[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-14-08

Fri Nov 14 21:11:23 PST 2008

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report
November 14, 2008

“The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.”
President John F. Kennedy

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Darwin's specimens go on display
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7713340.stm

Dino experts bust up prehistoric party theory
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27599394/

Oldest Evidence for Complex Life in Doubt
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2928&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

How warfare shaped human evolution
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026823.800-how-warfare-shaped-human-evolution.html

The Evolutionary Origin of Mammals’ Hair Is Found in Reptile Claws
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/11/the-origin-of-mammals-hair-is-found-in-reptile-claws/

Evolution in action: Lizards losing limbs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27681984/

Prehistoric pelvis offers clues to human development
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/iu-ppo111108.php

Bird-like dinosaur sat on eggs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27704545/

One-of-a-kind find in 100 million year old amber
http://www.physorg.com/news145817882.html

Evolution's New Wrinkle: Proteins With 'Cruise Control' Act Like Adaptive Machines
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081111183039.htm

Ancient and General History

Did Michelangelo Have a Hidden Agenda?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122661765227326251.html?mod=yhoofront

Did environmental disasters play role in Mayan decline?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-11-08-mayan-decline_N.htm

Germany marks pogrom that led to Holocaust
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/09/germany.commemorate.ap/index.html

Germany seeking Nazi suspect's extradition
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/10/international/i113847S05.DTL&type=science

Mystery of Easter Island's fertility
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/travel/story.html?id=2afd1c21-71e9-4588-86cd-b64938021337

WW II vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks silence: 'Let it be known'
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/11/11/acevedo.pow/index.html

Photographer races clock to honor last few World War I vets
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/war.vets.photos/index.html

Holocaust survivors to Mormons: Stop baptisms of dead Jews
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/11/baptizing.dead.jews.ap/index.html

Veterans in focus: Brothers fighting brothers
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/11/vets.brothers.japan/index.html

World marks end of 'war to end all wars'
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/11/world.war.one.armistice/index.html

Jones plotted cyanide deaths years before Jonestown 
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/12/jonestown.cyanide/index.html

Tech puts JFK conspiracy theories to rest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27705829/

Serbia raids factory in Mladic hunt
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081110/wl_afp/warcrimesserbiabosniamladic

Archaeology

Excavations give insight into underground life of First World War soldiers on Western Front
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/britainatwar/3405061/Excavations-give-insight-into-underground-life-of-First-World-War-soldiers-on-Western-Front.html

Fragments of transcontinental railroad believed found in Old Sac
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1380994.html

Temple’s treasures wiped out
http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/08/stories/2008110851612200.htm

Researchers seek to identify Pequot War battlefield sites
http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2008/081110/08111010.htm

Roman past 'neglected'
http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED07%20Nov%202008%2008%3A41%3A34%3A710

Park service starts a fire to restore, preserve historic Hopewell site
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081106/NEWS01/811060301

Labourers unearth gold coins in Maharashtra school
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Labourers_unearth_gold_coins_in_Maharashtra_school/rssarticleshow/3689732.cms

REMNANTS OF WALL LINGER IN GERMAN TOWN
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/11/09/1663381.aspx

Scholar finds Mayans' buried highway through hell
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i0X_X9vW5eX27jlXl8wH_UFcp3UgD94BHVEO0

New Bamiyan Buddha find amid destruction
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iMwnIv89hH3Q7rvdzmDQH9zCL6KA

A Rare Hebrew Seal from the First Temple Period was Discovered in Archaeological Excavations in the Western Wall Plaza
http://www.israntique.org.il/article_Item_eng.asp?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1442&module_id=#as

Digging history
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20081102/LIFE/811020318/1005/NEWS01

Archaeologists uncover bison hunt-kill site at Big Bone Creek
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081109/NEWS01/811090621/1008/NEWS01

ADOT unearths ancient village at Cordes Lakes
http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=61124

Some of the other Early Archaic weapons from Central Texas
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_313224250.html

