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December 20 2004

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“Carved Imagine May Be Ancient Map” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Greece arrests 2 for selling ancient jars” –

Seattle P-I (USA)

“Ancient Amazon farmers pioneered greenhouse gas reduction technique …” –

NTN (Taiwan)

“One billion years ago: Over 500 days yearly, 17 hours daily” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Western Turkey – 23:02 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologists believe they have discovered part of throne of Darius” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Cometary Big Dig: The Deep Impact Mission” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Report: Remains of 7,500-Year-Old Man Found in UAE” –

Reuters (UK)

“Archaeologists strike gold in secret spot” –

AftenPosten (Norway)

“Ancient wells drying up” –

EastDay (China)

“Afghanistan: after the goldrush” –

The Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

“Rudolph at risk: Global warming threatens reindeer” –

The Journal-Gazette (USA)

“Unique rock find amongst archaeology yielded by moorland fire” –

24-Hour Museum (UK)

“Magnitude 4.4 Quake – Cayman Islands Region – 18:17 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“S. Korea, China to Hold Seminar on Koguryo Kingdom” –

Yonhap News (South Korea)

“Record-beating truffle goes home for burial” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Tiny gold reliefs found in Norway dig” –

The Washington Times (USA)

“Dams threaten heritage sites” –

IranMania (Iran)

“‘Answer’ found to riddle of Sphinx” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Iran points to maps in gulf-naming debate” –

Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – Galapagos Triple Junction Region – 13:12 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Study resolves doubt about origin of Earth’s oldest rocks … “ –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“New book on Byblos paints a vivid picture of the town’s long history” –

The Daily Star (Lebanon)

“Golden paraphernalia of gentle sex known in Altai 3 millennia ago” –

ITAR-TASS (Russia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 29” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 19 2004

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“Call to show Scotland’s hidden treasures online” –

Sunday Herald (Scotland)

“Land is like a toolbox of prehistoric era” –

The Plain Dealer (USA)

“Earthquake rattles southern Hawke’s Bay” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Biola provides paleontology for children” –

Press-Telegram (USA)

“Anthropologists to beat gadget rage” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Librarian Sells Historical Texts On Ebay” –

Ohio News Network (USA)

“India carries out ‘controlled extinction'” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Archeologists uncover historic fort” –

The Macon Telegraph (USA)

“Five skeletons dating 2,300 years back discovered” –

Payvand (Iran)

“China’s young generation cares about world cultural heritage protection” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Native people struggle to save shellmounds” –

Workers World (USA)

“Persian Gulf included Oman Sea in olden times: Pak expert” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Figures carved into prairie are a story of ancient beliefs” –

The Wichita Eagle (USA)

“2,000-year-old irrigation system in Xinjiang may disappear in 25 years” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Shipwreck hunters worry about preserving history” –

Duluth News Tribune (USA)

“Burning object blazes across Jakarta sky” –

IOL (South Africa)

“50 rare books, artifacts stolen” –

News Journal (USA)

“The search for the real Bethlehem” –

Aljazeera (Qatar)

“Chinese People Were Drinking Wine 9,000 Years Ago” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Site sacred to Tlingits submitted to historic register” –

Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Vanuatu Region – 03:07 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Persia, Iran, and the Persian Gulf: A Brief History of Names” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 40” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 18 2004

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“‘Enduring tree symbol’ has evolved over centuries” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Hobbit-finding Boffins in science top 10” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.4 Quake – off the coast of Peru – 17:57 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Pliable solar cells are on a roll” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Da Vinci mystery gets more conjecture” –

The Boston Globe (USA)

“‘Natural’ is not always the best” –

National Post (Canada)

“Castle treasures could return” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Minor earthquake hits Rann of Kutch” –

India Daily (India)

“Mystery, intrigue in ‘Eye of the Pyramid'” –

Culpeper Star-Exponent (USA)

“ASI Agra Zone discovers 15th century tomb” –

123Bharath.com (India)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Tyrrhenean Sea – 09:12 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Villagers unearth ancient chedi in Sri Sa Ket” –

MCOT (Thailand)

“Discovery of Burial Sites Can Provide Window Into the Past” –

Kansas City InfoZine (USA)

“Archaeologists fight against time to save ancient sites from waters … “ –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – east of the Kuril Islands – 06:46 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Police find 100 stolen Roman artefacts” –

