Planet-Techno-Science

Armenia : An archeological mission to study the Yererouk paleochristian site

A team from the Laboratoire Archéologie Médiévale Méditerranéenne (Laboratory of Mediterranean Medieval Archaeology, CNRS / Université de Provence) will travel to Armenia on September 4-18, 2010 to study the remains of the paleochristian Yererouk Basilica (5th-6th century AD), located in the northwestern part of the country, near the Turkish border.... [Read more of this review]

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The Superwind Galaxy NGC 4666

The galaxy NGC 4666 takes pride of place at the centre of this new image, made in visible light with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. NGC 4666 is a remarkable galaxy with very vigorous star formation and an unusual “superwind” of out-flowing gas. It had previously been observed in X-rays... [Read more of this review]

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IceCube neutrino observatory nears complete

credit: The IceCube Laboratory (ICL). In December 2010, IceCube — the world’s first kilometer-scale neutrino observatory, whiuch is located beneath the Antarctic ice — will finally be completed after two decades of planning. In an article in the AIP’s Review of Scientific Instruments, Francis Halzen, the principal investigator... [Read more of this review]

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‘Stocky Dragon,’ A European Velociraptor Relative, Described

credit: AP   Balaur bondoc — the first reasonably complete skeleton of a carnivorous dinosaur from the last part of the Age of Dinosaurs in Europe, a description of which appears as the cover article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today — provides insight into an ecosystem very different from that of today. Europe at the end... [Read more of this review]

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The remOcean project : submarine robotics reveal the secrets of the deep

To explore key zones of the oceans using profiling floats, a new generation of undersea robots, in order to improve our understanding of carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycles: that is the goal of the remOcean project headed by Hervé Claustre, a researcher at the Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche sur Mer (CNRS/UPMC). Combining these findings... [Read more of this review]

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Shaman grave found

A researcher excavates a hollow inside an Israeli cave that was apparently used for funerals and feasts. - Credit: Natalie Munro / University of Connecticut This is a view of excavation area at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel. Credit: Naftali Hilger Munro, associate professor of anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, says the interment... [Read more of this review]

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