[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 3-27-09

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Morning Everyone,
 
Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!
 
Steve Detwiler
 
 
 
 
Weekly Science Report
March 27, 2009
 
“The true meaning of Islam will not only focus on how Muslims worship but also on who we are: mothers, fathers, spouses, students, neighbors, friends.  People who smile with pride at their child’s first step; laugh with friends over the old times; worry about exam results; cry at the sight of our children in pain.  People just like you!”
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
Famous paleontologist to plead guilty to fossil theft
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/20/dinosaur.bone.theft.montana/index.html
 
Bill Young: Stone knives made by Native Americans in Texas
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_080211420.html?keyword=topstory
 
New find doesn't end debate on Clovis cache
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2009/03/22/sci_lepper22.ART_ART_03-22-09_G2_B3D9ERU.html?sid=101
 
9-foot dinosaur skeleton is no-sale at auction
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/22/dinosaur.auction/index.html
 
First-Ever Cast Of ‘Hobbit’ To Be Unveiled At 7th Annual Human Evolution Symposium At Stony Brook University
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/550284/
 
Researchers find the earliest evidence of domesticated maize
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/tu-rft032109.php
 
Early agriculture left traces in animal bones
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/ci-eal032309.php
 
New research reveals the earliest evidence for corn in the New World
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/s-nrr032009.php
 
Gang of Juvenile Dinosaurs Discovered
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090324/sc_livescience/gangofjuveniledinosaursdiscovered
 
Evolution’s backers hail Texas vote
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29902944/
 
Why certain fishes went extinct 65 million years ago
http://www.physorg.com/news157294064.html
 
Multiple out-of-Africa migrations seen for early humans
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/090323_outofafrica.htm
 
Archives shed light on Darwin's student days
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090323/sc_nm/us_britain_darwin_science;_ylt=AgXjsTcjoCqphXLhKYAUhSohANEA
 

 
 
 
 
Ancient and General History
 
Jacobites' march to be recreated 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7937642.stm
 
'Aladdin's Lamp,' by John Freely
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/22/RVEQ15TU1J.DTL&type=science
 
The legendary Himiko may have lived here
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903230090.html
 
Auschwitz museum struggles to preserve site
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090323/ts_afp/polandgermanyhistorywwiiholocaustjewsmuseum_20090323025657;_ylt=AtLGZjnCET35i8a8.zfmIc_POrgF
 
An ancient culture, bulldozed away in China
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29849133/
 
US takes steps to deport alleged Nazi to Germany
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/24/national/a084541D57.DTL&type=science
 
Sagas reveal Vikings were 'first oceanographers'
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127001.500-sagas-reveal-vikings-were-first-oceanographers.html
 
Japanese man is a double A-bomb survivor
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29865222/
 
Ancestry hunters' bonanza as London records go online
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090326/tc_afp/britainhistorypopulationinternet
 
British code crackers reunite, pride unbroken
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29867609/
 
Le Pen again calls gas chambers detail of history
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_re_eu/eu_eu_le_pen
 
 
 
 


Archaeology
 
Archeological finds in Longmen Grotto
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090321/103322.shtml
 
Local cemeteries were early settlement sites
http://chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1488810
 
Drought Reveals Iraqi Archaeological Treasures
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102184336&ft=1&f=1010
 
New treasure joins Herculaneum show
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-03-17_117334922.html
 
Buddha was a Scythian Arian of Budins in Ancient Ukraine: scholar
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-3900.html
 
Hush-hush archaeology
http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/hush_hush_archaeology/7880/
 
Ancient pre-writing on rocks found in remote TN hamlet
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Ancient-pre-writing-on-rocks-found-in-remote-TN-hamlet/articleshow/4302250.cms
 
Greek fisherman nets 2,200-year-old bronze statue
http://www.newsobserver.com/1635/story/1454954.html
 
Excavation in Dry Tortugas reveals Fort Jefferson's past
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/962015.html
 
Pre-Inca citadel, cemetery found in Amazonas region
http://www.livinginperu.com/news-8515-peru-pre-inca-citadel-cemetery-found-amazonas-region
 
Roman finds at park-and-ride site 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7958965.stm
 
5,000-year-old home of capital's first farmers discovered
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/5000yearold-home-of-capital39s-first.5097272.jp
 
Revealed: the man who may have sunk the Mary Rose
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/mar/23/mary-rose-ship
 
Centuries old flood defenses are uncovered
http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/latest/Centuries-old-flood-defences-are.5102871.jp
 
Bronze Age sauna discovered on site earmarked for park and ride scheme
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5043498/Bronze-Age-sauna-discovered-on-site-earmarked-for-park-and-ride-scheme.html
 
19th Century Immigrant Grave Found In Pa.?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/24/national/main4888703.shtml
 
Ancient rock art from around the world
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29844547
 

