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(Encyclopedia) GambrinusGambrinusgămbrīˈnəs [key], mythical Flemish king, to whom the invention of beer is attributed. He is represented in modern folk art as straddling a keg.Cosmic Dust and Snotties: Recent Discoveries
In 1998 we have seen several notable and surprising scientific discoveries. Here are the finds that raised our eyebrows, made us scratch our heads, and occasionally grossed us out. Slimy Cave…Recent Discoveries: Slimy Cave Critters
Researchers exploring a mile-deep area of a Mexican cavern called Cueva De Villa Luiz (Cave of the Lighted House), in Tabasco state, discovered strange viscous colonies of single-cell…Recent Discoveries: Ancient Innards
A 113-million-year-old baby dinosaur fossil was found in the Pietraroia limestone formation in Italy's Benevento province with much of its soft tissue intact, including muscles,…Recent Discoveries: Earth Drags Space and Time
Einstein's theory of relativity predicts that large rotating objects should drag space and time around themselves as they turn. The first direct evidence of this phenomena was…Recent Discoveries: A Saharan Stonehenge
Scientists have confirmed that an assembly of huge stone slabs in Egypt's Sahara Desert is the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in the world. Known as Nabta, the site…Recent Discoveries: Down Memory's Divided Lane
Psychologists studying patients with brain damage have concluded that the left side of the brain is used for language tasks and the right side for spatial and pictorial information.…Recent Discoveries: Did Cosmic Dust Doom the Dinosaurs?
A controversial study by researchers at the University of Florida and Carnegie Institution theorizes that space dust in Earth's atmosphere and changes in the planet's orbit may have…Science Discoveries 2000
Ice Age fashions, snakes with legs, and other amazing discoveries by Otto Johnson More amazing discoveries...IntroductionIce Age Haute CoutureAntisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New…Audible Snowflakes and Other Discoveries
More science highlights discovered in 2000 by Otto Johnson More Discoveries IntroductionIce Age Haute CoutureAntisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New Atlantis?First…Trending
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