[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 9-4-09

Sat Sep 5 08:41:30 PDT 2009

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report 
September 4, 2009 

“I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.” 
Alexander the Great 

News Articles 

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies 

Gulf exploration yields evidence of raw materials used by early Americans
http://www.mercyhurst.edu/news/press_release/detail.php?id=1260

Did Cooking Give Humans An Evolutionary Edge?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112334465&ft=1&f=1007

The Complicated World of Ancient Humans
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/sep/31-complicated-world-of-ancient-humans

Why Did People Become White?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090901/sc_livescience/whydidpeoplebecomewhite

Discovery of novel genes could unlock mystery of what makes us uniquely human
http://www.physorg.com/news171051139.html

Cradle and Birthday of the Dog Identified: East Asia 16,000 years ago
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090901105144.htm

Europe’s oldest stone hand axes emerge in Spain
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/46964/title/Europe%E2%80%99s_oldest_stone_hand_axes_emerge_in_Spain

Cavern dig uncovers 15,000-year-old weapon
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Cavern-dig-uncovers-15-000-year-old-weapon/article-1303064-detail/article.html

‘Giraffe of the Mesozoic’ unearthed in China
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32661692/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Molecular Decay of Enamel-Specific Gene in Toothless Mammals Supports Theory of Evolution
http://www.physorg.com/news171272885.html

Scientists propose new hypothesis on the origin of life
http://www.physorg.com/news171263002.html

Ancient and General History 

My father was Hitler's bodyguard 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8237708.stm

Holocaust education faces cuts in recession
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-30-Holocaust-education-cuts_N.htm

UK documents reveal hunt for Hitler's deputy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/08/31/international/i162733D26.DTL&type=science

Poland angry at Soviet war role 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8232559.stm

National African American museum acquires casket of Emmett Till
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-emmett-till28-2009aug28,0,4825693.story

Police review death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/31/brian.jones.death/index.html

'Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203706604574377031010276934.html

Akrotiri, Santorini: the "Minoan Pompeii" - part 1 and 2
http://www.examiner.com/x-20799-LA-Cultural-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Akrotiri-Santorini--the-Minoan-Pompeii--part-1

http://www.examiner.com/x-20799-LA-Cultural-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Akrotiri-Santorini--the-Minoan-Pompeii--part-2

Germany Recalls Myth That Created the Nation
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,644913,00.html

Decoding the Ancient Script of the Indus Valley
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1919795,00.html

Petition seeks apology for Enigma code-breaker Turing
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/01/alan.turing.petition/index.html

Guatemala Mayan city may have ended in pyramid battle
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-42207620090903

Fragment from world's oldest Bible found hidden in Egyptian monastery
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/fragment-from-worlds-oldest-bible-found-hidden-in-egyptian-monastery-1780274.html

Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/30/RV9G19D16I.DTL&type=science

Researcher uncovers secrets of Kells 'angels'
http://www.physorg.com/news171132916.html

Archaeology 

The (Dangerously Close to) Archaeology of Year One
http://www.archaeology.org/online/reviews/yearone/

Chance of ancient burial ground halts Causeway floodwall project
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2009/08/chance_of_ancient_burial_groun.html

Blasting away centuries-old heritage for gravel
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/03-blasting-away-centuries-old-heritage-for-gravel-ss-05

Archaeologists Return to Ramhormoz After 40-Year Absence
http://www.cais-soas.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:archaeologists-return-to-ramhormoz-after-40-year-absence&catid=34

Prehistoric tools discovered at Isles of Shoals
http://www.physorg.com/news170617269.html

1,800-Year-Old Roman Building Discovered in Jerusalem
http://www.thebulletin.us/articles/2009/08/27/news/world/doc4a8edc47a429d250844258.txt

Ancient burial site discovered in northern Greece
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j90gd4jX6JB-oH0-Ev2k_MkJFZVAD9AC26CG0

Hill fort dates back 3,000 years 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/8231433.stm

Unearthing bronze-age Dartmoor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/aug/28/archaeology-bellever-dartmoor-bronze-age

'It's a gladiator. Or perhaps it's a god?'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/aug/28/archaeology-romans-dig-hadrian-wall

Maltese dockyard with a wondrous ancient past 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6815447.ece

Rare ancient jewels found
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Tech+and+Science/Story/STIStory_422842.html

Bulgaria Recreates Orpheus’s Lyre
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1441

Archaeologists found grave of Sipan dynasty oldest ancestor in Lambayeque
http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/Noticia.aspx?id=mXbwp2bqXLo=

El Coporo Archaeological Site Consolidation Advances
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=32935

Mexican archeologists find new pre-Hispanic conquest burial 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/28/content_11957395.htm

Lower Paleolithic sites discovered in southeastern Iran
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=202419

Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province Struggles To Build Tourism
http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/56348882.html

Bulgaria Archaeologists Find Relics of Medieval Saint at Perperikon
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=107410

