From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08 Message-ID: <642686.86994.qm@web32603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Afternoon Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 4, 2008 ? ?I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.? Alexander the Great ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm ? Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html ? Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population? http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1 ? Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html ? In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html ? Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm ? Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig ? Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html ? Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html ? Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html ? Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Chinese burial site reveals history http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html ? The Sirius lore http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm ? July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702 ? New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html ? Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742 ? Doubt over date for Brit invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm ? The First ?Teflon? Hero http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html ? A century ago, Americans marveled at flight http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/ ? Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html ? July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704 ? Ancient Olympics: ?Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm ? ? Archaeology ? Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm ? Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0 ? 4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621 ? Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626 ? Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html ? Roman villa site to be excavated again http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html ? Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece ? Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news ? 'Stylish' Roman life found on dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm ? Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp ? Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men?s necropolis http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534 ? 2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/ ? Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html ? Digging up the past at ancient stone circle http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp ? Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology ? Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece ? Thailand suspends support for temple bid http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1 ? Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered ? Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident ? Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB ? Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html ? Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html ? Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/ ? Uncovering an ancient city http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt ? 2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms ? Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html ? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html ? Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB ? Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB ? Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm ? Roman Era tombs unearthed http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03 ? Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml ? Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB ? Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm ? Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece ? Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066 ? Experts return to 'power centre' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm ? Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? 'Nova scienceNOW' returns http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm ? A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html ? Invention: Jet-engine silencer http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223 ? Chemical robots squeeze into our future http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/ ? Robot invasion! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/ ? Secrets of the super-connected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/ ? Nanotech: The Unknown Risks http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029 ? Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250 ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF ? Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF ? Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF ? SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/ ? ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx ? Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/ ? Earth's cries recorded in outer space http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms ? Scientists eager to see Hubble?s facelift http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/ ? Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html ? Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html ? Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html ? Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html ? Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html ? Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html ? Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html ? Catch a new planet http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html ? Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241 ? Can the US get Beyond Einstein? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239 ? Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion ? Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge ? First images of solar system's invisible frontier http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html ? Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in?Ohio, Indiana http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625 ? THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx ? Planets Align for the 4th of July http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html ? Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html ? Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml ? Research casts new light on Ice Age http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625 ? Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/ ? Smallest planet shrinks in size http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm ? Mars lander?s next whiff could be its last http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/ ? Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html ? Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html ? Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100 ? Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA ? Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm ? Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682 ? Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159 ? Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF ? China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF ? Squeezing Oil From A Stone http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml ? Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html ? Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html ? Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF ? UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF ? Solution to high energy costs could lie underground http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html ? UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714 ? Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF ? Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA ? Capture power with your curtains http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html ? Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/ ? Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html ? Which countries would you pick for your climate team? http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244 ? U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/ ? Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html ? Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html ? Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html ? Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html ? Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956 ? South Asian nations issue joint climate plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF ? Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html ? Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF ? Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF ? Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase) http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256 ? Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc ? Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml ? Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html ? Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html ? Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html ? Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/ ? Laser treatment can kill superbugs http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms ? Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html ? New technique produces genetically identical stem cells http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html ? Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html ? 15 human genomes each week http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html ? Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA ? ? ? Other ? More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html ? Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html ? Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676 ? Rituals of the Andes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html ? Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/ ? UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html ? Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.html ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf ? VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PHOTOS: Rare Egyptian Mud-Brick Settlement Uncovered http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/photogalleries/Edfu-photos/index.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 11 21:22:58 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:22:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-11-08 Message-ID: <438972.25912.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 11, 2008 ? Knowledge is of four kinds; 1. Things we know we know 2. Things we don't know we know 3. Things we know we don't know 4. Things we don't know we don't know Attributed to Epicurius (Provided by Steven Gehring) ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science ? The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans ? Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php ? Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava ? Archaeology: The lost world http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss ? Big brains arose twice in higher primates http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html ? Loud and clear http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear ? Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? US wavered over S. Korean executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us ? New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html ? 2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219 ? How Captain Cook Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html ? Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death' http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html ? Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull ? DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna ? Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html ? The papyrus path http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ? Who were B.C.?s first seafarers? http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB ? Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist?market http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php ? Divers find Great War wreck http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158 ? Rare artefact found in North Guwahati http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07 ? Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story ? 1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB ? Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524 ? Antonine Wall set to take centre stage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece ? Important archaeological find in Tarxien http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien ? ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 ? Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101 ? Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875 ? Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html ? Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html ? VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951 ? Uncovering stone circle's secrets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm ? Buddha's?caves http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php ? Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/ ? Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml ? Greek Sea Looted by Divers http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html ? New construction ruins archaeological sites http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece ? Pond digging leads to rare statue http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221 ? Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ ? Peter the Great?s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512 ? Rare artefact found at Roman site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm ? Modestly nude marble love goddess found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/ ? Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm ? Ancient ruins found in Bolivia http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777 ? Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html ? Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 ? Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm ? Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html ? Museum will put all its treasures online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/ ? UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF ? NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php ?? ? ? ? General Science ? Google gets ?Lively? with virtual reality http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/ ? Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html ? Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships ? Do we think that machines can think? http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html ? Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000 ? Future space robots may think for themselves? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/ ? Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259 ? Nasa reveals final shuttle dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm ? Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea ? What makes Earth so special? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/ ? For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/ ? Diamonds rained down during Ice Age http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/ ? MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html ? Moon's interior 'did hold water' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm ? Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html ? Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF ? Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow ? Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290 ? Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281 ? Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html ?? How to find traces of life in Martian rocks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/ ? Your guide to spotting the space station http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/ ? Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth' http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html ? Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html ? What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html ? Beyond 3G, communications services of the future http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html ? NASA telescopes spot star "factory" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA ? Hot super-Earths could host life after all http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305 ? India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html ? Sonar enters the third dimension http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/ ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF ? Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600 ? UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53 ? Here Comes The Sun (Power) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml ? Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF ? Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html ? New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html ? Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html ? GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF ? Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html ? McCain, Obama and hot air http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa ? How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF ? Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html ? NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224 ?? World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF ? Swept Up In The Winds Of Change http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml ? Technology could streamline solar power http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/ ? Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html ? Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html ? Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF ? Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF ? As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF ? MIT develops window coating that collects energy http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm ? The old man who farms with the sea http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story ? ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html ? Nanoparticle ?Smart Bomb? Could Stop Cancer?s Spread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/ ? Top 10 oddballs of the animal world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785 ? Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html ? Wikipedia opens online library on human genes http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html ? Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274 ? First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers ? Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html ? Will our future brains be smaller? http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html ? Combining medical knowledge to save lives http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html ? Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277 ? Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html ? China to urgently boost GM crop development http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF ? Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA ? ? ? ? Other ? Man beheads Hitler waxwork http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html ? The Man Who Beheaded Hitler http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html ? Lucknow Is For Lovers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952 ? Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html ? Crop management: How small do we go? http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html ? The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html ? Skyscraper farming (Graphic) http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg ? Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary) http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html ? Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215 ? >From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l?Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html ? Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html ? VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html ? Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf ? Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec?ina? http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf ? A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf ? Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow?s Eco-Cities) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html ? VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html ? VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How dinosaurs sped over the land to Skye http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/How-dinosaurs-sped-over-the.4283447.jp ? Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4333514.ece ? Over 200 Million Years Ago, Lizards Glided and Parachuted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/15/over-200-million-years-ago-lizards-glided-and-parachuted/ ? Study shows 28,000 year-old Europeans' DNA was like ours http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/plos-ss2071408.php ? Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago http://www.physorg.com/news135333661.html ? Canal fossils give clue to formation of Americas http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17445071 ? Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510541.stm ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/12/muppets.smithsonian.ap/index.html ? How Shaka Zulu Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080714-hs-shakazulu.html ? Alleged Seattle-area Nazi could lose citizenship http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25695071/ ? Excavations throw new light on Bengal?s history http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=213702 ? July 16, 1945: Trinity Blast Opens Atomic Age http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0716 ? Russia says remains of last czar's son identified http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704389/ ? The Dai Vinci Code ? Wales? claim to Grail http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/12/the-dai-vinci-code-wales-claim-to-grail-91466-21327692/ ? 40 years later, no justice for black man burned to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/16/civilrights.killing/index.html ? The Quest for the origins of the ancient Thracians http://globalpolitician.com/25029-greece ? Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ycs071508.php ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Rare+marble+discus+found+at+Yavne-Yam+13-Jul-2008.htm ? Ancient spirits lifted http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ancient-spirits-lifted/2008/07/12/1215658193657.html ? Construction damages important prehistoric site near Lebanon http://www.bnd.com/389/story/396045.html ? A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp ? Phaistos Disc declared as fake by scholar http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece ? Feds refuse to share data on mystery remains http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9858626 ? Wollemi yields its ancient secrets http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wollemi-yields-its-ancient-secrets/2008/07/14/1215887540835.html ? Unearthing a Colonial village http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216010117181350.xml&coll=1 ? Return of a Classic http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/redland.html ? Man arrested for tunnelling http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm ? The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bc-t7y071108.php ? 6,000-Year-Old Knife Unearthed At Safety Harbor Park http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692018/ ? Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714145253.htm ? Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXeZq8sBQkBr9sI_xIb9TRCqjqAA ? Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716140918.htm ? Mosaic mystery http://www.times-series.co.uk/search/2397289.Mosaic_mystery_/ ? Archeological discoveries in Syria dates back to 5,000 BC http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1417488.php/Archeological_discoveries_in_Syria_dates_back_to_5000_BC ? Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_boat_1;_ylt=AjDIKUqeEvvWOTord2BIHYhFeQoB ? Mexico says US soldiers' remains found http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_soldiers__remains_2;_ylt=AgRmx6je0vUUaCDb.0WYRsRFeQoB ? Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia http://en.rian.ru/culture/20080718/114352042.html ? Discovery of a Partho-Sasanian Settlement in Semnan http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/18-07.htm ? Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8680825&nav=menu102_2 ? Rare Mummy Found With Strange Artifacts, Tattoo in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080717-new-mummy-missions.html ? Archaeological digs near Bansko prove settlements existed there since fourth century CE http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-digs-near-bansko-prove-settlements-existed-there-since-fourth-century-ce/id_30635/catid_70 ? Excavations lead to new discoveries in Sardis http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=147956&bolum=100 ? Heritage dig yields Zulu artefacts http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080717062206113C334626 ? 50,000 exhibits 'missing' from Russian museums http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.art.ap/index.html ? Archaeologists dig in Virginia City to uncover rowdy Barbary Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25726366/ ? Archaeologist Challenges Malibu City Manager?s Perceptions on Access to Site http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/200807/20080717001.html ? Tales from beyond the grave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7509348.stm ? Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25735606/ ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/research.waste ? Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' http://www.physorg.com/news135253984.html ? Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing http://www.physorg.com/news135261382.html ? Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25677061/ ? For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier http://www.physorg.com/news135352274.html ? Internet flaw could let hackers control Web http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2071/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-control-web ? Water fresh from the tarp http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html ? Comment: The developing world needs its own science journals http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926645.000-comment-the-developing-world-needs-its-own-science-journals.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Why%20the%20developing%20world%20needs%20its%20own%20science%20journals ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Little yellow sub studies ocean http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-07-12-yellow-submarine_N.htm ? We are the alien nation http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/spaceexploration.universe ? Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner! http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/asteroidcruisespastearthwithapartner ? SHOULD WE BE PHONING E.T.? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/14/1198808.aspx ? NASA engineers design maverick moon rocket http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25678645/ ? Distant solar system body named 'Makemake' http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 ? NASA: Go boldly (in a cup) for science http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25694631/ ? Fishing ban brings seas to life http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7508216.stm ? OUR GALAXY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1200078.aspx ? Mars Lander Exposes More Ice http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080715/sc_space/marslanderexposesmoreice ? 4 Billion Years Ago, Mars Was Wet and Wild http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/4-billion-years-ago-mars-was-wet-and-wild/ ? Elements brought to life online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7507986.stm ? Flight attendant gets a shot at final frontier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704884/ ? NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_re_us/nasa_moon;_ylt=AgqvEfP40ot9lkgob8MdHSxvieAA ? Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=galaxies-mysterious-magne ? NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/index.html ? Dwarf planet named for Polynesian god http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25752661/ ? Cern lab goes 'colder than space' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stm ? Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/18-nothingness-of-space-theory-of-everything ? WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/18/1206845.aspx ? Earth, As E.T. Would See It http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/earth-from-space.html ? The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration http://www.physorg.com/news135604062.html ? Asteroid switched Mars's magnetic field on and off http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926655.900-asteroid-switched-marss-magnetic-field-on-and-off.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926655.900 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Solar dyes give a guiding light http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm ? The Problem With Biofuels http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/12/eveningnews/main4255982.shtml ? Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report http://www.physorg.com/news135159943.html ? The Environmentalism of Wall-E http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-environment.html ? Forests to fall for food and fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503304.stm ? Governors Look Beyond Corn-Based Ethanol http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/tech/main4257213.shtml ? The Energy Superbugs http://www.forbes.com/technology/sciences/2008/07/03/energy-extremophiles-efficiency-biz-energy_cx_wp_0707efficiency_bugs.html ? Giant Laser in the Works to Achieve Fusion http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/15/laser-fusion.html ? S. Korean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists http://www.physorg.com/news135317904.html ? Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint http://www.physorg.com/news135349137.html ? Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-grid-copes-when-nuclear-power-plant-goes-down ? Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4268626.shtml ? Even With Public Funding, Hydrogen Cars Are at Least 15 Years Away http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/even-with-plenty-of-public-funding-hydrogen-cars-are-at-least-15-years-away/ ? Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25740120/ ? African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2080/african-wall-trees-fight-desert ? Explorer bids to kayak to 'melting' North Pole http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIYBBakrOb6UfDunzuA5QaACsVuw ? Should Humans Relocate Animals Threatened by Global Warming? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/should-humans-relocate-animals-threatened-by-global-warming/ ? Turkey plans water pipeline link for north Cyprus http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/sc_afp/cyprusturkeyenvironmentwater_080719174803 ? Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm ? Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23991257-25717,00.html Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Archaeology: Ancient bones could help combat TB http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/13/medicalresearch.health ? X-Rays Take Groundbreaking Virus Portrait http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/14/x-ray-virus.html ? An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors http://www.physorg.com/news135268681.html ? Do mammals think in 3-D? http://www.physorg.com/news135273830.html ? Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_sc/britain_mystery_insect;_ylt=Aj10dwyLUcteHhjKsTDSBHdvieAA ? Four artificial new letters for the DNA alphabet http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926644.300-four-artificial-new-letters-for-the-dna-alphabet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926644.300 ? Virus helps show cancer spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7501483.stm ? UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV http://www.physorg.com/news135360794.html ? Genetic Trait Makes Africans Especially Prone to HIV Infection http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/genetic-trait-makes-africans-especially-prone-to-hiv-infection/ ? Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link http://www.physorg.com/news135435449.html ? Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25710243/ ? A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer?s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/a-vaccine-to-fight-alzheimers-fails-but-an-allergy-medicine-shows-promise/ ? Natural selection may not produce the best organisms http://www.physorg.com/news135573322.html ? ? ? ? Other ? Inside Area 51 (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8814976&ch=4226713&src=news ? Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama ? Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation http://www.physorg.com/news135355467.html ? There are alien bases on earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml ? TOMORROW'S DARK KNIGHTS http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/16/1202606.aspx ? Earthquake-devastated culture fights for survival in China http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-14-chinaquake_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Video: Reclaiming?Cold War relic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25664282#25664282 ? Clovis Reconsidered http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html ? Assos Online Tour http://www.archaeology.org/assos/tour/ ? Gallery: From Tiny Machines to Security, the Future of Nano-Fabrication http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_nano_letters ? ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 25 23:21:57 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient Hostory Weekly Report 7-25-08 Message-ID: <474003.71639.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 25, 2008 ? ?These virtues do not have ineffable meaning, but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human family.? Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim ? News Articles ? Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ? Meditate on It http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anthropology-behavior/meditation.html ? Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/sciencepalaeontologydinosaurs_080722231026;_ylt=AjuwsBrSuMhA3ew1iwOtXozPOrgF ? Laser illuminates fragile dinosaur footprints http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.200-laser-illuminates-fragile-dinosaur-footprints.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg19926656.200 ? Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm ? Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree http://www.physorg.com/news136038148.html ? Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723101956.htm ? 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25829787/ ? Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain http://www.physorg.com/news136134829.html ? Rare fossils in India threatened http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm ? Evolutionary Boom in the Cretaceous Period Left out the Dinosaurs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/25/evolutionary-boom-in-the-cretaceous-period-left-out-dinosaurs/ ? Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors http://www.physorg.com/news136218956.html ? Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/belarusanimalsprehistoric_080725181215;_ylt=AsWVr9Ih4WLc8YyV6Ec8TjHPOrgF ? On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Persian Gulf's ancient history evoked http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=60116&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ? Science Unmasks New Knowledge about the Indus Civilization http://pakistaniat.com/2008/07/20/science-indus-harappa/ ? Village of Petite-Rochelle was last outpost during 1755 expulsion http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/358279 ? Riddle of Lusitania sinking may finally be solved http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4364701.ece ? Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc ? 1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089/ ? Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html ? The Swamp Fox http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html ? Ancient Ohioans' ball game mix of sport, religious ritual http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_07-22-08_B11_8OAP5KN.html?sid=101 ? How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080721-hs-galapagos.html ? 58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/rosenberg.hearing/index.html ? After 60 years, black military officers rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25809737/ ? SHE RESCUED EINSTEIN FROM A MANHOLE http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/22/1214652.aspx ? New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html ? Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' http://www.physorg.com/news136046124.html ? July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0724 ? Sakkara - a history hidden in the stones http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=155885&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=737278726 ? Wonders and Whoppers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence-marco-polo.html ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Civil War artifacts uncovered at Harding House site http://murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=12008 ? Academics ponder riddle of church?s ancient stone http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/19/academics-ponder-riddle-of-church-s-ancient-stone-64375-21369001/ ? Antiquities OPEC? http://time-blog.com/looking_around/2008/07/antiquities_opec.html?xid=rss-looking ? DNA survives two millennia underwater to shed light on amphorae http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4368695.ece ? Ancient Kamrupa empire lay in Assam or Meghalaya? http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=456639&sid=REG ? Roman spa unearthed in southern Serbia http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=07&dd=20&nav_id=52063 ? Historic abbey uncovered in dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm ? Archaeologists google an ancient find http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/21/2309834.htm?site=science&topic=ancient ? Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNA411PE0U.DTL ? NOAA goes diving for U-boats in North Carolina http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/noaa-goes-diving-uboats-north-carolina ? Medieval fortifications uncovered in Mdina http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=52995&newscategory=36 ? Gold Ring from Middle Ages Found in East Iceland http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=309398 ? Poles point to Yunnan Neolithic age site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6865172.htm ? Tanzania: Prehistoric Footprints Stir Fresh Controversy http://allafrica.com/stories/200807220050.html ? 1708 Tragedy Studied by Ukrainian Archeologists http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/ukrainian-town-reconstruct-1491.html ? Manhattan Project reactor nears landmark status http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/reactor_landmark ? The Devastation of Iraq's Past http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21671 ? Archaeological site allegedly destroyed during development http://stclairjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/doc487fa5d4154d3109029989.txt ? Persian Gulf a historical name, say international archaeologists http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0807192491141019.htm ? 800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750888.htm ? Work Crew Finds Pre-Columbian Bones http://www.news4jax.com/news/16959611/detail.html ? Tomb reveals ancient trade network http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-24_124221679.html ? Church reveals its 142-year-old secret http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3544073.Church_reveals_its_142_year_old_secret/ ? Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk, experts say http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/australiaartnativeresources_080725033924;_ylt=AmLrE6D9nTadcqkBsC_PeEus0NUE ? Records confirm slave burial ground under VCU parking lot http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-25-0308.html ? Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=243479 ? Archaeologists to share research of 18th-century Fort St. Joseph http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1216997430311050.xml&coll=7 ? First Aboriginal remains to be returned from U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080726/us_nm/australia_aborigines_dc ? The cult of Hadrian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2291902,00.html ? Malaysian dam project threatens world heritage park: activists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/malaysiaenvironmentenergy_080723032722;_ylt=AqV5GKJDBIGIkF0hqgv2wwXPOrgF ? 'Neglect' of Bletchley condemned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7517874.stm ? ? ? General Science ? US weapons research is raising a stink http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/10/weaponstechnology.research ? Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14372-toy-rocket-inspires-variablespeed-bullets.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14372 ? World's fastest train under Olympic starter's orders http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14380-worlds-fastest-train-under-olympic-starters-orders.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14380 ? Meet Robo habilis http://www.physorg.com/news136039196.html ? Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer http://www.physorg.com/news136036573.html ? ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/sc_nm/nasa_japan_dc ? New Race to the Moon Could Bring Permanent Bases and Observatories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/21/new-race-to-the-moon-could-bring-permanent-bases-and-observatories/ ? Solar systems like ours may be rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784858/ ? Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes http://www.physorg.com/news135878465.html ? Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.physorg.com/news135874607.html ? The Pole star comes to life again http://www.physorg.com/news135871831.html ? New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon http://www.physorg.com/news135872367.html ? NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor http://www.physorg.com/news135870365.html ? NSF awards grant to track 'space weather' in Earth's near-space environment http://www.physorg.com/news135859469.html ? Moonlighting engineers design alternative NASA rocket http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14364-moonlighting-engineers-design-alternative-nasa-rocket.