https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240216-the-us-pepper-that-was-nearly-lost
Once grown almost solely by enslaved people, the fish pepper was nearly lost forever until a chance find in a freezer revived the plant and it's now more popular than ever.
https://lostmediawiki.com/Pop_Up_Video_(partially_found_VH1_music_series;_1996-2012)
https://www.poolelg.com/blog/the-truth-behind-the-mcdonald-s-hot-coffee-case-.cfm
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Robert_Williams_(robot_fatality)
Robert Nicholas Williams was an American factory worker who was the first known human to be killed by a robot. While working at the Ford Motor Company's Michigan Casting Center, Williams was killed by an industrial robot arm on January 25, 1979.
https://www.fox6now.com/weather/fujita-scale-midwest-1971-measure-tornadoes
"If you're gonna study thunderstorms, down bursts, and tornadoes, a great place to do that is the Midwest."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/28/climate/groundwater-drying-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=yMxQMtJF29NzHyZNCbHFAaOH2yVHWukZ0IK5rYJ-5bnXFWB-lXegePTZFtkoNCON5XIhgUuO1c2gouZmCENPa98z93lH8ed2lTcyoXQDRWKe4ht3EvjIYSLppQl2VcrpqqG5k06sQGrQc20lq9re40e5kujQ_P-fss9_UD2c9j9cXsQENdrxnCWcugMgoA20kfIXJxEREtAI0_hWiBpemV_je9u4gpUqFt-sohzTI1tdk7vm3wS_BL8rbNFgAo0P4hCGCu8e8scHqJUnRZVuCAqSfFzb_ozuWlG4mXQvJeG40aVSkK72zTAOTEYtufgqqpUe5qwMqmr-wUxUrESi-_my9go0a11jS_XkNiQLGgcTHOd2kojTvEw-OaE&smid=url-share
Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/widen-highways-traffic.html
With billions of dollars available to improve transportation infrastructure, states have a chance to try new strategies for addressing congestion. But some habits are hard to break.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/role-keystone-species-ecosystem/
A keystone species helps define an entire ecosystem. Without its keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/
A naturalist cuts through the myths surrounding the invasive plant
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