[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-22-09

Sat May 23 23:04:08 PDT 2009

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report
May 22, 2009

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

How Neanderthals met a grisly fate: devoured by humans
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/17/neanderthals-cannibalism-anthropological-sciences-journal

Do hunter-gatherers have it right?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/today/tomfeilden/2009/05/do_huntergatherers_have_it_rig.html

Ancient Human Ancestor 'Ida' Discovered
http://www.livescience.com/history/090519-fossil-primate.html

Ida: Humankind's Earliest Ancestor! (Not Really)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1900057,00.html

Study turns back clock on origins of life on Earth
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090520/sc_nm/us_asteroids

Human ancestor lived in world with tiny horses
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2009/05/130.shtml

Chemists see first building blocks to life on Earth
http://www.physorg.com/news161456485.html

Ancient termite spilled its guts in amber
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30887832/

Ancient and General History

Author defies idea that Blackbeard was English
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.blackbeard17may17,0,2327308.story

Fish Poisoning May Be Why Polynesians Left Paradise
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518111717.htm

Ancient Gem-Studded Teeth Show Skill of Early Dentists
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090518-jeweled-teeth-picture.html

For General Patton's Family, Recovered Ground
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Presence-of-Mind-Recovered-Ground.html

Unsung heroes of World War II finally get their due
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/22/woman.pilots/index.html

Fathers of Invention: What Muslims Gave the Scientific World
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-06/st_islamtech

Climate Change Did Not Doom the Anasazi
http://media-newswire.com/release_1091672.html

Archaeology

Archaeologists discovered several cultural layers in Hunan Province
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/15/content_11378574.htm

Unearthing the Mayan Creation Myth
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/05-unearthing-the-mayan-creation-myth

Funerary bundle found in Machu Picchu Sanctuary
http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=O6ffYqUgltI=

Archaeologists strike gold in Umm Al Quwain
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Heritage_and_Culture/10314648.html

Rare burial ritual identified in Iran's Sialk
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=94340&sectionid=351020105

Prehispanic Objects Found in Zapopan, Jalisco
http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=39&Itemid=150

Urban Dig Targets Site of Madam CJ Walker Factory, Home
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/552334/

Tanzania: Laetoli Ancient Footsteps to Get 'Facelift'
http://allafrica.com/stories/200905181099.html

Mercury Pollution's Oldest Traces Found in Peru
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090518-oldest-pollution-missions.html

Bristol Roman villa finder's thoughts revealed
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Roman-villa-finder-s-thoughts-revealed/article-999252-detail/article.html

Antiquities returned to Greece
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE54I4LY20090519

Fire and water reveal true age of ancient relics
http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=09051983-fire-water-reveal-true-age-ancient-relics

First Temple period bone seal with engraved name found in Jerusalem excavations
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel+beyond+politics/First-Temple-period-bone-seal-found-19-May-2009.htm

Who was the 'Menachem' whose ancient jug was found in Jerusalem?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086601.html

Via Aurelia: The Roman Empire's Lost Highway
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Road-Warrior.html

Unlocking the secret of the Euston Arch stones
http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-articles/news/2431/unlocking-the-secret-of-the-euston-arch-stones

Mystery footprints restore warring scene
http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2009-05/22/content_17819389.htm

Tests could link skull to 1857 Utah massacre
http://www.ktakradio.com/news/2009/may/21/tests-could-link-skull-1857-utah-massacre/

U.S. and Polish archaeologists successful at Berenike
http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=361511&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=2050323395

Archaeologists uncover further evidence of Nobber’s medieval past
http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/meathnorth/articles/2009/05/20/39691-archaeologists-uncover-further-evidence-of-nobbers-medieval-past/

'Oldest' human settlement found (Video)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/8062570.stm

Cliff erosion on Golden Cap estate exposes Bronze Age settlement
http://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/bridportnews/4385453.Cliff_erosion_on_Golden_Cap_estate_exposes_Bronze_Age_settlement/

2,000 year-old megalith uncovered in Tam Dao
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/05/848883/

Authorities turn blind eye to artefact thefts 
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=195164

Archaeologists open a window to the past
http://www.thesentinel.com/pgs/news/Archaeological-dig

US wages combat to save legendary D-Day landmark
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090522/sc_afp/franceushistoryenvironmentwwii_20090522161158

Old digs can reveal new information
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2009/05/17/digs.html?sid=101

Egyptology

Calling the Queen's Authenticity into Question
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,625719,00.html

