[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 3-13-09

Fri Mar 13 21:44:31 PDT 2009

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report
March 13, 2009

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”
Bertrand Russell

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Fossil of 10 million-year-old bird found in Peru
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29433376/

The dinosaur hunter
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/feb/27/dinosaurs-fossils

Ancient whale bones could be gray whale's ancestor
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/27/state/n041409S80.DTL&type=science

Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1157784/Do-mysterious-stones-mark-site-Garden-Eden.html

Desert Secret Cracked: Ancient Hunting Techniques Revealed
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130209

Stone Tool Making 101: The Mind of a Modern Knapper
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/origins/2009/03/stone-tool-making-101-the-mind.html

Lemurs: Secret Social Drama Among Humanity's Distant Cousins
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090304091335.htm

Lost Tools Reveal Early Humans' Route Out of Africa
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/origins/2009/03/lost-tools-reveal-early-humans.html

Humans may be primed to believe in creation
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16687-humans-may-be-primed-to-believe-in-creation.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Cultural remains of 70,000-year-old civilization found in Orissa
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=d558c95e-09a8-4d19-bed1-285481635dad&Headline=Cultural+remains+of+70%2c000-year-old+civilisation+found+in+Orissa

Anthropologist Donald Johanson On 'Lucy's Legacy' (Interview)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101547347&ft=1&f=1007

Ancient Clovis Toolbox: Were Prehistoric Nomads DIYers?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/science_news/4307990.html

Life could have survived Earth's early pounding
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16733-life-could-have-survived-earths-early-pounding.html

Early 'Peking Man' was older, colder, study says
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_sc/sci_old_cold_humans;_ylt=AoqcgFiHvHz84.udJhW.wDdvieAA

Most Complete Great White Fossil Yet
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090312-shark-jaw-picture.html

Culture skews human evolution
http://www.physorg.com/news156100530.html
Rare dinosaur handprints discovered
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2612/rare-dinosaur-handprints-discovered

Tropical turtle fossil found in Arctic
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29550126/

Ancient and General History

Court: Va. man owns 1776 copy of Declaration
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29436312/

Experts trying to decipher ancient language
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090228/ap_on_re_eu/eu_portugal_lost_language

What the Romans learnt from Greek mathematics
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=55690&CultureCode=en

Science rewrites Northern legend
http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/mar1_09mt.html

Tonga petroglyphs hint at Isle link
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090302/NEWS23/903020319/-1

Rare Magic Inscription on Human Skull
http://www.bib-arch.org/bar/article.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=35&Issue=2&ArticleID=9

Case Closed on Murders of Last Russian Czar's Family
http://www.livescience.com/history/090302-last-romanov-children.html

March 4, 1962: Nuclear Age Comes to Antarctica
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/03/dayintech_0304

German Company Seeking Bailout Is Tied to Auschwitz
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1882866,00.html

Vatican: Holocaust denier's apology not enough
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/holocaust.bishop/index.html

Surprising colonists of La Isabela
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5840954.ece

Iran urbanized 4,500 years ago
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=87905&sectionid=3510212

UK survivor of WWI trenches given French honor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090309/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_old_veteran

Christopher Columbus was actually a Scotsman called Pedro Scotto, historian says
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4959361/Christopher-Columbus-was-actually-a-Scotsman-called-Pedro-Scotto-historian-says.html

In exile 50 years, will the Dalai Lama ever return to Tibet?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090310/ts_csm/otibetnow

Exiles keeping Tibetan identity alive
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7926559.stm

Collector: Lincoln photo uncovered in Grant album
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_re_us/lincoln_photograph_uncovered

War message found inside Lincoln's watch
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/10/lincoln.watch/index.html

Anatomy Lessons through the Ages
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=anatomy-through-the-ages

>From the Archives: U.S. invades Mexico
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/11/BAH91657CH.DTL

Alleged Nazi camp guard charged 29,000 times
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_demjanjuk

