[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-26-10

[Steve Detwiler]

Good Morning Everyone,


Below is this week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler





Weekly Science Report
February 26, 2010
 
“In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'their highnesses,' 'their majesties,' and 'their exalted majesties' and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day.”
H.G. Wellson Ashoka the Great
 
News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
New species of dinosaur found in eastern Utah rock
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_re_us/us_dinosaur_discovery
 
Ancient DNA reveals caribou history linked to volcanic eruption
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/w-jbp021910.php
 
DNA evidence tells 'global story' of human history
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/cp-det021610.php
 
Scientists turn migration theory on its head
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Scientists+turn+migration+theory+head/2615220/story.html
 
The Human Family's Earliest Ancestors
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/83814277.html
 
A New Horned Crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene Hominid Sites at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0009333
 
Small dogs originate in Middle East, says gene study
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8530423.stm
 
Cross-discipline Effort Tracks Evolution of Human Uniqueness and Modern Behavior
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=human-uniqueness-anthropology
 
Important archaeological finds at Knossos
http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=8461334&maindocimg=8460962&service=144
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ancient and General History
 
Armenian 'genocide' bill likely to pass US House panel vote
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=armenian-8216genocide8217-bill-likely-to-pass-in-us-house-panel-vote-2010-02-19
 
Mossad's checkered history
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/18/israel.mossad/index.html?hpt=Mid
 
Charlottesville archaeologists uncover local Black stories
http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=121304062461064&ShowArticle_ID=11802202104422406
 
Pirate's head taken off again
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/pirates-head-taken-off-again/story-e6frg6so-1225833605152
 
Reshaping history: Palmetto Bluff site might hold early American octagonal house
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/02/20/1145587/reshaping-history-palmetto-bluff.html
 
Tombs cast light on nation’s origins
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100220/NATIONAL/702199874/1139
 
History in the Remaking
http://www.newsweek.com/id/233844
 
Former guard says Demjanjuk was at Nazi camp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_demjanjuk
 
Casanova's steamy memoirs given to French library
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_en_ot/eu_france_casanova
 
Original Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart up for auction
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-02-17-Washington-portrait_N.htm
 
Roman remains in York are 'elite' African woman 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8538888.stm
 
Hunt for the Codex Cardona
http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1376596
 
Pieces of rare biblical manuscript reunited
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_israel_reunited_scroll
 
"Vampire of Venice" Unmasked: Plague Victim & Witch?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100226-vampires-venice-plague-skull-witches/
 
 
 








 
Archaeology
 
Archaeologist sees proof for Bible in ancient wall
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_israel_ancient_wall
 
Circular Aztec temple found in Mexico
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=nw20100223061404613C268400
 
Newly Discovered Archaeological Sites In India Reveals Ancient Life
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=477252
 
After 3 years of Pequot War research, it's time to dig
http://www.theday.com/article/20100222/NWS01/302229945/-1/NWS
 
Victoria suburb yields 850 BC archeological site
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/victoria-suburb-yields-850-bc-archeological-site/article25475/
 
Human remains found on 18th century Royal Navy wreck
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/feb/26/shipwreck-navy
 
Roman urn contains human ashes
http://www.middevonstar.co.uk/news/5026610.Roman_urn_contains_human_ashes/
 
Ring fort may have held Bronze Age sports arena
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0225/1224265140601.html
 
1,800-year-old Roman marble carving of the god Jupiter found at Fountains Abbey
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/history/5027517.1_800_year_old_Roman_marble_carving_of_the_god_Jupiter_found_at_Fountains_Abbey/
 
Researchers hold breath as they lift lid on history in quest for Archbishop Wichmann
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7040113.ece
 
Microbes Leave Gold on Corpses, May Complicate Forensics
http://www.livescience.com/history/gold-corpse-hair-100225.html
 
Tyrannical English king 'buried in Scotland'
http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Tyrannical-English-king-39buried-in.6102361.jp
 
Unearthing colonial New York: South Ferry project yields 65K artifacts
http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/unearthing-colonial-new-york-south-ferry-project-yields-65k-artifacts-1.1779218
 
Prince's Palace Found in Volcanic Crater
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/prince-palace-rome.html
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
Egyptology
 
Three Decades of Discovery
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8812
 
U.S. to Return 3,000-Year-Old Pharaonic Sarcophagus to Egypt
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/us-to-return-3000-year-old-pharaonic-sarcophagus-to-egypt.html
 
King Tut’s Many Curses
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/king-tuts-many-curses.html







 
General Science
 
Futuristic kitchen needs no pots and pans
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35549884/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/
 
The Present and Future of Unmanned Drone Aircraft: An Illustrated Field Guide
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/field-guide-flying-robots
 
Lasers lift dirt of ages from artworks 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8534969.stm
 
