[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 1-9-09

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Evening Everyone,
 
Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!
 
Steve Detwiler
 
 
 
 
 
Weekly Science Report
January 9, 2009
 
“Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.”
African Proverb
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
Necklaces reveal early man’s intelligence
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5446489.ece
 
Pink iguana rewrites family tree 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7811875.stm
 
HOW FLYING REPTILES ROSE
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/06/1734554.aspx
 
Whence the First Americans?
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/108/4
 
HOW EVOLUTION EVOLVED
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/09/1737822.aspx
 
Mineral kingdom has co-evolved with life
http://www.physorg.com/news145805221.html
 
Neanderthals might have made good blood donors
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16386-neanderthals-might-have-made-good-blood-donors.html
 
Marine plankton found in amber
http://www.physorg.com/news145817882.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
Ancient and General History
 
The 'first true scientist' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7810846.stm
 
Field Museum discovery helps solve mystery of South American trophy heads
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/fm-fmd010509.php
 
Secret army of ‘scallywags’ to sabotage German occupation
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5446697.ece
 
Renaissance capitalist: New research answers mystery about illegitimate daughter of pope
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uosc-rcn010709.php
 
Behind the Speeches, Meaningful Words
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Behind-the-Speeches-Meaningful-Words.html
 
Ancient Greeks 'loved a good night in' say researchers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/greece/4163401/Ancient-Greeks-loved-a-good-night-in-say-researchers.html
 
Comet smashes triggered ancient famine
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126882.900-comet-smashes-triggered-ancient-famine.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news
 
Why Did Western Drs. Promote Tobacco While the Nazis Fought Cancer?
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/08-why-did-western-drs-promote-tobacco
 
Study Reveals DNA Links Between Ancient Peruvians, Japanese
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=325015&CategoryId=14095
 
 
 
 



Archaeology
 
Mystery stone circles may point to water on Mars
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126883.600-mystery-stone-circles-may-point-to-water-on-mars.html
 
Louisville digs are a boon to archaeologists
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/644484.html
 
A fruitful archaeological year
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/928/heritage.htm
 
140 Archaeological sites, monuments recovered in Swabi district
http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63898&Itemid=2
 
Bulletin published on 4,800-year-old artificial eye of Burnt City
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=186319
 
Ancient town may lie buried near Sanchi 
http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=4974288&programId=1073754912&pageTypeId=1073754893&contentType=EDITORIAL
 
Sierra Vista development site yields old artifacts
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1017882
 
Archaeorama's New Year's Forecast
http://blogs.discovery.com/news_archaeorama/2008/12/archaeoramas-ne.html
 
Excavations at Episkopi-Bamboula complete
http://www.famagusta-gazette.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=69&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=7121&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2350&hn=famagusta-gazette&he=.com
 
Stonehenge was 'giant concert venue'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/4108867/Stonehenge-was-giant-concert-venue.html
 
CSI Hunley: Fate of historic sub a cold case file
http://www.examiner.com/a-1776103~CSI_Hunley__Fate_of_historic_sub_a_cold_case_file.html
 
German battlefield yields Roman surprises
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/05/germany.battlefield/
 
Answer to Ohio earthworks might be in New Guinea
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2009/01/06/sci_lepper06_ART_01-06-09_B5_PLCCRNB.html?sid=101
 
Scientists' hopes up for discovery of Mermaid
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24882046-30417,00.html
 
Archeologists remake splendid emperor robe in Nanjing 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/07/content_10617100.htm
 

'Historic' low: Thieves steal from Trombley museum
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/01/historic_low_thieves_steal_fro.html
 
Mummy thought to be Queen Seshestet found in Egypt
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090108/sc_nm/us_egypt_mummy_2
 
Stonehenge in Lake Michigan?
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Stonehenge-in-Lake-Michigan.html
 
Union soldier's bones found at Md. Civil War site
http://www.examiner.com/a-1782765~Union_soldier_s_bones_found_at_Md__Civil_War_site.html
 
Babylon Is Targeted in Project of World Monuments Fund and Iraq
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=apwIlJ7IbtWc&refer=muse
 
Radiocarbon dates indicate early Irish were just visiting
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5477636.ece
 
Technology Reveals Significant Archaeological Discovery at the Springs Preserve 
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/technology-reveals-significant-archaeological-discovery-at-the-springs-preserve%2C675078.shtml
 
Dam construction threatens Venezuelan ruins (Video)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dam-construction-threatens-venezuelan-ruins-1264501.html
 
Ocean's Three 
http://www.archaeology.org/videos/delgado.html
 
'A 10,000-piece jigsaw puzzle'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4814205a11.html
 
DRILLING AND MINING IN STORE FOR TWO ICONIC SOUTHWEST PARKS
http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1146
 
 
 
 


General Science
 
Can laser beams someday replace the sprinkler?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28448206/
 
