WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) expressing strong concerns regarding the Request for Information concerning minerals mining on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore American Samoa. The council warns that deep seabed mining (DSM) poses significant risks to the marine environment and threatens the preservation of unknown underwater cultural heritage (UCH), much of  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 21 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Heritage sites as spaces for promoting mental health Dr Francesco Ripanti explores the importance access to heritage sites has in mental wellbeing. * "The programme left me with something. I have nice memories and beautiful, green images. Visiting nature and archaeological sites is very good for the mind; it helps you to forget your problems. What else? I met new people and I still keep in touch wi  more