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Israeli archaeologists find ancient bathhouse

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Israel Antiquities Authority says archaeologists have discovered a Byzantine-era bathhouse in the south of the country dating back more than 1,500 years.





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Israel discovers large Byzantine-era wine press (AP)

Israel discovers large Byzantine-era wine press

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Israeli archaeologists said Monday that they've discovered an unusually shaped 1,400-year-old wine press that was exceptionally large and advanced for its time.


Today's threat: Computer network terrorism

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

According to Dr. Levyatan, in today's world, the battlefield is not only comprised of tanks and planes, but also computer experts' and hackers' keyboards. To date, most of the 'online fighting' has focused on attempts to ...


Arab Americans continue to face both stigma and acceptance

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created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arab and Muslim Americans continue to face an unusual degree of both discrimination and acceptance, according to a University of Michigan researcher who headed an in-depth study of the nation's most visible Arab and Chaldean ...


Israeli intelligence issues Facebook warning

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Israel's internal intelligence service urged the public Monday to exercise caution when using Facebook, saying Arabs are trying to recruit spies on the popular social networking site.


New ancient Egypt temples discovered in Sinai (AP)

New ancient Egypt temples discovered in Sinai

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(AP) -- Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign ...


Collective religious rituals, not religious devotion, spur support for suicide attacks

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Jeremy Ginges and Ian Hansen from the New School for Social Research along with psychologist Ara Norenzayan from t ...


Gaza strip families give first clue to condition causing blindness and tooth decay

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists studying an inherited condition resulting in blindness and crumbling teeth have found a single defective gene can affect both eye function and normal tooth development.


Researchers Can Detect Tunnel Excavation With Fiber Optic Cables

Researchers Can Detect Tunnel Excavation With Fiber Optic Cables

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the same type of fiber optic cables used in telecommunications systems, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a way to detect and pinpoint the excavation ...


Study: Israelis have abandoned belief of peacefully integrating into the Middle East

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 1

For decades, Israelis have sought to teach Arabs and Muslims that the existence of a Jewish state was a permanent fact of life. Israelis have thought that once Arab and Muslim belief in the state's permanence could be established, ...


Subliminal messages can influence us in surprising ways

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created Dec 27, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Flag waving is a metaphor for stirring up the public towards adopting a more nationalistic, generally hard-line stance. Indeed, “rally ‘round the flag” is a venerable expression of this phenomenon.



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