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Early Bronze Age grave discovered in Perthshire

(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular Early Bronze Age grave at the Scottish Royal centre at Forteviot.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Revolutionary crane technology may be in Navy's future

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully completed multiphase testing of the Large Vessel Interface Lift On/Lift Off (LVI Lo/Lo) Crane technology demonstrator recently, marking a major milestone in at-sea, ship-to-ship ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Wind farm development can be powerful, as long as proper design is implemented

Wind energy helps alleviate some of the environmental concerns about burning fossil fuels, but wind farms also introduce their own problems related to wildlife conservation, including habitat loss and mortality to birds and ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

National Zoo Welcomes Whooping Crane

After an 88-year-long hiatus North America's tallest bird, the statuesque whooping crane (Grus americana), is once again on exhibit at the Bird House at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. An 11-yea ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, research suggests

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spacewalking astronauts move crane, skip shields

Two spacewalking astronauts moved a construction crane outside the International Space Station on Thursday, a cumbersome job that took so long they scrapped hanging shields to protect against space junk. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Space image: Expedition 30 cosmonauts perform spacewalk

(PhysOrg.com) -- This image of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, was taken during a spacewalk on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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