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July 31 2005

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“Log boat begins year’s drying out” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Ramses II artifacts unearthed in Cairo suburb” –

SIS (Egypt)

“Workers find what’s likely a Columbian mammoth” –

Houston Chronicle (USA)

“Lost and found at Mamallapuram” –

Sunday Herald (India)

“The little rock causing a galactic storm” –

The Observer (UK)

“Euskara, the language of the Basque people” –

EiTB24 (Spain)

“Fifty million years of life at fossil park” –

Gwinnett Daily Post (USA)

“Jurassic eggs shed light on early dinosaurs” –

IOL/Sunday Independent (South Africa)

“7000-year-old stone tools discovered in Bam region” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.3 Quake – Egypt – 16:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Roman legion founded Chinese city” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Experts say quarry bones are old” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“July 2005 Aurora Gallery” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Congress of science history ends” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Man’s find identified as tooth of mastodon” –

Observer-Reporter (USA)

“Excavation findings to enhance understanding of Nicosia” –

CNA (Cyprus)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – near the coast of central Peru – 05:16 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Zoroaster’s Kaba, world’s most unique ancient calendrical building” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 62” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 30 2005

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“Izeh, smugglers’ most popular ancient site” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Proceedings begin in Indian artifact theft” –

Bradenton Herald (USA)

“Shattered dream: Ancient temple town in ruins” –

NDTV News (India)

“Ilkhanid era site on Kish Island yields new artifacts” –

The Tehran Times (Iran)

“Mystery bird’s hollow eyes invite stares” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“Arctic depths teem with life” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Druid Alphabet as Old as the Trees” –

eMediaWire (USA)

“Blanket of dust could hold clue to Earth’s birth” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – northern Sumatra – 15:13 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Medieval wall that survived Mao needs a cash prop” –

The Times (UK)

“7000-year-old stone tools discovered in Bam region” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Controversy brews over remains of Kennewick Man” –

SitNews (Alaska)

“Silk Road relic sites at risk, say experts” –

The Star (Malaysia)

“Nicosia excavations complete” –

Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)

“Astronomer finds solar system’s 10th planet” –

Reuters (UK)

“40,000-year-old Human Footprints may Rewrite History” –

The Epoch Times (USA)

“Azerbaijan Proposes Monitoring Of Historic Monuments in Occupied Land” –

JTW (Turkey)

“Unprecedented Growth of Unauthorized Excavations in Mazandaran” –

ICHNA (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 69” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 29 2005

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“Roman lead industry found in bog” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Robots take scientists into sea depths” –

Seattle P-I (USA)

“SA dinosaur embryos the oldest in the world” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“Cabinet approves law on establishment of private museums” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Deeper dig plan for Mahogany Ship site” –

The Warrnambool Standard (Australia)

“Teotihuacan tombs found during Mexico dig” –

IOL (South Africa)

“Distant object found orbiting Sun” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Rome city center dig unearths emperor’s head” –

Middle East News (Egypt)

“Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples could be forefathers of Polynesians” –

Taiwan Headlines (Taiwan)

“Study of oldest fossil embryos is of ‘extreme evolutionary significance'” –

SF Chronicle (USA)

“Ilkhanid era site on Kish Island yields new artifacts” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Culloden find shows Jacobites gave good account” –

Evening News (Scotland)

“Roman ruler’s head found in sewer” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Woodstown Viking excavation to proceed!” –

Waterford News & Star (Ireland)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – offshore southern Peru – 01:09 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Mud bed influences Chinese ancient culture” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient baby’s secrets come to light” –

Cape Argus (South Africa)

“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)

July 28 2005

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“Researchers debate existence of Atlantis” –

PhysOrg (USA)

“Experts join hands to protect cultural heritages in Son La” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“World’s largest river island seeks heritage status” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Water ice in crater at Martian north pole” –

ESA Mars Express News (France)

“Six nations agree new climate pact” –

CNN (USA)

“Human chain quarry protest” –

The Yorkshire Post (England)

“Auctioning the Sword of Tipu Sultan” –

Islam Online (Qatar)

“Tsunami risk from volcano belt: experts” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“First carved column unearthed at Laodicea” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Zahi Hawass wants the Rosetta Stone back — among other things” –

Cairo Magazine (Egypt)

“Atlantis scientific discoveries – The Atlantis between Spain and Morocco” –

Pressbox (UK)

“Vietnam mulls approving UNESCO intangible culture convention” –

Thanh Nien News (Viet Nam)

“Kalam to keep a tryst with 1,400-yr-old mosque” –

The Navhind Times (India)

“Ancient Iraqi harp reproduced by Liverpool engineers” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Ethiopia to discuss historic obelisk re-erection with UNESCO” –

Angola Press (Angola)

“Ancient Hanoi Residential District Declared World Heritage Site” –

Prensa Latina (Cuba)

“Ancient Stone Phallus Discovered in Germany” –

ABC News (USA)

“Egnatia digs reveal Roman road secrets” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Mexico: Volcano erupts again” –

WebIndia123 (India)

“Biggest telescope mirror on its way” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 19” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 27 2005

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“Hawaas: Ramses II statue to be freed from cage” –

