Ancient Shell Beads Could Be First Sign of Modern Culture

Ancient Shell Beads Could Be First Sign of Modern Culture
Scientific American - Jun 22, 2006According to fashionistas, you are what your wear. But when did humans start decorating themselves for self-expression? Three bead-like shells from ancient Israel and Algeria suggest that such symbolic behavior ...

Nicole Kidman: Eyes wide open
Independent - 6 hours agoBy David Thomson. They seem determined to keep it as quiet and private as possible (and why not?), but it seems likely that somewhere in the vicinity of Sydney, Australia, with family and friends, tomorrow ...

Swedish Cameraman Fatally Shot in Somalia
Forbes - 10 hours agoBy SALAD DUHUL , 06.23.2006, 02:43 PM. An award-winning Swedish journalist was fatally shot in the back as he filmed a demonstration Friday in the restive capital of Somalia, where lawlessness and anger at foreigners run high despite peace efforts. ...

Expert Panel Concludes Earth's Temperature Warmest in 400 Years
Environment News Service - Jun 22, 2006By JR Pegg. WASHINGTON, DC, June 22, 2006 (ENS) - The Earth is hotter today than it has been in four centuries and likely warmer than it has been in the past 1,000 years, according to a review of surface temperature ...

Vieira and Henry send France through
Ireland Online - 8 hours agoA captain s performance from Patrick Vieira helped France see off Group G rivals Togo and claim a place in the last 16 of the World Cup. Togo held out until half-time as France spurned a series of chances ...

Sony Delays Ship of its Blu-ray Disc Player, Panasonic Announces ...
PC World - 9 hours agoSony initially targeted July for shipping its Blu-ray Disc player, the $999 BD-SP1. That date shifted by a few weeks into August, reportedly to coincide with the company's launch of its 1080p. Now, Sony's ...

H5N1 mutation showed human transmission in Indonesia
CIDRAP - 6 hours agoJun 23, 2006 (CIDRAP News) The recent family cluster of H5N1 avian influenza cases in Indonesia marks the first time laboratory tests confirmed human-to-human transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) told reporters today. ...

Baghdad state of emergency declared after gunfight
International Herald Tribune - 7 hours agoBAGHDAD The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and curfew in Baghdad on Friday after American forces were involved in quelling a firefight in the city's center. Elsewhere in Iraq, at least 12 people ...

Cellphones and lightning don't mix
Canada.com - 16 hours agoIf it starts to thunder on the soccer field, don't call home on your cellphone to say the game has been cancelled. Three doctors warn in this week's British Medical Journal that using cellphones during stormy weather could be fatal. ...

Human mad cow infection could hide for 50 years
Sydney Morning Herald - 15 hours agoINFECTION with the lethal prions that cause the human form of "mad cow" disease could last more than 50 years before symptoms appear, research based on an old cannibal disease from Papua New Guinea shows. ...