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New human-like species discovered in S Africa Scientists have discovered a new human-like species in a burial chamber deep in a cave system in South Africa. The discovery of 15 partial skeletons is the largest single discovery of its type in Africa. The researchers claim that the discovery will cha...

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Ancient inscription discovered in northern Chinese cliff cave Chinese archaeologists have discovered an ancient inscription carved in a cliff cave in northern China's Hebei Province, believed to be a place of seclusion for a renowned Shaolin monk, local authorities said Wednesday. Dating bac...

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Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Read more

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Roger Bacon OFM (Latin: Rogerus or Rogerius Bacon, also Frater Rogerus; c. 1219/20 - c. 1292), also known by the scholastic accolade Doctor Mirabilis, was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods. Read more

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Francesco Fontana (1580-c.1656) was an Italian lawyer (University of Naples) and an astronomer. He created woodcuts showing the Moon and the planets as he saw them through a self-constructed telescope. Read more

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Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 - April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer, who led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies. Read more

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Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (born June 25, 1928) is a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003. Read more

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Captain Malcolm Phelps, 1928 - 2017 It is with deep sadness that we report that Captain Malcolm Phelps, formerly of the RRS John Biscoe, passed away on Saturday 8th April 2017 after a long illness. Malcolm joined BAS in 1965 as second officer on RRS John Biscoe, becoming chief officer at the end of his f...

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Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights among which Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14. Read more

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David Shoemaker named spokesperson for LIGO Scientific Collaboration Effective immediately, David Shoemaker, leader of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Project, will assume the role of spokesperson for the international LIGO Scientific Collaboration....

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Jack David "2fish" Fischer (born January 23, 1974) is an American test pilot and a NASA astronaut. Read more

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Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS, FSA (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. Read more Sir David Attenborough's view on Science & Religion - Life on Ai...

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New Zealand river first in the world to be given legal human status A river in New Zealand has become the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person. The New Zealand parliament passed the bill recognising the Whanganui River, in North Island, as a living entity. Long revered by New...

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Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 - February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Read more

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Ramesses II was once said to have lived to be 99 years old, but it is more likely that he died in his 90th or 91st year. If he became Pharaoh in 1279 BCE as most Egyptologists today believe, he would have assumed the throne on May 31, 1279 BC, based on his known accession date of III Shemu day 27. Read more

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	Homo naledi (Preview) New human-like species discovered in S Africa Scientists have discovered a new human-like species in a burial chamber deep in a cave system in South Africa. The discovery of 15 partial skeletons is the largest single discovery of its type in Africa. The researchers claim that the discovery will cha...	Blobrana	3	May 9 18:37 2017 by Blobrana
	Master Sengchou (Preview) Ancient inscription discovered in northern Chinese cliff cave Chinese archaeologists have discovered an ancient inscription carved in a cliff cave in northern China's Hebei Province, believed to be a place of seclusion for a renowned Shaolin monk, local authorities said Wednesday. Dating bac...	Blobrana	0	Apr 26 10:30 2017 by Blobrana
	Peggy Whitson (Preview) Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Read more	Blobrana	8	Apr 24 11:19 2017 by Blobrana
	Roger Bacon (Preview) Roger Bacon OFM (Latin: Rogerus or Rogerius Bacon, also Frater Rogerus; c. 1219/20 - c. 1292), also known by the scholastic accolade Doctor Mirabilis, was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods. Read more	Blobrana	1	Apr 20 11:48 2017 by Blobrana
	Francesco Fontana (1580-c. 1656) (Preview) Francesco Fontana (1580-c.1656) was an Italian lawyer (University of Naples) and an astronomer. He created woodcuts showing the Moon and the planets as he saw them through a self-constructed telescope. Read more	Blobrana	1	Apr 20 11:27 2017 by Blobrana
	Robert Taylor (1932 - 2017) (Preview) Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 - April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer, who led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies. Read more	Blobrana	1	Apr 17 17:08 2017 by Blobrana
	Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (Preview) Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (born June 25, 1928) is a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003. Read more	Blobrana	1	Apr 13 12:01 2017 by Blobrana
	Malcolm Phelps (1928 - 2017) (Preview) Captain Malcolm Phelps, 1928 - 2017 It is with deep sadness that we report that Captain Malcolm Phelps, formerly of the RRS John Biscoe, passed away on Saturday 8th April 2017 after a long illness. Malcolm joined BAS in 1965 as second officer on RRS John Biscoe, becoming chief officer at the end of his f...	Blobrana	0	Apr 10 16:16 2017 by Blobrana
	Cosmonaut Georgy Grechko (Preview) Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights among which Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14. Read more	Blobrana	2	Apr 8 18:59 2017 by Blobrana
	David Shoemaker (Preview) David Shoemaker named spokesperson for LIGO Scientific Collaboration Effective immediately, David Shoemaker, leader of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Project, will assume the role of spokesperson for the international LIGO Scientific Collaboration....	Blobrana	0	Mar 30 08:43 2017 by Blobrana
	Jack D. Fischer (Preview) Jack David "2fish" Fischer (born January 23, 1974) is an American test pilot and a NASA astronaut. Read more	Blobrana	1	Mar 28 09:10 2017 by Blobrana
	Sir David Attenborough (Preview) Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS, FSA (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. Read more Sir David Attenborough's view on Science & Religion - Life on Ai...	Blobrana	1	Mar 22 13:26 2017 by Blobrana
	Whanganui River (Preview) New Zealand river first in the world to be given legal human status A river in New Zealand has become the first in the world to be granted the same legal rights as a person. The New Zealand parliament passed the bill recognising the Whanganui River, in North Island, as a living entity. Long revered by New...	Blobrana	0	Mar 15 17:31 2017 by Blobrana
	Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904 - 1967) (Preview) Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 - February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Read more	Blobrana	2	Mar 14 10:57 2017 by Blobrana
	Ramesses II Archaeology Egyptian (Preview) Ramesses II was once said to have lived to be 99 years old, but it is more likely that he died in his 90th or 91st year. If he became Pharaoh in 1279 BCE as most Egyptologists today believe, he would have assumed the throne on May 31, 1279 BC, based on his known accession date of III Shemu day 27. Read more	Blobrana	3	Mar 13 18:23 2017 by Blobrana
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