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UK's longest cave system linked Britain's longest network of underground caves, between Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire, has been linked up after years of hard work. See more The Caves under and around Ease Gill on the Cumbria/Lancash...

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Could King Arthur, the legendary leader of the Britons in the sixth century, have set up camp with his Knights of the Round Table in Brigg? This fascinating question has been raised in a newly-published booked called the The Anglo Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey. Author Dr Kevin Leahy has staked North Linco...

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Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest. Using satellite images, Mutlu Ozdogan, an assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is automatically generating maps showing where trees have been harve...

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The Northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on November 9, 1965, affecting Ontario, Canada and Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey in the United States. Over 30 million people and 207,000 km² wer...

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The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. The library was formally re-opened on 8 November 1602 under the name "Bodleian Library" (officially Bodley's Library). Read more

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L'Anse aux Meadows (from the French L'Anse-aux-Méduses or "Jellyfish Cove") is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse village in Canada...

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Ancient bear had the strongest bite The largest bear that ever lived also had the strongest bite of any land mammal, say scientists. Agriotherium africanum was a giant short-faced bear that became extinct five million years ago. Reconstructions of the carnivore's skull revealed that it was well a...

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Bionic exoskeleton helps wheelchair users walk Engineer Thomas Dwyer stands with the new Bionic Exoskeleton next to Amanda Boxtel during its launch at the Excel centre on October 21, 2011 in London, England. The bionic device developed by Ekso Bionics is a wearable, battery-powered, robotic exo...

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Prehistoric site is found at Cave Hill in Belfast Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be a prehistoric ceremonial site on Cave Hill in north Belfast. It follows a community excavation involving more than 400 people at the site of Ballyaghagan cashel on the Upper Hightown Road, which...

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USC Scientist Cracks Mysterious Copiale Cipher The manuscript seems straight out of fiction: a strange, handwritten message in abstract symbols and Roman letters meticulously covering 105 yellowing pages hidden in the depths of an academic archive. Now, more than three centuries after it was d...

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Scotgold Resources exploration project is located in the Grampian Highlands of mid-western Scotland. The Cononish gold and silver deposit forms the core economic basis of the Company's Grampian Project. The deposit is located on Cononish Farm. Planning approved at Cononish The Directors of Sc...

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Ardnamurchan Viking boat burial discovery 'a first' The UK mainland's first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been uncovered in the north-west Highlands, archaeologists have said. The site, at Ardnamurchan, is thought to be more than 1,000 years old. Artefacts buried alongside the Vikin...

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Tiny fossil teeth re-write rodent record The oldest rodent fossils yet found in South America have been unearthed along the Ucayali River near Contamana, Peru. The specimens comprise the tiny teeth of mouse-sized and rat-sized animals that lived at least 41 million years ago. This makes the fossi...

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Astronomical Society of France founded in 1891

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Almost 28 years ago, a young (27) and still overdrawn Douglas Adams was poised on the brink of fame. The first radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had been released ("Escaped," was more the word, according to Douglas) and largely ignored in a late night slot on BBC Radio 4. I...