Ireland Online (Ireland)

“Rosemary stars in ancient legends” –

The Sun-Herald (USA)

“Forbidden collection comes to rest” –

National Post (Canada)

“Winter Solstice at Brú na Bóinne in County Meath, Ireland” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“Geysers spouting back into action” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

“Rock of ages may turn clock back” –

The Age (Australia)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – Virgin Islands – 00:35 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Police Find 100 Stolen Ancient Roman Artefacts” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 40” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 17 2004

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“More earthquake activity experienced in Caribbean” –

The Barbados Advocate (Barbados)

“Cassini-Huygens, target Titan – episode 1” –

ESA Kids News (France)

“Water of Life and Other Scientific Highlights of 2004” –

TechNewsWorld (USA)

“Medieval artefacts unearthed” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Secrets of ancient crafts presented in Kizhi” –

RIA/Novosti (Russia)

“Scientists see global warming in bright twilight” –

Nunatsiaq News (Nunavut)

“Smoki Museum looks back to prehistory” –

Colorado River Weekender (USA)

“All but Southern Africa gets more rain by global warming” –

Afrol News (Norway)

“Former Astronaut, Engineers Hope to Deflect Asteroid” –

VOA (USA)

“Archaeologists excited by 500,000-year-old axe find in quarry” –

24-Hour Museum (UK)

“U. of C. dinosaur hunter adds 3 notches to belt” –

Chicago Sun-Times (USA)

“Mexican archaeologists dig up ancient mummy” –

IOL (South Africa)

“How Global Warming Can Chill the Planet” –

Live Science (USA)

“Dead Sea curse on present-day leader” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Artifact source debated” –

Sussex County News (England)

“Titan: Peeling the Onion” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Crichton’s climate fear contention” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Museum claims 1 of 3 artifacts” –

Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii)

“Iran, France to cooperate in archaeology” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Saturn’s outer rings could be disappearing” –

RedNova (USA)

“Life began earlier than believed, says study” –

The Indian Express (India)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Fiji Region – 07:13 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“No regrets on Hubble repairs, departing NASA chief says” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Huge Flooding from Ancient Lake May Have Triggered Cold Period” –

Science Blog (USA)

“After the hunt, ice age man chilled out – with a flute” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Magnitude 5.1 Quake – Sulawesi, Indonesia – 02:50 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Cluster of ancient pottery kilns discovered” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 14” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 16 2004

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“Stone artefacts discovered in Central Highlands” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Ancient treasure trove on Thasos” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Researchers Say Ants Use Geometry to Forage” –

NPR – audio (USA)

“African Tree Species Gone in 20 Years, Ecologists Warn” –

AllAfrica.com (Swaziland)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan – 15:30 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Cambodian soldiers seize Angkor period carvings near Thai border” –

Radio Australia (Australia)

“Series of new dams submerging archaeological sites throughout Iran” –

Art Newspaper (UK)

“Gene In Corn – May Have Paved Way For Development Of Maize” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Strongest earthquake in a century rocks Cayman Islands” –

The Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)

“Roman remains found by busy road” –

EADT (England)

“Aztalan cuts worry archaeologists” –

Janesville Gazette (USA)

“Antiques seized in Bellary” –

The Times of India (India)

“Tremors rattles capital city” –

Fiji Times (Fiji)

“Giant Mars rover will search for life” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Native American burial ground up for development” –

MetroPulse (USA)

“Prehistoric cemeteries found at Beliyakande hill” –

Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)

“Major climate change occurred 5,200 years ago … “ –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – Chile-Bolivian Border – 05:55 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Experts say coins unearthed at Islamabad priceless” –

Greater Kashmir (India)

“Catalina bison return to their home on the range” –

The Desert Sun (USA)

“Russian gun to analyse Martian soil” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“The Golden Mummies live” –

Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt)

“Roman settlement found in Suffolk” –

EDP24 (England)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Tonga – 04:29 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Aboriginal archaeologists take a stand” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Seminar held to commemorate ancient seafaring hero” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Taiwan Region – 00:10 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Researcher Regrets the Lost ‘Shumom'” –

Cameroun Trinune (Cameroun)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 28” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 15 2004

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“Ecological Modelling: Climate change – detection and attribution of trends” –

Science Direct (UK)

