Victorian efforts to export animals to new worlds failed, mostly
Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment.
Acclimatization societies believed that animals could fill the gaps of a deficient environment.
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The solids from wastewater plants are usually dumped into landfills because they are contaminated with heavy metals. Now…
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The Babylonians' calendar was passed down from civilization to civilization.
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A report calls for banning the use of emotion recognition technology. An AI and computer vision researcher explains the…
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