The biggest misconception about the Middle Ages is that there was a complete and utter lack of culture in Europe. This is simply untrue, for there was a plethora of literature and lyric poetry during...
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Washington (dpa) - The Dark Ages is not just a period in human
history on Earth. For astronomers it represents the far-flung corners
of the universe about which precious lit...
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Astronomers believe they've glimpsed light from some of the universe's first stars through the world's largest telescope on the Big Island. The astronomy team from the California Institute of Techn...
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Role-playing games with an Internet element are so much more captivating than equivalent electronic games that they change users' lives, cutting into their sleep and boosting the time they spend pl...
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Sydney (dpa) - Diamonds almost as old as the Earth itself have
been found in Australia, and a close examination of the tiny gems
could prove that our planet cooled much more...
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Seven years after the rest of the world, Ethiopia celebrated the third millennium Tuesday _ those with money shelling out for a gala concert headlined by the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas and other...
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Background InfoBorn on March 6 1962,
Phill
Jupitus
is of Lithuanian stock. In fact, his original family surname was
Sapitus
. This was mistakenly noted down by an immigration official as ‘...
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An unusual question is before the Georgia Supreme Court: Should banishment of criminals be banned?Though Georgia's judges are technically outlawed from banishing offenders, some have skirted the ru...
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Johannesburg (dpa) - It's official: the rolling blackouts that
have caused havoc across parts of South Africa over the past two
weeks constitute a national emergency, Public...
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Storms and gusting winds have chiseled away at this corner of southwestern England for centuries, but the legends that inhabit the area still loom large.The rocky headland near the village of Tinta...
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Some 700,000 Turks waving the red national flag flooded central Istanbul on Sunday to demand the resignation of the government, saying the Islamic roots of Turkey's leaders threatened to destroy th...
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Golden Dark Ages
FEATURE: Futuristic telescope to shed light on "Dark Ages" of space