“Ancient plant remains discovered two miles below Greenland ice sheet” –

News Target (Taiwan)

“More Problems for the Mann et al. Temperature Record” –

CO2 Science Magazine (USA)

“Explosive predictions for Mount St Helens” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Archaeologists unearth ancient human skulls” –

MCOT (Thailand)

“Take solace during the winter solstice” –

Gazette-Times (USA)

“Sharks can detect changes in the geomagnetic field” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Ancient remedies packed with lead” –

Boston Herald (USA)

“Ancient secrets unearthed in Egypt” –

IOL/Daily News (South Africa)

“Scientists worried by new lava dome on Mount St. Helens” –

ContraCosta Times (USA)

“Police detain thieves of 14 million crowns worth of antiquities” –

Happenings (Czech Republic)

“Bronze Age boat replica ready to set sail on 4,000-year-old journey” –

Yorkshire Post (England)

“Tribe wants all digging, including archaeological, to end … “ –

Peninsula Daily News (USA)

“Ice cores disagree on origin of White River ash deposit” –

Innovations-Report (Germany)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – north of Svalbard – 06:47 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Record earthquake hits Cayman Islands” –

Ireland Online (Ireland)

“Diving for Life under Antarctic Ice” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Man sought over ANU artefact heist” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Progress threatening history?” –

Coolidge News (USA)

“8 Ancient Dams Discovered in Iranian Plain” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.6 Quake – Haiti Region – 02:11 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Starry nights in winter” –

The Daily Star (Bangladesh)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 18” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 14 2004

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“Magnitude 6.7 Quake – Cayman Islands – 23:20 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Cleopatra: Scientist, Not Seductress?” –

Discovery Channel News (USA)

“Earthquake shakes it up” –

The Slovak Spectator (Slovakia)

“Mystery of ‘chirping’ pyramid decoded” –

Nature (UK)

“1,000-year Old Vessel to Be Salvaged Intact” –

China.org (China)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – El Salvador – 18:22 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Spirit claims Mars water prize” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Ruins of eight ancient dams unearthed near Pasargadae” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.2 Quake – off the coast of Ecuador – 16:59 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Vehicles barred from ancient way” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Earth’s cosmic motions linked to changes in climate … “ –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Mystery behind builder of the Sphinx solved” –

New Kerala (India)

“Magnitude 4.5 Quake – offshore central Chile – 09:15 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Study predicts major earthquake in Japan” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – central Peru – 08:07 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“VideoTalk: Huygens to unmask Titan” –

ESA Cassini-Huygens News (France)

“4th Century Antiquity Returned to Yemen” –

New York Jewish Times (USA)

“A 5,000-Year-Old Mystery” –

50 Connect (UK)

“Mass UFO spotted in Gansu Province” –

China.org (China)

“The Quiet Tragedy of Iraq’s Assyrians” –

AINA (USA)

“‘Marine Silk Road’ Museum Will House Ancient Wreck” –

China.org (China)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – Hokkaido, Japan – 05:56 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Bone find sends wind farm into spin” –

The Courier-Mail (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 22” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 13 2004

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“Egypt Archaeologists Face Smuggling Trial” –

Newsday (USA)

“Cassini makes Titan return pass” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“The Warriors of Paros” –

HNA (USA)

“Experts Document 31 Stone Inscriptions” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Discovery galvanizes interest in archaeology” –

The News-Journal (USA)

“Archaeologists gain new insights into Aboriginal land use” –

ABC Radio News (Australia)

“Computer modeling makes virtual re-creations of ancient people, things” –

Post Gazette (USA)

“Artefacts are revealed as house gives up its centuries-old secrets” –

Northern Echo (England)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Kyushu, Japan Region – 17:27 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Grave robbers plunder antiquities in Holy Land” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“New technology aids archaeologists” –

PJ Star (USA)

“A chance to imagine the future” –

ESA News (France)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – El Salvador – 15:23 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“The people that time forgot” –

The Age (Australia)

“Decoding Dusty Disks” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Ancient sunken farm lane preserved” –

Dorset Daily Echo (England)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – west of Gibraltar – 14:16 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Golden mummies’ of Egypt’s princes found” –

The Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)

“Watch the Geminid Meteor Shower and Comet Machholtz tonight” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Aboriginal remains found at wind farm construction site” –

