[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-13-09

Mon Nov 16 16:34:31 PST 2009

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report 
November 13, 2009 

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King Jr. 

News Articles 

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies 

Stone Age humans crossed Sahara in the rain
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18127-stone-age-humans-crossed-sahara-in-the-rain.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Human origins: Our crazy family tree
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33809412/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Signs of man, Ice Age beast found together in Mexico
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2009-11-08-mexicobeast_N.htm

Rethinking "Hobbits": What They Mean for Human Evolution
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rethinking-the-hobbits-in-indonesia

Early Life Hedged Its Bets to Survive
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/bacteria-hedging/

New Dinosaur Species Found in South Africa
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/11/tech/main5612643.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines

Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques
http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2009/nov/ancient-penguin-dna-raises-doubts-about-accuracy-genetic-dating-techniques

Dinos Evolved by Fattening Up
http://news.discovery.com/dinosaurs/dinosaurs-sauropodomorph-sauropod.html

Early life on Earth may have developed more quickly than thought
http://www.physorg.com/news177171329.html

Tiny evolutionary mutation led to 'language gene': study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091111/hl_afp/sciencelanguagechimpanzeeshealth_20091111171947

If you thought dinosaurs were slow, lumbering creatures, think again
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/nov/11/t-rex-dinosaurs-warm-blooded

Prehistoric people leave footprints in Loess Hills
http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1586602.html

Humans still evolving as our brains shrink
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33916577/ns/technology_and_science-science/ 

Human Evolution: The Origin of Tool Use
http://www.livescience.com/health/091111-origin-tool-use.html

'Hardwired' to create rock doodles; professor says ancient art was 'an instinct' 
http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=74413

Ancient and General History 

War's 'Lost Boy' grows up to graduate from college
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/09/lost.boys.sudan/index.html

Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Desert
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-army-remains-sahara.html

THE SEARCH FOR GHENGIS KHAN
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav110909.shtml

Traces of Mithras in Malta
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=96911

National World War II Museum: Bringing the battle to life
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/11/09/national-world-war-ii-museum-bringing-the-battle-to-life/

Navajo Code Talkers break silence for Veterans Day
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap_on_re_us/us_navajo_code_talkers

Veterans Day: Americans at War
http://news.discovery.com/history/veterans-day-american-military.html

Mini ice age took hold of Europe in months
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427344.800-mini-ice-age-took-hold-of-europe-in-months.html

Problems at Arlington National Cemetery investigated
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/13/arlington.cemetery.investigation/index.html

Death Valley bones linked to German tourists
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33919797/ns/us_news-life/

Were rats behind Easter Island mystery?
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-11-13-easter-island_N.htm 

Nov. 13, 1460: Death Stills Henry the Navigator
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/11/1113prince-henry-navigator

Indus civilisation reveals its volumetric system
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/15/stories/2009111556932200.htm

Archaeology 

Human bones found at Saanich construction site may be 1,000 years old
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Human+bones+found+Saanich+construction+site+years/2202982/story.html

Experts to excavate pre-Elamite site in southwestern Iran
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=207631

Czech archaeologists uncover Europe's largest rondel enclosures
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-archaeologists-uncover-europe-s-largest-rondel-enclosures/406757

Maya Murals Give Rare View of Everyday Life
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091109/sc_livescience/mayamuralsgiverareviewofeverydaylife

Fort uncovered on Trail of Tears
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091109/NEWS01/911090319/Fort+uncovered+on+Trail+of+Tears

Archaeologists find mummy of young priestess from 300-450 AD in Peru
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/archaeologists-find-mummy-of-young-priestess-from-300-450-ad-in-peru_100272049.html#ixzz0WQhsD8b0

Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uoh-rom110909.php

Digitized inscriptions reveal ancient messages
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/08/BARJ1AE3SF.DTL

Petroglyphs in Southeast Alaska
http://capitalcityweekly.com/stories/110409/new_512483635.shtml

SPANIARDS DISCOVER FORGOTTEN EUPHRATES CITY
http://www.ansamed.info/en/top/ME12.XAM19105.html

Palace of Japan's warrior queen discovered
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6544766/Palace-of-Japans-warrior-queen-discovered.html

Roman ruins found under theatre 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/8355636.stm

Cave Study Links Climate Change To California Droughts
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091110171741.htm

Ancient stone moved from Pissouri archaeological site
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=48750&cat_id=1

Solar Chariot 3600 Years Old Unearthed in Saratov Region
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/9196/

Tal al-Khwaira - Civilizations Dating Back to the 3rd Millennium B.C., Says Archaeologists
http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/200911113560/Culture/tal-al-khwaira-civilizations-dating-back-to-the-3rd-millennium-bc-says-archaeologists.html

Han Dynasty city ruins discovered in China's Inner Mongolia 
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6810447.html

