News tagged with stone balls
Researchers investigate mysterious stone spheres in Costa Rica
The ancient stone spheres of Costa Rica were made world-famous by the opening sequence of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when a mockup of one of the mysterious relics nearly crushed Indiana Jones.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Fireball over California/Nevada: How big was it?
(Phys.org) -- A bright ball of light traveling east to west was seen over the skies of central/northern California Sunday morning, April 22. The former space rock-turned-flaming-meteor entered Earth's atmosphere ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2012 |
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From caves to Stonehenge, ancient peoples painted with sound
Stone Age cave paintings evoke reverent silence in most people. But David Lubman, Miriam Kolar, and Steve Waller prefer to shout and clap instead.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Twitter unveils self-service advertising system
(AP) -- Buying ads on Twitter is about to get easier for small businesses as the online messaging service adds a key piece to its moneymaking model.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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First life may have arisen above serpentine rock, researchers say
(PhysOrg.com) -- About 3.8 billion years ago, Earth was teeming with unicellular life. A little more than 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was a ball of vaporous rock. And somewhere in between, the first organisms ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2011 |
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UT Austin Villa wins World RoboCup championships in 3-D simulation
UT Austin Villa, a team of programmers led by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists Peter Stone and Patrick MacAlpine, has won the 2011 RoboCupSoccer championships in the 3-D simulation division.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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3-D map of Guatemala's 'Head of stone' confirms size, location of ancient buildings
Archaeologists have made the first three-dimensional topographical map of ancient monumental buildings long buried under centuries of jungle at the Maya site "Head of Stone" in Guatemala.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Twitter, a five-year-old changing the world
At five years old, Twitter is just starting to change the world.
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Elephants are quick learners, offer helping hand
Elephants quickly learn to lend each other a helping hand - ah, make that a helping trunk.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Humans' critical ability to throw long distances aided by an illusion: study
Can't help molding some snow into a ball and hurling it or tossing a stone as far into a lake as you can? New research from Indiana University and the University of Wyoming shows how humans, unlike any other species on Earth, ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Review: Technology helps golfers fine-tune game
(AP) -- Golf is a constant quest for improvement, which is why new clubs, balls, training aids and other gadgets are introduced each year. If gadgets were truly the answer, of course, there would be more ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2011 |
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