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Discovering Native American Ancestry through DNA

The purpose of this class is to review the scientific and anthropological evidence regarding Indigenous peoples of the Americas and the genetic markers that have been associated with their ancestry. Through Y chromosome, mitochondrial DNA, and autosomal DNA testing, individuals … Continue reading

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Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai 🐯 Tigers, Emerald Valley and history of the Jurchen people

Ussuriysk is a city located in the far East or Russia, in the region Primorsky Krai. Population: 160,000 people. The city is founded in 1866 but long before the arrival of the Russians, people lived in these territories. Today we … Continue reading

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An old man’s diary of the Ukraine war around him

Seventy-seven-year-old Alexander Cherkas writes out by hand a line-by-line record of shelling attacks and casualties – which buildings were hit, who was killed – he has been keeping a diary of the more than seven years of on-off conflict in … Continue reading

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Music: He’s the Greatest Dancer · Sister Sledge (1979) | Groove + Performance by @fernandorosabass

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A Thread by Street Art Utopia

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6 Things About Nutmeg | Is It Really Psychoactive?

[…] Here’s some info on how to use nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) as a healthy holiday spice as well as how to avoid its potential hallucinogenic influence? Lots of good things to discuss about this unique “seed”: what the difference is … Continue reading

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The Misery Line

Obviously these days the Northern Line is a big pile of fun, but for a long time it was known by a very different name.

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Our Sky in 350,000,000,000 years

How did Hubble discover the expansion of the universe? Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring today’s video. Click here for 10% off your first month – https://betterhelp.com/physicsgirl Support Physics Girl videos → https://www.patreon.com/physicsgirl Creator/Host: Dianna Cowern Editor: Levi Butner Expanding … Continue reading

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What Has NASA Done Ever for Us – The CMOS Image Sensor

[…] Some might think that NASA only makes things for space but there area great deal of things that it develops that end up being used here on earth far more often. 1 in every 1000 patents in the US … Continue reading

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Happy Sunday ! Greetings from New York | gunhildcarling 

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