35,000 crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Maori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of ...
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Thousands flock to New Zealand capital in huge Māori protests
“The hikoi is for all New Zealanders – white, yellow, pink, blue. We will fight against this ... co-leader of Te Pāti Māori ...
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Blue eyes aren't actually blue
The iris is made up of two layers. For almost everyone - even people with blue eyes - the back layer (called the pigment epithelium) has brown pigment in it.The front layer of the iris (called the ...
'Interior Chinatown': Its cast has faced Hollywood struggles uncannily like its characters
Jimmy O. Yang once played “Chinese Teenager #1.” He's now No. 1 on the call sheet in “Interior Chinatown” — despite playing downtrodden background ...
Why New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is in Focus as Thousands Protest for Māori Rights
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil.
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the ...
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Van Gogh’s “Irises” Were Never Supposed to Be Blue
A new exhibition chronicles how a paintings conservator and chemist solved a color mystery in one of the painter’s most beloved works.
How scientists claimed victory over an invasive Great Lakes bloodsucker
The invasive sea lamprey was chomping through the North American region’s native fish, until scientists made a fortuitous discovery.
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Who exactly are the Māori?
The recent crowning of a new Māori monarch has refocused world attention on the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New ...