Arabic News (Egypt)

“U.S. Returns 10-Foot Altarpiece to Peru” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Fate of ancient sites along Silk Road under threat: experts” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Ancient Tiberias reveals more of its beauty” –

EurekAlert (USA)

“Beaker people’s bones to reveal the past” –

The Herald (Scotland)

“The unfolding space telescope” –

ESA News (France)

“Unearthing Georgia’s forgotten tombstones” –

The Messenger (Georgia)

“Unique golden treasure escorted to Sofia’s History Museum” –

Bnn (Bulgaria)

“Magnitude 5.2 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 11:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Int’l seminar on grotto protection opens in N. China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Science and religion: Scopes to Kennewick” –

The Seattle Times (USA)

“Rescue Operation in Bolaqi Gorge Caves Kicked Off” –

Persian Journal (Iran)

“SOHO watches Saturn and Cassini pass behind Sun” –

ESA News (France)

“Roman ‘motorway’s’ secrets revealed” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Mars’ Mystery Methane Maker” –

RedNova (USA)

“Deliberately unanswered historical questions” –

News Today (India)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 02:39 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ancient China also cared about female sexual pleasure” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“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)

July 26 2005

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“Bones examined in settler mystery” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Italian police recover thousands of artifacts” –

Canoe News (Canada)

“Scientists for first time lead deep sea expedition from land” –

The Standard-Times (USA)

“Large area of silicified woods discovered in NW China” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“‘Archaeology more than just dead things'” –

Trinidad & Tobago Express (Trinidad & Tobago)

“One more descendant claims Taj” –

Gulf Times (Qatar)

“Sites at Marakanam, Parikulam to be excavated” –

The Hindu (India)

“Magnitude 6.0 Quake – southern Peru – 14:11 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Cham pottery kilns discovered” –

VNS (Viet Nam)

“Tomb discovery reveals treasures after 2,400 years” –

The Daily Telegraph (UK)

“‘Why are hamburgers called hamburgers when there is no ham?'” –

U-Daily Bulletin (USA)

“Catacombs had Jewish origin, not Christian” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Magnitude 5.8 Quake – offshore Kamchatka, Russia – 12:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Archaeologists announce new discoveries at Soltanieh” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Fears over Stonehenge tunnel plan” –

Green Consumer Guide (UK)

“Night sky, larger than life” –

Los Angeles Times (USA)

“Curse of the Egyptian mummies” –

CyberNoon (India)

“Ancient Roman puzzle yields clues” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Magnitude 5.6 Quake – western Montana – 04:08 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“2,200-year-old tombs unearthed in north China” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 23” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 25 2005

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“Pollution claiming terracotta warriors” –

IOL/Sunday Tribune (South Africa)

“Pictographs speak to visiting scientists” –

Great Falls Tribune (USA)

“Voyage aims to solve ancient mystery” –

The Japan Times (Japan)

“‘Richest’ Grave of Thracian King Unearthed in Bulgaria” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Why Qianling Tomb is left to later generations” –

People’s Daily (China)

“Ancient stone phallus found in Germany” –

Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

“A 9,000-Year-Old Secret” –

Newsweek (USA)

“Next Gemigaya Scientific Expedition Underway” –

AzerTag (Azerbaijan)

“Scientists play down ‘superweed'” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Heilongjiang, China – 15:43 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ming Dynasty stone Buddha statues discovered in Chongqing” –

XinhuaNet (China)

“Child sacrifice found in Aztec archeological dig” –

Taipei Times (Taiwan)

“Campus hosts archaeology conference” –

Trinidad & Tobago Express (Trinidad & Tobago)

“Historic opportunity” –

Sarasota Herald Tribune (USA)

“Golden wreath of laurels unearthed in Bulgaria” –

CTV News (Canada)

“Magnitude 4.7 Quake – southern Peru – 09:53 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Campaigners to mount protest against Tara excavations” –

Ireland Online (Ireland)

“Iraq praises Iran support for reconstruction of Baghdad museum” –

IRNA (Iran)

“Magnitude 4.9 Quake – Ionian Sea – 04:38 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Beijing hosts int’l congress of science history” –

China Daily (China)

“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)

July 24 2005

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“Scientists seek fresh chance to dig up Stonehenge’s secrets” –

The Observer (UK)

“Archaeologists unearth oldest known Cham pottery furnaces” –

VNA (Viet Nam)

“Ocean expedition to ‘Lost City’ links land, sea” –

YubaNet (USA)

“Wreck discovery wins protection” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Lost history” –

The Hindu (India)

“Prof digs up urban treasures” –

The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)

“Butterfly unlocks evolution secret” –

BBC Science News (UK)

“Tsunami warning for Indian Ocean” –

TamilNet (Sri Lanka)

“Koguryo Relics on Display in Seoul Museum” –

The Korea Times (South Korea)

“Fossil poachers grow bolder on federal lands” –

Caspar Star-Tribune (USA)

“Archaeologists Find Vault of Rich Thracian King in Southeast Bulgaria” –

Focus News (Bulgaria)

“Magnitude 7.2 Quake – Nicobar Islands, India region – 15:42 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Back from the dead: scientist revives lost plant of old England” –

