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Ancient Amazon civilisation laid bare by felled forestDec 10, 2009
From New Scientist: Ancient Amazon civilisation laid bare by felled forest.
Signs of what could be a previously unknown ancient civilisation are emerging from beneath the felled trees of the Amazon. Some 260 giant avenues, ditches and enclosures have...
Boom! Hok! A monkey language is decipheredDec 9, 2009
From the New York Times: Boom! Hok! A Monkey Language Is Deciphered.
Krak krak! (Watch out, a leopard!)
Hok hok hok! (Hey, crowned eagle!)
Very good — you have already mastered half the basic vocabulary of the Campbell’s monkey, a fellow primate...
How the rabbi helps the police dogDec 6, 2009
In Montana a Hassidic rabbi helps police speak Hebrew — and it’s all for the benefit of a police dog. From the New York Times:
Miky, pronounced Mikey, is in a Diaspora of his own. He was born in an animal shelter in Holland and shipped as a puppy to...
Vinking anchor found on Isle of SkyeDec 4, 2009
From the BBC: Crofter finds a ‘Viking’ anchor on the Isle of Skye.
A crofter has uncovered what is believed to be a Viking anchor while digging a drain on the Isle of Skye.[continue, see photo]
What the rabbi didDec 2, 2009
What would you do if you were a Jewish rabbi threatened by the KKK? Ponder that for a moment, then go read about what Rabbi Michael Weisser did.
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