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...magician's secret: a nuclear resonance magnetometer, a torpedo-shaped super-sensing device that can detect likely antiquities by measuring the relative density of submerged objects against the earth's magnetic field. As it is towed on the surface, the magnetometer relays data to the survey ship that are plotted on to a computerized grid connected to the satellite-based Global Positioning System. Goddio says that he adapted the magnetometer for archaeological use in collaboration with the French Atomic Energy Commission, which develops the French Navy's submarine-detection equipment. Exclusive rights to the magnetometer's civilian use give Goddio...
...Galapagos Islands' wildlife had had a lucky escape. But researchers now believe that marine iguanas, which are unique to the islands, are particularly vulnerable to pollution and that 62% of the population on the island of Santa Fe died after 644 cu m of fuel spilled from the disabled ship into the sea. U.S. Traffic Highlighted A survey of 89 countries by the U.S. government showed that at least 700,000 and perhaps as many as 4 million people are abused in a "modern form of slavery." Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that 19 countries - including Afghanistan, Greece, Russia...
...epic story of whether Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 would stay at Harvard or jump ship to Princeton after his falling-out with University President Lawrence H. Summers made the front page of the New York Times and brought the Rev. Jesse Jackson to campus to, as he said, “investigate...
While six junior faculty members at the Graduate School of Education are leaving this year, only one tenured professor—Gilligan—has jumped ship...
Though Appiah cited personal reasons as his motivation for leaving—his permanent residence is in New York City, where his partner lives and works—his decision was viewed by some as evidence that the Afro-American studies department was a sinking ship...