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Penguin colony flourishing after being driven to brink of extinction

Eighty years after slipping to the brink of extinction, a colony of King Penguins at Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean has rebounded and is flourishing through conservation efforts, Australian researchers ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Probing Question: Is the Ark of the Covenant real?

When you hear the words "Ark of the Covenant" what comes to mind? For some, Steven Spielberg’s film "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" provides the most vivid pop-culture reference to this mysterious ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (25) | comments 25

Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem

(AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed ...

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0




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Forensic sleuth probes fate of royal lovers and lion hearts

The French media like to call him the "Indiana Jones of the graveyards", but perhaps a better tag would be the Sherlock Holmes of forensic science.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ancient Bethlehem seal unearthed in Jerusalem

Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the oldest artifact ...

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (16) | comments 28

Archaeologist finds first evidence of cult in Judah at time of King David

Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, the Yigal Yadin Professor of Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today the discovery of objects that for the first time shed ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D

Vicarious travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis build by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project launched this week.

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Archaeologists discover lost language

Evidence for a forgotten ancient language which dates back more than 2,500 years, to the time of the Assyrian Empire, has been found by archaeologists working in Turkey.

Other Sciences / Other

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Painted ancient Maya numbers reflect calendar reaching well beyond 2012 (w/ Video)

A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets.

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (16) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China

In the first exhibition of its kind, the Fitzwilliam Museum will relate the story of the quest for immortality and struggle for imperial legitimacy in ancient China’s Han Dynasty.

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created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Greening up the blue dye in jeans, police uniforms and the red, white and blue

Efforts are underway to develop a more environmentally friendly process for dyeing denim with indigo, the storied "king of dyes," used to the tune of 50,000 tons annually to color cotton blue jeans and hundreds of other products. ...

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Ancient penguin DNA is key to conservation

Conservation of the King Penguin is proving successful following research showing that the species has recovered past genetic diversity in just 80 years despite a prior threat of extinction.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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