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Viking mass grave linked to elite killers of the medieval world

A mass grave found in Dorset could belong to a crew of Viking mercenaries who terrorised Europe in the 11th century – according to a new documentary on National Geographic which pieces together the story ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 2




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Venus, a planetary portrait of inner beauty

(Phys.org) -- A Venus transit across the face of the sun is a relatively rare event -- occurring in pairs with more than a century separating each pair. There have been all of 53 transits of Venus across the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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What does Islam say about the fate of others?

Since Sept. 11, it has become increasingly common to hear about Muslims who condemn all non-Muslims – or "infidels" – to hell, but this has never been a foundation of Islamic thought, argues a Michigan ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (22) | comments 69

Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual

Today’s mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests a new study that examined hundreds of years of ancient tree ring and fire data from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Vatican and Oxford libraries announce joint digital conversion of some manuscripts, books

More world literature just got its door kicked open digitally. For the first time scholars will be able to compare material kept in the separate collections for centuries.

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created Apr 14, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Conservatism saved Iceland from catastrophe

The people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices, an innovative new study suggests.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica

The first day of spring brought record high temperatures across the northern part of the United States, while much of the Southwest was digging out from a record-breaking spring snowstorm. The weather, it seems, has gone ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

"Skyrim" and "Portal" stars at game conference

Sweeping medieval fantasy game "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" and addictive puzzle play in "Portal 2" won accolades at the world's largest gathering of game makers that wraps up Friday in San Francisco.

Technology / Software

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ancient Arabic writings help scientists piece together past climate

Ancient manuscripts written by Arabic scholars can provide valuable meteorological information to help modern scientists reconstruct the climate of the past, a new study has revealed. The research, published in Weather, analys ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Making the bones speak

In a narrow, modest laboratory in Michigan State University’s Giltner Hall, students pore over African skeletons from the Middle Ages in an effort to make the bones speak.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is third party funding effectively regulated in the UK?

A study shows that the market for litigation funding, otherwise known as third party funding, is firmly established for commercial disputes in the UK and is extending into cases involving ordinary citizens, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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