colonization
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While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
But for Caleb Scharf, an astrobiologist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a future of space colonization is written in the stars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Wood-boring Xylophaga bivalves were present on submerged wood samples at Barkley Canyon, but their colonization rates were far lower than in oxygen-rich waters.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025
Over 10 years of high-resolution underwater camera footage from ONC failed to capture any zombie worm colonization.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025
Even their colonization of North New Guinea’s coastal fringe was more linguistic than genetic: all northern coastal peoples remained predominantly New Guineans in their genes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing colonization
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - Middle School
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