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Hello. My name is Spidey and I am a lazy, lazy blogger

Published on March 12, 2009 By spyderkl

So, here are a few more stories I found interesting to tide you over. While I’m being, you know, lazy. This is such a lovely article. I wish I could make copies of it for everybody I know who isn’t bi. Really, really lovely. You know, once I stop being lazy and all, I think [...]

Found: A Forefather of Astronomy

Published on November 21, 2008 By spyderkl

Guess whose remains were positively identified this week? Go on, guess. Nicholaus Copernicus. I’m giddy. The long-lost skeleton of Nicolaus Copernicus – the 16th-century astronomer who transformed our understanding of the solar system – has been found, Polish researchers have confirmed. Forensic detective work has successfully matched DNA samples recovered from remains in a cathedral [...]

The Oldest Beehive

Published on September 2, 2008 By spyderkl

The world’s oldest apiary, and the oldest human-built beehives, has been discovered recently in Israel. The apiary is roughly 3,000 years old, and could have contained anywhere from 75 to 200 beehives inside. There’s even evidence of beeswax and charred bee bodies inside. So, so fantastic. Hello, my name is Spidey, and I’m a huge [...]

Top List #3: Top 10 Archaeological Stories

Published on December 31, 2007 By spyderkl

Archaeology magazine published their top 10 stories of 2007. My personal favorites – of the ones they had listed; our family’s favorite, the story about Lyuba, the frozen baby mammoth didn’t make the cut – are: the new, and far later, dates for the Clovis tribe, who supposedly were the first people to live in [...]