Loss of biodiversity is a major challenge in today's world as is the quest for peace in regions engaged in conflict. But scientists writing in a Review published March 22 in Trends in Ecology & Evolution say that efforts ...
Ecology
Mar 22, 2017
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A new U.S. security measure banning many electronic devices on flights from eight mostly Muslim countries is leading travelers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in the Middle East.
Other
Mar 21, 2017
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A top Google executive on Monday apologised after UK company and government adverts appeared alongside extremist content on its Internet platforms.
Internet
Mar 20, 2017
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The lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water has declined to its lowest level in a hundred years, an Israeli official said Tuesday.
Environment
Mar 7, 2017
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Ancient heritage sites caught in the crossfire of war are, in many ways, little different from civilian populations trapped in the midst of armed conflict: Even when they continue to stand, they are crumbling inside.
Archaeology
Mar 3, 2017
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A stalagmite collected from a remote cave in the Middle East has revealed climate models may be underestimating the severity of droughts likely to hit the region in future years.
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2017
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The giant winged bulls that once stood sentry at the nearly 3,000-year-old palace at Nimrud have been hacked to pieces. The fantastical human-headed creatures were believed to guard the king from evil, but now their stone ...
Archaeology
Jan 6, 2017
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Climate change, not the ongoing regional conflict, was behind last year's huge dust storm in the Middle East, according to new research published in Environmental Research Letters.
Environment
Nov 8, 2016
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Archaeologists have removed the protective cover from one of the Middle East's largest carpet mosaics—but only for a day.
Archaeology
Oct 20, 2016
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The helicopter door opens and Robert Bewley leans out hundreds of feet above the Hisban Roman ruins outside Amman, Jordan. Feet on the struts, the Oxford University archaeologist begins snapping photos as the chopper circles ...
Archaeology
Oct 12, 2016
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