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Humanity can make short work of the oceans' creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller's sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It's a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss years before the explorers set sail.

il cinema è un'arte che utilizza le immagini in movimento per raccontare storie. I film sono solitamente proiettati in sale cinematografiche, ma possono anche essere visti in casa o in streaming su internet.La musica è un'arte che utilizza il suono e il ritmo per creare un'esperienza emotiva e sensoriale per l'ascoltatore. Ci sono molti generi musicali diversi, tra cui pop, rock, jazz, classica e molti altri.Lo sport è un'attività fisica che coinvolge la competizione tra individui o squadre. Ci sono molti sport diversi, tra cui calcio, basket, tennis, nuoto e molti altri. Lo sport è ...

The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this "demon metal" has a horrific present and a troubled history. The modern search for cobalt has brought investors back to a small town in Northern Canada, a place called Cobalt. Like the demon metal, this town has a dark and turbulent history.

Albert Richardson and Junius Browne, two correspondents for the New York Tribune, were captured at the Battle of Vicksburg and spent 20 months in horrific Confederate prisons before escaping and making their way to Union territory. Their amazing, long-forgotten odyssey is one of the great escape stories in American history, packed with drama, courage, horrors and heroics, plus many moments of antic comedy.

Join General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, one of the pivotal commanders of the Confederate forces during the Civil War, as he recounts the dramatic events leading up to the First Battle of Bull Run. Known for firing the first shots at Fort Sumter in April 1861, Beauregard took command of the Confederate Army of the Potomac and achieved a significant victory at Manassas, Virginia, in July of that year. With vital reinforcements from Johnstons army in the Shenandoah Valley, his forces managed to defeat General McDowells Federal army. Had the outcome been reversed, the trajectory of the ...

Tiger Woods has called the U.S. Open "the most difficult national championship." With Open, John Feinstein goes behind the scenes to tell for the first time the full story of how the 2002 U.S. Open Championship came into being-how a public course was transformed into one of the most difficult...