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NASA's Mars Rovers Set Surface Longevity Record
May 21, 2010 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project will pass a historic Martian longevity record on May 20. The Opportunity rover will surpass the duration record set by NASA's Viking 1 Lander of six years and ... > full story -
Extinct Giant Shark Nursery Discovered in Panama
May 17, 2010 Young giant sharks, now extinct, may have grown up in shallow water nurseries, according to new findings from Panama's Gatun ... > full story -
Advanced Geographical Models Bring New Perspective to Study of Archaeology
May 14, 2010 The use of computational modeling is providing new opportunities to the field of archaeology and can possibly enhance previous findings of how humans and the environment ... > full story -
Water Was Present During Birth of Earth, Study of Silver Suggests
May 13, 2010 Tiny variations in the isotopic composition of silver in meteorites and Earth rocks are helping scientists put together a timetable of how our planet was assembled beginning 4.568 billion years ago. ... > full story -
Robin Hood's Prison: Uncovering Nottingham's Hidden Medieval Sandstone Caves
May 13, 2010 The very latest laser technology combined with old fashioned pedal power is being used to provide a unique insight into the layout of Nottingham's sandstone caves -- where the city's renowned ... > full story -
Laser Beams Penetrating Thick Canopy Detect Thousands of New Structures, Show Maya Adept at 'Building Green'
May 11, 2010 A flyover of Belize's thick jungles has revolutionized archaeology worldwide and vividly illustrated the complex urban centers developed by one of the most-studied ancient civilizations -- the Maya. ... > full story -
Odd Dental Features Reveal Undocumented Primate: Previously Unknown Species Complicates Understanding of African Evolution
May 11, 2010 It's in the teeth. An odd mosaic of dental features recently unearthed in northern Egypt reveals a previously undocumented, highly-specialized primate called Nosmips aenigmaticus that lived in Africa ... > full story -
Egyptian Blue Found in Romanesque Altarpiece
May 5, 2010 Archeologists have discovered remains of Egyptian blue in a Romanesque altarpiece in the church of Sant Pere de Terrassa. This blue pigment was used from the days of ancient Egypt until the end of ... > full story -
Genetic Makeup of Hispanic/Latino Americans Influenced by Native American, European and African-American Ancestries
May 3, 2010 A new study finds that the imprint of European colonialism and imperialism is evident in the genetic makeup of today's Hispanic/Latino American populations. Scientists discovered that Europeans, ... > full story -
Uncovering the Truth About Viking Men
April 27, 2010 Vikings are associated with weapons and warfare, machismo and mayhem. But many of them had the same concerns about choosing their children's names as we do, says a UK ... > full story
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