NY arrest in Dead Sea Scrolls row
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7927484.stm

Caravaggio Used Optical Tool to Trace Models
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/10/caravaggio-optical.html

Archaeology

600-year-old bathhouse reburied in Yazd, Iran
http://www.payvand.com/news/09/feb/1339.html

Underground passageways discovered in Valletta
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090227/local/underground-passageways-discovered-in-valletta

Stone Age finds delay Carlisle bypass again
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/stone_age_finds_delay_carlisle_bypass_again_1_519575?referrerPath=home/news_star_search_results_page_2_1962

Discovery of 6000-Years-Old Artefacts in Miyan-Rud
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2009/February2009/28-02-discovery.htm

100 Archaeological Sites Identified in Saveh
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2009/February2009/28-02.htm

Ancient village unburied: Archaeological team finds Dadi site
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090301/NEWS01/903010339/1002

Archaeology team examine medieval village
http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/latestnews/4153997.Archaeology_team_examine_medieval_village/

Ancient cylinder seal found in Iran
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_28784.shtml

Greece, unearthed
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/3/7/lifetravel/3394593&sec=lifetravel

Archaeologists find earliest known domestic horses
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/uoe-afe030209.php

Scientists Reconstruct An Ancient Greek Musical Instrument, The Epigonion
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305080734.htm

4,000-year-old axe among Olympic archaeology finds
http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/03/05/65473/4000-year-old-axe-among-olympic-archaeology-finds-photos.html

Malaysians find site of pre-Angkor temple civilization
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/03/06/2003437690

Archaeologists Find Prehistoric Buildings
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=394099

Archaeology Excavations Begin at Four Ancient Sites in Macedonia
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1068

Harappan-era cemetery found
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Harappan-era-cemetery-found/articleshow/4221028.cms

Scientists: Don't make ancient site a rail hub
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11821743

Construction workers in Aztec discover centuries-old bones
http://www.daily-times.com/ci_11823169

New Season of Archaeological Research Commences at the Elamite site of Tappeh Sanjar
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2009/March2009/03-03-new.htm

Axe handles dredged from North Sea win archaeology award
http://www.sandandgravel.com/news/article.asp?v1=11680

Skeleton of village 'witch' to be re-buried
http://www.kent-online.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=58107

The oldest bricks in the Carolinas?
http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/mar/02/the_oldest_bricks_carolinas73512/

Bronze Age Pottery Kiln Identified in the Burnt City
http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2009/March2009/01-03-bronze.htm

Afghanistan: A Treasure Trove for Archaeologists
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1881896,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

Funds help Crow Canyon unearth archaeological answers
http://www.cortezjournal.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=4871

Ancient seal dating back to Bronze Age discovered in Abu Dhabi 
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Heritage_and_Culture/10290518.html

Cuneiform tablet discovered in Homs dating back to 1700 B.C.
http://www.sana.sy/eng/35/2009/02/19/213522.htm

Scientists discover at the European Synchrotron the first fossil brain
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/esrf-sda030209.php

Shoes Found in 13th Century Trash Pile
http://www.livescience.com/history/090307-ancient-shoe-soles.html

Malaysian dig reveals ancients were high-tech
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29552914/

"Nuclear Archaeologists" Find World War II Plutonium
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090305-oldest-plutonium.html

Canada's Stonehenge
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090129.wcanstonehenge0129/BNStory/Science/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090129.wcanstonehenge0129

Expedition to probe cavern lake 3km beneath Antarctic ice
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/03/lake_ellsworth_expedition_approved/

Gladiator left covered in blood after Rome Colosseum fight
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/gladiator-left-covered-in-blood-after-rome-colosseum-fight-14217310.html#comments

Bunker Hill site eyed as possible Colonial graves
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/08/bunker_hill_site_eyed_as_possible_colonial_graves/

