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(A) “Portrait of a man with a beard” (Waters Art Museum # 32.6), date c. 170-180 CE from Roman Empire Egypt; (B) Portrait under ultraviolet light. A purple cleavage appears pinkish-orange on the shoulder, indicated by an arrow. Credit: The Walters Art Museum. How much information can you get from …

People living in coastal communities or those navigating treacherous waters will both benefit from the data flowing from the new Sentinel-6 Michael Freelich satellite mission. The satellite is expected to be located at 12 noon EST (9:17 and 1717 GMT) on Saturday (Nov. 21), at Vandenberg Air Force Base in …

NEW YORK (AP) – Famous journalist, historian, world traveler and literary figure Jane Morris, who pioneered the transgender movement in middle age, has died at the age of 94. Morris died in Veracruz on Friday morning, according to his literary representative, United Agents. Her agent Sophie Scard has confirmed her …

Bergen County, which has been hit hardest by the coronavirus since New Jersey’s first case, is testing the county’s sewers for Covid-19, expecting a potential two weeks before it hits, officials said. At a press conference Friday, Bergen County executive Jim Tedesco announced that the partnership with global engineering company, …

At one time Mars was the home of the seas and oceans and perhaps life. But our neighboring world has long dried up and its atmosphere has blown away, while most of the activities below its surface have long since ceased. It is a dead planet. Or is it? Previous …