News tagged with alexander the great
Darwin's travels may have led to illness, death
(AP) -- The very travels that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and shaped modern biology may have led to one of the illnesses that plagued the British naturalist for decades and ultimately led ...
May 06, 2011 |
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Experts question claim that Alexander the Great's half-brother is buried at Vergina
The tomb was discovered during the excavation of a large mound - the Great Tumulus - at Vergina in 1977. Along with many treasures including ceremonial military equipment, bronze utensils, silver tableware, ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 08, 2010 |
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A rare discovery: An engraved gemstone carrying a portrait of Alexander the Great
A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa ...
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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MIT biologist relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell's most complex structure
One of the most important structures in a cell is the nuclear pore complex — a tiny yet complicated channel through which information flows in and out of the cell’s nucleus, directing all other cell ...
May 22, 2012 |
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Rumors swirl of smaller iPad, which Jobs detested
(AP) -- Apple generates more gossip than the Kardashians.
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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Probing hydrogen under extreme conditions
(Phys.org) -- How hydrogen--the most abundant element in the cosmos--responds to extremes of pressure and temperature is one of the major challenges in modern physical science. Moreover, knowledge gleaned ...
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble
(AP) -- AOL's $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of "Antiques Roadshow" moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Tasting carbon with WAFT'ed light: New instrument analyzes tiny samples at low pressure and temperature
(Phys.org) -- When delving into the nuances of carbon dioxide, a new instrument designed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "sips" the sample and reveals information about the source of ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 09, 2012 |
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New toothed flying reptile found from the Early Creataceous of Western Liaoning, China
Although paleontologists have greatly increase the pterosaur diversity in the last decades, particularly due to discoveries made in western Liaoning, China, very little is known regarding pterosaur biogeography. ...
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Mar 23, 2012 |
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iPad dominates due to Apple's supply deals
Apple certainly has lots of buzz and corporate cache behind its products, but there's a hidden - almost mundane - reason its newest iPad is likely to dominate the competition: the advantageous deals the company ...
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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Ancient 'graffiti' unlock the life of the common man
History is often shaped by the stories of kings and religious and military leaders, and much of what we know about the past derives from official sources like military records and governmental decrees. Now ...
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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Half of species found by 'great plant hunters'
(PhysOrg.com) -- With an estimated 15-30% of the world’s flowering plants yet to be discovered, finding and recording new plant species is vital to our understanding of global biodiversity.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Self-assembling nanorods: Researchers obtain 1-, 2- and 3-D nanorod arrays and networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- A relatively fast, easy and inexpensive technique for inducing nanorods - rod-shaped semiconductor nanocrystals - to self-assemble into one-, two- and even three-dimensional macroscopic structures ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 01, 2012 |
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