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Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:00 AM EST (Science Daily)

From the late 19th century onwards, stories of werewolf encounters tailed away significantly, says Regal. "The spread of the idea of evolution helped kill off the werewolf because a canid-human hybrid makes no sense from an evolutionary point of view," he says.

science, darwin, human-evolution, monsters, werewolves, werewolf, bigfoot, brian-regal, history-of-science, origin-of-species

Prehistoric Masterpieces: The Swimmers and The Beast

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:01 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)

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The inhospitable plateau of Gilf Kebir in the far south-west Egyptian desert was once home to an early Egyptian civilization, who left behind spectacular cave art.

history, africa, cave-art

An Open Letter to President Obama, on Behalf of Mind Control Victims Everywhere

Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:36 PM EST

By Synthesis

In case you were wondering, this is not an attempt to generate Newsvine page views using a spurious, misleading headline.

Continue reading this entry ...

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Ancient Human Metropolis Found in Africa

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:44 PM EST (sott.net)

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hey have always been there. People noticed them before. But no one could remember who made them -- or why? Until just recently, no one even knew how many there were.

science, johan-heine, michael-tellinger, kraals, bantu, africa, ancient-civilization, astronomical-alignments, megaliths, ruins

"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:15 PM EST (National Geographic)

Seeded by alkimija

A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La, says the team that made the discovery.

history, tibet, nepal, shangri-la

Hawaiians may have settled New Zealand

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:40 AM EST (The Honolulu Advertiser)

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A new study of Polynesian canoe designs suggests that New Zealand may have been settled by sea-faring Hawaiians.

science, new-zealand, hawaii, polynesians, navigation, outrigger-canoe, ocean-travel, population-dispersion, pacific-ocean, migration

The Evolution of the God Gene

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:40 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by Carloz

IN the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.

religion, anthropology, psychology, sociobiology, evolutionary-psychology, sociology

Amazing Photos- Photographer Collection: David Guttenfelder in Afghanistan

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:27 PM EST (The Denver Post)

Seeded by krishna-167929

"For the past seven years, David Guttenfelder has witnessed and documented the changing landscape of Afghanistan.

world-news, afghanistan, photos, photography, david-guttenfelder

Egyptologist Zahi Hawass Bad-Mouths Beyonce, Calls Her "Stupid Person"

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:54 PM EST (The Frisky)

Seeded by Synthesis

Egyptologist Zahi Hawass is known for his outbursts. He reportedly speaks in Arabic while attending dinner events and other social gatherings so he can insult non-Egyptians, who he assumes don't understand his language. And well-known celebrities aren't off-limits.

science, zahi-hawass, egyptology, beyonce