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Evidence of syphilis in ancient Brazilian bones disproves the notion that Columbus introduced the disease to Europe, indicating that syphilis-like diseases existed globally long before the 15th century. Above is a skeleton at the site in Jubuicabeira II, Brazil. Credit: Dr. Jose FilippiniScientists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich have identified the genetic traces of the bacterium Treponema pallidum in the skeletal remains of individuals who passed away in Brazil around 2,000 years ago. This finding represents…

In 1493, the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus returned to Europe after his famous journey to the Americas.Just a year or two later, a plague broke out among French soldiers in Italy that quickly spread to other parts of the continent and came to be called the 'Great Pox'.So began Europe's first known outbreak of syphilis.Historians have long debated where this highly contagious infection came from, and the timing of Columbus' return, along with racist and xenophobic ideologies, had many pointing the finger at the…

Skeleton at the site in Jubuicabeira II, Brazil. Credit: Dr. Jose Filippini Researchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people who died in Brazil 2,000 years ago. This is the oldest verified discovery of this pathogen thus far, and it proves that humans were suffering from diseases akin to syphilis—known as treponematoses—long before…

In the ongoing Christmas and New Year season, we go for many special Christmas movie options, but that one film is still close to our hearts, “Home Alone”. The comedy film revolves around an 8-year-old guy, Kevin McCallister, who keeps every one of us intact in our seats till the end. Home Alone and Home Alone 2 are the two best movies of the 90s directed by Chris Columbus. Both parts tell the story of a guy who is left behind by his family at home and then how he does multiple things to save his home from the thieves.…

The Gulf and Southeastare in for some intense weather today. Counties across Alabama and Texas have been lashed by storms this week and nearby Georgia has seen multiple tornado warnings, USA Today reported. This week’s storms have shut off power, and have dropped torrential rain across multiple states, and it’s looking like that region is in for another round this afternoon. Another Vortex Hits Texas | Extreme Earth“A few storms throughout the central and eastern Gulf Coast may also be capable of containing damaging wind…

Selection of the 128 pottery shards, analyzed by Professor Kaare Lund Rasmussen, University of Southern Denmark. Credit: Kaare Lund Rasmussen/University of Southern Denmark. When Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day US Virgin Islands on his second voyage across the Atlantic in 1493, the islands were already inhabited—but how and when the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas were originally populated…

The moment I read the official summary of Earthdivers, I sat up and started listening. In the climate apocalypse of 2112, a group of “outcast Indigenous survivors figured out where the world took a sharp turn for the worst: America,” and hatched a plan to “send one of their own on a bloody, one-way mission back to 1492 to kill Christopher Columbus before he reaches the so-called New World.” That’s what we call a good hook, a true shot and chaser with the name of the series’ first story arc: “Book One: Kill Columbus.”…

"Earthdivers" writer Stephen Graham Jones at New York Comic Con on Oct. 7, 2022. Mike Calia | CNBCNEW YORK – Even in fourth grade, Stephen Graham Jones thought the heroic story of Christopher Columbus was a crock."You mean the guy who stole all our land and killed our people and turned us into slaves?" said Jones, author of the New York Times-bestselling supernatural thriller "The Only Good Indians" and a member of the Blackfeet Native American tribe. "That's a hero?"About 40 years later, Jones has channeled that youthful…

| This October at IDW, Indigenous survivors of a climate apocalypse must save the world by traveling in time to kill Christopher Columbus and prevent America from ever existing. From author Stephen Graham Jones, artist Davide Gianfelice, colorist Joana Lafuente, and letterer Steve Wands, Earthdivers will feature variant covers by the likes of Rafael Albuquerque, Maria Wolf, Aaron Campbell, and Christian Ward." The book was announced back in April as part of a full slate of creator-owned books IDW hopes can replace the…