Holes give edge to new MoD armour 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7811567.stm
 
Mobiles take a great leap forward 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7810130.stm
 
Engineers develop new way to fuse cells
http://www.physorg.com/news150297594.html
 
Invention: Exoskeleton power steering
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16357-invention-exoskeleton-power-steering.html
 
How Technology May Soon "Read" Your Mind
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/31/60minutes/main4694713.shtml
 
Technique to squeeze light developed http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health__Science/Science/Technique_to_squeeze_light_developed/articleshow/3947621.cms
 
Japan researchers unveil robot suit for farmers
http://www.physorg.com/news150697278.html
 
Artificial molecule evolves in the lab
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16382-artificial-molecule-evolves-in-the-lab.html
 
 
 
 

 
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
Coral growth in decline at Great Barrier Reef
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28436388/
 
Mars rovers roll on to five years 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7808917.stm
 
Will brain waves help pilot future space ships?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-01-03-brain-waves_N.htm
 
Milky Way — the galaxy — not so snack-sized
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28508996/
 
Stars form within black hole's destructive reach
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28506976/
 
Fastest Wind Tunnel to Put NASA's Orion to the Test
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/05/wind-tunnel.html
 
Volcanoes cool the tropics, say researchers
http://www.physorg.com/news150397996.html
 
Physicists offer foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics
http://www.physorg.com/news150388964.html
 
Lunar rock-like material may someday house moon colonies
http://www.physorg.com/news150396734.html
 
Jupiter-like planets could form around twin suns
http://www.physorg.com/news150383704.html
 
Bush to establish world's largest marine protection area
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090106/sc_afp/usenvironmentoceans_090106001803;_ylt=AuAbewXNwHxEVZ7U99O.9NfPOrgF
 
Basalt rock wall found in ocean near Taiwan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090105/sc_nm/us_taiwan_basalt;_ylt=Au8.FxA.GOoGdl25MRgRw7AhANEA
 
Space: The Final Frontier...Of Branding?
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1617859/space_the_final_frontierof_branding/index.html
 
Why mountains are bad for the ozone layer
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126883.000-why-mountains-are-bad-for-the-ozone-layer.html
 
Habitable Exoplanets Could Be Common in Our Galaxy
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/planets-like-ea.html
 
Black holes 'preceded galaxies' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7815827.stm
 
Beyond the Nine Planets
http://discovermagazine.com/2008/whole-universe/06-beyond-the-nine-planets/
 
Earth life headed for Mars moon
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28541531/
 
Space Is Closer Than You Think
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/01/07/atmosphere-space.html
 
Half-baked asteroids have Earth-like crust
http://www.physorg.com/news150557683.html
 
NASA Balloon Mission Tunes in to a Cosmic Radio Mystery
http://www.physorg.com/news150569765.html
 
Researchers see exotic force for first time
http://www.physorg.com/news150557049.html
 
Japan to hunt for rare elements in seabed: official
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090106/sc_afp/japanmineralgaselectronicsenergy_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AnzQNgHdrhCbVSAzaF39YxjPOrgF
 
Reach for the stars
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/07/naomi-alderman-perfection
 
Researchers to Send Submarine under Antarctic Glaciers
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1619384/researchers_to_send_submarine_under_antarctic_glaciers/index.html
 
Danger ahead as the Sun goes quiet
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126903.700-danger-ahead-as-the-sun-goes-quiet.html
 
Runaway stars carve eerie cosmic sculptures
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16373-runaway-stars-carve-eerie-cosmic-sculptures.html
 
Bright Flash in Heavens Has No Earthly Explanation
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/bright-flash.html
 
Catastrophic Coincidence: Second Ever Example of Contemporaneous Meteorite Impact and Flood Volcanism Discovered
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107085320.htm
 
Scientists May Have Detected the Death Throes of the Universe’s First Stars
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/01/09/scientists-may-have-detected-the-death-throes-of-the-universes-first-stars/
 
Strange rock formations on Mars explained
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28583487/
 
Report: NASA inspector general not catching enough
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_sc/nasa_watchdog;_ylt=AuSgBkUxkjtUesfcfqFMmV1vieAA
 
The Curious Case of the Arkansas Diamonds
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Curious-Case-of-the-Arkansas-Diamonds.html
 

 
 
 
 
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
French nuclear group Areva seeks US license for uranium plant
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090102/sc_afp/usfranceenergynuclearcompanyareva_090102193113;_ylt=AjkP0Z4KbPvDe4VGZf.rlkrPOrgF
 
Aquaculture's Growth Seen As Continuing
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1617206/aquacultures_growth_seen_as_continuing/index.html
 
Japan races to build a zero-emission car
http://www.physorg.com/news150347980.html
 
'Wireless power' spells end for cables
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/04/wireless-power-technology-witricity
 
