[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-17-09

Fri Apr 17 19:54:15 PDT 2009

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report
April 17, 2009

“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

Our Ancestors Were No Swingers
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/413/2?rss=1

Three Subgroups of Neanderthals Identified
http://www.livescience.com/history/090414-neanderthal-groups.html

Digital archaeology reveals dinosaur details
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30226974/

Fossils found in Calif thought to be extinct whale
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/17/state/n132141D51.DTL&type=science

An earlier appearance for the first land plants
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/42862/title/Evidence_for_an_earlier_plant_evolution

Ancient and General History

'Ancient Jews used skulls in ceremonies despite ban'
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078227.html

Inbreeding brought down Spain's Habsburgs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Inbreeding-brought-down-Spains-Habsburgs/articleshow/4403141.cms

Evidence suggests ancient people were skilled horsemen
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2009/04/073.shtml

Alleged Nazi guard released from custody
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30210535/

Lincoln's 'Shroud of Turin'
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20090413_Lincoln_s__Shroud_of_Turin_.html

Native Americans aren't victims or warriors in 'We Shall Remain'
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-04-12-we-shall-remain_N.htm

CIA documents shine light on secretive Air America
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_us/air_america_documents

Washington & Lee U gets book back, 145 years later
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_us/pilfered_book_returned

Pope to acknowledge suffering at Canadian schools
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_ca/canada_aboriginals_pope

Archaeology

Recent diggins revealed that Holguin is Much Older than Supposed
http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2009/04/11/16689/recent_diggins_revealed_holguin_much_older_supposed.html

Wood you believe it? Stonehenge find at Tara
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/wood-you-believe-it-stonehenge-find-at-tara-1706040.html

New antiquities found in Dhamar
http://www.yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1245&p=local&a=3

Archaeologists studying 13000 years of habitation in Gohar-Tappeh
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=192003

Archaeologists uncover Selby Abbey secrets
http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4288585.Archaeologists_uncover_Selby_Abbey_secrets/

Harbour site excavated at castle 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/7997546.stm

Tequesta Indian artifacts unearthed along the banks of Fort Lauderdale's New River
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/fort_lauderdale/sfl-new-river-indian-dig-b041109sbapr11,0,7865173.story

Macedonia: Archaeology Excavations Begin at Roman Bath in Bansko
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1152

Nazca Lines to be protected from heavy rains
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/8749

Expert says terracotta army of servants, not warriors
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/13/content_11180738.htm

Vandals graffiti ancient rock art
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_363467.html

Peru strike hits Machu Picchu
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/viewmedia/76103

Da Vinci portrait found in cathedral window
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30209107/

Iranian Archaeologists Return to 7500-Year-Old Sialk Site
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2009/April2009/15-04-iranian.htm

Newly-found tomb mural depicts ancient Chinese medication 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/15/content_11189837.htm

Bronze age rubbish tip unearthed 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8000233.stm

Eastern Michigan University professor uses 21st century science on prehistoric art
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/04/eastern_michigan_university_pr_1.html

UCA professor discovers ancient rock painting
http://www.uca.edu/news/index.php?itemid=2196

University of Toronto archeologists discover temple that sheds light on so-called Dark Age
http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/main/temple

Ancient flute found in Xinglongwa
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090416/101611.shtml

Archaeologists pinpoint San Jacinto surrender
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/041609dnbussanjacinto.3ddefc4.html

3,000 year-old bracelet found in Tyrone field
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/3000-yearold-bracelet-found-in-tyrone-field-14269840.html

First-ever digital survey of ancient Paphos theatre
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=45214&cat_id=1

Roman Villas in Britain: Farms, temples, or tax-depots? 
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/roman-villas-in-britain-farms-temples-or-tax-depots.htm

Treasure trove found on Funen
http://jp.dk/uknews/article1664151.ece

Archaeologists Find Ancient Germanic Graves in Kranj
http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&id=1383210

Mounds yield anomaly
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/43081532.html

Civil War Geology
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Civil-War-Geology.html