Blueprints for Auschwitz camp found in Germany
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/wl_nm/us_germany_auschwitz

Forbidden City restoration an experiment in U.S.-China teamwork
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-forbidden11-2008nov11,0,6990677.story

2,000-year-old gold earring found in Jerusalem
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3P7fAQzODTFc4LJb-CqZ65oEXDAD94C2N8O0

Iron Age ‘town in the sky’ is revealed
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/11/10/iron-age-town-in-the-sky-is-revealed-91466-22216971/

700-year-old coins found in field
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7719768.stm

Istanbul's buried history holds machines
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10320203.asp?scr=1

$150 million rebuild plans for Temple of Artemis
http://www.voicesnewspaper.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2401

Ancient mounds make UW-Madison a unique landscape
http://www.news.wisc.edu/15910

More of ancient Amazon civilization unearthed
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081111f3.html

Iran bans mining at salt man necropolis
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=74931&sectionid=351020105

Egypt unveils discovery of 4,300-year-old pyramid
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_new_pyramid

Lebanon finds 2,900 year old Phoenician remains
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4AB3QW20081112

Findings cast light on mediaeval Georgian monastery in Cyprus
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=42456&cat_id=1

Ancient Rome lives again on Google Earth
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5137095.ece

Archaeologists shed new light on old Sri Ksetra
http://www.mmtimes.com/no444/n009.htm

Historic site found in Sharjah
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Heritage_and_Culture/10259263.html

Archaeological controversy over foundation discovered at SugarHouse site
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20081112_Archaeological_controversy_over_foundation_discovered_at_SugarHouse_site.html

Denver construction unearths remains of frontier cemeteries; about 40 caskets discovered
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-cemetery-underfoot,0,7399280.story

Record find of oracle bones in Shaanxi
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/12/content_7195425.htm

Scholars, archeologists ponder whether ancient Babylon can be rescued
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gc2r-zhvlmC_bqfDKiAKIXVUS41Q

Ancient village discovered in Tucson
http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=9327157&nav=HMO6HMaY

Southern Wall Of Jerusalem That Dates To Time Of Hasmonean Dynasty Discovered On Mount Zion
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081110190511.htm

5,000-year-old relics found in Iran
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=75009&sectionid=351020105

Official: 8th century church discovered in Syria
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAzBSBOFJhi4iTgpaNylsy6RhH9QD94E4T482

Archaeologists hail 'remarkable' Roman settlement uncovered during pipeline work
http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2008-11-13-Archaeologists-hail-remarkable-Roman-settlement-uncovered-during-pipeline-work

Phia Mun Cave reveals wealth of archaeological treasures
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03CUL131108

Ancient Celtic coin cache found in Netherlands
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/6110492.html

Bowl survives 300 years underground 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7727291.stm

The Enigma of the Red Snake
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1555&Itemid=27

General Science

Is It Time to Chuck the Internet and Start Over?
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/07-is-it-time-to-chuck-the-internet-and-start-over/

Internet revolution that elected Obama could save Earth: Gore
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081108/sc_afp/usvoteitinternetclimategore_081108163134;_ylt=AnhU.495kbBtoBmOQoOsIm_POrgF

How Self-Powered Nanotech Machines Work
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-self-powered-nanotech-works

'Super-microscope' opens at Isis 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7686622.stm

Prototyping with industrial robots
http://www.physorg.com/news145533264.html

Scientists fabricate first plasma transistor
http://www.physorg.com/news145705718.html

Urgent regulation needed for nanomaterials: experts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081112/sc_nm/us_nanotechnology_health;_ylt=Ahp0SC.6CQouRMt62BS6B.shANEA

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Indian satellite captured by Moon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7718015.stm

New flares of activity spotted on the sun
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27600156/

SpaceX seeks customers for DragonLab ship
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27599900/

Lockheed wins $977 million NASA contract
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27600343/

Fermilab's CDF Result Sparks Rumors of New Physics
http://www.physorg.com/news145029766.html

