Search resumes for Nazi gold train that might not even exist
Explorers in Poland began digging Tuesday for a legendary Nazi train said to be laden with treasure and armaments.
Archaeology
Aug 16, 2016
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The hunt for war treasure in the Philippines has hidden meanings
Many believe that enormous quantities of gold lie buried somewhere in the Philippines. According to a popular account, Japanese soldiers used the Philippines as a base to hide treasures they had plundered from regions under ...
Archaeology
Aug 10, 2016
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Microplastics—an environmental cause for concern
Plastics became widespread after the second World War, and as a material, plastic is still relatively young. Microscopic plastic particles, or microplastics, have caught the eye of researchers only quite recently. Microplastics ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2016
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Los Alamos app allows users to visit 1940s 'Atomic City'
Los Alamos, a once secret city where scientists participated in the nation's classified World War II nuclear development program, can now be experienced much like it was then with a new app.
Software
Jun 12, 2016
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New mobile application allows users to take virtual tour of Project Y of Manhattan Project National Historical Park
A new, free mobile application titled "Los Alamos: The Secret City of the Manhattan Project," is now available for download from the Apple store.
Software
Jun 8, 2016
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Downed World War II aircraft missing for 72 years located in Pacific Islands
An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944 was recently located in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau by Project RECOVER—a collaborative effort to combine the most advanced oceanographic ...
Earth Sciences
May 25, 2016
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Air power now weapon of choice
Air power has become the weapon of choice for Western politicians because it causes maximum destruction with the minimum of commitment, according to new research from a University of Exeter academic.
Other
May 6, 2016
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Underwater archaeology looks at atomic relic of the Cold War
The April issue of Springer's Journal of Maritime Archaeology (JMA) focuses on a single shipwreck as the lens through which maritime archaeology assesses the advent of the Atomic Age and the Cold War. The wreck is the World ...
Archaeology
Apr 28, 2016
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The rise and fall of the antibiotic age
It's a dog-eat-dog world, but in the lab of University of Alberta bacteriologist Jon Dennis, it's actually virus-eat-bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 22, 2016
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Jewish family makes claims to prized Passover manuscript
The grandchildren of one of the earliest Jewish victims of the Nazis are laying claim to a jewel of Israel's top museum: the world's oldest illustrated Passover manuscript.
Other
Apr 21, 2016
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