[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-1-09

Sat May 2 20:17:40 PDT 2009

Good Evening,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report 
May 1, 2009 

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
Robert Frost 

News Articles 

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies 

Dinosaurs Lived in the Arctic
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/dinosaurslivedinthearctic

Dinosaur footprint fossils face the triple threats
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090425/102980.shtml

Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=9101

New Blow Against Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Theory, Geologists Find
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427010803.htm

Dinosaurs declined before mass extinction
http://www.physorg.com/news160324445.html

Some dinosaurs survived asteroid impact
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30463774/

Giant Pterosaurs Couldn't Fly, Study Suggests
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090428-giant-pterosaurs-fly.html

The Contradictions between the Creationist Movements
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=contradictions-between-creationists

Paleontologists Use Explosives To Uncover Dino Bones
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1679620/paleontologists_use_explosives_to_uncover_dino_bones/index.html

First dino 'blood' extracted from ancient bone
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17060-first-dino-blood-extracted-from-ancient-bone.html

Fossilised human footprints found
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/sci-tech/16-fossilised-human-footprints-found-hs-10

'Loch Ness' monster fossil found on Lyme coast
http://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/lymenews/4332152._Loch_Ness__monster_fossil_found_on_Lyme_coast/

Garden of Eden was in today's Kalahari desert
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Garden-of-Eden-was-in-todays-Kalahari-desert/articleshow/4473899.cms

Snakes and how they helped our big brains evolve
http://www.physorg.com/news160389288.html

Ancient and General History 

Pope Benedict XVI Names 5 New Saints
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1893994,00.html

The Little Ice Age and Scotland 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8010513.stm

A closer look at Henry VIII
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20090426140839202C690788

Researchers solve Malta-teaser
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Researchers-solve-Maltateaser.5193890.jp

Historians Study Forgotten Tombs Under Boston's Oldest Church
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Travel/story?id=7405291&page=1

Hidden for over 800 yrs, wonders of Nizamuddin ki Baoli out in the open
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hidden-for-over-800-yrs-wonders-of-nizamuddin-ki-baoli-out-in-the-open/450618/

The final collapse of Byzantium
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11534871.asp?scr=1

Indus Valley code is cracked - maybe
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD30Df01.html

World's oldest Benedictine monk dies at 108
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/30/oldest.monk.obit/index.html

Mysterious 1934 Disappearance of Explorer Everett Ruess in Utah Solved
http://www.physorg.com/news160318477.html

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090501/ap_on_re_us/us_fdr_jewish_refugees

Bone find shows early amputations 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/8025710.stm

Iran's Ancient Story Preserved Digitally
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/551742/

DNA test to prove Bronze Age link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8007969.stm

Beyond the Great Divide
http://www.historytoday.com/MainArticle.aspx?m=33355&amid=30283350

Archaeology 

Kilns discovery could lead to a Romans
http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/sevenoaks/Kilns-discovery-lead-Romans-rethink/article-916326-detail/article.html

Hohokam dig ends in Continental
http://www.sahuaritasun.com/articles/2009/04/24/news/00arch426.txt

Roman-era catacombs unearthed near Bethlehem University 
http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=37371

Fragment Of Hebrew Inscription From Period Of Kings Of Judah Found
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090425203201.htm

A Mosaic Painting Discovered in Idleb
http://www.sana.sy/eng/35/2009/04/22/222745.htm

Roman glass dish found in grave 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8024498.stm

Fishkill land confirmed to be Revolutionary War gravesite
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090429/NEWS01/904290328/1006

China's earliest known carving found in central Henan Province 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/28/content_11274877.htm

Ancient medieval buildings found beneath Cathedral Square
http://www.peterborough.net/news/articles/medievalcathsquare100.asp

America's 11 most endangered historic places announced
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-04-28-endangered-places_N.htm

Archaeologist bemoans Ark looting
http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10257571&nav=menu1344_2

4,300 mediaeval coins unearthed at Carevi Kuli
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/6469/2/

Archaeologists discover blocked passage in 800-yr-old well
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr262009/national20090426132527.asp?section=scrollingnews

RI crew to do more digging at slave trader's home
http://www.masslive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-8/1240753343136100.xml&storylist=massnews

New look for ancient city of Athens
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ricksteveseurope/2009139295_websteves28.html

Looted relic to be auctioned despite China protest
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hYLejNHjf6GyZ1BfW1zLxFH685Wg

Spanish Civil War bunkers unearthed
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/14789.html

Pompeii frescoes on show in Naples
http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-04-30_130297108.html

Aristotle school to become open-air museum
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30499784/

Laser mapping may help solve the mystery of the Mima Mounds
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008976743_mounds03m.html

Church lot rock actually ancient rune stone
http://politicom.moldova.org/news/church-lot-rock-actually-ancient-runestone-198713-eng.html

Egyptology 

Cache of mummies unearthed at Egypt's Lahun pyramid
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090426/sc_nm/us_egypt_mummies_1

Painted history
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/944/fr3.htm

Spiritual seekers revel in the power of Egyptian pyramids
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/travel/other/stories/DN-egyptspirit_0426tra.ART.State.Edition1.4a8d80d.html

Museum’s Egyptian Mummies: Visit to HUP for CT Scanning
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v55/n31/mummies.html

