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Archaeologists unveil new tombs in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 11:31PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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Archaeologists unveil new tombs in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 11:31PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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Archaeologists unveil new tombs in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 11:31PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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Space station needs help, Glenn says
Feb 20 2007 10:44PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The country is not getting its money's worth out of the international space station, John Glenn said Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of the day he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
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Vt. officials confirm Canada lynx
Feb 20 2007 10:28PM (CT)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Officials have confirmed the presence of a Canada lynx in Vermont for the first time in nearly 40 years. Wildlife biologists from Vermont and New Hampshire identified a set of lynx tracks in a state wildlife management area in Victory on Feb. 7. The Canada lynx is native to Vermont, but the population has always been small.
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Fewer visit the Air and Space Museum
Feb 20 2007 6:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a mystery even for researchers at the Smithsonian Institution: What happened to the huge crowds at the National Air and Space Museum? The estimated number of visitors to the museum plunged to about 5 million in 2006 from a six-year high of 9.4 million in 2003, according to the latest attendance report from the museum complex. And the decline has been far sharper than that of the overall Smithsonian, which includes 18 museums and the National Zoo.
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Fewer visit the Air and Space Museum
Feb 20 2007 6:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a mystery even for researchers at the Smithsonian Institution: What happened to the huge crowds at the National Air and Space Museum? The estimated number of visitors to the museum plunged to about 5 million in 2006 from a six-year high of 9.4 million in 2003, according to the latest attendance report from the museum complex. And the decline has been far sharper than that of the overall Smithsonian, which includes 18 museums and the National Zoo.
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Fewer visit the Air and Space Museum
Feb 20 2007 6:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a mystery even for researchers at the Smithsonian Institution: What happened to the huge crowds at the National Air and Space Museum? The estimated number of visitors to the museum plunged to about 5 million in 2006 from a six-year high of 9.4 million in 2003, according to the latest attendance report from the museum complex. And the decline has been far sharper than that of the overall Smithsonian, which includes 18 museums and the National Zoo.
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Sumatran rhino arrives in Indonesia
Feb 20 2007 6:31PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday with a single task _ to breed and help save the endangered species from extinction.
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Fla. teen stumbles upon mammoth tooth
Feb 20 2007 6:30PM (CT)
SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) - A 16-year-old high school student stumbled upon what archaeologists say could be the biggest fossil find in Pinellas County in nearly a century. A shiny black rock caught Sierra Sarti-Sweeney's eye as she was taking pictures last month in Boca Ciega Millennium Park.
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Study: Yellowstone air quality improves
Feb 20 2007 6:28PM (CT)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - The air quality at two of the most popular winter spots here continues to improve, a new study finds. Levels of carbon monoxide and certain particulate at the park's west entrance at West Yellowstone, the most popular winter gate, and Old Faithful, the most popular destination, still are "well below" national ambient air-quality standards and the air quality is good, the study by the National Park Service concluded.
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Australia to ban old-style light bulbs
Feb 20 2007 6:26PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs across the country.
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South Africa finalizes lion hunting laws
Feb 20 2007 6:26PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South Africa's environment minister announced long-awaited restrictions on hunting Tuesday, declaring he was sickened by wealthy tourists shooting tame lions from the back of a truck and felling rhinos with a bow and arrow.
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EU backs target to cut CO2 emissions
Feb 20 2007 6:26PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union environment ministers said Tuesday they would cut overall carbon dioxide emissions 20 percent from 1990 levels by the year 2020, adding that they were ready to go to 30 percent if other industrialized nations matched their efforts.
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3,000-year-old tombs unveiled in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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3,000-year-old tombs unveiled in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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3,000-year-old tombs unveiled in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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3,000-year-old tombs unveiled in Egypt
Feb 20 2007 4:43PM (CT)
SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years _ proof, they say, that Egypt's sands still have secrets to reveal.
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Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid
Feb 20 2007 12:47AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, according to an antiquities official. The tomb was located by an Egyptian-Australian mission, Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, announced Monday.
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