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Stonehenge has long held an air of mystery around it, but new research has helped clear up some of the facts, revealing both the origin and transport method of one of the key stones. Led by Australia's Curtin University, these new findings suggest that the Altar Stone (one of the...

Scientists have finally solved a major Stonehenge mystery

The iconic 'Altar Stone' at the heart of Stonehenge was transported 440 miles from northeast Scotland, scientists have found. The "truly remarkable" discovery has left archaeologists scratching their heads over how and why our Neolithic ancestors transported the six-tonne sandstone so far around 4,500 years ago. Until now the giant...

Stonehenge discovery 'shocks' archeologists that iconic Altar Stone was transported from north east Scotland

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During the solstices, thousands gather at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England to celebrate the monument’s astronomical alignment. The focal point of these festivities is the Altar Stone – the six-tonne sandstone slab that lies flat at the centre of Stonehenge. 

The ancient society that built this monument, from 3,100 to 1,600 BCE, left no written record. But Stonehenge’s building blocks themselves can help us understand it better. These blocks, or megaliths, are divided into two major categories: sarsen stones and bluestones. The Altar Stone is the largest bluestone.

Some bluestones were likely quarried from the Mynydd Preseli in Wales,...

The Altar Stone of Stonehenge came from an unexpectedly distant place, new study reveals

The iconic Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge in southern England was likely moved over hundreds of miles nearly 5,000 years ago, according to new research.

Century-old theory of where Stonehenge’s Altar Stone came from overturned by new study

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Natalie Schafer was a millionaire, and also played one on TV. Shaefer, who died at 90 years old in 1991, was best known to classic television viewers as Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell on the classic TV sitcom romp, Gilligan's Island.

'Gilligan's Island' Actress Natalie Schaefer was a millionaire in real life and played one on TV

For the past several decades, the scientific community has been deeply invested in figuring out where the asteroid came from that caused the massive extinction of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. This significant event transformed Earth’s biodiversity and ignited a plethora of theories and discussions among researchers.

Massive asteroid killed the dinosaurs, and we finally know where it came from

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Many places across the world have been named "gates of hell" for various reasons. Here are a few well-known examples.

Just How Many “Gates To Hell” Are There On Earth?

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

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Former child star Bobby Buntrock's life ended in tragedy. Best known as Harold “Sport” Baxter on the popular 1960s TV sitcom Hazel, Butrock died at only 21 years old in a car accident in 1974.

The Tragic Death of Child Star Bobby Buntrock, and How TV's 'Hazel' Shirley Booth Protected him

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 Mysterious carvings deciphered at the Göbekli Tepe archaeological site in Turkey suggest the world’s oldest monument – about twice as old as Stonehenge – is a solar calendar built to memorialise a devastating comet strike.A new study published in the journal Time and Mind on Tuesday indicates that Göbekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old temple-like complex containing carvings of intricate symbols, was constructed to record an astronomical event that sparked the dawn of human civilisation.The world’s first calendar, made around 9,000BC, enabled people to observe the sun, moon and constellations in order to keep track of time and mark the change...

Strange carvings at world’s oldest monument suggest civilisation began after devastating comet strike

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

You’ve probably heard of the microbiome — the hordes of bacteria and other tiny life forms that live in our guts. Well, it turns out those bacteria have viruses that exist in and around them — with important consequences for both them and us. Meet the phagosome.

The Microbiome’s Forgotten Cousin Could Be Key to Solving America’s Gut Issues

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Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Like a mosquito tunneling into the skin to get at the rich feast within, geologists poked a long, narrow drill into Earth's crust last year, pulling out a treasury of geological goodness.



					
			

The result is a long cylinder of rock, known as a core sample, measuring a record-shattering 1,268 meters (4,160 feet) in length. Made up of igneous rock that has been chemically altered by seawater in a process known as serpentinization, the cylinder has now been analyzed and its secrets revealed.
This thread of Earth-skin, extracted from the ocean depths, is a repository of information that can be used to plumb...

Geologists' Record-Breaking Drill Into Earth's Crust Reveals Mantle Secrets

One common approach is to calculate the centroid or center of mass of all land surfaces on Earth. In 1973, physicist Andrew J. Woods used a digital global map to pinpoint this center at 39°00′N 34°00′E, near the district of Kırşehir in modern-day Turkey.

Where on Earth is the Center of the Earth?

Editor’s Note: Here, Dr. Zahi Hawass, arguably Egypt’s most famous and celebrated archaeologist and egyptologist, recounts his recent discoveries at Gisr el-Mudir, also known as the Great Enclosure, one of the oldest stone structures known to date in Egypt, located at Saqqara and only a few hundred meters west of the Step Pyramid. Leading an excavation team, he uncovered evidence of a large cemetery consisting of tombs dated to the 5th and 6th Dynasties of Egypt’s Old Kingdom. What follows is his narrative in his own words:

Discoveries in the Shadow of the Step Pyramid

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This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder , which covers rural America, and Climate Central , a nonadvocacy science and news group. On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis.

Some Kentuckians, like many rural Americans, are too poor to qualify for federal flood protections

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One Of Stonehenge’s Biggest Stones Traveled 430 Miles — But How?

No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead and is aligned with...

One Of Stonehenge’s Biggest Stones Traveled 430 Miles — But How?

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