Greenhouse gases could have caused an ice age, claim scientists
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4061092/Greenhouse-gases-could-have-caused-an-ice-age-claim-scientists.html
 
Now, cars made of coconut husks
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health__Science/Science/Now_cars_made_of_coconut_husks/articleshow/3949340.cms
 
Now, 'green' hydrogen for clean electricity
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health__Science/Science/Now_green_hydrogen_for_clean_electricity/articleshow/3946657.cms
 
Japan to track greenhouse gases from space
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28539325/
 
Tilting at wind farms
http://www.physorg.com/news150545203.html
 
Despite deep chill, global warming is still a peril: scientists
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090107/sc_afp/climatewarmingweathereurope_newsmlmmd
 
Monsanto says drought-tolerant corn ready for 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090107/sc_afp/uscropsdroughtmonsanto_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AlkVPUlh4Wf4G0ERCRdev4fPOrgF
 
Australian military warns of climate conflict: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090107/sc_afp/australiadefenceclimatewarming_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AoLxB4kSGvo8k5ce2fLiGizPOrgF
 
Garage Invention Could Turn Restaurants into Power Plants
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/vegawatt.html
 
Exxon supports carbon tax
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=e8aecbbb-16c6-412d-8054-7e64e2b176ef
 
'Climate fix' ship sets sail with plan to dump iron
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16390-climate-fix-ship-sets-sail-with-plan-to-dump-iron-.html
 
 
 
 

 
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
Using light to move and trap DNA molecules
http://www.physorg.com/news150129386.html
 
Richard Dawkins: How would you feel about a half-human half-chimp hybrid?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jan/02/richard-dawkins-chimpanzee-hybrid
 
'Bug' could combat dengue fever 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7804326.stm
 
New technique to locate cancer cells
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health__Science/Science/New_technique_to_locate_cancer_cells_/articleshow/3930174.cms
 
Nano device 'times drug release' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7808672.stm
 
Human hair makes good fertilizer
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28509911/
 
New reptiles found in Tanzania's forests
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28505799/
 
Scientists can now differentiate between healthy cells and cancer cells
http://www.physorg.com/news150383139.html
 
2 sets of twins look like different races
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/03/MNQP152QK8.DTL&type=science
 
Implants for babies could help deaf learn to speak
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126883.500-implants-for-babies-could-help-deaf-learn-to-speak.html
 
New treatment for blood poisoning could prove instant hangover cure
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/4109496/New-treatment-for-blood-poisoning-could-prove-instant-hangover-cure.html
 
Grape extract kills cancer cells 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7803619.stm
 
'Spookfish' has mirrors for eyes 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7815540.stm
 
Mountaineers measure lowest human blood oxygen levels on record
http://www.physorg.com/news150571554.html
 
Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/sc_nm/us_parkinsons_brain;_ylt=AgJ46GUE7UMYRpRpE7fbodUhANEA
 
A prenatal test for autism would deprive the world of future geniuses
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jan/07/autism-test-genius-dirac
 
Positive step for drug from engineered goat
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2009-01-07-goat-drug_N.htm
 
Ten extinct beasts that could walk the Earth again
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126905.000-ten-extinct-beasts-that-could-walk-the-earth-again.html
 
We have the technology to rebuild ourselves
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126884.500-we-have-the-technology-to-rebuild-ourselves.html
 
Breast cancer gene-free baby born 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7819651.stm
 
Venomous mammal caught on camera
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7791989.stm
 
Body repair 'could be ramped up'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7815449.stm
 
Scientists develop first examples of RNA that replicates itself indefinitely
http://www.physorg.com/news150739469.html
 
Where am I? How our brain works as a GPS device
http://www.physorg.com/news150739570.html
 
Too much of a good thing: Excessive DNA repair can lead to retinal degeneration
http://www.physorg.com/news150727857.html
 
 
 
 

 
Other
 
Hong Kong university criticized for dropping UFO course
http://www.physorg.com/news149755973.html
 
Memorial Service Held for 'Star Trek' Actress
http://www.ktla.com/landing_news/?Memorial-Service-to-be-Held-for-Star-Tre=1&blockID=175828&feedID=171
 
Peru: Hell and Back—Video Exclusive
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0603/features/peru.html
 
Close Encounters Of The Jersey Kind?
http://wcbstv.com/local/strange.lights.ufo.2.901376.html
 
Superman's planet is racially diverse — finally
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28543087/
 
Accidents will happen
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/05/murphys-law-accidents
 
 
 

 
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/
 
Top 10 space stories of 2008
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn16337-popular-space-2008
 
The German Resistance Memorial Center Website
http://www.gdw-berlin.de/index-e.php
 
Weird Science of 2008
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28530864/
 
Daily Grail, Secret Chamber Quest Continues
http://dailygrail.com/news/secret-chamber-quest-continues
 
New JFK death theory (Video)
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/01/08/carroll.jfk.assassination.cnn
 


      
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