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Did a 'Forgotten' Meteor Have a Deadly, Icy Double-Punch?
September 19, 2012 — When a huge meteor collided with Earth about 2.5 million years ago and fell into the southern Pacific Ocean it not only could have generated a massive tsunami but also may have plunged the world into ... > full story -
Jesus's Wife? Scholar Announces Existence of a New Early Christian Gospel from Egypt
September 18, 2012 — Four words on a previously unknown papyrus fragment provide the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus had been married, Harvard Professor Karen King told the 10th International ... > full story -
How Life Arose on Earth: Researchers Brew Up Organics on Ice
September 18, 2012 — Would you like icy organics with that? Maybe not in your coffee, but researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are creating concoctions of organics, or carbon-bearing molecules, on ice in the ... > full story -
Aldo Leopold's Field Notes Score a Lost 'Soundscape'
September 18, 2012 — Among his many qualities, the pioneering wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold was a meticulous taker of field ... > full story -
Dictionary Completed on Language Used Everyday in Ancient Egypt
September 18, 2012 — A dictionary of thousands of words chronicling the everyday lives of people in ancient Egypt -- including what taxes they paid, what they expected in a marriage and how much work they had to do for ... > full story -
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Comet May Have Exploded Over Canada 12,900 Years Ago After All
September 18, 2012 — New evidence and support for a theory introduced in 2007 suggested a comet may have exploded over Canada 12,900 years ago (the Younger Dryas Boundary), killing off the Clovis people and large animals ... > full story -
Crews Uncover Massive Roman Mosaic in Southern Turkey
September 18, 2012 — An archaeological team has uncovered a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey -- a meticulously crafted, 1,600-square-foot work of decorative handiwork built during the region's imperial zenith. ... > full story -
Skilled Hunters 300,000 Years Ago
September 17, 2012 — Finds from early stone age site in north-central Germany show that human ingenuity is nothing new -- and was probably shared by now-extinct species of humans. Archeologists have found eight extremely ... > full story -
X-Rays Unravel Mysterious Degradation of Van Gogh Painting: Protective Varnish Caused Discoloration
September 14, 2012 — Synchrotron X-ray analysis has identified why parts of a Van Gogh painting changed color over time: a supposedly protective varnish applied after the master's death has made some bright yellow ... > full story -
Roman Military Camp Dating Back to the Conquest of Gaul Throws Light on a Part of World History
September 14, 2012 — In the vicinity of Hermeskeil, a small town some 30 kilometers southeast of the city of Trier in the Hunsrueck region in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, archaeologists have ... > full story
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