Bulgarian-British archaeological research project along Lower Danube river green-lighted
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/02/19/678279_bulgarian-british-archaeological-research-project-along-lower-danube-river-green-lighted

Lord Rama's ancient idol found
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-106253.html

T-shaped earthen structure preceded Moundville by more than 2,000 years
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090307/NEWS/903061942

Unique portrait from Shakespeare's life unveiled
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/09/william.shakespeare.portrait/index.html

Shakespeare's first theatre found 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7931823.stm

Ike may have uncovered Carolina
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6300570.html

'Vampire' discovered in mass grave
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126985.200-vampire-discovered-in-mass-grave.html

Archaeologist joins call to save unique Roman Villa
http://media-newswire.com/release_1087360.html

South Korean diplomat caught with Persepolis artifact
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=190629

Burgundy Wine Has Long History In France: Remains Of Gallo-Roman Vineyard Discovered In Gevrey-Chambertin
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310084846.htm

Archaeologists Find Ancient Jewelry in Egyptian Tomb
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-10-voa65.cfm

Jug Inscribed with a Persian Love Poem Discovered in Excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=29513

Zapotec Digs in Mexico Show Clues to Rise and Fall
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090309-zapotec-missions.html?source=rss

St. Francis Basilica Frescoes Bound With Milk
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/10/francis-basilica-milk.html

Farmers find monastery beneath Israeli soil
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/11/byzantine.monastery.jerusalem/index.html

Rare Maya panels found in Guatemala
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/sc_nm/us_guatemala_maya;_ylt=Ar57vOhDfUT5Bf0R.E43DtshANEA

Acropolis reopens after Greek president's plea
http://www.pr-inside.com/acropolis-reopens-after-greek-president-s-plea-r1109583.htm

The Ancient World's Longest Underground Aqueduct
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,612718,00.html

'Some things never seem to change'
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20090227063306238C352793

Egyptology

Sinai's turquoise goddess
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/936/he1.htm

Maritime Archaeologist at Helm of Modern Journey to Ancient Egyptian Land
http://www.physorg.com/news155399472.html

Archaeologists find statues of ancient Egypt king
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKTRE52429G20090305

In the house of millions of years
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/937/heritage.htm

Excavating mummy mouths
http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2009/03/02/News/Excavating.Mummy.Mouths-3654978.shtml

Egypt in deep water with sunken treasures plan
http://www.theage.com.au/world/egypt-in-deep-water-with-sunken-treasures-plan-20090221-8e5h.html?page=1

Researchers to restore Egyptian murals
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090310TDY03104.htm

General Science

How NPR Stays on Air as Sun Blanks Sat Transmission
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/02/solaroutage.html

'Invisibility cloak' directs light away from eye
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29550120/

Nanotechnology goes to war
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/05/micro-darpa-microchips

Researchers Want to Add Touch, Taste and Smell to Virtual Reality
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/realvirtuality.html

Coatings that 'self-heal' in sun 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7939776.stm

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

A Rare Agreement Between Obama and Bush: Yes on the Moon, No on the Shuttle
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/02/27/a-rare-agreement-between-obama-and-bush-yes-on-the-moon-no-on-the-shuttle/

Last year's U.S. satellite debris gone from space
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29428425/

Cassini Maps Global Pattern of Titan's Dunes
http://www.physorg.com/news154966417.html

Explaining the Mystery of the Voyager
http://www.physorg.com/news154966140.html

Dawn Finishes Mars Phase
http://www.physorg.com/news154966600.html

Scientist uses sedimentary record to uncover planet's past
http://www.physorg.com/news154967156.html

Are You Out There, ET? Searches for Habitable Planets Are About to Get a Boost
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=habitable-planets-crowded-universe

Air-breathing planes: the spaceships of the future?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16682-airbreathing-planes-the-spaceships-of-the-future.html

China plans to master space docking: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090228/sc_nm/us_china_space;_ylt=AlUZAbeS3.8qR_leITUF1QIhANEA

