[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 7-30-10

Sun Aug 1 22:06:10 PDT 2010

Good Morning Everyone,

Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report
July 30, 2010

“Life isn’t measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that 
take our breath away.”
Author Unknown

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Marsupials not from Down Under after all
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38436751?GT1=43001

500,000 year old cranium found at Atapuerca, Burgos
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_26868.shtml#ixzz0v7DQDMrr

Ancient DNA identifies donkey ancestors, people who domesticated them
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/uof-adi072810.php

Ötzi’s secrets about to be revealed
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=81986&CultureCode=en

Archaeologists Discover Biggest Rat That Ever Lived: Weight of About 6 Kilograms 
(Over 13 Lb)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100726094909.htm

'Garden of Eden' gave refuge to last men standing during ice age
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Garden-of-Eden-gave-refuge-to-last-men-standing-during-ice-age/articleshow/6220970.cms

Triceratops 'Secret Location' Found in South Dakota Badlands
http://news.discovery.com/dinosaurs/triceratops-secret-location-found-in-south-dakota-badlands.html

Did emotions evolve to push others into cooperation?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19232-did-emotions-evolve-to-push-others-into-cooperation.html

If Evolution Had Taken a Different Turn, Could Dragons Have Existed?
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-07/if-evolution-had-taken-different-turn-could-dragons-have-existed

Tiny footprints are oldest evidence of reptiles
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38491187/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Unexpected viral 'fossils' found in vertebrate genomes
http://www.physorg.com/news199625861.html

Ancient and General History

New find in Badia illuminates ancient bedouin life
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=28517

Khmer Rouge jailer faces 19 years for 16,000 dead
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_re_as/as_cambodia_genocide_tribunal

Lost Kafka writings resurface, trapped in trial
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_kafka_trial

Experts: Ansel Adams photos found at garage sale worth $200 million
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/27/ansel.adams.discovery/?hpt=Sbin

Before the CIA, there was the Pond
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_re_us/us_spy_agency_the_pond

Reading the Writing on Pompeii’s Walls
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Reading-the-Writing-on-Pompeiis-Walls.html

Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery Solved?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100727-who-wrote-dead-sea-scrolls-bible-science-tv/

Ancient skull suggests head reshaping practice
http://www.theage.com.au/national/ancient-skull-suggests-head-reshaping-practice-20100725-10qlk.html

Gruesome charges detailed against suspected Nazi
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/07/28/international/i040801D40.DTL&type=science

Armenian-Americans sue for century-old losses
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/29/AR2010072904886.html?hpid=sec-nation

Revisiting the Spanish Armada: How Changing Maritime Tech Changed the World
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20012289-501465.html?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea#addcomm

Man listed as Tokyo's oldest had been dead decades
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9sXGP2PFS3kB4amFkZJSvILxaGAD9H8NHQ80

Archaeology

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Wealthy Prehistoric Settlement
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=118486

Archaeology: Testing remains provides new insights
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/science/stories/2010/07/25/testing-remains-provides-new-insights.html?sid=101

Archaeologists Find Three Ceramic Offerings at Machu Picchu
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=361101&CategoryId=13003

Ancient wrecks found off Italy' west coast
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/ancient-wrecks-found-off-italy-west-coast-1.659343

5000 Years Old Archaeological Pottery Craft Unearthed in Syria
http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201007246659/Related-news-from-Syria/5000-years-old-archaeological-pottery-craft-unearthed-in-syria.html

Canadian archeologists revel in ‘mind-blowing’ dig in Turkey
http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Canadian+archeologists+revel+mind+blowing+Turkey/3319416/story.html#ixzz0ul0Lsxqw

An archaeological window on ancient farming
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/archaeology/archaeological-window-ancient-farming/20100722

New Zealand museum thaws 100-year-old Scotch
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/21/AR2010072106360.html?hpid=sec-world

Chinese search for Ming shipwreck off Kenyan coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10761840

