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Ancient Egyptian Pigment Now Used in Molecular Biology
The bright and striking pigment known as Egyptian Blue (or calcium copper silicate) was invented 5,000 years ago but continues to fascinate, now through the scientific insight it provides. The pigment (most …
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Putting excess London Underground heat to use, an app for analog photography, a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus and more
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43,900-Year-Old Cave Art Depicts Ancient Hunting Scene
Predating the next oldest depiction of a human/animal hunting scene by 4,000 years, this 43,900-year-old scene painted on cave walls on Sulawesi (an island in central Indonesia) is now believed to be …