Mega-laser to probe secrets of exoplanets
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126975.400-megalaser-to-probe-secrets-of-exoplanets.html

Nasa launches Earth hunter probe 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7926277.stm

New Zealand And New Caledonia Geographically Connected: Ocean's Journey Towards The Center Of The Earth
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305091042.htm

NASA Probe to Find Out: Does Mars Have Burps of Life, or Burps of Rock?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/06/nasa-probe-to-find-out-does-mars-have-burps-of-life-or-burps-of-rock/

Where Would Martian Life Hang Out? Under a Giant Volcano, Naturally
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/05/where-would-martian-life-hang-out-under-a-giant-volcano-naturally/

Pluto has ‘upside-down’ atmosphere
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Pluto-has-upside-down-atmosphere/articleshow/4238216.cms

Japan considers putting robot on moon
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Japan-considers-putting-robot-on-moon/articleshow/4238197.cms

YOUR GUIDE TO EXOPLANETS
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/06/1824561.aspx

Shall we dance? Two big black holes found together
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090304/sc_nm/us_space_blackholes;_ylt=AsrbsD6E7YbXqcN4NMuyfv0hANEA

China lunar probe mission ends with planned crash
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-03-02-china-lunar-crash_N.htm

Cannibalistic Jupiter ate its early moons
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126984.300-cannibalistic-jupiter-ate-its-early-moons.html

What is it like to live in isolation for months on end?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16718-what-is-it-like-to-live-in-isolation-for-months-on-end.html

NEW SATURN MOON: Tiny Gem Found in Outer Ring
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090303-new-moon-saturn.html

I will rain iron and brimstone upon Texas…
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/02/27/i-will-rain-iron-and-brimstone-upon-texas/

Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29604064/

GOCE launch: Mapping the Earth’s gravity as never before
http://www.physorg.com/news155833444.html

Space station to be fitted with final set of solar arrays
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16727-space-station-to-be-fitted-with-final-set-of-solar-arrays.html

Phoenix Mars Lander Found Liquid Water, Some Scientists Think
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20090310/sc_space/phoenixmarslanderfoundliquidwatersomescientiststhink

City floating on the sea could be just 3 years away
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/09/floating.cities.seasteading/index.html

A full-fledged astronomical gallery in Kerala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/A-full-fledged-astronomical-gallery-in-Kerala/articleshow/4248902.cms

TALES OF THE BIG BANG
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/10/1830948.aspx

NASA postpones Mars Odyssey reboot
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29623164/

A 3-D view of remote galaxies
http://www.physorg.com/news155940094.html

Cosmic strings could solve positron mystery
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090310/full/news.2009.143.html?s=news_rss

Winged luxury submarines 'fly' underwater
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/06/eod.luxury.submarines/index.html

Junk alert for space station crew 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7940431.stm

Great view of universe's most extreme energy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29665374/

Galaxies protected by mysterious dark matter
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29656683/

Comet impacts can destroy stellar systems
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29656682/

Mars orbiter succesfully rebooted: NASA
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090312/sc_afp/usspaceastronomy_20090312205840;_ylt=Aq0U.ZQUG4EbWmrpTIoRVw3POrgF

Moon base: Location, location, location
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/03/05/moon-base-location-location-location/

ESA designs its smallest ever space engine to push back against sunshine
http://www.physorg.com/news155916067.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

'Green' funding for coal power plants criticized
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16683-green-funding-for-coal-power-plants-criticised.html

Risks of Global Warming Rising: Is It Too Late to Reverse Course?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=risks-of-global-warming-rising

Yucca Mountain Ruled Out for Storing Nuke Waste. Now What?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/06/yucca-mountain-ruled-out-for-storing-nuke-waste-now-what/

2005 Drought Turned the Amazon Into a Carbon-Spewing Factory
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/06/2005-drought-turned-the-amazon-into-a-carbon-spewing-factory/

