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Beer and Bling in Iron Age Europe
March 19, 2012 Celtic burial mounds in southwest Germany, offer a glimpse of how Iron Age people lived in a time before written records were kept. Using both old-school archaeology and new technology, the ... > full story -
Spotting Ancient Sites, from Space
March 19, 2012 An archaeologist has dramatically simplified the process of finding early human settlements by using computers to scour satellite images for the tell-tale clues of human habitation, and in the ... > full story -
The Viking Journey of Mice and Men
March 19, 2012 House mice happily live wherever there are humans. When populations of humans migrate the mice often travel with them. New research has used evolutionary techniques on modern day and ancestral mouse ... > full story -
Mystery Human Fossils Put Spotlight on China
March 14, 2012 Fossils from two caves in southwest China have revealed a previously unknown Stone Age people and give a rare glimpse of a recent stage of human evolution with startling implications for the early ... > full story -
Are Silver Nanoparticles Harmful?
March 14, 2012 Silver nanoparticles cause more damage to testicular cells than titanium dioxide nanoparticles, according to a recent study. However, the use of both types may affect testicular cells with possible ... > full story -
Santorini: The Ground Is Moving Again in Paradise
March 13, 2012 The Santorini caldera, which sits underneath a famous tourist destination, is awake again and rapidly deforming at levels never seen ... > full story -
Statue, Chapels and Animal Mummies Found in Egypt
March 12, 2012 A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found in Abydos, Egypt, reveal intriguing information about ritual activity ... > full story -
Metamaterials May Advance With New Femtosecond Laser Technique
March 8, 2012 "Lucky" combination of chemicals and laser pulses enables high-resolution, 3D patterning for futuristic optical ... > full story -
Wash Your Mouth out With Silver, to Treat Hard-to-Treat Mouth Infections?
March 8, 2012 Yeasts which cause hard-to-treat mouth infections are killed using silver nanoparticles in the laboratory, scientists have found. These yeast infections, caused by Candida albicans and Candida ... > full story -
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Can Increase Carbon Storage in the Soil
March 5, 2012 Elevated carbon dioxide concentrations can increase carbon storage in the soil, according to results from a 12-year carbon dioxide-enrichment ... > full story
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