The inhabitants of the pre-Columbian Native American city did disappear for a time, but then they came back. The vast city, which was once home to the… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334142/cahokia-wasnt-actually-a-lost-civilization…
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3 Bodies Found Inside Alamo Cathedral, Reigniting Dispute Over Native-American Burial Ground
The discovery of three human graves in the church of the Alamo in San Antonio has reignited a dispute over the Native American presence at the historic site. Source: https://www.livescience.com/bodies-at-alamo-cathedral.html
Tiny, Ancient Native American Weapons May Have Been Used to Train Children to Fight
Predating the bow and arrow, the atlatl was a dart-throwing weapon that could launch projectiles with great force. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-tiny-weapons-taught-native-american-children-hunt.html
Amazing Rainbow Corn | Glass Gem Corn
Beautiful glass gem corn from heirloom seeds! I never knew corn could be so beautiful! But when I stumbled across this variety of glass gem corn I had to learn more. Glass Gem Corn is a beautiful natural corn variety founded by a man who wanted to get back to his roots. Carl Barnes, Half-Cherokee…Continue Reading
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Ultima Thule renamed to avoid Nazi link
The distant Kuiper Belt object formerly known as 2014 MU69 – later known as Ultima Thule – has been renamed again. Its new name is Arrokoth. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/ultima-thule-renamed-to-avoid-nazi-link…
NASA renames faraway ice world ‘Arrokoth’ after backlash
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been officially renamed Arrokoth, or “sky” in the Native American Powhatan and Algonquian languages, following a significant backlash over the old name’s Nazi connotations. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-nasa-renames-faraway-ice-world.html…
NASA renames faraway ice world after Nazi-link backlash (Update)
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been renamed Arrokoth, or “sky” in the Native American Powhatan language, following a backlash over the previous name’s Nazi connotations. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-nasa-renames-faraway-ice-world.html…
Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters
The Pleiades star cluster – aka the Seven Sisters or M45 – is visible from virtually every part of the globe. It looks like a tiny misty dipper of stars. Source: https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/pleiades-star-cluster-enjoys-worldwide-renown…
Does America’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Portend a Clean Energy Revolution?
In the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Slashdot reader Dan Drollette describes visiting one of North America’s biggest experiments in renewable energy, off the coast of Rhode Island. As the only commercial offshore wind farm in North America, Block Island is “setting the stage for what could be a rapid explosion in the number of commercial offshore windmills on the entire…