[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-9-09

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Afternoon Everyone,
 
Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!
 
Steve Detwiler
 
 
 
 
Weekly Science Report
October 9, 2009
 
“Here on Earth we live on a planet that is in orbit around the Sun.  The Sun itself is a star that is on fire and will someday burn up, leaving our solar system uninhabitable.  Therefore we must build a bridge to the stars, because as far as we know, we are the only sentient creatures in the entire universe. When do we start building that bridge to the stars?  We begin as soon as we are able, and that is that time.  We must not fail in this obligation we have to keep alive the only meaningful life we know of.”
Wernher von Braun
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
Ardi's Secret: Did Early Humans Start Walking for Sex?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091001-ardipithecus-ramidus-ardi-oldest-human-fossils-sex.html
 
Baby mammoth preserved in frozen soil heads to Chicago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091004/ts_alt_afp/sciencepaleontologymammothusmuseum_20091004015507
 
Baby woolly mammoth provides secrets of survival in Ice Age
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6261226/Baby-woolly-mammoth-provides-secrets-of-survival-in-Ice-Age.html
 
Review: Comets and the Origin of Life by Janaki Wickramasinghe, Chandra Wickramasinghe and William Napier
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427281.900-review-comets-and-the-origin-of-life-by-janaki-wickramasinghe-chandra-wickramasinghe-and-william-napier.html#
 
Origin of Komodo Dragon Revealed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091006/sc_livescience/originofkomododragonrevealed
 
Fossils of new herbivorous dinosaur species found in Japan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Fossils-of-new-herbivorous-dinosaur-species-found-in-Japan-/articleshow/5092930.cms
 
Flowering plants may have appeared 180 million years earlier than believed 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Flowering-plants-may-have-appeared-180-million-years-earlier-than-believed-/articleshow/5092838.cms
 
DARWIN'S BRIGHTEST HOUR
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/06/2091079.aspx
 
Dino Footprints Set New Record
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/06/dino-footprints.html
 
Amazing Maze Of Maize Evolution: Study On Maize Domestication May Help Improve Crop Yields
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091002182631.htm#
 
Early Hominid First Walked On Two Legs In The Woods
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091008113341.htm
 
Cave paintings more than 20,000 years old found in Deba (Gipuzkoa)
http://www.eitb.com/news/technology/detail/263003/cave-paintings-more-than-20000-years-old-found-in-deba-gipuzkoa/
 
Researchers find evidence of dinosaur cannibalism
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Researchers-find-evidence-of-dinosaur-cannibalism/articleshow/5096906.cms
 
Tsunami may have inspired Atlantis legend
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33243284/ns/technology_and_science-science/

 
 
 
 
 
Ancient and General History
 
Canoe research revives 'Maori from Hawaii' theory
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600968
 
The dogu have something to tell us
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20091002a1.html#
 
Cruise to trace Titanic's route on centennial of ship's sinking 
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/06/titanic.trip/index.html
 
Top Rwanda genocide suspect caught in Uganda
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091006/ap_on_re_af/af_rwanda_genocide
 
Edgar Allan Poe finally getting proper funeral
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091006/ap_on_re_us/us_poe_funeral
 
Buried Coins May Hold Key To Solving Mystery Of Ancient Roman Population
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005161122.htm#
 
Yosemite basket maker a living legend
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/07/aif.yosemite.park.ranger/index.html
 
Case Closed: Famous Royals Suffered From Hemophilia
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1008/2
 
Indus script linguistically Dravidian: expert
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/article31700.ece
 
The Fall Of The Maya
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1766096/the_fall_of_the_maya/
 
History of the Wild Child
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/09/feral-children.html
 
The Athenians: Another warning from history?
http://www.physorg.com/news173955504.html
 
Ship survey reveals Romans liked French wine
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=48152&cat_id=1
 
 

 
 
 
 
Archaeology
 
Mini-Stonehenge find 'important' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/8288567.stm
 
Mystery head could be rare statue of Emperor Nero
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6255317/Mystery-head-could-be-rare-statue-of-Emperor-Nero.html#
 
