[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-6-09

Mon Nov 9 17:17:45 PST 2009

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report 
November 6, 2009 

“The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.” 
President John F. Kennedy 

News Articles 

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies 

The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals
http://www.livescience.com/history/091106-origins-neanderthal.html

Oldest American artefact unearthed
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091105/full/news.2009.1058.html

Pennsylvania Site Contains Evidence of Earliest People in North America
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2009-11-04-voa45.cfm

Chinese challenge to 'out of Africa' theory
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18093-chinese-challenge-to-out-of-africa-theory.html

Ancient DNA Reveals Lack of Continuity between Neolithic Hunter-Gatherers and Contemporary Scandinavians
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2809%2901694-7

Oldest T. rex relative identified
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8340922.stm

The entwined destinies of mankind and leprosy bacteria
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/epfd-ted110209.php

Human Evolution: Where We Came From
http://www.livescience.com/history/091102-human-origins-start.html

Ancient 'monster' insect offers Halloween inspiration
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-10/osu-ai102609.php

Ancient muscle tissue extracted from 18 million year old fossil
http://www.physorg.com/news176660912.html

The Crying Song
http://www.newsweek.com/ID/221357

New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/cp-nct102809.php

Ancient and General History 

Pineland site may offer clues to Calusa mysteries
http://www.news-press.com/article/20091105/NEWS0113/91105022/1075

Ancient records 
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912163

In the Field with Taft Blackhorse and John Stein
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/anasazi_navajo/

Atlanta's Fernbank Museum tracks infamous conquistador through Southeast
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/fmon-afm110309.php

Revising A Century-Old Tale Of Man-Eating Lions
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120020166

Incriminating Photo of Lee Harvey Oswald Not Faked
http://www.livescience.com/history/091105-oswald-photo.html

First Halloween Costumes: Skins, Skulls, and Skirts
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091029-halloween-costumes.html

Austrian Holocaust institute loses key members
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/06/international/i115840S24.DTL&type=science

Memoirs of a World War II Buffalo Soldier
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Memoirs-of-a-World-War-II-Buffalo-Soldier-.html#ixzz0W8TVJqwx

Nan Madol: The City Built on Coral Reefs 
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Nan-Madol-The-City-Built-on-Coral-Reefs.html#ixzz0W8Tctbun

My great (x6) granddad was Guy Fawkes
http://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/4720350.My_great__x6__granddad_was_Guy_Fawkes/?ref=mr

Was this man the first terrorist of the modern age?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8263858.stm

Holocaust survivors at greater risk for cancer, study finds
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/holocaust.survivor.cancer/index.html

India's 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Waiting for Justice
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1931635,00.html

Trial Begins for Nazi Hit Man in Germany
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1932868,00.html#ixzz0WDRMbOvg

Priestess of Cahuachi
http://enperublog.com/2009/11/07/priestess-of-cahuachi/

Santa Anita racetrack played a role in WWII internment
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then8-2009nov08,0,2077478.story

WALL LONG GONE, BUT STILL GRAPPLING WITH THE CHANGE
http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/11/05/2120436.aspx

Archaeology 

Caesar rises: several millennia's artefacts from the bed of the Rhone
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/6513767/Caesar-rises-several-millennias-artefacts-from-the-bed-of-the-Rhone.html

Exploring Fort George Cay
http://www.tcweeklynews.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=1687&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2404&hn=tcweeklynews&he=.com

Archaeologists recover mediaeval shipwreck from Lake Constance
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091105-23063.html

Significant find at Roman settlement in Albir
http://www.roundtownnews.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21292&Itemid=31

Excavation uncovers ritual site
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/excavation-uncovers-ritual-site-1.523925

Prehistoric burial ground found on Skye
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1467854?UserKey=

Second 'royal' Iron Age burial mound in Oss
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2009/11/second_royal_iron_age_burial_m.php

Ancient weapons factory unearthed by University of Leicester team
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Ancient-weapons-factory-unearthed-University-Leicester-team/article-1480773-detail/article.html

History In 3-D: Digitally Archived Works Of Art
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091104101537.htm

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric landscape beneath Oxford
http://www.physorg.com/news176577298.html

Novice metal detector man discovers 'stunning' treasure hoard
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/novice-metal-detector-man-discovers-stunning-treasure-hoard-1.930477

Cromwell's legacy damages tomb of Black Prince
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6485858/Cromwells-legacy-damages-tomb-of-Black-Prince.html

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Silver Treasure in Thracian Tomb
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109548

Riddle of 200-year-old Irish grave in New York
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/riddle-of-200yearold-irish-grave-in-new-york-1813777.html

13th Century marble pieces found in Acre
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1256799078268&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

1,800-year-old grave found in Hai Phong 
http://www.thanhniennews.com/entertaiments/?catid=6&newsid=53443

Island thieves bag Viking treasure
http://www.thelocal.se/23030/20091102/

Youngest Moche noble yet at Sipán site
http://enperublog.com/2009/10/27/youngest-moche-noble-yet-at-sipan-site/

Map could yield clues at Tippecanoe battle site
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/national_world&id=7094027

City reveals 'Bronze Age site'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8336475.stm

Revisiting discoveries a good idea
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2009/11/01/archeology.html?sid=101

British holidaymaker discovers lost underwater 'city'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/montenegro/6451859/British-holidaymaker-discovers-lost-underwater-city.html

Nazcas' destruction of forests caused downfall
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/peru/6478168/Nazcas-destruction-of-forests-caused-downfall.html

Remains of 1,000 people recovered at medieval site
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/remains-of-1000-people-recovered-at-medieval-site-104453.html#ixzz0W8FInMBM

