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January 31 –

“Did China beat Columbus?” –

Buenos Aires Herald (Argentina)

January 31 –

“Fossil find stirs human debate” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 31 –

“Aksum and Yemen in Ancient and Medieval Times” –

The Addis Tribune (Ethiopia)

January 31 –

“Impact! Image Pack” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

January 30 –

“Primitive fish may be ancestor of man” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 30 –

“Precious metals mountain lies under Atlantic” –

Ananova (UK)

January 30 –

“New Mars meteorites found in Antarctica” –

JPL/NASA (USA)

January 30 –

“Experts Hail ‘Major Archaeological Discovery’ in China” –

People’s Daily (China)

January 30 –

“Discovery of pre-Harappan civilisation debunked” –

Times of India (India)

January 29 –

“Geologists show Homer got it right” –

Nature (UK)

January 29 –

“Opportunities for students in 2003” –

ESA News (France)

January 28 –

“Early Pharonic Tales Of Nabuib Mahfouz” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

January 28 –

“The Dar al Gani 975 Mars meteorite found in Libya” –

JPL/NASA (USA)

January 28 –

“Acropolis access for disabled?” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

January 28 –

“Mars ‘needs age revision'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 28 –

“Asian Artifact Fakes Flood Market” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

January 28 –

“Archaeologists and residents are at odds over Philopappou works” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

January 28 –

“Comets: How Big A Threat To Earth?” –

National Geographic News (USA)

January 28 –

“Scientists discover ‘milk of the ancients'” –

Ananova (UK)

January 27 –

“Watch on Web as Comet Kudo Zips around the Sun” –

Space.com (USA)

January 27 –

“Solar Cycles and Terrestrial Climate” –

CCNet Post #13 (UK)

January 27 –

“ESA on the trail of the earliest stars” –

ESA News (France)

January 27 –

“Nevada Cave Looter Allegedly Solicits Murder” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

January 27 –

“Stars and Planets February 2003: Skywatchers Guide” –

The Independent (UK)

January 26 –

“Comet Samplers” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

January 25 –

“Nasa launches spacecraft to measure solar radiation” –

Ananova (UK)

January 25 –

“The prehistory dating game” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

January 24 –

“Conference on ancient cultures” –

Times of India (India)

January 24 –

“Ethiopia, Yemen, and Their Ancient Trade” –

The Addis Tribune (Ethiopia)

January 24 –

“Touchdown Asteroid” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

January 24 –

“Red rivals square off in morning sky” –

EXN.ca (Canada)

January 24 –

“The dragon awakes: 19 masterpieces of oral & intangible heritage” –

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

January 24 –

“Venus express’ contract signature” –

ESA News (France)

January 24 –

“Four-winged dinosaur fossil gives clue to bird flight” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

January 23 –

“Fossil boosts trees-down start for flight” –

Nature (UK)

January 23 –

“Powerful Mexican quake kills 23” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

January 23 –

“Ancient bronzeware unearthed in NW China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 23 –

“Ancient Maya Royal Women: Bearers of War & Creation” –

Archaeology Magazine (USA)

January 23 –

“Chinese Scientists Discover Fossil of Dinosour With Four Wings” –

Baku Today (Azerbaijan)

January 23 –

“Averting Armageddon – Earth is under constant bombardment” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 23 –

“Mammoth Skeleton Found in Russia’s Voronezh Region” –

Pravda (Russia)

January 23 –

“Dolphin fossil find lucky” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

January 23 –

“Mad dash for antiquities while archaeologists make merry” –

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

January 23 –

“Ruins of 4,300-year-old City Discovered in SW China” –

People’s Daily (China)

January 23 –

“Four-winged dinos from China” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 22 –

“Strong earthquake hits Mexico City” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

January 22 –

“‘Four-wing dinosaur is new link in bird evolution'” –

Ananova (UK)

January 22 –

“‘Tomb Raiders’ Take on Han Emperor – and Lose” –

People’s Daily (China)

January 22 –

“Four-winged dinosaur makes feathers fly” –

New Scientist (UK)

January 22 –

“‘Tribes are last link to ancient man'” –

Times of India (India)

January 22 –

“Senior Chinese experts urge return of lost relics to original countries” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 22 –

“‘Four-winged dinosaur fossils found” –

CNN (USA)

January 21 –

“Is this how life on Earth began?” –

Daily Telegraph (UK)

