Experts say they have confirmed for the first time the precise origin of some of the rocks at Stonehenge.It has long been suspected that rhyolites from the northern Preseli Hills helped build the monument ( Read more... )

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'Females are failed males,' says 16th century guide book on women:

A guide written in 1505 has been found and it contains 'secrets' about females that take political incorrectness to extremes.

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(Aug. 17) -- Archaeologists attempting to unlock the secrets of the Great Pyramid of Giza have a new helper: a drill- and camera-toting robot designed to peer into the magnificent structure's unexplored nooks and crannies. It's hoped that this high-tech explorer -- built by researchers at England's Leeds University, together with France's Dassault ( Read more... )

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Aquatic 'Dead Zones' Contributing to Climate Change
           (Mar. 12, 2010) - The increased frequency and intensity of oxygen-deprived "dead zones" along the world's coasts can negatively impact environmental conditions in far more than just local waters. In the March 12 edition of the journal Science, University of Maryland Center for ( Read more... )

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Firefighters wage a 5-day battle to save Mount Wilson ObservatoryIt was near midnight Monday, and Larry Peabody looked toward a leading flank of the giant Station fire as it advanced over a ridge in the Angeles National Forest, marching toward the Mt. Wilson Observatory ( Read more... )

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