Upcoming ruling could seal Titanic’s fate
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29861422/
 
Roman wall escapes archaeologists' trowels
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/Roman-wall-escapes-archaeologists-trowels/article-844739-detail/article.html
 
Ironware piece unearthed from Turkey found to be oldest steel
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903261611.htm
 
Genghis Khan’s Treasures
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Genghis-Khans-Treasures.html
 
Development projects unearth burial grounds across U.S.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-23-rangermuseum_N.htm
 
 
 

 
 
 
Egyptology
 
Egypt seeking return of ancient coffin from U.S
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE52L0LT20090322

 
 
 
 
 
General Science
 
France's SNCF hopes to run high speed rail in US
http://www.physorg.com/news156770353.html
 
Robot body language gives humans a clue
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16813-robot-body-language-gives-humans-a-clue.html
 
'Painter' supercomputer comes to life at Louisiana Tech
http://www.physorg.com/news157307428.html
 
Rise of the Robots--The Future of Artificial Intelligence
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=rise-of-the-robots
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
Giant solar waves spew more energy than 10 bn atom bombs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Giant-solar-waves-spew-more-energy-than-10-bn-atom-bombs/articleshow/4296808.cms
 
New simulation shows consequences of a world without Earth's natural sunscreen (w/Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news156686815.html
 
Liquid saltwater is likely present on Mars, new analysis shows
http://www.physorg.com/news156526578.html
 
Finding Twin Earths: Harder Than We Thought
http://www.physorg.com/news156776825.html
 
Robot octopus will go where no sub has gone before
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127006.500-robot-octopus-will-go-where-no-sub-has-gone-before.html
 
The Red Sea might save the Dead Sea
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52I5RS20090319
 
Shuttle moves to avoid space junk, again
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2009-03-22-space-debris_N.htm
 
Mars program faces turning point
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29842638/
 
PICK A MARS ROVER'S NAME
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/23/1852055.aspx
 
Researchers find 4,000-year-old coral species
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29842632/
 
Oops: Colbert wins space station name contest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29841715/
 
Mystery supernova may revise star theory 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29838696/
 
ISS Spacewalkers Test Planetary Protection Concept
http://www.physorg.com/news157044445.html
 
SPICE mission to explore the center of the solar system
http://www.physorg.com/news156956348.html
 
Does Dark Energy Really Exist?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=does-dark-energy-exist
 
Space storm alert: 90 seconds from catastrophe
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127001.300-space-storm-alert-90-seconds-from-catastrophe.html
 
Algal blooms dump toxins on the ocean floor
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16818-algal-blooms-dump-toxins-on-the-ocean-floor.html
 
NASA's early lunar images, in a new light
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lunar22-2009mar22,0,931431.story
 
Briny pools 'may exist on Mars' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7958471.stm
 
Astronaut experiments with space cooking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29866375/
 
Deep-sea rocks point to early oxygen on Earth
http://www.physorg.com/news157124234.html
 
Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope to focus on Mars
http://www.physorg.com/news157130619.html
 
Life-friendly worlds may snap, crackle and pop
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127005.700-lifefriendly-worlds-may-snap-crackle-and-pop.html
 
‘Wasted' wells fail to solve Africa's water problems
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16835-wasted-wells-fail-to-solve-africas-water-problems.html
 
Scientists Pick Up the Pieces (Literally) of an Asteroid Spotted Last October
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/25/scientists-pick-up-the-pieces-literally-of-an-asteroid-spotted-last-october/
 
A FLOWER ON THE MOON?
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/26/1867485.aspx
 
Zooming in on Mars in glorious 3D
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16852-zooming-in-on-mars-in-glorious-3d.html
 
The Civil Heretic
http://revisionistreview.blogspot.com/2009/03/civil-heretic.html
 
Possible Fifth Force Would Make Direct Detection of Dark Matter Unlikely
http://www.physorg.com/news157292373.html
 
China asserts itself in GPS turf war
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/03/25/china-asserts-itself-in-gps-turf-war/
 
How to save the world from an asteroid impact
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127015.600-how-to-save-the-world-from-an-asteroid-impact.html
 
 
 
 


Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Scientists warn on climate tipping points
http://www.physorg.com/news156525085.html
 
West Antarctic ice comes and goes, rapidly
http://www.physorg.com/news156605513.html
 
Feinstein seeks block solar power from desert land
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090321/ap_on_re_us/desert_preservation;_ylt=AkyuHWc4bz0nchAVmOh0Y19vieAA
 
When ‘clean’ cars charge up on ‘dirty’ electricity
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/03/20/when-%e2%80%98clean%e2%80%99-cars-charge-up-on-%e2%80%98dirty%e2%80%99-electricity/
 
Drink Up: Taking the Salt Out of Seawater
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=taking-the-salt-out-of-seawater
 