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14364 ? Debating Manned Moon Missions http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html ? Space Race II http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/technology-space/digs-spacerace.html ? Manned spaceship design unveiled http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm ? Mars lander pulls all-nighter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803322/ ? A star explodes in the sky, but nobody sees it ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25799843/ ? More EU states eyeing ESA http://www.physorg.com/news135966409.html ? New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/new-geoengineer.html ? Astronauts to Test New Technology On Moon http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/tech/main4282682.shtml ? Satellite designed to spot asteroid Armageddon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816106/ ? Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes http://www.physorg.com/news136040931.html ? The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/spaceeuroperussiasatellites_080723060426;_ylt=AgWncjaWgDNjvfon4NK_18vPOrgF ? Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14390-stellar-nursery-found-around-milky-ways-black-hole.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14390 ? NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/growing-the-fir.html ? Cavers Explore Underground "Snowy River" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/24/tech/main4289136.shtml ? Distant Turbulence in the Magnetic Field Triggers the Northern Lights http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/24/distant-turbulence-in-the-magnetic-field-triggers-the-northern-lights/ ? The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found http://www.physorg.com/news136127078.html ? Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentbaikal_080724181647;_ylt=An6cIRn8K0ptnyxNDySHQ9XPOrgF ? Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiled http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-07-24-space-tourism_N.htm ? Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080724-am-underground-microbes.html ? A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? http://www.physorg.com/news136218192.html ? Boiling hot water found in frigid Arctic sea http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25851330/ ? NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.physorg.com/news136215079.html ? 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier http://www.physorg.com/news136215335.html ? China aims for bigger slice of satellite market http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/sc_nm/space_china_dc;_ylt=AicxhtahlAhu6iZEExS9xaAhANEA ? Planet and star in puzzling waltz http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14402-planet-and-star-in-puzzling-waltz.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14402 ? Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926663.600-neglecting-safety-could-nip-space-tourism-in-the-bud.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926663.600 ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/sc_afp/unenvironmentclimatebrazilwetlands_080720070948;_ylt=AskgaJArlohPzTh9zXKNGu_POrgF ? First tidal power turbine gets plugged in http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/waveandtidalpower.renewableenergy ? Floating wind turbines poised to harness ocean winds http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/16/windpower.renewableenergy ? All aboard the nuclear power superjet http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange ? Can plug-in hybrids ride to America?s rescue? http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/18/can-plug-in-hybrids-ride-to-america%e2%80%99s-rescue/ ? Climate documentary 'broke rules' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7517509.stm ? Simply Ways To Cut Your Power Bill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4267194.shtml ? New York City Taxis Going Green http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4266734.shtml ? Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity http://www.physorg.com/news135862196.html ? Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle http://www.physorg.com/news135864149.html ? More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080721/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentbiodiversity_080721161336;_ylt=At.nBazLFFbz7OWxo853QDrPOrgF ? Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/gross_dc;_ylt=Aq9jqhMSe0UG7hgdw1v9C84hANEA ? Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause ?Carbon Bomb? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1488076/destruction_of_wetlands_may_cause_carbon_bomb/index.html ? New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water http://www.physorg.com/news135958814.html ? 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/oly2008chnchinapollution_080723025630 ? Newtonian invention makes for greener TV screens http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14381-newtonian-invention-makes-for-greener-tv-screens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14381 ? Renewables mandate 'undermined' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7522667.stm ? A Solar Power Plant in the Sahara Could Power All of Europe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/23/a-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara-could-power-all-of-europe/ ? First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt http://www.physorg.com/news136032489.html ? Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research http://www.physorg.com/news136038336.html ? Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil, mostly offshore: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/uscanadaarcticoilgasenergyenvironment_080724005611 ? Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/japanenvironmentclimatewarming_080723075358;_ylt=An2nWgthi2bWkVTIpGDAfAnPOrgF ? Cellulosic ethanol plants planned in Tennessee, L.A. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-23-ethanol-cellulosic_N.htm ? Facing the Freshwater Crisis http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis ? Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14389-interview-driving-towards-the-100mpg-car-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14389 ? Device could help stretch a gallon of gas http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/ ? Cow power could generate electricity for millions http://www.physorg.com/news136084589.html ? EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/global_warming_voluntarism;_ylt=ApNarJK7401hTMRLb5aa_EZvieAA ? Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters ? Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html ? 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14401-fuel-battery-could-take-cars-beyond-petrol.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14401 ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? The genetics of the white horse unraveled http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uu-tgo071608.php ? Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080719/sc_nm/cells_blood_dc;_ylt=Amfdwh4CQXxUBUQDtDNsF88hANEA ? Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/18/medicalresearch ? 1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=10-year-anniversary-syphilis-genome-sequenced ? Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct http://www.physorg.com/news135878602.html ? Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells http://www.physorg.com/news135878540.html ? A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins http://www.physorg.com/news135872543.html ? New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus http://www.physorg.com/news135860062.html ? Once suspect protein found to promote DNA repair, prevent cancer http://www.physorg.com/news135878893.html ? Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/wrinkles_laser_dc ? Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14374-humanfrog-hybrids-aid-autism-investigations.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14374 ? Alien fish creates three-way hybrid http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14373-alien-fish-creates-threeway-hybrid.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14373 ? Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair http://www.physorg.com/news135917398.html ? World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/britainhealthfertility_080723014252;_ylt=ArZzVatKvilk6yAiwTcohVnPOrgF ? Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/bees_disease_dc ? Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/aids_worms_dc;_ylt=AozG_OaaPvssiOAT1X0t2oMhANEA ? Could killer horse virus spread amongst humans? http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14377-could-killer-horse-virus-spread-amongst-humans.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14377 ? DNA provides clues to family's African heritage http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html ? Dolphin call tells calf who's mum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm ? EU agency to express doubts on cloning http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=Ao6gF2uXGSuog9F0HZQQHychANEA ? Magic Tricks Reveal Inner Workings of the Brain http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-science-of.html ? Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=AhvV_6UpXRt3nwjRJzb7zhEhANEA ? Interview: Extreme virus hunter http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14399-interview-extreme-virus-hunter.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14399 ? Is the World's Largest Shark Shrinking? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/whale-shark-size.html ? Meditation slows AIDS progression: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/aids_meditation_dc;_ylt=AjySOPOe6QDd.TmDPPa8g4shANEA ? ? ? Other ? Did government cover up UFOs? (Video) http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/20/lkl.ufo.long.cnn ? 'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7525060.stm ? Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal http://www.livescience.com/history/080725-candidate-body-language.html ? The links with our past that we must ensure are preserved http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/OPINION/498078049/1006/NEWS&profile=1006 ? Ancient Mayan Healing Traditions to Find New Life at Auriga at Bahia Maroma, Signature Spa of Capella Resort in Riviera Maya http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ancient-mayan-healing-traditions-find/story.aspx?guid={0A183C3B-5F34-4696-B4C7-D4C14EEBBE85}&dist=hppr ? ?? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PickensPlan.com http://www.pickensplan.com/ ? VIDEO: Entombed Ship Revealed in Egypt http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html ? Who was who in Elephantine of the third millennium BC? http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf ? INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON ROCK ART, LATE PLEISTOCENE ROCK ART ALONG THE EGYPTIAN NILE http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/inora/pdf/51.pdf ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08 Message-ID: <642686.86994.qm@web32603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Afternoon Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 4, 2008 ? ?I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.? Alexander the Great ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm ? Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html ? Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population? http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1 ? Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html ? In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html ? Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm ? Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig ? Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html ? Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html ? Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html ? Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Chinese burial site reveals history http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html ? The Sirius lore http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm ? July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702 ? New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html ? Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742 ? Doubt over date for Brit invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm ? The First ?Teflon? Hero http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html ? A century ago, Americans marveled at flight http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/ ? Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html ? July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704 ? Ancient Olympics: ?Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm ? ? Archaeology ? Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm ? Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0 ? 4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621 ? Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626 ? Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html ? Roman villa site to be excavated again http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html ? Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece ? Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news ? 'Stylish' Roman life found on dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm ? Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp ? Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men?s necropolis http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534 ? 2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/ ? Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html ? Digging up the past at ancient stone circle http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp ? Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology ? Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece ? Thailand suspends support for temple bid http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1 ? Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered ? Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident ? Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB ? Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html ? Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html ? Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/ ? Uncovering an ancient city http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt ? 2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms ? Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html ? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html ? Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB ? Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB ? Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm ? Roman Era tombs unearthed http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03 ? Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml ? Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB ? Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm ? Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece ? Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066 ? Experts return to 'power centre' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm ? Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? 'Nova scienceNOW' returns http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm ? A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html ? Invention: Jet-engine silencer http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223 ? Chemical robots squeeze into our future http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/ ? Robot invasion! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/ ? Secrets of the super-connected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/ ? Nanotech: The Unknown Risks http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029 ? Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250 ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF ? Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF ? Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF ? SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/ ? ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx ? Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/ ? Earth's cries recorded in outer space http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms ? Scientists eager to see Hubble?s facelift http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/ ? Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html ? Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html ? Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html ? Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html ? Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html ? Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html ? Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html ? Catch a new planet http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html ? Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241 ? Can the US get Beyond Einstein? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239 ? Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion ? Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge ? First images of solar system's invisible frontier http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html ? Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in?Ohio, Indiana http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625 ? THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx ? Planets Align for the 4th of July http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html ? Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html ? Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml ? Research casts new light on Ice Age http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625 ? Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/ ? Smallest planet shrinks in size http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm ? Mars lander?s next whiff could be its last http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/ ? Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html ? Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html ? Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100 ? Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA ? Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm ? Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682 ? Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159 ? Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF ? China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF ? Squeezing Oil From A Stone http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml ? Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html ? Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html ? Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF ? UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF ? Solution to high energy costs could lie underground http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html ? UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714 ? Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF ? Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA ? Capture power with your curtains http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html ? Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/ ? Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html ? Which countries would you pick for your climate team? http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244 ? U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/ ? Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html ? Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html ? Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html ? Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html ? Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956 ? South Asian nations issue joint climate plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF ? Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html ? Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF ? Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF ? Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase) http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256 ? Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc ? Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml ? Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html ? Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html ? Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html ? Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/ ? Laser treatment can kill superbugs http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms ? Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html ? New technique produces genetically identical stem cells http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html ? Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html ? 15 human genomes each week http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html ? Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA ? ? ? Other ? More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html ? Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html ? Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676 ? Rituals of the Andes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html ? Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/ ? UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html ? Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.html ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf ? VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? 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Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science ? The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans ? Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php ? Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava ? Archaeology: The lost world http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss ? Big brains arose twice in higher primates http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html ? Loud and clear http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear ? Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? US wavered over S. Korean executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us ? New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html ? 2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219 ? How Captain Cook Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html ? Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death' http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html ? Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull ? DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna ? Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html ? The papyrus path http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ? Who were B.C.?s first seafarers? http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB ? Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist?market http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php ? Divers find Great War wreck http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158 ? Rare artefact found in North Guwahati http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07 ? Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story ? 1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB ? Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524 ? Antonine Wall set to take centre stage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece ? Important archaeological find in Tarxien http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien ? ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 ? Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101 ? Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875 ? Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html ? Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html ? VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951 ? Uncovering stone circle's secrets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm ? Buddha's?caves http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php ? Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/ ? Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml ? Greek Sea Looted by Divers http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html ? New construction ruins archaeological sites http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece ? Pond digging leads to rare statue http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221 ? Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ ? Peter the Great?s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512 ? Rare artefact found at Roman site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm ? Modestly nude marble love goddess found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/ ? Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm ? Ancient ruins found in Bolivia http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777 ? Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html ? Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 ? Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm ? Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html ? Museum will put all its treasures online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/ ? UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF ? NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php ?? ? ? ? General Science ? Google gets ?Lively? with virtual reality http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/ ? Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html ? Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships ? Do we think that machines can think? http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html ? Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000 ? Future space robots may think for themselves? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/ ? Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259 ? Nasa reveals final shuttle dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm ? Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea ? What makes Earth so special? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/ ? For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/ ? Diamonds rained down during Ice Age http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/ ? MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html ? Moon's interior 'did hold water' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm ? Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html ? Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF ? Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow ? Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290 ? Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281 ? Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html ?? How to find traces of life in Martian rocks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/ ? Your guide to spotting the space station http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/ ? Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth' http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html ? Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html ? What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html ? Beyond 3G, communications services of the future http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html ? NASA telescopes spot star "factory" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA ? Hot super-Earths could host life after all http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305 ? India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html ? Sonar enters the third dimension http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/ ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF ? Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600 ? UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53 ? Here Comes The Sun (Power) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml ? Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF ? Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html ? New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html ? Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html ? GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF ? Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html ? McCain, Obama and hot air http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa ? How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF ? Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html ? NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224 ?? World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF ? Swept Up In The Winds Of Change http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml ? Technology could streamline solar power http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/ ? Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html ? Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html ? Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF ? Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF ? As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF ? MIT develops window coating that collects energy http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm ? The old man who farms with the sea http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story ? ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html ? Nanoparticle ?Smart Bomb? Could Stop Cancer?s Spread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/ ? Top 10 oddballs of the animal world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785 ? Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html ? Wikipedia opens online library on human genes http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html ? Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274 ? First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers ? Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html ? Will our future brains be smaller? http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html ? Combining medical knowledge to save lives http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html ? Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277 ? Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html ? China to urgently boost GM crop development http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF ? Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA ? ? ? ? Other ? Man beheads Hitler waxwork http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html ? The Man Who Beheaded Hitler http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html ? Lucknow Is For Lovers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952 ? Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html ? Crop management: How small do we go? http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html ? The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html ? Skyscraper farming (Graphic) http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg ? Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary) http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html ? Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215 ? >From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l?Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html ? Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html ? VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html ? Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf ? Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec?ina? http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf ? A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf ? Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow?s Eco-Cities) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html ? VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html ? VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How dinosaurs sped over the land to Skye http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/How-dinosaurs-sped-over-the.4283447.jp ? Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4333514.ece ? Over 200 Million Years Ago, Lizards Glided and Parachuted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/15/over-200-million-years-ago-lizards-glided-and-parachuted/ ? Study shows 28,000 year-old Europeans' DNA was like ours http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/plos-ss2071408.php ? Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago http://www.physorg.com/news135333661.html ? Canal fossils give clue to formation of Americas http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17445071 ? Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510541.stm ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/12/muppets.smithsonian.ap/index.html ? How Shaka Zulu Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080714-hs-shakazulu.html ? Alleged Seattle-area Nazi could lose citizenship http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25695071/ ? Excavations throw new light on Bengal?s history http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=213702 ? July 16, 1945: Trinity Blast Opens Atomic Age http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0716 ? Russia says remains of last czar's son identified http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704389/ ? The Dai Vinci Code ? Wales? claim to Grail http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/12/the-dai-vinci-code-wales-claim-to-grail-91466-21327692/ ? 40 years later, no justice for black man burned to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/16/civilrights.killing/index.html ? The Quest for the origins of the ancient Thracians http://globalpolitician.com/25029-greece ? Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ycs071508.php ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Rare+marble+discus+found+at+Yavne-Yam+13-Jul-2008.htm ? Ancient spirits lifted http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ancient-spirits-lifted/2008/07/12/1215658193657.html ? Construction damages important prehistoric site near Lebanon http://www.bnd.com/389/story/396045.html ? A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp ? Phaistos Disc declared as fake by scholar http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece ? Feds refuse to share data on mystery remains http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9858626 ? Wollemi yields its ancient secrets http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wollemi-yields-its-ancient-secrets/2008/07/14/1215887540835.html ? Unearthing a Colonial village http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216010117181350.xml&coll=1 ? Return of a Classic http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/redland.html ? Man arrested for tunnelling http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm ? The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bc-t7y071108.php ? 6,000-Year-Old Knife Unearthed At Safety Harbor Park http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692018/ ? Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714145253.htm ? Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXeZq8sBQkBr9sI_xIb9TRCqjqAA ? Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716140918.htm ? Mosaic mystery http://www.times-series.co.uk/search/2397289.Mosaic_mystery_/ ? Archeological discoveries in Syria dates back to 5,000 BC http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1417488.php/Archeological_discoveries_in_Syria_dates_back_to_5000_BC ? Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_boat_1;_ylt=AjDIKUqeEvvWOTord2BIHYhFeQoB ? Mexico says US soldiers' remains found http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_soldiers__remains_2;_ylt=AgRmx6je0vUUaCDb.0WYRsRFeQoB ? Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia http://en.rian.ru/culture/20080718/114352042.html ? Discovery of a Partho-Sasanian Settlement in Semnan http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/18-07.htm ? Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8680825&nav=menu102_2 ? Rare Mummy Found With Strange Artifacts, Tattoo in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080717-new-mummy-missions.html ? Archaeological digs near Bansko prove settlements existed there since fourth century CE http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-digs-near-bansko-prove-settlements-existed-there-since-fourth-century-ce/id_30635/catid_70 ? Excavations lead to new discoveries in Sardis http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=147956&bolum=100 ? Heritage dig yields Zulu artefacts http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080717062206113C334626 ? 50,000 exhibits 'missing' from Russian museums http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.art.ap/index.html ? Archaeologists dig in Virginia City to uncover rowdy Barbary Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25726366/ ? Archaeologist Challenges Malibu City Manager?s Perceptions on Access to Site http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/200807/20080717001.html ? Tales from beyond the grave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7509348.stm ? Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25735606/ ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/research.waste ? Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' http://www.physorg.com/news135253984.html ? Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing http://www.physorg.com/news135261382.html ? Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25677061/ ? For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier http://www.physorg.com/news135352274.html ? Internet flaw could let hackers control Web http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2071/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-control-web ? Water fresh from the tarp http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html ? Comment: The developing world needs its own science journals http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926645.000-comment-the-developing-world-needs-its-own-science-journals.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Why%20the%20developing%20world%20needs%20its%20own%20science%20journals ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Little yellow sub studies ocean http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-07-12-yellow-submarine_N.htm ? We are the alien nation http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/spaceexploration.universe ? Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner! http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/asteroidcruisespastearthwithapartner ? SHOULD WE BE PHONING E.T.? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/14/1198808.aspx ? NASA engineers design maverick moon rocket http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25678645/ ? Distant solar system body named 'Makemake' http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 ? NASA: Go boldly (in a cup) for science http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25694631/ ? Fishing ban brings seas to life http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7508216.stm ? OUR GALAXY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1200078.aspx ? Mars Lander Exposes More Ice http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080715/sc_space/marslanderexposesmoreice ? 4 Billion Years Ago, Mars Was Wet and Wild http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/4-billion-years-ago-mars-was-wet-and-wild/ ? Elements brought to life online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7507986.stm ? Flight attendant gets a shot at final frontier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704884/ ? NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_re_us/nasa_moon;_ylt=AgqvEfP40ot9lkgob8MdHSxvieAA ? Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=galaxies-mysterious-magne ? NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/index.html ? Dwarf planet named for Polynesian god http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25752661/ ? Cern lab goes 'colder than space' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stm ? Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/18-nothingness-of-space-theory-of-everything ? WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/18/1206845.aspx ? Earth, As E.T. Would See It http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/earth-from-space.html ? The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration http://www.physorg.com/news135604062.html ? Asteroid switched Mars's magnetic field on and off http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926655.900-asteroid-switched-marss-magnetic-field-on-and-off.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926655.900 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Solar dyes give a guiding light http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm ? The Problem With Biofuels http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/12/eveningnews/main4255982.shtml ? Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report http://www.physorg.com/news135159943.html ? The Environmentalism of Wall-E http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-environment.html ? Forests to fall for food and fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503304.stm ? Governors Look Beyond Corn-Based Ethanol http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/tech/main4257213.shtml ? The Energy Superbugs http://www.forbes.com/technology/sciences/2008/07/03/energy-extremophiles-efficiency-biz-energy_cx_wp_0707efficiency_bugs.html ? Giant Laser in the Works to Achieve Fusion http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/15/laser-fusion.html ? S. Korean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists http://www.physorg.com/news135317904.html ? Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint http://www.physorg.com/news135349137.html ? Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-grid-copes-when-nuclear-power-plant-goes-down ? Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4268626.shtml ? Even With Public Funding, Hydrogen Cars Are at Least 15 Years Away http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/even-with-plenty-of-public-funding-hydrogen-cars-are-at-least-15-years-away/ ? Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25740120/ ? African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2080/african-wall-trees-fight-desert ? Explorer bids to kayak to 'melting' North Pole http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIYBBakrOb6UfDunzuA5QaACsVuw ? Should Humans Relocate Animals Threatened by Global Warming? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/should-humans-relocate-animals-threatened-by-global-warming/ ? Turkey plans water pipeline link for north Cyprus http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/sc_afp/cyprusturkeyenvironmentwater_080719174803 ? Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm ? Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23991257-25717,00.html Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Archaeology: Ancient bones could help combat TB http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/13/medicalresearch.health ? X-Rays Take Groundbreaking Virus Portrait http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/14/x-ray-virus.html ? An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors http://www.physorg.com/news135268681.html ? Do mammals think in 3-D? http://www.physorg.com/news135273830.html ? Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_sc/britain_mystery_insect;_ylt=Aj10dwyLUcteHhjKsTDSBHdvieAA ? Four artificial new letters for the DNA alphabet http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926644.300-four-artificial-new-letters-for-the-dna-alphabet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926644.300 ? Virus helps show cancer spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7501483.stm ? UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV http://www.physorg.com/news135360794.html ? Genetic Trait Makes Africans Especially Prone to HIV Infection http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/genetic-trait-makes-africans-especially-prone-to-hiv-infection/ ? Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link http://www.physorg.com/news135435449.html ? Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25710243/ ? A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer?s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/a-vaccine-to-fight-alzheimers-fails-but-an-allergy-medicine-shows-promise/ ? Natural selection may not produce the best organisms http://www.physorg.com/news135573322.html ? ? ? ? Other ? Inside Area 51 (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8814976&ch=4226713&src=news ? Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama ? Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation http://www.physorg.com/news135355467.html ? There are alien bases on earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml ? TOMORROW'S DARK KNIGHTS http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/16/1202606.aspx ? Earthquake-devastated culture fights for survival in China http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-14-chinaquake_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Video: Reclaiming?Cold War relic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25664282#25664282 ? Clovis Reconsidered http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html ? Assos Online Tour http://www.archaeology.org/assos/tour/ ? Gallery: From Tiny Machines to Security, the Future of Nano-Fabrication http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_nano_letters ? ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 25 23:21:57 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient Hostory Weekly Report 7-25-08 Message-ID: <474003.71639.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 25, 2008 ? ?These virtues do not have ineffable meaning, but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human family.? Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim ? News Articles ? Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ? Meditate on It http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anthropology-behavior/meditation.html ? Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/sciencepalaeontologydinosaurs_080722231026;_ylt=AjuwsBrSuMhA3ew1iwOtXozPOrgF ? Laser illuminates fragile dinosaur footprints http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.200-laser-illuminates-fragile-dinosaur-footprints.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg19926656.200 ? Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm ? Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree http://www.physorg.com/news136038148.html ? Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723101956.htm ? 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25829787/ ? Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain http://www.physorg.com/news136134829.html ? Rare fossils in India threatened http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm ? Evolutionary Boom in the Cretaceous Period Left out the Dinosaurs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/25/evolutionary-boom-in-the-cretaceous-period-left-out-dinosaurs/ ? Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors http://www.physorg.com/news136218956.html ? Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/belarusanimalsprehistoric_080725181215;_ylt=AsWVr9Ih4WLc8YyV6Ec8TjHPOrgF ? On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Persian Gulf's ancient history evoked http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=60116&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ? Science Unmasks New Knowledge about the Indus Civilization http://pakistaniat.com/2008/07/20/science-indus-harappa/ ? Village of Petite-Rochelle was last outpost during 1755 expulsion http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/358279 ? Riddle of Lusitania sinking may finally be solved http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4364701.ece ? Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc ? 1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089/ ? Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html ? The Swamp Fox http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html ? Ancient Ohioans' ball game mix of sport, religious ritual http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_07-22-08_B11_8OAP5KN.html?sid=101 ? How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080721-hs-galapagos.html ? 58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/rosenberg.hearing/index.html ? After 60 years, black military officers rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25809737/ ? SHE RESCUED EINSTEIN FROM A MANHOLE http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/22/1214652.aspx ? New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html ? Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' http://www.physorg.com/news136046124.html ? July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0724 ? Sakkara - a history hidden in the stones http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=155885&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=737278726 ? Wonders and Whoppers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence-marco-polo.html ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Civil War artifacts uncovered at Harding House site http://murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=12008 ? Academics ponder riddle of church?s ancient stone http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/19/academics-ponder-riddle-of-church-s-ancient-stone-64375-21369001/ ? Antiquities OPEC? http://time-blog.com/looking_around/2008/07/antiquities_opec.html?xid=rss-looking ? DNA survives two millennia underwater to shed light on amphorae http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4368695.ece ? Ancient Kamrupa empire lay in Assam or Meghalaya? http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=456639&sid=REG ? Roman spa unearthed in southern Serbia http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=07&dd=20&nav_id=52063 ? Historic abbey uncovered in dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm ? Archaeologists google an ancient find http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/21/2309834.htm?site=science&topic=ancient ? Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNA411PE0U.DTL ? NOAA goes diving for U-boats in North Carolina http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/noaa-goes-diving-uboats-north-carolina ? Medieval fortifications uncovered in Mdina http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=52995&newscategory=36 ? Gold Ring from Middle Ages Found in East Iceland http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=309398 ? Poles point to Yunnan Neolithic age site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6865172.htm ? Tanzania: Prehistoric Footprints Stir Fresh Controversy http://allafrica.com/stories/200807220050.html ? 1708 Tragedy Studied by Ukrainian Archeologists http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/ukrainian-town-reconstruct-1491.html ? Manhattan Project reactor nears landmark status http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/reactor_landmark ? The Devastation of Iraq's Past http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21671 ? Archaeological site allegedly destroyed during development http://stclairjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/doc487fa5d4154d3109029989.txt ? Persian Gulf a historical name, say international archaeologists http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0807192491141019.htm ? 800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750888.htm ? Work Crew Finds Pre-Columbian Bones http://www.news4jax.com/news/16959611/detail.html ? Tomb reveals ancient trade network http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-24_124221679.html ? Church reveals its 142-year-old secret http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3544073.Church_reveals_its_142_year_old_secret/ ? Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk, experts say http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/australiaartnativeresources_080725033924;_ylt=AmLrE6D9nTadcqkBsC_PeEus0NUE ? Records confirm slave burial ground under VCU parking lot http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-25-0308.html ? Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=243479 ? Archaeologists to share research of 18th-century Fort St. Joseph http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1216997430311050.xml&coll=7 ? First Aboriginal remains to be returned from U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080726/us_nm/australia_aborigines_dc ? The cult of Hadrian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2291902,00.html ? Malaysian dam project threatens world heritage park: activists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/malaysiaenvironmentenergy_080723032722;_ylt=AqV5GKJDBIGIkF0hqgv2wwXPOrgF ? 'Neglect' of Bletchley condemned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7517874.stm ? ? ? General Science ? US weapons research is raising a stink http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/10/weaponstechnology.research ? Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14372-toy-rocket-inspires-variablespeed-bullets.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14372 ? World's fastest train under Olympic starter's orders http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14380-worlds-fastest-train-under-olympic-starters-orders.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14380 ? Meet Robo habilis http://www.physorg.com/news136039196.html ? Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer http://www.physorg.com/news136036573.html ? ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/sc_nm/nasa_japan_dc ? New Race to the Moon Could Bring Permanent Bases and Observatories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/21/new-race-to-the-moon-could-bring-permanent-bases-and-observatories/ ? Solar systems like ours may be rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784858/ ? Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes http://www.physorg.com/news135878465.html ? Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.physorg.com/news135874607.html ? The Pole star comes to life again http://www.physorg.com/news135871831.html ? New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon http://www.physorg.com/news135872367.html ? NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor http://www.physorg.com/news135870365.html ? NSF awards grant to track 'space weather' in Earth's near-space environment http://www.physorg.com/news135859469.html ? Moonlighting engineers design alternative NASA rocket http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14364-moonlighting-engineers-design-alternative-nasa-rocket.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14364 ? Debating Manned Moon Missions http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html ? Space Race II http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/technology-space/digs-spacerace.html ? Manned spaceship design unveiled http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm ? Mars lander pulls all-nighter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803322/ ? A star explodes in the sky, but nobody sees it ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25799843/ ? More EU states eyeing ESA http://www.physorg.com/news135966409.html ? New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/new-geoengineer.html ? Astronauts to Test New Technology On Moon http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/tech/main4282682.shtml ? Satellite designed to spot asteroid Armageddon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816106/ ? Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes http://www.physorg.com/news136040931.html ? The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/spaceeuroperussiasatellites_080723060426;_ylt=AgWncjaWgDNjvfon4NK_18vPOrgF ? Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14390-stellar-nursery-found-around-milky-ways-black-hole.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14390 ? NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/growing-the-fir.html ? Cavers Explore Underground "Snowy River" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/24/tech/main4289136.shtml ? Distant Turbulence in the Magnetic Field Triggers the Northern Lights http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/24/distant-turbulence-in-the-magnetic-field-triggers-the-northern-lights/ ? The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found http://www.physorg.com/news136127078.html ? Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentbaikal_080724181647;_ylt=An6cIRn8K0ptnyxNDySHQ9XPOrgF ? Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiled http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-07-24-space-tourism_N.htm ? Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080724-am-underground-microbes.html ? A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? http://www.physorg.com/news136218192.html ? Boiling hot water found in frigid Arctic sea http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25851330/ ? NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.physorg.com/news136215079.html ? 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier http://www.physorg.com/news136215335.html ? China aims for bigger slice of satellite market http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/sc_nm/space_china_dc;_ylt=AicxhtahlAhu6iZEExS9xaAhANEA ? Planet and star in puzzling waltz http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14402-planet-and-star-in-puzzling-waltz.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14402 ? Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926663.600-neglecting-safety-could-nip-space-tourism-in-the-bud.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926663.600 ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/sc_afp/unenvironmentclimatebrazilwetlands_080720070948;_ylt=AskgaJArlohPzTh9zXKNGu_POrgF ? First tidal power turbine gets plugged in http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/waveandtidalpower.renewableenergy ? Floating wind turbines poised to harness ocean winds http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/16/windpower.renewableenergy ? All aboard the nuclear power superjet http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange ? Can plug-in hybrids ride to America?s rescue? http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/18/can-plug-in-hybrids-ride-to-america%e2%80%99s-rescue/ ? Climate documentary 'broke rules' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7517509.stm ? Simply Ways To Cut Your Power Bill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4267194.shtml ? New York City Taxis Going Green http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4266734.shtml ? Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity http://www.physorg.com/news135862196.html ? Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle http://www.physorg.com/news135864149.html ? More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080721/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentbiodiversity_080721161336;_ylt=At.nBazLFFbz7OWxo853QDrPOrgF ? Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/gross_dc;_ylt=Aq9jqhMSe0UG7hgdw1v9C84hANEA ? Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause ?Carbon Bomb? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1488076/destruction_of_wetlands_may_cause_carbon_bomb/index.html ? New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water http://www.physorg.com/news135958814.html ? 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/oly2008chnchinapollution_080723025630 ? Newtonian invention makes for greener TV screens http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14381-newtonian-invention-makes-for-greener-tv-screens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14381 ? Renewables mandate 'undermined' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7522667.stm ? A Solar Power Plant in the Sahara Could Power All of Europe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/23/a-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara-could-power-all-of-europe/ ? First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt http://www.physorg.com/news136032489.html ? Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research http://www.physorg.com/news136038336.html ? Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil, mostly offshore: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/uscanadaarcticoilgasenergyenvironment_080724005611 ? Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/japanenvironmentclimatewarming_080723075358;_ylt=An2nWgthi2bWkVTIpGDAfAnPOrgF ? Cellulosic ethanol plants planned in Tennessee, L.A. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-23-ethanol-cellulosic_N.htm ? Facing the Freshwater Crisis http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis ? Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14389-interview-driving-towards-the-100mpg-car-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14389 ? Device could help stretch a gallon of gas http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/ ? Cow power could generate electricity for millions http://www.physorg.com/news136084589.html ? EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/global_warming_voluntarism;_ylt=ApNarJK7401hTMRLb5aa_EZvieAA ? Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters ? Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html ? 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14401-fuel-battery-could-take-cars-beyond-petrol.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14401 ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? The genetics of the white horse unraveled http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uu-tgo071608.php ? Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080719/sc_nm/cells_blood_dc;_ylt=Amfdwh4CQXxUBUQDtDNsF88hANEA ? Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/18/medicalresearch ? 1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=10-year-anniversary-syphilis-genome-sequenced ? Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct http://www.physorg.com/news135878602.html ? Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells http://www.physorg.com/news135878540.html ? A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins http://www.physorg.com/news135872543.html ? New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus http://www.physorg.com/news135860062.html ? Once suspect protein found to promote DNA repair, prevent cancer http://www.physorg.com/news135878893.html ? Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/wrinkles_laser_dc ? Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14374-humanfrog-hybrids-aid-autism-investigations.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14374 ? Alien fish creates three-way hybrid http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14373-alien-fish-creates-threeway-hybrid.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14373 ? Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair http://www.physorg.com/news135917398.html ? World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/britainhealthfertility_080723014252;_ylt=ArZzVatKvilk6yAiwTcohVnPOrgF ? Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/bees_disease_dc ? Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/aids_worms_dc;_ylt=AozG_OaaPvssiOAT1X0t2oMhANEA ? Could killer horse virus spread amongst humans? http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14377-could-killer-horse-virus-spread-amongst-humans.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14377 ? DNA provides clues to family's African heritage http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html ? Dolphin call tells calf who's mum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm ? EU agency to express doubts on cloning http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=Ao6gF2uXGSuog9F0HZQQHychANEA ? Magic Tricks Reveal Inner Workings of the Brain http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-science-of.html ? Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=AhvV_6UpXRt3nwjRJzb7zhEhANEA ? Interview: Extreme virus hunter http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14399-interview-extreme-virus-hunter.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14399 ? Is the World's Largest Shark Shrinking? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/whale-shark-size.html ? Meditation slows AIDS progression: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/aids_meditation_dc;_ylt=AjySOPOe6QDd.TmDPPa8g4shANEA ? ? ? Other ? Did government cover up UFOs? (Video) http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/20/lkl.ufo.long.cnn ? 'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7525060.stm ? Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal http://www.livescience.com/history/080725-candidate-body-language.html ? The links with our past that we must ensure are preserved http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/OPINION/498078049/1006/NEWS&profile=1006 ? Ancient Mayan Healing Traditions to Find New Life at Auriga at Bahia Maroma, Signature Spa of Capella Resort in Riviera Maya http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ancient-mayan-healing-traditions-find/story.aspx?guid={0A183C3B-5F34-4696-B4C7-D4C14EEBBE85}&dist=hppr ? ?? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PickensPlan.com http://www.pickensplan.com/ ? VIDEO: Entombed Ship Revealed in Egypt http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html ? Who was who in Elephantine of the third millennium BC? http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf ? INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON ROCK ART, LATE PLEISTOCENE ROCK ART ALONG THE EGYPTIAN NILE http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/inora/pdf/51.pdf ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08 Message-ID: <642686.86994.qm@web32603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Afternoon Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 4, 2008 ? ?I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.? Alexander the Great ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm ? Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html ? Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population? http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1 ? Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html ? In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html ? Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm ? Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig ? Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html ? Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html ? Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html ? Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Chinese burial site reveals history http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html ? The Sirius lore http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm ? July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702 ? New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html ? Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742 ? Doubt over date for Brit invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm ? The First ?Teflon? Hero http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html ? A century ago, Americans marveled at flight http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/ ? Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html ? July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704 ? Ancient Olympics: ?Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm ? ? Archaeology ? Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm ? Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0 ? 4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621 ? Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626 ? Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html ? Roman villa site to be excavated again http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html ? Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece ? Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news ? 'Stylish' Roman life found on dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm ? Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp ? Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men?s necropolis http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534 ? 2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/ ? Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html ? Digging up the past at ancient stone circle http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp ? Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology ? Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece ? Thailand suspends support for temple bid http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1 ? Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered ? Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident ? Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB ? Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html ? Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html ? Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/ ? Uncovering an ancient city http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt ? 2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms ? Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html ? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html ? Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB ? Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB ? Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm ? Roman Era tombs unearthed http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03 ? Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml ? Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB ? Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm ? Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece ? Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066 ? Experts return to 'power centre' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm ? Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? 'Nova scienceNOW' returns http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm ? A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html ? Invention: Jet-engine silencer http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223 ? Chemical robots squeeze into our future http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/ ? Robot invasion! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/ ? Secrets of the super-connected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/ ? Nanotech: The Unknown Risks http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029 ? Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250 ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF ? Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF ? Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF ? SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/ ? ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx ? Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/ ? Earth's cries recorded in outer space http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms ? Scientists eager to see Hubble?s facelift http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/ ? Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html ? Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html ? Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html ? Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html ? Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html ? Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html ? Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html ? Catch a new planet http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html ? Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241 ? Can the US get Beyond Einstein? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239 ? Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion ? Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge ? First images of solar system's invisible frontier http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html ? Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in?Ohio, Indiana http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625 ? THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx ? Planets Align for the 4th of July http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html ? Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html ? Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml ? Research casts new light on Ice Age http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625 ? Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/ ? Smallest planet shrinks in size http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm ? Mars lander?s next whiff could be its last http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/ ? Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html ? Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html ? Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100 ? Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA ? Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm ? Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682 ? Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159 ? Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF ? China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF ? Squeezing Oil From A Stone http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml ? Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html ? Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html ? Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF ? UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF ? Solution to high energy costs could lie underground http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html ? UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714 ? Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF ? Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA ? Capture power with your curtains http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html ? Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/ ? Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html ? Which countries would you pick for your climate team? http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244 ? U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/ ? Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html ? Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html ? Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html ? Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html ? Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956 ? South Asian nations issue joint climate plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF ? Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html ? Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF ? Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF ? Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase) http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256 ? Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc ? Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml ? Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html ? Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html ? Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html ? Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/ ? Laser treatment can kill superbugs http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms ? Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html ? New technique produces genetically identical stem cells http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html ? Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html ? 15 human genomes each week http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html ? Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA ? ? ? Other ? More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html ? Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html ? Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676 ? Rituals of the Andes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html ? Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/ ? UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html ? Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.html ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf ? VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? 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Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science ? The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans ? Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php ? Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava ? Archaeology: The lost world http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss ? Big brains arose twice in higher primates http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html ? Loud and clear http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear ? Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? US wavered over S. Korean executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us ? New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html ? 2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219 ? How Captain Cook Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html ? Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death' http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html ? Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull ? DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna ? Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html ? The papyrus path http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ? Who were B.C.?s first seafarers? http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB ? Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist?market http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php ? Divers find Great War wreck http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158 ? Rare artefact found in North Guwahati http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07 ? Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story ? 1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB ? Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524 ? Antonine Wall set to take centre stage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece ? Important archaeological find in Tarxien http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien ? ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 ? Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101 ? Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875 ? Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html ? Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html ? VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951 ? Uncovering stone circle's secrets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm ? Buddha's?caves http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php ? Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/ ? Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml ? Greek Sea Looted by Divers http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html ? New construction ruins archaeological sites http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece ? Pond digging leads to rare statue http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221 ? Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ ? Peter the Great?s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512 ? Rare artefact found at Roman site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm ? Modestly nude marble love goddess found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/ ? Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm ? Ancient ruins found in Bolivia http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777 ? Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html ? Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 ? Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm ? Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html ? Museum will put all its treasures online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/ ? UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF ? NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php ?? ? ? ? General Science ? Google gets ?Lively? with virtual reality http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/ ? Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html ? Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships ? Do we think that machines can think? http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html ? Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000 ? Future space robots may think for themselves? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/ ? Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259 ? Nasa reveals final shuttle dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm ? Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea ? What makes Earth so special? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/ ? For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/ ? Diamonds rained down during Ice Age http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/ ? MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html ? Moon's interior 'did hold water' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm ? Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html ? Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF ? Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow ? Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290 ? Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281 ? Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html ?? How to find traces of life in Martian rocks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/ ? Your guide to spotting the space station http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/ ? Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth' http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html ? Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html ? What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html ? Beyond 3G, communications services of the future http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html ? NASA telescopes spot star "factory" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA ? Hot super-Earths could host life after all http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305 ? India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html ? Sonar enters the third dimension http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/ ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF ? Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600 ? UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53 ? Here Comes The Sun (Power) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml ? Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF ? Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html ? New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html ? Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html ? GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF ? Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html ? McCain, Obama and hot air http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa ? How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF ? Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html ? NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224 ?? World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF ? Swept Up In The Winds Of Change http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml ? Technology could streamline solar power http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/ ? Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html ? Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html ? Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF ? Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF ? As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF ? MIT develops window coating that collects energy http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm ? The old man who farms with the sea http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story ? ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html ? Nanoparticle ?Smart Bomb? Could Stop Cancer?s Spread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/ ? Top 10 oddballs of the animal world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785 ? Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html ? Wikipedia opens online library on human genes http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html ? Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274 ? First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers ? Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html ? Will our future brains be smaller? http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html ? Combining medical knowledge to save lives http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html ? Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277 ? Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html ? China to urgently boost GM crop development http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF ? Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA ? ? ? ? Other ? Man beheads Hitler waxwork http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html ? The Man Who Beheaded Hitler http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html ? Lucknow Is For Lovers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952 ? Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html ? Crop management: How small do we go? http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html ? The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html ? Skyscraper farming (Graphic) http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg ? Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary) http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html ? Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215 ? >From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l?Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html ? Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html ? VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html ? Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf ? Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec?ina? http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf ? A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf ? Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow?s Eco-Cities) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html ? VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html ? VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How dinosaurs sped over the land to Skye http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/How-dinosaurs-sped-over-the.4283447.jp ? Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4333514.ece ? Over 200 Million Years Ago, Lizards Glided and Parachuted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/15/over-200-million-years-ago-lizards-glided-and-parachuted/ ? Study shows 28,000 year-old Europeans' DNA was like ours http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/plos-ss2071408.php ? Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago http://www.physorg.com/news135333661.html ? Canal fossils give clue to formation of Americas http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17445071 ? Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510541.stm ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/12/muppets.smithsonian.ap/index.html ? How Shaka Zulu Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080714-hs-shakazulu.html ? Alleged Seattle-area Nazi could lose citizenship http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25695071/ ? Excavations throw new light on Bengal?s history http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=213702 ? July 16, 1945: Trinity Blast Opens Atomic Age http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0716 ? Russia says remains of last czar's son identified http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704389/ ? The Dai Vinci Code ? Wales? claim to Grail http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/12/the-dai-vinci-code-wales-claim-to-grail-91466-21327692/ ? 