Biography of Booker T. Washington (American Educator)
Full name: Booker Taliaferro Washington Date of birth: April 5, 1856 Place of birth: Hale’s Ford, Virginia, U.S. Date of death: November 14, 1915 (aged…
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Female Lawyers are More Likely than Male Lawyers to Report Stress and Risky Drinking
According to a study by Justin Anker from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Patrick Krill from Krill Strategies LLC, USA, published May 12,…
Burials Inform Migration Patterns in Indonesia
Researchers discovered three bodies dating from 7,500 to 13,000 years ago on Indonesia’s Alor Island, shedding new light on the burial practices and migration of…
Underwater Jars Reveal Roman-era Winemaking Techniques
During the Roman Empire, wine was made in coastal Italy using native grapes in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to researchers. Three Roman…
The Value of Elders
Natural selection, according to the long-held evolutionary biology canon, is cruelly selfish, favoring traits that aid in reproductive success. This usually means that the so-called…
Early Islamic Burials in the Levant – Bioarchaeological Evidence
A new study combining archaeological, historical, and bioarchaeological data sheds new light on the early Islamic period in modern-day Syria. The research team had planned…
Dynamic Genetic History of the Southern Arc
A massive paleogenetic study reveals information about migration patterns, agricultural expansion, and language development from the Caucasus to Western Asia and Southern Europe from the…
Birka had a Unique Viking Shipyard
Archaeologists from Stockholm University’s Archaeological Research Laboratory have discovered a unique Viking Age shipyard site in Lake Mälaren at Birka on Björkö. The discovery calls…
The Origins of the Black Death have been Discovered
The Black Death, the greatest pandemic in human history, was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and lasted in Europe between 1346 and 1353. Despite…
Recent Evidence Indicates Environmental Policies in California Preferentially Protect Whites
According to recent research from the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, Asian and Hispanic areas in the state of…
Ancient Maya Civil Unrest and Climate Change
Droughts coincided with the collapse of the Lowland Classic Maya civilization, according to paleoclimatologists, and some argue that climate change contributed to societal disintegration. Many…
Study Highlights Demographic Data Collection Gaps by STEM Organizations
According to a new study published on March 31st, 2022 in Science, professional organizations in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) areas might more efficiently…
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