Thursday, May. 23, 2013 |
Science
Subway work unearths ancient road in Greece
Archaeologists in Greece's second-largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was city's main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago.
San Francisco Chronicle: June 25, 2012
Moon may have frozen water in south pole crater, study says
If humanity ever colonizes the moon, we'll need the help of local resources, like water and solar power. The lunar poles, which contain regions of constant sunlight, as well as constant darkness, could be ideal locations for finding both.
CNN: June 21, 2012
New finds in Petrified Forest of Lesvos
New impressive finds in the petrified forest of Lesvos were discovered at the wider area of Aghia Paraskevi following the ongoing research by the Petrified Forest Natural History Museum of Lesvos.
June 18, 2012
Greek antiquities, long fragile, are endangered by austerity
A jarring public-awareness ad that has appeared recently on Greek television news shows a little girl strolling with her mother through the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, one of the country’s cultural crown jewels.
New York Times: June 12, 2012
New holey material soaks up CO2
UK researchers have developed a porous material that can preferentially soak up CO2 from the atmosphere.
BBC: June 12, 2012
Important archaeological finds off Skiathos
Exceptionally important results for the promotion of Skiathos island's archaeological wealth were revealed during the first systematic underwater research conducted off the island
June 11, 2012
Powerful earthquake shakes southeastern Greece; no injuries or damage reported
Authorities say a powerful earthquake has shaken Greece's southeastern island of Rhodes, but no injuries or damage have been immediately reported.
June 11, 2012
Over 100 vampire graves discovered in Bulgaria - official
Over 100 buried people whose corpses were stabbed to prevent them from becoming vampires have been discovered across Bulgaria over the years, according to Bozhidar Dimitrov, head of the Bulgarian National History Museum.
June 4, 2012
Officials: 2 Roman wrecks found nearly a mile deep off western Greece
Two Roman-era shipwrecks have been found in deep water off a western Greek island, challenging the conventional theory that ancient shipmasters stuck to coastal routes rather than risking the open sea, an official said Tuesday.
Washington Post: May 30, 2012
Launch success for SpaceX mission
The US firm SpaceX launches its rocket and capsule system on a pioneering mission to take cargo to the space station.
BBC: May 22, 2012