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Egyptian papyrus found in ancient Irish bog

Irish scientists have found fragments of Egyptian papyrus in the leather cover of an ancient book of psalms that was unearthed from a peat bog, Ireland's National Museum said on Monday.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 4




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Banana peels get a second life as water purifier

To the surprisingly inventive uses for banana peels — which include polishing silverware, leather shoes, and the leaves of house plants — scientists have added purification of drinking water contaminated with potentially ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

String of Fullerene Pearls

Under an atomic force microscope, the tiny structures look like fragments of nanoscopic pearl necklaces. In reality, the “pearls” are fullerene molecules that are linked together by means of a special fullerene-binding molecule. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 30, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Post oak grasshoppers emerging

They're not afraid of heights, they're voracious, and Dr. Spencer Behmer wants to know if you've seen them hanging out in oak trees or on your house. They're post oak grasshoppers, and Behmer, a Texas Agricultural Experiment ...

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created Apr 17, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Showgirl, the Comic Strip and the Physicists

Cross-dressing singers and The Beano are not the sorts of topics you'd expect to hear discussed at a physics conference. But that's exactly what will happen at the Institute of Physics in London on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 ...

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created Apr 24, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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