EARTH - New research unwraps the study of ancient Egypt

(Phys.org) —The study and popular perception of Egyptian antiquities focuses too much on the unwrapping of mummies and the use of technologies such as scanning, according to an academic from the University of East Anglia ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-04-unwraps-ancient-egypt.htm

EARTH - Researchers find rare fossilized embryos more than 500 million years old

The Cambrian Period is a time when most phyla of marine invertebrates first appeared in the fossil record. Also dubbed the "Cambrian explosion," fossilized records from this time provide glimpses into evolutionary biology when the world's ecosystems rapidly changed and diversified. Most fossils show the organisms' skeletal structure, which may or may not give researchers accurate pictures of these prehistoric organisms. Now, researchers at the Un ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-04-rare-fossilized-embryos-million-years.htm

EARTH - Serbia experts use heavy machinery to move mammoth

Serbian archaeologists on Friday used heavy machinery to move a female mammoth skeleton—believed to be one million years old—from an open mine pit where it was unearthed nearly five years ago ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-04-serbia-experts-heavy-machinery-mammoth.ht

EARTH - A Zen-like approach to flood risks

Can a Zen-like approach help flood-threatened countries ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26781620#sa-ns_mchannel=

EARTH - Earth Hour around the world in pictures

Lights were switched off at famous landmarks in cities across the globe for an hour on Saturday night to mark Earth Hou ...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/mar/30/earth-hour-around

EARTH - Infographic Reveals How Tourism Has Changed Over 150 Years

The mid-19th century represents the dawn of modern tourism for Americans and Europeans, but the destinations to which Victorian era tourists flocked are a bit different from the hot spots of today.Read more...    ...

http://io9.com/infographic-reveals-how-tourism-has-changed-over-150-ye

EARTH - Shrinking coast, sinking land discussed at Louisiana forum

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the March 24, 2014 edition.)Speakers at last week's State of the Coast or SOC 2014 conference at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans balanced grim projections for Louisiana's low-lying areas with possible solutions. SOC is the state's biggest summit on coastal dynamics, and this year's event was the third in a series held every two years. More than 1,050 people registered for ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-buchanan/shrinking-coast-sinking-l

EARTH - Los Angeles subway dig finds prehistoric objects

An exploratory subway shaft dug just down the street from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils in the land where saber-tooth cats and other early animals once roamed, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-los-angeles-subway-prehistoric.htm

EARTH - Palaeontologists unearth rare 15-million-year-old bilby

(Phys.org) —An ancient fossil of the bilby, Australia's answer to the Easter rabbit, has been discovered at the Riversleigh World Heritage site in north west Queensland ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-palaeontologists-unearth-rare-million-yea

EARTH - Burials in Greece linked to Macedonia kings

A Greek archaeologist says she has discovered 20 new burials near Macedonia's ancient capital in northern Greece, and some could tentatively be associated with the early Macedonian kings ...

http://phys.org/news/2014-03-burials-greece-linked-macedonia-kings.htm

EARTH - Navigate the Colorado River from your sofa with Google Maps Street View

With spring quickly approaching (hopefully) and summer following shortly thereafter, outdoor adventures are just around the corner. In order to get mentally prepped for expedition season, Google Maps now affords users the opportunity to paddle down.. ...

http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/13/navigate-the-colorado-river-from-yo

EARTH - Forget just getting rid of Daylight Saving Time, let's get rid of time zones and go local

We don't need time zones to keep the trains running on schedule anymore. We don't need them at all ...

http://www.treehugger.com/health/forget-just-getting-rid-daylight-savi

EARTH - Indigenous Message on Water (Video)

What is Indigenous Message on Water?In keeping with the Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace*, our anthology Indigenous Message on Water… Is a multi-lingual book (English/Spanish/Native language/s) gathering wisdom, thoughts, verses, short-stories, poems, and general reflections on the various local issues pertaining to Water. Is an intercultural dialogue between East/West/North/South indigenous elders, activists and writers. Is a pedagogic ...

http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/03/indigenous-message-on-water-video

EARTH - Should Daylight Savings Time be scrapped? (Survey)

There is a lot of research that shows that it doesn't save any energy ...

http://www.treehugger.com/health/should-daylight-savings-time-be-scrap

EARTH - Clue to earthquake lightning mystery

Mysterious lightning flashes that appear to predict earthquakes could be sparked by movements in the ground below, scientists say ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26462348#sa-ns_mchannel=

EARTH - Colossal desert artwork spirals out in Sahara (Video)

Made almost twenty years ago, this breathtaking art installation of sand and water can still be seen today in Egypt ...

http://www.treehugger.com/culture/desert-breath-sahara-land-art-danae-

EARTH - Clue to earthquake lightning mystery

Mysterious lightning flashes that appear to predict earthquakes could be sparked by movements in the ground below, scientists say ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26462348#sa-ns_mchannel=

EARTH - Earthwatch: The earth moved (a little)

Just over a week ago teacups started to rattle across southwest Britain, when a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck the Bristol Channel. In the UK such a quake is newsworthy: magnitude four quakes occur roughly once every three or four years. Magnitude fives meanwhile, occur approximately every twenty years – the last one being the magnitude 5.2 Market Rasen earthquake in Lincolnshire, which shook a large area and caused one chimney to collapse.Compa ...

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/28/earthwatch-earthquake-b

EARTH - A Gem Of A Find – Oldest ‘Piece of Earth’ Discovered

  Measuring just 200 by 400 microns (about 4 times the width of a human hair on its widest dimension), one would think finding an ancient zircon to be harder than finding a needle in the proverbial haystack…or, in this case, like finding a nearly microscopic gemstone on a sheep farm in Western Australia. But geologists treasure A Gem Of A Find – Oldest ‘Piece of Earth’ Discovered was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave ...

http://planetsave.com/2014/02/24/a-gem-of-a-find-oldest-piece-of-earth

EARTH - Stonehenge Rock Source Identified

The site however raises further questions about how the stones were transported from their source to what is now the monument ...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stonehenge-rock-source-ident