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May 2008
Huge "sturgeon ball" in Columbia a mystery
Seattle Times - United States
Sturgeon are ancient survivors that have changed little since the time of the dinosaurs. They can weigh more than 1500 pounds and live well over 100 years. ...
Spirit of the hill
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
THIS story is about the Cave Djinn who lived in Bukit Puteri in Johor. There are so many stories about her. Dulu-dulu (in the old days) … she would lend her ...
British surrealism's greatest hoard, hidden in retired GP's house
guardian.co.uk - UK
There was controversy five years ago when a similar Aladdin's cave built up by the surrealist poet André Breton at his home in Paris was broken up and 5500 ...
’Worlds second-largest cave to boost tourism
The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
... in the cave that followed its opening, with Omanis in particular arriving in large numbers for their overall first glimp-ses of life underground. ...
Land of top hats and fairy chimneys
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
“My two sons think I’m crazy to live in a cave after my retirement! But how can you get bored with these mountains? They change colour every day and season. ...
To ISRU or Not to ISRU, This is the Dumbest Question
Space Ref (press release) - USA
However, Shackleton crater has significant disadvantages over the lunar north pole. Recent orbital and radar studies have shown that the terrain at the ...
Caver who uncovered Priest's Grotto in Ukraine to speak in Ithaca ...
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
In the spring of 1943, a group of Jewish families fled the horrors of the Third Reich by disappearing into Priest's Grotto, a mammoth underground cave in ...
–Dracula's got a lot to answer for but could you give a bat a home?
Scotsman - United Kingdom
In August and September, bats usually leave roosts in houses for colder hibernation sites, such as derelict buildings, caves and disused tunnels. ...
Ancient poem found on wood strip
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
On one side of the strip is a poem about Mt. Asaka, in present-day Fukushima Prefecture, while the other side bears a poem about Naniwazu, an ancient port
Crystal skull comes to Nanaimo
Nanaimo Daily News - BC, Canada
Such an ancient artifact, that's been carved hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago, is priceless, said Seid. Though it's rare to see one offered up,
Nanotechnology Risks: How Buckyballs Hurt Cells
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... hollow molecules Buckminsterfullerene after renowned American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller, the inventor of the geodesic dome. ...
Two-Year-Old Bear Hides Out In Tree House
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
The tree house was built for children to enjoy, but on Friday morning, a different kind of youngster decided to hide underneath it. For over four hours, ...
Six decades and half a world away
Boston Globe - United States
The team would be happy to find even the smallest piece of tooth or bone - anything that can solve the mystery of what happened to the two pilots.
Southern Utah tortoise continues decline
The Associated Press -
Desert tortoises spend up to 95 percent of their time in underground burrows, can have shells 15 inches across, bob their heads oddly during courtship and ...
This year 25th anniversary of the '12-mile yard sale'
Morning Sentinel - portland,maine,USA
BY ALAN CROWELL BIG OL' YARD SALE: Anita Wentworth sorts items for sale this weekend at her home on the West Ridge Road in Cornville. ...
Theatre stages mystery of the vanishing ice-cream
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
I am traumatised by the very thought of visiting the theatre. This stems from incidents in the past. One, for example, involved ice-cream, a fur coat and my ...
Crystal clear?
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
“Some things just catch your eye and imagination,” he says, slowly turning the artifact. “You can see it in a book or magazine, but it’s nothing like seeing ...
Passage to Indy
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Indy is called on to thwart an evil scheme to rule the world by capturing an ancient artifact with mythical powers that has the potential to destroy mankind
—Raise the Spitfire or let it be?
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
While humans have done no damage thus far, Cohn continues to worry that some determined artifact hunter will vandalize the remains. ...
Mysterious blob falls from sky at Souhegan High
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer It wasn't exactly a close encounter of the third kind, but a mysterious visitor from the sky came to Souhegan High School this ...
CO2 shape shifts and moves about on mysterious Iapetus
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
By Eric Schwartz Recent data from the Cassini mission to Saturn have shed new light on the surface of the saturnian moon Iapetus, particularly the presence ...
Mysterious Stingray Deaths Shake Calgary Zoo
CHQR - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
The Calgary Zoo has shutdown its brand new stingray exhibit after the sudden and mysterious death of almost all of the stingrays.
USD prof hopes summer vacation is spent underground
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
By Nick Hytrek, Journal staff columnist VERMILLION, SD -- So what are your summer vacation plans? A trip to the beach? The lake? ...
Astronomers begin search for 'vanishing' stars
Hindu - Chennai,India
A team, led by Christopher Kochanek of the Ohio State University in Columbus, is watching for the vanishing stars in 30 nearby galaxies using a 8.4-metre ...
Canyon Country family linked to iceman
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
After the discovery, the tribe - along with government groups - convened a discovery committee and led the culture, artifact and DNA studies.
Computed Radiography System Helps Uncover Secrets From The Past
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Additionally, an image of a Peruvian "false head" (falsa cabeza) revealed the surprising presence of shells inside the artifact. ...
Digitized manuscripts: a call to the mysterious world of old books
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Some time later the books were found buried in the garden of an infamous smuggler of historical artifact in İIstanbul. The books were brought to the National
'Broken Heart' Image the Last for NASA's Long-Lived Polar Mission
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
Polar orbits from Earth’s North Pole to its South Pole to study how solar wind particles and their energy enter Earth’s magnetosphere, the area surrounding ...
Reno quake activity lessens but threat still exists
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The number of earthquakes in a nine-week-long swarm of temblors that has shaken Reno has leveled off in recent days, but the threat of a major earthquake ...
The Yellowstone Special put our town on the map
West Yellowstone News - West Yellowstone,MT,USA
The effects of damage caused by the Hebgen Lake Earthquake of 1959, and the diminishing popularity of train travel in favor of cars, led to the demise of ...
Rome's Secret Gems Revealed
ABC News - USA
By CLARK BENTSON Rome just celebrated its 2761st birthday and keeps on spilling out its ancient clues and secrets. The city was founded near the Palatine ...
Dinosaur dung, other ancient finds go up for auction in NYC
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The priciest item up for sale is the Fukang Meteorite, weighing almost a ton. It was discovered in Fukang, China, in 2000, and Bonhams says it's expected to ...
Ancient meteorite goes unsold in NY as dung sells
International Herald Tribune - France
NEW YORK: Some dinosaur dung was snapped up at auction in New York even as a 4.5 billion year old meteorite which was supposed to top the sale went unsold. ..
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