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Engineers to help find Homer's Ithaca
Mar 26 2007 10:02PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A geological engineering company said Monday it has agreed to help in an archaeological project to find the island of Ithaca, homeland of Homer's legendary hero Odysseus. It has long been thought that the island of Ithaki in the Ionian Sea was the island Homer used as a setting for the epic poem "The Odyssey," in which the king Odysseus makes a perilous 10-year journey home from the Trojan War.
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Geologist: St. Helens an 'open system'
Mar 26 2007 10:02PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Mount St. Helens may be following the example of Kilauea in Hawaii with magma being replaced from a reservoir beneath the volcano as fast as it emerges as lava at the surface, scientists say.
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Sea lions return to Ore. dam for salmon
Mar 26 2007 5:15PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - They're back. Much to the dismay of federal officials and fishermen, California sea lions have returned to the Bonneville Dam to feast on spring chinook salmon as they swim up the Columbia River to spawn.
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Rome show features ancient perfumes
Mar 26 2007 4:14PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - It's a rare chance to smell the scent of ancient history _ typically a mix of natural spices and olive oil _ thanks to an exhibit in Rome featuring fragrances from the world's oldest known perfume factory.
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Warming may create climates, cut others
Mar 26 2007 4:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some climates may disappear from Earth entirely, not just from their current locations, while new climates could develop if the planet continues to warm, a study says. Such changes would endanger some plants and animals while providing new opportunities for others, said John W. Williams, an assistant professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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