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Ursus maritimus
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Ancient polar-bear fossil yields genome DNA from a 110,000 - 130,000-year-old polar-bear fossil has been successfully sequenced. The genome, from a jawbone found in Svalbard, Norway, in 2004, indicates when polar bears (Ursus maritimus) diverged from their nearest common relative, the brown...
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Inuksuk
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An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) is a stone landmark or cairn built by humans, used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. Read more Anyway, that funny-looking, multicoloured thing th...
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Peak District nuclear bunker
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British Cold War nuclear bunker up for sale[url=http://www.insing.com/news/technology/british...
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Aaron Cohen (1931 - 2010)
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Spaceflight pioneer Aaron Cohen, a former director of NASA's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, died Thursday, Feb. 25, after a lengthy illness. He was 79. Cohen had a 33-year career with NASA. Read more
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Micro-ear project
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Tiny ear listens to hidden worlds A micro-ear could soon help scientists eavesdrop on tiny events just like microscopes make them visible. Initially, researchers will use it to snoop on cells as they go about their daily business. It may allow researchers to listen to how a drug disrupts micro-orga...
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Bremore neolithic complex
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New deepwater port may be moved north to avoid tombs [url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/022...
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Aztec temple
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Circular Aztec temple found in Mexico A temple built on a circular base, possibly consecrated to the Aztec wind god, has been found in the historical centre of Mexico City. Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma told the German Press Agency Matos Moctezuma, Mexico's most respected archaeologist...
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Spurius Carvilius Ruga
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Spurius Carvilius Ruga (fl. 230 B.C.) was the freedman of Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga. He is often credited with inventing the Latin letter G, by adding a stroke to C. His invention would have been quickly adopted in the Roman Republic, because the letter C was, at the time, confusingly used both f...
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Madeira mudslides
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Thousands of Islanders are waiting anxiously to hear news of loved ones in Madeira where over 30 people are reported to have been killed in massive mudslides. Read more
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Nzambi
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Nzambi is a God of the Bacongo people of Angola, identified with the Sun. Zombi is a Creole word, thought to be derived from Nzambi, supreme god of the Bacongo people of Angola. Read more
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Hebei ancient tower
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Fireworks destroy ancient tower in Hebei An old Chinese saying goes that extreme joy begets sorrow. That was the case Thursday night when fireworks ignited the last standing tower on an ancient city gate in Zhengding county in North China's Hebei province. [url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/c...
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Dunbar's number
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Dunbar's number is a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person. Proponents assert that numbers larger than...
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Wilko Johnson
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Wilko Johnson, who was the cult lead guitarist in trailblazing Canvey band Dr Feelgood, is proving there are other reasons to stay up late. Wilko is excited about astronomy and there are even those who would like to see him take over from Patrick Moore on long-running BBC show the Sky at Night. [url=ht...
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Lilith
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Lilith is a female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu, in Sumer, circa 4000 BC. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith]Read mo...
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Medway Megaliths
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The Medway Neolithic megaliths In the lower Medway valley, on both sides of the river, are a number of large sarsen stones which are collectively known as The Medway Megaliths. They were moved there between 2500-1700 BC and were part of Neolithic, chambered long barrows, which were ancient burial t...
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