N.C. Underwater Archaeology Branch confirms Pasquotank River shipwreck is CSS Appomattox, steamer torched in 1862
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=00001news.db&command=viewone&id=3309&op=t

Archaeologists Discover Remains of British Military Ship in Albania’s Waters
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1570

Donegal brain surgeon at work in AD 800, burial site reveals
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1110/1224258483111.html

Doubts cast on Chessmen origins 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8352127.stm

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33862587/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Severed heads among discovery at Sacsayhuamán
http://enperublog.com/2009/11/13/severed-heads-among-discovery-at-sacsayhuaman/

Three Byzantine tombs discovered in Wadi al-Zahab in Syria
http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/200911123593/Culture/archaeologists-three-byzantine-tombs-discovered-in-wadi-al-zahab-in-syria.html

Man finds 3,000-year-old sword 
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/11/13/Man-finds-3000-year-old-sword/UPI-71701258146902/

Stanford archaeology workshop recreates the world of Incan pottery
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november9/inca-pottery-replication-111209.html

Archaeologists to study Bronze Age barrow at Stedham
http://www.chichester.co.uk/6430/Archaeologists-to-study-Bronze-Age.5815106.jp

Australian farmer claims skull is Ned Kelly's
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/13/farmer-ned-kelly-skull-claim

Ancient Canals Discovered in Heart of Mesa, east of Phoenix
http://www.examiner.com/x-29872-Phoenix-History-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ancient-Canals-Discovered-in-Heart-of-Mesa-east-of-Phoenix

Discoveries of Polish archaeologists in a Byzantine basilica in Egypt
http://en.naukawpolsce.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_naukapl.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=szablon.depesza&dz=archeology&dep=366432&data=&lang=EN&_CheckSum=772690698

Utah rock art canyon up for historic designation
http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_13763014

Swedish museum returns 22 human skulls to Hawaii 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/14/international/i061248S72.DTL&type=science

Quest to find out what the Romans dropped down the drain
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6916691.ece

Evidence of Lincolnshire's first pub
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Evidence-Lincolnshire-s-pub/article-1514907-detail/article.html

Bulgaria: Archaeologist Unearth More Valuable Finds in Nesebar’s Necropolis
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1567

UK scholars linked to 'stolen' bowls of Babylon
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/08/british-link-stolen-treasures

Egyptology 

Secrets from a sunken Egyptian city
http://blogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/2009/11/secrets-from-a-sunken-egyptian-city.html

King Tut's tomb set for 5-year renovation project
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ga4G96HXif0cFiMzDdK5PGYqTthgD9BSMMFO1

Four archaic wells discovered in Egypt
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Story.aspx?sid=44463

General Science 

In the Commute of the Future, Drivers Can Let a Pro Take the Wheel
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/11/in-the-commute-of-the-future-drivers-can-let-a-pro-take-the-wheel/

Amazing Aerial Photos from a Homemade Gas-Powered Paraglider
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2009-11/amazing-aerial-photos-homemade-gas-powered-paraglider

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences 

Russia to resume ISS construction 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8351163.stm

After letdown, solar-sail project rises again
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33812469/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Black holes: Powerhouses of the universe
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33798256/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Aluminum Fuel Could Power Future Space Trips
http://news.discovery.com/tech/nanoaluminum-rocket-fuel.html

Where Are You Hiding Planet X, Dr. Brown?
http://news.discovery.com/space/mike-brown-planetx-pluto.html

Colliding White Dwarfs May Mimic Supernovae Used to Gauge Astronomical Distances
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=white-dwarf-supernova

Extraterrestrial rafting: Hunting off-world sea life
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427331.000-extraterrestrial-rafting-hunting-offworld-sea-life.html

'Something may come through' dimensional 'doors' at LHC
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/06/lhc_dimensional_portals/

Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33838894/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Will probe's upcoming fly-by unlock exotic physics?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18135-will-probes-upcoming-flyby-unlock-exotic-physics.html

Lithium clue for planet-hunters
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8354522.stm

Nasa and Esa sign Mars agreement 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8348867.stm

SPACE ROCK BUZZES PAST EARTH
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/11/11/2124702.aspx

A lightning strike in Africa helps take the pulse of the sun
http://www.physorg.com/news177169609.html

Mars rover battles for its life
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427344.700-mars-rover-battles-for-its-life.html

Pluto 2015: Journey to the Rim of the Solar System
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/new-horizons/

Giant Asteroid Impact Could Have Stirred Entire Ocean
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/giant-asteroid-impact-could-have-stirred-entire-ocean/

Soccer-Ball-Sized Submersible Robots Will Track Ocean Currents and Disasters at Sea
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/soccer-ball-sized-drones-will-track-ocean-currents-and-disasters-sea

Air Force Seeks Better Space Technology: Are Star Wars Upon Us?
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/air-force-seeks-better-space-technology-are-star-wars-upon-us

NASA finds 'significant' water on moon
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/13/water.moon.nasa/index.html

