Ceremonies : Discovery News

US Forces Lower Flag in Iraq Ahead of Pullout

Posted Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:32 AM ET | 0

US forces held a formal ceremony to lower the flag in Iraq ahead of their withdrawal from the country nearly nine years after the controversial 2003 invasion. Read more

Nobel Peace Prize Honors Three Women

Posted Sun Dec 11, 2011 06:35 AM ET | 0

Liberia's president, a fellow Liberian "peace warrior" and a Yemeni activist were awarded the prize on Saturday in Oslo. Read more

Oscar Wilde's Tomb Shielded From Kisses

Posted Wed Nov 30, 2011 02:02 PM ET | 0

A glass barrier is placed around the writer's tomb to protect it from admirers' greasy kisses. Read more

Genocide Skulls Returned to Namibia

Posted Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:44 AM ET | 0

Germany will return Namibian skulls taken for scientific experiments after the first genocide of the 20th century. Read more

Sri Lanka's Elephant Census Begins Despite Boycott

Posted Fri Aug 12, 2011 07:39 AM ET | 0

Thousands of workers, soldiers and volunteers fanned out across Sri Lanka on Friday to begin the country's first national elephant survey despite a boycott by some wildlife groups. Read more

Shrunken Head DNA Proves Horrific Folklore True

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jun 14, 2011 08:30 AM ET | 0

Genetic analysis of a shrunken head verifies anecdotal accounts of violent head-hunting in South America. Read more

Youthful Ingenuity Honored at Intel Science Fair

Posted Mon May 16, 2011 02:24 PM ET | 0

Young scientists receive awards in international competition. Read more

The Science of Santeria: Do a Little Happy Trance

Posted by Julienne Gage Fri Oct 29, 2010 09:38 AM ET | 0

An Afro-Cuban religious trance can be helped by particular brain types, say scientists, but the experience is also learned. Read more

Clues to Child Sacrifices Found in Inca Building

Posted Thu Sep 23, 2010 02:26 PM ET | 0

The remains of sacrificed children suggest they were escorted from distant parts of the Inca realm. Read more

Pre-Stonehenge Megaliths Linked to Death Rituals

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Apr 9, 2010 05:13 AM ET | 0

Nine recently discovered stone monuments in England predate Stonehenge but share similar construction and alignment with the famous megaliths. Read more

Egypt Restores Historic Synagogues

Posted Tue Mar 9, 2010 03:29 PM ET | 0

Jewish sites are as much a part of Egypt's culture as Muslim mosques or Coptic churches, according to Egypt's Ministry of Culture. Read more

Marines Land in Iwo Jima for Battle's Anniversary

Posted Tue Mar 2, 2010 11:13 AM ET | 0

Commemoration ceremonies will honor the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest and most iconic battles. Read more

Settlement Site Hints at Mass Cannibalism

Posted Fri Dec 4, 2009 01:30 PM ET | 0

Were humans on the menu at a village in Germany 7,000 years old? Read more

Nobel Prize Scientist, Age 100, Still at It: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

Rita Levi Montalcini, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, said that even though she is about to turn 100, her mind is sharper than it was she when she was 20. Read more