colonization
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"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Rising temperatures and shifting climate zones would force species out of some areas while opening new habitats elsewhere, triggering faster local extinctions and rapid colonization.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
But for Caleb Scharf, an astrobiologist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a future of space colonization is written in the stars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
In short, Europe’s colonization of Africa had nothing to do with differences between European and African peoples themselves, as white racists assume.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Political Geography - Middle School
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