40 years later, no justice for black man burned to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/16/civilrights.killing/index.html ? The Quest for the origins of the ancient Thracians http://globalpolitician.com/25029-greece ? Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ycs071508.php ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Rare+marble+discus+found+at+Yavne-Yam+13-Jul-2008.htm ? Ancient spirits lifted http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ancient-spirits-lifted/2008/07/12/1215658193657.html ? Construction damages important prehistoric site near Lebanon http://www.bnd.com/389/story/396045.html ? A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp ? Phaistos Disc declared as fake by scholar http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece ? Feds refuse to share data on mystery remains http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9858626 ? Wollemi yields its ancient secrets http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wollemi-yields-its-ancient-secrets/2008/07/14/1215887540835.html ? Unearthing a Colonial village http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216010117181350.xml&coll=1 ? Return of a Classic http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/redland.html ? Man arrested for tunnelling http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm ? The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bc-t7y071108.php ? 6,000-Year-Old Knife Unearthed At Safety Harbor Park http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692018/ ? Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714145253.htm ? Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXeZq8sBQkBr9sI_xIb9TRCqjqAA ? Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716140918.htm ? Mosaic mystery http://www.times-series.co.uk/search/2397289.Mosaic_mystery_/ ? Archeological discoveries in Syria dates back to 5,000 BC http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1417488.php/Archeological_discoveries_in_Syria_dates_back_to_5000_BC ? Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_boat_1;_ylt=AjDIKUqeEvvWOTord2BIHYhFeQoB ? Mexico says US soldiers' remains found http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_soldiers__remains_2;_ylt=AgRmx6je0vUUaCDb.0WYRsRFeQoB ? Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia http://en.rian.ru/culture/20080718/114352042.html ? Discovery of a Partho-Sasanian Settlement in Semnan http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/18-07.htm ? Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8680825&nav=menu102_2 ? Rare Mummy Found With Strange Artifacts, Tattoo in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080717-new-mummy-missions.html ? Archaeological digs near Bansko prove settlements existed there since fourth century CE http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-digs-near-bansko-prove-settlements-existed-there-since-fourth-century-ce/id_30635/catid_70 ? Excavations lead to new discoveries in Sardis http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=147956&bolum=100 ? Heritage dig yields Zulu artefacts http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080717062206113C334626 ? 50,000 exhibits 'missing' from Russian museums http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.art.ap/index.html ? Archaeologists dig in Virginia City to uncover rowdy Barbary Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25726366/ ? Archaeologist Challenges Malibu City Manager?s Perceptions on Access to Site http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/200807/20080717001.html ? Tales from beyond the grave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7509348.stm ? Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25735606/ ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/research.waste ? Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' http://www.physorg.com/news135253984.html ? Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing http://www.physorg.com/news135261382.html ? Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25677061/ ? For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier http://www.physorg.com/news135352274.html ? Internet flaw could let hackers control Web http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2071/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-control-web ? Water fresh from the tarp http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html ? Comment: The developing world needs its own science journals http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926645.000-comment-the-developing-world-needs-its-own-science-journals.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Why%20the%20developing%20world%20needs%20its%20own%20science%20journals ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Little yellow sub studies ocean http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-07-12-yellow-submarine_N.htm ? We are the alien nation http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/spaceexploration.universe ? Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner! http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/asteroidcruisespastearthwithapartner ? SHOULD WE BE PHONING E.T.? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/14/1198808.aspx ? NASA engineers design maverick moon rocket http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25678645/ ? Distant solar system body named 'Makemake' http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 ? NASA: Go boldly (in a cup) for science http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25694631/ ? Fishing ban brings seas to life http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7508216.stm ? OUR GALAXY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1200078.aspx ? Mars Lander Exposes More Ice http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080715/sc_space/marslanderexposesmoreice ? 4 Billion Years Ago, Mars Was Wet and Wild http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/4-billion-years-ago-mars-was-wet-and-wild/ ? Elements brought to life online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7507986.stm ? Flight attendant gets a shot at final frontier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704884/ ? NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_re_us/nasa_moon;_ylt=AgqvEfP40ot9lkgob8MdHSxvieAA ? Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=galaxies-mysterious-magne ? NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/index.html ? Dwarf planet named for Polynesian god http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25752661/ ? Cern lab goes 'colder than space' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stm ? Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/18-nothingness-of-space-theory-of-everything ? WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/18/1206845.aspx ? Earth, As E.T. Would See It http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/earth-from-space.html ? The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration http://www.physorg.com/news135604062.html ? Asteroid switched Mars's magnetic field on and off http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926655.900-asteroid-switched-marss-magnetic-field-on-and-off.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926655.900 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Solar dyes give a guiding light http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm ? The Problem With Biofuels http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/12/eveningnews/main4255982.shtml ? Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report http://www.physorg.com/news135159943.html ? The Environmentalism of Wall-E http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-environment.html ? Forests to fall for food and fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503304.stm ? Governors Look Beyond Corn-Based Ethanol http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/tech/main4257213.shtml ? The Energy Superbugs http://www.forbes.com/technology/sciences/2008/07/03/energy-extremophiles-efficiency-biz-energy_cx_wp_0707efficiency_bugs.html ? Giant Laser in the Works to Achieve Fusion http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/15/laser-fusion.html ? S. Korean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists http://www.physorg.com/news135317904.html ? Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint http://www.physorg.com/news135349137.html ? Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-grid-copes-when-nuclear-power-plant-goes-down ? Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4268626.shtml ? Even With Public Funding, Hydrogen Cars Are at Least 15 Years Away http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/even-with-plenty-of-public-funding-hydrogen-cars-are-at-least-15-years-away/ ? Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25740120/ ? African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2080/african-wall-trees-fight-desert ? Explorer bids to kayak to 'melting' North Pole http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIYBBakrOb6UfDunzuA5QaACsVuw ? Should Humans Relocate Animals Threatened by Global Warming? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/should-humans-relocate-animals-threatened-by-global-warming/ ? Turkey plans water pipeline link for north Cyprus http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/sc_afp/cyprusturkeyenvironmentwater_080719174803 ? Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm ? Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23991257-25717,00.html Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Archaeology: Ancient bones could help combat TB http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/13/medicalresearch.health ? X-Rays Take Groundbreaking Virus Portrait http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/14/x-ray-virus.html ? An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors http://www.physorg.com/news135268681.html ? Do mammals think in 3-D? http://www.physorg.com/news135273830.html ? Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_sc/britain_mystery_insect;_ylt=Aj10dwyLUcteHhjKsTDSBHdvieAA ? Four artificial new letters for the DNA alphabet http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926644.300-four-artificial-new-letters-for-the-dna-alphabet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926644.300 ? Virus helps show cancer spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7501483.stm ? UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV http://www.physorg.com/news135360794.html ? Genetic Trait Makes Africans Especially Prone to HIV Infection http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/genetic-trait-makes-africans-especially-prone-to-hiv-infection/ ? Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link http://www.physorg.com/news135435449.html ? Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25710243/ ? A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer?s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/a-vaccine-to-fight-alzheimers-fails-but-an-allergy-medicine-shows-promise/ ? Natural selection may not produce the best organisms http://www.physorg.com/news135573322.html ? ? ? ? Other ? Inside Area 51 (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8814976&ch=4226713&src=news ? Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama ? Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation http://www.physorg.com/news135355467.html ? There are alien bases on earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml ? TOMORROW'S DARK KNIGHTS http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/16/1202606.aspx ? Earthquake-devastated culture fights for survival in China http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-14-chinaquake_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Video: Reclaiming?Cold War relic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25664282#25664282 ? Clovis Reconsidered http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html ? Assos Online Tour http://www.archaeology.org/assos/tour/ ? Gallery: From Tiny Machines to Security, the Future of Nano-Fabrication http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_nano_letters ? ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 25 23:21:57 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient Hostory Weekly Report 7-25-08 Message-ID: <474003.71639.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 25, 2008 ? ?These virtues do not have ineffable meaning, but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human family.? Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim ? News Articles ? Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ? Meditate on It http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anthropology-behavior/meditation.html ? Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/sciencepalaeontologydinosaurs_080722231026;_ylt=AjuwsBrSuMhA3ew1iwOtXozPOrgF ? Laser illuminates fragile dinosaur footprints http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.200-laser-illuminates-fragile-dinosaur-footprints.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg19926656.200 ? Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm ? Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree http://www.physorg.com/news136038148.html ? Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723101956.htm ? 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25829787/ ? Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain http://www.physorg.com/news136134829.html ? Rare fossils in India threatened http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm ? Evolutionary Boom in the Cretaceous Period Left out the Dinosaurs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/25/evolutionary-boom-in-the-cretaceous-period-left-out-dinosaurs/ ? Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors http://www.physorg.com/news136218956.html ? Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/belarusanimalsprehistoric_080725181215;_ylt=AsWVr9Ih4WLc8YyV6Ec8TjHPOrgF ? On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Persian Gulf's ancient history evoked http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=60116&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ? Science Unmasks New Knowledge about the Indus Civilization http://pakistaniat.com/2008/07/20/science-indus-harappa/ ? Village of Petite-Rochelle was last outpost during 1755 expulsion http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/358279 ? Riddle of Lusitania sinking may finally be solved http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4364701.ece ? Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc ? 1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089/ ? Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html ? The Swamp Fox http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html ? Ancient Ohioans' ball game mix of sport, religious ritual http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_07-22-08_B11_8OAP5KN.html?sid=101 ? How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080721-hs-galapagos.html ? 58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/rosenberg.hearing/index.html ? After 60 years, black military officers rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25809737/ ? SHE RESCUED EINSTEIN FROM A MANHOLE http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/22/1214652.aspx ? New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html ? Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' http://www.physorg.com/news136046124.html ? July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0724 ? Sakkara - a history hidden in the stones http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=155885&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=737278726 ? Wonders and Whoppers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence-marco-polo.html ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Civil War artifacts uncovered at Harding House site http://murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=12008 ? Academics ponder riddle of church?s ancient stone http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/19/academics-ponder-riddle-of-church-s-ancient-stone-64375-21369001/ ? Antiquities OPEC? http://time-blog.com/looking_around/2008/07/antiquities_opec.html?xid=rss-looking ? DNA survives two millennia underwater to shed light on amphorae http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4368695.ece ? Ancient Kamrupa empire lay in Assam or Meghalaya? http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=456639&sid=REG ? Roman spa unearthed in southern Serbia http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=07&dd=20&nav_id=52063 ? Historic abbey uncovered in dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm ? Archaeologists google an ancient find http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/21/2309834.htm?site=science&topic=ancient ? Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNA411PE0U.DTL ? NOAA goes diving for U-boats in North Carolina http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/noaa-goes-diving-uboats-north-carolina ? Medieval fortifications uncovered in Mdina http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=52995&newscategory=36 ? Gold Ring from Middle Ages Found in East Iceland http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=309398 ? Poles point to Yunnan Neolithic age site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6865172.htm ? Tanzania: Prehistoric Footprints Stir Fresh Controversy http://allafrica.com/stories/200807220050.html ? 1708 Tragedy Studied by Ukrainian Archeologists http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/ukrainian-town-reconstruct-1491.html ? Manhattan Project reactor nears landmark status http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/reactor_landmark ? The Devastation of Iraq's Past http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21671 ? Archaeological site allegedly destroyed during development http://stclairjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/doc487fa5d4154d3109029989.txt ? Persian Gulf a historical name, say international archaeologists http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0807192491141019.htm ? 800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750888.htm ? Work Crew Finds Pre-Columbian Bones http://www.news4jax.com/news/16959611/detail.html ? Tomb reveals ancient trade network http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-24_124221679.html ? Church reveals its 142-year-old secret http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3544073.Church_reveals_its_142_year_old_secret/ ? Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk, experts say http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/australiaartnativeresources_080725033924;_ylt=AmLrE6D9nTadcqkBsC_PeEus0NUE ? Records confirm slave burial ground under VCU parking lot http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-25-0308.html ? Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=243479 ? Archaeologists to share research of 18th-century Fort St. Joseph http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1216997430311050.xml&coll=7 ? First Aboriginal remains to be returned from U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080726/us_nm/australia_aborigines_dc ? The cult of Hadrian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2291902,00.html ? Malaysian dam project threatens world heritage park: activists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/malaysiaenvironmentenergy_080723032722;_ylt=AqV5GKJDBIGIkF0hqgv2wwXPOrgF ? 'Neglect' of Bletchley condemned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7517874.stm ? ? ? General Science ? US weapons research is raising a stink http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/10/weaponstechnology.research ? Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14372-toy-rocket-inspires-variablespeed-bullets.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14372 ? World's fastest train under Olympic starter's orders http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14380-worlds-fastest-train-under-olympic-starters-orders.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14380 ? Meet Robo habilis http://www.physorg.com/news136039196.html ? Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer http://www.physorg.com/news136036573.html ? ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/sc_nm/nasa_japan_dc ? New Race to the Moon Could Bring Permanent Bases and Observatories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/21/new-race-to-the-moon-could-bring-permanent-bases-and-observatories/ ? Solar systems like ours may be rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784858/ ? Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes http://www.physorg.com/news135878465.html ? Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.physorg.com/news135874607.html ? The Pole star comes to life again http://www.physorg.com/news135871831.html ? New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon http://www.physorg.com/news135872367.html ? NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor http://www.physorg.com/news135870365.html ? NSF awards grant to track 'space weather' in Earth's near-space environment http://www.physorg.com/news135859469.html ? Moonlighting engineers design alternative NASA rocket http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14364-moonlighting-engineers-design-alternative-nasa-rocket.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14364 ? Debating Manned Moon Missions http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html ? Space Race II http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/technology-space/digs-spacerace.html ? Manned spaceship design unveiled http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm ? Mars lander pulls all-nighter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803322/ ? A star explodes in the sky, but nobody sees it ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25799843/ ? More EU states eyeing ESA http://www.physorg.com/news135966409.html ? New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/new-geoengineer.html ? Astronauts to Test New Technology On Moon http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/tech/main4282682.shtml ? Satellite designed to spot asteroid Armageddon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816106/ ? Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes http://www.physorg.com/news136040931.html ? The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/spaceeuroperussiasatellites_080723060426;_ylt=AgWncjaWgDNjvfon4NK_18vPOrgF ? Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14390-stellar-nursery-found-around-milky-ways-black-hole.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14390 ? NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/growing-the-fir.html ? Cavers Explore Underground "Snowy River" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/24/tech/main4289136.shtml ? Distant Turbulence in the Magnetic Field Triggers the Northern Lights http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/24/distant-turbulence-in-the-magnetic-field-triggers-the-northern-lights/ ? The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found http://www.physorg.com/news136127078.html ? Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentbaikal_080724181647;_ylt=An6cIRn8K0ptnyxNDySHQ9XPOrgF ? Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiled http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-07-24-space-tourism_N.htm ? Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080724-am-underground-microbes.html ? A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? http://www.physorg.com/news136218192.html ? Boiling hot water found in frigid Arctic sea http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25851330/ ? NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.physorg.com/news136215079.html ? 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier http://www.physorg.com/news136215335.html ? China aims for bigger slice of satellite market http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/sc_nm/space_china_dc;_ylt=AicxhtahlAhu6iZEExS9xaAhANEA ? Planet and star in puzzling waltz http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14402-planet-and-star-in-puzzling-waltz.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14402 ? Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926663.600-neglecting-safety-could-nip-space-tourism-in-the-bud.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926663.600 ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/sc_afp/unenvironmentclimatebrazilwetlands_080720070948;_ylt=AskgaJArlohPzTh9zXKNGu_POrgF ? First tidal power turbine gets plugged in http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/waveandtidalpower.renewableenergy ? Floating wind turbines poised to harness ocean winds http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/16/windpower.renewableenergy ? All aboard the nuclear power superjet http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange ? Can plug-in hybrids ride to America?s rescue? http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/18/can-plug-in-hybrids-ride-to-america%e2%80%99s-rescue/ ? Climate documentary 'broke rules' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7517509.stm ? Simply Ways To Cut Your Power Bill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4267194.shtml ? New York City Taxis Going Green http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4266734.shtml ? Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity http://www.physorg.com/news135862196.html ? Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle http://www.physorg.com/news135864149.html ? More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080721/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentbiodiversity_080721161336;_ylt=At.nBazLFFbz7OWxo853QDrPOrgF ? Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/gross_dc;_ylt=Aq9jqhMSe0UG7hgdw1v9C84hANEA ? Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause ?Carbon Bomb? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1488076/destruction_of_wetlands_may_cause_carbon_bomb/index.html ? New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water http://www.physorg.com/news135958814.html ? 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/oly2008chnchinapollution_080723025630 ? Newtonian invention makes for greener TV screens http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14381-newtonian-invention-makes-for-greener-tv-screens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14381 ? Renewables mandate 'undermined' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7522667.stm ? A Solar Power Plant in the Sahara Could Power All of Europe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/23/a-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara-could-power-all-of-europe/ ? First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt http://www.physorg.com/news136032489.html ? Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research http://www.physorg.com/news136038336.html ? Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil, mostly offshore: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/uscanadaarcticoilgasenergyenvironment_080724005611 ? Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/japanenvironmentclimatewarming_080723075358;_ylt=An2nWgthi2bWkVTIpGDAfAnPOrgF ? Cellulosic ethanol plants planned in Tennessee, L.A. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-23-ethanol-cellulosic_N.htm ? Facing the Freshwater Crisis http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis ? Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14389-interview-driving-towards-the-100mpg-car-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14389 ? Device could help stretch a gallon of gas http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/ ? Cow power could generate electricity for millions http://www.physorg.com/news136084589.html ? EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/global_warming_voluntarism;_ylt=ApNarJK7401hTMRLb5aa_EZvieAA ? Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters ? Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html ? 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14401-fuel-battery-could-take-cars-beyond-petrol.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14401 ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? The genetics of the white horse unraveled http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uu-tgo071608.php ? Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080719/sc_nm/cells_blood_dc;_ylt=Amfdwh4CQXxUBUQDtDNsF88hANEA ? Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/18/medicalresearch ? 1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=10-year-anniversary-syphilis-genome-sequenced ? Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct http://www.physorg.com/news135878602.html ? Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells http://www.physorg.com/news135878540.html ? A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins http://www.physorg.com/news135872543.html ? New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus http://www.physorg.com/news135860062.html ? Once suspect protein found to promote DNA repair, prevent cancer http://www.physorg.com/news135878893.html ? Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/wrinkles_laser_dc ? Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14374-humanfrog-hybrids-aid-autism-investigations.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14374 ? Alien fish creates three-way hybrid http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14373-alien-fish-creates-threeway-hybrid.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14373 ? Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair http://www.physorg.com/news135917398.html ? World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/britainhealthfertility_080723014252;_ylt=ArZzVatKvilk6yAiwTcohVnPOrgF ? Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/bees_disease_dc ? Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/aids_worms_dc;_ylt=AozG_OaaPvssiOAT1X0t2oMhANEA ? Could killer horse virus spread amongst humans? http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14377-could-killer-horse-virus-spread-amongst-humans.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14377 ? DNA provides clues to family's African heritage http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html ? Dolphin call tells calf who's mum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm ? EU agency to express doubts on cloning http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=Ao6gF2uXGSuog9F0HZQQHychANEA ? Magic Tricks Reveal Inner Workings of the Brain http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-science-of.html ? Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=AhvV_6UpXRt3nwjRJzb7zhEhANEA ? Interview: Extreme virus hunter http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14399-interview-extreme-virus-hunter.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14399 ? Is the World's Largest Shark Shrinking? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/whale-shark-size.html ? Meditation slows AIDS progression: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/aids_meditation_dc;_ylt=AjySOPOe6QDd.TmDPPa8g4shANEA ? ? ? Other ? Did government cover up UFOs? (Video) http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/20/lkl.ufo.long.cnn ? 'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7525060.stm ? Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal http://www.livescience.com/history/080725-candidate-body-language.html ? The links with our past that we must ensure are preserved http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/OPINION/498078049/1006/NEWS&profile=1006 ? Ancient Mayan Healing Traditions to Find New Life at Auriga at Bahia Maroma, Signature Spa of Capella Resort in Riviera Maya http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ancient-mayan-healing-traditions-find/story.aspx?guid={0A183C3B-5F34-4696-B4C7-D4C14EEBBE85}&dist=hppr ? ?? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PickensPlan.com http://www.pickensplan.com/ ? VIDEO: Entombed Ship Revealed in Egypt http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html ? Who was who in Elephantine of the third millennium BC? http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf ? INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON ROCK ART, LATE PLEISTOCENE ROCK ART ALONG THE EGYPTIAN NILE http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/inora/pdf/51.pdf ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08 Message-ID: <642686.86994.qm@web32603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Afternoon Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 4, 2008 ? ?I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.? Alexander the Great ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm ? Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html ? Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population? http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1 ? Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html ? In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html ? Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm ? Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig ? Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html ? Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html ? Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html ? Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Chinese burial site reveals history http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html ? The Sirius lore http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm ? July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702 ? New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html ? Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742 ? Doubt over date for Brit invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm ? The First ?Teflon? Hero http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html ? A century ago, Americans marveled at flight http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/ ? Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html ? July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704 ? Ancient Olympics: ?Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm ? ? Archaeology ? Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm ? Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0 ? 4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621 ? Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626 ? Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html ? Roman villa site to be excavated again http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html ? Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece ? Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news ? 'Stylish' Roman life found on dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm ? Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp ? Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men?s necropolis http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534 ? 2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/ ? Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html ? Digging up the past at ancient stone circle http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp ? Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology ? Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece ? Thailand suspends support for temple bid http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1 ? Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered ? Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident ? Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB ? Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html ? Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html ? Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/ ? Uncovering an ancient city http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt ? 2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms ? Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html ? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html ? Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB ? Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB ? Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm ? Roman Era tombs unearthed http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03 ? Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml ? Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB ? Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm ? Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece ? Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066 ? Experts return to 'power centre' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm ? Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? 'Nova scienceNOW' returns http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm ? A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html ? Invention: Jet-engine silencer http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223 ? Chemical robots squeeze into our future http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/ ? Robot invasion! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/ ? Secrets of the super-connected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/ ? Nanotech: The Unknown Risks http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029 ? Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250 ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF ? Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF ? Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF ? SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/ ? ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx ? Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/ ? Earth's cries recorded in outer space http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms ? Scientists eager to see Hubble?s facelift http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/ ? Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html ? Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html ? Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html ? Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html ? Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html ? Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html ? Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html ? Catch a new planet http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html ? Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241 ? Can the US get Beyond Einstein? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239 ? Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion ? Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge ? First images of solar system's invisible frontier http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html ? Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in?Ohio, Indiana http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625 ? THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx ? Planets Align for the 4th of July http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html ? Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html ? Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml ? Research casts new light on Ice Age http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625 ? Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/ ? Smallest planet shrinks in size http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm ? Mars lander?s next whiff could be its last http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/ ? Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html ? Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html ? Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100 ? Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA ? Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm ? Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682 ? Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159 ? Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF ? China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF ? Squeezing Oil From A Stone http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml ? Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html ? Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html ? Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF ? UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF ? Solution to high energy costs could lie underground http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html ? UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714 ? Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF ? Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA ? Capture power with your curtains http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html ? Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/ ? Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html ? Which countries would you pick for your climate team? http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244 ? U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/ ? Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html ? Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html ? Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html ? Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html ? Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956 ? South Asian nations issue joint climate plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF ? Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html ? Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF ? Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF ? Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase) http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256 ? Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc ? Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml ? Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html ? Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html ? Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html ? Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/ ? Laser treatment can kill superbugs http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms ? Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html ? New technique produces genetically identical stem cells http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html ? Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html ? 15 human genomes each week http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html ? Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA ? ? ? Other ? More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html ? Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html ? Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676 ? Rituals of the Andes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html ? Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/ ? UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html ? Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.html ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf ? VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? 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Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science ? The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans ? Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php ? Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava ? Archaeology: The lost world http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss ? Big brains arose twice in higher primates http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html ? Loud and clear http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear ? Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? US wavered over S. Korean executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us ? New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html ? 