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  'Tracking in Caves': On the Trail of Pre-Historic Humans

  June 3, 2013 — In remote caves of the Pyrenees, lie precious remnants of the Ice Age undisturbed: foot and hand prints of prehistoric hunters. The tracks have remained untouched for millennia and are in excellent ... > full story
• Mars
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  Pebbly Rocks Testify to Old Streambed on Mars

  May 30, 2013 — Detailed analysis and review have borne out researchers' initial interpretation of pebble-containing slabs that NASA's Mars rover Curiosity investigated last year: They are part of an ancient ... > full story

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  • Ancient Streambed Found on Surface of Mars
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  Global Warming Caused by CFCs, Not Carbon Dioxide, Researcher Claims in Controversial Study

  May 30, 2013 — Chlorofluorocarbons are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, a researcher claims in a controversial new study. CFCs are already known to deplete ozone, but in-depth ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
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  Ancient Egyptians Accessorized With Meteorites

  May 30, 2013 — Researchers have found conclusive proof that Ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make symbolic accessories for their ... > full story
• Saturn
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  Cassini Finds Hints of Activity at Saturn Moon Dione

  May 29, 2013 — From a distance, most of the Saturnian moon Dione resembles a bland cueball. Thanks to close-up images of a 500-mile-long (800-kilometer-long) mountain on the moon from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, ... > full story
• Geography
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  Arctic Current Flowed Under Deep Freeze of Last Ice Age, Study Says

  May 29, 2013 — During the last ice age, when thick ice covered the Arctic, many scientists assumed that the deep currents below that feed the North Atlantic Ocean and help drive global ocean currents slowed or even ... > full story
• Trees
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  Subfossil Forest Discovered at Building Site in Zurich

  May 29, 2013 — The fact that many finds have happened by chance was demonstrated again recently in Zurich. A dendrochronologist was just having a look at a building site when he noticed a few tree stumps on the ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
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  Ancient Plants Reawaken: Plants Exposed by Retreating Glaciers Regrowing After Centuries Entombed Under Ice

  May 28, 2013 — When Catherine La Farge threads her way through the recently exposed terrain left behind by retreating glaciers, she looks at the ancient plant remains a lot closer than most. Now, her careful ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  Historic Sea-Level Change Along New Jersey Coastline Mapped

  May 28, 2013 — A new study relied upon fossil records of marshland to reconstruct the changes in sea level along the New Jersey coast going back 10,000 ... > full story
• Climate
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  Study Explores Atmospheric Impact of Declining Arctic Sea Ice

  May 28, 2013 — New research explores the impact of ice free seas on the planet's atmospheric ... > full story

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