Abu Simbel, site of two temples on the Nile River, south of Aswān, in southern Egypt. The temples were carved out of a sandstone cliff about 1250 bc during the reign of Ramses II.
A clump of hair that lay frozen in the Greenland tundra for 4,000 years has yielded DNA from the earliest Arctic residents, and offers clues to their origins.
The left hemisphere of the human brain is dominant in the production of speech and signed language. Whether similar lateralization of function for communicative signal production is present in other primates remains a topic of considerable debate.
Among countless other debates about Homer's Odyssey,including whether or not the poem can be attributed to Homer himself,is whether Odysseus returns home to experience a total solar eclipse.But a Rockefellow Univ. scientist and a colleague from Argentina>
An archaeological excavation at a site located near Pulborough,West Sussex,has thrown new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals,It provides a snapshot of a thriving,developing population-rather than communities of the verge of extinctio
A team of international neuroscientists have announced that a component of the resin made from Boswellia trees, more commonly called Frankincense, biochemically relieves anxiety in mice, and presumably people.
The life-sized bust showing the Roman ruler with wrinkles and hollows in his face is tentatively dated to 46 B.C. Divers uncovered the Caesar bust and a collection of other finds in the Rhone near the town of Arles -- founded by Caesar.
GlobeScan today unveiled a new mechanism for measuring and comparing individual consumer behavior as it relates to the environment. Individuals around the world can find out where they rank.
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling (pdf) in United States v. Arnold allows border patrol agents to search your laptop or other digital device without limitation when you are entering the country. EFF and many civil liberties, travelers' rights, immigration
Discussion on the possibility of Peace as a demonstrable phenomena.
We need to have a certain number of us who are thinking & living in Peace to achieve the critical mass that can influence the outcome.
The first modern humans had something Neanderthals didn't. About 30,000 years ago, our Neanderthal neighbors died off while we survived. Scientists are unsure what gave us an edge, but new research could help narrow down the possibilities.
Measurements of nicotine levels from household air and children's hair samples also indicated high exposure (78 %) to secondhand smoke among those living with a smoker.
