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The “Great Dying” of Indigenous populations in the Americas after the arrival of Europeans is the largest human mortality event in proportion to the global population, putting it second in absolute terms only to World War II. The devastation of the population…

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Funny-man and new face of Batman villian 'The Riddler', Jim Carrey pieces together thoughts on his life so far

American NASA scientist and mathematician

The rubbish tip and compost heap await most Christmas trees as the festive season draws to a close.

Next time you're at a local pond, resist the urge to feed the ducks and geese. They don't need our help, and we are actually making them sick.

Gerald Ford was running for a second term in 1976 against Jimmy Carter. At a campaign stop in San Antonio, Texas to visit the Alamo, Ford was offered a plate of tamales. This is where things took a dark turn.

On television, we found more than 1,100 titles received Pentagon backing – 900 of them since 2005, from ‘Flight 93’ to ‘Ice Road Truckers’ and ‘Army Wives’

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Following my diatribe last week about tattoos, homosexual opening partnerships and Whangarei's food and beverage standards, I've been inundated with correspondence.

Soviet program to develop nuclear weapons during World War II

Victorino Matus on The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor

Given the choice, many of us would happily swap our regular, mundane lives for that of a rich and famous celebrity. The radical increase in available finances alone would be enough to entice us, that is until we remember that even the richest of the rich…

We've been talking a lot about invasive species in Texas as of late, paying special attention to the issue of feral hogs, which are growing in number and cause widespread damage (but taste delicious). Texas has responded by making it very, very easy to kill…

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Nachos were introduced as a stadium concession food at a Texas Rangers baseball game in 1976, then became widely known after announcer Howard...

Image © 1001 inventions House of Wisdom Sketch Arabic Version (بيت الحكمة) The heyday of Baghdad was 1,200 years ago when it was the thriving capital of the Muslim civilisation. For about 500 years the city boasted the cream of intellectuals and culture,…

American improv comedy television series