January 21 –

“Earthquake hits Solomon Islands” –

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

January 21 –

“Orbital Oddities: Why Mars will be So Close to Earth in August” –

Space.com (USA)

January 21 –

“Global Warning and Cold Spells” –

CCNet Post #11 (UK)

January 21 –

“ESA’s new challenge with Rosetta” –

ESA News (France)

January 21 –

“‘Oldest star chart’ found” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 20 –

“Rare spirit bottles spotted in ancient tomb” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 20 –

“Complex Life, By Jove!” –

Astrobiology Magazine (USA)

January 20 –

“Cold breaks all past records” –

Times of India (India)

January 20 –

“OECD Workshop on Near Earth Objects” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

January 20 –

“Ancient kiln find rewrites history of celadon porcelain” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 20 –

“Private antiquities to go public” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

January 20 –

“A star is born: shedding light on the mysterious process of starbirth” –

The Independent (UK)

January 20 –

“Europe’s Rosetta space mission under pressure” –

IOL (South Africa)

January 18 –

“Dinosaurs’ flapping led to flight?” –

CNN (USA)

January 18 –

“Nasa prepares for nuclear-powered leap towards Mars” –

The Times (UK)

January 17 –

“Flapping a forerunner to flight?” –

Nature (UK)

January 17 –

“Ethiopia’s Historic Ties with Yemen” –

The Addis Tribune (Ethiopia)

January 17 –

“Correlation Between Comet Impacts and Increase in Volcanic Activity” –

Earth Institute (USA)

January 17 –

“New research casts doubt over ‘Noah’s Flood'” –

CCNet Post #6 (UK)

January 17 –

“China’s First Professional Expedition Begins ‘Silk Road’ Journey” –

People’s Daily (China)

January 17 –

“Killer Asteroid Approaching the Earth?” –

Pravda (Russia)

January 17 –

“Jupiter: gravity’s speedometer?” –

EXN.ca (Canada)

January 17 –

“Tunguska & the 1953 ‘Lunar Flash'” –

CCNet Post #7 (UK)

January 17 –

“The Inconstant Sun” –

Science@NASA (USA)

January 17 –

“Where now for comet probe Rosetta?” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 16 –

“Mystery of the Moon: The 1953 Lunar Flash” –

Pravda (Russia)

January 16 –

“Ancient trade tales confirmed” –

The Pueblo Chieftain (USA)

January 16 –

“Chinese archeological exhibition opens in Auckland” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 16 –

“Flapping chicks give flying origin hints” –

New Scientist (UK)

January 16 –

“Ancient Shipwreck Found in Black Sea” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

January 16 –

“Temperatures take record dive in Hungary” –

The Budapest Sun (Hungary)

January 16 –

“Oldest Black Sea shipwreck found” –

CNN (USA)

January 16 –

“Selection of antiquities makes debut in Cairo” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 15 –

“Stick insect forces evolutionary rethink” –

New Scientist (UK)

January 15 –

“Rosetta launch postponed” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

January 15 –

“Russian Government in crisis talks over victims of cold spell” –

CCNet Terra Post #4 (UK)

January 14 –

“Space mission to comet halted” –

Ananova (UK)

January 14 –

“Bihar cold wave toll goes upto 85” –

Times of India (India)

January 14 –

“Rosetta launch postponed” –

ESA News (France)

January 14 –

“Was the K-T event a one-off?” –

CCNet Post #7 (UK)

January 14 –

“Dinosaurs Experienced Climate Changes Before K-T Collision” –

PennState University (USA)

January 14 –

“Huge Bronze Age haul found in Austria” –

Ananova (UK)

January 14 –

“Cold wave savages South Asia: toll soars to 1,200 “ –

Dawn (Pakistan)

January 14 –

“Rosetta comet chaser on hold” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 13 –

“Comet-chasing mission considers alternatives” –

New Scientist (UK)

January 13 –

“New Moons Found Around Neptune” –

Harvard-Smithsonian (USA)

January 13 –

“Comet chaser seeks launch” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 13 –

“Gulf of Finland completely frozen over” –

Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)

January 13 –

“Hubble’s ‘zoom lens’ probes deeply” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 12 –

“Sensational Archaeological Discovery Near Shveshtari Amazes in Bulgaria” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

January 12 –

“Global Warming predictions fall foul of reality” –

Sunday Telegraph (UK)