2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219 ? How Captain Cook Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html ? Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death' http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html ? Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull ? DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna ? Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html ? The papyrus path http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ? Who were B.C.?s first seafarers? http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB ? Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist?market http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php ? Divers find Great War wreck http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158 ? Rare artefact found in North Guwahati http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07 ? Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story ? 1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB ? Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524 ? Antonine Wall set to take centre stage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece ? Important archaeological find in Tarxien http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien ? ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 ? Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101 ? Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875 ? Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html ? Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html ? VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951 ? Uncovering stone circle's secrets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm ? Buddha's?caves http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php ? Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/ ? Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml ? Greek Sea Looted by Divers http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html ? New construction ruins archaeological sites http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece ? Pond digging leads to rare statue http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221 ? Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ ? Peter the Great?s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512 ? Rare artefact found at Roman site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm ? Modestly nude marble love goddess found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/ ? Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm ? Ancient ruins found in Bolivia http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777 ? Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html ? Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 ? Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm ? Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html ? Museum will put all its treasures online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/ ? UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF ? NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php ?? ? ? ? General Science ? Google gets ?Lively? with virtual reality http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/ ? Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html ? Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships ? Do we think that machines can think? http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html ? Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000 ? Future space robots may think for themselves? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/ ? Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259 ? Nasa reveals final shuttle dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm ? Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea ? What makes Earth so special? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/ ? For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/ ? Diamonds rained down during Ice Age http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/ ? MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html ? Moon's interior 'did hold water' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm ? Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html ? Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF ? Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow ? Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290 ? Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281 ? Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html ?? How to find traces of life in Martian rocks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/ ? Your guide to spotting the space station http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/ ? Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth' http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html ? Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html ? What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html ? Beyond 3G, communications services of the future http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html ? NASA telescopes spot star "factory" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA ? Hot super-Earths could host life after all http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305 ? India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html ? Sonar enters the third dimension http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/ ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF ? Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600 ? UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53 ? Here Comes The Sun (Power) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml ? Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF ? Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html ? New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html ? Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html ? GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF ? Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html ? McCain, Obama and hot air http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa ? How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF ? Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html ? NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224 ?? World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF ? Swept Up In The Winds Of Change http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml ? Technology could streamline solar power http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/ ? Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html ? Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html ? Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF ? Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF ? As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF ? MIT develops window coating that collects energy http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm ? The old man who farms with the sea http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story ? ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html ? Nanoparticle ?Smart Bomb? Could Stop Cancer?s Spread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/ ? Top 10 oddballs of the animal world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785 ? Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html ? Wikipedia opens online library on human genes http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html ? Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274 ? First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers ? Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html ? Will our future brains be smaller? http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html ? Combining medical knowledge to save lives http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html ? Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277 ? Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html ? China to urgently boost GM crop development http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF ? Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA ? ? ? ? Other ? Man beheads Hitler waxwork http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html ? The Man Who Beheaded Hitler http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html ? Lucknow Is For Lovers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952 ? Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html ? Crop management: How small do we go? http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html ? The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html ? Skyscraper farming (Graphic) http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg ? Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary) http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html ? Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215 ? >From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l?Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html ? Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html ? VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html ? Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf ? Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec?ina? http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf ? A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf ? Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow?s Eco-Cities) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html ? VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html ? VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How dinosaurs sped over the land to Skye http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/How-dinosaurs-sped-over-the.4283447.jp ? Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4333514.ece ? Over 200 Million Years Ago, Lizards Glided and Parachuted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/15/over-200-million-years-ago-lizards-glided-and-parachuted/ ? Study shows 28,000 year-old Europeans' DNA was like ours http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/plos-ss2071408.php ? Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago http://www.physorg.com/news135333661.html ? Canal fossils give clue to formation of Americas http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17445071 ? Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510541.stm ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/12/muppets.smithsonian.ap/index.html ? How Shaka Zulu Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080714-hs-shakazulu.html ? Alleged Seattle-area Nazi could lose citizenship http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25695071/ ? Excavations throw new light on Bengal?s history http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=213702 ? July 16, 1945: Trinity Blast Opens Atomic Age http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0716 ? Russia says remains of last czar's son identified http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704389/ ? The Dai Vinci Code ? Wales? claim to Grail http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/12/the-dai-vinci-code-wales-claim-to-grail-91466-21327692/ ? 40 years later, no justice for black man burned to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/16/civilrights.killing/index.html ? The Quest for the origins of the ancient Thracians http://globalpolitician.com/25029-greece ? Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ycs071508.php ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Rare+marble+discus+found+at+Yavne-Yam+13-Jul-2008.htm ? Ancient spirits lifted http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ancient-spirits-lifted/2008/07/12/1215658193657.html ? Construction damages important prehistoric site near Lebanon http://www.bnd.com/389/story/396045.html ? A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp ? Phaistos Disc declared as fake by scholar http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece ? Feds refuse to share data on mystery remains http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9858626 ? Wollemi yields its ancient secrets http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wollemi-yields-its-ancient-secrets/2008/07/14/1215887540835.html ? Unearthing a Colonial village http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216010117181350.xml&coll=1 ? Return of a Classic http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/redland.html ? Man arrested for tunnelling http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm ? The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bc-t7y071108.php ? 6,000-Year-Old Knife Unearthed At Safety Harbor Park http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692018/ ? Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714145253.htm ? Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXeZq8sBQkBr9sI_xIb9TRCqjqAA ? Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716140918.htm ? Mosaic mystery http://www.times-series.co.uk/search/2397289.Mosaic_mystery_/ ? Archeological discoveries in Syria dates back to 5,000 BC http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1417488.php/Archeological_discoveries_in_Syria_dates_back_to_5000_BC ? Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_boat_1;_ylt=AjDIKUqeEvvWOTord2BIHYhFeQoB ? Mexico says US soldiers' remains found http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_soldiers__remains_2;_ylt=AgRmx6je0vUUaCDb.0WYRsRFeQoB ? Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia http://en.rian.ru/culture/20080718/114352042.html ? Discovery of a Partho-Sasanian Settlement in Semnan http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/18-07.htm ? Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8680825&nav=menu102_2 ? Rare Mummy Found With Strange Artifacts, Tattoo in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080717-new-mummy-missions.html ? Archaeological digs near Bansko prove settlements existed there since fourth century CE http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-digs-near-bansko-prove-settlements-existed-there-since-fourth-century-ce/id_30635/catid_70 ? Excavations lead to new discoveries in Sardis http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=147956&bolum=100 ? Heritage dig yields Zulu artefacts http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080717062206113C334626 ? 50,000 exhibits 'missing' from Russian museums http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.art.ap/index.html ? Archaeologists dig in Virginia City to uncover rowdy Barbary Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25726366/ ? Archaeologist Challenges Malibu City Manager?s Perceptions on Access to Site http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/200807/20080717001.html ? Tales from beyond the grave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7509348.stm ? Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25735606/ ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/research.waste ? Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' http://www.physorg.com/news135253984.html ? Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing http://www.physorg.com/news135261382.html ? Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25677061/ ? For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier http://www.physorg.com/news135352274.html ? Internet flaw could let hackers control Web http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2071/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-control-web ? Water fresh from the tarp http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html ? Comment: The developing world needs its own science journals http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926645.000-comment-the-developing-world-needs-its-own-science-journals.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Why%20the%20developing%20world%20needs%20its%20own%20science%20journals ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Little yellow sub studies ocean http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-07-12-yellow-submarine_N.htm ? We are the alien nation http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/spaceexploration.universe ? Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner! http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/asteroidcruisespastearthwithapartner ? SHOULD WE BE PHONING E.T.? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/14/1198808.aspx ? NASA engineers design maverick moon rocket http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25678645/ ? Distant solar system body named 'Makemake' http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 ? NASA: Go boldly (in a cup) for science http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25694631/ ? Fishing ban brings seas to life http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7508216.stm ? OUR GALAXY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1200078.aspx ? Mars Lander Exposes More Ice http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080715/sc_space/marslanderexposesmoreice ? 4 Billion Years Ago, Mars Was Wet and Wild http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/4-billion-years-ago-mars-was-wet-and-wild/ ? Elements brought to life online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7507986.stm ? Flight attendant gets a shot at final frontier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704884/ ? NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_re_us/nasa_moon;_ylt=AgqvEfP40ot9lkgob8MdHSxvieAA ? Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=galaxies-mysterious-magne ? NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/index.html ? Dwarf planet named for Polynesian god http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25752661/ ? Cern lab goes 'colder than space' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stm ? Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/18-nothingness-of-space-theory-of-everything ? WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/18/1206845.aspx ? Earth, As E.T. Would See It http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/earth-from-space.html ? The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration http://www.physorg.com/news135604062.html ? Asteroid switched Mars's magnetic field on and off http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926655.900-asteroid-switched-marss-magnetic-field-on-and-off.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926655.900 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Solar dyes give a guiding light http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm ? The Problem With Biofuels http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/12/eveningnews/main4255982.shtml ? Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report http://www.physorg.com/news135159943.html ? The Environmentalism of Wall-E http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-environment.html ? Forests to fall for food and fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503304.stm ? Governors Look Beyond Corn-Based Ethanol http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/tech/main4257213.shtml ? The Energy Superbugs http://www.forbes.com/technology/sciences/2008/07/03/energy-extremophiles-efficiency-biz-energy_cx_wp_0707efficiency_bugs.html ? Giant Laser in the Works to Achieve Fusion http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/15/laser-fusion.html ? S. Korean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists http://www.physorg.com/news135317904.html ? Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint http://www.physorg.com/news135349137.html ? Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-grid-copes-when-nuclear-power-plant-goes-down ? Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4268626.shtml ? Even With Public Funding, Hydrogen Cars Are at Least 15 Years Away http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/even-with-plenty-of-public-funding-hydrogen-cars-are-at-least-15-years-away/ ? Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25740120/ ? African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2080/african-wall-trees-fight-desert ? Explorer bids to kayak to 'melting' North Pole http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIYBBakrOb6UfDunzuA5QaACsVuw ? Should Humans Relocate Animals Threatened by Global Warming? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/should-humans-relocate-animals-threatened-by-global-warming/ ? Turkey plans water pipeline link for north Cyprus http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/sc_afp/cyprusturkeyenvironmentwater_080719174803 ? Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm ? Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23991257-25717,00.html Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Archaeology: Ancient bones could help combat TB http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/13/medicalresearch.health ? X-Rays Take Groundbreaking Virus Portrait http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/14/x-ray-virus.html ? An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors http://www.physorg.com/news135268681.html ? Do mammals think in 3-D? http://www.physorg.com/news135273830.html ? Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_sc/britain_mystery_insect;_ylt=Aj10dwyLUcteHhjKsTDSBHdvieAA ? Four artificial new letters for the DNA alphabet http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926644.300-four-artificial-new-letters-for-the-dna-alphabet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926644.300 ? Virus helps show cancer spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7501483.stm ? UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV http://www.physorg.com/news135360794.html ? Genetic Trait Makes Africans Especially Prone to HIV Infection http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/genetic-trait-makes-africans-especially-prone-to-hiv-infection/ ? Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link http://www.physorg.com/news135435449.html ? Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25710243/ ? A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer?s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/a-vaccine-to-fight-alzheimers-fails-but-an-allergy-medicine-shows-promise/ ? Natural selection may not produce the best organisms http://www.physorg.com/news135573322.html ? ? ? ? Other ? Inside Area 51 (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8814976&ch=4226713&src=news ? Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama ? Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation http://www.physorg.com/news135355467.html ? There are alien bases on earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml ? TOMORROW'S DARK KNIGHTS http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/16/1202606.aspx ? Earthquake-devastated culture fights for survival in China http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-14-chinaquake_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Video: Reclaiming?Cold War relic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25664282#25664282 ? Clovis Reconsidered http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html ? Assos Online Tour http://www.archaeology.org/assos/tour/ ? Gallery: From Tiny Machines to Security, the Future of Nano-Fabrication http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_nano_letters ? ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 25 23:21:57 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient Hostory Weekly Report 7-25-08 Message-ID: <474003.71639.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 25, 2008 ? ?These virtues do not have ineffable meaning, but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human family.? Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim ? News Articles ? Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ? Meditate on It http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anthropology-behavior/meditation.html ? Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/sciencepalaeontologydinosaurs_080722231026;_ylt=AjuwsBrSuMhA3ew1iwOtXozPOrgF ? Laser illuminates fragile dinosaur footprints http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.200-laser-illuminates-fragile-dinosaur-footprints.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg19926656.200 ? Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm ? Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree http://www.physorg.com/news136038148.html ? Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723101956.htm ? 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25829787/ ? Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain http://www.physorg.com/news136134829.html ? Rare fossils in India threatened http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm ? Evolutionary Boom in the Cretaceous Period Left out the Dinosaurs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/25/evolutionary-boom-in-the-cretaceous-period-left-out-dinosaurs/ ? Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors http://www.physorg.com/news136218956.html ? Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/belarusanimalsprehistoric_080725181215;_ylt=AsWVr9Ih4WLc8YyV6Ec8TjHPOrgF ? On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Persian Gulf's ancient history evoked http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=60116&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ? Science Unmasks New Knowledge about the Indus Civilization http://pakistaniat.com/2008/07/20/science-indus-harappa/ ? Village of Petite-Rochelle was last outpost during 1755 expulsion http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/358279 ? Riddle of Lusitania sinking may finally be solved http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4364701.ece ? Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc ? 1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089/ ? Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html ? The Swamp Fox http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html ? Ancient Ohioans' ball game mix of sport, religious ritual http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_07-22-08_B11_8OAP5KN.html?sid=101 ? How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080721-hs-galapagos.html ? 58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/rosenberg.hearing/index.html ? After 60 years, black military officers rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25809737/ ? SHE RESCUED EINSTEIN FROM A MANHOLE http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/22/1214652.aspx ? New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html ? Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' http://www.physorg.com/news136046124.html ? July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0724 ? Sakkara - a history hidden in the stones http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=155885&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=737278726 ? Wonders and Whoppers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence-marco-polo.html ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Civil War artifacts uncovered at Harding House site http://murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=12008 ? Academics ponder riddle of church?s ancient stone http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/19/academics-ponder-riddle-of-church-s-ancient-stone-64375-21369001/ ? Antiquities OPEC? http://time-blog.com/looking_around/2008/07/antiquities_opec.html?xid=rss-looking ? DNA survives two millennia underwater to shed light on amphorae http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4368695.ece ? Ancient Kamrupa empire lay in Assam or Meghalaya? http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=456639&sid=REG ? Roman spa unearthed in southern Serbia http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=07&dd=20&nav_id=52063 ? Historic abbey uncovered in dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm ? Archaeologists google an ancient find http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/21/2309834.htm?site=science&topic=ancient ? Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNA411PE0U.DTL ? NOAA goes diving for U-boats in North Carolina http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/noaa-goes-diving-uboats-north-carolina ? Medieval fortifications uncovered in Mdina http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=52995&newscategory=36 ? Gold Ring from Middle Ages Found in East Iceland http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=309398 ? Poles point to Yunnan Neolithic age site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6865172.htm ? Tanzania: Prehistoric Footprints Stir Fresh Controversy http://allafrica.com/stories/200807220050.html ? 1708 Tragedy Studied by Ukrainian Archeologists http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/ukrainian-town-reconstruct-1491.html ? Manhattan Project reactor nears landmark status http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/reactor_landmark ? The Devastation of Iraq's Past http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21671 ? Archaeological site allegedly destroyed during development http://stclairjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/doc487fa5d4154d3109029989.txt ? Persian Gulf a historical name, say international archaeologists http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0807192491141019.htm ? 800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750888.htm ? Work Crew Finds Pre-Columbian Bones http://www.news4jax.com/news/16959611/detail.html ? Tomb reveals ancient trade network http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-24_124221679.html ? Church reveals its 142-year-old secret http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3544073.Church_reveals_its_142_year_old_secret/ ? Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk, experts say http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/australiaartnativeresources_080725033924;_ylt=AmLrE6D9nTadcqkBsC_PeEus0NUE ? Records confirm slave burial ground under VCU parking lot http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-25-0308.html ? Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=243479 ? Archaeologists to share research of 18th-century Fort St. Joseph http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1216997430311050.xml&coll=7 ? First Aboriginal remains to be returned from U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080726/us_nm/australia_aborigines_dc ? The cult of Hadrian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2291902,00.html ? Malaysian dam project threatens world heritage park: activists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/malaysiaenvironmentenergy_080723032722;_ylt=AqV5GKJDBIGIkF0hqgv2wwXPOrgF ? 'Neglect' of Bletchley condemned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7517874.stm ? ? ? General Science ? US weapons research is raising a stink http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/10/weaponstechnology.research ? Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14372-toy-rocket-inspires-variablespeed-bullets.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14372 ? World's fastest train under Olympic starter's orders http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14380-worlds-fastest-train-under-olympic-starters-orders.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14380 ? Meet Robo habilis http://www.physorg.com/news136039196.html ? Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer http://www.physorg.com/news136036573.html ? ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/sc_nm/nasa_japan_dc ? New Race to the Moon Could Bring Permanent Bases and Observatories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/21/new-race-to-the-moon-could-bring-permanent-bases-and-observatories/ ? Solar systems like ours may be rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784858/ ? Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes http://www.physorg.com/news135878465.html ? Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.physorg.com/news135874607.html ? The Pole star comes to life again http://www.physorg.com/news135871831.html ? New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon http://www.physorg.com/news135872367.html ? NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor http://www.physorg.com/news135870365.html ? NSF awards grant to track 'space weather' in Earth's near-space environment http://www.physorg.com/news135859469.html ? Moonlighting engineers design alternative NASA rocket http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14364-moonlighting-engineers-design-alternative-nasa-rocket.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14364 ? Debating Manned Moon Missions http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html ? Space Race II http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/technology-space/digs-spacerace.html ? Manned spaceship design unveiled http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm ? Mars lander pulls all-nighter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803322/ ? A star explodes in the sky, but nobody sees it ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25799843/ ? More EU states eyeing ESA http://www.physorg.com/news135966409.html ? New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/new-geoengineer.html ? Astronauts to Test New Technology On Moon http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/tech/main4282682.shtml ? Satellite designed to spot asteroid Armageddon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816106/ ? Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes http://www.physorg.com/news136040931.html ? The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/spaceeuroperussiasatellites_080723060426;_ylt=AgWncjaWgDNjvfon4NK_18vPOrgF ? Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14390-stellar-nursery-found-around-milky-ways-black-hole.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14390 ? NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/growing-the-fir.html ? Cavers Explore Underground "Snowy River" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/24/tech/main4289136.shtml ? Distant Turbulence in the Magnetic Field Triggers the Northern Lights http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/24/distant-turbulence-in-the-magnetic-field-triggers-the-northern-lights/ ? The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found http://www.physorg.com/news136127078.html ? Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentbaikal_080724181647;_ylt=An6cIRn8K0ptnyxNDySHQ9XPOrgF ? Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiled http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-07-24-space-tourism_N.htm ? Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080724-am-underground-microbes.html ? A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? http://www.physorg.com/news136218192.html ? Boiling hot water found in frigid Arctic sea http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25851330/ ? NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.physorg.com/news136215079.html ? 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier http://www.physorg.com/news136215335.html ? China aims for bigger slice of satellite market http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/sc_nm/space_china_dc;_ylt=AicxhtahlAhu6iZEExS9xaAhANEA ? Planet and star in puzzling waltz http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14402-planet-and-star-in-puzzling-waltz.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14402 ? Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926663.600-neglecting-safety-could-nip-space-tourism-in-the-bud.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926663.600 ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/sc_afp/unenvironmentclimatebrazilwetlands_080720070948;_ylt=AskgaJArlohPzTh9zXKNGu_POrgF ? First tidal power turbine gets plugged in http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/waveandtidalpower.renewableenergy ? Floating wind turbines poised to harness ocean winds http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/16/windpower.renewableenergy ? All aboard the nuclear power superjet http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange ? Can plug-in hybrids ride to America?s rescue? http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/18/can-plug-in-hybrids-ride-to-america%e2%80%99s-rescue/ ? Climate documentary 'broke rules' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7517509.stm ? Simply Ways To Cut Your Power Bill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4267194.shtml ? New York City Taxis Going Green http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4266734.shtml ? Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity http://www.physorg.com/news135862196.html ? Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle http://www.physorg.com/news135864149.html ? More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080721/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentbiodiversity_080721161336;_ylt=At.nBazLFFbz7OWxo853QDrPOrgF ? Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/gross_dc;_ylt=Aq9jqhMSe0UG7hgdw1v9C84hANEA ? Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause ?Carbon Bomb? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1488076/destruction_of_wetlands_may_cause_carbon_bomb/index.html ? New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water http://www.physorg.com/news135958814.html ? 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/oly2008chnchinapollution_080723025630 ? Newtonian invention makes for greener TV screens http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14381-newtonian-invention-makes-for-greener-tv-screens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14381 ? Renewables mandate 'undermined' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7522667.stm ? A Solar Power Plant in the Sahara Could Power All of Europe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/23/a-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara-could-power-all-of-europe/ ? First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt http://www.physorg.com/news136032489.html ? Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research http://www.physorg.com/news136038336.html ? Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil, mostly offshore: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/uscanadaarcticoilgasenergyenvironment_080724005611 ? Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/japanenvironmentclimatewarming_080723075358;_ylt=An2nWgthi2bWkVTIpGDAfAnPOrgF ? Cellulosic ethanol plants planned in Tennessee, L.A. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-23-ethanol-cellulosic_N.htm ? Facing the Freshwater Crisis http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis ? Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14389-interview-driving-towards-the-100mpg-car-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14389 ? Device could help stretch a gallon of gas http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/ ? Cow power could generate electricity for millions http://www.physorg.com/news136084589.html ? EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/global_warming_voluntarism;_ylt=ApNarJK7401hTMRLb5aa_EZvieAA ? Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters ? Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html ? 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14401-fuel-battery-could-take-cars-beyond-petrol.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14401 ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? The genetics of the white horse unraveled http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uu-tgo071608.php ? Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080719/sc_nm/cells_blood_dc;_ylt=Amfdwh4CQXxUBUQDtDNsF88hANEA ? Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/18/medicalresearch ? 1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=10-year-anniversary-syphilis-genome-sequenced ? Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct http://www.physorg.com/news135878602.html ? Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells http://www.physorg.com/news135878540.html ? A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins http://www.physorg.com/news135872543.html ? New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus http://www.physorg.com/news135860062.html ? Once suspect protein found to promote DNA repair, prevent cancer http://www.physorg.com/news135878893.html ? Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/wrinkles_laser_dc ? Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14374-humanfrog-hybrids-aid-autism-investigations.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14374 ? Alien fish creates three-way hybrid http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14373-alien-fish-creates-threeway-hybrid.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14373 ? Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair http://www.physorg.com/news135917398.html ? World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/britainhealthfertility_080723014252;_ylt=ArZzVatKvilk6yAiwTcohVnPOrgF ? Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/bees_disease_dc ? Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/aids_worms_dc;_ylt=AozG_OaaPvssiOAT1X0t2oMhANEA ? Could killer horse virus spread amongst humans? http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14377-could-killer-horse-virus-spread-amongst-humans.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14377 ? DNA provides clues to family's African heritage http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html ? Dolphin call tells calf who's mum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm ? EU agency to express doubts on cloning http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=Ao6gF2uXGSuog9F0HZQQHychANEA ? Magic Tricks Reveal Inner Workings of the Brain http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-science-of.html ? Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=AhvV_6UpXRt3nwjRJzb7zhEhANEA ? Interview: Extreme virus hunter http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14399-interview-extreme-virus-hunter.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14399 ? Is the World's Largest Shark Shrinking? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/whale-shark-size.html ? Meditation slows AIDS progression: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/aids_meditation_dc;_ylt=AjySOPOe6QDd.TmDPPa8g4shANEA ? ? ? Other ? Did government cover up UFOs? (Video) http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/20/lkl.ufo.long.cnn ? 'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7525060.stm ? Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal http://www.livescience.com/history/080725-candidate-body-language.html ? The links with our past that we must ensure are preserved http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/OPINION/498078049/1006/NEWS&profile=1006 ? Ancient Mayan Healing Traditions to Find New Life at Auriga at Bahia Maroma, Signature Spa of Capella Resort in Riviera Maya http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ancient-mayan-healing-traditions-find/story.aspx?guid={0A183C3B-5F34-4696-B4C7-D4C14EEBBE85}&dist=hppr ? ?? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PickensPlan.com http://www.pickensplan.com/ ? VIDEO: Entombed Ship Revealed in Egypt http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html ? Who was who in Elephantine of the third millennium BC? http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf ? INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON ROCK ART, LATE PLEISTOCENE ROCK ART ALONG THE EGYPTIAN NILE http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/inora/pdf/51.pdf ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08 Message-ID: <642686.86994.qm@web32603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Afternoon Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 4, 2008 ? ?I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.? Alexander the Great ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm ? Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html ? Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population? http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1 ? Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html ? In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html ? Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm ? Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig ? Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html ? Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html ? Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html ? Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Chinese burial site reveals history http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html ? The Sirius lore http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm ? July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702 ? New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html ? Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742 ? Doubt over date for Brit invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm ? The First ?Teflon? Hero http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html ? A century ago, Americans marveled at flight http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/ ? Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html ? July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704 ? Ancient Olympics: ?Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm ? ? Archaeology ? Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm ? Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0 ? 4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621 ? Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626 ? Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html ? Roman villa site to be excavated again http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html ? Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece ? Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news ? 'Stylish' Roman life found on dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm ? Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp ? Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men?s necropolis http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534 ? 2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/ ? Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html ? Digging up the past at ancient stone circle http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp ? Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology ? Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece ? Thailand suspends support for temple bid http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1 ? Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered ? Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident ? Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB ? Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html ? Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html ? Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/ ? Uncovering an ancient city http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt ? 2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms ? Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html ? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html ? Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB ? Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB ? Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm ? Roman Era tombs unearthed http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03 ? Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml ? Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB ? Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm ? Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece ? Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066 ? Experts return to 'power centre' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm ? Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? 'Nova scienceNOW' returns http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm ? A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html ? Invention: Jet-engine silencer http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223 ? Chemical robots squeeze into our future http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/ ? Robot invasion! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/ ? Secrets of the super-connected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/ ? Nanotech: The Unknown Risks http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029 ? Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250 ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF ? Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF ? Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF ? SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/ ? ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx ? Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/ ? Earth's cries recorded in outer space http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms ? Scientists eager to see Hubble?s facelift http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/ ? Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html ? Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html ? Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html ? Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html ? Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html ? Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html ? Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html ? Catch a new planet http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html ? Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241 ? Can the US get Beyond Einstein? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239 ? Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion ? Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge ? First images of solar system's invisible frontier http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html ? Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in?Ohio, Indiana http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625 ? THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx ? Planets Align for the 4th of July http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html ? Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html ? Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml ? Research casts new light on Ice Age http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625 ? Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/ ? Smallest planet shrinks in size http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm ? Mars lander?s next whiff could be its last http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/ ? Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html ? Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html ? Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100 ? Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA ? Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm ? Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682 ? Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159 ? Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF ? China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF ? Squeezing Oil From A Stone http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml ? Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html ? Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html ? Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF ? UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF ? Solution to high energy costs could lie underground http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html ? UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714 ? Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF ? Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA ? Capture power with your curtains http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html ? Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/ ? Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html ? Which countries would you pick for your climate team? http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244 ? U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/ ? Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html ? Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html ? Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html ? Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html ? Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956 ? South Asian nations issue joint climate plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF ? Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html ? Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF ? Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF ? Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase) http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256 ? Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc ? Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml ? Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html ? Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html ? Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html ? Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/ ? Laser treatment can kill superbugs http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms ? Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html ? New technique produces genetically identical stem cells http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html ? Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html ? 15 human genomes each week http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html ? Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA ? ? ? Other ? More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html ? Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html ? Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676 ? Rituals of the Andes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html ? Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/ ? UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html ? Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.html ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf ? VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? 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Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science ? The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans ? Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php ? Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava ? Archaeology: The lost world http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss ? Big brains arose twice in higher primates http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html ? Loud and clear http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear ? Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? US wavered over S. Korean executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us ? New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html ? 2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219 ? How Captain Cook Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html ? Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death' http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html ? Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull ? DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna ? Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html ? The papyrus path http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ? Who were B.C.?s first seafarers? http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB ? Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist?market http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php ? Divers find Great War wreck http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158 ? Rare artefact found in North Guwahati http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07 ? Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story ? 1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB ? Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524 ? Antonine Wall set to take centre stage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece ? Important archaeological find in Tarxien http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien ? ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 ? Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101 ? Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875 ? Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html ? Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html ? VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951 ? Uncovering stone circle's secrets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm ? Buddha's?caves http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php ? Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/ ? Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml ? Greek Sea Looted by Divers http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html ? New construction ruins archaeological sites http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece ? Pond digging leads to rare statue http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221 ? Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ ? Peter the Great?s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512 ? Rare artefact found at Roman site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm ? Modestly nude marble love goddess found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/ ? Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm ? Ancient ruins found in Bolivia http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777 ? Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html ? Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 ? Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm ? Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html ? Museum will put all its treasures online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/ ? UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF ? NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php ?? ? ? ? General Science ? Google gets ?Lively? with virtual reality http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/ ? Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html ? Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships ? Do we think that machines can think? http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html ? Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000 ? Future space robots may think for themselves? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/ ? Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259 ? Nasa reveals final shuttle dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm ? Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea ? What makes Earth so special? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/ ? For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/ ? Diamonds rained down during Ice Age http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/ ? MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html ? Moon's interior 'did hold water' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm ? Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html ? Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF ? Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow ? Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290 ? Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281 ? Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html ?? How to find traces of life in Martian rocks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/ ? Your guide to spotting the space station http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/ ? Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth' http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html ? Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html ? What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html ? Beyond 3G, communications services of the future http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html ? NASA telescopes spot star "factory" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA ? Hot super-Earths could host life after all http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305 ? India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html ? Sonar enters the third dimension http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/ ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF ? Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600 ? UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53 ? Here Comes The Sun (Power) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml ? Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF ? Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html ? New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html ? Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html ? GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF ? Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html ? McCain, Obama and hot air http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa ? How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF ? Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html ? NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224 ?? World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF ? Swept Up In The Winds Of Change http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml ? Technology could streamline solar power http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/ ? Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html ? Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html ? Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF ? Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF ? As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF ? MIT develops window coating that collects energy http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm ? The old man who farms with the sea http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story ? ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html ? Nanoparticle ?Smart Bomb? Could Stop Cancer?s Spread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/ ? Top 10 oddballs of the animal world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785 ? Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html ? Wikipedia opens online library on human genes http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html ? Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274 ? First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers ? Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html ? Will our future brains be smaller? http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html ? Combining medical knowledge to save lives http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html ? Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277 ? Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html ? China to urgently boost GM crop development http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF ? Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA ? ? ? ? Other ? Man beheads Hitler waxwork http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html ? The Man Who Beheaded Hitler http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html ? Lucknow Is For Lovers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952 ? Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html ? Crop management: How small do we go? http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html ? The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html ? Skyscraper farming (Graphic) http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg ? Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary) http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html ? Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215 ? >From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l?Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html ? Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html ? VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html ? Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf ? Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec?ina? http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf ? A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf ? Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow?s Eco-Cities) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html ? VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html ? VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How dinosaurs sped over the land to Skye http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/How-dinosaurs-sped-over-the.4283447.jp ? Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4333514.ece ? Over 200 Million Years Ago, Lizards Glided and Parachuted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/15/over-200-million-years-ago-lizards-glided-and-parachuted/ ? Study shows 28,000 year-old Europeans' DNA was like ours http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/plos-ss2071408.php ? Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago http://www.physorg.com/news135333661.html ? Canal fossils give clue to formation of Americas http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17445071 ? Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510541.stm ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/12/muppets.smithsonian.ap/index.html ? How Shaka Zulu Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080714-hs-shakazulu.html ? Alleged Seattle-area Nazi could lose citizenship http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25695071/ ? Excavations throw new light on Bengal?s history http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=213702 ? July 16, 1945: Trinity Blast Opens Atomic Age http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0716 ? Russia says remains of last czar's son identified http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704389/ ? The Dai Vinci Code ? Wales? claim to Grail http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/12/the-dai-vinci-code-wales-claim-to-grail-91466-21327692/ ? 40 years later, no justice for black man burned to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/16/civilrights.killing/index.html ? The Quest for the origins of the ancient Thracians http://globalpolitician.com/25029-greece ? Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ycs071508.php ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Rare+marble+discus+found+at+Yavne-Yam+13-Jul-2008.htm ? Ancient spirits lifted http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ancient-spirits-lifted/2008/07/12/1215658193657.html ? Construction damages important prehistoric site near Lebanon http://www.bnd.com/389/story/396045.html ? A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp ? Phaistos Disc declared as fake by scholar http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece ? Feds refuse to share data on mystery remains http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9858626 ? Wollemi yields its ancient secrets http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wollemi-yields-its-ancient-secrets/2008/07/14/1215887540835.html ? Unearthing a Colonial village http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216010117181350.xml&coll=1 ? Return of a Classic http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/redland.html ? Man arrested for tunnelling http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm ? The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bc-t7y071108.php ? 6,000-Year-Old Knife Unearthed At Safety Harbor Park http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692018/ ? Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714145253.htm ? Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXeZq8sBQkBr9sI_xIb9TRCqjqAA ? Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716140918.htm ? Mosaic mystery http://www.times-series.co.uk/search/2397289.Mosaic_mystery_/ ? Archeological discoveries in Syria dates back to 5,000 BC http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1417488.php/Archeological_discoveries_in_Syria_dates_back_to_5000_BC ? Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_boat_1;_ylt=AjDIKUqeEvvWOTord2BIHYhFeQoB ? Mexico says US soldiers' remains found http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_soldiers__remains_2;_ylt=AgRmx6je0vUUaCDb.0WYRsRFeQoB ? Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia http://en.rian.ru/culture/20080718/114352042.html ? Discovery of a Partho-Sasanian Settlement in Semnan http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/18-07.htm ? Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8680825&nav=menu102_2 ? Rare Mummy Found With Strange Artifacts, Tattoo in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080717-new-mummy-missions.html ? Archaeological digs near Bansko prove settlements existed there since fourth century CE http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-digs-near-bansko-prove-settlements-existed-there-since-fourth-century-ce/id_30635/catid_70 ? Excavations lead to new discoveries in Sardis http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=147956&bolum=100 ? Heritage dig yields Zulu artefacts http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080717062206113C334626 ? 50,000 exhibits 'missing' from Russian museums http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.art.ap/index.html ? Archaeologists dig in Virginia City to uncover rowdy Barbary Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25726366/ ? Archaeologist Challenges Malibu City Manager?s Perceptions on Access to Site http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/200807/20080717001.html ? Tales from beyond the grave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7509348.stm ? Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25735606/ ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/research.waste ? Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' http://www.physorg.com/news135253984.html ? Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing http://www.physorg.com/news135261382.html ? Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25677061/ ? For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier http://www.physorg.com/news135352274.html ? Internet flaw could let hackers control Web http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2071/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-control-web ? Water fresh from the tarp http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html ? Comment: The developing world needs its own science journals http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926645.000-comment-the-developing-world-needs-its-own-science-journals.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Why%20the%20developing%20world%20needs%20its%20own%20science%20journals ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Little yellow sub studies ocean http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-07-12-yellow-submarine_N.htm ? We are the alien nation http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/spaceexploration.universe ? Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner! http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/asteroidcruisespastearthwithapartner ? SHOULD WE BE PHONING E.T.? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/14/1198808.aspx ? NASA engineers design maverick moon rocket http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25678645/ ? Distant solar system body named 'Makemake' http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 ? NASA: Go boldly (in a cup) for science http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25694631/ ? Fishing ban brings seas to life http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7508216.stm ? OUR GALAXY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1200078.aspx ? Mars Lander Exposes More Ice http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080715/sc_space/marslanderexposesmoreice ? 4 Billion Years Ago, Mars Was Wet and Wild http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/4-billion-years-ago-mars-was-wet-and-wild/ ? Elements brought to life online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7507986.stm ? Flight attendant gets a shot at final frontier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704884/ ? NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_re_us/nasa_moon;_ylt=AgqvEfP40ot9lkgob8MdHSxvieAA ? Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=galaxies-mysterious-magne ? NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/index.html ? Dwarf planet named for Polynesian god http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25752661/ ? Cern lab goes 'colder than space' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stm ? Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/18-nothingness-of-space-theory-of-everything ? WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/18/1206845.aspx ? Earth, As E.T. Would See It http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/earth-from-space.html ? The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration http://www.physorg.com/news135604062.html ? Asteroid switched Mars's magnetic field on and off http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926655.900-asteroid-switched-marss-magnetic-field-on-and-off.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926655.900 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Solar dyes give a guiding light http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm ? The Problem With Biofuels http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/12/eveningnews/main4255982.shtml ? Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report http://www.physorg.com/news135159943.html ? The Environmentalism of Wall-E http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-environment.html ? Forests to fall for food and fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503304.stm ? Governors Look Beyond Corn-Based Ethanol http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/tech/main4257213.shtml ? The Energy Superbugs http://www.forbes.com/technology/sciences/2008/07/03/energy-extremophiles-efficiency-biz-energy_cx_wp_0707efficiency_bugs.html ? Giant Laser in the Works to Achieve Fusion http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/15/laser-fusion.html ? S. Korean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists http://www.physorg.com/news135317904.html ? Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint http://www.physorg.com/news135349137.html ? Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-grid-copes-when-nuclear-power-plant-goes-down ? Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4268626.shtml ? Even With Public Funding, Hydrogen Cars Are at Least 15 Years Away http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/even-with-plenty-of-public-funding-hydrogen-cars-are-at-least-15-years-away/ ? Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25740120/ ? African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2080/african-wall-trees-fight-desert ? Explorer bids to kayak to 'melting' North Pole http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIYBBakrOb6UfDunzuA5QaACsVuw ? Should Humans Relocate Animals Threatened by Global Warming? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/should-humans-relocate-animals-threatened-by-global-warming/ ? Turkey plans water pipeline link for north Cyprus http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/sc_afp/cyprusturkeyenvironmentwater_080719174803 ? Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm ? Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23991257-25717,00.html Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Archaeology: Ancient bones could help combat TB http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/13/medicalresearch.health ? X-Rays Take Groundbreaking Virus Portrait http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/14/x-ray-virus.html ? An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors http://www.physorg.com/news135268681.html ? Do mammals think in 3-D? http://www.physorg.com/news135273830.html ? Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_sc/britain_mystery_insect;_ylt=Aj10dwyLUcteHhjKsTDSBHdvieAA ? Four artificial new letters for the DNA alphabet http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926644.300-four-artificial-new-letters-for-the-dna-alphabet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926644.300 ? Virus helps show cancer spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7501483.stm ? UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV http://www.physorg.com/news135360794.html ? Genetic Trait Makes Africans Especially Prone to HIV Infection http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/genetic-trait-makes-africans-especially-prone-to-hiv-infection/ ? Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link http://www.physorg.com/news135435449.html ? Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25710243/ ? A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer?s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/a-vaccine-to-fight-alzheimers-fails-but-an-allergy-medicine-shows-promise/ ? Natural selection may not produce the best organisms http://www.physorg.com/news135573322.html ? ? ? ? Other ? Inside Area 51 (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8814976&ch=4226713&src=news ? Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama ? Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation http://www.physorg.com/news135355467.html ? There are alien bases on earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml ? TOMORROW'S DARK KNIGHTS http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/16/1202606.aspx ? Earthquake-devastated culture fights for survival in China http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-14-chinaquake_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Video: Reclaiming?Cold War relic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25664282#25664282 ? Clovis Reconsidered http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html ? Assos Online Tour http://www.archaeology.org/assos/tour/ ? Gallery: From Tiny Machines to Security, the Future of Nano-Fabrication http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_nano_letters ? ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 25 23:21:57 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient Hostory Weekly Report 7-25-08 Message-ID: <474003.71639.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 25, 2008 ? ?These virtues do not have ineffable meaning, but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human family.? Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim ? News Articles ? Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ? Meditate on It http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anthropology-behavior/meditation.html ? Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/sciencepalaeontologydinosaurs_080722231026;_ylt=AjuwsBrSuMhA3ew1iwOtXozPOrgF ? Laser illuminates fragile dinosaur footprints http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.200-laser-illuminates-fragile-dinosaur-footprints.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg19926656.200 ? Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm ? Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree http://www.physorg.com/news136038148.html ? Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723101956.htm ? 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25829787/ ? Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain http://www.physorg.com/news136134829.html ? Rare fossils in India threatened http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm ? Evolutionary Boom in the Cretaceous Period Left out the Dinosaurs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/25/evolutionary-boom-in-the-cretaceous-period-left-out-dinosaurs/ ? Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors http://www.physorg.com/news136218956.html ? Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/belarusanimalsprehistoric_080725181215;_ylt=AsWVr9Ih4WLc8YyV6Ec8TjHPOrgF ? On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Persian Gulf's ancient history evoked http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=60116&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ? Science Unmasks New Knowledge about the Indus Civilization http://pakistaniat.com/2008/07/20/science-indus-harappa/ ? Village of Petite-Rochelle was last outpost during 1755 expulsion http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/358279 ? Riddle of Lusitania sinking may finally be solved http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4364701.ece ? Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc ? 1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089/ ? Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html ? The Swamp Fox http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html ? Ancient Ohioans' ball game mix of sport, religious ritual http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_07-22-08_B11_8OAP5KN.html?sid=101 ? How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080721-hs-galapagos.html ? 58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/rosenberg.hearing/index.html ? After 60 years, black military officers rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25809737/ ? SHE RESCUED EINSTEIN FROM A MANHOLE http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/22/1214652.aspx ? New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html ? Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' http://www.physorg.com/news136046124.html ? July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0724 ? Sakkara - a history hidden in the stones http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=155885&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=737278726 ? Wonders and Whoppers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence-marco-polo.html ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Civil War artifacts uncovered at Harding House site http://murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=12008 ? Academics ponder riddle of church?s ancient stone http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/19/academics-ponder-riddle-of-church-s-ancient-stone-64375-21369001/ ? Antiquities OPEC? http://time-blog.com/looking_around/2008/07/antiquities_opec.html?xid=rss-looking ? DNA survives two millennia underwater to shed light on amphorae http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4368695.ece ? Ancient Kamrupa empire lay in Assam or Meghalaya? http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=456639&sid=REG ? Roman spa unearthed in southern Serbia http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=07&dd=20&nav_id=52063 ? Historic abbey uncovered in dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm ? Archaeologists google an ancient find http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/21/2309834.htm?site=science&topic=ancient ? Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNA411PE0U.DTL ? NOAA goes diving for U-boats in North Carolina http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/noaa-goes-diving-uboats-north-carolina ? Medieval fortifications uncovered in Mdina http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=52995&newscategory=36 ? Gold Ring from Middle Ages Found in East Iceland http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=309398 ? Poles point to Yunnan Neolithic age site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6865172.htm ? Tanzania: Prehistoric Footprints Stir Fresh Controversy http://allafrica.com/stories/200807220050.html ? 1708 Tragedy Studied by Ukrainian Archeologists http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/ukrainian-town-reconstruct-1491.html ? Manhattan Project reactor nears landmark status http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/reactor_landmark ? The Devastation of Iraq's Past http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21671 ? Archaeological site allegedly destroyed during development http://stclairjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/doc487fa5d4154d3109029989.txt ? Persian Gulf a historical name, say international archaeologists http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0807192491141019.htm ? 800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750888.htm ? Work Crew Finds Pre-Columbian Bones http://www.news4jax.com/news/16959611/detail.html ? Tomb reveals ancient trade network http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-24_124221679.html ? Church reveals its 142-year-old secret http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3544073.Church_reveals_its_142_year_old_secret/ ? Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk, experts say http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/australiaartnativeresources_080725033924;_ylt=AmLrE6D9nTadcqkBsC_PeEus0NUE ? Records confirm slave burial ground under VCU parking lot http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-25-0308.html ? Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=243479 ? Archaeologists to share research of 18th-century Fort St. Joseph http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1216997430311050.xml&coll=7 ? First Aboriginal remains to be returned from U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080726/us_nm/australia_aborigines_dc ? The cult of Hadrian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2291902,00.html ? Malaysian dam project threatens world heritage park: activists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/malaysiaenvironmentenergy_080723032722;_ylt=AqV5GKJDBIGIkF0hqgv2wwXPOrgF ? 'Neglect' of Bletchley condemned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7517874.stm ? ? ? General Science ? US weapons research is raising a stink http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/10/weaponstechnology.research ? Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14372-toy-rocket-inspires-variablespeed-bullets.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14372 ? World's fastest train under Olympic starter's orders http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14380-worlds-fastest-train-under-olympic-starters-orders.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14380 ? Meet Robo habilis http://www.physorg.com/news136039196.html ? Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer http://www.physorg.com/news136036573.html ? ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/sc_nm/nasa_japan_dc ? New Race to the Moon Could Bring Permanent Bases and Observatories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/21/new-race-to-the-moon-could-bring-permanent-bases-and-observatories/ ? Solar systems like ours may be rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784858/ ? Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes http://www.physorg.com/news135878465.html ? Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.physorg.com/news135874607.html ? The Pole star comes to life again http://www.physorg.com/news135871831.html ? New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon http://www.physorg.com/news135872367.html ? NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor http://www.physorg.com/news135870365.html ? NSF awards grant to track 'space weather' in Earth's near-space environment http://www.physorg.com/news135859469.html ? Moonlighting engineers design alternative NASA rocket http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14364-moonlighting-engineers-design-alternative-nasa-rocket.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14364 ? Debating Manned Moon Missions http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html ? Space Race II http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/technology-space/digs-spacerace.html ? Manned spaceship design unveiled http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm ? Mars lander pulls all-nighter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803322/ ? A star explodes in the sky, but nobody sees it ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25799843/ ? More EU states eyeing ESA http://www.physorg.com/news135966409.html ? New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/new-geoengineer.html ? Astronauts to Test New Technology On Moon http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/tech/main4282682.shtml ? Satellite designed to spot asteroid Armageddon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816106/ ? Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes http://www.physorg.com/news136040931.html ? The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/spaceeuroperussiasatellites_080723060426;_ylt=AgWncjaWgDNjvfon4NK_18vPOrgF ? Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14390-stellar-nursery-found-around-milky-ways-black-hole.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14390 ? NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/growing-the-fir.html ? Cavers Explore Underground "Snowy River" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/24/tech/main4289136.shtml ? Distant Turbulence in the Magnetic Field Triggers the Northern Lights http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/24/distant-turbulence-in-the-magnetic-field-triggers-the-northern-lights/ ? The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found http://www.physorg.com/news136127078.html ? Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentbaikal_080724181647;_ylt=An6cIRn8K0ptnyxNDySHQ9XPOrgF ? Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiled http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-07-24-space-tourism_N.htm ? Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080724-am-underground-microbes.html ? A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? http://www.physorg.com/news136218192.html ? Boiling hot water found in frigid Arctic sea http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25851330/ ? NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.physorg.com/news136215079.html ? 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier http://www.physorg.com/news136215335.html ? China aims for bigger slice of satellite market http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/sc_nm/space_china_dc;_ylt=AicxhtahlAhu6iZEExS9xaAhANEA ? Planet and star in puzzling waltz http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14402-planet-and-star-in-puzzling-waltz.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14402 ? Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926663.600-neglecting-safety-could-nip-space-tourism-in-the-bud.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926663.600 ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/sc_afp/unenvironmentclimatebrazilwetlands_080720070948;_ylt=AskgaJArlohPzTh9zXKNGu_POrgF ? First tidal power turbine gets plugged in http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/waveandtidalpower.renewableenergy ? Floating wind turbines poised to harness ocean winds http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/16/windpower.renewableenergy ? All aboard the nuclear power superjet http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange ? Can plug-in hybrids ride to America?s rescue? http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/18/can-plug-in-hybrids-ride-to-america%e2%80%99s-rescue/ ? Climate documentary 'broke rules' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7517509.stm ? Simply Ways To Cut Your Power Bill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4267194.shtml ? New York City Taxis Going Green http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4266734.shtml ? Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity http://www.physorg.com/news135862196.html ? Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle http://www.physorg.com/news135864149.html ? More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080721/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentbiodiversity_080721161336;_ylt=At.nBazLFFbz7OWxo853QDrPOrgF ? Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/gross_dc;_ylt=Aq9jqhMSe0UG7hgdw1v9C84hANEA ? Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause ?Carbon Bomb? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1488076/destruction_of_wetlands_may_cause_carbon_bomb/index.html ? New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water http://www.physorg.com/news135958814.html ? 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/oly2008chnchinapollution_080723025630 ? Newtonian invention makes for greener TV screens http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14381-newtonian-invention-makes-for-greener-tv-screens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14381 ? Renewables mandate 'undermined' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7522667.stm ? A Solar Power Plant in the Sahara Could Power All of Europe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/23/a-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara-could-power-all-of-europe/ ? First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt http://www.physorg.com/news136032489.html ? Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research http://www.physorg.com/news136038336.html ? Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil, mostly offshore: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/uscanadaarcticoilgasenergyenvironment_080724005611 ? Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/japanenvironmentclimatewarming_080723075358;_ylt=An2nWgthi2bWkVTIpGDAfAnPOrgF ? Cellulosic ethanol plants planned in Tennessee, L.A. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-23-ethanol-cellulosic_N.htm ? Facing the Freshwater Crisis http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis ? Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14389-interview-driving-towards-the-100mpg-car-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14389 ? Device could help stretch a gallon of gas http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/ ? Cow power could generate electricity for millions http://www.physorg.com/news136084589.html ? EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/global_warming_voluntarism;_ylt=ApNarJK7401hTMRLb5aa_EZvieAA ? Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters ? Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html ? 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14401-fuel-battery-could-take-cars-beyond-petrol.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14401 ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? The genetics of the white horse unraveled http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uu-tgo071608.php ? Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080719/sc_nm/cells_blood_dc;_ylt=Amfdwh4CQXxUBUQDtDNsF88hANEA ? Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/18/medicalresearch ? 1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=10-year-anniversary-syphilis-genome-sequenced ? Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct http://www.physorg.com/news135878602.html ? Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells http://www.physorg.com/news135878540.html ? A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins http://www.physorg.com/news135872543.html ? New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus http://www.physorg.com/news135860062.html ? Once suspect protein found to promote DNA repair, prevent cancer http://www.physorg.com/news135878893.html ? Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/wrinkles_laser_dc ? Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14374-humanfrog-hybrids-aid-autism-investigations.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14374 ? Alien fish creates three-way hybrid http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14373-alien-fish-creates-threeway-hybrid.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14373 ? Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair http://www.physorg.com/news135917398.html ? World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/britainhealthfertility_080723014252;_ylt=ArZzVatKvilk6yAiwTcohVnPOrgF ? Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/bees_disease_dc ? Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/aids_worms_dc;_ylt=AozG_OaaPvssiOAT1X0t2oMhANEA ? Could killer horse virus spread amongst humans? http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14377-could-killer-horse-virus-spread-amongst-humans.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14377 ? DNA provides clues to family's African heritage http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html ? Dolphin call tells calf who's mum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm ? EU agency to express doubts on cloning http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=Ao6gF2uXGSuog9F0HZQQHychANEA ? Magic Tricks Reveal Inner Workings of the Brain http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-science-of.html ? Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=AhvV_6UpXRt3nwjRJzb7zhEhANEA ? Interview: Extreme virus hunter http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14399-interview-extreme-virus-hunter.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14399 ? Is the World's Largest Shark Shrinking? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/whale-shark-size.html ? Meditation slows AIDS progression: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/aids_meditation_dc;_ylt=AjySOPOe6QDd.TmDPPa8g4shANEA ? ? ? Other ? Did government cover up UFOs? (Video) http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/20/lkl.ufo.long.cnn ? 'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7525060.stm ? Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal http://www.livescience.com/history/080725-candidate-body-language.html ? The links with our past that we must ensure are preserved http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/OPINION/498078049/1006/NEWS&profile=1006 ? Ancient Mayan Healing Traditions to Find New Life at Auriga at Bahia Maroma, Signature Spa of Capella Resort in Riviera Maya http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ancient-mayan-healing-traditions-find/story.aspx?guid={0A183C3B-5F34-4696-B4C7-D4C14EEBBE85}&dist=hppr ? ?? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PickensPlan.com http://www.pickensplan.com/ ? VIDEO: Entombed Ship Revealed in Egypt http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html ? Who was who in Elephantine of the third millennium BC? http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf ? INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON ROCK ART, LATE PLEISTOCENE ROCK ART ALONG THE EGYPTIAN NILE http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/inora/pdf/51.pdf ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 5 11:12:42 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:12:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science. Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-4-08 Message-ID: <642686.86994.qm@web32603.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Afternoon Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 4, 2008 ? ?I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.? Alexander the Great ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Maize (Corn) May Have Been Domesticated In Mexico As Early As 10,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163156.htm ? Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html ? Newcomer in Early Eurafrican Population? http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readrelease&releaseid=530382&ez_search=1 ? Ore. Discovery Challenges Beliefs About First Humans http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june08/firstamerican_06-30.html ? In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html ? Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm ? Texas Archaeological Dig Challenges Assumptions about First Americans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=texas-archaeological-dig ? Korean Dinosaur's Lakeside Run Preserved http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/24/korean-dinosaur.html ? Myth of Dwarf Dinos in Dracula Country Confirmed http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/13/transylvania-dinosaur.html ? Arabian Dinos Left Tracks in Yemen http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/21/dinosaur-tracks-arabia.html ? Ancient marine invertebrate diversity less explosive than thought http://www.physorg.com/news134312759.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Chinese burial site reveals history http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2008/06/27/5999916-sun.html ? The Sirius lore http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/903/heritage.htm ? July 2, 1937: Earhart Vanishes Over the Pacific http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0702 ? New evidence collected in 1946 lynching case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/lynching.investigation/index.html ? Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin? http://www.newsweek.com/id/143742 ? Doubt over date for Brit invasion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483566.stm ? The First ?Teflon? Hero http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-2.html ? A century ago, Americans marveled at flight http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25521607/ ? Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html ? July 4, 1776: To Preserve, Protect and Defend ... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0704 ? Ancient Olympics: ?Like Vince Lombardi On The PGA Circuit? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080628162032.htm ? ? Archaeology ? Preservation efforts fall short, many historical sites disappear http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-28-historical-sites_N.htm ? Archeologist uncovers clues about pioneer diet in Quebec http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=766c680b-d6ef-4f2d-a5ba-eef74cce54d0 ? 4,500-year-old mummies discovered in Chile http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14704621 ? Ancient Church, Necropolis Discovered in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=94626 ? Magnetic fields used to date Indian artifacts http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/441912.html ? Roman villa site to be excavated again http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9060.html ? Museum of London's skeleton key to the bodies under city's streets http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4228215.ece ? Ancient Greek stone path at risk from ships in Corinth canal (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8563025&ch=4226714&src=news ? 'Stylish' Roman life found on dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7481869.stm ? Archaeologists piece together prehistoric Mann http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Archaeologists-piece-together-prehistoric-Mann.4235659.jp ? Iranian, foreign experts to excavate salt men?s necropolis http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=708534 ? 2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25460568/ ? Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/589011.html ? Digging up the past at ancient stone circle http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Digging--up--the.4243941.jp ? Heritage: Race to save mystery wreck from shipworm http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/02/archaeology ? Scientists fire cannon recovered from Elizabethan shipwreck off Alderney http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4244535.ece ? Thailand suspends support for temple bid http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_9750977?nclick_check=1 ? Experts say tourist overuse threatens Peru's Machu Picchu http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/travel_brief_machu_picchu_endangered ? Della Robbia sculpture crashes to floor in NY museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ennew_afp/usitalyartaccident ? Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_sc/sci_washington_s_home_6;_ylt=AtRzSXth74xC2YtNPeuDzgJFeQoB ? Archaeologists discover Britain's first 'shopping centre' in Roman dig http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1031082/Archaeologists-discover-Britains-shopping-centre-Roman-dig.html ? Jacobean 'Titanic' discovered by archaeologists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2228622/Elizabethan-'Titanic'-discovered-by-archaeologists.html ? Rare Roman artifact found near Sicily http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Rare_Roman_artifact_found_near_Sicily/UPI-17071214966114/ ? Uncovering an ancient city http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/doc486abf137b1e9574652543.txt ? 2,278-yr-old mummy dying a slow death http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/2278-yr-old_mummy_dying_a_slow_death/articleshow/3130065.cms ? Beneath Independence Mall, story of early free black America http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080702_Beneath_Independence_Mall__story_of_early_free_black_America.html ? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html ? Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/mexico_pyramid_dc;_ylt=AoVya_UJlJ95cHqNfacNDNdFeQoB ? Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guatemala_finding_the_dead_1;_ylt=AvwoOyDU2yo6pB8Qy7IM6SdFeQoB ? Archaeologists 'used to destroy heritage' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0703/breaking75.htm ? Roman Era tombs unearthed http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-07-03_1.apeen.html#03 ? Kettle Creek dig providing new insights into 1779 battle http://onlineathens.com/stories/070308/news_20080703042.shtml ? Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/italy_pompeii_dc_3;_ylt=AhS2tTnh4oBoA8CgrIBMTcJFeQoB ? Third Season of Archaeological Excavation in Sasanian Kanglou Fortress Underway http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/04-07.htm ? Greece theatres threatened by chewing gum and high heels http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article4264580.ece ? Archaeological sites in south Iraq have not been looted, say experts http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=8066 ? Experts return to 'power centre' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7487985.stm ? Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/04/1637975-syria-returns-stolen-marble-artifact-to-iraq ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? 'Nova scienceNOW' returns http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-26-nova-sciencenow_N.htm ? A bright future for plastics -- robot 'skin,' flexible laptops and electric posters http://www.physorg.com/news134054002.html ? Invention: Jet-engine silencer http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14223-invention-jetengine-silencer.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news8_head_dn14223 ? Chemical robots squeeze into our future http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25479899/ ? Robot invasion! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25193010/ ? Secrets of the super-connected http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484583/ ? Nanotech: The Unknown Risks http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2029 ? Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14250 ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? 100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/sciencespaceimpacttunguska_080629072030;_ylt=AmSdXYrpuNAU8HmOEvXgLsnPOrgF ? Maverick scientists probe Siberian forest mystery http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/russiasciencespace_080701020207;_ylt=ApQFU7CnzCZ_mtHo_EqRuDLPOrgF ? Aldrin warns US risks falling behind in space race http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/usspacepoliticsaldrin_080629022353;_ylt=AvB70Ue0LbqulTxB2PX1DTbPOrgF ? SOHO spacecraft finds 1,500th comet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25419446/ ? ROCKETEERS TRY, TRY AGAIN http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/30/1176167.aspx ? Solar Sail Experiment Planned in Earth Orbit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/solar-sail-experiment-planned-in-earth-orbit/ ? Earth's cries recorded in outer space http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Earths_cries_recorded_in_outer_space/articleshow/3186172.cms ? Scientists eager to see Hubble?s facelift http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484278/ ? Ancient Ice Sheets Fell Like Dominoes http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/ice-sheet-melt.html ? Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down http://www.physorg.com/news134129791.html ? Phoenix Scrapes 'Almost Perfect' Icy Soil for Analysis http://www.physorg.com/news134145729.html ? Proposed NASA Mission Could Explore Twisted Space Around Black Holes http://www.physorg.com/news134138745.html ? Solar Shield Experiment Aims to Keep the Power On http://www.physorg.com/news134138203.html ? Fly me to the Moon: Japan firm offers weddings in space http://www.physorg.com/news134110127.html ? Can we freeze time? Using lasers to film the secret lives of atoms -- frame by frame http://www.physorg.com/news134137397.html ? Catch a new planet http://www.physorg.com/news134140135.html ? Hubble snaps ghostly ribbon of light http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14241-hubble-snaps-ghostly-ribbon-of-light.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14241 ? Can the US get Beyond Einstein? http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14239-can-the-us-get-beyond-einstein.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14239 ? Plan a Solar Eclipse Excursion http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Plan_a_Solar_Eclipse_Excursion ? Voyager Spacecraft Reveals Solar System Edge http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080702/sc_space/voyagerspacecraftrevealssolarsystemedge ? First images of solar system's invisible frontier http://www.physorg.com/news134223453.html ? Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in?Ohio, Indiana http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8625 ? THE BENEFITS OF BLACK HOLES http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/02/1180976.aspx ? Planets Align for the 4th of July http://www.physorg.com/news134223857.html ? Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism http://www.physorg.com/news134219408.html ? Stephen Hawking's explosive new theory http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml ? Research casts new light on Ice Age http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=3625 ? Volcanoes on Mercury solve 30-year mystery http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25518217/ ? Smallest planet shrinks in size http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489557.stm ? Mars lander?s next whiff could be its last http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25514374/ ? Einstein was right: Unique stellar system provides 'laboratory' for testing relativity http://www.physorg.com/news134313018.html ? Geologists push back date basins formed, supporting frozen Earth theory http://www.physorg.com/news134309554.html ? Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926634.100-lack-of-cracks-may-explain-peru-meteorite-mystery.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_mg19926634.100 ? Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AjNIHhUAGA6qhnfY0gY2XdpvieAA ? Asteroid anniversary recalls Earth's rocky history http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-06-29-asteroid-anniversary_N.htm ? Big Chill turned on in hunt for our origins http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4232344.ece ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Data Centers Explore Novel Ways to Cut Energy Use http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080627/tc_pcworld/147682 ? Major G8 tech investment to fight global warming, report says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/g8economyenergyclimate_080629050159 ? Chinese-funded hydro-dams bring hope and fear to Cambodia http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080629/sc_afp/cambodiachinaenergyenvironmenteconomy_080629054926;_ylt=AmgZehogzWb4VGaPdR2Fp3zPOrgF ? China's Hu says 'time is limited' in curbing climate change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080628/sc_afp/chinapoliticswarming_080628190454;_ylt=Av3ib1acrTqXGHYUebPNvlfPOrgF ? Squeezing Oil From A Stone http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/30/eveningnews/main4221747.shtml ? Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda http://www.physorg.com/news134055355.html ? Germany to start storing carbon dioxide underground http://www.physorg.com/news134055385.html ? Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/oilcommoditieswpcarctic_080701032339;_ylt=ArAmQfs6RUiCgLUAhhPYZUPPOrgF ? UN chief urges rich nations to lead on Africa, climate http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/asiaunjapandiplomacyclimatewarmingg8africa_080701032517;_ylt=ArkCByWllDDwS_keEl7DiAbPOrgF ? Solution to high energy costs could lie underground http://www.physorg.com/news134139756.html ? UN agency hails green energy 'gold rush' http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/environmentenergyun_080701222714 ? Growth hormone in dairy cows a greenhouse-gas plus: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080701/sc_afp/usfarmdairybgh_080701161901;_ylt=AjMvi3SUoH6OJ6ugPUzpNzzPOrgF ? Scientists say ailing penguins signal sea problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_sc/sci_penguins;_ylt=AvhJ7aU.6JGPUbAg06pK4SlvieAA ? Capture power with your curtains http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/01/solar.textiles/index.html ? Global Warming Could Bring Single-Sex Doom to Ancient Reptile http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/02/global-warming-could-bring-single-sex-doom-to-ancient-reptile/ ? Species extinction threat underestimated due to math glitch, says study http://www.physorg.com/news134223149.html ? Which countries would you pick for your climate team? http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14244-which-countries-would-you-pick-for-your-climate-team.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14244 ? U.S. urged to create uber-agency for Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25517296/ ? Acidifying oceans add urgency to CO2 cuts http://www.physorg.com/news134314354.html ? Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market http://www.physorg.com/news134301650.html ? Researchers discover new pathway for methane production in the oceans http://www.physorg.com/news134302188.html ? Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html ? Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/euclimatewarming_080703182956 ? South Asian nations issue joint climate plan http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080703/sc_afp/saarcbangladeshenvironmentwarming_080703160126;_ylt=Arz0Q0RqXILhtgOONDqf6VzPOrgF ? Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TV http://www.physorg.com/news134395495.html ? Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingenergy_080704172535;_ylt=AgZBKhxCcf7udxrEz6jUMKTPOrgF ? Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080704/sc_afp/euclimatewarmingun_080704140734;_ylt=AshrLJezJOMYBKdi.dew_JLPOrgF ? Cold war 'caterpillar drive' could harvest sea power (Available for purchase) http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926631.600-cold-war-caterpillar-drive-could-harvest-sea-power.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Cold%20war%20'caterpillar%20drive'%20could%20harvest%20sea%20power ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14256-do-we-have-the-technology-to-build-a-bionic-human.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14256 ? Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc ? Researchers Identify Alzheimer's Gene http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/25/tech/main4210265.shtml ? Researchers are first to simulate the binding of molecules to a protein http://www.physorg.com/news134064683.html ? Reprogramming Adult Stem Cells in the Brain http://www.physorg.com/news134040701.html ? Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html ? Researchers Map Central Hub of the Human Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/01/researchers-map-central-hub-of-the-human-brain/ ? Laser treatment can kill superbugs http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Laser_treatment_can_kill_superbugs/articleshow/3185695.cms ? Pregnant women get morning sickness to protect fetus http://www.physorg.com/news134143992.html ? New technique produces genetically identical stem cells http://www.physorg.com/news134145159.html ? Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find http://www.physorg.com/news134108296.html ? 15 human genomes each week http://www.physorg.com/news134195974.html ? Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080704/sc_nm/transgender_birth_dc;_ylt=AqmCa.thrj2kZL.3HZDv9xghANEA ? ? ? Other ? More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water http://www.physorg.com/news134058290.html ? Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm http://www.physorg.com/news134047535.html ? Un-busy bees a disaster for almost everyone http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/27/MNLA11FN5B.DTL&hw=Honey+Bees&sn=002&sc=676 ? Rituals of the Andes http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/art/19837129.html ? Man breaks silence over North Wales UFO http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/07/02/man-breaks-silence-over-north-wales-ufo-55578-21212424/ ? UFOs spotted by Navy engineer above the M5 motorway http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2226748/UFOs-spotted-by-Navy-engineer-above-the-M5-motorway.html ? Amazon Tribe Attacked by Masked Gunners http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080627-tribe-attack.html ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Is an eclipse described in the Odyssey? (Journal Article) http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0803317105v1.pdf ? VIDEO: Inca Greet Solstice with Rite http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080623-newyear-video-ap.html ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PHOTOS: Rare Egyptian Mud-Brick Settlement Uncovered http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/photogalleries/Edfu-photos/index.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 11 21:22:58 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:22:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report 7-11-08 Message-ID: <438972.25912.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 11, 2008 ? Knowledge is of four kinds; 1. Things we know we know 2. Things we don't know we know 3. Things we know we don't know 4. Things we don't know we don't know Attributed to Epicurius (Provided by Steven Gehring) ? News Articles ? Paleontology and Prehistoric Studies ? Anthropology chair found 'Lucy's Daughter' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/BASI11DS1L.DTL&type=science ? The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans ? Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color, say Yale scientists http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/yu-ffp070708.php ? Chemical Fossils Preserved in Lava Reveal Remains of Ancient Sea Life http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-fossils-preserved-in-lava ? Archaeology: The lost world http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080709/full/454151a.html?s=news_rss ? Big brains arose twice in higher primates http://www.physorg.com/news134820876.html ? Loud and clear http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/33933/title/Loud_and_clear ? Milwaukee museum unveils woolly mammoth skeleton http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_en_ot/museum_mammoth ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? US wavered over S. Korean executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/korea_mass_executions_us ? New Orleans cathedral dig yields clues to history http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/453830.html ? 2000 yr-old biblical scroll found in Israel http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10520219 ? How Captain Cook Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080707-hs-captain-cook.html ? Nazi hunters search Chile for 'Dr. Death' http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/08/nazi.drdeath.ap/index.html ? Art of deception: Crystal skulls in British, US museums were fakes http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/sciencearchaeologyentertainmentfilmskull ? DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/jonbenet_ramsey_dna ? Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/holocaust.reunion/index.html ? The papyrus path http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215330921923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ? Who were B.C.?s first seafarers? http://www.straight.com/article-152876/who-were-bcs-first-seafarers ? ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Ancient royal burial ground found in Egypt: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/egyptarchaeology_080705172109;_ylt=Aqno8LnfFIVtr_9.WJ5qmgxFeQoB ? Peru officials find pre-Hispanic textiles on sale in Lima tourist?market http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/05/america/LA-Peru-Ancient-Textiles.php ? Divers find Great War wreck http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20080705135055875C316158 ? Rare artefact found in North Guwahati http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul0508/at07 ? Researchers to scan Lake Erie battlefield http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-underwaterbattlef,0,1544419.story ? 1,700-year old remains unearthed in Peru tomb http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/lf_afp/perucanadaarchaeology_080705190906;_ylt=Ao0q03AkysDCZV7jkupOcYpFeQoB ? Greek affinity with 'Ephesus' of the Black Sea http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=108524 ? Antonine Wall set to take centre stage http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4276718.ece ? Important archaeological find in Tarxien http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080708/local/important-archaeological-find-in-tarxien ? ROMAN REMAINS FOUND AT RUTLAND WATER http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132702&contentPK=21039122&folderPk=77465&pNodeId=132393 ? Stonehenge, Ohio Hopewell sites might have focused on burials http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/08/sci_lepper08.ART_ART_07-08-08_B5_1HAL6IU.html?sid=101 ? Iraq to probe stolen Judaic works that turned up in Israel http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=93875 ? Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-08_108227140.html ? Centuries after the slaughter, conflict returns to England's battlefields http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2289520,00.html ? VIKING RING FOUND IN NOTTS http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=195917&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134241&contentPK=21031503&folderPk=78486&pNodeId=133951 ? Uncovering stone circle's secrets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7485875.stm ? Buddha's?caves http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/07/arts/06cott.php ? Plundered artifacts to be returned to Colombia http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25590478/ ? Uncovering the past: Road project reveals archaeological sites http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/070708/new_259468600.shtml ? Greek Sea Looted by Divers http://www.divemaster.com/diving-news/greek-sea-looted-by-divers_20323.html ? New construction ruins archaeological sites http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2529848.ece ? Pond digging leads to rare statue http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=45221 ? Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site: report http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gs7KYHLwaf0TeF4bnNkYp1xS6ZvQ ? Peter the Great?s Ship Discovered in Baltic Sea http://www.times.spb.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=26512 ? Rare artefact found at Roman site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7500223.stm ? Modestly nude marble love goddess found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25626087/ ? Famed Roman statue 'not ancient' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7499469.stm ? Ancient ruins found in Bolivia http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b9522ae5-c6db-4614-82e0-3b1a55d64777 ? Scientists use MRI at Kadlec to look at ancient Roman scrolls http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/235510.html ? Archaeologists to refuse help over possible Iran strike http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19926642.800-archaeologists-to-refuse-help-over-possible-iran-strike.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 ? Archaeological Permit Issued to Uncover the Largest Parthian Fort in Iran Proper http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/10-07.htm ? Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-badger-england.html ? Museum will put all its treasures online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25609582/ ? UNESCO adds three new heritage sites to its list http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/canadaunescocultureheritage_080707010453;_ylt=AvEMKrAKAOOOcCTPMbEATF7POrgF ? NOAA and partners to survey German subs sunk off North Carolina during World War II http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nh-nap070908.php ?? ? ? ? General Science ? Google gets ?Lively? with virtual reality http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25592565/ ? Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells http://www.physorg.com/news134743399.html ? Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cruise-ships ? Do we think that machines can think? http://www.physorg.com/news134797615.html ? Artificial intelligence takes home the pot at the poker table http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Fresh puzzle over dark energy supernovae http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926635.000-fresh-puzzle-over-dark-energy-supernovae.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_mg19926635.000 ? Future space robots may think for themselves? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25496622/ ? Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14259-pacman-supercontinent-ate-itself-to-pieces.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14259 ? Nasa reveals final shuttle dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7495302.stm ? Astronomers Discover the First Ring Around a Moon http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-astronomers-discover-first-ring-around-moon-rhea ? What makes Earth so special? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25587911/ ? For better or worse, sex in space is inevitable http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25572024/ ? Diamonds rained down during Ice Age http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25574545/ ? MIT instrument studies edge of sun's bubble http://www.physorg.com/news134747707.html ? Moon's interior 'did hold water' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7497715.stm ? Study Puts Solar Spin on Asteroids, their Moons & Earth Impacts http://www.physorg.com/news134828202.html ? Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/spacemars_080709185405;_ylt=AoJ.FDjNCO2jg.QOA9hipIbPOrgF ? Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows Brighter Than Expected http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=gamma-ray-burst-afterglow ? Jupiter's third red spot torn apart by siblings http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14290-jupiters-third-red-spot-torn-apart-by-siblings.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14290 ? Solar-powered asteroids make their own moons http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14281-solarpowered-asteroids-make-their-own-moons.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14281 ? Room temperature superconductivity: One step closer to the Holy Grail of physics http://www.physorg.com/news134828104.html ?? How to find traces of life in Martian rocks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25624508/ ? Your guide to spotting the space station http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25642405/ ? Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth' http://www.physorg.com/news135005681.html ? Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars http://www.physorg.com/news135002883.html ? What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing) http://www.physorg.com/news134996857.html ? Beyond 3G, communications services of the future http://www.physorg.com/news134996370.html ? NASA telescopes spot star "factory" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/sc_nm/space_stars_dc;_ylt=AuvtEHNPyQ1BpOAzPWcfyighANEA ? Hot super-Earths could host life after all http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14305-hot-superearths-could-host-life-after-all.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14305 ? India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080710-india-basins.html ? Sonar enters the third dimension http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/03/sonar-enters-the-third-dimension/ ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080705/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingjapanwavesailingpeoplehorie_080705074552;_ylt=Ap4bzn2cxTxyhv7uFcoScwjPOrgF ? Wind power sails ahead in UK as US solar plans freeze http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19926633.600-wind-power-sails-ahead-in-uk-as-us-solar-plans-freeze.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926633.600 ? UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/G_8_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-04-18-47-53 ? Here Comes The Sun (Power) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/05/eveningnews/main4234988.shtml ? Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/sc_afp/japanenvironmentautocompanytoyota_080707015016;_ylt=AqvsG1jUb9SgtlzW0n0SlGrPOrgF ? Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? http://www.physorg.com/news134646313.html ? New study finds that some plants can adapt to widespread climate change http://www.physorg.com/news134749680.html ? Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels http://www.physorg.com/news134724580.html ? GM to build world's biggest rooftop solar station in Spain http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sc_afp/usspainfranceautocompanygm_080708163231;_ylt=AsmCkBuyDPiaDkNnyiZ_jffPOrgF ? Oil Man Pickens Unveils Wind Power Plan http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1467326/oil_man_pickens_unveils_wind_power_plan/index.html ? McCain, Obama and hot air http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/03/climatechange.usa ? How Jungle Rot Could Power the Future http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080709/sc_livescience/howjunglerotcouldpowerthefuture;_ylt=AkU._CXxw51BURT3QzJ9.ekPLBIF ? Ocean Wind Power Maps Reveal Possible Wind Energy Sources http://www.physorg.com/news134833549.html ? NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships http://www.physorg.com/news134820787.html ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224 ?? World ports tackle greenhouse gas emissions http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingtransportshipping_080709175747;_ylt=ArRDIngng4NYO.67CHu1dSHPOrgF ? Swept Up In The Winds Of Change http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/10/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4250117.shtml ? Technology could streamline solar power http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25628993/ ? Whales, Dolphins Inspire Wind Turbine Tech http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/11/wind-turbine-whale.html ? Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html ? Why waste waste? Going green in southern Lebanon http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080711/sc_afp/lebanonwaranniversaryenvironmentwaste_080711165050;_ylt=AqK8iPEJnU2GKx2.POKJZxfPOrgF ? Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/warmingantarcticaice_080710175717;_ylt=ArqAG6m5M2ft.GFbtavOg0rPOrgF ? As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/norwayenvironmentrenewableenergyclimate_080710161352;_ylt=AocL5k8zRJ4AHAAcWXqyTsTPOrgF ? IEA says energy-climate crisis is opportunity for major change http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/sc_afp/ieaenergyworldemergewarmingemissions_080709190224;_ylt=AqbKtRgnlYOZpl.BwmBjCR3POrgF ? MIT develops window coating that collects energy http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-10-mit-windows-solar_N.htm ? The old man who farms with the sea http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-seafarm10-2008jul10,0,1419955.story ? ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Humpback whales help pioneer new heart treatment http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html ? Nanoparticle ?Smart Bomb? Could Stop Cancer?s Spread http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/08/nanoparticle-smart-bomb-could-stop-cancers-spread/ ? Top 10 oddballs of the animal world http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25576785 ? Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html ? Wikipedia opens online library on human genes http://www.physorg.com/news134708521.html ? Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14274-miniaturised-scanner-zooms-in-on-disease.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14274 ? First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers http://mightyblogger.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648247-first-artificial-dna-a-step-towards-biological-computers ? Odd Fish Find Contradicts Intelligent-Design Argument http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-evolution-fish.html ? Will our future brains be smaller? http://www.physorg.com/news134795711.html ? Combining medical knowledge to save lives http://www.physorg.com/news134833048.html ? Brain implant helps stroke victim speak again http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14277-brain-implant-helps-stroke-victim-speak-again.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14277 ? Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family http://www.physorg.com/news134968485.html ? China to urgently boost GM crop development http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080710/sc_afp/chinafoodbiotech_080710161953;_ylt=AthwV_dqwCCz0vQZSR0puPbPOrgF ? Roche to suspend HIV research, seeing no advances http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080711/sc_nm/roche_hiv_dc;_ylt=AppoBMNXmYGWWWXcLSCgfIUhANEA ? ? ? ? Other ? Man beheads Hitler waxwork http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/05/germany.hitler/index.html ? The Man Who Beheaded Hitler http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821742,00.html ? Lucknow Is For Lovers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92203952 ? Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report http://www.physorg.com/news134110402.html ? Crop management: How small do we go? http://www.physorg.com/news134743899.html ? The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer ? ? ? ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Tri-City Herald?s Kennewick Man?s Interpretative Center http://www.kennewick-man.com/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Slave Ships and Maritime Archaeology: An Overview http://www.springerlink.com/content/e20r83134h2qv706/fulltext.html ? Skyscraper farming (Graphic) http://features.csmonitor.com/wp-content/themes/csm/popup.php?headline=Skyscraper+farming&subhead=A+futuristic+concept+converts+skyscrapers+into+crop+farms+that+could+help+reduce+global+warming%2C+improve+the+urban+environment%2C+and+help+feed+the+world%27s+growing+population.+How+it+would+work%3A&graphic=http%3A%2F%2Ffeatures.csmonitor.com%2Finnovation%2Fwp-content%2Fassets%2F6%2F240%2Fgraphic0.jpg ? Nicolas Coldstream (Obituary) http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2289173,00.html ? Quiz: Know Your Celtic Myths http://www.livescience.com/php/trivia/?aid=19215 ? >From the granary to the field; archaeobotany and experimental archaeology at l?Esquerda (Catalonia, Spain) http://www.springerlink.com/content/j418g4qt35038806/fulltext.html ? Larry King, Roswell Truth Debated (Transcript) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/04/lkl.01.html ? VIDEO: Moche Tomb Found in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080708-discovery-video-ap.html ? Early Trans-Caucasian cultures and their neighbors http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Batiuk.pdf ? Digging Up Neandertals at Mujina Pec?ina? http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/49-1/Jankovic.pdf ? A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete http://130.91.80.97:591/PDFs/48-3/Hayden.pdf ? Interview: Peter Head (Building tomorrow?s Eco-Cities) http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/09/peter.head.interview/index.html ? VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080711-tourism-video-ap.html ? VIDEO: Great Wall of China Crumbling http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080709-crumbling-video-ap.html ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How dinosaurs sped over the land to Skye http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/How-dinosaurs-sped-over-the.4283447.jp ? Cavemen and their relatives in the same village after 3,000 years http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4333514.ece ? Over 200 Million Years Ago, Lizards Glided and Parachuted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/15/over-200-million-years-ago-lizards-glided-and-parachuted/ ? Study shows 28,000 year-old Europeans' DNA was like ours http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/plos-ss2071408.php ? Marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago http://www.physorg.com/news135333661.html ? Canal fossils give clue to formation of Americas http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN17445071 ? Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510541.stm ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Muppets head to D.C. for special homecoming http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/12/muppets.smithsonian.ap/index.html ? How Shaka Zulu Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080714-hs-shakazulu.html ? Alleged Seattle-area Nazi could lose citizenship http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25695071/ ? Excavations throw new light on Bengal?s history http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=213702 ? July 16, 1945: Trinity Blast Opens Atomic Age http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0716 ? Russia says remains of last czar's son identified http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704389/ ? The Dai Vinci Code ? Wales? claim to Grail http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/12/the-dai-vinci-code-wales-claim-to-grail-91466-21327692/ ? 40 years later, no justice for black man burned to death http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/16/civilrights.killing/index.html ? The Quest for the origins of the ancient Thracians http://globalpolitician.com/25029-greece ? Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoia-ycs071508.php ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Rare+marble+discus+found+at+Yavne-Yam+13-Jul-2008.htm ? Ancient spirits lifted http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ancient-spirits-lifted/2008/07/12/1215658193657.html ? Construction damages important prehistoric site near Lebanon http://www.bnd.com/389/story/396045.html ? A second Roman bath house found on Northamptonshire farm http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/A-second-Roman-bath-house.4282006.jp ? Phaistos Disc declared as fake by scholar http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4318911.ece ? Feds refuse to share data on mystery remains http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9858626 ? Wollemi yields its ancient secrets http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/wollemi-yields-its-ancient-secrets/2008/07/14/1215887540835.html ? Unearthing a Colonial village http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1216010117181350.xml&coll=1 ? Return of a Classic http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/redland.html ? Man arrested for tunnelling http://technology.iafrica.com/news/science/1026820.htm ? The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bc-t7y071108.php ? 6,000-Year-Old Knife Unearthed At Safety Harbor Park http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25692018/ ? Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714145253.htm ? Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gXeZq8sBQkBr9sI_xIb9TRCqjqAA ? Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080716140918.htm ? Mosaic mystery http://www.times-series.co.uk/search/2397289.Mosaic_mystery_/ ? Archeological discoveries in Syria dates back to 5,000 BC http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1417488.php/Archeological_discoveries_in_Syria_dates_back_to_5000_BC ? Scholars will reassemble ancient Egyptian boat http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/egypt_ancient_boat_1;_ylt=AjDIKUqeEvvWOTord2BIHYhFeQoB ? Mexico says US soldiers' remains found http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_us_soldiers__remains_2;_ylt=AgRmx6je0vUUaCDb.0WYRsRFeQoB ? Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia http://en.rian.ru/culture/20080718/114352042.html ? Discovery of a Partho-Sasanian Settlement in Semnan http://www.cais-soas.com/news/2008/July2008/18-07.htm ? Ancient Sites Being Destroyed by Vandals http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8680825&nav=menu102_2 ? Rare Mummy Found With Strange Artifacts, Tattoo in Peru http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080717-new-mummy-missions.html ? Archaeological digs near Bansko prove settlements existed there since fourth century CE http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeological-digs-near-bansko-prove-settlements-existed-there-since-fourth-century-ce/id_30635/catid_70 ? Excavations lead to new discoveries in Sardis http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=147956&bolum=100 ? Heritage dig yields Zulu artefacts http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=vn20080717062206113C334626 ? 50,000 exhibits 'missing' from Russian museums http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.art.ap/index.html ? Archaeologists dig in Virginia City to uncover rowdy Barbary Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25726366/ ? Archaeologist Challenges Malibu City Manager?s Perceptions on Access to Site http://malibusurfsidenews.com/stories/200807/20080717001.html ? Tales from beyond the grave http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7509348.stm ? Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25735606/ ? ? ? ? ? General Science ? Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/research.waste ? Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' http://www.physorg.com/news135253984.html ? Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing http://www.physorg.com/news135261382.html ? Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25677061/ ? For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier http://www.physorg.com/news135352274.html ? Internet flaw could let hackers control Web http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2071/internet-flaw-could-let-hackers-control-web ? Water fresh from the tarp http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html ? Comment: The developing world needs its own science journals http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926645.000-comment-the-developing-world-needs-its-own-science-journals.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=top1_head_Why%20the%20developing%20world%20needs%20its%20own%20science%20journals ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? Little yellow sub studies ocean http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2008-07-12-yellow-submarine_N.htm ? We are the alien nation http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/04/spaceexploration.universe ? Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner! http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/asteroidcruisespastearthwithapartner ? SHOULD WE BE PHONING E.T.? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/14/1198808.aspx ? NASA engineers design maverick moon rocket http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25678645/ ? Distant solar system body named 'Makemake' http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14318-distant-solar-system-body-named-makemake.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14318 ? NASA: Go boldly (in a cup) for science http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25694631/ ? Fishing ban brings seas to life http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7508216.stm ? OUR GALAXY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/15/1200078.aspx ? Mars Lander Exposes More Ice http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080715/sc_space/marslanderexposesmoreice ? 4 Billion Years Ago, Mars Was Wet and Wild http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/4-billion-years-ago-mars-was-wet-and-wild/ ? Elements brought to life online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7507986.stm ? Flight attendant gets a shot at final frontier http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25704884/ ? NASA moon capsule running late, full of problems http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_re_us/nasa_moon;_ylt=AgqvEfP40ot9lkgob8MdHSxvieAA ? Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=galaxies-mysterious-magne ? NASA: Chinese May Be Next To Reach Moon http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1481212/nasa_chinese_may_be_next_to_reach_moon/index.html ? Dwarf planet named for Polynesian god http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25752661/ ? Cern lab goes 'colder than space' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7512586.stm ? Nothingness of Space Could Illuminate the Theory of Everything http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/18-nothingness-of-space-theory-of-everything ? WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/18/1206845.aspx ? Earth, As E.T. Would See It http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/18/earth-from-space.html ? The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration http://www.physorg.com/news135604062.html ? Asteroid switched Mars's magnetic field on and off http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926655.900-asteroid-switched-marss-magnetic-field-on-and-off.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_mg19926655.900 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Solar dyes give a guiding light http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7501476.stm ? The Problem With Biofuels http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/12/eveningnews/main4255982.shtml ? Bombardier may unveil 'greener' aircraft: report http://www.physorg.com/news135159943.html ? The Environmentalism of Wall-E http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-environment.html ? Forests to fall for food and fuel http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7503304.stm ? Governors Look Beyond Corn-Based Ethanol http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/14/tech/main4257213.shtml ? The Energy Superbugs http://www.forbes.com/technology/sciences/2008/07/03/energy-extremophiles-efficiency-biz-energy_cx_wp_0707efficiency_bugs.html ? Giant Laser in the Works to Achieve Fusion http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/15/laser-fusion.html ? S. Korean fusion reactor takes step forward: scientists http://www.physorg.com/news135317904.html ? Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint http://www.physorg.com/news135349137.html ? Lights Out?: How the Grid Copes When a Nuclear Power Plant Goes Down http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-the-grid-copes-when-nuclear-power-plant-goes-down ? Texas Approves Massive Wind Power Project http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4268626.shtml ? Even With Public Funding, Hydrogen Cars Are at Least 15 Years Away http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/even-with-plenty-of-public-funding-hydrogen-cars-are-at-least-15-years-away/ ? Panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25740120/ ? African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2080/african-wall-trees-fight-desert ? Explorer bids to kayak to 'melting' North Pole http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIYBBakrOb6UfDunzuA5QaACsVuw ? Should Humans Relocate Animals Threatened by Global Warming? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/should-humans-relocate-animals-threatened-by-global-warming/ ? Turkey plans water pipeline link for north Cyprus http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080719/sc_afp/cyprusturkeyenvironmentwater_080719174803 ? Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm ? Doomed to a fatal delusion over climate change http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23991257-25717,00.html Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? Archaeology: Ancient bones could help combat TB http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/13/medicalresearch.health ? X-Rays Take Groundbreaking Virus Portrait http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/14/x-ray-virus.html ? An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors http://www.physorg.com/news135268681.html ? Do mammals think in 3-D? http://www.physorg.com/news135273830.html ? Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_sc/britain_mystery_insect;_ylt=Aj10dwyLUcteHhjKsTDSBHdvieAA ? Four artificial new letters for the DNA alphabet http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926644.300-four-artificial-new-letters-for-the-dna-alphabet.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_mg19926644.300 ? Virus helps show cancer spread http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7501483.stm ? UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV http://www.physorg.com/news135360794.html ? Genetic Trait Makes Africans Especially Prone to HIV Infection http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/16/genetic-trait-makes-africans-especially-prone-to-hiv-infection/ ? Brain scientists spot nature/nurture gene link http://www.physorg.com/news135435449.html ? Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25710243/ ? A Vaccine to Fight Alzheimer?s Fails, but an Allergy Medicine Shows Promise http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/18/a-vaccine-to-fight-alzheimers-fails-but-an-allergy-medicine-shows-promise/ ? Natural selection may not produce the best organisms http://www.physorg.com/news135573322.html ? ? ? ? Other ? Inside Area 51 (Video) http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8814976&ch=4226713&src=news ? Dalai Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_us/dalai_lama ? Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation http://www.physorg.com/news135355467.html ? There are alien bases on earth http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/07/10/timothy_good_feature.shtml ? TOMORROW'S DARK KNIGHTS http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/16/1202606.aspx ? Earthquake-devastated culture fights for survival in China http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-14-chinaquake_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip ? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? Video: Reclaiming?Cold War relic http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25664282#25664282 ? Clovis Reconsidered http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/clovis.html ? Assos Online Tour http://www.archaeology.org/assos/tour/ ? Gallery: From Tiny Machines to Security, the Future of Nano-Fabrication http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/multimedia/2008/07/gallery_nano_letters ? ? ? ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveorange2003 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 25 23:21:57 2008 From: steveorange2003 at yahoo.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Jawlist] Science, Archaeology and Ancient Hostory Weekly Report 7-25-08 Message-ID: <474003.71639.qm@web32607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Good Morning Everyone, ? Below is this week's edition.? Enjoy! ? Steve Detwiler ? ? Science, Archaeology and Ancient History Weekly Report July 25, 2008 ? ?These virtues do not have ineffable meaning, but offer a sense of morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human family.? Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim ? News Articles ? Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ? Meditate on It http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/anthropology-behavior/meditation.html ? Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/sciencepalaeontologydinosaurs_080722231026;_ylt=AjuwsBrSuMhA3ew1iwOtXozPOrgF ? Laser illuminates fragile dinosaur footprints http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.200-laser-illuminates-fragile-dinosaur-footprints.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg19926656.200 ? Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm ? Dinosaurrific! New Dinosaur Supertree http://www.physorg.com/news136038148.html ? Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723101956.htm ? 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25829787/ ? Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain http://www.physorg.com/news136134829.html ? Rare fossils in India threatened http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm ? Evolutionary Boom in the Cretaceous Period Left out the Dinosaurs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/25/evolutionary-boom-in-the-cretaceous-period-left-out-dinosaurs/ ? Study explores plausibility of bulbs and tubers in the diet of early human ancestors http://www.physorg.com/news136218956.html ? Construction workers unearth mammoth bones in Minsk http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/belarusanimalsprehistoric_080725181215;_ylt=AsWVr9Ih4WLc8YyV6Ec8TjHPOrgF ? On the Evolutionary Gold Mine Down Under http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/platypus.html ? ? ? ? ? Ancient and General History ? Persian Gulf's ancient history evoked http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=60116&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ? Science Unmasks New Knowledge about the Indus Civilization http://pakistaniat.com/2008/07/20/science-indus-harappa/ ? Village of Petite-Rochelle was last outpost during 1755 expulsion http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/358279 ? Riddle of Lusitania sinking may finally be solved http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article4364701.ece ? Top war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested: Serbia http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc ? 1,600-year-old version of Bible goes online http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785089/ ? Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html ? The Swamp Fox http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/biography/fox.html ? Ancient Ohioans' ball game mix of sport, religious ritual http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2008/07/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_07-22-08_B11_8OAP5KN.html?sid=101 ? How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World http://www.livescience.com/history/080721-hs-galapagos.html ? 58 years later, records unsealed in Rosenberg spy case http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/22/rosenberg.hearing/index.html ? After 60 years, black military officers rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25809737/ ? SHE RESCUED EINSTEIN FROM A MANHOLE http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/22/1214652.aspx ? New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/july23/papyri-072308.html ? Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' http://www.physorg.com/news136046124.html ? July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0724 ? Sakkara - a history hidden in the stones http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=155885&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=737278726 ? Wonders and Whoppers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/presence-marco-polo.html ? ? ? ? ? Archaeology ? Civil War artifacts uncovered at Harding House site http://murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=12008 ? Academics ponder riddle of church?s ancient stone http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/07/19/academics-ponder-riddle-of-church-s-ancient-stone-64375-21369001/ ? Antiquities OPEC? http://time-blog.com/looking_around/2008/07/antiquities_opec.html?xid=rss-looking ? DNA survives two millennia underwater to shed light on amphorae http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article4368695.ece ? Ancient Kamrupa empire lay in Assam or Meghalaya? http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=456639&sid=REG ? Roman spa unearthed in southern Serbia http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=07&dd=20&nav_id=52063 ? Historic abbey uncovered in dig http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7517392.stm ? Archaeologists google an ancient find http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/21/2309834.htm?site=science&topic=ancient ? Tribe, developer battle over rock mounds http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/20/MNA411PE0U.DTL ? NOAA goes diving for U-boats in North Carolina http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/noaa-goes-diving-uboats-north-carolina ? Medieval fortifications uncovered in Mdina http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&Action=1&NewsId=52995&newscategory=36 ? Gold Ring from Middle Ages Found in East Iceland http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=309398 ? Poles point to Yunnan Neolithic age site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/22/content_6865172.htm ? Tanzania: Prehistoric Footprints Stir Fresh Controversy http://allafrica.com/stories/200807220050.html ? 1708 Tragedy Studied by Ukrainian Archeologists http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/world/ukrainian-town-reconstruct-1491.html ? Manhattan Project reactor nears landmark status http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/reactor_landmark ? The Devastation of Iraq's Past http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21671 ? Archaeological site allegedly destroyed during development http://stclairjournal.stltoday.com/articles/2008/07/22/news/doc487fa5d4154d3109029989.txt ? Persian Gulf a historical name, say international archaeologists http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0807192491141019.htm ? 800-year-old footprint unearthed in Canada http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/23/content_8750888.htm ? Work Crew Finds Pre-Columbian Bones http://www.news4jax.com/news/16959611/detail.html ? Tomb reveals ancient trade network http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2008-07-24_124221679.html ? Church reveals its 142-year-old secret http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3544073.Church_reveals_its_142_year_old_secret/ ? Australia's ancient Aboriginal rock art at risk, experts say http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/sc_afp/australiaartnativeresources_080725033924;_ylt=AmLrE6D9nTadcqkBsC_PeEus0NUE ? Records confirm slave burial ground under VCU parking lot http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-07-25-0308.html ? Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years http://www.turkishpress.com/travel/view.asp?id=243479 ? Archaeologists to share research of 18th-century Fort St. Joseph http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-30/1216997430311050.xml&coll=7 ? First Aboriginal remains to be returned from U.S. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080726/us_nm/australia_aborigines_dc ? The cult of Hadrian http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/heritage/story/0,,2291902,00.html ? Malaysian dam project threatens world heritage park: activists http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/malaysiaenvironmentenergy_080723032722;_ylt=AqV5GKJDBIGIkF0hqgv2wwXPOrgF ? 'Neglect' of Bletchley condemned http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7517874.stm ? ? ? General Science ? US weapons research is raising a stink http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/10/weaponstechnology.research ? Toy rocket inspires variable-speed bullets http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14372-toy-rocket-inspires-variablespeed-bullets.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14372 ? World's fastest train under Olympic starter's orders http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14380-worlds-fastest-train-under-olympic-starters-orders.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14380 ? Meet Robo habilis http://www.physorg.com/news136039196.html ? Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer http://www.physorg.com/news136036573.html ? ? ? ? ? ? Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ? NASA eyes buying Japan's cargo spacecraft: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080720/sc_nm/nasa_japan_dc ? New Race to the Moon Could Bring Permanent Bases and Observatories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/21/new-race-to-the-moon-could-bring-permanent-bases-and-observatories/ ? Solar systems like ours may be rare http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25784858/ ? Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes http://www.physorg.com/news135878465.html ? Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy http://www.physorg.com/news135874607.html ? The Pole star comes to life again http://www.physorg.com/news135871831.html ? New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon http://www.physorg.com/news135872367.html ? NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor http://www.physorg.com/news135870365.html ? NSF awards grant to track 'space weather' in Earth's near-space environment http://www.physorg.com/news135859469.html ? Moonlighting engineers design alternative NASA rocket http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14364-moonlighting-engineers-design-alternative-nasa-rocket.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14364 ? Debating Manned Moon Missions http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/moon-mission.html ? Space Race II http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/technology-space/digs-spacerace.html ? Manned spaceship design unveiled http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519723.stm ? Mars lander pulls all-nighter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25803322/ ? A star explodes in the sky, but nobody sees it ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25799843/ ? More EU states eyeing ESA http://www.physorg.com/news135966409.html ? New Geoengineering Scheme Tackles Ocean Acidification, Too http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/new-geoengineer.html ? Astronauts to Test New Technology On Moon http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/tech/main4282682.shtml ? Satellite designed to spot asteroid Armageddon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25816106/ ? Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes http://www.physorg.com/news136040931.html ? The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/spaceeuroperussiasatellites_080723060426;_ylt=AgWncjaWgDNjvfon4NK_18vPOrgF ? Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14390-stellar-nursery-found-around-milky-ways-black-hole.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14390 ? NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/growing-the-fir.html ? Cavers Explore Underground "Snowy River" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/24/tech/main4289136.shtml ? Distant Turbulence in the Magnetic Field Triggers the Northern Lights http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/24/distant-turbulence-in-the-magnetic-field-triggers-the-northern-lights/ ? The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found http://www.physorg.com/news136127078.html ? Russian scientists begin trial exploration of world's deepest lake http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentbaikal_080724181647;_ylt=An6cIRn8K0ptnyxNDySHQ9XPOrgF ? Aircraft for space tourism to be unveiled http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-07-24-space-tourism_N.htm ? Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080724-am-underground-microbes.html ? A new era in search for 'sister Earths'? http://www.physorg.com/news136218192.html ? Boiling hot water found in frigid Arctic sea http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25851330/ ? NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket http://www.physorg.com/news136215079.html ? 'Impressionist' Spacecraft to View Solar System's Invisible Frontier http://www.physorg.com/news136215335.html ? China aims for bigger slice of satellite market http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080725/sc_nm/space_china_dc;_ylt=AicxhtahlAhu6iZEExS9xaAhANEA ? Planet and star in puzzling waltz http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14402-planet-and-star-in-puzzling-waltz.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14402 ? Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19926663.600-neglecting-safety-could-nip-space-tourism-in-the-bud.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_mg19926663.600 ? ? ? ? Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ? Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080720/sc_afp/unenvironmentclimatebrazilwetlands_080720070948;_ylt=AskgaJArlohPzTh9zXKNGu_POrgF ? First tidal power turbine gets plugged in http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/17/waveandtidalpower.renewableenergy ? Floating wind turbines poised to harness ocean winds http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/16/windpower.renewableenergy ? All aboard the nuclear power superjet http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/17/nuclearpower.climatechange ? Can plug-in hybrids ride to America?s rescue? http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/18/can-plug-in-hybrids-ride-to-america%e2%80%99s-rescue/ ? Climate documentary 'broke rules' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7517509.stm ? Simply Ways To Cut Your Power Bill http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/earlyshow/contributors/susankoeppen/main4267194.shtml ? New York City Taxis Going Green http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/tech/main4266734.shtml ? Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity http://www.physorg.com/news135862196.html ? Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle http://www.physorg.com/news135864149.html ? More than half Philippine fauna nearly extinct: official http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080721/sc_afp/philippinesenvironmentbiodiversity_080721161336;_ylt=At.nBazLFFbz7OWxo853QDrPOrgF ? Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/gross_dc;_ylt=Aq9jqhMSe0UG7hgdw1v9C84hANEA ? Destruction Of Wetlands May Cause ?Carbon Bomb? http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1488076/destruction_of_wetlands_may_cause_carbon_bomb/index.html ? New chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane hopes to boost access to clean water http://www.physorg.com/news135958814.html ? 'Green' Olympic Games point way for China's future http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/oly2008chnchinapollution_080723025630 ? Newtonian invention makes for greener TV screens http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14381-newtonian-invention-makes-for-greener-tv-screens.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14381 ? Renewables mandate 'undermined' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7522667.stm ? A Solar Power Plant in the Sahara Could Power All of Europe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/23/a-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara-could-power-all-of-europe/ ? First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt http://www.physorg.com/news136032489.html ? Controlling nitrogen pollution will not stop toxic algae blooms, says research http://www.physorg.com/news136038336.html ? Arctic holds 90 billion barrels of oil, mostly offshore: report http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/uscanadaarcticoilgasenergyenvironment_080724005611 ? Japanese town blazes trail in clean energy http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/japanenvironmentclimatewarming_080723075358;_ylt=An2nWgthi2bWkVTIpGDAfAnPOrgF ? Cellulosic ethanol plants planned in Tennessee, L.A. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2008-07-23-ethanol-cellulosic_N.htm ? Facing the Freshwater Crisis http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis ? Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14389-interview-driving-towards-the-100mpg-car-.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14389 ? Device could help stretch a gallon of gas http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/ ? Cow power could generate electricity for millions http://www.physorg.com/news136084589.html ? EPA: Few volunteering to cut greenhouse gases http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_ot/global_warming_voluntarism;_ylt=ApNarJK7401hTMRLb5aa_EZvieAA ? Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters ? Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html ? 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14401-fuel-battery-could-take-cars-beyond-petrol.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14401 ? ? ? ? Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences ? The genetics of the white horse unraveled http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uu-tgo071608.php ? Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080719/sc_nm/cells_blood_dc;_ylt=Amfdwh4CQXxUBUQDtDNsF88hANEA ? Medical: Rules on use of human tissue stifle research, say scientists http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jul/18/medicalresearch ? 1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=10-year-anniversary-syphilis-genome-sequenced ? Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct http://www.physorg.com/news135878602.html ? Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells http://www.physorg.com/news135878540.html ? A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins http://www.physorg.com/news135872543.html ? New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus http://www.physorg.com/news135860062.html ? Once suspect protein found to promote DNA repair, prevent cancer http://www.physorg.com/news135878893.html ? Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080721/sc_nm/wrinkles_laser_dc ? Human-frog hybrids aid autism investigations http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14374-humanfrog-hybrids-aid-autism-investigations.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14374 ? Alien fish creates three-way hybrid http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14373-alien-fish-creates-threeway-hybrid.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news3_head_dn14373 ? Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair http://www.physorg.com/news135917398.html ? World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/sc_afp/britainhealthfertility_080723014252;_ylt=ArZzVatKvilk6yAiwTcohVnPOrgF ? Commercially bred bees spread disease to wild bees http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/bees_disease_dc ? Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/aids_worms_dc;_ylt=AozG_OaaPvssiOAT1X0t2oMhANEA ? Could killer horse virus spread amongst humans? http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14377-could-killer-horse-virus-spread-amongst-humans.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news6_head_dn14377 ? DNA provides clues to family's African heritage http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/23/rand.ancestry/index.html ? Dolphin call tells calf who's mum http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm ? EU agency to express doubts on cloning http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080723/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=Ao6gF2uXGSuog9F0HZQQHychANEA ? Magic Tricks Reveal Inner Workings of the Brain http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/the-science-of.html ? Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/eu_cloning_dc;_ylt=AhvV_6UpXRt3nwjRJzb7zhEhANEA ? Interview: Extreme virus hunter http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14399-interview-extreme-virus-hunter.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14399 ? Is the World's Largest Shark Shrinking? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/25/whale-shark-size.html ? Meditation slows AIDS progression: study http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/sc_nm/aids_meditation_dc;_ylt=AjySOPOe6QDd.TmDPPa8g4shANEA ? ? ? Other ? Did government cover up UFOs? (Video) http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/07/20/lkl.ufo.long.cnn ? 'Yeti hair' to get DNA analysis http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7525060.stm ? Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal http://www.livescience.com/history/080725-candidate-body-language.html ? The links with our past that we must ensure are preserved http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080722/OPINION/498078049/1006/NEWS&profile=1006 ? Ancient Mayan Healing Traditions to Find New Life at Auriga at Bahia Maroma, Signature Spa of Capella Resort in Riviera Maya http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ancient-mayan-healing-traditions-find/story.aspx?guid={0A183C3B-5F34-4696-B4C7-D4C14EEBBE85}&dist=hppr ? ?? ? Additional Informational ? SciFi Channel: Visions for Tomorrow http://www.scifi.com/visions/home.html ? Graham Hancock?s Website http://www.grahamhancock.com ? Robert Schoch?s Website http://www.robertschoch.com ? John Anthony West?s Website http://www.jawest.net ? Robert Bauval?s Website http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/index.html ? Center for Archaeoastronomy Website http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/news.html ? National Academies http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/index.html ? Antikythera Mechanism?s Website http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/ ? The Genographic Project Website https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ? Catalhoyuk Website http://www.catalhoyuk.com/ ? Archaeological Survey of India?s Website http://asi.nic.in/ ? Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?s Website http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html ? Near Earth Object Impact Hazard Website http://star.arm.ac.uk/impact-hazard/ ? Egypt?s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antiquities Information System http://www.eais.org.eg/ ? Minerva (International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology) http://minervamagazine.com/index.asp ? The Upuaut Project http://www.cheops.org/ ? Domesday Book On-line http://www.esds.ac.uk/findingdata ? NASA Science, Science Mission Directorate Website http://nasascience.nasa.gov/ ? FX Television, 30 Days http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/30days/ ? Sacred Sites and Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient World http://sacredsites.com/index.html ? Beyond Stone & Bone Blog http://archaeology.org/blog/ ? Earth Pilgrims Website http://www.earthpilgrims.com ? PickensPlan.com http://www.pickensplan.com/ ? VIDEO: Entombed Ship Revealed in Egypt http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080721-boat-video-ap.html ? Who was who in Elephantine of the third millennium BC? http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Raue.pdf ? INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON ROCK ART, LATE PLEISTOCENE ROCK ART ALONG THE EGYPTIAN NILE http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/inora/pdf/51.pdf ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: