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New computer techniques to analyze historic Hebrew, Arabic documents under development

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) will combine the scientific and scholarly expertise of their humanities and computer science experts in a new project to analyze degraded Hebrew documents.

Technology / Computer Sciences

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Oldest Jewish archaeological evidence on the Iberian Peninsula

German archaeologists of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena found one of the oldest archaeological evidence so far of Jewish Culture on the Iberian Peninsula at an excavation site in the south of Portugal, ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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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 ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Pollution teams with thunderclouds to warm atmosphere

Pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thunderstorm clouds, according to a computational study published May 10 in Geophysical Research Letters. How much the warming effect of these clouds offsets the cooling that o ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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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 ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Einstein's archive now available online

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you ever wanted to glimpse into Albert Einstein's thoughts, now you can. Last week, the complete catalog of about 80,000 documents written by or addressed to Einstein—letters, postcards, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7

Israel university upgrades Einstein archive

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday launched an updated version of its online Einstein Archives website, providing access to more than 80,000 documents connected to the seminal physicist.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Tomb exploration reveals first archaeological evidence of Christianity from the time of Jesus

The archaeological examination by robotic camera of an intact first century tomb in Jerusalem has revealed a set of limestone Jewish ossuaries or "bone boxes" that are engraved with a rare Greek inscription and a unique iconographic ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Climate change threatens many tree species: researchers

Global warming is already affecting the earth in a variety of ways that demand our attention. Now, research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem indicates that many tree species might become ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In 'God's almost chosen peoples,' UA historian explores religion in Civil War

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the horrendous slaughter of the Civil War, people from all denominations turned to their faith to explain and justify the causes for which they fought – and to find reasons for pressing on. A new ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Ancient Bible fragments reveal a forgotten history

New research has uncovered a forgotten chapter in the history of the Bible, offering a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture.

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