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At https://phys.org/print411059802.html ... it seems that NASAs MAVEN spacecraft has detected metal ions in the atmosphere of Mars - which shows that the ionosphere of

Clark Whelton posted the link www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.782460 ... which concerns tsunamis - and an exceptional one that has been dated at 2800 years ago. Apparently, there

William sent in the link - https://eos.org/research-spotlights/explaining-unexpected-twists-in-the-... ...     ... space weather forecasting is hindered by what happens to the earth's magnetic field when the

At https://malagabay.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/deranged-dating-intcal13-and-... ... without taking on board the Heinsohn AD revision, or indeed, his BC revision, it is interesting to note that it isn't just

At http://notrickszone.com/2017/04/06/scientists-reveal-how-man-made-global... created-via-data-manipulation-dismissing-the-sun/ ... the headline to this blog post is - scientists reveal how man made global warming is created via data manipulation and

At https://phys.org/print410606948.html ... researchers from Kyoto University and Japan's National Institute of Solar Research have used historical records to garner a better insight into the

At www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39494740 ... we have a regurgitation of an old story that has been updated by some new thinking by geologists from Imperial College. This

At https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/fos--smt040217.php ... the period, 2300-2000BC was not just one of turmoil and upheaval, with evidence of site destruction far and wide, including earthquakes and

At http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/king-solomon-mines-bible-timn... ... it seems archaeologists came across some donkey manure dating back 3000 years ago, preserved in the arid environment of the Timna Valley.

At https://phys.org/print410541003.html ... it seems Clovis Points, which are fluted, are still a problem for archaeology. What was the reasoning behind the fluting of flint

At last, a study that recognises that low sun spot numbers are not entirely the whole story when it comes to the Little Ice Age

The idea that modern humans in SE Asia, in the Holocene, were more advanced than Pleistocene predecessors, has taken a bit of a knocking -

At https://phys.org/print410453784.html ... blood preserved in amber, the fossilised red blood cells of monkeys. At https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/new-research-dispr... ... Palaeontologists have used skulls to delineate how much

At https://phys.org/print410429403.html ... sent in by William, an unusual story concerning the orbit of Mars and some mini planets (known as Trojans). These are really

At https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/waves-on-sun-give-nasa-new-in... ... discusses what might cause coronal mass ejections from the Sun - as they contribute to space weather. See also www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330142242.htm ... where

At https://phys.org/print410172163.html ... DNA research is said to map the migration route of early farmers 8000 years ago - courtesy of the University of Huddersfield's

At www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/iron-age-chariot-horse-yo... ... in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds, on the outskirts of the market town of Pocklington, a chariot burial (with horse remains)

A mystery cosmic explosion has been picked up by NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory - see https://phys.org/print410095783.html ... the cause is thought to be a destructive

At https://phys.org/print410076807.html ... bringing home the fact southern Europe was semi-tropical not so many million years ago - just 16 it would seem. This is

At https://phys.org/print409803872.html ... tracks of at least 21 different dinosaurs have been found on a stretch of remote coastline in western Australia ...