[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 7-10-09

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Morning,
 
Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!
 
Steve Detwiler
 
 
 
 
Weekly Science Report
July 10, 2009
 
"The future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battle or bury missiles in the ground." 
President Barack Obama
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
Darwin's doubters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jul/03/darwin-creationism-evolution-islam
 
Maize may have fueled ancient Andean civilization
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/45413/title/Maize_may_have_fueled_ancient_Andean_civilization
 
Decorated bone found in Florida may be from 13,000 years ago
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/44395
 
Fish on the menu of our ancestors
http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=57795414
 
Archaeologists Discover Mesolithic Human Traces in South-Western Romania
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1319
 
Illness brought down early human rival: scientist
http://jp.dk/uknews/article1748034.ece
 
Underwater exploration seeks evidence of early Americans
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/mc-ues070909.php
 
Steppe change: Mammoths roamed southern Spain
http://www.physorg.com/news166370061.html
 
Taking it in turns 'is down to evolution'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5777508/Taking-it-in-turns-is-down-to-evolution.html
 
'10,000-year-old' seeds debunked
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8142000/8142037.stm
 
How Dinosaurs Got So Big
http://www.livescience.com/animals/090706-dinosaurs-size.html
 
Prehistoric Fossils Found At Fort Sam
http://www.ksat.com/news/19990986/detail.html
 
Comment on "DNA from Pre-Clovis Human Coprolites in Oregon, North America"
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/325/5937/148-c
 
Oldest dinosaur burrow discovered 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8144000/8144199.stm
 
MAPPING THE NEANDERTHAL GENOME
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/paabo09/paabo09_index.html
 
Armadillo-like crocodile roamed Brazil: researchers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090707/sc_nm/us_brazil_crocodile
 

 
 
 
 
 
Ancient and General History
 
Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trial
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-07-03-demjanjuk-trial_N.htm
 
Making History
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124656447523887753.html
 
Oldest known Bible goes online
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/06/ancient.bible.online/index.html
 
Jackie O, RFK had steamy affair, book claims
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31763650/ns/today_books-today_book_news/
 
Vatican replaces cardinal in Holocaust controversy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090708/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_conservatives
 
Copernicus Remains Verified by DNA Analysis
http://www.livescience.com/space/090708-copernicus-remains.html
 
Did China's Nuclear Tests Kill Thousands and Doom Future Generations?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=did-chinas-nuclear-tests
 
Human History Written in Stone and Blood
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2009/4/human-history-written-in-stone-and-blood/1
 
Scientist hopes Meriwether Lewis' remains are in good shape
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090709/NEWS01/907090334/1001/NEWS
 
Mutiny or Murder: What Happened to Henry Hudson?
http://www.livescience.com/history/090707-henry-hudson-mystery.html
 
New Insights Into Iran's Past: Landlord Villages Of The Tehran Plain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090710092230.htm
 
New historic finds help paint picture of lime workers' lives
http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=3077
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Archaeology
 
Looters attack Libyan ruins
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-07-04-looter-libya_N.htm
 
Experts hold summit to unravel mystery of rebel Roman fortress in Norfolk
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history/art70060
 
Archaeologists intrigued by Chesterfield site
http://www.bnd.com/336/story/831653.html
 
Archaeologist warns of threat from development
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4474939.Ancient_gems_could_be_lost_to_houses/
 
Archaeologists dive deep into the lost world of the Maya
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-07-05-maya-belize_N.htm
 
Chinese archaeologists sketch out layout of Kublai Khan's capital 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/08/content_11673561.htm
 
Archaeologists tackle impacts of climate change
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/blogs/news/2009/06/22/archaeologists-tackle-impacts-climate-change
 
Medieval finds at university dig 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/8138362.stm
 
Dig reveals R.I. ties to slave trade
http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/NEWPORT_SLAVERY_DIG_07-07-09_EBEEC5K_v59.38ad7fe.html
 
Experts to help restore Tang relics in the US
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/06/content_8381366.htm
 
Discovery of Pottery Jar, Some Archaeological Fractions Date Back to Ancient Byzantine Era 
http://www.sana.sy/eng/35/2009/07/06/234465.htm
 
Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarry
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-QceyqTd7QB2zFv_b6PgxTSKoTgD9995BB00
 
Ancient henge may be largest one in county
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Ancient-henge-largest-county/article-1138043-detail/article.html
 
Archaeologists hit jackpot in Mali
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Archaeologists_hit_jackpot_in_Mali.html?siteSect=104&sid=10935272&cKey=1247128029000&ty=nd
 
Significant archeological findings at Heraklea
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/7456/2/
 