14th century Cairo mosque restored to glory
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hr3Svnk0A-dNHw9pFG3Yj4Z3R_3wD9BM8G5G0

Zainab Mohammed: Is Iraq right to reclaim the Ishtar Gate from Germany?
http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/119520.html

Mirador: Forgotten Mayan City- Video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/11/01/baldwin.mirador.forgotten.may.cnn

British 'Indiana Jones' finds missing legs of 900-year-old Buddhist statue
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/british-indiana-jones-finds-missing-legs-of-900yearold-buddhist-statue-1816568.html

3 stone idols unearthed
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/34789/3-stone-idols-unearthed.html

Sacred studies
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2009/11/01/Sci_Kivas.ART_ART_11-01-09_G3_F9FGKTT.html?sid=101

Egyptology 

Secret tunnels and ancient mysteries
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/970/he1.htm

A History of Archaeology and Excavation at Saqqara
http://heritage-key.com/egypt/history-archaeology-and-excavation-saqqara

General Science 

Brain-Like Chip May Solve Computers' Big Problem: Energy
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/06-brain-like-chip-may-solve-computers-big-problem-energy/

Talking to a foreigner? Specs to translate
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Talking-to-a-foreigner-Specs-to-translate/articleshow/5201252.cms

A glimpse of the future: Robots aid Japan's elderly residents
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/robotics/2009-11-04-japan-robots_N.htm

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences 

Messenger spies iron on Mercury 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8342000.stm

A Baby Neutron Star, Swaddled in a Carbon Atmosphere
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/05/a-baby-neutron-star-swaddled-in-a-carbon-atmosphere/

Will Our Universe Collide With a Neighboring One?
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/04-will-our-universe-collide-with-neighboring-one/

Radar Reveals Dynamic World Under Antarctica's Ice
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120087654

Alien worlds spotted outside Milky Way
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Alien-worlds-spotted-outside-Milky-Way/articleshow/5202021.cms

Astronauts may need shelter from space junk 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33731411/ns/technology_and_science-space/

New type of supernova discovered
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33687841/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Dead Star Encased in Diamond Shroud
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/11/05/neutron-star-diamond.html

'Cosmic Web' of Galaxies Holds Universe Together
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/11/05/cosmic-web-universe.html

Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe
http://www.physorg.com/news176457990.html

Mars: Chaotic terrain between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae
http://www.physorg.com/news176721098.html

Starring Intelligent Aliens
http://www.physorg.com/news176661214.html

China supports peaceful use of space as air force modernizes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/sc_afp/chinamilitaryspaceus_20091106170846

Plumes on Saturn's moon may be a sign of life
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-11-06-saturn-moon-plume_N.htm

Happy Carl Sagan Day!
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2009/11/happy-carl-sagan-day.php

Giant crack in Africa formed in just days
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18114-giant-crack-in-africa-formed-in-just-days.html

Signature of Antimatter Detected in Lightning
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/antimatter-lightning/

AI Spacesuits Turn Astronauts Into Cyborg Biologists
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/cyborg-astrobiologist/

Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really)
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/bread-loving-bird-shuts-down-lhc

Can we manipulate the weather?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/04/controlling-the-weather-china

Brit robo-sub dives to 3.5 miles on seabed volcano quest
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/29/autosub_6000_debut/

It’s not an earthquake—it’s an aftershock from long ago
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/091104_aftershock.htm

Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091102/od_nm/us_hotel

Can scientists make a space elevator?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/05/space.elevator/index.html

Digital TV Switch A Boon For Astronomers 
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/digital-tv-switch-boon-astronomers

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources 

Studies 'overstate species risks'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8344969.stm

Light down a wire for solar power
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8341186.stm

Three bald bears perplex experts 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8345550.stm

U.N. Climate Talks Hinge on Rich Nations
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/06/tech/main5553409.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesPrimary

Japan Uses Controverisal Nuke Fuel
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/05/tech/main5533844.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines

Unmanned Planes Converted to Climate Scouts
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/11/05/unmanned-aircraft-nasa.html

Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion
http://www.physorg.com/news176646131.html

Solar power generation around the clock
http://www.physorg.com/news176632405.html

Why the Hydrogen Feud Needs to End: Analysis
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4335827.html?page=2

Methane Maps Step One for Energy Prospectors
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4336024.html

Algae Used To Produce Green Plastics, Sans Petroleum
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/bioplastics-could-replace-petroleum-algae

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences 

Toddler Gets a Telescoping, Prosthetic Arm Bone That Grows With Him
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/05/toddler-gets-a-telescoping-prosthetic-arm-bone-that-grows-with-him/

Students Build Living Microbial Machines
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120174329

Step Right Up And Get Your Genome Here
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/11/step_right_up_and_get_your_gen.html

Nanoparticles in medical equipment can damage DNA
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Nanoparticles-in-medical-equipment-can-damage-DNA/articleshow/5204969.cms

1930s drug slows tumor growth
http://www.physorg.com/news176727215.html

What is unique in the brain of an Arabic speaker?
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uoh-wiu110409.php

Frigid Antarctica Loaded with Viruses
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091105/sc_livescience/frigidantarcticaloadedwithviruses

Other 

Ancient Atomic Bombs
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24575/

British scientists challenge government
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33723358/ns/technology_and_science-science/

2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091106-2012-end-of-world-myths.html

Most Unique Places to Visit
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-30306042

Additional Informational 

PICTURES: "Extraordinary" Ancient Skeletons Found 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/photogalleries/archaeology-skeleton-pictures/ 

'Genetic Zoo' Could House 10,000 Species- Photo Gallery
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/slideshows/genetic-zoo.html 

7 colossal construction projects (Photo Gallery) 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33593383/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/ 

The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall (Photo Gallery) 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33587033/ns/news-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1 

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