Does brooch dug up in Oxfordshire field belong to 6th century Saxon princess?
http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/hswantagenews/4641140.Does_brooch_dug_up_in_Oxfordshire_field_belong_to_6th_century_Saxon_princess_/
 
Rune in Norway dates to 400 AD
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1763822/rune_in_norway_dates_to_400_ad/index.html
 
Archaeologists sinking their teeth into research
http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/4662380.Archaeologists_sinking_their_teeth_into_research/
 
Mysterious sailor unearthed by Cranfield archaeologists
http://www.physorg.com/news173707797.html
 
Archaeologists Discover ‘Count Dracula's’ Cellar
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279966
 
Sacrifice to the Gods: A view into the sacred well of Chichen Itza
http://www.examiner.com/x-21510-Portland-Adventure-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Sacrifice-to-the-Gods-A-view-into-the-sacred-well-of-Chichen-Itza
 
‘Mini-Colosseum’ uncovered in Rome
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33143751/ns/technology_and_science-science/
 
Cyrus the Great’ Palace Faces Total Destruction
http://www.cais-soas.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86:cyrus-the-great-palace-faces-total-destruction-&catid=36
 
Archaeologists Discover 4-Century BC Royal Burial Vault near Prilep, Macedonia
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1475
 
Archaeologists unearth 17th century bottle used to scare off witches
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6256841/Archaeologists-unearth-17th-century-bottle-used-to-scare-off-witches.html#
 
Italian scientist reproduces Shroud of Turin
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091005/sc_nm/us_italy_shroud
 
Bronze Age box unearthed in Salzburg
http://austriantimes.at/news/Panorama/2009-10-05/16945/Bronze_Age_box_unearthed_in_Salzburg#
 
Roman tombs found in south Lebanon cave
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLMxQJu88jzRBk0pSP9iW6rmsh6Q
 
Pot of gold found in Sürekli sewage
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=pot-of-gold-found-in-sewage-2009-10-04#
 
Ancient synagogue unearthed in Turkey
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1254756250229&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
 
Archaeological sites face ruin from treasure-hunting 'nighthawkers'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6259437/Archaeological-sites-face-ruin-from-treasure-hunting-nighthawkers.html#
 
Archaeologists Discover 12-Century Ritual Pits in Southern Bulgaria
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1502
 
Sunken galleon found off coast of Menorca
http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/17154/sunken-galleon-found-off-coast-of-menorca
 
Israeli police nab 2 for vandalizing ancient site
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i_WOfIceBuL-7RspArndGVU1Lu4AD9B5JREO0
 
A town's love of Indian artifacts backfires
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5goOBxlSGq4ZvqSR2NSpgxKPb4M8AD9B3NVM80
 
New Virtual Museum Exhibit Launched
http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=8254
 
Pre-Columbian Graves Found in Peru
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=345371&CategoryId=14095
 
Local archeologist leads statewide survey of Paleoindian points
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20091009/LIFESTYLE/910090319
 
Gloucester body 'is Goth warrior' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/8298825.stm
 
Easter Island -- tourists destroying 'perfect place'
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/easter-island----tourists-destroying-perfect-place-63835042.html
 
Archaeological discoveries: First-of-their-Kind Tombs Unearthed in Palmyra
http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/200910093076/Culture/archaeological-discoveries-first-of-their-kind-tombs-unearthed-in-palmyra.html
 
Historic royal charter restored
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8296400.stm
 
The Newark Earthworks
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/hopewell/
 
Frieze dated from 5,000 years ago found in Peru
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/10316
 
Man digging potatoes finds axe belonging to Ireland's first farmers
http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/Man-digging-potatoes-finds-axe.5708395.jp
 

Castle dig unearth Bishop's Palace
http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/news/Castle-dig-unearth-Bishop39s-Palace.5700212.jp
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Egyptology
 
Dreaming of Cleopatra
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/966/he2.htm
 
Egypt severs ties with Louvre over artifacts
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j1xfZf3oPoqQ8J0ScKRYb58ZX5dQD9B6DQEG0
 

 
 
 
 
