Mixed decision in NY Dead Sea Scrolls case
(AP)—A New York appeals court has reached a mixed decision in the appeal of a man convicted of harassment in an academic debate about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Jan 30, 2013
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Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library
More than six decades since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls—and thousands of years after they were written—Israel on Tuesday put 5,000 images of the ancient biblical artifacts online in a partnership ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Poor countries demand action at UN climate talks (Update)
(AP)—As disputes intensify at the already-bogged down United Nations climate negotiations, the Philippines on Thursday called for urgent action to halt global warming, citing its own experience with a deadly ...
Dec 06, 2012
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Tropical collapse caused by lethal heat: Extreme temperatures blamed for 'dead zone'
Scientists have discovered why the 'broken world' following the worst extinction of all time lasted so long – it was simply too hot to survive.
Oct 18, 2012
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Drastic desertification: Researchers study Dead Sea climate past, finding dramatic results
Over the past 10,000 years, climate changes in the Dead Sea region have led to surprisingly swift desertification within mere decades. This is what researchers from the University of Bonn and their Israeli colleagues found ...
Aug 22, 2012
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Researchers discover how 'zombie worms' bore into skeletons
(Phys.org) -- In 2002, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovered a unique species of worms in the ocean that live off of the skeletons of dead fish and whales on the sea floor, ...
Jul 02, 2012
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Thousands of shellfish found dead in Peru
Hebrew inscription appears to confirm 'sign of Jonah' and Christian reference on ancient artifact
(Phys.org) -- Following the recent announcement of the discovery of the earliest known Christian imagery in the exploration of a sealed first century Jerusalem tomb, controversy predictably erupted, with numerous members ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Endangered bats find sanctuary in Israeli 'ghost bunkers'
Study finds that the Dead Sea almost dried up over 100,000 years ago
Rapidly dropping water levels of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth's surface heralded for its medicinal properties, has been a source of ecological concern for years. Now a drilling project led by ...
Apr 10, 2012
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NASA sees new salt in an ancient sea
(Phys.org) -- The expansion of massive salt evaporation projects on the Dead Sea are clearly visible in this time series of images taken by Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Apr 09, 2012
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A human touch for ancient scripts at Italy's book hospital
Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to one of the oldest Korans in the world.
Dec 26, 2011
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Dead Sea drilling research project portends ominous future for Middle East
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers drilling in the center of the Dead Sea have found that approximately 120,000 years ago, the area became so dry the Sea dried up completely, or nearly so, and worse, it ...
Dec 07, 2011
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Dead Sea researchers discover freshwater springs and numerous micro-organisms
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered deep freshwater springs on the Dead Sea floor that feed into this rapidly dwindling body of water.
Sep 27, 2011
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2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online
Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time on Monday in a project launched by Israel's ...
Sep 26, 2011
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