Students uncover hundreds of Iron Age remains 
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/local/87-local/46220-students-uncover-hundreds-of-iron-age-remains.html
 
Stolen antiquities returned to Iraq by Netherlands
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2009/07/09/iraq-antiquities.html
 
UNESCO: US damaged historic Iraqi site of Babylon
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYZIpEAwUtMB_AcIgjEnAwm6vGigD99B03PG2
 
Plan to build Kauai home over native burials raises legal issues
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090709/NEWS0102/907090337/Plan+to+build+Kauai+home+over+native+burials+raises+legal+issues
 
Sidon excavation aims to uncover more ancient ruins
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=104030
 
UA report on Oxford stone mound released; City councilwoman: Company told workers not to remove mound
http://www.annistonstar.com/pages/full_story/push?article-UA+report+on+Oxford+stone+mound+released-+City+councilwoman-+Company+told+workers+not+to+remove+mound%20&id=2921650&instance=breakingnews
 
Franklin Expedition search called off
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/07/09/north-franklin.html
 
Chimney Rock: Chaco or not?
http://durangoherald.com/sections/Features/Outdoors/2009/07/10/Chimney_Rock_Chaco_or_not/
 
Archaeological dig finds ancient First Nations camp
http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090710/cgy_dig_morley_090710/20090710/?hub=CalgaryHome
 
2,000-year-old cream shows aristocrat’s taste
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31855795/ns/technology_and_science-science/
 
Mexico and Google tout archaeology, history
http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2009/07/mexico_and_google_tout_archaeo.html
 
Intact archaeological site offers some timely lessons
http://durangoherald.com/sections/Features/Outdoors/2009/07/10/Intact_archaeological_site_offers_some_timely_lessons/
 
Field Museum conducts archaeological excavation at 'The Place of the Dead'
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/fm-fmc070809.php
 
New PBS archaeological series 'Time Team America' sifts through New Philadelphia
http://www.whig.com/story/news/time-team-070509

 
 
 
 
 
Egyptology
 
Another cache unearthed in National Museum
http://www.egyptiangazette.net.eg/gazette/tourism/detail_8_88.shtml#
 
UN nuclear agency helps unlock secrets buried with Egyptian mummies
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31376&Cr=iaea&Cr1=
 
Mummy Murder Mystery Deepens After Scans 
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Mystery-Of-Egyptian-Mummies-Deepens-Following-CT-Scans/Article/200907115331076?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ART)ICLE_15331076_Mystery_Of_Egyptian_Mummies_Deepens_Following_CT_Scans
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
General Science
 
Army's Most High-Tech Infantry Unit Set to Touch Down in Afghanistan
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-06/teched-out-troops-set-touch-down-afghanistan
 
New 3-D sensors coming soon to computers, cameras, other gadgets
http://www.physorg.com/news166293891.html
 
Robo-bats to be next eyes in the sky
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Science/Robo-bats-to-be-next-eyes-in-the-sky/articleshow/4752802.cms
 
'Universe' on PC to solve mystery of life's origins
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Science/Universe-on-PC-to-solve-mystery-of-lifes-origins/articleshow/4746484.cms
 
Safety Tests MIA for Taser’s Shocking New Shotgun
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/07/taser-introduces-new-shocking-shotgun-safety-tests-mia/
 
U.S. Army Revives Old Airship Concept for Modern Mission
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/090701-tw-military-airships.html
 
Military mega-lasers are too hot to handle
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327166.000-military-megalasers-are-too-hot-to-handle.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
‘Toy universe’ may solve mystery of life’s origins
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31710634/ns/technology_and_science-science/
 
The man who fell to earth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jul/04/buzz-aldrin-moon-space-apollo
 
Berkeley Lab Builds a Desktop Particle Accelerator
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/berkeley-lab-building-desktop-particle-accelerator
 
Where Tomorrow's Stars Will Be Born
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090706/sc_space/wheretomorrowsstarswillbeborn
 
Polar blog: 'There's something afoot in the Arctic'
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/07/arctic.explorer.climate.change/index.html
 
Spacecraft is coldest object out in space
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31780637/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
Did an Ancient Volcano Freeze Earth?
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/707/2
 
Agencies outline Mars initiative 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8130393.stm
 
Russian Probe Tried to Beat Apollo to the Moon—But It Crashed
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/08/russian-probe-tried-to-beat-apollo-to-the-moon%e2%80%94but-it-crashed/
 
Near-lightspeed nano spacecraft might be close
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31665236/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/
 
ROVER RESCUE REHEARSED
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/08/1990137.aspx
 
