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Underground cave dating from the year 1 A.D. exposed in Jordan Valley
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 22, 2009 |
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An artificial underground cave, the largest in Israel, has been exposed in the Jordan Valley in the course of a survey carried out by the University of Haifa's Department of Archaeology.
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Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than previously thought
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Evidence of sophisticated, human behavior has been discovered by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers as early as 750,000 years ago - some half a million years earlier than has previously been estimated ...
Cost-cutting Yahoo to close offices for holidays
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(AP) -- Yahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year's to help save money. The cost-cutting move ends a year in which Yahoo's revenue declined for the first time since 2001.
Google phone revolution or misdirection?
Dec 19, 2009 |
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Google smartphones are either a daring foray into the telecom world or a misunderstood test of the next-generation of the Internet giant's Android mobile operating system.
Not easy being green
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up ...
Analysts warn that FTC suit could damage Intel
Dec 18, 2009 |
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The Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Intel Wednesday -- the most far-reaching in a string of recent regulatory actions -- poses a huge threat to the Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant and could reshape the semiconductor ...
New report underlines multiple benefits but also new challenges to biodiversity-rich sites
Dec 17, 2009 |
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An agreement in Copenhagen to fund reduced emissions from deforestation may generate multiple environmental and economic benefits if investments simultaneously target sites that are both carbon and biodiversity-rich.
Lost water of the Napa Valley vineyards
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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Getting the most out of every drop of water is a high priority for grape growers in the southern Napa Valley, where summers are hot and dry and vines have to be irrigated to make it through the growing season. But Stanford ...
DNA of Jesus-era shrouded man in Jerusalem reveals earliest case of leprosy
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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The DNA of a 1st century shrouded man found in a tomb on the edge of the Old City of Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy. Details of the research will be published December 16 in the ...
Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect ...
Climate Wizard makes large databases of climate information visual, accessible
Dec 15, 2009 |
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A Web tool that generates color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world's most prominent climate-change models is being used to consider such things as habitat shifts that will affect ...
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