Julie Majid, Author at petsnpals.co

Archaeologists Uncover a Vast Hidden World Inside an Ancient Egyptian Gold Mine

January 7, 2026 by Julie Majid

A buried industrial city emerges from the Eastern Desert.

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In early 2025, archaeologists announced something far bigger than a mine. At Jabal Sukari in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, teams uncovered a 3,000 year old gold mining city complete with housing, processing zones, administration areas, and supply infrastructure. Dating to the New Kingdom, this was not a remote outpost. It was a state run industrial complex operating far from the Nile, built to extract and process gold at scale. What the desert preserved was not just tunnels, but a fully functioning economic world.

Archaeologists Uncover an Elite Tomb With Dozens of Sacrificial Victims in Panama

January 7, 2026 by Julie Majid

A burial discovery reveals power ritual and hierarchy.

Deep within El Caño Archaeological Park in central Panama, archaeologists have uncovered a burial that is forcing a major rethink of how power operated in the region before European contact. Excavated during recent field seasons and dated roughly between 750 and 900 CE, the tomb contains an elite individual surrounded by dozens of sacrificial victims and an extraordinary array of gold objects. Every element of the burial appears intentional. Together, the evidence points to a society where political authority, ritual practice, and control over life and death were tightly intertwined.

20 Million Californians Now Live in Supershear Earthquake Zones, Scientists Warn

January 7, 2026 by Julie Majid

Rare fault physics now intersects dense population centers.

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California’s earthquake risk has entered a more complex and unsettling phase. Scientists are no longer focused only on how often faults break, but on how ruptures move once they start. Recent modeling shows that large segments of California’s major faults are capable of producing supershear earthquakes, a rare rupture behavior that dramatically intensifies shaking. When researchers overlaid these fault sections with population data, they found that roughly 20 million Californians now live in zones where this physics could amplify damage. The concern reflects new science colliding with modern settlement patterns.

How Cats Learn Household Rules Without Being Trained

January 6, 2026 by Julie Majid

They absorb patterns long before you think they notice.

Cats are rarely taught household rules, yet most learn them with surprising accuracy. They know which rooms feel off limits, when food appears, and how close is too close to the dinner table. This learning does not come from obedience or instruction. It comes from observation, repetition, emotional feedback, and self preservation. Domestic cats evolved alongside humans by reading environments rather than following commands. Inside modern homes, they rely on the same instincts. What looks like indifference is often quiet analysis happening in real time.

Why Some Animal Species Are Thriving in a Warming World

January 6, 2026 by Julie Majid

Adaptability is quietly deciding which species move forward.

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Climate change is often discussed as a sweeping loss story, but the biological reality is more uneven. As temperatures rise, winters shorten, and ecosystems reorganize, some animals are not retreating at all. They are expanding ranges, reproducing more successfully, and exploiting conditions that disrupt others. These winners are not random. They share traits that reward flexibility, speed, and tolerance for disturbance. Looking closely at specific species reveals how warming reshapes ecosystems in selective, sometimes unsettling ways that are already visible across land, sea, and cities.