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This link has an article about a cave being opened under a pyramid in Mexico. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc Neal Robbins

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This link has several photos of a sandstone pipe cat. It was made by the Fort Ancient Mound Builder culture.

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How fascinating. But maybe not, considering the rates of autism these days. Carry on. Malcolm Lawrence Babel: The multilingual, multicultural online journal

You may not know about Ingrid Bétancourt, but this is huge news here in France. Colombia hostage Betancourt freed Ingrid Betancourt's joy at freedom

This link has photos of a Hongwe/Mahongwe Bwete reliquary figure from Gabon. http://www.discoverafricanart.com/Hongwe_bwete_figure.html Neal Robbins

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These links have photos of Spilogale gracilis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SPILOGALE_GRACILIS.jpg

Spilogale gracilis is often called the Western Spotted Skunk. It lives in the western part of the U.S., northern Mexico, and the southwest portion of British

Martinogale was an early skunk. Xiaoming Wang, David P. Whistler, and Gary T. Takeuchi wrote an article about it. The title is A new basal skunk Martinogale

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Astounding work on this, Tim! Rudy On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Timothy B.Gunter ... -- Regards, Rudy Carrera http://clcx.org/

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Tanit was a goddess in Phoenician mythology. She was the main goddess of the Phoenician colony of Carthage. A terracotta statue of Tanit was found in a coastal

This link has photos of Carthaginian coins. Many have images of the goddess Tanit on them. Clicking on the images will enlarge them.

This link has an article about sharks. http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/shark-drown.htm Neal Robbins

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This link has a photo of a soapstone pipe made by the people of the Native American Woodland culture. There are also photos of other artifacts and an essay on

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This link has a photo of an owl pitcher from Papua New Guinea. There is a brief essay about it on the webpage. It can be reached by scrolling down.

Cynelos was a genus of amphicyonid mammals that lived during the Miocene. Like other amphicyonids, Cynelos was a carnivore. It was coyote-like and one of the

This link has an amphicyonid drawing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Newsltr00b1.gif Neal Robbins

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I believe there are two dichotomous (to be simplistic) strains in religion. One is reationary and plays on human fears. The other is more progressive and

An article explaining if not defending people's desire for religious certainty. I was raised in a very religious, liberal context which probably made it

... wrote: Abdurrahman Khan, amir of Afghanistan born in 1830 approximately and died in 1901. He was the son of Afzul Khan and grandson of Dost

Chinese officials remove the bright algae smothering beaches and extending out several hundred metres into the Yellow Sea off Qingdao, China.

The ruling is truly horrifying, but not surprising. They also ruled that punitive damages in general have to be cut back drastically. So juries can no longer

These links have photos of Pogonias cromis. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/CroakerPIX/Pogonias_cromisFlAQ.jpg http://marine.rutgers.edu/LEOPhone/blackdrum.jpg Neal

Pogonias is a member of the order Perciformes and the family Sciaenidae. This family has been around for an extremely long time. Remains of a species called

Pogonias cromis is a fish species. It is often called the Black Drum or the Tarbor. This fish lives in Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S. and also in the Gulf

Sculda syriaca was a mantis shrimp of the Cretaceous. Fossil remains of it have been found in the Haqel Limestone of Lebanon. They date to about 95 million

Odontodactylus scyllarus is a mantis shrimp species. It is often called the Peacock Mantis Shrimp or the Harlequin Shrimp. This crustacean has an extremely

This link has a fossil photo of the Cretaceous mantis shrimp Sculda syriaca. http://www.fossilmall.com/EDCOPE_Enterprises/invertebrates/invert47/L531B.jpg The

These links have photos of Odontodactylus scyllarus. http://www.flickr.com/photos/terong/60756653/

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Yuan was a Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty. He was born in 75 B.C. and died in 33 B.C. The years of his reign were 48-33 B.C. In his childhood, Yuan's name

Interesting article in the NY Times today about social lying and mentions a new paper coming out about this behavior. The article is found here:

This link has an article about a fossil specimen of an extremely old and primitive tetrapod. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_sc/sci_fish_evolution

Formicium is a fossil ant genus. It is the only genus of the extinct subfamily Formicinae. Five species have been identified. Two are Formicium giganteum and

These links have photos of the ant species Formica aquilonia. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23111015@N04/2530784387/

This link has a fossil photo of Formicium giganteum. It is a male

Formica aquilonia is a living ant species. It is one of the closest living relatives of the Eocene fossil ant Formicia. Both are in the family Formicidae.

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This link has an article about the birth of a set of twin stars. http://www.livescience.com/space/080618-identical-twins.html Neal Robbins

Lepisma saccharina is a silverfish insect. It is a member of the order Thysanura. This particular species is found in most parts of the world. Lepisma

This link has a Limba copper mask from Africa. There is a brief essay which tells about the significance of the mask.

These links have photos of Lepisma saccharina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Silberfischchen.jpg

This link has a fossil photo of the silverfish Ramsdelepidion schusteri. It was found in the Mazon Creek deposits in Illinois. The fossil dates to the

This link has an article about the new dating of Odysseus' return to Ithaca. It is based on astronomical calculations.