New finds span time
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/948/he2.htm

General Science

Robot warriors will get a guide to ethics
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30810070/

Life After Silicon: How Graphene Could Revolutionize Electronics
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-life-after-silicon/

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not
http://www.physorg.com/news161358845.html

Ocean Circulation Doesn't Work As Expected
http://www.physorg.com/news161439846.html

Telescopes poised to spot air-breathing aliens
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227083.800-telescopes-poised-to-spot-airbreathing-aliens.html

Neutron star crust is stronger than steel
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30814065/

Virgin Galactic: 'Getting into space has a very low environmental impact'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/may/18/travel-and-transport-carbon-emissions

May 19, 1910: Halley’s Comet Brushes Earth With Its Tail
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/05/dayintech_0519/

Weird New NASA Rovers Really Get Around
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/futurerovers/

GPS On Verge Of Break Down, Report Finds
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/19/tech/main5025296.shtml

'Whole Earth Telescope' Spies White Dwarf
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/05/19/whole-earth-telescope.html

Stealth storm erupts from the sun
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17148-stealth-storm-erupts-from-the-sun.html

Russia 'to save its ISS modules' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8064060.stm

Early Mars: Cold and Wet, But Potentially Still Full of Life
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/05/21/early-mars-cold-and-wet-but-potentially-still-full-of-life/

Russia's Dark Horse Plan to Get to Mars
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/21-russias-dark-horse-plan-to-get-to-mars/

No more shuttles, no in-space fixes
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30893031/

NASA Details Plans for Lunar Exploration Robotic Missions
http://www.physorg.com/news162219006.html

Unlikely Suns Reveal Improbable Planets
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=improbable-planets

Coming soon: First pictures of a black hole
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227091.200-preparing-to-peer-into-a-black-hole.html

NASA's Icy-Hot Rocket Engine
http://www.wired.com/science/space/magazine/17-06/st_rocketicicles

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Ship with reprocessed nuclear fuel docks in Japan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090518/sc_afp/japanfranceenergynuclearenvironmentarrival_20090518020139

Land clearances turned up the heat on Australian climate
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227084.700-land-clearances-turned-up-the-heat-on-australian-climate.html

Peruvian Stalagmites Hold Clues To Climate Change
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515084039.htm

South Korea tries recharging road to power vehicles
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090518/sc_nm/us_korea_recharging_road;_ylt=Ar8e8pBAw1zN1IXpQAZxQMQhANEA

World’s first battery that charges on air
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Worlds-first-battery-that-charges-on-air/articleshow/4557629.cms

Global warming may be twice as bad as previously expected
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-05-20-global-warming_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Earth's 'hum' may reveal stormier climate
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17177-earths-hum-may-reveal-stormier-climate.html

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Engineered antibodies fight AIDS virus in monkeys
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090517/sc_nm/us_aids_vaccine;_ylt=AgQ5bYN27jvzhYA1iMNS6zkhANEA

The God Chemical: Brain Chemistry And Mysticism
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104240746

Komodo even more deadly than thought: Research
http://www.physorg.com/news161885734.html

Disruption of immune-system pathway key step in cancer progression
http://www.physorg.com/news161887182.html

Researchers make discovery in colon cancer prevention
http://www.physorg.com/news161886111.html

Coming soon: An artificial skin!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Science/Coming-soon-An-artificial-skin/articleshow/4550513.cms

'Wolf man' condition down to huge DNA malfunction
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17176-wolf-man-condition-down-to-huge-dna-malfunction.html

Other

4 Star Trek technologies that are almost here (and 3 that are really far off)
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/05/6-technologies.php

Scientific American 10: Guiding Science for Humanity
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=scientific-american-10

Arizonans see UFO, NASA says it's a balloon
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30824299/

Decoding the Mystery of Near-Death Experiences
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104397005

Big science projects on the edge of doability
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30871621/

Food Web, Meet Interweb: The Networked Future of Farms
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/food-web-meet-interweb/

Curse of the crystal skull
http://www.watoday.com.au/travel/curse-of-the-crystal-skull-20090514-b49j.html

Additional Informational

Top 10 Greatest Explosions Ever
http://www.livescience.com/history/090517-Greatest-Exposions.html

Ötzi the iceman: Up close and personal
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn17070-otzi-ice-man/2

FUTURE SEA CITIES: Freedom's Final Frontier in Pictures
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/seasteading-sea-buildings-pictures/index.html

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