January 12 –

“Why Societies Collapse: Jared Diamond at Princeton University” –

ABC Radio (Australia)

January 12 –

“How weather brought down Mayan empire” –

The Observer (UK)

January 11 –

“New crater revives Moon impact mystery” –

New Scientist (UK)

January 11 –

“Vadodara’s history on world heritage map” –

Times of India (India)

January 11 –

“Thaw in Greenland threatens new ice age “ –

The Guardian (UK)

January 10 –

“Venus: The Secret Behind the Shine” –

EXN.ca (Canada)

January 10 –

“Bulgarian Archaeologists Found Rich Funeral of Thracian Chieftain” –

Novinite (Bulgaria)

January 10 –

“Scientists Studying the Breaking Up of the African Continent” –

The Addis Tribune (Ethiopia)

January 10 –

“Call for press: Status of the Rosetta mission” –

ESA News (France)

January 09 –

“‘Not too heavy for Mars'” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 09 –

“Action urged to help stop sale of ancient kiln artifacts” –

Bangkok Post (Thailand)

January 09 –

“First Neptune Trojan Asteroid Discovered” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

January 09 –

“‘Pressure flip’ may lead to return of arctic winters” –

The Times (UK)

January 09 –

“Cold spell claims over 800 in S Asia, Europe” –

The Peninsula (Qatar)

January 09 –

“Horizon: The Mystery of Easter Island” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 08 –

“Finding Life Away From Earth Will Be Tough Task” –

ScienceDaily (USA)

January 08 –

“Decision Over Rosetta Coming Soon” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

January 08 –

“Cacdac: The ancient practice of feng shui” –

Sun Star (Philippines)

January 08 –

“9,000-year-old artefacts uncovered” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 08 –

“Earth likely spared from one form of cosmic doom” –

NASA/GSFC (USA)

January 08 –

“Antarctic Ice Sheet has been melting naturally for 10,000 years” –

CCNet Terra Post #13 (UK)

January 08 –

“Rosetta – a comet ride to solve planetary mysteries” –

ESA News (France)

January 08 –

“Camera gets deepest view of Universe” –

Nature (UK)

January 08 –

“Asteroid Impact: Did Pluto Take a Punch?” –

Sky & Telescope (USA)

January 08 –

“Kiss-and-chase in space: A recently discovered asteroid” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 07 –

“Gullies seen to form on Mars” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 07 –

“Small asteroid plays cat-and-mouse game with Earth” –

CCNet Post #6 (UK)

January 07 –

“Mesozoic era dinosaur fossil found in China” –

IOL (South Africa)

January 07 –

“Chile probes Easter Island artefacts” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 07 –

“New mystery surrounds Mildenhall treasure” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 07 –

“Biggest ‘zoom lens’ in space extends Hubble’s reach” –

Spaceflight Now (USA)

January 07 –

“Legal fight looms over sunken treasure” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 06 –

“Ancient Fossils – or Just Plain Rocks?” –

Space.com (USA)

January 06 –

“Warming planet shifts life north and early” –

Nature (UK)

January 08 –

“Near-Earth Supernovas” –

Science@NASA (USA)

January 06 –

“Jesus used cannabis to heal ailments: Study” –

Times of India (India)

January 06 –

“Astronomers find evidence of small galaxy torn apart by Milky Way” –

Ananova (UK)

January 05 –

“Landing on a comet” –

UPI (USA)

January 04 –

“200,000-year-old tapir fossil found in SW China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 04 –

“Mykerinos pyramid to re-open to visitors” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

January 03 –

“Ancient cultural relics unearthed in Wuhan” –

XinhuaNet (China)

January 03 –

“Antarctica’s ice sheet melting naturally” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 03 –

“Cat-and-mouse asteroid pulls close to Earth” –

IOL (South Africa)

January 02 –

“Top ten treasures British Museum announced” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 02 –

“Rosetta Launch is Delayed” –

NEO Information Centre (UK)

January 02 –

“New Year comes in with record low temperatures” –

Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)

January 02 –

“Antarctica ‘melting for 10,000 years'” –

Ananova (UK)

January 02 –

“Ape culture hints at earlier evolution” –

BBC News Online (UK)

January 2003 –

“Early Humans Had Tiny Brains” –

Discover Magazine (USA)

January 2003 –

“NASA Finally Finds Water on Mars” –

Discover Magazine (USA)