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	Ease Gill Cave System Cave (Preview) UK's longest cave system linked Britain's longest network of underground caves, between Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire, has been linked up after years of hard work. See more The Caves under and around Ease Gill on the Cumbria/Lancash...	Blobrana	0	Nov 16 13:41 2011 by Blobrana
	King Arthur Arthurian (Preview) Could King Arthur, the legendary leader of the Britons in the sixth century, have set up camp with his Knights of the Round Table in Brigg? This fascinating question has been raised in a newly-published booked called the The Anglo Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey. Author Dr Kevin Leahy has staked North Linco...	Blobrana	2	Nov 12 23:29 2011 by Blobrana
	Forest harvest (Preview) Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest. Using satellite images, Mutlu Ozdogan, an assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is automatically generating maps showing where trees have been harve...	Blobrana	0	Nov 9 23:25 2011 by Blobrana
	Northeast blackout of 1965 (Preview) The Northeast blackout of 1965 was a significant disruption in the supply of electricity on November 9, 1965, affecting Ontario, Canada and Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey in the United States. Over 30 million people and 207,000 km² wer...	Blobrana	0	Nov 9 00:02 2011 by Blobrana
	Bodleian Library (Preview) The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. The library was formally re-opened on 8 November 1602 under the name "Bodleian Library" (officially Bodley's Library). Read more	Blobrana	2	Nov 8 00:01 2011 by Blobrana
	L'Anse aux Meadows (Preview) L'Anse aux Meadows (from the French L'Anse-aux-Méduses or "Jellyfish Cove") is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse village in Canada...	Blobrana	0	Nov 5 00:03 2011 by Blobrana
	Agriotherium africanum (Preview) Ancient bear had the strongest bite The largest bear that ever lived also had the strongest bite of any land mammal, say scientists. Agriotherium africanum was a giant short-faced bear that became extinct five million years ago. Reconstructions of the carnivore's skull revealed that it was well a...	Blobrana	0	Nov 4 10:28 2011 by Blobrana
	Bionic exoskeleton (Preview) Bionic exoskeleton helps wheelchair users walk Engineer Thomas Dwyer stands with the new Bionic Exoskeleton next to Amanda Boxtel during its launch at the Excel centre on October 21, 2011 in London, England. The bionic device developed by Ekso Bionics is a wearable, battery-powered, robotic exo...	Blobrana	0	Oct 30 21:58 2011 by Blobrana
	Ballyaghagan cashel (Preview) Prehistoric site is found at Cave Hill in Belfast Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be a prehistoric ceremonial site on Cave Hill in north Belfast. It follows a community excavation involving more than 400 people at the site of Ballyaghagan cashel on the Upper Hightown Road, which...	Blobrana	0	Oct 27 16:56 2011 by Blobrana
	Copiale Cipher (Preview) USC Scientist Cracks Mysterious Copiale Cipher The manuscript seems straight out of fiction: a strange, handwritten message in abstract symbols and Roman letters meticulously covering 105 yellowing pages hidden in the depths of an academic archive. Now, more than three centuries after it was d...	Blobrana	1	Oct 26 14:52 2011 by Blobrana
	Cononish gold mine (Preview) Scotgold Resources exploration project is located in the Grampian Highlands of mid-western Scotland. The Cononish gold and silver deposit forms the core economic basis of the Company's Grampian Project. The deposit is located on Cononish Farm. Planning approved at Cononish The Directors of Sc...	Blobrana	1	Oct 25 17:41 2011 by Blobrana
	Ardnamurchan Viking boat Viking (Preview) Ardnamurchan Viking boat burial discovery 'a first' The UK mainland's first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been uncovered in the north-west Highlands, archaeologists have said. The site, at Ardnamurchan, is thought to be more than 1,000 years old. Artefacts buried alongside the Vikin...	Blobrana	1	Oct 19 21:34 2011 by Blobrana
	Rodents Rodent (Preview) Tiny fossil teeth re-write rodent record The oldest rodent fossils yet found in South America have been unearthed along the Ucayali River near Contamana, Peru. The specimens comprise the tiny teeth of mouse-sized and rat-sized animals that lived at least 41 million years ago. This makes the fossi...	Blobrana	0	Oct 12 11:06 2011 by Blobrana
	Astronomical Society of France (Preview) Astronomical Society of France founded in 1891	Blobrana	0	Oct 11 23:01 2011 by Blobrana
	Douglas Adams: The First and Last Tapes Person (Preview) Almost 28 years ago, a young (27) and still overdrawn Douglas Adams was poised on the brink of fame. The first radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had been released ("Escaped," was more the word, according to Douglas) and largely ignored in a late night slot on BBC Radio 4. I...	Blobrana	1	Oct 11 19:51 2011 by Blobrana
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