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Ecuadorian Court Rules In Favor Of Land Rights For Indigenous Tribe Threatened By Oil Drilling

Ecuadorian Court Rules In Favor Of Land Rights For Indigenous Tribe Threatened By Oil Drilling

Since 2012, the Waorani tribe had been under threat of having their territory opened up for oil drilling by the Ecuadorian government.
Notes Of 17th-Century Astrology Doctors Reveal Gross Pseudo-Treatments

Notes Of 17th-Century Astrology Doctors Reveal Gross Pseudo-Treatments

The patient notes of pseudo-astrology doctors Simon Forman and Richard Napier had mostly remained illegible (and certainly ineffective)—until now.
Canada Left 103 Tons Of Garbage At A Filipino Port — Now The Philippines Is Threatening War

Canada Left 103 Tons Of Garbage At A Filipino Port — Now The Philippines Is Threatening War

The recall was announced as a last-ditch effort to convince Canada to remove the garbage it illegally left at a Filipino port in 2013.
Vita Coco Water Brand Sets Twitter Ablaze After Offering Pee To A Hater

Vita Coco Water Brand Sets Twitter Ablaze After Offering Pee To A Hater

"I would rather drink your social media persons piss than coconut water."
44 Bloody Photos From The Trenches Of Verdun, Modern History’s Longest Battle

44 Bloody Photos From The Trenches Of Verdun, Modern History’s Longest Battle

For 303 days in 1916, the French defended themselves against a fearsome German onslaught, but at the cost of 700,000 total casualties at the bloody Battle of Verdun.
57 Haunting Photos From The Blood-Ridden Trenches Of The Somme

57 Haunting Photos From The Blood-Ridden Trenches Of The Somme

In what would be one of the deadliest battles in human history, a million soldiers lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme as the British and French tried to unsuccessfully hasten the end of World War 1.
33 Horrifying Photos Of The Damage From The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

33 Horrifying Photos Of The Damage From The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

After the Exxon Valdez tanker crashed into a reef, 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled across 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline.
Record-Deep Dive In Mariana Trench Discovers New Species — And A Plastic Bag

Record-Deep Dive In Mariana Trench Discovers New Species — And A Plastic Bag

Unfortunately, this is not the first time scientists have found trash in the deepest part of the ocean.
Scientists Discover Why The Prehistoric Giant Beaver Castoroides Went Extinct

Scientists Discover Why The Prehistoric Giant Beaver Castoroides Went Extinct

Both the giant beaver known as Castoroides and the average-size North American beaver co-existed during the Ice Age, but only one species survived.
300 Soft Tissue Remains From Executed Prisoners Of The Nazis Were Buried In Berlin

300 Soft Tissue Remains From Executed Prisoners Of The Nazis Were Buried In Berlin

The cache belonged to German doctor and anatomist Hermann Stieve, who made a deal with the Nazis to collect tissue samples from the dead bodies of their executed prisoners.
Threatened By Deforestation And Chlamydia, Koalas Are Now “Functionally Extinct”

Threatened By Deforestation And Chlamydia, Koalas Are Now “Functionally Extinct”

"I have heard every excuse under the sun to not step in and protect habitats. It is time [the government] enacted the [Koala Protection Act] and create change for our koalas."