Video: A Silent Rotor Blade Paves the Way for Super-Stealth Choppers
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/video-eurocopter-introduces-silent-rotor-blade-stealth-choppers
 
 
 
 






 
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
 
'Tuned' images from Esa's Smos water mission 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8533265.stm
 
Alien star clusters fill our galaxy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35548802/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
Space junk mess getting messier in orbit
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35546562/ns/technology_and_science-space/
 
Can Life Exist in Alternate Universes?
http://news.discovery.com/space/can-life-exist-in-alternate-universes.html
 
Mining Mars? Where's the Ore?
http://news.discovery.com/space/mars-prospecting-ores-gold.html
 
Brown physicist discovers odd, fluctuating magnetic waves
http://www.physorg.com/news186168291.html
 
Cassini Finds Plethora of Plumes, Hotspots at Enceladus
http://www.physorg.com/news186165121.html
 
Optical system promises to revolutionize undersea communications
http://www.physorg.com/news186164138.html
 
For NASA no easy answer for next space destination
http://www.physorg.com/news186161411.html
 
CERN on trial: could a lawsuit shut the LHC down?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527485.700-cern-on-trial-could-a-lawsuit-shut-the-lhc-down.html
 
NASA sets sights on inflatable space stations
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18566-nasa-sets-sights-on-inflatable-space-stations.html
 
New Space Engines May Trade Fuel For Photons
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4346578.html
 
Space Station 98% Complete with 4 Shuttle Flights Remaining
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/space-shuttle-station-complete-100222.html
 
Ocean robot 'plans experiments' 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8535335.stm
 
Spacecraft-Collected Comet Dust Reveals Surprises From the Solar System’s Boondocks
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/26/study-wild2-comet-was-exiled-from-inner-solar-system-to-the-boondocks/
 
Scientist eyes 39-day voyage to Mars
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.85b9e2174ee33f025b89dd95cee83b08.101&show_article=1
 
Pin-pointing water in space
http://www.physorg.com/news186410389.html
 
Senators to NASA chief: Go somewhere specific
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100225/ap_on_sc/us_sci_nasa_hearing
 
Trial by ice – what it takes to be an Arctic explorer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/26/catlin-arctic-survey-north-pole
 
Sizing up the space races
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/26/2213866.aspx

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Bloom Energy Teases Its Power-Plant-in-a-Box; Many Doubts Remain
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/22/bloom-energy-teases-its-power-plant-in-a-box-many-doubts-remain/
 
Roasting biomass may be key process in bioenergy economy
http://www.physorg.com/news186157583.html
 
World's coral reefs could disintegrate by 2100
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/23/worlds-coral-reefs-disintegrate-2100
 
Biggest Solar-Powered Boat Unveiled
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biggest-solar-powered-boat.html
 
German wind power firm to withdraw from Taiwan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100226/bs_afp/taiwangermanyenergywindpower_20100226074728
 
Trash power? U.S. communities use landfills to produce energy
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/02/trash-power-us-communities-use-landfills-to-produce-energy/1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
Genetics Study: Will IVF Babies Face Health Problems Later in Life?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/22/genetics-study-will-ivf-babies-face-health-problems-later-in-life/
 
DNA sequencing unlocks relationships among flowering plants
http://www.physorg.com/news186167119.html
 
Sight savers: New weapons trained on blindness
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527481.500-sight-savers-new-weapons-trained-on-blindness.html
 
Good vibrations aid mind-controlled steering
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527485.600-good-vibrations-aid-mindcontrolled-steering.html
 
Brain has areas devoted to learning nouns, verbs
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Brain-has-areas-devoted-to-learning-nouns-verbs/articleshow/5622006.cms
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
Are we missing E.T.'s call?
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/02/23/2210069.aspx
 
A Stone Age Subculture Takes Shape in the US
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,677121,00.html
 
Britain releases new UFO files
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/17/ufo.files/index.html?hpt=C1
 
Disaster! BBC to re-create the sinking of Atlantis a la 300
http://scifiwire.com/2010/02/disaster-bbc-to-re-create.php
 
2012's follow-up TV show is dead in the water
http://scifiwire.com/2010/02/2012s-follow-up-tv-show-i.php
   
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
Karnak Dig Diary
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/tag/digdiary2010
 
Pictures: Shipwreck Discovery Yields Ancient Treasure
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/photogalleries/100224-shipwreck-bronze-age-treasure-salcombe-britain-pictures/#025919_600x450.jpg
 
The 6 Coolest Science Experiments in Antarctica- Photo Gallery
http://discovermagazine.com/photos/25-the-6-coolest-science-experiments-in-antarctica/
 
Is Antarctica Home of the Next Miracle Drug?: BIG PICS
http://news.discovery.com/earth/antarctica-medicine-man.html
 
The Clarks: An American story of wealth, scandal and mystery- Photo Gallery
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35266269/ns/business-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1


      
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