“De-Clawed” Nuclear Fuel Would Provide Only Electricity, Not Bombs
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/05/de-clawed-nuclear-fuel-would-provide-only-electricity-not-bombs/

Aging Satellites Threaten Climate Research Future
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101336630

Siemens wins major renewable energy order
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090306/sc_afp/germanydenmarkenergyalternativesalescompanysiemens_20090306170242;_ylt=Ai6Sq.UGOJT5xChdZ5agu_bPOrgF

Colleges wean off fossil fuels
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/03/06/colleges-wean-off-fossil-fuels/

Can Geothermal Power Compete with Coal on Price?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=can-geothermal-power-compete-with-coal-on-price

5 Huge Green-Tech Projects in the Developing World
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/devworldgreen.html

Liquid Battery Offers Promising Solar Energy Storage Technique
http://www.physorg.com/news155569564.html

Singapore-made biofuel to run cars in Europe, North America
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090306/sc_afp/singaporeenergyeuropeusfinlandbiofuelsenvironment_20090306170434;_ylt=ApwcxgHEPeNJcvxyDolXLQ_POrgF

Scientists to issue stark warning over dramatic new sea level figures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/08/climate-change-flooding

Could technology repair Earth’s climate?
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/03/06/could-technology-repair-earth%e2%80%99s-climate/

Should hunters switch to 'green' bullets?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/04/green.bullets/index.html

Obama & Chu Push Ahead With Clean Coal Projects Despite the Cost
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/09/obama-chu-push-ahead-with-clean-coal-projects-despite-the-cost/

Climate change: Acid oceans transform marine life, says study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090309/sc_afp/environmentclimatewarmingoceansacidification_20090309114331

Top 10 Myths about Sustainability
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-myths-about-sustainability

Greatest thing since sliced bread: New data offer important clues toward improving wheat yields
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/foas-gts031009.php

Researchers stumble on algae that detoxifies arsenic
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Researchers-stumble-on-algae-that-detoxifies-arsenic/articleshow/4250314.cms

A radar to detect pollution levels over cities
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/A-radar-to-detect-pollution-levels-over-cities-/articleshow/4248265.cms

Primatologist Goodall: China plundering Africa resources
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090311/wl_asia_afp/uschinaafricaanimalconservationenvironment_20090311032125

Disney aims for zero carbon emissions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090310/sc_afp/entertainmentswedenuscartoondisneyoffbeat_20090310153359;_ylt=AiPPAEFKVDTwNE0yvFonfNbPOrgF

California Planning for Alternative Fuel Highway
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=alternative-energy-fuel-highway

Researchers Discover New Type Of Greenhouse Gas
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1652154/researchers_discover_new_type_of_greenhouse_gas/index.html

Battery that 'charges in seconds' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7938001.stm

Climate change effects seen in Antarctic winds
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_sc/sci_antarctic_change;_ylt=AldLU_lgCftAeOBLuzExMVpvieAA

Planning for future must consider climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090312/ap_on_sc/sci_climate_change;_ylt=AiPOFFhNfRMGg23g8.2EnTZvieAA

U.S. high-tech water future hinges on cost, politics
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090312/sc_nm/us_water_technology;_ylt=AldyO6uKxuO9.6oGyyw8914hANEA

Severe global warming will render half of world's inhabited areas unliveable, expert warns
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/12/global-warming-temp-rise-population

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Wheelchair arm controlled by thought alone
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430690/

Synthetic life form grows in Florida lab
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430688/

Second Genesis: Life, but not as we know it
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126990.100-second-genesis-its-life-but-not-as-we-know-it.html

Cell microenvironments hold key to future stem cell therapies
http://www.physorg.com/news154954632.html

Cuba eyes biotech corn for tropical climes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090228/sc_afp/cubabiotechfarm_20090228205449

Bionic eye gives blind man sight 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7919645.stm

