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  • August 2008

    • Sahara Yields Ancient Cemetery

      National Geographic  |  Aug 15, 08 2:13 PM CDT

      Sahara Yields Ancient Cemetery

      (Newser) - Explorers hunting for dinosaur bones have found a Stone Age cemetery deep in the Sahara desert, National Geographic reports. The team of paleontologists discovered bones from two separate ancient human cultures that lived in the region as long as 10,000 years ago, when monsoon rains turned parts of the desert lush and green. More »

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      archaeology  • paleontology  • desert  • cemetery  • ancient cities  • Niger  • Sahara

  • July 2008

    • Archeologists Uncover Treasures Via Google Earth

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Jul 21, 08 3:34 AM CDT

      Archeologists Uncover Treasures Via Google Earth

      (Newser) - Google Earth has made detailed satellite imagery readily accessible to planetary voyeurs—but academics are also using it to get things done in ways never before possible. A team of university archeologists are uncovering hundreds of sites in the Afghan desert that might never have been discovered on foot, reports the Sydney Morning Herald . More »

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      Afghanistan  • Google Earth  • desert  • archeology

  • May 2008

    • 'Big Dig' Seeks More Manson Bodies

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 20, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      'Big Dig' Seeks More Manson Bodies

      (Newser) - Investigators with high-tech equipment and shovels will be spending the next few days combing the Manson Family's desert hide-out for bodies, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rumors that murder victims are buried at the isolated ranch have persisted for decades. Police called in scientists after corpse-sniffing dogs became agitated at ranch locations. Many locals are skeptical about the hunt, and suspect investigators will only find an old Indian burial ground. More »

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      murder  • cult  • Charles Manson  • desert  • forensic science  • bodies

  • March 2008

    • More Manson Victims?

      Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 9:37 AM CDT

      More Manson Victims?

      (Newser) - A rag-tag group of forensic investigators, a gold miner, and a corpse-sniffing dog say they have turned up evidence of long suspected killings by the Manson family in the California desert, AP reports. Using the tools and techniques of chemistry and archeology, the group has concluded that there may be bodies in the ground—and suggested that the cops get digging. More »

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      murder  • Los Angeles  • cult  • Charles Manson  • desert  • Sharon Tate  • Susan Atkins  • forensic science

  • September 2007

    • No Signals Mean Fossett Likely Dead: Experts

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Sep 12, 07 12:35 PM CDT

      No Signals Mean Fossett Likely Dead: Experts

      (Newser) - As the search for Steve Fossett entered its 10th day, experts told the Telegraph the millionaire adventurer’s chances of survival were slim. Fossett hasn’t been seen or heard from since he left a Nevada airstrip Sept. 3, and authorities haven’t received signals from his plane or watch. Searchers would be “lucky to find him alive,” one wilderness expert said. More »

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      Nevada  • pilot  • disappearance  • aviation  • crash  • Steve Fossett  • desert

    • Surfers Scour Google Earth for Signs of Aviator

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 11, 07 3:20 AM CDT

      Surfers Scour Google Earth for Signs of Aviator

      (Newser) - An army of web surfers—even the guy in the next cubicle—has joined the search for missing aviator Steve Fossett. Google Earth has released fresh images of the Nevada desert, and surfers can scour chunks of wilderness for aircraft wreckage. One problem: "We're finding them left and right—Nevada is a graveyard" for downed planes, said a state spokesman. More »

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      Google  • airplane  • Amazon.com  • Nevada  • pilot  • aviation  • Google Earth  • Steve Fossett  • desert

  • August 2007

    • Mystery Illness Kills Camels

      Reuters  |  Aug 19, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Mystery Illness Kills Camels

      (Newser) - In Saudi Arabia, hundreds of camels have suddenly died for unknown reasons—232  were counted in the last four days in the Dawasir Valley, 250 miles south of Riyadh, Reuters reports. The Agriculture Ministry denies that an infectious disease is behind the deaths and blames problems with animal feed. Owners have been promised compensation for the lost animals, which are big business in the desert. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • King Abdullah  • desert  • Riyadh  • camels

    • Deserts Eat Up China's Usable Land

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 16, 07 5:03 PM CDT

      Deserts Eat Up China's Usable Land

      (Newser) - With China's deserts spreading another 950 square miles each year, the government is evicting families and replanting farms to stem the tide, the Christian Science Monitor reports from Gansu province. With 20% of the world's population but 7% of its arable land, China's decades-old problem has worsened due to overfarming, deforestation and global warming. More »

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      China  • climate change  • global warming  • environment  • farming  • deforestation  • desert

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