Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
Africa runs the risk, yet again, of being an onlooker while others make policy for the continent.
A Holocaust historian explains why Ukrainian history needs to be understood in terms of both past violence against Jews as well as the state’s pluralistic vision.
The plans to destroy a space station as large as the ISS have never been carried out before.
Adaptations are original cultural entities that can imitate, question, re-write, or reinterpret their source material for new audiences.
Denying Russia’s central bank access to its offshore reserves threatens hyperinflation, a recession and massive unemployment.
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Industry has renewed confidence after Boeing made commitments to redesign aircraft and train pilots
Heavy military vehicles may have kicked up radioactive soil around Chernobyl, and with fighting nearby there’s a danger of harming the concrete shelter containing the radiation of the leaking reactor.
Ono’s commitment to regenerative rituals is instructive in an era of turmoil and instability.
The Conversation asked three scholars to briefly explain what this attack means for the people of Ukraine and the world.
Everything from food to metals are facing major upheaval.
What Nato and its allies do next will be vital to the future security of Europe and the rest of the world.
Approximately 69% of Russians approve of President Vladimir Putin. But a costly war is likely to chip away at his popularity, history and data tell us.
Laser pointing is separated from firing a missile with hostile intent by a mere split second – this is what makes such an action so dangerous.
By working with allies, the Biden administration has been able to place severe sanctions on Russia – including targeting Putin’s inner circle and banning banks from SWIFT.
The Russian leader’s assertion that Ukraine is an ‘artificial construct’ is not borne out by the historical record.
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These are poignant cries of a disappearing landscape – the creaking calls of gang-gangs, buzzing bowerbirds and the mournful cry of the far eastern curlew.
Aware of the high chance of failure, young African talents show remarkable creativity and resilience as they dream of being the next Sadio Mané.
Certain combinations of genetic material are being conserved through the generations.
