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The number of earthquake refugees in East Flores
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (37+ words) A number of residents are resting in a refugee tent in Terong, East Adonara, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday (April 11, 2026). The National Disaster Management Agency The number of earthquake refugees in East Flores...
Dozens of houses damaged due to an earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (40+ words) Residents observe damaged houses as a result of an earthquake in Terong, East Adonara Subdistrict, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (4/9/2026). The East Flores Dozens of houses damaged due to an earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara...
Dozens of houses were damaged due to the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (39+ words) Residents observe the damaged houses in Terong, East Adonara District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, following an earthquake on Thursday (April 9, 2026). The East Dozens of houses were damaged due to the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara...
Museums 501: Saddles (photo diary)
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (810+ words) We don't know when humans first domesticated horses. We do know that horses first evolved in North America and then migrated across the Bering Land Bridge into Asia. About 8, 000 years ago, the horse became extinct in North America. The domestication…...
18th Century Rooster Hinges Thought To Ward Off Evil Spirits
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (176+ words) They say the devil is in the details, but in early American homes, the details were meant to keep the devil out. When historian Greg Huber spotted a strange, creature-shaped hinge on a door in the attic of an early…...
8 Interesting Facts About Mesa Verde National Park
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (742+ words) Home " Travel " 8 Interesting Facts About Mesa Verde National Park Picture this: ancient stone structures tucked into towering cliffs, mysterious empty dwellings that once buzzed with life, and stories that stretch back over a millennium. isn't your typical wilderness destination. It's…...
5 National Monuments Considered Offensive to Native Americans
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (370+ words) Across the United States, several national monuments and memorials have become flashpoints for controversy'not only because of who or what they honor, but because of where they stand. For many Native American communities, these sites represent painful histories, broken treaties,…...
8 Surprising Facts About the Comanche, the Warriors Who Mastered the Horse
10+ hour, 21+ min ago (497+ words) Home " Travel " 8 Surprising Facts About the Comanche, the Warriors Who Mastered the Horse When most people think of Native American warriors on horseback, they picture the Comanche thundering across the Great Plains. Yet these legendary horsemen harbored secrets that would…...
The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm" Talk
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (321+ words) South Tahoe Now TRUCKEE, Calif. " The Sierra State Parks Foundation, in partnership with California State Parks and the Nevada County Library, is proud to announce the return of the monthly Sierra Speaker Series. The first talk is bound to be…...
What's In a Name: Pratincole
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (291+ words) This post is republished in our "From the Archives" series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10, 000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 years or so." There are two kinds of bird names in this world. There…...