Inside story of ‘sacred stones’
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090416/jsp/jharkhand/story_10829111.jsp

Reconciling American archaeology & Native America
http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/daed.2009.138.2.94?cookieSet=1&journalCode=daed

Egyptology

Mummies found in ancient Egypt burial chamber
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090412/wl_mideast_afp/egyptarchaeology

Study: Herbs added to 5,100-year-old Egyptian wine
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20090413_ap_studyherbsaddedto5100yearoldegyptianwine.html

Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_cleopatra_s_tomb

General Science

Can PUMA Really Transform Urban Transportation?
http://www.physorg.com/news158332381.html

Mining For The 'Prime' Jewels Of Numbers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102876903

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Galileo's Telescope Travels Far, Sees Farther
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103000230

Rakesh Sharma for yoga in space
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Rakesh-Sharma-for-yoga-in-space/articleshow/4391733.cms

High-Tech Weights for Space Workout
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/astromuscles2.html

Spacecraft Will Search for Evidence of a Hypothetical Lost Planet
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/14/spacecraft-will-search-for-evidence-of-a-hypothetical-lost-planet/

Quantum Theory May Explain Wishful Thinking
http://www.physorg.com/news158928941.html

Physicists see the cosmos in a coffee cup
http://www.physorg.com/news158943173.html

The Surprising Shape of Solar Storms (w/Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news158940323.html

Mars rover Spirit has unexplained computer reboots
http://www.physorg.com/news158907961.html

Scientist to 'refine' size of Universe with Kepler
http://www.physorg.com/news158857659.html

Star crust is 10 billion times stronger than steel
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16948-star-crust-is-10-billion-times-stronger-than-steel.html

Colbert lost in space when NASA names station node
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090415/ts_nm/us_space_colbert;_ylt=Am3BblkP46SZdNpSepzVrpiHgsgF

Nasa Sun probes watch over Earth 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7998867.stm

Does gravity change with the seasons?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227046.500-does-gravity-change-with-the-seasons.html

Satellite collision could have been far worse
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16961-satellite-collision-could-have-been-far-worse.html

Black hole jet brightens mysteriously
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16960-black-hole-jet-brightens-mysteriously.html

Researchers discover vast black coral forest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30250258/

NASA spots most crowded space collision ever
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30252768/

Titanium reveals explosive origins of the solar system
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16969-titanium-reveals-explosive-origins-of-the-solar-system.html

Asteroids won't raise killer waves - but mind the splash
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227044.400-asteroids-wont-raise-killer-waves--but-mind-the-splash.html

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to Help Astronauts Survive in Infinity
http://www.physorg.com/news159195930.html

Planet-hunting spacecraft's first images released
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_re_us/sci_planet_hunter;_ylt=ArMo5ZR6U07AvEI9hnPLp8ZvieAA

>From the archive: Russia hails 'Columbus of space'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/apr/13/yuri-gagarin-space-race-soviet-union

NASA may need extra $30b to stay on schedule to moon
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16978-nasa-may-need-extra-30b-to-stay-on-schedule-to-moon.html

Space sail could bring used rockets back to Earth
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227045.900-space-sail-could-bring-used-rockets-back-to-earth.html

Driller thriller: Antarctica's tumultuous past revealed
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227036.400-driller-thriller-antarcticas-tumultuous-past-revealed.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Seals and robotic subs monitor Antarctic climate change
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/08/eco.internatpolaryear/index.html

Biomass energy 'could be harmful'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7997398.stm

California Wants to Draw Energy From the World’s First Orbiting Solar Farm
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/14/california-wants-to-draw-energy-from-the-worlds-first-obiting-solar-farm/

Carbon Capture and Storage Gets First Try-Outs Around the World
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/13/carbon-capture-and-storage-gets-first-try-outs-around-the-world/

Hybrid solar solutions to cut power costs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Hybrid-solar-solutions-to-cut-power-costs/articleshow/4398815.cms

