Random links
- Inuit were not the first people to settle in the Arctic
- "A study published Thursday in the journal Science shows the first people to settle in the Arctic were ... not genetically related to today’s Inuit or First Nations people. ... The Paleo-Eskimos came from Siberia about 5,000 years ago and spread all the way from Alaska to Greenland before dying out around 700 years ago. Willerslev says the extinction seemed to happen about the same time that Inuit were moving into the Arctic." In terms of how far back in history their disappearance happened, it would seem that it was within a couple hundred years of the Jews being expelled from Spain so this is actually quite recent. There doesn't appear to be any recorded history of violence against these people though.
- Sleeping on animal fur in infancy found to reduce risk of asthma
- "exposure to the microbial environment in animal skin and fur could have a protective effect against asthma and allergies." Might certain relatives of mine also be unlikely to develop allergies to cookies?
- Emerging solar plants scorch birds in mid-air
- "The bird kills mark the latest instance in which the quest for clean energy sometimes has inadvertent environmental harm. Solar farms have been criticized for their impacts on desert tortoises, and wind farms have killed birds, including numerous raptors."
- This Chart Proves It Doesn't Have to Cost $245,000 to Raise a Child
- "it’s the average number, not the minimum number. It’s an average from a span that includes those who are struggling to stay afloat, and those who are buying $1,250 strollers for their children."