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Deadly outbreaks have plagued societies for centuries. But they can lead to medical breakthroughs—if we learn the right lessons from them.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the era of the plague killed an estimated 20 to 30 million people in Europe alone. Some cities were almost completely wiped out [source: AVMA, Knox]. Historians suspect an earlier plague that occurred in the 5th century (the Plague of Justinian) may have ...
Within North America, the insects travel to the Gulf of Mexico, where populations build to high levels in grain fields in Missouri and Arkansas. After overwintering there, they will fly into the upper atmosphere, where storm systems can blow them hundreds of miles north to plague northern garde...
Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring. Cabbages will grow in most soils. They prefer short days and cool temperatures. Mature ...
And to close the loop fully, our other friend, who had left on the last flight did return early August. She and I overlapped for one day before I went on leave to Europe and there was lots to catch up on. That night, the small group of people at the beginning of the night turned...
Mindfulness as a practice has its origins in Buddhism, so how did it travel from Eastern philosophy to the yoga studios, schools, and hospitals of North America, Europe, and elsewhere? Most people credit a man namedJon Kabat-Zinn. Of course, many others helped transition mindfulness to the ...
Feudalism was a political and social system during the middle ages. It was an agreement done mutually between lords/ladies and their subordinates. The people were nobility, and they would be sworn in an oath of being loyal to their lord. It was practiced in Japan, Europe, and China....