guano
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"Seabird guano may seem trivial, yet our study suggests this potent resource could have significantly contributed to sociopolitical and economic change in the Peruvian Andes," Dr. Bongers said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
"Together, the chemical and material evidence we studied confirms earlier scholarship showing that guano was deliberately collected and used as a fertilizer," Dr. Bongers said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Their guano, or dung, can also be used as fertilizer.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024
The guano contained dozens of previously unknown viruses, including a new coronavirus, a relative of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, the research team reports this week in Communications Biology.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024
But, like all farmers, he had to contend with high taxes, high freight rates, and land so worn out that he might spend more for guano than he could get for his cotton crop.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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