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It turns out that pushing rocks up hills isn’t all that bad.
Mending Wall
Something there is that does n’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even…
How to Make a Geode Crystal Mine Miniature Art
Make HILLS that ROCK! Wargaming Terrain Tutorial
Tomb of Glowing Lava - How to Model Ultra Realistic Lava
Cheyenne Burris on Instagram: "I just love bread …. And @gothgingerspice . . . #bread #funny #alt #breadhead #lgbt"
11K likes, 177 comments - garbageinfluencer on February 2, 2026: "I just love bread …. And @gothgingerspice . . . #bread #funny #alt #breadhead #lgbt".
3 Methods for Making Foam Rocks
Easy Build LAVA TILES Painted 2 Ways
The Legend of Vox Machina
They're rowdy, they're ragtag, they're misfits turned mercenaries for hire. Vox Machina is more interested in easy money and cheap ale than actually protecting the realm. But when the kingdom is threatened by evil, this boisterous crew realizes that they are the only ones capable of restoring justice.
Simon Michaux: "The Arcadians" - The Great Simplification
On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework
AARRR vs. RAARR: Should Your Product Strategy Roar “AARRR” or “RAARR”
While AARRR has long been the compass for startups, a new current is emerging with RAARR, prioritizing retention over initial acquisition.
Mound-building termites
Mound-building termites are a group of termite species that live in mounds which are made of a combination of soil, termite saliva and dung. These termites live in Africa, Australia and South America. The mounds sometimes have a diameter of 30 metres (98 ft). Most of the mounds are in well-drained areas. Termite mounds usually outlive the colonies themselves. If the inner tunnels of the nest are exposed it is usually dead. Sometimes other colonies, of the same or different species, occupy a mound after the original builders' deaths.
New evidence for Early Pleistocene use of fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa)
Tracing the earliest evidence of burning in archaeological contexts is essential for understanding the emergence of fire use—an innovation that underpinned critical behavioral and biological developments in the genus Homo. However, identifying unambiguous traces of early fire use remains challenging. To enhance detection of incipient burning in early occupation layers, we introduce a rapid, non-invasive protocol based on bone luminescence properties, validated through comparison with Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Using these methods, we provide evidence for fire use in two Early Pleistocene (Acheulean) deposits at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa), extending the chronology of one of the world’s earliest paleo-fire records. This combined approach improves the resolution with which early fire use can be identified and opens new avenues for investigating the emergence of pyrotechnology in deep time.
