Word: anciently
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...average temperature hovers around a paralyzing -67[degrees]F. In an environment as harsh as this, any water that did appear would either vaporize into space or simply flash-freeze where it stood. What scientists studying Martian history have always looked for instead are clues that the planet's ancient water left behind--tracks where vanished rivers once flowed, basins where vanished seas once stood...
...jogged along, scarcely breaking a sweat, the King mused on his devotion to Morocco's ancient Jewish community, the national soccer team's lackluster performance, America's penchant for simple solutions and a piece of advice his father once gave him. "He told me that the most important thing was 'to last,'" Mohammed VI explained. "In truth, I do not know what he meant. Since he died, I have been thinking about it. I do not deserve my current success. What matters is to be appreciated later for what one has achieved...
Herakleion's re-emergence from the sea should provide a treasure trove not only for archaeologists but also for historians. "Now when you read the ancient text," says Goddio, "everything makes sense...
Then, about four miles offshore, Goddio's magnetometers pinpointed large structures covered by sediment 30 ft. below the surface. Nearby, they also discovered what was once the mouth of the now submerged Canopic branch of the Nile, where ancient writings had indeed placed Herakleion, a prosperous, commercial gateway to Egypt...
...treatment, said to have originated in India or ancient Egypt, involves lighting the wide end of a hollow conical candle made of waxed cloth and gently inserting the narrow tip into the ear. The heat generated by the flame purportedly creates a vacuum that sucks out all manner of nasty things, like ear mites, along with the earwax. Afterward, adventurous souls can cut open the candle and examine their ear debris...