Monthly Archive: June 2020
By Genevieve Carlton – Updated 2019 May 29 – The long period in American history between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement carried on the legacy of racism against black Americans. Even though the slaves had been freed, white Americans were …
Celtic culture can be found in eight different European regions. A Celtic high cross at Glendalough, County Wicklow (Eire). Getty – IrishCentral Staff, @IrishCentral – 2020 Mar 31 – Who were the Celts? The Celts were a group of tribal societies tied by …
The moss isn’t propelled by a slope, the wind, or the sun, but the group moves in sync. Glacier mice are balls of moss found in parts of Alaska and Iceland. (Photo by Carsten ten Brink via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By …
Researchers discover a massive ceremonial structure of the ancient Mayans using lasers. 3D image of the site of Aguada Fenix. Credit: Takeshi Inomata By Paul Ratner, 2020 Jun 06 Archaeologists used laser-based aerial surveys to discover the oldest and largest Mayan structure ever …
By dhwty – Scientists have been searching for answers on the puzzles of history by sifting through the genetic code of certain Icelanders. They have been looking to see if a Native American woman from the New World accompanied the Vikings back to …
Two weeks after Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, he was laid to rest in Houston, in a grave next to his mother’s. Two rows of police officers saluted as Floyd’s coffin went past. (The Times recently profiled Floyd’s life.) …
Native American tribe language map. ( flickr) By April Holloway – By the age of 10, most children in the United States have been taught all 50 states that make up the country. But centuries ago, the land that is now the United …
Christian prisoners are sold as slaves on a square in Algiers. Jan Luyken, 1684 By Jeff Grabmeier, Ohio State News – grabmeier.1@osu.edu Editor’s note (2020 Mar 21): For an update on this story, visit: Why is a 16-year-old book on slavery so popular …
By Rich Haridy June 02, 2020 – 2nd Place / Oneshot : Movement/Nature. Claudio Piccoli – This year’s International Photography Awards (IPA) One-Shot contest focused on how a single image can profoundly convey the concept of movement. The incredible array of celebrated shots illustrate …
Landscape at the Baikal lake in Siberia, origins of the first Americans? Source: serge-b / Adobe Stock – 2020 May 21 Ancient-Origins – Using human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics, and isotope analysis, a team of researchers assessed the population history of the …