Workers in NYC begin to dismantle ground zero ship
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_ground_zero_buried_ship

New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/27/AR2010072700581.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Ancient Stone Monument to Napi Discovered on Canadian Prairies
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/owenjarus/ancient-stone-monument-napi-discovered-canadian-prairies

Archaeologists Discover 2,400-Year-Old Weapons and Tools in Valencia
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=39557

Philistine Temple Ruins Uncovered in Goliath's Hometown
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138843

Experts uncover second Roman fort on city site
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/City-site-yields-evidence-second-Roman-fort/article-2467337-detail/article.html

Jade sculpture found at amphitheatre
http://english.blic.rs/Culture-Showbiz/6716/Jade-sculpture-found-at-amphitheatre

Archeologists Discover 4000-Year-Old Tombs
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/10462/

Dig unearths 5,000-year-old artefact in Sidon
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=117518#axzz0uzhgs17S

Notes from an excavation
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100728/full/news.2010.377.html?s=news_rss

1,800-year-old care set found in southern Turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=1800-years-old-care-set-was-found-2010-07-28

Archaeology: Excavations on St. Ivan island reveal potential relics from John 
the Baptist
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/07/28/939118_archaeology-excavations-on-st-ivan-island-reveal-potential-relics-from-john-the-baptist

Was Marden Henge the builder's yard for Stonehenge?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jul/28/marden-henge-builders-yard-stonehenge

An Ancient Subterranean Secret Complex Discovered in Hamadan Province
http://www.cais-soas.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:an-ancient-subterranean-secret-complex-discovered-in-hamadan-province&catid=42

Roman villa found in Welsh 'military zone'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7910534/Roman-villa-found-in-Welsh-military-zone.html

Road built over 3000-year-old tumulus in eastern Turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=3-000-year-old-tumulus-asphalted-2010-07-27

Bulgarian Archaeologists Carry Out 'Rescue' Digs Close to Greek Border
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=118576

Tablet Discovered by Hebrew U Matches Code of Hammurabi
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/news.aspx/138788

Archaeology: 7000 year-old village found near Bulgarian town of Shoumen
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/07/26/937763_archaeology-7000-year-old-village-found-near-bulgarian-town-of-shoumen

Klaus Koschmieder – Latest Chachapoyan Discoveries
http://enperublog.com/2010/07/26/klaus-koschmieder-latest-chachapoyan-discoveries/

Tobacco tins from Lawrence of Arabia’s army discovered
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/jordan/7917096/Tobacco-tins-from-Lawrence-of-Arabias-army-discovered.html

New Model Help Archaeologists Make Sense of the Past
http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Model-Help-Archaeologists-Make-Sense-of-the-Past-149879.shtml

USU archaeologists conduct 'prehistoric' research in Wyo
http://www.usustatesman.com/usu-archaeologists-conduct-prehistoric-research-in-wyo-1.2283036

X-Rays Reveal Secret of Ancient Mayan Dye
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/27/x-ray-study-reveals-secrets-ancient-mayan-technology/

The Thunderstone Mystery
http://www.uis.no/news/article25918-50.html

Egyptology

Cleopatra's pearl cocktail recipe revealed
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2010-07-23-cleopatra-pearl-cocktail_N.htm

General Science

Snake robots could disable explosives
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38473572/ns/technology_and_science-science/

All set for synthetic silk?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2010/jul/28/synthetic-silk-silkworms-spider

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Solar Probes Facing Death Sentences May Get Second Lives as Moon Probes
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/29/solar-probes-facing-death-sentences-may-get-second-lives-as-moon-probes/

International Space Station to host most accurate atomic clock
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/International-Space-Station-to-host-most-accurate-atomic-clock/articleshow/6226890.cms

Rocks on Mars may provide link to evidence of living organisms 4 billion years 
ago
http://www.physorg.com/news199638367.html

Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting a Young Sun-Like Star
http://www.physorg.com/news199635354.html