Cuts in greenhouse gas emissions would save Arctic ice, reduce sea level rise
http://www.physorg.com/news158929344.html

New Florida City To Run On Solar Power
http://www.physorg.com/news158847181.html

PBS takes on global energy with Web-driven 'Planet Forward'
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-04-14-planet-forward_N.htm

With tax credit, consumers give turbines, solar panels a second look
http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/13/with-tax-credit-consumers-give-turbines-solar-panels-a-second-look/

Warming pushes birds to migrate farther
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090415/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingbirdsmigration_20090415105518;_ylt=AgoN3dUpq0FVkyhof7wtZ9zPOrgF

Can oil from tar sands be cleaned up?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227043.900-can-oil-from-tar-sands-be-cleaned-up.html

Future-proof homes for a warmer world
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16952-futureproof-homes-for-a-warmer-world.html

Researchers transform carbon dioxide into methanol
http://www.physorg.com/news159098987.html

Forests could flip from sink to source of CO2: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090417/sc_afp/climatewarmingforestsun_20090417002644

Engineers set to convert carbon dioxide into solid rock
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/carbon-dioxide-storage-rock

Earth's temperature 8th-warmest on record so far in 2009
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-04-16-march-temperatures-emissions-reduction-study_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

6 Hidden Environmental Truths Revealed
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=view-6-environmental-truths

Adding Iron to Ocean Won't Stop Climate Change
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/04/13/ocean-iron-carbon.html

Texas company: We want nation's radioactive waste
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/17/financial/f122943D88.DTL&type=science

Cheap and noisy chips could improve climate predictions
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16968-cheap-and-noisy-chips-could-improve-climate-predictions.html

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Mobile technology battles HIV 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7989856.stm

Jet lag to be history: Scientists
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Jet-lag-to-be-history-Scientists/articleshow/4388908.cms

New alternative to biopsy detects subtle changes in cancer cells
http://www.physorg.com/news158772321.html

Egg stem cells could revolutionise fertility treatment
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16931-egg-stem-cells-could-revolutionise-fertility-treatment.html

Microchip that tells the GP if you’ve taken your pills
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1169305/Microchip-tells-GP-8217-ve-taken-pills.html

Robots to help stroke patients recover
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Robots-to-help-stroke-patients-recover/articleshow/4399751.cms

Scientist: First cloned camel born in Dubai
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30212386/

Corn, soy yields gain little from genetic engineering: study
http://www.physorg.com/news158950784.html

UK drug shows early promise against Alzheimer's
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090414/sc_nm/us_alzheimers_drug

Labs compete to build a living machine
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/14/genetically-engineered-machine-competition

Chemical that can stop flu spread found
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Chemical-that-can-stop-flu-spread-found/articleshow/4407200.cms

Unleash the Critters
http://www.newsweek.com/id/193498

1.5-million-year-old Antarctic Microbe Community Discovered
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090416/sc_livescience/15millionyearoldantarcticmicrobecommunitydiscovered

NIH May Clear Discarded Embryos For Research
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103217684

New sensor to check medical equipment hygiene
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/New-sensor-to-check-medical-equipment-hygiene/articleshow/4412928.cms

Pioneering medical nanotechnology offers new cancer breakthrough hope
http://www.physorg.com/news159191419.html

Other

Passover Miracles Meet Scientific Explanations
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103001423

7 (Crazy) Civilian Uses for Nuclear Bombs
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/yourfriendatom.html

Echo vision: The man who sees with sound
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227031.400-how-to-see-with-sound.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

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/

Countdown to Fusion: National Ignition Facility in Pictures
http://discovermagazine.com/photos/04-14-countdown-to-nuclear-fusion-national-ignition-facility-in-pictures/

The Most Notorious Pirates Ever
http://www.livescience.com/history/090413-most-notorious-pirates.html

Religious sightings (Photo Gallery)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/galleries/religious_sightings/religious_sightings.html

Seven amazing finds from America’s past
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30214068

KV-63 ~ Newly Discovered Tomb
http://www.kv-63.com/

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