March 4
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 Unprecedented Mathematical Knowledge Found in Bronze Age Wall Paintings. |
| Did the Minoans understand the Archimedes' spiral more than 1,000 years before him? A geometrical figure commonly attributed to Archimedes in 300 BC has been identified in Minoan wall paintings dated to over 1,000 years earlier. |
| Sky Disc Revelation Shines Light on Bronze Age |
| German scientists have deciphered the most spectacular archaeological discovery in recent years, proving that the mysterious "sky disc of Nebra" was used as an advanced astronomical clock. |
| Huge Crater Found in Egypt |
| Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the largest one ever found there. |
| Japanese Make Gasoline From Cattle Dung |
| Scientists in energy-poor Japan said they have found a new source of gasoline - cattle dung. |
| Remote-Controlled Sharks |
| The Pentagon is working on using remote-controlled sharks as stealth spies. Engineers funded by the US military have created a neural implant designed to enable a shark's brain signals to be manipulated remotely. |
| Man Grips Future with Microchip Implants in Hands |
| Bellingham, Washington entrepreneur Amal Graafstra has given a new meaning to hands-on technology. In each hand, between his thumb and index finger, is a microchip implant, which he can use to open doors to his apartment and car and sign on to his computer. |
March 6
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| Red Rain Could Prove that Aliens Have Landed |
| There is a small bottle containing a red fluid on a shelf in Sheffield University's microbiology laboratory. The liquid looks cloudy and uninteresting. Yet, if one group of scientists is correct, the phial contains the first samples of extraterrestrial life isolated by researchers. |
| Antarctica Losing Ice to Oceans |
| A new space-based study of Antarctica shows its ice sheet is shrinking. |
| Rebel Theologian Surfaces at Heart of Da Vinci Case |
| 1971 Observer article was one of the first to suggest Jesus married and had children. |
| Spaceships of the Future to Take Humans to Mars in 2.5 Hours |
| Humans can build spaceships capable of reaching the Moon within minutes; a flight to Mars will take 2.5 hours, and a flight to Alpha Centauri, which is scores of light years away from Earth, will take a mere 80 days. |
| Tesla Celebrated all this Year |
| Year 2006 marks 150 years since the birth of Serbia's greatest scholar, Nikola Tesla. A ceremony to honor him will be held on July 10, which will be attended by some of the most prominent scholars from around the world. Another ceremony to pay tribute to Tesla is in the plans for October as well. |
March 7
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| Search for ET Intelligence Focuses on Gravitational Radiation |
| Researchers are looking for clues to the phenomenon of bending space and time and asking, if a virtual opening to hyperspace provides the signature of intelligent life beyond our Universe? |
| Sun's Next 11-year Cycle Could Be 50% Stronger |
| Sun-spawned cosmic storms that can play havoc with earthly power grids and orbiting satellites could be 50 percent stronger in the next 11-year solar cycle than in the last one, scientists say. |
| Psych Drugs Used To Manufacture Insanity |
| Many experts say the wide-spread epidemic of mental health problems in the US is man-made. |
| Working Toward Computer Roll-ups |
| One day you may roll up your computer and toss it in your bag--no more rugged titanium cases. Today's visionaries are planning a world of flexible electronics that will make even your svelte new laptop look clunky. |
| Elephant Theory in Nessie Search |
| Unexplained sightings of the Loch Ness monster could have been elephants enjoying a swim, a scientist has said. |
March 8
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| Ancient Manmade Caves Discovered in China |
| A new mystery has recently been uncovered on the 30 degrees Northern Latitude, following upon other great mysteries such as the pyramids, Noah's ark and the Bermuda Triangle. |
| Tools 'May Be 250,000 Years Old' |
| Stone tools found at one of Britain's most important early prehistoric sites could date back a quarter of a million years, archaeologists claim. |
| Author Suing 'Da Vinci' Publisher Admits Exaggerating Claim |
| Michael Baigent suing the publishers of the mega-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code for alleged infringement of copyright told a British court Tuesday that he exaggerated his case in a witness statement before the trial. |
| Russian Drilling to Lake Vostok Undeterred by International Clamor |
| Deep under Antarctic ice lies Lake Vostok. It's believed the giant lake represents a lost world, harboring organisms of millions of years ago.Russian scientists are the first to study the ancient lake and believe it could contain undiscovered organisms. However, some fear that the Russians are moving too fast. |
| Research Warps into Hyperdrive |
| So you're looking for the latest in faster-than-light interstellar travel via traversable wormholes? That's one theme among many discussed at Space Technology & Applications International Forum (STAIF). |
March 23
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| Defense Intelligence Agency Explores Weird Science |
| New evidence lends at least some credence to rumors of continued government interest in accessing paranormal paraphysical phenomena in the guise of advanced technology. |
| Geomagnetic Flip May Not Be Random After All |
| There is some degree of memory in the magnetic dynamo processes giving rise to the reversals, says scientists. |
| Italy Studies Plant Power |
| The world's first research center specializing in plant intelligence has started studying the power of green matter. |
| Nepalese Buddha Boy 'Reappears' |
| A missing Nepalese teenager popularly known as "Buddha Boy" reappeared briefly on Sunday, his followers say. |
| Does Mozart Help Newborn Babies? |
| Doctors are to run trials to see if playing classical music to newborn babies helps them recover from the trauma of birth. |
