Greenlandic Inuit drum song duels settle disputes

Greenlandic Inuit could settle disputes with song duels

In traditional drum-song performances, Greenlandic Inuit participants satirized one another in song duels to settle conflicts. The performances also served entertainment and spiritual purposes.

Toxic soils give native plants an edge

New Caledonia has soils rich in minerals that are toxic to many plants. Native species adapted to these soils can grow there, while foreign plants are poorly suited to them. This helps protect native plants from being displaced.

Earth’s part of the Milky Way may be unusually calm

The Solar System stays mostly between the Milky Way’s main spiral arms instead of often crossing them. Spiral arms contain more supernovae, radiation, and strong gravitational effects, so staying between them may have given life longer periods of relative stability.

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Greenlandic Inuit drum song duels settle disputes

Greenlandic Inuit could settle disputes with song duels

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