Immediately upon regaining control of the lowlands of São Tomé, the Portuguese dedicated scarce manpower and equipment to the resumption of sugar cultivation, the repair of the mills, and the terrorizing of new shipments of captives.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
On Earth, tectonics build mountain ranges and deep lowlands that guide and connect river systems.
Instead of the cold, dry grasslands scientists assumed dominated the region, these fossils point toward something warmer, wetter and far more forested.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
Manchester State Park features a beach, sand dunes and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage, according to the park’s website.
Lake County continues to make up for past injustices to the Native Americans who once roamed the area’s prairies and woodlands.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
The medium-size canines, weighing anywhere from 20 to 40 pounds, moved in to fill the ecological gaps, pushing their turf beyond prairies and deserts to include forests and, eventually, urban areas.
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Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
The dry plains of Colorado have enough challenges for farmers this year, but the rising cost of fertilizer is adding to a difficult situation.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
First, find Copernicus shining brightly 10 degrees above the lunar equator, brightening the dark basaltic plains on the western lunar surface, and Tycho, which dominates the southern hemisphere of Earth's natural satellite around the full moon phase.
Elephants are among the planet’s most majestic creatures, gentle giants who walk steadfastly through the savannas, forests and deserts of Africa and Asia.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.
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