 
General Science
 
With Drone Shortage, Air Force Pilots Train With Cessnas Dressed Up Like Predators
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-10/human-pilots-fly-drones-military-training
 
Communication pioneers win 2009 physics Nobel
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091006/sc_nm/us_nobel_physics
 
Film explores world dominated by robots
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-10-04-surrogates_N.htm
 
Neutrinos May Someday Provide High-Speed Submarine Communication
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-10/neutrinos-may-someday-provide-high-speed-submarine-communication
 
Unmanned Helicopter Hunts Drug Smugglers
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4333183.html
 
Shell's New Ships Will Dwarf Everything on the High Seas
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-10/shells-megaships-will-dwarf-everything-high-seas
 
Video: Raytheon's Free Roaming Combat Simulator Lets You Feel Getting Shot
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/video-raytheons-free-roaming-combat-simulator-lets-you-feel-getting-shot
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
Ancient Earth's Magnetic Field Was Structured Like Today's Two-pole Model
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091002132350.htm#
 
Herschel scans hidden Milky Way 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8284650.stm
 
Scientists wonder if there’s life in Mars rocks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33146280/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
Scientists create 'artificial ionosphere' using radio waves
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Scientists-create-artificial-ionosphere-using-radio-waves-/articleshow/5086874.cms
 
Volcanic eruptions may have thawed ice age
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33200104/ns/technology_and_science-science/
 
Plasma Rocket Could Travel to Mars in 39 Days
http://www.physorg.com/news174031552.html
 
Dirty stars make good solar system hosts (w/ Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news174049608.html
 
Exploring the multiverse
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/oct/06/multiverse-quantum-computers-philosophy
 
Phantom storms: How our weather leaks into space
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427281.600-phantom-storms-how-our-weather-leaks-into-space.html
 
Bomb the moon follies- video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2009/10/07/moos.bomb.moon.follies.cnn
 
Nasa team scours Moon crash data 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8299118.stm
 
Asteroid collision 'less likely' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8296796.stm
 
Large Hadron Collider could test hyperdrive propulsion
http://www.physorg.com/news174293159.html
 
Lava flows in Daedalia Planum
http://www.physorg.com/news174287569.html
 
Physicists Measure Elusive 'Persistent Current' That Flows Forever
http://www.physorg.com/news174222765.html
 
Invisible hand in invisible matter
http://www.physorg.com/news174056210.html
 
'Deep space' mission is frontrunner in NASA review
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17948-deep-space-mission-is-frontrunner-in-nasa-review.html
 
Can Life Survive Deep Space? Let’s Send It There!
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/can-life-survive-deep-space-lets-send-it-there/
 
Universe To End Sooner Than Previously Thought 
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-10/universe-end-sooner-previously-thought
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
World's Largest Wind Farm Churns in Texas
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/02/tech/livinggreen/main5358287.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines
 
Cooking Up A River In The Lab
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113435517
 
Sugar + weed killer = potential clean energy source
http://www.physorg.com/news173441084.html
 
Another Inconvenient Truth: The World's Growing Population Poses a Malthusian Dilemma
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=growing-population-poses-malthusian-dilemma
 
Fake wood helps landfills- Video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/12/31/jeras.artificial.wood.cnn
 
Better world: Top tech for a cleaner planet
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427281.400-better-world-top-tech-for-a-cleaner-planet.html#
 
Energy-from-waste powers US army
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8290130.stm
 
Downturn is 'climate opportunity' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8292175.stm
 
Dow Says Out With Solar Panels, In With Solar Shingles
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/10/06/dow-says-out-with-solar-panels-in-with-solar-shingles/
 
Are Carbon Nanotubes a Super Fertilizer?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/10/05/are-carbon-nanotubes-a-super-fertilizer/
 
Green Roofs Shown to Offset Warming
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/06/green-roofs-carbon.html
 
Climate Change Triggered Dwarfism in Soil-Dwelling Creatures of the Past
http://www.physorg.com/news174056979.html
 
AES wind farm kicks off in Bulgaria
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091006/sc_afp/bulgariausenergywind_20091006184145
 
