Scholar: Michelangelo faked dazzling archaeological find
In a case that may test the limits of forgery-detection science, a
scholar claims one of history’s most fabled archaeological finds is a
fake—by one of history’s most towering artists.
Lynn Catterson, a summer lecturer at Columbia University, New York City,
says the storied sculpture Laocoön, unearthed in 1506 to international
acclaim, was not created by the ancient Greeks as traditionally
believed. The real creator was the famed Renaissance artist Michelangelo
Buonarroti, she insists.
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050330_laocoonfrm.htm
Is food becoming less nutritious?
A study of 43 vegetables and fruits suggests their nutritional value has
declined in the past 50 years, scientists say. The researchers suggested
the decline may result from the fact that farmers have been planting
crops designed to improve traits other than nutritional value, such as
size.
http://members.aol.com/newssciencepage/041206_nutrifoods.htm
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