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Highest Ice Age Camp Found in Andes
(Newser) - Archaeologists who found ancient settlements high up in the Peruvian Andes were surprised to learn that humans were there between 12,000 and 13,000 years ago. At nearly 3 miles above sea level, that makes them the "world's highest known Ice Age settlements," in the words... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Comets Likely Smell Awful
(Newser) - Comets stink, and not just because they have the potential to cause cataclysmic devastation if they ever came hurtling through our atmosphere and made impact with Earth. These "cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town" (as described by NASA ) literally... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Scientists Name Tarantula After John Lennon
(Newser) - Researchers inspired by what they described as John Lennon's mission to "make this world a gentler place" have named a not-so-gentle tarantula after him, reports NBC News . Bumba lennoni lives in the Brazilian Amazon and, sadly, bears no weird resemblance to Lennon. (Unlike a swamp-dwelling Mick Jagger namesake... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Alaska Village to Get Rid of 'Honey Bucket System'
(Newser) - In the western Alaska village of Akiachak, roughly half the homes use the "honey bucket system," which isn't nearly as sweet as it sounds. These homes lack indoor plumbing, so residents are forced to use large buckets as toilets; the waste is then deposited into village receptacles,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Grade 13? High Schools Should Offer Extra Year
(Newser) - Lots of high school students would recoil in horror at the idea of a fifth year, but Slate writer Rebecca Schuman thinks schools nationwide should seriously think about adding one. In her home state of Oregon, for example, students can participate in an optional fifth year, one that amounts to... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
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Fist-Sized Gold Nugget Goes Up for Sale
(Newser) - Is $11 million in rare gold coins too much for your pocketbook? Perhaps dealer Don Kagin can interest you in his newest treasure up for sale: a giant, 6.07-pound gold nugget. Found on public land in California's Butte County mountains this summer, the "Butte Nugget" is believed... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Why Venezuelans Are Scanned Before Buying Milk
(Newser) - In Venezuela's western border state of Zulia, residents are restricted to buying no more than 2.2 pounds of "gold" a week—"gold" being a nickname for powdered milk. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the seemingly improbable rationing that was last month enacted in... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Sphinx's Missing Head Found Within Tomb
(Newser) - In August, archaeologists in Greece announced they were about ready to enter what they say is the biggest ancient tomb ever unearthed in the country—which would mean passing by the two headless carved sphinxes that flank its entrance. Now those archaeologists say one of the missing sphinx heads has... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, October 24, 2014 7:05 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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