Driving on Glass? Inventor Hopes to Lay Down Solar Roads
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=driving-on-glass-solar-roads
 
Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8297934.stm
 

U.S. Slammed as U.N. Climate Talks Fizzle
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/09/tech/main5374998.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines
 

Solar Village Blooming on National Mall
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/08/tech/cnettechnews/main5371449.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesHeadlines
 
Will These 4 Biofuels Be Bonanzas or Busts?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/10/08/will-these-4-biofuels-be-bonanzas-or-busts/
 
Introducing the Most Efficient Solar Power in the World
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/08-introducing-most-efficient-solar-power-in-world/
 
Developing enzymes to clean up pollution by explosives
http://www.physorg.com/news174302821.html
 
Squeezing More Crop Out of Each Drop of Water
http://www.physorg.com/news174287071.html
 
Last time carbon dioxide levels were this high: 15 million years ago, scientists report
http://www.physorg.com/news174234562.html
 
Color-changing roof tiles absorb heat in winter, reflect it in summer
http://www.physorg.com/news174209373.html
 
Nissan's new concept car 'feels like flying' (w/ Video)
http://www.physorg.com/news174198610.html
 
British energy sector must invest massively: watchdog
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091009/sc_afp/britainenergysectorinvestregulatepriceclimate
 
NASA to begin massive climate survey of Antarctica
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091008/ts_afp/climateusantarcticanasa
 
Israelis bring green power to West Bank village
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091009/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_west_bank_green_peace
 
Peak oil could hit soon, report says
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/08/peak-oil-could-hit-soon
 
Just How Sensitive Is Earth's Climate to Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-sensitive-is-climate-to-carbon-dioxide
 
5 Technologies Missing From the Clean Energy Bill
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4333084.html
 
Robots That Eat Bugs and Plants for Power
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/robots-eat-bugs-and-plants-power
 

 
 
 
 
 
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
Brain Waves Surge Moments Before Death
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/06/near-death-brain.html
 
U.S. trio wins medicine Nobel for telomerase
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091005/sc_nm/us_nobel_medicine
 
Prosthetics with aesthetics
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn17832-prosthetics-with-aesthetics#
 
Genetically Engineered Bacteria To Mine For Gold
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-10/genetically-engineered-bacteria-mine-gold
 
Blind 7-Year-Old Boy Sees With His Ears
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/aheadofthecurve/blind-year-boy-sees-ears/story?id=8776553&partner=yahoo
 
Nanoparticles + Stem Cells = Faster Healing Wounds
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/10/07/nanoparticles-stem-cells-faster-healing-wounds/
 
Scientists create artificial nerve cell connections with plastic beads
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Scientists-create-artificial-nerve-cell-connections-with-plastic-beads-/articleshow/5101471.cms
 
The Human Genome in 3 Dimensions
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/fractal-genome/
 
 
 

 
Other
 
Singularity Summit 2009: Just How's This Thing Gonna Work, Anyways? 
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-10/singularity-summit-2009-just-hows-thing-gonna-work-anyways
 
New film seeks answer to mystery of vanishing bees
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091002/sc_nm/us_bees
 
God is not the Creator, claims academic
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6274502/God-is-not-the-Creator-claims-academic.html
 
Scotland’s biggest UFO incident to hit the big screen
http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/128129-scotlands-biggest-ufo-incident-to-hit-the-big-screen/
 

 

 
Additional Informational
 
Timeline: Ardi and the Human Family Tree
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/slideshows/human-evolution-timeline.html
 
The Wide Angle: Top 10 Eccentric Transgenic Animals (Slide Show)
http://dsc.discovery.com/technology/tech-10/genetic-engineering/10-transgenic-animals.html
 
Endangered Monuments Photo Gallery
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1928220,00.html
 
Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?- Video
http://discovermagazine.com/videos/05-does-evolution-explain-human-nature/
 
World Monuments Fund’s latest list of 93 endangered cultural heritage sites
http://www.wmf.org/watch/project-map?list=1
 
Rosetta Project Website
http://rosettaproject.org/
 


      
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