Israeli archaeologists find ancient fortification
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h2zNAydcLiSvd5fXVQ5eIk7NmW7QD9AF7RE00

Site of 1960s California commune becomes archeological dig
http://www.newsobserver.com/1573/story/1671913.html

Terracotta Army Museum denies major discovery
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Terracotta-Army-Museum-denies-major-discovery/18706

Bronze Age boat proves a handful for Loch Tay volunteers
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2528623.0.Bronze_Age_boat_proves_a_handful_for_Loch_Tay_volunteers.php

Rock shelter yields rare proof of early Ohioans
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/09/04/fluted_point.ART_ART_09-04-09_B1_F3EVFK9.html

Artefacts uncovered during roadworks give fresh perspective on early Irish life
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0828/1224253402303.html

Sixth century stone sculpture of Hindu goddess discovered in Kashmir
http://blog.taragana.com/n/sixth-century-stone-sculpture-of-hindu-goddess-discovered-in-kashmir-159438/

Third century Buddhist relics, caves found at Taranga Hills
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/ahmedabad/Third-century-Buddhist-relics-caves-found-at-Taranga-Hills/articleshow/4973867.cms

3,000 year old Iron Age remains uncovered at North Wales archaeological dig
http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/78175/3-000-year-old-iron-age-remains-uncovered-at-north-wales-archaeological-dig.aspx

Law offers less protection for American Indian sites
http://www.annistonstar.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Law+offers+less+protection+for+American+Indian+sites%20&id=3513345-Law+offers+less+protection+for+American+Indian+sites&instance=home_lead_story

Domesday oak found at cathedral 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/8235244.stm

Ancient Connection: Evidence from Summer Digs Points to Shawnee Lookout as Oldest Continuously Occupied Site
http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=10585

Discovering the Greek side of İstanbul
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-185931-132-discovering-the-greek-side-of-istanbul.html

Archaeological findings could influence plans for Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090903/NEWS02/909030341/1025/Archaeological+findings+could+influence+plans+for+Lewis+and+Clark+Heritage+Trail

16th-Century Convent "Reappears"
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090902-mexico-convent-video-ap.html

After first year, Smithsonian chief has big ideas
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/National/2009/9/5/after_first_year_smithsonian_chief_has_big_ideas.html

Egyptology 

It just gets better and better
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/962/he1.htm

New discovery links ancient Egypt and Jordan valley site
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1251145168042&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

DNA analysis key for solving mystery of King Tut’s origins
http://www.newspostonline.com/entertainment/dna-analysis-key-for-solving-mystery-of-king-tuts-origins-2009083067677

General Science 

DARPA Wants Morphing Helicopter Blades By Yesterday
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-08/darpa-wants-morphing-helicopter-blades-yesterday

Carbon nanoballs as data storage units
http://www.physorg.com/news171041009.html

Why AI is a dangerous dream
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327231.100-why-ai-is-a-dangerous-dream.html

Tiny “nanolaser” could change face of computing, telecom
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090831_laser.htm

High-tech kids lost in face-to-face relationships
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/148087

Smart home knows just how you like your breakfast
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17724-smart-home-knows-just-how-you-like-your-breakfast.html

Quantum computer slips onto chips 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8236943.stm

New microprocessor runs on thin air
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17730-new-microprocessor-runs-on-thin-air.html

Saddle Up for the U.S. Army's Robotics Rodeo
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/saddle-us-armys-robotics-rodeo

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences 

India loses Moon satellite links 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8228371.stm

Astrophysicists puzzle over planet that's too close to its sun
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-planet27-2009aug27,0,5882308.story

Coldest, Driest, Calmest Place on Earth Found
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/coldestdriestcalmestplaceonearthfound

British plan to tackle asteroids 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8230138.stm

Is the Milky Way doomed to be destroyed by galactic bombardment? Probably not
http://www.physorg.com/news170938716.html

Huge chest of drawers hoisted aboard space station
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/08/28/national/a111148D19.DTL&type=science#ixzz0PpIM0DGE

For the Best Stargazing on Earth, Send Robots to Antarctica
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/bestplaceonearth/

Strange jellies of the icy depths 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8231000/8231367.stm

Solar systems warped by interstellar wind
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32643427/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Precise Radio-Telescope Measurements Advance Frontier Gravitational Physics
http://www.physorg.com/news171028283.html

Forgotten dreams of space
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/30/space-travel-nasa-moon

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=robotic-planetary-exploration

Quantum amnesia gives time its arrow
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327234.700-quantum-amnesia-gives-time-its-arrow.html

Lunar clock to be built for 2012 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8226735.stm

Chandrayaan confirms moon was once completely molten: Scientist
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/science/Chandrayaan-confirms-moon-was-once-completely-molten-Scientist/articleshow/4963741.cms

Nearby galaxy is almost Milky Way look-alike
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32656889/ns/technology_and_science-space/

