‘X’ marks the spot: 1000-year-old coins may prove traders’
Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ''X'' could rewrite Australia's history.
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Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ''X'' could rewrite Australia's history.
As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate.
The potential of algae to feed the hungry is being turned into reality by students at a high school In Tel Aviv.
The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.
The Winklevoss brothers' legal battle with Facebook (FB) over the social network's messy creation made them rich.
Today was a strange day. I'm used to handling the brief but overwhelming burst of media attention that comes with new stories about medical breakthroughs and ethical issues.
In the wake of the 2011 tsunami, the Japanese government is forgoing an opportunity to sustainably protect its coastline and is instead building towering concrete seawalls and other defenses that environmentalists say will inflict serious damage on coastal ecosystems.
A man was arrested at the Cannes film festival after firing a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover.
US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy.
Many building owners and facility managers lack good documentation for their automation control systems.