[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-27-09

Mon Jan 11 18:33:49 PST 2010

Good Evening Everyone,

Below is this past week's edition.  Enjoy!

Steve Detwiler

Weekly Science Report 
November 27, 2009 

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Eleanor Roosevelt 

News Articles 

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies 

Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091122/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_darwin

Hunting for the home of Indonesia's Java Man 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8370573.stm 

Darwin and the case for 'militant atheism' 
http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/23/dawkins.darwin.atheism/index.html 

The missing link in Lambayeque 
http://enperublog.com/2009/11/25/the-missing-link-in-lambayeque/ 

Darwin Goes Digital for 150th Anniversary of “On the Origin of Species” 
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/11/24/darwin-goes-digital-for-150th-anniversary-of-on-the-origin-of-species/ 

FUTURE HUMANS: Four Ways We May, or May Not, Evolve 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091124-origin-of-species-150-darwin-human-evolution.html 

Cavemen Roasted Birds, Too 
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/cavemen-bird-bones-roast.html 

Nov. 24, 1974: Humanity, Meet Lucy. She’s Your Mom 
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/11/1124lucy-discovered 

Evolution vs. Intelligent Design: 6 Bones of Contention 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/photogalleries/091123-origin-species-darwin-150-intelligent-design/index.html 

NASA Scientists Say Martian Meteorite May Have Brought Life to Earth 
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11/nasa-scientists-say-martian-meteorite-may-contain-traces-life-after-all 

Dinosaurs in the web of life 
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2009/11/dinosaurs-in-the-web-of-life.php 

Caged 'cavemen' go on display at Warsaw zoo 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_odd_poland_zoo_cavemen 

"Sensational" Archaeological Find 
http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2054&format=1&artikel=3270787 

Researchers Find the First Horse Whisperers 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091128/sc_livescience/researchersfindthefirsthorsewhisperers 

Ancient and General History 

AP reporter caught up in Stalin family's agony
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_re_us/us_stalin_s_grandson

Ex-FBI agent who watched JFK autopsy reflects on death
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-11-22-jfk-assassination-anniversary_N.htm

The real Alice in Wonderland's book up for auction 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_books_alice 

Indian probe blames mosque attack on Hindu leaders 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_re_as/as_india_riot_investigation 

Delaroche work "ruined" in war rescued for show 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/lf_nm_life/us_delaroche_rescue 

Reburying Albert Camus: A Political Ploy by Sarkozy? 
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1942392,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-cnnpartner#ixzz0XqB1x8GH 

Mystery lingers, answers few in girls' reservation deaths 
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/23/wyoming.reservation.deaths/index.html 

Trial of Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Nears End
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1942135,00.html#ixzz0XqDDrI1G 

FBI Wants Help in Civil Rights Killings 
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1942136,00.html 

Nazi war criminal Mengele had no hand in rise in twin births in Brazil 
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-11-25-mengele25_ST_N.htm 

Two million Muslims prepare to stone devil at haj 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/wl_nm/us_saudi_haj 

Nightmarish memories of Nazis' Sobibor death camp 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8381413.stm 

Shedding light on Acadians 
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1154766.html 

Archaeology 

Parthian grave with astounding artifacts found in Iraq 
http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news\2009-11-19\kurd.htm 

Archaeologists publish first map of contested sites in Middle East 
http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/boynter-149142.aspx 

Stone wall may have defended Canada's oldest British settlement 
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/Stone+wall+have+defended+Canada+oldest+British+settlement/2253478/story.html 

Taliban destroying Gandhara heritage in Pakistan 
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Taliban+destroying+Gandhara+heritage+in+Pakistan&NewsID=49153 

Canaanites the art collectors of their day 
http://blogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/2009/11/canaanites-the-art-collectors-of-their-day.html 

Heian tomb yields tweezers 
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091121f2.html 

Caucasus’ most ancient administrative building found in Azerbaijan 
http://abc.az/eng/news/main/40491.html 

Macedonia: Zgropolsko Kale Archaeological Excavations Reveal New Facts 
http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1594 

UQ archaeology digs into the life behind Pompeii
http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=20120 