Sunday Independent (UK)

“Ancient artifacts discovered at Bardak Siah Palace” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Replica of ancient boat sets sail” –

Japan Today (Japan)

“Dark Ambrosia” –

The Calcutta Telegraph (India)

“NASA sets shuttle launch date” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Quakes jolt different parts of Iran” –

Payvand (Iran)

“Greek, Roman cults at Colosseum” –

ANSA (Italy)

“Ancient cemetery discovered in Ilam Province” –

Mehr News (Iran)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 20” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 23 2005

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“Orpheus Grave Discovered in Bulgaria” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Cairns to get protective covering” –

BBC News Online (UK)

“Magnitude 5.5 Quake – offshore Nicaragua – 20:09 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Lions and Elephants in Ethiopian History, 1” –

Addis Tribune (Ethiopia)

“Researchers dig up signs of rare child sacrifice to Aztec god” –

The Deseret Sun (USA)

“Space shuttle crew returns to Florida for take two” –

ABC News Online (Australia)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Crete, Greece – 13:09 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Ethnological museum bruised by laxity” –

The New Nation (Bangladesh)

“Has Huygens found life on Titan?” –

New Scientist (UK)

“Magnitude 4.8 Quake – Jujuy, Argentina – 11:35 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Jewelry” –

Sofia News Agency (Bulgaria)

“Babylon’s dirty secrets: No tablet left unturned” –

Chicago Tribune (USA)

“Project to examine skeletons” –

The Scotsman (Scotland)

“Major find in Mauston” –

Juneau Star-Times (USA)

“Mexican Archeologists Find Rare Sacrifice” –

The Guardian (UK)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand – 08:51 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Will Israeli bulldozers overrun King David’s gardens?” –

The Indian Express (India)

“Magnitude 6.1 Quake – offshore Honshu, Japan – 07:34 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Artefacts return to Egypt from Australia” –

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 22 2005

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“Seafloor survey buoys Atlantis claim” –

Nature (UK)

“Geologist mapping unseen regions of underseas terrain” –

The Worcester Telegram (USA)

“Don Quixote’s home shows way to future Earth Observation missions” –

ESA News (France)

“Unearthing the hidden past buried beneath grounds of Priory Park” –

EF Guardian (England)

“Something shaking at Mount St. Helens” –

CTV News/AP (Canada)

“Virtual museum to showcase Iraqi treasures” –

EuroNews (France)

“Archaeologists bring pioneer pottery to light” –

Deseret News (USA)

“Artifacts keep popping up as digging continues at Tel Taynat” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“‘Mamangam’ era artifacts unearthed from tile factory” –

NewindPress (India)

“More mammoth remains found in Moorpark” –

Moorpark Acorn (USA)

“Abbey Crypt’s Huge Stones Were The Work Of Giants” –

The Hexham Courant (England)

“Mexican archeologists uncover rare child sacrifice to war god” –

AZ Central/AP (USA)

“NASA to launch new Mars probe in August” –

New Kerala (India)

“Researching Aboriginal history” –

Bega District News (Australia)

“Looted history” –

Planet Porto Alegre (Brazil)

“Buddhist mural survives Taliban” –

Asahi Shimbun (Japan)

“Magnitude 5.0 Quake – Coquimbo, Chile – 00:14 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Trouble brews over homes at ancient Jerusalem site” –

New Kerala (India)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

SpaceWeather.com (USA)

“Weather eye on Europe – latest satellite images” –

ESA Weather Today (France)

“Astronomy Picture of the Day” –

NASA (USA)

July 21 2005

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“Robotic modelling reveals ancient hominid stride” –

New Scientist (UK)

“The supernova that just won’t fade away” –

ESA Space Science News (France)

“Palestinians: Israel to steal artifacts” –

The Jerusalm Post (Israel)

“Magnitude 5.3 Quake – Ascension Island region – 19:17 UTC” –

USGS Report (USA)

“Japanese team finds colorful mural at Bamiyan ruins” –

Japan Today (Japan)

“Mount St. Helens still cooking: Quakes shake, lava domes build” –

The News Tribune (USA)

“Taj is national monument, not Muslim property – commentary” –

New Kerala (India)

“Fire threatening Ute archeological sites 40 percent contained” –

The Daily Sentinel (USA)

“ICHTO against construction at Qoli Darvish” –

IranMania (Iran)

“6,000-Year-Old Graves” –

Israel Today (Israel)

“Acropolis on course” –

Kathimerini (Greece)

“Researching old Iceland” –

Iceland Review (Iceland)

“Found! Biggest stash of dino bones” –

ABC News in Science (Australia)

“Jewish catacomb in Rome predates Christian burial sites” –

NC Times (USA)

“Ancient Buddhist cave discovered near Bamiyan ruins” –

Mainichi Daily News (Japan)

“Computerized tomography breathes new life into the ancient king’s life” –

TimesDispatch (USA)

“World’s biggest seal collection at Gaziantep Mosaic Museum” –

Turkish Daily News (Turkey)

“Daily Sunspot Number for last 24 hours – 0” –

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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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition

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EU English Edition