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Strategies For a Tilted World

A man once ordained priest in Rome writes on CNNs Belief Blog of knee-jerk Christianity, too bigoted and irrational to recognize our own Scriptures approval of homosexuality.

Chemical exposure influences rat behaviour for generations

When pregnant rats are exposed to a common crop chemical, their descendants three generations later show more anxiety and stress than the offspring of unexposed peers, U.S. researchers said.

Scientist discovers new Borneo frog

A Malaysian researcher known for finding new amphibian species saidhis team had discovered at least one new species of frog

The Avengers, or Jack Kirby Conquers the World

The Avengers, or Jack Kirby Conquers the World

I've burned a lot of bandwidth on this blog --maybe too much, in some people's eyes-- obsessing on Jack Kirby, the visionary madman who unwittingly changed the face of popular culture. He did so by...

PhDiva versus Coiney Dealer-Researcher

. Wannabe-"Researcher" Dugup Dealer Alfredo De La Fe decided to 'have a go' at PhDive - Dorothy King. Probably not a wise move on his part. He questioned what she was saying about the ACCG's non-...

"Heritage Auctions" gets Bad Press in Wikipedia

. Wikipedia is one of the havens of collectors, on this "people's encyclopaedia" they give metal detecting fulsome praise, and any indications that there are other 'issues' gets edited out. Any...

Crop Circles: Other Aspects of the Las Perdices Case (Argentina)

Crop Circles: Other Aspects of the Las Perdices Case (Argentina)

Crop Circles: Other Aspects of the Las Perdices Case (Argentina) By Andrea Prez Simondini and Dr. Luis Reinoso Research into this case lead us to work on the quest for background information in the...

Heritage Auctions unaware of any treaty?

Greg Rohan, president of Dallas based Heritage Auctions commenting on his firm's selling of a Mongolian fossil despite a temporary restraining order is quoted in The New York Observer as saying he...

Italy Busts eBay Looted Artefacts Ring

'Italian police on Friday said they were investigating 70 people for trading thousands of looted archaeological artefacts including ancient coins and vases on Internet auction site eBay. The...

Heritage Auctions Defies Texas  Court Order

Heritage Auctions Defies Texas Court Order

Despite a Texas judge's order halting the sale at the request of the Mongolian government, the Mongolian fossil Tyrannosaur skeleton from sold for $1,052,500 in a Manhattan auction on Sunday...