Concerns Over Obama Administration’s Climate Policy
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1658129/concerns_over_obama_administrations_climate_policy/index.html
 
Oil rigs may be fit for porpoise
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127004.400-oil-rigs-may-be-fit-for-porpoise.html
 
Buses turn to sewage for clean fuel
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Buses-turn-to-sewage-for-clean-fuel/articleshow/4302333.cms
 
Lethal air pollution booms in emerging nations
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090322/ts_afp/unenvironmentpollutionweather_20090322125639;_ylt=Arat44EZ7PVjqPdc0FflgX_POrgF
 
How enormous batteries could safeguard the power grid
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/03/22/how-enormous-batteries-could-safeguard-the-power-grid/
 
March 23, 1989: Cold Fusion Gets Cold Shoulder
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2009/03/dayintech_0323
 
Cold fusion debate heats up again
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7959183.stm
 
Crawling the Web to Foretell Ecosystem Collapse
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/ecodatamining.html
 
Setback for climate technical fix
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7959570.stm
 
Nanotube Tech Transforms CO2 Into Fuel
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/23/carbon-dioxide-fuel.html
 
Dust Bowl Had Human Fingerprint
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/23/dust-bowl-human.html
 
Scientists create new enzymes for biofuel production
http://www.physorg.com/news157048957.html
 
'Ice that burns' may yield clean, sustainable bridge to global energy future
http://www.physorg.com/news157038377.html
 
Linking Climate Change in Siberia and Britain
http://www.physorg.com/news157013032.html
 
City dwellers 'harm climate less'
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16819-city-dwellers-harm-climate-less.html
 
Think Negawatts, Not Megawatts
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-04/gp_efficiency
 
Deliver Clean Energy to Distant Cities
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-04/gp_transport
 
Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the Grid, Now
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-04/gp_intro
 
Generate Electricity Everywhere
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-04/gp_sunedison
 
Countdown to Nuclear Fusion: National Ignition Facility Warms Up
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/26/countdown-to-nuclear-fusion-national-ignition-facility-warms-up/
 
Nature vs Solar Power: Environmentalists Clash Over the Mojave Desert
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/25/nature-vs-solar-power-environmentalists-clash-over-the-mojave-desert/
 
Flowing blood could power cell phones
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29900077/
 
Pourable batteries could store green power
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29900981/
 
New bird discovered after its extinction
http://www.physorg.com/news157304550.html
 
Billion people invited to switch off lights
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090326/sc_afp/environmentwarmingearth_20090326160110;_ylt=Aook07v7l_HMvMmZFh.TZ3zPOrgF
 
Tesla unveils groundbreaking electric car
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090326/bs_afp/usautoteslaelectric2ndlead_20090326224012;_ylt=AsTzacuCSxf7Ykla2ZXLOxHPOrgF
 
Economical, eco-friendly process for making biodiesel fuel from algae
http://www.physorg.com/news157272282.html
 
Arctic meltdown is a threat to humanity
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127011.500-arctic-meltdown-is-a-threat-to-humanity.html
 
 

 
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
Fears over 'designer' babies leave children suffering
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127006.600-fears-over-designer-babies-leave-children-suffering.html
 
Synthetic blood from stem cells likely in 3 yrs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Synthetic-blood-from-stem-cells-likely-in-3-yrs/articleshow/4307535.cms
 
Proteins by design: Biochemists create new protein from scratch
http://www.physorg.com/news157043680.html
 
Researchers find tiny genetic change keeps nicotine from binding to muscle cells
http://www.physorg.com/news157043211.html
 
In a first, artificial brain developed
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/In-a-first-artificial-brain-developed/articleshow/4320842.cms
 
Scientists reveal mechanism that regulates cancer-causing gene
http://www.physorg.com/news157287306.html
 
Scientists find safer way to make human stem cells
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090326/sc_nm/us_stemcells_safety
 
Special investigation: How my genome was hacked
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127013.800-special-investigation-how-my-genome-was-hacked.html
 
Artificial cartilage performs better than the real thing
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16849-artificial-cartilage-performs-better-than-the-real-thing.html
 
 

 
Other
 
UFO files show 'close encounter' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7954001.stm
 
The Search for Truth: Bermuda Triangle
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7163342&page=1
 









Will 007 jetpack let you soar into the sky?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Will-007-jetpack-let-you-soar-into-the-sky/articleshow/4320846.cms
 
Dogs (Not Chimps) Most Like Humans
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/26/dog-human-behavior.html
 
TV, films boldly go down scientific path
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-03-25-hollywood-science_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
 
Triangular UFO spotted by two South African pilots
http://www.examiner.com/x-2363-UFO-Examiner~y2009m3d24-Triangular-UFO-spotted-by-two-South-African-pilots
 
 
 
 
 
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/
 
Otzi Iceman Photoscans
http://iceman.eurac.edu/
 
 


      
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