Saturday in Space - ISS

Over on sciencealert.com, they explain "Leading NASA official says the US is abandoning its post on the ISS for a very good reason" here.

Also, on popsci.com, they tell us "This Is What #Blizzard2016 Looked Like From The Space Station" here.

Finally, on sciencechannel.com, they ask "Can the ISS get Hacked?"  Find out here.

Saturday in Space on GRYMVALD.com
What's happening in Space and

what can it mean for our tabletop RPGing?

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Crocs

Over on ourplnt.com, they tell us of "World's Top 5 Largest Crocodiles Ever Recorded" here.

Also, on wired.com, they explore "The Mystery of the Suction-Feeding Sea Croc" here.

Finally, on the National Geographic YouTube channel, they shared a video on how "Baby Crocs Hone Hunting Skills."  Enjoy!

Flora & Fauna Friday on GRYMVALD.com

Examining animals, plants, and the

environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.

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Historical Thursday - Ancient Disasters

Last week I wrote a blog on the Plague of Justinian and I thought it might be interesting to delve a little further into disasters of the ancient world in some future blog posts so I thought I'd dig some up to consider.  At the risk of giving a spoiler, that plague rated as the number one disaster the listverse.com contribution "8 Natural Disasters of Ancient Times" here.

Also, while there is some overlap, lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com has put forth "Natural Disasters That Shook the Ancient World" here.

Finally, on mentalfloss.com, they take it in a slightly different direction with "11 Natural Disasters That Led to Wars" here.  Some of these are from more recent times but it's all interesting nonetheless.

Historical Thursday on GRYMVALD.com

Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Human Transitions

Over on sciencemag.org, they tell us "Grisly find suggests humans inhabited Arctic 45,000 years ago" here.

Also, on johnhawks.net, they ask, "Did humans approach the southern tip of South America more than 18,000 years ago?" Learn more here.

Finally, on the AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel, they look at "Humans In 1000 Years."  Enjoy!

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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Coins, Artifacts, & Scrolls

Over on dailysabah.com, they tell us "Workers discover 600 kilos of ancient Roman coins in Spain" here.

Also, on bbc.com, check out the "Ancient artefacts found in melting snow" here.

Finally, on sciencealert.com, they explain "We're getting closer than ever to reading the mysterious Herculaneum scrolls" here.

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Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics on GRYMVALD.com
not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.

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Mapping Monday - Carved Maps

Over on decolonialatlas.wordpress.com, they share some "Inuit Cartography" here.

Also, on woodcutmaps.com, you can get a custom made "Woodcut Map" here.

Finally, on metskers.com, you have to see the amazing "3D Woodcharts" here.

Mapping Monday on GRYMVALD.com

Cartography and Mapping are the order of the day,
from setting maps to battlemaps, it's all good.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Rosemary & Meds

Over on medievalists.net, we're given "23 Medieval Uses for Rosemary" here.

Also, on medievalists.net, they explain "The Introduction and Use of Eastern Drugs in the Early Middle Ages" here.

Finally, on historyextra.com, they share "7 surprising facts about the history of medicine" here.

Setting & Society Sunday on GRYMVALD.com

Looking closer at Setting and Society

as a part of what is presented by GMs.

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