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Saturday, December 13, 2014

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week (Newser Daily Digest)

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

(Newser) - The mystery of skeletons found in shackles make the list this week: Scientists Near Creepy Ancient Arena Make Even Creepier Find : In France, there's an old Roman amphitheater that once hosted gladiator fights and had a "Door of the Dead" through which people would be carried to their... More »

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Restaurant: No Couples Allowed on Christmas Eve

(Newser) - Couples seeking a romantic Christmas dinner in Tokyo better avoid PiaPia restaurant, if a sign in the window is for real. "We will be refusing entry to all couples on December 24, with no exceptions!" the handwritten message reads, the Telegraph reports. The note—which includes images of... More »

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Mom of Crash Survivor: I Thank Honda, Not God

(Newser) - Lynn Beisner's son was driving in New Jersey last week when a semi-trailer's wheel landed on his hood and shattered every window in the car. Amazingly, the Honda vehicle "formed a cocoon for his body" and he didn't have "a scratch on him," she... More »

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Nail Polish Can Lower a Baby's IQ

(Newser) - Want your baby's IQ to be a few points higher? Then keep it away from chemicals in household items like shower curtains, nail polish, and dryer sheets during pregnancy, a new study says. Researchers at Columbia University came to this conclusion after analyzing 328 women and their kids in... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, December 13, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Navy's Newest Spy: A 'Fish' Named Silent Nemo

(Newser) - The Navy has a new reconnaissance expert in its ranks with the not-so-fearsome name of Silent Nemo. As the Virginian-Pilot explains, this Nemo is actually a 5-foot, 100-pound robot that looks for all the world like a bluefin tuna. (Click on the V-P link to see images.) The idea... More »

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America's Male Worker Is Dying —by Choice?

(Newser) - The US once had one of the highest employment rates of the world's developed nations. Now, not so much. And men in particular aren't working as much as they used to. In 2000, 89% of men aged 25 to 54 went to work, compared to 95% in the... More »

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Couple Wins $1M for 'Unrelenting' BofA Robocalls

(Newser) - Nelson and Joyce Coniglio begged Bank of America to stop calling them about late loan payments, but the calls kept on coming: 700 of them over a four-year period, the Florida couple claims in a lawsuit that describes a huge mortgage-induced headache, ABC News reports. The bank was ordered by... More »

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Ancient Well Hints at Undiscovered Village

(Newser) - Slumbering some 16 feet below the surface of the Mediterranean is a 7,500-year-old well that may contain something more than water. Maritime archaeologists excavating in Israel uncovered the site in October; it's been dated to the pre-pottery Neolithic period, according to a press release from Flinders University. The... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, December 13, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Cave Find Suggests When Humans Figured Out Fire

(Newser) - As early human milestones go, it's as big as they get: the "invention" of fire. Or more precisely, the mastering of fire. Now archaeologists studying an ancient cave in Israel say they've figured out when humans managed the feat: about 350,000 years ago, reports Science . Researchers... More »

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Rare Sight: Grand Canyon Fills With Clouds

(Newser) - Yesterday's visitors to the Grand Canyon missed seeing its great depths, but perhaps witnessed something even more awe-inspiring. Due to a rare weather event known as a total cloud inversion, the canyon filled nearly to the brim with a sea of clouds—a result of warm air forcing clouds... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, December 13, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.