General Science 

Invisibility cloak edges closer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8025886.stm

Brace for 'brownout' as cyberspace fills up
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Brace-for-brownout-as-cyberspace-fills-up/articleshow/4469879.cms

FIRST thing: Robotics in every school
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/mathscience/2009-04-29-robotics-schools_N.htm

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences 

Did 'Dark Gulping' Generate Black Holes in Early Universe?
http://www.physorg.com/news159695546.html

'Hand of God' wall on e-bay (Video)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8018496.stm

Two space missions to Sun
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Two-space-missions-to-Sun/articleshow/4450738.cms

Russia mulls rocket power 'first'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8024590.stm

Astronomers Spy Oldest Object In Universe
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/28/tech/main4975143.shtml

“Space Tornadoes” Power the Northern Lights
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/28/space-tornadoes-power-the-northern-lights/

Comets: Source of life on Earth?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Comets-Source-of-life-on-Earth/articleshow/4463372.cms

Hypersonic ‘WaveRider’ poised for test flight
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30477653/

NASA may abandon plans for moon base
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17052-nasa-may-abandon-plans-for-moon-base.html

Video shows launch of world's largest amateur rocket
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17053-video-shows-launch-of-worlds-largest-amateur-rocket.html

Space Junk Forcing More Evasive Maneuvers
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/space-junk-forcing-more-evasive-maneuvers/

Salt in ice plumes hint at liquid sea on Saturn's moon
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Salt-in-ice-plumes-hint-at-liquid-sea-on-Saturns-moon/articleshow/4469861.cms

Asteroid spotted in outer reaches of solar system
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Asteroid-spotted-in-outer-reaches-of-solar-system/articleshow/4466697.cms

New missions target Mars moon Phobos
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30498759/

NASA's new spaceship to carry fewer astronauts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30498760/

Magnesium detected in MESSENGER flyby of Mercury (w/Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news160322181.html

Researchers use multispectral images to reveal origin and evolution of Mercury
http://www.physorg.com/news160321938.html

Antimatter mysteries: Can we make an anti-world?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17018-antimatter-mysteries-can-we-make-an-antiworld.html

Officials break ground for the world's most advanced neutrino experiment
http://www.physorg.com/news160405383.html

Sea-floor Sediments Illuminate 53 Million Years of Climate History
http://www.physorg.com/news160410462.html

How Hawking became the "sage" of science
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-04-25-stephen-hawking_N.htm

Nearby asteroid found orbiting sun backwards
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17073-nearby-asteroid-found-orbiting-sun-backwards.html

Extreme Ultraviolet Laser Challenges Einstein
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/extremelaser/

'Alien skull' spotted on Mars
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5255394/Alien-skull-spotted-on-Mars.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources 

Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole
http://www.physorg.com/news159528096.html

My ride? It’s a power plant
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/04/24/my-ride-it%e2%80%99s-a-power-plant/

'Safe' climate means 'no to coal' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8023072.stm

Massive Ice Chunks Break Up In Antarctica
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/29/tech/main4978510.shtml

Geothermal Explosion Highlights a Downside of a Leading Alt-Energy Source
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/28/geothermal-explosion-highlights-a-downside-of-a-leading-alt-energy-source/

The Grid May Be Smart, But Will It Also Be Green?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103415232

Africa climate change monitoring station launched
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090429/wl_africa_afp/africanunionenvironmenteusatellite_20090429164950;_ylt=At9zg93ySfOXNG2uF_RJk.bPOrgF

US wants to move on climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_on_re_us/un_un_ozone_treaty;_ylt=Ag3RMjfOPBNoTvLsd84hSSFvieAA

Climate catastrophe: What's the worst-case scenario?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-04-29-climate-worst-case-scenario_N.htm

Biofuel production: a drink-or-drive issue?
http://www.physorg.com/news160327223.html

'Smart turbine blades' to improve wind power
http://www.physorg.com/news160408825.html

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences 

New Features Found in Einstein's Brain
http://www.physorg.com/news159536686.html

Scientists create blood vessels from patients' own cells
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-25-blood-vessels_N.htm

New Biotech Corn Gives Triple Vitamin Boost; Protestors Unmoved
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/28/new-biotech-corn-gives-triple-vitamin-boost-protestors-unmoved/

Bionic eye to undergo clinical tests by 2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Bionic-eye-to-undergo-clinical-tests-by-2011/articleshow/4460509.cms

Simulated gene therapy
http://www.physorg.com/news160238845.html

Darwin in a test tube: Scientists make molecules that evolve, compete, mimick behavior of Darwin's finches
http://www.physorg.com/news160231764.html

Toward giving artificial cells the ability for sustained movement (w/Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news160233585.html

Experts unveil African gene study 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8028100.stm

Make me a superhero: The pleasures and pitfalls of body enhancement
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/01/body-enhancement-cosmetic-surgery-genetics

Other 

'Nazi' cattle being bred in UK (Video)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8019029.stm

'Brain-juggling' let’s dolphins avoid sleep deprivation
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17059-brainjuggling-lets-dolphins-avoid-sleep-deprivation.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/ 

The 10 Most Outrageous Military Experiments 
http://www.livescience.com/history/090429-military-experiment.html 

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