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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
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Researchers find maggots in Morocco using fake faces on their butts to infiltrate termite colonies
Blowfly larvae in the mountains of Morocco were found to evolve fake termite-like faces on their rear ends as a cunning disguise, allowing them to infiltrate termite colonies, according to a recent ...
Fly larva with a fake termite face can infiltrate termite mounds and socialize
Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...
From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
Texas Monthly11d
Gloria Smith Goes Down Home
After stumbling upon her rich family history, the Fort Worth woman made it her mission to save a historic freedom colony in ...
Daily Express14d
The two ex-British colonies that now use dollars instead of pounds
Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as ... Firstly, Canada wanted better trading relations with the major economy at its southern border: America. As trade increased with America ...
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Retail theft crew in Southern California leads police on wild chase
The Jan. 27 incident began at the Colonies Crossroads shopping center on the 1900 block of Campus Avenue in Upland, according to a social media post by the Upland Police Department. Store ...
The Canberra Times19d
'Catastrophic' damage to reefs from ocean heatwaves
Coral has been reduced to rubble in parts of the Great Barrier Reef after a marine heatwave caused "catastrophic" damage off Queensland's coast.
ExtremeTech23d
Great Barrier Reef Sees Unprecedented Coral Bleaching
In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral colonies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef faced bleaching and then death in 2024. Their alarming findings serve as a "wake-up call" for ...
Associated Press24d
Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
(AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) Southern rebel commander Ahmad al-Awda meets with local officials, in Nawa, near Daraa, Syria, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) Tanks that belonged to the Assad ...
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Cycle of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef now at ‘catastrophic’ levels
By July, 44 percent of the bleached colonies had died. A team of marine scientists from the University of Sydney has published the first peer-reviewed study documenting the devastating coral bleaching ...
Phys.org26d
Coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef reaches 'catastrophic' levels
By July, 44% of the bleached colonies had died ... but also crucial for food security and coastal protection. The southern Great Barrier Reef, despite its protected status, was not immune to ...