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...Though he sometimes refers to himself as a Mexican American, his family has farmed and ranched on land that is now New Mexico and Colorado since the 16th century...
...meter event and 10th in the 1-meter event. She just missed qualifying for finals in each event, as only the top eight advanced. Sophomore Marissa Ash and freshman Leslie Rea also scored points for the Crimson. Ash was 15th in the 1-meter, while Rea placed 16th in both events. —Staff writer Kate Leist can be reached at kleist@fas.harvard.edu...
Could it really be that simple? It appears to have been for the original inhabitants of the Amazon basin. In the 16th century, Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana wrote home describing the remarkably fertile lands he had discovered there. In the 19th century, American and Canadian geologists uncovered the reason: bands of terra preta (dark earth), which locals continued to cultivate successfully. Research revealed that the original inhabitants of the region had added charred wood and leaves - biochar - to their lands...
IDENTIFIED Centuries of speculation ended on Nov. 20 after scientists announced they had identified the long-lost remains of 16th century Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus using DNA testing. Copernicus was condemned for asserting that the sun was the center of the known universe...
...Rounding out Harvard’s scorers, sophomore Jamie Olson clocked in at 18:22, 11th overall and the Crimson’s second finisher. Newcomer Kailyn Kuzmuk shaved 20 seconds off her Heptagonals time, 18:50, crossing the finish line at 18:29 for an overall place of 16th and third among Harvard runners. Sophomores Eliza Ives and Meghan Houser finished 23rd and 28th, respectively, and rounded out Harvard’s scoring. Ives timed in at 18:43, about a minute and a half down from her Heptagonals finish, while Houser came...