Model describes universe with no big bang, no beginning, and no end
http://www.physorg.com/news199591806.html

Astronomers Find Planets in Unusually Intimate Dance around Dying Star
http://www.physorg.com/news199594786.html

Satellite quantum communication circles closer
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19234-satellite-quantumcommunication-circles-closer.html

Spinning black holes could expose exotic particles
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727714.000-spinning-black-holes-could-expose-exotic-particles.html

Aurora mission makes detour to moon
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/07/aurora-mission-makes-detour-to.html

Huge spacequakes shaking Earth's magnetic field
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0728/Huge-spacequakes-shaking-Earth-s-magnetic-field

Our galaxy is rich in Earth-sized planets
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/27/sasselov.earth.planets/index.html?hpt=C2

Everglades and Madagascar forests on Unesco danger list
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10825472

Adventurers to fund space travel, astronomer royal says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-10777658

NASA may aim for Venus for future missions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38492532/ns/technology_and_science-space/

What's the best way to eject astronauts during lift-off?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19239-whats-the-best-way-to-eject-astronauts-during-liftoff.html

New high resolution photos of the Face on Mars proves it is just a rocky hill
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1298714/New-high-resolution-photo-famous-Face-Mars-proves-just-rocky-hill.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Galapagos Islands taken off Unesco danger list
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10808720

Plankton decline across oceans as waters warm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10781621

Researchers in Greenland Drill 8,000′ Down to Study 120,000-Year-Old Climate
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/29/researchers-in-greenland-drill-8000-down-to-study-120000-year-old-climate/

NOAA’s Conclusive Report: 2000s Were Hottest Decade on Record
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/28/noaas-conclusive-report-2000s-were-hottest-decade-on-record/

Will Climate Change Really Spur Mass Migrations of Mexicans to the U.S.?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/27/will-climate-change-really-spur-mass-migrations-of-mexicans-to-the-u-s/

Could an Aqua-Net Bring Water to the Desert?
http://www.physorg.com/news199620594.html

Scientists say global warming is continuing
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_sc/us_sci_state_of_the_climate

E. coli engineered to make convenient 'drop-in' biofuel
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19238-e-coli-engineered-to-make-convenient-dropin-biofuel.html

Free Power? Grading 10 Off-Beat Energy Ideas
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/next-generation/off-beat-energy-ideas

Innovative India water plant opens in Madras
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10819040

Nuclear experts seek to advance ITER fusion project
http://www.physorg.com/news199345846.html

US food waste worth more than offshore drilling
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727712.700-us-food-waste-worth-more-than-offshore-drilling.html

Reducing Soot Might Be Shortcut to Reverse Climate Change, New Study Says 
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-07/reducing-soot-might-reverse-global-warming-new-study-says

Fly Eyes Used For Solar Cells
http://news.discovery.com/tech/fly-eyes-used-for-solar-cells.html

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Zedonk hybrid born at Ga. wildlife preserve
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_newborn_zedonk

Lasers to Deliver Vaccines in Split Second
http://news.discovery.com/tech/lasers-cells-drugs-vaccines.html

Alzheimer's unlocked: New keys to a cure
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727701.400-alzheimers-unlocked-new-keys-to-a-cure.html

Wireless, Implantable Glucose Sensor Could Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-07/wireless-implantable-glucose-sensor-could-revolutionize-diabetes-treatment

3-D brain model could revolutionize neurology
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38492726/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

Other

World Population to Hit 7 Billion Next Year
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-07/world-population-hit-7-billion-next-year

Being a Paying Guest of the King
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110157/being-a-paying-guest-of-the-king

What to Kill a Mockingbird Means to Me
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/what-to-kill-a-mockingbird-means-to-me

Additional Informational

Their Legacies Remain...
http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/communities/munkacs/klein_family.asp?WT.mc_id=fb

In Photos: Click to be awestruck by what's 'Beyond'
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_sc3283

Pompeii Poop
http://classics.uc.edu/~ellis/PompeiiPoop.pdf

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