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Our ancestors were enjoying cocoa over 5,000 years ago

According to recent evidence, our ancestors might have started domesticating cacao trees, the beans of which we ground into cocoa, as many as 1,500 years earlier than we had previously thought. One recent study overturns assumptions about when and where we first consumed cocoa. It’s safe to say that most of us enjoy chocolate in… Read More »

Indonesia quake: 5,000 people feared missing

Officials in Indonesia say more than 5,000 people are feared missing after last month’s deadly earthquake and tsunami. The grim estimate came as officials confirmed that 1,763 bodies have now been recovered from hard-hit areas. The search for survivors will end on Thursday, the country’s disaster agency has said. “Evacuation stops on October 11,” spokesman… Read More »