Rosetta Photographs a Crescent Earth on Its Way to a Comet Rendezvous
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/13/rosetta-photographs-a-crescent-earth-on-its-way-to-a-comet-rendezvous/

Two Earth-sized heavenly bodies with O2 in atmospheres 'found'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Two-Earth-sized-heavenly-bodies-with-O2-in-atmospheres-found/articleshow/5230050.cms

It's a lot easier for volcanoes to erupt than we think: Scientists
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Its-a-lot-easier-for-volcanoes-to-erupt-than-we-think-Scientists/articleshow/5222983.cms

Nibiru - Armageddon Planet or Astronomical Baloney?
http://news.discovery.com/space/david-morrison-nibiru-2012.html

Do we need dark matter?
http://www.physorg.com/news177230113.html

A line on string theory
http://www.physorg.com/news177262216.html

Exoplanets Clue to Sun's Curious Chemistry
http://www.physorg.com/news177168122.html

German Architect Wants to Build World's Largest Artificial Mountain
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/german-architect-wants-build-worlds-largest-artificial-mountain

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources 

Go-ahead for 10 nuclear stations 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8349715.stm

Plastic Solar Cells Roll Into Unlit Villages
http://news.discovery.com/tech/plastic-solar-cells-villages.html

Energy-saving powder: Converting methane to methanol
http://www.physorg.com/news177164574.html

IEA Whistleblower Claims Agency Has Downplayed Looming Oil Shortage 
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/whistleblower-says-energy-watchdog-has-downplayed-looming-oil-shortage

Green School Becomes a Teaching Tool
http://news.discovery.com/tech/solar-power-military-school.html

Controversial new climate change results
http://www.physorg.com/news177059550.html

Taking the Rains: How to Harvest Precipitation for Home and Garden
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=earth-talks-taking-the-rains

Nov. 11, 1930: Einstein Gets Ice Cold
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/11/1111einstein-szilard-refrigerator

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences 

Overuse of antibiotics can make you drug resistant: Experts
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Overuse-of-antibiotics-can-make-you-drug-resistant-Experts/articleshow/5212700.cms

Scientists successfully reprogram blood cells
http://www.physorg.com/news177004585.html

Implantable Glucose Sensor Could Spell Relief for Millions of Diabetics (w/ Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news177018067.html

Scientists devise early treatment for spine injury
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091109/sc_nm/us_spine_treatment

Synthetic Molecules Trick Body Into Improved Immune Response to HIV, Cancer
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/synthetic-molecules-trick-body-immune-response-hiv-prostate-cancer

Gene Therapy That Bulks up Muscles Raises Doping Concerns
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/13/gene-therapy-that-bulks-up-muscles-raises-doping-concerns/

Canada doctor uses glue to aid open-heart recovery
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Canada-doctor-uses-glue-to-aid-open-heart-recovery/articleshow/5226460.cms

Lab-made organ works in siring kid?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Lab-made-organ-works-in-siring-kid/articleshow/5217101.cms

Virtual Cure-All?
http://news.discovery.com/tech/virtual-cure-all.html

Australian scientists plan to regrow breasts after cancer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091112/sc_nm/us_australia_cancer_breasts

Underwater Glider Hunts, Records Cryptic Whales
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/seaglider-beaked-whales/

5 Animal Genomes That May Hold Cures to Human Diseases
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health_medicine/4336648.html

Other 

Boy, 11, declared reincarnated holy man
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3549650.html?menu=news.quirkies

Navy was ordered to listen for Martians in 1924
http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/navy-was-ordered-to-liste.php

Human extinction: How could it happen?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33859415/ns/technology_and_science-science/

2012 Prophecies Sparking Real Fears, Suicide Warnings
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091106-2012-movie-end-world-fears-maya-predictions.html

U.S. science group seeks cooperation with Cuba
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091112/sc_nm/us_cuba_usa_science

Ten Notable Apocalypses That (Obviously) Didn’t Happen
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Ten-Notable-Apocalypses-That-Obviously-Didnt-Happen.html

Additional Informational 

10 Nice Things about a Soft Core Planet
http://news.discovery.com/earth/earth-core-advantages-volcanoes.html 

First Look at Carbon Capture and Storage in a West Virginia Coal-Fired Power Plant [Slide Show] 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=first-look-at-carbon-capture-and-storage 

Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?- Video 
http://discovermagazine.com/videos/05-does-evolution-explain-human-nature/ 

Cambyses' Lost Army: Found at Last?- Photo Gallery
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cambyses-lost-army-images.html 

PICTURES: WWII "Samurai Subs" Found -- Carried Aircraft 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/photogalleries/samurai-subs-submarines-pictures/ 

Titanic? Too Quaint : Big Pic
http://news.discovery.com/earth/worlds-largest-ship-oasis.html 

Space: Doomsday Asteroid- Video
http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-doomsday-asteroid.html

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