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Pimelea spicata ~ Spiked Rice-flower
Pimelea spicata, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Pimelea spicata: Spiked Rice-flower Common Names: Spiked Rice-flower, Pink Pimelea, Rice Flower. Taxonomy: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Rosids; Malvales; Thymelaeaceae; Pimelea spicata. Location/Environment: The Pimelea prefers woodland habitats and can … Continue reading
Great Sand Dunes National Park
The Great Sand Dunes * http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm * One of my favorite parts of Colorado is its great diversity in the ranges of the Rocky Mountains. One of those hotspots of “oddity” is the vast … Continue reading
‘Alien’ Skull Discovery Tops South American Bone Finds – Yahoo! News
By Tammy Lee Morris | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Tue, Nov 22, 2011 cross-posted for academic research from Yahoo! (see link at end of article for original article) via WordPress’ “Press This” app … It wasn’t discovered by Indiana Jones … Continue reading
Alien skull in Peru? Mystery of giant-headed mummy found in city of Andahuaylillas | Mail Online
Skull has soft spot, found in infants, yet also two large molars, found in older humans Three anthropologists agree: ‘It is not a human being’ By Paul Milligan Last updated at 7:59 PM on 24th November 2011 cross-posted via WordPress … Continue reading
Thawing permafrost vents gases to worsen warming – Yahoo! News
(Copied/Cross-posted using WordPress “Press This” applet) WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive amounts of greenhouse gases trapped below thawing permafrost will likely seep into the air over the next several decades, accelerating and amplifying global warming, scientists warn. Those heat-trapping gases … Continue reading
BBC News – Archaeologists make new Stonehenge ‘sun worship’ find
The pits are positioned on celestial alignment at the site and may have contained stones Two previously undiscovered pits have been found at Stonehenge which point to it once being used as a place of sun worship before the stones … Continue reading
What You Need to Know About The Beef You Eat
What You Need to Know About The Beef You Eat. By Jo Robinson February/March 2008 746 3 Image Gallery Today’s industrialized process reduces the nutritional value of the meat, stresses the animals, increases the risk of bacterial contamination, pollutes the … Continue reading
Archaeologist traces Pocahontas wedding site – Yahoo! News
Archaeologist traces Pocahontas wedding site By Fabienne Faur William Kelso, Director of archeology for Association for the Preservation of Virginia … Archeologist William Kelso is certain he’s discovered the remains of the oldest Protestant church in the United States, standing … Continue reading
Archaeology of Punk Rock: The Sex Pistols | Monty’s World
Archaeology of Punk Rock: The Sex Pistols | Monty’s World. (Cross-posted from WordPress “ShareThis” app. View link above for Author’s article) Archaeology of Punk Rock: The Sex Pistols Photo: The University of York Archaeologists from The University of York have … Continue reading
Australian Bush
Tidbinbilla Nature reserve*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * Australian Bush A place of mythic tales, folklore, and legend …. the Australian Bush is a hallmark of its own accord. Coming from the descriptor “The bush”, usually relates to a “rural, … Continue reading