|
|
To the Conquerors of Space
(Preview)
Monument to the Conquerors of Space The Monument "To the Conquerors of Space" was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument. [url=http://en.wikipedia...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nazareth
(Preview)
An archaeological excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority recently conducted has revealed new information about ancient Nazareth from the time of Jesus. Remains of a dwelling that date to the Early Roman period were discovered for the first time in an excavation, which was carried out prior...
|
Blobrana
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amazonian manatees
(Preview)
The mystery of why Amazonian manatees migrate has been solved. Only in recent years did scientists find that the secretive aquatic mammal migrates from shallow to deep water. Now researchers can reveal that the manatees make this perilous journey to avoid being exposed to attack by predators duri...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ferdinand R. Hassler
(Preview)
Ferdinand R. Hassler, named after one of history's greatest surveyors and first superintendent of Coast Survey, is a small waterplane area, twin-hull coastal mapping vessel - the first of its kind to be constructed for NOAA. Hassler's twin-hull design is more stable than a mono-hull and particul...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lake Faguibine
(Preview)
Lake Faguibine is a lake in Mali, lying west of Timbuktu. It was a major body of water and a centre for early civilisation in the area. Source
|
Blobrana
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mushrooms
(Preview)
Scientists have worked out just what a perfectly designed gill mushroom would look like. Their study reveals that no such fungi exists naturally, but it does show how a mushroom's unique structure helps it reproduce so successfully. The research also sheds light on why different mushrooms posses...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sky lanterns
(Preview)
Indonesia breaks world record for most sky lanterns Indonesia on Saturday successfully broke the world record for the most sky lanterns flown simultaneously, according to officials, with more than ten-thousand paper lanterns sent up into the night sky. [url=http://www.necn.com/Boston/Wor...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Archaeological sites
(Preview)
Archaeologists have found evidence of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in south-west Germany, the journal Antiquity reports. The authors say their findings provide rare evidence of cannibalism in Europe's early Neolithic period. Up to 500 human remains unearthed near th...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nanoparticles
(Preview)
TiO2 Nanoparticles Cause Systemic Genetic Damage in Mice Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Compre...
|
Blobrana
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maryland Dinosaur Park
(Preview)
New 7.5-acre park near Laurel is called 'one of the most prolific sites for dinosaur and plant fossils east of the Mississippi River' One hundred million years in development, Maryland's first dinosaur park is set to be turned over Monday to the Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recrea...
|
Blobrana
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tall Qabr al Kabīr
(Preview)
Spaniards discover forgotten Euphrates city They have renamed it the city recovered from the Euphrates and it is found in the Syrian enclave of Tall Qabr on the banks of the river that, with the Tigris, was the centre of the birth of civilisation in Mesopotamia. It is a circularly planned city, dating...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sakhalin Island
(Preview)
Russia gained 4.5 square kilometres from a 2007 quake on Sakhalin Island and from lava flows this summer on uninhabited Matua Island, both of which lie north of Japan, said geologist Boris Levin. The powerful 2007 quake near the Sakhalin Island town of Nevelsk lifted part of the sea floor, said Levin...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dr. Qian Xue-sen
(Preview)
This is Week 33 of AsianWeeks salute to Chinese American heroes, in strategic partnership with Chinese American Heroes, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to documenting the contributions of Chinese Americans to America and the world. This week we would like to talk about a very unusual p...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thierry Legault
(Preview)
In the rarefied world of amateur astrophotographers, Thierry Legault is known for pictures of astonishing clarity and mystery. "We're like people who travel the world to see animals. I travel the universe and take pictures of everything in the sky" - Thierry Legault. [url=http://onl...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wiesbaden geyser
(Preview)
Geothermal drilling taps violent geyser in Wiesbaden city centre Construction workers drilling for a geothermal heat source in the traditional spa town of Wiesbaden created a violent geyser that caused flooding contained only by early Friday morning, Hessian authorities said. [url=http://w...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