China aims to land moon-buggy by 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/sc_nm/us_china_moon;_ylt=Asuyg2FpKOA5x4Lv2HqyMcYhANEA

Space tourists to get limited protection
http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg20026815.800-space-tourists-to-get-limited-protection.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_mg20026815.800

Morphing mirror could clear the skies for astronomers
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn15154-morphing-mirror-could-clear-the-skies-for-astronomers.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news9_head_dn15154

Unknown "Structures" Tugging at Universe, Study Says
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081105-dark-flow.html

Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Flies Into Space
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081106122851.htm

Stars in the sea: Ocean census finds new wonders
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_sc/sci_marine_census

Astronauts head for extreme space makeover 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27630543/

A look at Endeavour's 7 astronauts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27630545/

Volcanism on the far side of the Moon
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2295/volcanism-far-side-moon

New Yorkers stand by 1980s UFO sightings in Westchester, Putnam counties
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1269843,ufo-westchester-putnam110908.article

NASA joins UFO sighting craze
http://itn.co.uk/news/7c42d4e0f03a439cd8ab364b305e3fbb.html

Nasa Mars mission declared dead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7721032.stm

Science's Alternative to an Intelligent Creator: the Multiverse Theory
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/dec/10-sciences-alternative-to-an-intelligent-creator/

Antimatter eludes search efforts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27646876/

Shortlist announced for Martian experiment
http://www.physorg.com/news145539743.html

EU makes pitch for 'unified' Arctic research
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081110/sc_afp/euenvironmentarcticwarming_081110170824;_ylt=AiMNUgc0riZ3BuPW7ODAoHjPOrgF

Mysterious changes seen on distant dwarf planet
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16009-mysterious-changes-seen-on-distant-dwarf-planet.html

Shock Waves Could Create Ingredients for Planets
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/planet-ingredie.html

Physicists Create BlackMax To Search For Extra Dimensions In The Universe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081107143616.htm

Exoplanets finally come into view 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7725584.stm

Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology
http://www.physorg.com/news145816756.html

NASA Restores Historic Lunar Orbiter Image
http://www.physorg.com/news145814836.html

Mineral kingdom has co-evolved with life
http://www.physorg.com/news145805221.html

India to take second moon shot by 2012, eyes Mars
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081113/sc_afp/indiaspacemoon_081113162211;_ylt=Aoj7vsnpD9ZvHc6jM4MQabHPOrgF

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Climate change ‘doomed ancient Argyll site'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article5110828.ece

Scientists revisit 1833 hydrogen production experiment
http://www.physorg.com/news145275194.html

Revised Theory Suggests Carbon Dioxide Levels Already in Danger Zone
http://www.physorg.com/news145286037.html

Africa left behind in Kyoto carbon offset trade: experts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081107/sc_afp/environmentunafricakyoto_081107184159;_ylt=AovHtPPVgll2Kgg9dLXm6SnPOrgF

Nanotech may have big carbon footprint
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2297/nanotech-may-have-big-environmental-footprint

Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos

Maldives President Says His Country Must Save Up for a New Homeland
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/10/maldives-president-says-his-country-must-save-up-for-a-new-homeland/

Should Yucca Mountain Hold More than 77,000 Tons of Nuclear Waste, or None?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/10/should-yucca-mountain-hold-more-than-77000-tons-of-nuclear-waste-or-none/

Plants: The Fuel Of The Future?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95444264

Plan B for a Warming Planet
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/10/climate-engineering.html

Five nations under threat from climate change 
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/11/top-5-islands-that-are-going-t.html

Could ‘energy islands’ power the future?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27684950/

Offshore wind power could alter ocean currents
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27681666/

Earth would be heading to a freeze without CO2 emissions
http://www.physorg.com/news145725882.html

EU seeks to expand energy grids
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7727028.stm

Iron-based Materials May Unlock Superconductivity's Secrets
http://www.physorg.com/news145800057.html

