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Oldest Jewish Archaeological Evidence on the Iberian Peninsula
Archaeologists have found
one of the oldest artifacts
of Jewish culture on the
Iberian Peninsula at an
excavation site in the south
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As D-Day Anniversary Approaches, New Geological Insights
Two geology professors have
discovered tiny bits of
shrapnel and other
microscopic remnants of the
D-Day invasion in samples of
sand collected on Omaha
... > full story
Categories for Kinship Vary Between Languages
Different languages refer to
family relationships in
different ways. For example,
English speakers use two
terms -- grandmother and
grandfather -- to refer to
grandparents, while Mandarin
... > full story
Oldest Art Even Older: New Dates from Geißenklösterle Cave Show Early Arrival of Modern Humans, Art and Music
New dates from
Geißenklösterle
Cave in Southwest Germany
document the early arrival
of modern humans and early
... > full story
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Hacking Code of Leaf Vein Architecture Solves Mysteries, Allows Predictions of Past Climate
May 23, 2012 — Life scientists have discovered new laws leaves follow as they grow and evolve. These easy-to-apply mathematical rules can be used to better predict the climates of the past, as determined from the ... > full story -
Factors Behind Past Lemur Species Extinctions Put Surviving Species in 'Ecological Retreat'
May 23, 2012 — At least 17 species of lemurs have vanished on Madagascar over the last 2,000 years, with human activity likely a central factor. New research examined eight of those extinctions, and findings ... > full story -
Geological Record Shows Air Up There Came from Below
May 23, 2012 — The influence of the ground beneath us on the air around us could be greater than scientists had previously thought, according to new research that links the long-ago proliferation of oxygen in ... > full story -
Human-Like Spine Morphology Found in Aquatic Eel Fossil
May 22, 2012 — For decades, scientists believed that a spine with multiple segments was an exclusive feature of land-dwelling animals. But the discovery of the same anatomical feature in a 345-million-year-old eel ... > full story -
Archaeology: Spectacular Tomb Containing More Than 80 Individuals Discovered in Peru
May 22, 2012 — Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular tomb containing more than eighty individuals of different ages. This discovery – provisionally dated to around 1000 years ago – was made at ... > full story -
Gold-Plated Fossil Solution
May 22, 2012 — Scientists have found a solution to a research problem involving fossils right next ... > full story -
Squid Ink from Jurassic Period Identical to Modern Cuttlefish Ink
May 21, 2012 — Scientists have found that two ink sacs from 160-million-year-old giant squid fossils discovered 2 years ago in England contain the pigment melanin, and that it is essentially identical to the ... > full story -
Hunter-Gatherers and Horticulturalist Lifestyle Linked to Lower Blood Pressure Increases, Atherosclerosis Risks
May 21, 2012 — Traditional "hunter-gatherer" and "horticulturalist" populations have significantly lower age-related increases in blood pressure and less risks of atherosclerosis than "modernized" populations. ... > full story -
Unique Gold Earring Found in Intriguing Collection of Ancient Jewelry in Israel
May 21, 2012 — When archaeologists opened an ancient vessel found at Israel's Tel Megiddo dig, they found a surprising treasure trove of ancient jewelry -- and an earring which may have had a unique Egyptian ... > full story -
Ancient History of Circumarctic Peoples Illuminated
May 17, 2012 — Scientists have discovered new information about the migration patterns of the first humans to settle the Americas. The studies identify the historical relationships among various groups of Native ... > full story
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