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New cave evidence shows the Maya endured a devastating 13-year drought, helping explain why their once-thriving cities fell into decline. Credit: Shutterstock Deep inside a Mexican cave, a stalagmite has revealed that the Maya civilization faced repeated droughts so extreme that they may have altered history. Researchers discovered that wet-season rainfall failed for years at a time, including a staggering …

A statue of a general in the Confederate army that was toppled and set on fire during social justice protests in 2020 in Washington DC will be reinstated, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced. The bronze statue depicting Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement on Monday, sharing a photo of the statue undergoing …

The statue Albert Pike, the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C., was toppled by protesters on June 19, 2020. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images The National Park Service is planning to restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, that was toppled …

Protesters toppled this Confederate statue. Now, it’s coming back to D.C.  The Washington Post National Park Service to restore and reinstall Albert Pike statue  U.S. National Park Service (.gov) Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC  NBC4 Washington Trump Administration to Reinstall Albert Pike Confederate Statue in D.C.  The New York Times Toppled Confederate statue will rise again in Washington  Politico …

Toppled Confederate statue will rise again in Washington  Politico National Park Service to restore and reinstall Albert Pike statue  U.S. National Park Service (.gov) Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC  NBC4 Washington Protesters toppled this Confederate statue. Now, it’s coming back to D.C.  The Washington Post Trump Administration to Reinstall Albert Pike Confederate Statue in D.C.  The New York Times …