Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.
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Julie Orringer,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
Helicopter flyovers of Big Cypress National Preserve identified remote indigenous mounds, to this day largely unexplored.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Archaeologists have determined the mounds served ceremonial, spiritual and burial functions, though many details of their cultural significance remain a mystery.
The Simbari people of Papua New Guinea’s eastern highlands separate boys from their mothers around the age of nine.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands.
Astrophotographer Mark Johnston has captured two mesmerizing views of giant solar prominences — towering clouds of glowing plasma suspended above the sun by magnetic fields.
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Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
Instead, the Economy seat puts pressure on the bonny prominences of the hip and restricts blood circulation.
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