PARIS.- Sigalit Landau’s committed and poetic approach turns personal questions, be they philosophical or political, into universal quests. To achieve this, she often combines performance, installations, objects and films. Her work crystallizes a col…
Israeli Scientists Drilling in Dead Sea to Unearth Treasures may Answer Scientific Questions
JERUSALEM (AP).- Scientists in Israel are drilling into the murky depths of the Dead Sea in hopes of unearthing scientific treasures hidden in 500,000 years worth of mud and sediment. The unique setting of the Dead Sea — the lowest place on earth…
Israeli Scientists Drilling in Dead Sea to Unearth Treasures may Answer Scientific Questions
JERUSALEM (AP).- Scientists in Israel are drilling into the murky depths of the Dead Sea in hopes of unearthing scientific treasures hidden in 500,000 years worth of mud and sediment. The unique setting of the Dead Sea — the lowest place on earth…
Home of "Ice Giants" Thaws, Shows Pre-Viking Reindeer Hunts
JUVFONNA (REUTERS).- Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings’ ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from ice thawing in northern Europe’s highest mountains. “It’s like a time machine…the ice has not been thi…
Remains of Deadly European Dinosaur Discovered
By: Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP).- Around 70 million years ago a stocky dragon stalked what is now Romania. A new type of dinosaur similar to the frightening Velociraptor — but with two sharp claws on each foot instead of …
100 Life-Size Cast Iron Figures by Antony Gormley Installed by Helicopter in the Austrian Alps
LECH-OBERLECH.- On Saturday 31 July, the hundredth figure by leading British sculptor, Antony Gormley was lowered into place by helicopter to launch the artist’s unique installation, Horizon Field, in the mountains of Vorarlberg in Austria, presen…
Journey to the Unknown World at the Great Depths of the Ocean Floor at the Bloomfield Science Museum
JERUSALEM.- A journey to the unknown world at the great depths of the ocean floor, home to creatures unlike any you’ve ever encountered. These are animal species that survive extreme conditions of total darkness, crushing water pressure, and freezing t…