Ancient Chan-Chan City of Peru One of World’s Oldest
The article recounts Chan-Chan as a pre Inca Peruvian city built by the Chimas. It describes their moon worship, coastal temple ruins, and buried wealth. Pizarro’s era left the site in ruins as treasures and mounds of Chimu dead remained among pyramidal terraces. It notes a Spanish adventurer netted eight million dollars in gold and silver from a mound.
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Chan-Chan
China
Peru
Pizarro
Introduction of English Walnuts Comes to Pacific Coast
The English walnut reached the Pacific coast in 1867 when Joseph Sexton of Santa Barbara California brought a sack from Chile and planted 1 000 trees at Goleta. The article notes a sociable chickadee that responds to whistling in contrast to many other birds.
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Pacific Coast
Joseph Sexton
Santa Barbara
Cal
Chile
Goleta
Translucent eyelid lizard adapts to desert sand
In the Trans pian desert a lizard evolves a fused lower and upper eyelid that remains transparent like a window. It allows light in while shielding the eye from sand, aiding vision in harsh conditions.
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Transpian Desert
Cas
Formation of Asbestos Crystals in Rock Fissures
The text explains asbestos forms when hot rock fissures admit water that widens the cracks and dissolves silica and magnesia. As the rock dries, hydrated silicate crystals crystallize as threadlike fibers growing from opposite walls and meeting in the center.
Silent sympathy prompts gentler responses in daily life
A brief reflection urges warmer smiles and softer words to improve interactions. It notes that small acts of restraint can significantly affect relationships and personal well being.
The Bigger Share in World Population
The note states that China and India hold one half of the world total and that the yearly pilgrimage to Benares draws more than a million people, highlighting vast population and religious gathering scale.
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China
India
Benares
What Star Gavers Lack
An observation notes that an astronomer has broad latitude but limited funds, as quoted in a brief news item.
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Dalla
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