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Ancient Egyptians wore space bling made from meteorites
2013-05-31 23:32:38| CNET News.com
More than a hundred years after the discovery of some ancient Egyptian iron beads, scientists finally determine their origin. [Read more]
Ancient plants reawaken: Plants exposed by retreating glaciers regrowing after centuries entom
2013-05-29 03:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: When University of Alberta researcher Catherine La Farge threads her way through the recently exposed terrain left behind by retreating glaciers, she looks at the ancient plant remains a lot closer than most. Now, her careful scrutiny has revealed a startling reawakening of long-dormant plants known as bryophytes. La Farge, a researcher in the Faculty of Science, and director and curator of the Cryptogamic Herbarium at the University of Alberta, has overturned a long-held assumption that all of...
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India's ancient university returns to life
2013-05-29 01:00:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
University accepts first new students for 800 years
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United Kingdom: Ancient woodland restoration project secures 1.9m funding
2013-05-28 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Association: A project to restore tens of thousands of acres of ancient woodland has secured 1.9m from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The five-year scheme by the Woodland Trust aims to return post-war conifer plantations to their original native woodland state, restoring natural habitat which is home to more than 250 rare and threatened wildlife species. Restoring ancient woodland involves gradually removing conifers from a plantation to allow more light to penetrate the canopy, encouraging specialist native...
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New Imaging System 'Reads' Ancient Scrolls
2013-05-16 17:00:00| TechWeb
X-ray-based imaging system uses computer modeling to create virtual versions of ancient scrolls, allowing researchers access to never-before-seen documents.
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