News tagged with turkeys
Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old lion adorning citadel gate complex in Turkey
Archaeologists leading the University of Toronto's Tayinat Archaeological Project in southeastern Turkey have unearthed the remains of a monumental gate complex adorned with stone sculptures, including a magnificently ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Archaeologists find cache of tablets in 2,700-year old Turkish temple
(PhysOrg.com) -- Excavations led by a University of Toronto archaeologist at the site of a recently discovered temple in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a cache of cuneiform tablets dating back to the Iron ...
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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China rockets to second in science publications (Update)
China has rocketed into second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines, according to a report released Monday by the Royal Society in London.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Turkish Academy of Sciences to lose its independence
(PhysOrg.com) -- Members of TÜBA, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, are threatening to resign en masse in order to fight a decree issued by the government of Turkey that would strip the Academy of its autonomy.
Sep 09, 2011 |
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GE's new triple-threat hybrid power plant technology selected to go up in Turkey
(PhysOrg.com) -- After recently announcing the development of new natural gas power plant technology, in addition to a partnership with eSolar, GE has now landed a contract with Turkish Developer MetCap Energy ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 09, 2011 |
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'Meating' a solution: Research finds that LED lights extend meat shelf life, save retailers money
A switch to LED lights in refrigeration units could save the retail meat industry millions of dollars each year, according to research from Kansas State University.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes
(PhysOrg.com) -- What would a Thanksgiving turkey be without its stuffing, and what better place for that stuffing than inside the turkey? Despite the tradition involved, a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Texas drought will harm wildlife habitat for years
(AP) -- In a muddy pile of sand where a pond once flowed in the Texas Panhandle, dead fish, their flesh already decayed and feasted on by maggots, lie with their mouths open. Nearby, deer munch on the equivalent ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Give thanks to the bee
(PhysOrg.com) -- When we sit down to give thanks at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, we should also be thanking the honey bee.
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Turkeys domesticated not once, but twice
Turkeys, the only domesticated animals from the New World that are now used globally, were actually domesticated twice -- once in Mesoamerica as was previously believed and once in what is now the southwestern ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Staple diet: Christmas turkey nightmare is resolved at last
The table has been set, the wine has been poured and the Christmas turkey is brought out for everyone's approval.
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Deadly quakes are coincidence, scientists say
(AP) -- Experts say there is nothing unusual about the latest spate of earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Turkey, but their devastating effects illustrate how increased construction up and down the world's fault lines can ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners
(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2009 |
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MRSA in livestock acquired drug resistance on the farm, now infects humans
Researchers have discovered that a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that humans contract from livestock was originally a human strain, but it developed resistance to antibiotics once i ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Tracking the true tale of turkeys
The turkey dinner is a staple part of Christmas Day, but new research at the University of Leicester reveals that the history of the much loved poultry is in fact rather varied and unexpected.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 11, 2010 |
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