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 CONTRIBUTOR: . When the largest
modern-day plant-eaters -- elephants -- are confined to too small an area, they
devastate the vegetation. So 15,000 years ago, when the herbivores like the
Columbian mammoth, mastodons and giant ground sloths were even larger, more
numerous and more widely distributed, how did the landscape survive? A...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Radiocarbon analysis
of the decline and extinction of large mammals in the Americas lends support to
the idea that hunting by humans led to the animals' demise -- and backs the
generally accepted understanding of when humans arrived in, and how they
colonized, the Western Hemisphere. Mammuthus primigenius "Hebior Mammoth...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . On the floor of the
grave lay the skeleton of an adult male, stretched out on his back. Weapons lay
to his left, and jewelry to his right.Near the head and chest was a bronze
sword, its ivory hilt covered in gold. A gold-hilted dagger lay beneath it.
Still more...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . King Thutmose III,
sixth Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, tried to erase all memory of
Hatshepsut, the “Woman Who Was King”, but he was unsuccessful as traces of this
powerful female Pharaoh have remained. Now more evidence of her reign has been
found, as archaeologists have discovered...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Scientists are
looking to uncover hidden chambers and other ancient secrets of Egyptian
pyramids for the first time using powerful scanning technology. Ahram Online
reports that the international project, named Scan Pyramids, is set to delve
into the deepest recesses of pyramids of Egypt, according to Antiquities
Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . The following is
just one of numerous artificial landscapes on Mars that are still fooling many
Earthlings (notes 1, 2). Yesterday I was reviewing one of my previous posts
(note 3) and felt I need to elaborate on the reasons why the following objects
are not rocks on Mars: Red...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Substantially
smaller and longer-lasting batteries for everything from portable electronic
devices to electric cars could become a reality thanks to an innovative
technology developed by University of Waterloo researchers.Zhongwei Chen, a
chemical engineering professor at Waterloo, and a team of graduate students have
created a low-cost battery using silicon that...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Forget electric
skateboards and faux hoverboards, one startup is trying to convince commuters to
stick to the good old-fashioned bicycle. Meet the Gi FlyBike, a folding electric
bike that can travel up to 40 miles on one charge. The bike, which is now
available on Kickstarter, will also be for sale on...
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . ZME Science A team
of students in Canada invented a cheap, portable cooling device that doesn't
need any electricity....
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 CONTRIBUTOR: . Venus and Jupiter,
with Mars nearby, looking east on the morning of 27 October at 5:30 am. (click
to embiggen)Jupiter, with Venus and Mars at their closest, on the morning of 27
October at 5:30 am. (click to embiggen)The lineup of Jupiter, crescent Moon,
Mars and Venus on the morning...
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