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more about #megaanthropology Corvus-Corax: Of course, the moment we switch to green tech, here comes the snow. more » Oasx: The danes are from denmark, copenhagen is in denmark. The dutch are from the netherlands. They are two completely different countries who dont even so... more » aak7268: I'm more disturbed by the scientist in a superhero/villain costume, fondling a massive ice phallus. more » corpore-metal: I have a bone to pick with the keywords assigned to this post. This is really a climitology and geology issue. Anthropology is only incidental to it. ... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: I knew it! The world is Doomed! Doomed I say! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...!!! more » strider_mt2k: "Dutch researchers drilling into the glaciers of Greenland have discovered that climate change occurs more rapidly than previously believed..." So be ... more » RAHfanboy: Can we actually say what happened worldwide based on one core of ice the diameter of a baseball? Perhaps that area changed that quickly, but other ar... more » Grey_Area: I dated an Ice Age once. She was a Philosophy major at NYU. *rimshot* But seriously folks, what caused the Ice Ages? Isn't the current thinking that i... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Reminds me of all the stones that get returned to Hawaii. Perhaps someone had a run of bad luck and decided the Monkey Paw was better than the Mayan ... more » Slatz_Grobnik: The guilt-wracked Archeologist is a wonderful pitch for a show. It's like Friday the 13th: The Series meets Indiana Jones, with some Post-Colonialism ... more » -
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Ice Ages Start and End So Suddenly "It's Like a Button Was Pressed," Say Scientists
Dutch researchers drilling into the glaciers of Greenland have discovered that climate change occurs more rapidly than previously believed - indeed, the most recent ice age ended abruptly in just one year. -
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Ancient Mayan Tooth Bling Stolen - and Returned by Mystery Benefactor
These Mayan jawbones are centuries old, and demonstrate the venerable tradition of tooth bling (in this case, jade and iron pyrite). But they're also part of a strange tale of international bone theft. -
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See the Submerged Ruins of Cleopatra's Palace in Egypt's Underwater Museum
In a few years, you may be able to see Alexandria the way it once was — deep beneath the sea. The areas of classical Alexandria that contained the ancient world's biggest library along with Cleopatra's palace have sunk beneath the waves, but now it looks as if the United Nations may step in and help Egypt show off these structures in a unique underwater museum (architectural drawing above). Above the water, the museum will have illuminated sail-like structures and be connected to the mainland via fiberglass tunnel. Want to gawk at some of the underwater treasures that museum visitors might see? More »