Scientists unearth oldest site in Umpqua 
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20091124/NEWS/911249976/1063/NEWS&ParentProfile=1055 

Archaeological Cemetery Dating Back to Romanian Era unearthed in Syria 
http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/200911253760/Culture/archaeological-cemetery-dating-back-to-romanian-era-unearthed-in-hama.html 

1,500-year-old girl is reconstructed 
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2913088 

Terra cotta clay figures show tomb as it once looked 
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911250132.html 

Vermont archaeologists seek War of 1812 hospital 
http://nhbr.com/news/statenewengland/452357-227/vermont-archaeologists-seek-war-of-1812-hospital.html 

The Noble Young Man of Huaca Rajada 
http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/travel/974 

Native American artifacts thousands of years old halt sewer installation in Warwick, R.I. 
http://www.projo.com/ri/warwick/content/warwick_artifacts_sewer_24_11-24-09_MEGIHJD_v11.3b4547f.html 

Sunken Canadian stern-wheeler is an underwater time capsule 
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-sci-sternwheeler24-2009nov24,0,3733461.story 

Archaeologist Set to Recreate Palace of Greatest Bulgarian Tsar 
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110332 

Threatened archaeological sites prioritized 
http://savannahnow.com/news/2009-11-24/threatened-archaeological-sites-prioritized 

Google to put ancient Iraq museum collection online 
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5AO0PA20091125 

Mural reveals ancient connection to Uzbekistan 
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2913113 

Pictish throne built as part of new research project 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8380610.stm 

A modern bombing range, an ancient way of life 
http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/11/22/20091122BMGRruins-CP.html 

Palace of Balhae Era Unearthed by Archeologists 
http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/9278/ 

10,000-year-old weapon found at site of new Ontario arena 
http://www.canada.com/technology/year+weapon+found+site+Ontario+arena/2273365/story.html 

Dig to start at Shakespeare site 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/8383306.stm 

Some people lose faith - but only bureaucrats can lose an Indian temple 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6934119.ece 

Ancient camp unearthed 
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ancient+camp+unearthed/2274244/story.html 

Da Vinci's 'Last Supper' Gets Digital Makeover 
http://news.discovery.com/history/leonardo-davinci-last-supper.html 

Metal-detector enthusiast unearths $5.5 million in gold 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/lf_nm_life/us_treasure_britain 

Hungarian divers find 17th-century Dutch ship near Brazil 
http://english.mti.hu/default.asp?menu=1&theme=2&cat=25&newsid=266078 

General Science 

The Future of Trains 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=future-of-trains 

Intel Wants Brain Implants in Its Customers' Heads by 2020 
http://www.popsci.com.au/technology/article/2009-11/intel-wants-brain-implants-consumers-heads-2020 

Smart Armor Knows Its Own Strength, As Well As The Enemy's 
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/smart-armor-knows-how-its-own-strength-and-enemy 

Researchers Turn to Artificial Intelligence and Real Data to Improve War Games 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=virtual-war-games 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences 

New Map Bolsters Case for Ancient Ocean on Mars 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/newmapbolsterscaseforancientoceanonmars 

Plan for human mission to asteroid gains speed
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34116126/ns/technology_and_science-space/ 

The universe's past, in close-up 
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-sci-telescope24-2009nov24,0,5270638.story 

Thousands of new species found in deep sea 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34093542/ns/us_news-environment/ 

Supervolcano Eruption In Sumatra Deforested India 73,000 Years Ago 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091123142739.htm 

Solar tsunamis are real, NASA says 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34154157/ns/technology_and_science-space/ 

Cookbook Reveals Secrets of Space Cuisine 
http://news.discovery.com/space/thanksgiving-space-food-cookbook.html 

Oceanic crust formation is dynamic after all 
http://www.physorg.com/news178381626.html 

Portrait of a Black Hole 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portrait-of-a-black-hole 

Building a Better Alien-Calling Code 
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/better-seti-code/ 

Dark power: Grand designs for interstellar travel 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427361.000-dark-power-grand-designs-for-interstellar-travel.html 