NASA eyes junk drifting toward space station
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32662369/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Huge solar storm could hit Earth again
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32662504/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Andromeda is a cannibal and heading our way
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32659970/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Jupiter’s moons to vanish from view
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665004/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Two More Earth's Chandler Wobble Jumps Revealed, Last in 2005
http://www.physorg.com/news171094752.html

Indian satellite confirmed US moon landing: scientist
http://www.physorg.com/news171102159.html

How to Get Humans on Mars: Make It a One-Way Trip
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=how-to-get-humans-on-mars-make-it-a-2009-09-02

Moon dust not as strange as hoped
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327234.800-moon-dust-not-as-strange-as-hoped.html

NASA's New Spaceships Could Tag-Team Asteroid
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090902-orion-asteroid-mission.html

Spaceship passes critical review
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8232967.stm

ISS's New Reactor Uses Sound Waves to Form Materials Attainable Only In Space
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/expensive-space-barrel-uses-sound-waves-grow-contamination-free-materials

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources 

Iceland's geothermal know-how to warm others
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/30/MNKG15SUJS.DTL&type=science

Photosynthetic viruses keep world's oxygen levels up
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327235.000-photosynthetic-viruses-keep-worlds-oxygen-levels-up.html

Engineering Earth 'is feasible' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8231387.stm

Oceans Could Absorb Much More CO2
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/09/01/oceans-carbon-absorb.html

Algae-Based Biofuel From Fish
http://www.physorg.com/news171034413.html

A cordless future for electricity?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/02/wireless.electricity/index.html

BP Makes "Giant" Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/article/107659/bp-makes-giant-oil-find-in-gulf-of-mexico

Renewable Energy Made by Mixing Salt and Fresh Water
http://www.physorg.com/news171102611.html

A Foldable Electric Bicycle for Your Urban Commuting Needs
http://www.popsci.com/gear-amp-gadgets/article/2009-09/foldable-electric-bicycle-your-urban-commuting-needs

Japan Wants to Power 300,000 Homes With Wireless Energy From Space
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/japan-wants-power-300000-homes-wireless-power-space

Could Hydrogen Fuel Cells Hit Rails Before Roads?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112557416

World's Craziest Geoengineering Scheme
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=worlds-craziest-geoengineering-sche-09-09-03

Climate will cost much more than UN thinks
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327242.900-climate-will-cost-much-more-than-un-thinks.html

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences 

Monkeys born from eggs that got DNA transplant
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-08-26-monkey-dna_N.htm

Baby born with heart outside his chest 
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/31/india.dangling.heart/index.html

Rice-sized device to monitor tumours
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/Science/Rice-sized-device-to-monitor-tumours/articleshow/4952423.cms

'Synthetic biology' holds promise, but doubts simmer
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-08-30-synthetic-biology_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Bionic brain chips could overcome paralysis
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327232.300-bionic-brain-chips-could-overcome-paralysis.html

Breakthrough holds promise for development of effective cancer therapies
http://www.physorg.com/news171117865.html

New-found Asian antelope said close to extinction
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/sc_nm/us_antelope

Neurosurgeons Practice on Virtual Simulator before Removing Brain Tumor
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/neurosurgeons-practice-virtual-simulator-removing-brain-tumor

Anthropology assistant professor uncovers genetic patterns
http://oudaily.com/news/2009/sep/03/anthropology-assistant-professor-uncovers-genetic-/

In Future, Science Could Erase Traumatic Memories
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112531962

Monkey brains signal the desire to explore
http://www.physorg.com/news171291482.html

Anticancer compound found in American mayapple
http://www.physorg.com/news171283180.html

Study finds potential way to make an AIDS vaccine
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/sc_nm/us_aids_vaccine

Hollywood Reality Check: The Real Science of Brain Puppetry
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4329749.html

Other 

Tech Podcast: When Zombies Attack!
http://blogs.discovery.com/news_etherized/2009/08/tech-podcast-when-zombies-attack.html

Best-selling Bible to undergo revision
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_re/us_rel_bible_translation

When Does Consciousness Arise in Human Babies?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=when-does-consciousness-arise

Freeman Dyson explores the farthest limits of human imagination
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/sep/03/freeman-dyson-imagined-worlds

Additional Informational 

Graham Hancock - Supernatural Pt.1- Video 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Za8fMjo8U&feature=PlayList&p=3B96948763D51186&index=0&playnext=1 

Earth Pilgrims Trailer- Video 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMRyiVlqPs 

Voyage to Crete- Video 
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3530258225528203 

5 Future Robotic Expeditions and What They Could Reveal (Slide Show) 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=future-robotic-exploration 

TOP 10 EXTREME OBSERVATORIES 
http://dsc.discovery.com/space/slideshows/extreme-observatories/ 

Theoi Project 
This site is designed to explore Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion. 
http://www.theoi.com/ 

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