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José de Acosta: the pioneering, overlooked precursor to Darwin and Humboldt
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMap of America, or the 'New World' as it was then known, by Theodor de Bry, entitled 'America Sive...
AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh located in the The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq. Osama Shukir...
Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song of Songs for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have...
New director: Stark Housing Authority fills vacant post
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCANTON ‒ The Stark County Metropolitan Housing Authority board has found a new executive director —...
Libyan desert's yellow glass: how we discovered the origin of these rare and mysterious shards
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe pieces of Libyan desert glass that formed the basis of the study. Author provided The Great Sand...
Professor Henry Shine remembered for contributions to Texas Tech
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRetired Texas Tech professor Dr. Henry Shine is being remembered for a long life well lived, filled...
AI2 and Microsoft use satellite images plus artificial intelligence to monitor the planet
GeekWire via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoGeospatial data analysis promises to revolutionize the way agriculture, urban planning and disaster...
The Black Book is a gritty new thriller that raises the bar for Nollywood
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNigerian thriller The Black Book has been in the headlines for reportedly topping global figures at streaming service Netflix, with 5.6 million viewers in its first two days. Does it live up ...
Zimbabwean names are still haunted by the ghosts of colonialism
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings. As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scientific ...