entrepreneur and Investor's Guide: Immigration in Due Diligence

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - GlobalData

European Energy to sell 470MW wind and solar project to Energix

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - NextBigFuture

Robust and Resilient Open AI Power to the People Versus Central Superintelligence Strategy

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Wired

What's Really Happening With Elon Musk and Those 'Stranded' Astronauts?

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - WAPT

Spring Break programs engage metro area children and teens

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - InsideNoVa

Family of missing Loudoun college student seeks kidnapping investigation in Dominican Republic

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - SpaceNews

NASA closes offices, lays off staff as it prepares for larger workforce reductions

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Newsweek

Photos Show New Supersonic Missile Threatening China's Navy

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - ZDNet

Will synthetic data derail generative AI's momentum or be the breakthrough we need?

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Yahoo

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - UPI

NASA set to launch its SPHEREx, PUNCH missions on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Insider

Leaked WaPo memo reveals big changes coming to Jeff Bezos' newsroom

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Fortune

China's six-year-olds are already being offered A .. to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - stacker

Who's hiring on H-1B? Here are the US metros and companies with the most visa holders.

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - IOL

Minister Nzimande hosts Ambassador of Iran, Manso .. akib Mehr, days after the envoy was hosted by ANC

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - TribLive

Drowning death suspected as search continues for Pitt student missing in Dominican Republic

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - MSN

ISTA Researchers Revolutionize Thermoelectric Cooling with 3D Printing

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - CNA

China to launch AI courses for primary, secondary school students

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - htxt

EVERKI has created the last wallet you'll ever need

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - MyJoyOnline

KNUST: Two students pass away weeks after the alleged murder of a final-year student

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - WTOP

Family of missing Loudoun Co. college student see .. ng, abduction investigation in Dominican Republic

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Oneindia

Summer Holidays In Tamil Nadu: When Will Summer Vacation For Schools Begin For Class 10, 11, 12?

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - collider

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies for Beginners, Ranked

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - BusinessGhana

TVET and STEM crucial for Ghana's progress - Deputy Education Minister

[ Mon, Mar 10th ] - Firstpost

How Indian-origin student Sudiksha Konanki disappeared on a Dominican Republic holiday

How Indigenous Myths, Story-Telling, And Knowledge Could Forewarn Us Of Natural Disasters

_{//science-technology.news-articles.net/content/2 .. edge-could-forewarn-us-of-natural-disasters.html}
^{Published in Science and Technology on Tuesday, March 11th 2025 at 8:42 GMT by IFLScience}

For generations, people across the world have lived within reach of the planet's most hazardous environments. What can their stories tell us about surviving the disasters of the future?

The article from IFLScience discusses how indigenous myths, storytelling, and traditional knowledge can serve as early warning systems for natural disasters. It highlights several examples where ancient stories have proven to contain accurate geological and environmental insights. For instance, the Moken people of Southeast Asia have a legend about a "Laboon" (a giant wave), which led them to move to higher ground before the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, saving many lives. Similarly, Aboriginal stories from Australia describe past climate changes and megafauna, offering clues about long-term environmental shifts. The article also mentions the Maori legend of the eruption of Mount Tarawera in New Zealand, which was eerily accurate in its details. These narratives not only preserve cultural heritage but also encode practical survival knowledge, suggesting that integrating such traditional wisdom with modern science could enhance disaster preparedness and response strategies.

Read the Full IFLScience Article at:
[ https://www.iflscience.com/how-indigenous-myths-story-telling-and-knowledge-could-forewarn-us-of-natural-disasters-77992 ]

Publication Contributing Sources

IFLScience

N@N

How Indigenous Myths, Story-Telling, And Knowledge Could Forewarn Us Of Natural Disasters