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Fifth century BC objects returned to Greece
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 19, 2009 |
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Greece on Tuesday reclaimed scores of ancient objects dating to the fifth century BC that Belgian, British and German authorities returned, the culture ministry said.
Mountain on Mars may answer big question
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The Martian volcano Olympus Mons is about three times the height of Mount Everest, but it's the small details that Rice University professors Patrick McGovern and Julia Morgan are looking at in thinking about ...
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UQ archaeology digs into the life behind Pompeii
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brisbane may be 2000 years and half-a-world away from Pompeii, but it hasn’t stopped a UQ archaeologist from digging up some hidden treasures.
Houses of the rising sun: Research sheds new light on Ancient Greeks
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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New research at the University of Leicester has identified scores of Sicilian temples built to face the rising Sun, shedding light on the practices of the Ancient Greeks.
Got a pain? -- Have a cup of Brazilian mint
Nov 24, 2009 |
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For thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu.
Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.
From Greenhouse to Icehouse
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
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A new study that reconstructed ocean temperatures from millions of years ago could provide new insight into how the Earth responds to climate change.
New computer-developed map shows more extensive valley network on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting the Red Planet once had an ocean.
Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin (Update)
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading ...
Just like old times: Generating RNA molecules in water
Nov 20, 2009 |
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A key question in the origin of biological molecules like RNA and DNA is how they first came together billions of years ago from simple precursors. Now, in a study appearing in this week's Journal of Biological Chemistry, resear ...
The Worm That Turned Evolutionary Key
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Keelworm, widespread in the seas and tide-pools around Scotland and the rest of the UK, is unwittingly helping scientists at the University of St Andrews to understand the evolution of modern animals.
Rich Ore Deposits Linked to Ancient Atmosphere
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Much of our planet's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when Earth's chemical cycles were different from today's. Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a group of ...
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