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    • How the Dutch became the tallest nation on Earth

      The Conversation· 6 days ago

      Studying the history of a country or region’s physical health is challenging, as consistently collected indicators of health are hard to come by. Until 1800, the average height in Europe hovered ...

    • Andrea Mazzarino, TomDispatch

      The Raw Story· 10 hours ago

      Armed conflict disrupts food supplies as warring factions divert resources to arms production and their militaries while destroying the kinds of infrastructure that enable societies to feed ...

    • Netherlands country profile

      Netherlands country profile

      BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days ago

      But Charles V and later Philip II consider it a threat to the political system. c.1566-1648 - The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt. Amid growing...