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Earliest Evidence For Large Scale Organized Warfare In The Mesopotamia
A huge battle destroyed one of the world's earliest cities at around 3500 B.C. and left behind, preserved in their places, artifacts from daily life in an urban settlement in upper Mesopotamia, according to a joint announcement from the University of Chicago and the Department of Antiquities in Syria. The discovery provides the earliest evidence for large scale organized warfare in the Mesopotamian world. Fisheries Agency Lists Puget Sound Killer Whales as Endangered
November 2005 announcement by the NOAA Fisheries Service that a "group of killer whales that visits Washington state's Puget Sound every summer has been listed as an endangered species under the federal Endangered Species Act."Includes links to more detailed information about the killer whales (orcas), which are officially known as Southern Resident killer whales. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Love At First ... Smell
Why do some males smell better than others? Scientists at Cardiff University, in collaboration with colleagues at Max-Plank Society, Germany - and the help of stickleback fish - have identified the chemical responsible. Whales For The Saving: Research Demonstrates Need For Speed Restrictio
There are less than 400 of them left in the world, and many of them travel to Canadian waters each year to feed. The North Atlantic Right Whale is one of the most endangered whales in the world. New research is helping ensure these whales are protected from vessel strikes when they make their annual trek to the Roseway Basin on the Scotian Shelf. Lethal bird flu virus
Although H5N1, the avian influenza virus, darling of a scare-mongering media is lethal. No doubt about it. It’s just that at this point in human history, this virus is not in a human transmissable form, thankfully.Now, a new study of patients who became infected with H5N1 in Vietnam has revealed clues as to why the [...] Innovative Satellite System Proves Worth With Better Weather Forecasts
Preliminary findings from a revolutionary satellite system launched earlier this year show that the system can boost the accuracy of forecasts of hurricane behavior, significantly improve long-range weather forecasts, and monitor climate change with unprecedented accuracy. There will be a press conference/teleconference at 5 p.m. Eastern Time today. 'Here Comes Another Bubble' Bounces Back
The Richter Scales scrub Lane Hartwell's photo from a satirical video at the heart of a copyright controversy. Version 1.1 -- now with credits -- hits YouTube. Solar Wind Originates In Coronal Funnels
The ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft determines the origin of the fast solar wind in the magnetized atmosphere of the Sun. How to Pop a Cork With a Sword
Want to make a splash this New Year's Eve? Forget the timid champagne twist: Decapitate your bottle of bubbly with a saber instead. By Lewis Wallace. Everyday Text Shows That Old Persian Was Probably More Commonly Used T
For the first time, a text has been found in Old Persian language that shows the written language in use for practical recording and not only for royal display. The text is inscribed on a damaged clay tablet from the Persepolis Fortification Archive. The tablet is an administrative record of the payout of at least 600 quarts of an as-yet unidentified commodity at five villages near Persepolis in about 500 B.C.
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