Unearthing History: Exclusive Peek into the First Pompeii Excavation in 70 Years!
Pompeii Unearthed: A Closer Look at the First Excavation in 70 Years The ancient city of Pompeii, frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, has…
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What exactly is the problem with the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum and Preserve?
William S. Crosby of Manitou Springs and Harold Ashenhurst of Texas may have come up with the idea, but it took the influence and political experience of Virginia McClurg — one of the original preservationists behind Mesa Verde National Park, which was …
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Kids who are curious: Why do sloths move slowly?
Why do sloths go slow? Nina, Sydney, aged 5 You’re right, sloths do move very slowly! Sloths live in tropical forests in South and Central America, and they actually move so slowly that algae grows on their fur . This can give sloths a green colour that …
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African wild canines use the abilities they rely on to compete with other animals to adapt to human civilization.
Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like national parks. Within these …
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‘Landmark vote’ supports endangered sharks
Image source, Getty Images By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent More than 50 species of sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what’s being seen as a milestone for shark conservation. Nearly 200 countries have voted to add a …
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Why are red deer being slaughtered in such great numbers?
Image source, Getty Images By Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter Residents of the community-owned South Uist Estate in the Western Isles were asked to vote on whether all the estate’s 1,200 red deer should be killed . The move …
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Everywhere addresses Indigenous deep history while contesting linear, colonial assumptions that “Dates add nothing to our culture.”
When the eminent Australian anthropologist W. E. H. Stanner first published his essay on “The Dreaming” in 1956, there was increasing scholarly and popular interest in the complexity and duration of Australia’s Indigenous cultures. That same year, an …
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Amazing reconstruction depicts “lonely youngster” who perished in Norwegian cave 8,300 years ago and had a malformed head.
About 8,300 years ago, a teenage boy with an unusual skull and short stature may have scampered along the rocky coast of what is now Norway, pausing to regain his balance as he clutched a fishing rod. Now, a new full-body reconstruction of the Stone Age …
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The 1,300 kilometre Atlantic rail line in Canada
The Ocean line is often seen as a budget-conscious way to travel between Nova Scotia and Quebec. But for those in the know, it offers a nod to the luxurious train travel of yesteryear. Travelling while lying comfortably in bed isn’t easily achievable …
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10,000 abandoned villas in India
Once symbolic of the power and wealth of the Nattukottai Chettiar community, thousands of gigantic and glamourous mansions in Tamil Nadu now lie in ruins. Evening had fallen by the time I alighted from my train in Karaikudi, a town in the Chettinad region …
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