News tagged with egyptians
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.
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May 24, 2012 |
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Muslim Brotherhood candidate trails in race for Egypt's presidency: UMD poll
As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate tied for fourth place. Researchers describe the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 21, 2012 |
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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 ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Astronomers discovered ancient Egyptian observations of a variable star
The study of the "Demon star", Algol, made by a research group of the University of Helsinki, Finland, has received both scientific and public attention. The period of the brightness variation of this eclipsing binary star ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 16, 2012 |
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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.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 11, 2012 |
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Zynga sues French startup over "Ville" game
Zynga is out to strip "Ville" from the name of a social game made by French firm Kobojo on the grounds it piggybacks on a line of its titles including "CityVille" and "FarmVille."
May 08, 2012 |
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Cairo Calendar shows Egyptians discovered binary Algol first
(Phys.org) -- Algol, aka the Demon Star, is actually a binary star in the Perseus constellation, and has been the subject of speculation for hundreds of years. Now a group of Finnish researchers propose that ...
May 02, 2012 |
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Technology's power to misinform dims utopian hopes
(Phys.org) -- The ability for computer technology to automatically create a society of smart, tolerant citizens may be more hype and hope than reality,according to a Penn State Altoona researcher.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering
A possible new feline disease identified by veterinarians in Scotland leaves cats walking like robots. Meanwhile thousands of years and miles apart, new research sheds light on cats bred to become mummies in Egyptian antiquity. ...
Apr 11, 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.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 09, 2012 |
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100,000 Egypt cattle hit by foot-and-mouth: vets
Nearly 100,000 head of cattle are believed to have been struck by foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt, where a major new outbreak is threatening the entire region, veterinary sources warned on Tuesday.
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Study analyzes Twitter as news source during Arab Spring
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Illinois at Chicago study explores the uses of Twitter as a news reporting mechanism during last year's Mideast uprisings known as Arab Spring.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Statue, chapels and animal mummies found in Egypt
A wooden statue of a king, a private offering chapel, a monumental building and remains of over 80 animal mummies found by a University of Toronto-led team in Abydos, Egypt reveal intriguing information about ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 12, 2012 |
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On the edge of friction
(PhysOrg.com) -- The problem exists on both a large and a small scale, and it even bothered the ancient Egyptians. However, although physicists have long had a good understanding of friction in things like ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Project uses mummy DNA to differentiate croc species
The Nile crocodile is a species that was identified by ancient Egyptians. Genetic analysis done by a group of geneticists using samples taken from species throughout the animal's range and including DNA from mummified crocodile ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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