Nuclear fuel: are we heading for a uranium crunch? 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427364.500-nuclear-fuel-are-we-heading-for-an-uranium-crunch.html 

Superconducting Magnetic Heat Shield Could Protect Spacecraft During Reentry 
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/europes-magnetic-heat-shield-could-protect-spacecraft-during-reentry 

Astronomers release galactic collision game 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8376566.stm 

Lunar water probably came from comets: Scientists 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Lunar-water-probably-came-from-comets-Scientists/articleshow/5271187.cms 

Energetic gamma rays spotted from 'microquasar' 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18202-energetic-gamma-rays-spotted-from-microquasar.html 

Dead Sea needs world help to stay alive 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/sc_afp/mideastenvironmentwaterjordan 

Herschel telescope 'fingerprints' colossal star 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8382348.stm 

China to launch second lunar probe: state media 
http://www.physorg.com/news178527266.html 

Russia: No space for space tourists 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_sc/eu_russia_space 

Should NASA's Mars Rover be compared to Columbus? 
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-11-27-explorer-nasa_N.htm 

Fresh claim for fossil life in Mars rock 
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/11/fresh-claim-for-fossil-life-in.html 

Test Drive in the World’s Fastest Personal Submarine 
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4338002.html 

Early Snowball Earth may have melted to a mudball 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427365.300-early-snowball-earth-may-have-melted-to-a-mudball.html 

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources 

Tapping airwaves to power plane, car batteries
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Tapping-airwaves-to-power-plane-car-batteries/articleshow/5262288.cms 

Paper-thin batteries made from algae 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34149776/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/ 

Power of osmosis used to deliver eco-friendly energy 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/25/osmosis-plant-emission-free-energy 

Climate change already a reality in Africa 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091126/wl_africa_afp/unclimatewarmingafrica_20091126131005 

Superconductors can come in from the cold 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427365.400-superconductors-can-come-in-from-the-cold.html 

New climate targets may not change daily life much 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_climate_costs 

Scientists Turn Trees Into Carbon Banks 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120849322 

In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091128/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_climate_09_greenland_s_hidden_treasure 

Machine Converts CO2 into Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel 
http://www.physorg.com/news178203219.html 

New hydrogen-storage method discovered 
http://www.physorg.com/news178119983.html 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences 

Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map" 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/sc_nm/us_science_genes_chinese 

Vibrating Technology Promises to Replace Biopsies in Diagnosing Diseased Tissue 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=magnetic-resonance-elastography 

Race is on to use embryonic stem cells in humans 
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427364.400-race-on-to-implant-tissue-from-embryonic-stem-cells-in-human.html 

Telling cause of death without a single incision 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Telling-cause-of-death-without-a-single-incision/articleshow/5269447.cms 

Decoding the turkey’s genetic gobbledygook 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34161075/ns/us_news-washington_post/ 

Surgery for OCD: Do docs know all the brain’s circuits? 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Surgery-for-OCD-Do-docs-know-all-the-brains-circuits/articleshow/5276946.cms 

After 30 years, man regains sight with bionic eye 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/After-30-years-man-regains-sight-with-bionic-eye/articleshow/5276940.cms 

The DNA Dad Dilemma 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/The-DNA-Dad-Dilemma-/articleshow/5279284.cms 

Other 

Is case finally closed on 1965 UFO mystery? 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34135497/ns/technology_and_science-space/ 

Jet Man" Yves Rossy Attempts First Intercontinental Flight, Ditches Into Atlantic 
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-11/jet-man-yves-rossy-ditches-atlantic-during-intercontinental-flight 

Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch 
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9C7CUA80&show_article=1 

Additional Informational 

The Auschwitz Memorial monthly magazine, September 2009 edition 
http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=599&Itemid=43 

Big Pic: Close-Up of Latest Shroud of Turin Claim
http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/big-pic-shroud-turin-claim.html 

4 Wildly High-Tech Military and NASA Research Projects 
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4337809.html 

Air America (Video)
http://news.discovery.com/earth/air-america.html 

10 Views of Earth from the Moon, Mars and Beyond (Slide Show) 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=earth-from-space 

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