Scotland’s Falling Population

A major study of population trends says that Scotland’s economy could suffer from low birth rates.

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Stonehenge Tunnel Plans Scrapped

English Heritage says it is very dissapointed  plans for a 2.1km bored tunnel taking traffic away from Stonehenge have been shelved.

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Reinventing the Wheel

“Although a high standard of morality gives but a slight or no advantage to each individual man and his children over the other men of the same tribe…an advancement in the standard of morality will certainly give an immense advantage…

Water Shortages are Likely to be Trigger for Wars

A struggle by nations to secure sources of clean water will be fuel for war, says UN Chief. 

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Socioclimactic Risk

As the UN climate negotiations proceed in Bali, Indonesia, researchers have taken the first steps in quantifying the “socioclimactic” exposure of different countries to future climate change.

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Uncovering the Secrets of Ireland’s Ancient Breweries

Hangovers rarely inspire scientific breakthroughs.  But Billy Quinn’s eureka moment occured on just such a headpounding morning in 2003.  

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Ancient Roman Throne Found

Rome, Italy 

Italian archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman throne made of bone and wood at Herculaneum in Italy, calling it the most important piece of wooden furniture ever found there.

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ADL: Swastika a Symbol of Hate

Spring, TX

In the small Texas town of Spring a local man published the annual visitor’s guide celebrating Grandmother’s Day, which inadvertently carried an old picture on the cover containing a swastika.  That caught the attention of the Anti-Defamation League,…