Gizmo for finding water on Mars is a blast
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31803767/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
United Laws of Physics Make More Accurate Predictions
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/08/fractal-laws-united.html
 
Explosive growth of life on Earth fueled by early greening of planet
http://www.physorg.com/news166288435.html
 
NASA Successfully Tests Alternate Launch Abort System for Astronaut Escape
http://www.physorg.com/news166285466.html
 
Massive supernova occurred 11 billion years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090708/sc_afp/spaceastronomysupernova_20090708180741
 
Phantom menace to dark matter theory
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327164.200-phantom-menace-to-dark-matter-theory.html
 

Galileo discovered Neptune, new theory claims
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31835303/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
First stars might have had twins
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31834913/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
Arctic climate under greenhouse conditions in the Late Cretaceous
http://www.physorg.com/news166355359.html
 
Amazon River Dated to 11 Million Years Old
http://www.livescience.com/environment/090708-amazon-river.html#06614493247444275661
 
Worms in Space to Study Microgravity
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090709-am-worms-space-experiment.html
 
Herschel shows breadth of vision 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8143447.stm
 
Teams vie for underwater robot prize
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8143541.stm
 
Moonship Photographed by Backyard Astronomers
http://www.physorg.com/news166451645.html
 
Physical reality of string theory demonstrated
http://www.physorg.com/news166097923.html
 
New Moon Map Reveals Shrouded Craters
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090709-moon-map.html
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Energy-pioneering Austrian town exports its model
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090705/bs_afp/austriaenergygasenvironment_20090705032458
 
Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_bi_ge/us_signature_skyscrapers_efficiency
 
Mashed-up genomes could produce biofuels
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31767229/ns/technology_and_science-science/
 
Urine: A 'Clean' Energy Source
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/08/urine-power.html
 
World's first as fuel cell aircraft takes off in Germany
http://www.physorg.com/news166191289.html
 
Warming arctic could teem with life by 2030
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17436-warming-arctic-could-teem-with-life-by-2030.html
 
Hybrid Anything: Retrofit Kit Wins Award
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2009-07/hybrid-anything-retrofit-kit-wins-award
 
World powers accept warming limit 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8142825.stm
 
Nanopillars Promise Cheap, Efficient, Flexible Solar Cells
http://www.physorg.com/news166375114.html
 
10 Wind Turbines That Push the Limits of Design
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4324331.html
 
Synthetic Tree Captures Carbon 1,000 Faster Than Real Trees
http://www.physorg.com/news166374180.html
 
Rival designs race to harness ocean energy
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17446-rival-designs-race-to-harness-ocean-energy.html
 

 
 
 
 
 
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
Lab-made sperm could make men redundant...
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Lab-made_sperm_could_make_men_redundant...&in_article_id=698846&in_page_id=34
 
N.Y. Museum to Bank Endangered Species DNA
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/08/tech/main5143991.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines
 
Stem cells' 'suspended' state preserved by key step, scientists report
http://www.physorg.com/news166279790.html
 
Possible drug target found for one of the most aggressive breast cancers
http://www.physorg.com/news166288338.html
 
Small company working toward what could be a breakthrough: a drug that kills only cancer cells
http://www.physorg.com/news166272729.html
 
New monkey discovered in Brazilian Amazon
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090707/sc_nm/us_brazil_monkey
 
4 Next-Generation Medical Procedures
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health_medicine/4323993.html
 
One step closer to an artificial nerve cell
http://www.physorg.com/news166109773.html
 
Liver cells could be reprogrammed as insulin factories
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327164.300-liver-cells-could-be-reprogrammed-as-insulin-factories.html
 
What can DNA tell us? Place your bets now
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327161.100-what-can-dna-tell-us-place-your-bets-now.html
 
Machines That Heal 
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-07/machines-heal
 
World’s First Self-Irrigating Desert Plant Discovered
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/irrigatingplant/
 
 

 
 
 
 
Other
 
A war of words between Catholics and Jews
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-conversion7-2009jul07,0,1041784.story
 
Winning the ultimate battle: How humans could end war
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327151.500-winning-the-ultimate-battle-how-humans-could-end-war.html?full=true
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Additional Informational
 
AUSTRALIA DINOSAUR PICTURES: Three New Species Found
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/photogalleries/australia-new-dinosaur-pictures/index.html
 
British Museum Expedition to Kom Firin, Report on the 2008 season
http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Kom%20Firin%202008a.pdf
 
International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq, Report on Damage Assessments in Babylon
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183134e.pdf
 
Preview of Interview with Robert Bauval
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=118528858689&h=b_dMg&u=Af-Vq&ref=nf
 


      
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