News tagged with ancient romans
Castor oil: Action mechanism of one of the oldest drugs known to man elucidated
Castor oil is known primarily as an effective laxative; however, it was also used in ancient times with pregnant women to induce labour. Only now have scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung ...
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'Fool's gold' aids discovery of new options for cheap, benign solar energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pyrite, better known as "fool's gold," was familiar to the ancient Romans and has fooled prospectors for centuries – but has now helped researchers at Oregon State University discover ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Google Earth eclipses one billion downloads
Google Earth software has been downloaded more than one billion times, and that stellar achievement was marked Wednesday with a website showcasing ways the interactive replica of the planet is used.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Ancient wheat plague threatens world crops anew
Diseases that ravage wheat fields are as old as time itself. The ancient Romans even had a legend to explain the terrible plagues.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Professor moves Greek texts, Arabic translations online
Long before the Italians rediscovered original Greek sources during the Renaissance, Arab scholars recognized the importance of ancient science and philosophy and began translating precious writings into Arabic. ...
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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Ancient Roman spa awaits flooding in Turkey
Under a mild autumn sun, workers bustle about like bees at a Roman bath complex sprawling over a green plain in western Turkey in what looks like a regular excavation site.
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Oct 01, 2010 |
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Ancient Mayans Inspire Modern Fade Proof Dye
Physicists have created a dye that promises to last for a thousand years. The secret to this extraordinary durability? Its formula is based on a Mayan pigment, a brilliant blue color that survives to this ...
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Ancient Texts Present Mayans As Literary Geniuses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Literary critics, cultural scholars and aficionados of the Mayans, the only fully literate people of the pre-Columbian Americas, have lined up to call the first fully illustrated survey of ...
Mar 05, 2010 |
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UQ archaeology digs into the life behind Pompeii
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brisbane may be 2000 years and half-a-world away from Pompeii, but it hasn’t stopped a UQ archaeologist from digging up some hidden treasures.
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome
(AP) -- Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and ...
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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Via Tiburtina -- an interdisciplinary journey through Rome's urban landscape
Via Tiburtina is the name of the ancient road that is still in use, connecting Rome with the town of Tivoli. Architect Hans Bjur, a professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and professor Barbro Santillo ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Origins of Pompeii-style artefacts examined at ISIS
(PhysOrg.com) -- Roman artefacts which are nearly two thousand years old with similarities to ancient remains found at Pompeii in Italy will be examined at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s ISIS ...
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Feb 20, 2009 |
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