Message Stick (Aotearoa)

“4,000 years ago, tribes inhabited Mercer … “ –

The Trentonian (USA)

“Sassanid inscriptions discovered in southern Iran” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Scientists clash over origin of ‘the Great Dying’ … “ –

San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

“Early birds’ front row seat to cosmic fireworks show” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – East Timor Region – 12:00 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologists Unearth 8, 300 Year-old Settlement in Central Bulgaria” –

BNN (Bulgaria)

“McMaster Researchers Seek To Unlock The Mysteries Of Ancient Potters” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

“Chemists Hope Ancient Pie Produces the Right Reaction” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 26” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 12 2004

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“Egypt Unveils 2,500-Year-Old Tomb, Mummies” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Secrets of the Amazon explored” –

IOL/South Africa (South Africa)

“Possible artifacts discovered” –

Lexington Herald-Leader (USA)

“Old wine in new science” –

The Statesman (India)

“Open Day at selected Heritage Malta sites” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Professor works toward preserving ancient rock art” –

Odessa American (USA)

“NW China cliff carvings determined to be from Paleolithic age” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient Farm Discovered At Blue Grass Airport” –

Lex18 News (USA)

“Alexander the Geek – (Conclusion) – In Our Time” –

The Jamaica Observer (Jamaica)

“Science winces at adventurer’s ways” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Robots boldly go where no man has gone before” –

IOL/AFP (South Africa)

“Geminid Meteor Showers Alarm Area Residents” –

ABC 7 News (USA)

“China leads Europe by more than 2,000 years in pig iron casting” –

People’s Daily (China)

“‘Ball of Fire’ in Sky Was Meteor Shower” –

Washington Post (USA)

“The mother of all Palestinian modern-day curses” –

Ha’aretz (Israel)

“Riding in Magnetic Bubbles” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

“Mummies on Show” –

Scotland on Sunday (Scotland)

“M5.1 quake jolts Kyushu” –

Japan Today (Japan)

“Mars Samples Could Harbor Hostile Microbes” –

TechNewsWorld (USA)

“The safeguarding and compatible use of Heritage” –

The Malta Independent (Malta)

“Teachers push for evolution alternative” –

Kalamazoo Gazette (USA)

“Atheist discovers ‘the science of God'” –

The Sunday Telegraph (UK)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 16” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

December 11 2004

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“‘Answer’ found to riddle of Sphinx” –

The Indpendent (UK)

“PNG volcano risk eases” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Ancient Great Ape Skeleton Found in Spain” –

MediaDrome (USA)

“Third quake in a week shakes Meghalaya capital” –

Hindustan Times (India)

“Ancient carving from cat’s grave auctioned for $470,000” –

CBC News (Canada)

“Deep tremors under San Andreas Fault could portend earthquakes” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Art Wars: Disputing the treasures of civilization” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“Aboriginal bones found in the suburbs” –

ABC Regional News (Australia)

“From Saturn’s dark side” –

SpaceFlight Now (UK)

“Five sites vie for heritage status” –

NZZ Online (Switzerland)

“Race to rescue volcano islanders” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“A civilisation parallel to Harappa? Experts wonder” –

Express India (India)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – Virgin Islands – 19:45 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“SCA launches operation to rescue sun boats” –

SIS (Egypt)

“‘Alexander the Great’ goes on display in New York” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Mexican tomb reveals violent human sacrifice” –

AZ Central (USA)

“Saxon find brings clues to history” –

Suffolk Evening Star (England)

“Golden find in valley of the mummies” –

The Australian (Australia)

“Antiquities Sales at Sotheby’s Totals $15 Million” –

Art Daily (USA)

“This heritage site may regain past glory” –

The Times of India (India)

“16th-century squalor never sounded so sweet” –

The Monterey Herald (USA)

“Hopping mad over hobbits: removal of bones sparks archaeological turf war” –

SMH (Australia)

“Remnants of the Past: High-tech analyses of ancient textiles … “ –

Science News (USA)

“Hanoi in need of archaeological master plan” –

VOV News (Viet Nam)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Bismarck Sea – 01:53 – UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Giant iceberg threat to Ice access” –

Stuff (New Zealand)

“Shangri-la is no paradise” –

The Globe & Mail (Canada)

“Looted treasures find a way home” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 39” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

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