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Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot (AP)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:38 GMT

Bulgarian archaeologists work near a Thracian bronze chariot discovered near the village of Karanovo. A bronze chariot dating back to the second century AD has been unearthed in a Thracian burial mound in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Friday.(AFP/BGNES)AP - Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D.," Veselin Ignatov told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the site, near the southeastern village of Karanovo.



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NASA scales back flagship Mars mission (AP)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:14:59 GMT
AP - NASA is scrapping a controversial piece of hardware from its next-generation Mars rover that would have allowed the spacecraft to store rock fragments in a mini-basket for a future mission.


Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost (AP)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:39:43 GMT

In this image from NASA TV, mission specialist Shane Kimbrough cleans and lubricates the end of the International Space Stations' robotic arm during a space walk, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA TV)AP - Space shuttle Endeavour provided an orbital lift to the attached international space station on Friday as the astronauts encountered more problems with a new water recycling system.



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Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found (AP)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:01:09 GMT

In this image provided by the Kronenberg Foundation in Warsaw on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, a computer-generated reconstruction of what astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus may have looked like on the basis of a skull discovered in the cathedral in Frombork, northern Poland, is seen. Polish and Swedish researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton they have found with that taken from hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. (AP Photo/Kronenberg Foundation, HO)AP - Researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. The findings could put an end to centuries of speculation about the exact resting spot of Copernicus, a priest and astronomer whose theories identified the Sun, not the Earth, as the center of the universe.



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Bank Run: How Ginko Financial Went Down (LiveScience.com)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:42:04 GMT
LiveScience.com - A string of bank collapses prompted Alan Greenspan, U.S. economicguru and former head of the Federal Reserve, to admit last month thatlending institutions could not always be trusted to regulatethemselves. He could have taken a cue sooner by looking at the 2007collapse of Ginko Financial, a virtual investment bank in the onlinegame "Second Life."


Winter weather hard to predict this year: NOAA (Reuters)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:28:18 GMT
Reuters - Winter will be warmer than normal for much of the central United States, but government forecasters said on Thursday this season's weather for the rest of the country will be particularly hard to predict.


Space station's new urine recycler has glitches (Reuters)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:50:08 GMT

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough relocates one of the two Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) carts while attached to the International Space Station's robot arm in this view from NASA TV November 20, 2008. (NASA TV - /Reuters)Reuters - NASA is experiencing problems with a $250 million machine for recycling urine and other wastewater into drinking water for astronauts, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.



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New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered (HealthDay)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:02:29 GMT
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new species of the deadly Ebola virus has been identified by American and Ugandan scientists.


Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast (AP)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:08:54 GMT

This undated handout photo provided by Stephen Schuster, Penn State University, shows a ball of permafrost-preserved mammoth hair containing thick outer-coat and thin under-coat hairs. (AP Photo/Stephen Schuster, Penn State University)AP - Bringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the shaggy, prehistoric beast in as little as a decade or two.



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Interior Dept. takes action after scandal (AP)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:24:37 GMT
AP - The Interior Department has taken disciplinary action against more than a half dozen workers who accepted lavish gifts, partied and in some cases had sex with employees from the energy companies they regulated.


Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process (HealthDay)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:47:16 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic biomarkers that are highly accurate in determining physiological age have been identified by researchers at California's Buck Institute for Age Research, who said it may be possible to use these biomarkers to test anti-aging drugs.
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