Ferula Asafetida, a plant used by the Chinese to protect against the Spanish Flu in 1918 may be effective in fighting the swine flu, or H1N1. The plant is known as Dung of the Devil due to its foul smell. Researchers found that Ferula Asafetida contained more than 230 natural...
The surviving pages from the world's oldest Christian Bible have been digitized and reunited in a single location for the first time in over 150 years. It was in separate sections across four countries and until...
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Once again Moshe Dror explores the cyber or of the new paradigm shift of participation in ritual. " By Rabbi, Dr. Moshe Dror When we think of the Synagogue, we often think of its Hebrew term- Bet Knesset. The word Synagogue is from the ancient Greek: meaning The House of...
The Orientals have credited Green tea with miracle healing powers for Centuries. Among the powers that were mentioned were such effects as Green Tea’s ability to work as a stimulant, its ability to eliminate indigestion, prevent fatigue, and improve both the urinary...
"Egypt- the country that has been on the top of my "places to see" list since I started writing a list (since I was in primary school). Over time the list has changed a bit, but Egypt has always held it's top place. "To explore Egypt, I did a 15 day budget tour with 23...
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I found this article while searching for something else.The root cause of sudden surge of feverish tamil nationalism almost at the same time in tamilnadu and Sri Lanka. Basically the entire issue is very...
The biggest snake ever discovered. Stretching 42-45 feet long and weighing more than 2500 lbs, known as a behemoth. Just as the title says, "this snake could eat a cow!"
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Hundreds of archaeological sites still lay untouched by Archaeologists in Israel due to lack of funding.
This situation leaves an oppertunity open for Palestinian grave robbers and looters to step in and...
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There is much excitement at the discovery of a possibly 9,000 year old archaeological site found in Sukkur, Pakistan. Sukkur is located at the bank of the River Indus in the province of Sindh. Moenjodaro and...
The ancient town of Hoi An will need an estimated VND1.1 trillion ($64.7 million) to preserve and develop its cultural heritage value in the 2009-2020 period, according to a project submitted to central Quang Nam province." The project, designed by the Central Branch of the...
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" The 5,000-year-old Tyrolean iceman may have used bog moss as a prehistoric wound dressing, according to a new analysis of his body’s remains. From Wired Science: Suffering from an arrow wound and a deep cut to the right hand, the iceman, known as Ötzi, may have...
" A lost city discovered deep in the Amazon rainforest could unlock the secrets of a legendary tribe. Little is known about the Cloud People of Peru, an ancient, white-skinned civilisation wiped out by disease and war in the 16th century. But now archaeologists have...
Fascinating prehistoric megaliths could be the world's oldest worship temple, the one - acre excavation has not yet releaved all of its secrets. " Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern...
"Meteora, the Holy Rocks in Greece By Tushar Mathur | Nov 13, 2008 Somewhere between Pindos and Hasiya, where the plain of Thessaly landscape lost the first roll of the magnificent mountains in central Greece, is the Meteora. Huge dark rocks, which rise in the...
VIDEO: Egypt the sustainable culture, a new pyramid discovery Saqqara - Egypt " Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that remains largely unexplored and...
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