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Heavy rain leads to discovery of Maori remains

August 27th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Heavy rains in New Zealand have lead to the discovery of old Maori bones at Anzac Bay in New Zealand.

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Neanderthals had more mundane lives than previously thought

July 31st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New research has revealed that Neanderthals, who were presumed to have spent most of their time hunting prey, actually spent

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Researchers examine John the Baptist’s bones

June 18th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers in Bulgaria are examining a collection of bones which are said to have belonged to John the Baptist. There’s

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Debate rages about age and identification of La Sima de los Huesos fossils

June 13th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

In Atapuerca, Spain, lies a place known as La Sima de los Huesos (the Pit of Bones). At the bottom

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Humans ate elephants 80,000 years ago

May 3rd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The bones of elephants unearthed in Spain show evidence of having been a meal for humans 80,000 years ago. Humans

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Dinosaur bone unearthed at Native American site

May 2nd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A dinosaur bone has been unearthed in Maryland, and may have been heated up, along with other rocks, to help

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Marks on sloth bone suggests earlier North American settlement

March 22nd, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Analysis of butcher marks on the bones of a 13,000-year-old sloth suggests that people migrated into Northern Ohio 700 years

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Roman burial urns examined by CT scanners

March 15th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers have used CT scanners to examine the contents of five Roman burial urns found at a housing development in

Question of the Moment
Government eavesdropping on private citizens has been happening for centuries. Is the current episode a violation of the fourth amendment of the Constitution which guards against unreasonable search?
- No. The government is not doing anything unreasonable.
- Yes. It is unreasonable and the surveillance should be stopped at once. The Constitution says "We the People." It does not say, "We the Government."
- Yes. It is unreasonable but we have to understand that the threat to public safety requires action.
- The question is academic. The unauthorized surveillance is pretty much ineffective anyway (e.g. the Boston Marathon bombing)
- If the framers of the Constitution could see the 21st century, they would understand that new technology requires action not imagined in the 18th century.
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