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President Obama's Missing Executive Order on Gun Control ...

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In his renewed push for gun control, President Obama released 23 executive orders to reduce gun violence this morning. It's a good start. But Obama le.
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Scottish wildcat could be extinct 'within two years'

Scottish wildcat could be extinct 'within two years' | sceptic | Scoop.it
A scientist who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats has warned that the species could be extinct within two years.
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Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists | sceptic | Scoop.it
The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.
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Pond scum politics in Massachusetts - Washington Post (blog)

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Gabriel Gomez, the GOP Senate candidate in Massachusetts, is suddenly getting a fair amount of attention for calling opponent Ed Markey “pond scum” in an interview yesterday.
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Unknown groups revealed in cave - Hurriyet Daily News

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Hurriyet Daily News Unknown groups revealed in cave Hurriyet Daily News “It's important because with this we were able to document the presence of pre-Hispanic groups in Burgos, where before we said there were none,” said archaeologist Martha...
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Former sex slave says Japanese mayor's comment 'absurd,' should resign from ... - Fox News

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Former sex slave says Japanese mayor's comment 'absurd,' should resign from ...
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Kim said Saturday that anyone who makes such an "absurd comment" should quit politics.
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The Archdruid Report: The Politics of Time's Shape

The three competing kinds of progress discussed in an earlier post in this sequence are responsible for part of that diversity, but the majority of it is a function of ordinary power politics. Any change in any part of society will ...
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Science Group Criticizes Politicians for Global Warming Distortions - New York Times (blog)

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Science Group Criticizes Politicians for Global Warming Distortions New York Times (blog) It's great to see the Union of Concerned Scientists offering nonpartisan criticism of elected officials for distorting — in both directions — what's known...
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Twin stars closer to Earth than thought - NBCNews.com (blog)

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ABC Science Online Twin stars closer to Earth than thought NBCNews.com (blog) A strange pair of stars is much closer to Earth than scientists ever thought, a discovery that finally helps explain a puzzling mystery behind the stellar twins,...
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Gitmo, Politics, and Ending the War - National Review Online (blog)

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Gitmo, Politics, and Ending the War
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He's the problem-solver; his opponents are the ideologues, or in this case merely craven politicians.
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After the Ice: exhibiting life at Star Carr

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11,000-year-old artefacts from Star Carr, Britain’s largest-known Mesolithic settlement, will go on display for the first time tomorrow (24 May), with the opening of a new exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum.


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Ancient theatre of Messene re-opens after 1,700 years

Ancient theatre of Messene re-opens after 1,700 years | sceptic | Scoop.it
For more than 600 years, the ancient theatre of Messene hosted cultural and political events.
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What prehistoric dog burials tell us about owners - NBCNews.com (blog)

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What prehistoric dog burials tell us about owners
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Erik Axelsson, a researcher at Uppsala University's Science for Life Laboratory, has also studied prehistoric dogs.
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The Rise and Fall and Rise of Zahi Hawass - Smithsonian

The Rise and Fall and Rise of Zahi Hawass - Smithsonian | sceptic | Scoop.it
Smithsonian The Rise and Fall and Rise of Zahi Hawass Smithsonian Clad in his familiar denim safari suit and wide-brimmed bush hat, the famed archaeologist is standing inside the burial vault of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, a six-tiered, lopsided...
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Neanderthal Greek paradise found

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Anthropologists have discovered a beautiful Greek waterfront paradise once inhabited by generations of Neanderthals up to 100,000 years ago, according to a new study.
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Daily Show Mocks Conservatives For Loving 'Profiling' On Race & Religion, But ... - Mediaite

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Planets Converge to Form Rare Glowing Triangle This Weekend - Wired (blog)

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Planets Converge to Form Rare Glowing Triangle This Weekend Wired (blog) Science · Science · Wired Space Photo of the Day: Close-Up With Halley's Comet · New Details on the Unroyal End of Richard III, 'King in the Car Park' · Enormous Museum...
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Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming - NASA

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Century-Old Science Helps Confirm Global Warming
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Drawing of the HMS Challenger survey vessel preparing to measure ocean temperatures by lowering thermometers deep into the ocean on ropes in 1872.
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GOP Rep Tells Woman She Should Have Carried Brain-Dead Fetus To Term, Just In Case

GOP Rep Tells Woman She Should Have Carried Brain-Dead Fetus To Term, Just In Case | sceptic | Scoop.it
At a congressional hearing Thursday on an abortion bill that would ban the procedure after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Rep.

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Kenneth Weene's curator insight, May 24, 6:42 PM

The real question: Is Louie Gohmert brain dead? It is time for people with minds, empathy, and values to clearly support the rights of women to make these difficult decisions without political interference.

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Vials of Apollo 11 moon dust found in storage - NBCNews.com (blog)

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Vials of Apollo 11 moon dust found in storage NBCNews.com (blog) Accompanying the jar was an academic paper published in the Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference in 1971, titled "Study of carbon compounds in Apollo 11 and Apollo 12...
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American Jews: From Holocaust to New Age Hasidism? - Religion Dispatches

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American Jews: From Holocaust to New Age Hasidism?
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Martin Kavka is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Florida State University.
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We Must Target the Origins of Homophobic Violence: Religion, Patriarchy and ... - Huffington Post (blog)

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Any discussion about homophobia in society must absolutely reference religion.
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Richard III was buried in 'hastily dug and untidy grave' - The Independent

Richard III was buried in 'hastily dug and untidy grave' - The Independent | sceptic | Scoop.it
The Independent Richard III was buried in 'hastily dug and untidy grave' The Independent The academic paper - by a team from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, and Department of Genetics...
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Linking climate change and human evolution

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Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, during the Middle Stone Age, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, according to new research.
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The tea party and the politics of paranoia - Science News

The tea party and the politics of paranoia - Science News | sceptic | Scoop.it
Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.
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Ignore Evidence. Deny Science. Minimize Problems. Then Cry 'Freedom! (And ... - Forbes

Ignore Evidence. Deny Science. Minimize Problems. Then Cry 'Freedom! (And ... - Forbes | sceptic | Scoop.it
Ignore Evidence. Deny Science. Minimize Problems. Then Cry 'Freedom! (And ...
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First they ignore. Next Next they deny and bury. Then they minimize. Finally, they shout about freedom—and how politicians are taking it away.
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