colonization

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"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Both significantly accelerated tumor growth and increased metastatic colonization in independent cell line models.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

In 1823, President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to European colonization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

In short, Europe’s colonization of Africa had nothing to do with differences between European and African peoples themselves, as white racists assume.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond