Radioactive Curse In Egypt, the monuments have an insidious threat in the form of high levels of radioactive gas radon. This has been reported by New Scientist. In Sakhem Khat pyramid, 5809 becquerels of radon per cubic meter was found. This pyramid is in the south of Cairo at Saggara. Radon is produced by the decay of uranium in the ground and in the rocks used to build the monuments. The visitors are not at risk but early egyptologists are at a risk as the radon conce...

Oldest Human DNA found in Australia Australian scientists have found the oldest human DNA and these findings challenge the theory that the human originated from Africa alone. Researchers analysed the DNA taken from Lake Mungo in New South Wales. This research has been done at Australian National University. The dating of fossils in May 1999 put the age between 56,000 and 68,000 years. Dr. Alan Thorne of this university states that Mungo man’s DNA do not have any links wit...