Call of the conch: Indigenous Americans use sound to organize communities
The soundscape is so impressive that researchers wonder if the communities were built to match the acoustics.
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The soundscape is so impressive that researchers wonder if the communities were built to match the acoustics.
The earliest documented traces of transplant-related practices date back to antiquity. The Ebers Papyrus, circa 1550 BC, contains references to skin grafting techniques employed in the treatment of burns, providing
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If you want to indulge in some Halloween reading, we've got the perfect list for you.
By Steve Vertlieb: Every generation has its incarnation of the grand and glorious vampire mythos – the Twilight and Underworld film series, The Vampire Diaries, HBO’s ever popular True Blood, the Gen X’er’s fondly remembered The Lost Boys, my own generation’s Dark Shadows (not be confused with the rather loopy Tim Burton theatrical redo of a couple of years back!), and even the legendary X-Files,