highland
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Despite that short evolutionary history, the plants have adapted to remarkably different habitats across the islands, including humid highland forests and hot, dry lowlands.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Interestingly, the same gene has experienced strong positive selection in central African rainforest hunter-gatherers and in highland populations of Ecuador.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Four mountain bongos, a rare type of antelope native to Kenya's highland forests, have arrived in Kenya after being sent from a zoo in the Czech Republic.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Whole city blocks were inundated last week in coastal Nha Trang, while deadly landslides struck highland passes around the Da Lat tourist hub.
From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025
Today, the staple crops of highland agriculture are the recently introduced sweet potato, along with taro, bananas, yams, sugarcane, edible grass stems, and several leafy vegetables.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
This is in stark contrast to upland Britain - including much of Scotland's highlands and the Welsh mountains - which has remained closer to normal or, in some places, appear slightly greener.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A flatbed truck carrying a tank rolled through the highlands, making its way through fields of blossoming pink almond trees and yellow wildflowers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Lobate scarps appear in the highlands, while SMRs are found only in the maria.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
"Gezani will cross the central highlands from east to west today, before moving out to sea into the Mozambique Channel this evening or tonight," the service said.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
On the back, there are no smooth maria, but only highlands which have been scarred by the impact of meteorites over billions of years.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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