A Close Look at the Original Information Superhighway
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/05-close-look-original-information-superhighway/

Health going hi-tech? Now, camera pills for surgeons
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Health-going-hi-tech-Now-camera-pills-for-surgeons/articleshow/4237978.cms

Race to make dinosaurs out of chickens
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Race-to-make-dinosaurs-out-of-chickens--/articleshow/4236805.cms

Scientists remove cancer genes from stem cells
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090305/sc_nm/us_stemcells_parkinsons;_ylt=AifiBCg1hz.1_2kJA5GwWYghANEA

New asthma drug could help thousands
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/06/asthma-drug-could-help-thousands

Thumbs up for 3D bone printer
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126984.700-thumbs-up-for-3d-bone-printer.html

Obama to reverse Bush-era stem cell policy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29586269/

Enzyme behind cancer spread found 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7813072.stm

Nano-treatment to torpedo cancer 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7935592.stm

Chinese Stem Cell Therapy Helps Girl See
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/10/national/main4856566.shtml

Synthetic gene circuit allows precise dosing of gene expression
http://www.physorg.com/news155938720.html

Q&A: Stem cell study enters new era
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/ethics/2009-03-09-stem-cells_N.htm

Blood type may matter in pancreatic cancer
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41567/title/Blood_type_may_matter_in_pancreatic_cancer

Science moves a step closer to mind reading
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29666474/

Chemotherapy drug may in fact strengthen some cancer cells
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41453/title/Chemotherapy_drug_may_in_fact_strengthen_some_cancer_cells

Brain Reconstruction: Stem-Cell Scaffolding Can Repair Stroke Damage
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/09/brain-reconstruction-stem-cell-scaffolding-can-repair-stroke-damage/

Regions of the brain can rewire themselves
http://www.physorg.com/news155835170.html

Aiming for a future without animal tests
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126986.100-aiming-for-a-future-without-animal-tests.html

The selfless gene: Rethinking Dawkins's doctrine
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126981.800-the-selfless-gene-rethinking-dawkinss-doctrine.html

Other

Cave Dwellers Slammed By Credit Crunch
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/26/earlyshow/main4831380.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories

Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness that Counts
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=kindness-emotions-psychology

More seeds for 'doomsday vault' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7912543.stm

Chimps craft ultimate fishing rod
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7922120.stm

UFO spotted over Newbury
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=9418

Scientists explain why they plagiarize
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-03-07-plagiarize-scientists_N.htm

Believers hunt UFO at annual meeting
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/08/state/n110008D85.DTL&type=science

'No proof' of bee killer theory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925397.stm

Zoo chimp 'planned' stone attacks 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7928996.stm

Obama links scientific research to protecting 'free thinking'
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-03-08-obamastem_N.htm

March 10: Jefferson the Paleontologist, Lincoln the Inventor
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/03/dayintech_0310

Keeping Time, For 10,000 Years
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/09/sunday/main4854164.shtml

Chimps use geometry to navigate the jungle
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16744-chimps-use-geometry-to-navigate-the-jungle.html

The end is near for multi-layered 'Battlestar Galactica'
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-03-12-battlestar-end_N.htm

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/

Unveiling the Toys of Tomorrow (Slide Show)
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=unveiling-the-toys-of-tomorrow

Pyrgos/Mavroraki 2008 Excavation Report, Triangular temple unearthed in Cyprus 
http://www.pyrgos-mavroraki.net/pyrgos_mavroraki_00002f.htm

The Italian Archaeological Expedition in the Sudan (University of Torino & University of Venice "Ca' Foscari") - Report for 2009
http://www.archaeogate.org/egittologia/article/1036/1/the-italian-archaeological-expedition-in-the-sudan-univ.html

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Rare Artifacts Return to Afghanistan
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/afghanistan-artifacts-returned/index.html

Unlocking the Great Pyramid
http://www.livescience.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=24147

NASA's 10 greatest science missions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29552360/

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