Air New Zealand to trial biofuel in December
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081114/sc_afp/nzealandaviationclimatebiofuel_081114050354;_ylt=AkwqWaAwF86snEwAZPwFSmXPOrgF

UN calls for world leaders to embrace 'Green New Deal'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081113/sc_afp/financeeconomyg20summitenvironmentun_081113172450;_ylt=AkTzgI80Gzp6MoWgucwt3lHPOrgF

Korean scientist engineers super batteries
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/11/13/korean-scientist-engineers-super-batteries/

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Scientists Identify Two Routes to Nerve Cell Regeneration
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/07/scientists-identify-two-routes-to-nerve-cell-regeneration/

14-year-old helps dad solve avian mystery
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27595529/

French scientists discover new gecko species
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27598973/

'Anti-Aging' Pill Makes Mice Mighty
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/11/07/anti-aging-pill.html

'Junk' DNA proves functional
http://www.physorg.com/news145038245.html

Pope slams human organ trade, warns on transplants
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/sc_nm/us_pope_transplants;_ylt=AjRXiiW7yMBzzaDzRNhvfb8hANEA

Scientists coax brain cells in mice to regenerate
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081106/sc_nm/us_neuron_regeneration;_ylt=AoUv5myp2Oi_W.d0C_jMLLUhANEA

Can an Artificial Heart Replace the Real Thing?
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1857216,00.html

Octopuses share 'living ancestor'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7715741.stm

Souped-up immune cells catch even disguised HIV
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081109/sc_nm/us_aids_killers;_ylt=Al7pCrLuc_s8lPshh98rO6IhANEA

'Clean-up' bees could save endangered hives
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/apiculture-hygienic-bees-francis-ratnieks

Forced evolution: Can we mutate viruses to death?
http://www.physorg.com/news145544680.html

Heartbeats may power future pacemakers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081110/sc_nm/us_heart_pacemaker;_ylt=AqUHRX1KU522ZdVHqAXnjUIhANEA

Smart DNA: Programming the Molecule of Life for Work and Play
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=smart-dna

Cells made to haul custom payload 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7722381.stm

Scientists Eavesdrop On Wayward Dolphins
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/12/tech/main4595174.shtml

Mini Helicopters Conduct Whale Check-Ups by Flying Over Blowholes
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/12/whale-check-ups-conducted-by-mini-helicopters-flying-over-blowholes/

Vietnam to grow genetically modified crops: reports
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081113/sc_afp/vietnambiotechagriculturegm_081113171333;_ylt=AumzIELbcU03CXyUvhVU6B3POrgF

A whale of a tale: Surfer escapes close encounter
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27695050/

Colonies in collapse: What's causing massive honeybee die-offs?
http://www.physorg.com/news145721503.html

GM crops found to affect reproduction in mice: Austrian study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/sc_afp/environmentgmofoodsafetyaustria_081112193432;_ylt=AmSoxMo51yUu6aaEY.wJmTTPOrgF

Jacking into the Brain--Is the Brain the Ultimate Computer Interface?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=jacking-into-the-brain

Other

Monks brawl before religious ceremony 
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/09/israel.brawling.monks/index.html

'Buddha boy' who spent a year alone in Nepal jungle attracts thousands of devotees
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1084758/Buddha-boy-spent-year-Nepal-jungle-attracts-thousands-devotees.html

Will the Opening of the Northwest Passage Transform Global Shipping Anytime Soon?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=opening-of-northwest-passage

Nessie mystery turns 75
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7722000/7722702.stm

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/

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

Wake Forest University, Museum of Anthropology Online Artifact Database
http://cairo.deacnet.wfu.edu/

History's Most Overlooked Mysteries
http://www.livescience.com/history/top10_history_mysteries-1.html

Kristallnacht in Words and Photographs
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1857458,00.html

The creationism controversy in the classroom (Podcast)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/video/2008/nov/07/creationism-evolution-teachers

Ancient Rome: 310 AD in 3-D
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93527&videoChannel=6

Raw film of WWII combat (Video)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27648023#27650485

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