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Polish archaeologists in major find in Sudan A major stronghold and a Mediaeval settlement have been discovered by Polish archaeologists in Sudan at the start of a three year research project realized by the Prehistory Institute of Poznan University and the National Corporation for Antiquities...
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21 candidates for wonders of world list
A global competition to name the new seven wonders of the world is attracting widespread interest, with more than 20 million people voting so far, organisers say.
The Egyptian pyramids are the only surviving structures from the original list of s...
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Waterton Canyon Astronautics Facility
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Lockheed reveals new simulation centre Lockheed Martin on Monday unveiled its new simulation centre in its Waterton Canyon facility in south Jefferson County as well as the first Orion spacecraft, which the company hopes will take humans to Mars within the next 40 years. [url=http://www.denver...
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Severn Bore
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The Severn Bore is one of Britain's few truly spectacular natural phenomena. It is a large surge wave that can be seen in the estuary of the River Severn, where the tidal range is the 2nd highest in the world, being as much as 50 feet (approx. 15.4m). [url=http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/]Read more[/u...
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Miller-Urey experiment
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A classic experiment proving amino acids are created when inorganic molecules are exposed to electricity isn't the whole story, it turns out. The 1953 Miller-Urey Synthesis had two sibling studies, neither of which was published. Vials containing the products from those experiments were recen...
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Temples
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French archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai, two research centres said Thursday. The sanctuary believed to date back to 3,500 to 3,200 years BC was discovered on Akab island in the United Arab Emirates,...
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Research presented in Greece at the July Atlantis 2005 conference and published in the August Geology points to a sunken island off the Strait of Gibraltar as the site of ancient Atlantis.
Researcher Marc-Andre Gutscher combines new information on the bathymetry of Spartel Bank, in the...
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Rhoudias pre-Neolithic site
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Xenos river was part of stone-age route New finds at the pre-Neolithic site of 'Rhoudias', situated in the south foothills of the Troodos Mountains in the Paphos district next to the Xenos river indicate the site was repeatedly visited by groups of hunter-gatherers, the Antiquities Department sa...
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Clydebank Blitz
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Clydeside Blitz. It was a clear, spring night in Glasgow on Thursday, March 13, 1941, the sky illuminated by a full "bombers' moon". Locals could hear the pulsating drone of the Luftwaffe bombers as they approached and the ack-ack of the anti-aircraft guns in nearby Drumchapel. [url=ht...
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Angolan sauropod
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New dinosaur species discovered in Angola Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that its a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war. A paper published Wednesday in the Annals of the Brazilian Academy...
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The Maeatae
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The Maeatae were a confederation of tribes who lived probably beyond the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain. The historical sources are vague as to the exact region they inhabited. Near the summit of Dumyat hill in the Ochils, overlooking Stirling, there are remains of a fort and the name of the hill is be...
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Legio IX Hispana
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Legio Nona Hispana (Ninth Spanish Legion) was a Roman legion alleged to have disappeared in Britain in about AD 117. The legion was raised, along with the 6th, 7th and 8th, by Pompey in Hispania in 65 BC. Caesar first commanded them as Governor of Further Spain in 61 BC. He brought them over to Gaul aroun...
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Wadi Sheha petroglyphs
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Scientists ask for help to decipher symbols in rock drawings Scientists who have discovered new rock drawings in Ras al Khaimah called yesterday on the emirate and the federal Government to bring in more archaeologists to help them to understand what the mysterious symbols mean. About 100 of the re...
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Earthquake Country
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Scientists Search for a Pulse in Skies Above Earthquake CountryWhen a swarm of hundreds of small to moderate earthquakes erupted beneath California's Salton Sea in March, sending spasms rumbling across the desert floor, it set off more than just seismometers. It also raised the eyebrows of quite...
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Wilgie Mia ochre mine
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Wilgie Mia is an ochre mine in the Weld Range of Western Australia. Excavations have occurred for at least 40,000 years and 14 000 m³ of material has been removed, leading to suggestions that this is the world's oldest continuing mining operation. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilgie_Mia...
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