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1 week ago

Rethinking Rye: Study Reveals Medieval Cultivation Was Intensive and Strategic - Medievalists.net

It did not slowly become a dominant crop as a substitute plant, but through its early integration into a labour-intensive manuring system that already existed at the time, which was mainly based on stable dung.
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1 month ago

Giant prehistoric kangaroos preferred to chill at home' and didn't like to go out much, scientists say

Despite their size expectations, giant kangaroos like Protemnodon had surprisingly small home ranges, remaining near fossil sites in Queensland, indicating a lifestyle much like modern homebodies.
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