World's oldest marijuana stash

World's oldest marijuana stash totally busted

Two pounds of still-green weed found in a 2,700-year-old Gobi Desert grave

Stash for the afterlife: A photograph of a stash of cannabis found in the 2,700-year-old grave of a man in the Gobi Desert. Scientists are unsure if the marijuana was grown for more spiritual or medical purposes,

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28034925/?gt1=43001

Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System

Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System

... and also some discussion of "normal" comets.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081202-odd-comet.html

Buried Glaciers Found on Mars

Buried Glaciers Found on Mars

Mars has vast glaciers hidden under aprons of rocky debris near mid-latitude mountains, a new study confirms, pointing to a new and large potential reservoir of life-supporting water on the planet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081120/sc_space/buriedglaciersfoundonmars;_ylt=Aly8935oZa6pAm7fRc6sZyrQOrgF

or maybe

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081120-martian-glaciers.html

oldest known graves of a shaman

The graves of people who died 12,000 ago rarely contain a woman’s skeleton pinned down in an unusual position by large stones, accompanied by a menagerie of animal remains and another person’s foot.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/38287/title/An_ancient_healer_reborn

Strange Portal Connects Earth to Sun

Like giant, cosmic chutes between the Earth and sun, magnetic portals open up every eight minutes or so to connect our planet with its host star.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081103/sc_space/strangeportalconnectsearthtosun

Hottest Planet Ever Discovered

A planet called WASP-12b is the hottest planet ever discovered (about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,200 degrees Celsius), and orbits its star faster and closer in than any other known world.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081016/sc_space/hottestplaneteverdiscovered

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-12b

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/15/hottest-ever-exoplanet-discovered-wasp-12b/

Rare Islamic artifact sells for $5.5 million

A rare Islamic crystal jug that was mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher has sold at auction for almost $5.6 million. ...

The slim-necked vessel, carved from a single piece of rock crystal and decorated with elaborate engravings of cheetahs, was made for the court of the Cairo-based Fatimid dynasty, which ruled a swath of the Middle East and North Africa between 908 and 1187.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_en_ot/eu_britain_expensive_jug;_ylt=Am0J2JGiC3K81sXnCNXPYUGs0NUE