Between 750 and 900 CE, the population of the Maya lowlands in Central America experienced a major demographic and political ...

According to the Russian leader, any progress should be constructive and peaceful, and "it should take into account not only our interests, but also the interests of all participants in global ...

Could Earth have hosted an advanced civilization before humans? This intriguing question is at the heart of the Silurian Hypothesis, a theory that challenges our understanding of Earth’s history. By ...

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Homesteading in Alaska was still possible in the 1990s. The original Homestead Act, signed into law in 1892 by Abraham Lincoln, had recently expired, but the state allowed applicants to obtain a ...