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Trees colonized by golden oyster mushrooms contained far fewer fungal species, and the overall mix of fungi was altered compared to unaffected trees.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Before Europeans colonized North America, bald eagles were pretty much everywhere there was a river, lake, or stream large enough to support sizable fish.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

This included New Mexico, which had been part of Spain’s empire since the early 1600s, and California, which was colonized in 1769.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

He then asked how the ancestors of his own people had reached New Guinea over the last tens of thousands of years, and how white Europeans had colonized New Guinea within the last 200 years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond