News - December, 2005

Cultural Differences May Explain Variations in Home Remedy Use Eureka Alert (12/31/05)

Laughter Can Be Genuine, Strategic Discovery (12/30/05)

London Researcher Close to Identifying Lewes Shipwreck Cape Gazette (12/30/05)

Ancients Rang In New Year with Dance, Beer Discovery (12/30/05)

William W. Howells; Anthropologist Advanced Studies of Humans Washington Post (12/29/05)

• William W. Howells, Leading Anthropologist, Is Dead at 97 New York Times (12/30/05)

90 Years Later, Peru Battles Yale Over Incan Artifacts Christian Science Monitor (12/29/05)

Ostrich Shell Necklace - Paleolithic Must Discovery (12/29/05)

Myth of the Lost Ark Fuels Pride of a Nation on Brink of War Telegraph (12/29/05)

Ancient "Weapons Factory" Found on Connecticut Ridge National Geographic News (12/29/05)

Ancient Egyptians Held Dwarves in High Esteem MSNBC (12/28/05)

• Ancient Egyptians Held Dwarves in High Esteem Yahoo (12/28/05)
• Ancient Egyptians Revered Dwarfs Discovery (1/04/06)

Rwanda Honours Gorilla Campaigner BBC News (12/28/05)

Monkeys Have Accents, Japanese Study Finds National Geographic News (12/28/05)

Did Early Humans First Arise in Asia, Not Africa? National Geographic News (12/27/05)

Patterns - If It Takes a Long Time, It May Be a Boy New York Times (12/27/05)

Helping Out Darwin's Cause With a Little Pointed Humor New York Times (12/27/05)

Interview with Evolution Philosopher Daniel Dennett: "Darwinism Completely Refutes Intelligent Design" Spiegel (12/26/05)

Museums Answer Critics of Evolution Washington Post (12/26/05)

Language Colours Vision - The Left Brain May View the World Through the Prism of Language Nature (12/26/05)

Bulgaria Struggles to Protect Ancient Artifacts NPR (12/26/05)

State, Tribe Agree to Talks About Old Tribal-Village Site Seattle Times (12/24/05)

Scientists Find 'Mass Dodo Grave' BBC News (12/24/05)

• Discovery of Dodo Fossils a Rare Find USA Today (12/27/05)

Lice Found to Be Deadly Foe of Napoleon's Russian Force Los Angeles Times (12/24/05)

Beale Street Bordellos Uncovered in Tennessee Yahoo (12/23/05)

• Artifacts From Memphis Bordellos Found Yahoo (12/24/05)

"War on Christmas" Charge Echoes Past Debates, Expert Says National Geographic News (12/23/05)

Evolution Takes Science Honours BBC News (12/23/05)

Questions and Answers on Evolution Yahoo (12/23/05)

Dancing Advertises Sexual Quality - Study of Jamaicans Shows Symmetrical Dancers Shake It Better Nature (12/21/05)

Grant Allows ASU Archaeologist to Study How Environment Influences Evolution Eureka Alert (12/21/05)

Gorillas Go Through Menopause CNN (12/21/05)

• Female Gorillas Go Through Menopause, Zoo Study Shows National Geographic News (12/27/05)
• Scientists Document Menopause in Captive Gorillas New York Times (1/03/06)

Rutgers Researchers Scientifically Link Dancing Ability to Mate Quality Eureka Alert (12/21/05)

Mammoth Plan for Giant Comeback Telegraph (12/20/05)

• Extinct Mammoth DNA Decoded BBC News (12/21/05)
• Sorting Through a Mammoth's Genes NPR (12/23/05)
• New DNA Technique Helps Trace Evolution of Mammoths Los Angeles Times (12/24/05)

Evolution | The Story of Man Economist (12/20/05)

Judge Rules Against 'Intelligent Design' in Class New Scientist (12/20/05)

• Pennsylvania Judge Bars Intelligent Design in Science Classes NPR (12/20/05)
• How 'Dover' May Affect U.S. Schools NPR (12/20/05)
• Judge - Intelligent Design Is Re-labelled Creationism New Scientist (12/21/05)
• Intelligent Design Proponents Set Back by Dover Case NPR (12/21/05)
• Evolution Wins Pennsylvania Trial - Judge Declares Intelligent Design Is Creationism in Disguise Nature (12/21/05)
• Intelligent Design Has a Place in the Classroom NPR (12/21/05)
• Pennsylvania Trial Sends Intelligent Design Out of Class NPR (12/23/05)
• Intelligent Design Supporters Vow to Fight On NPR (12/25/05)

3D Images Give New Life to Old Shipwrecks Yahoo (12/20/05)

European Faces Reflect Stone Age Ancestry, Study Says National Geographic News (12/20/05)

Lessons from African-American Midwife Traditions NPR (12/19/05)

From Rigid Rice Plants, a Heartier Harvest Scientific American (12/19/05)

Civilisation Has Left Its Mark on Our Genes New Scientist (12/19/05)

Revelers Revive the African-American Holiday of Jonkonnu National Geographic News (12/16/05)

Family of Freed German Hostage Overjoyed Yahoo (12/18/05)

• German Hostage Free and in Sound Health in Iraq: German Foreign Minister Yahoo (12/18/05)
• German Abducted in Iraq Is Free, Says Berlin Yahoo (12/18/05)

Endangered List Created for Native Foods NPR (12/18/05)

Remote and Poked, Anthropology's Dream Tribe New York Times (12/18/05)

Extinct Mammoth DNA Decoded BBC News (12/18/05)

Study Traces Egyptians' Stone-Age Roots World Science (12/17/05)

Earliest Evidence for Large Scale Organized Warfare in the Mesopotamian World Eureka Alert (12/16/05)

• A Cradle of Civilization Rocked by War Los Angeles Times (12/16/05)
• Ancient Civilization Unearthed in Syria ABC (12/16/05)
• Ancient Civilization Unearthed in Syria MSNBC (12/16/05)

How to Stop the Limestone Rot Guardian (12/16/05)

Revelers Revive the African-American Holiday of Jonkonnu National Geographic News (12/16/05)

Fish Gene Sheds Light on Human Skin Color Variation Eureka Alert (12/15/05)

• Researchers Discover Skin Color Gene NPR (12/15/05)
• Fish Help Unlock Mystery of Our Skin Color MSNBC (12/15/05)
• Gene That Determines Skin Color Is Discovered, Scientists Report New York Times (12/16/05)
• Researchers Identify Human Skin Color Gene Scientific American (12/16/05)
• Key Gene 'Controls Skin Colour' BBC News (12/16/05)
• Scientists Find Gene That Makes People Brown or White ABC News (12/16/05)

Judges Question Evolution Sticker Ruling MSNBC (12/15/05)

Mexican Indians Preserve Epic Endurance Race Boston Globe (12/15/05)

A Step Forward in the Navy's Study of Its Past The Waterline (12/15/05)

Tools Unlock Secrets of Early Man BBC News (12/14/05)

• First Northern Europeans Arrived Early Nature (12/14/05)
• Bio-Archaeologists Pinpoint Oldest Northern European Human Activity University of York (12/14/05)
• Did Humans Colonise North Europe Earlier Than Thought? New Scientist (12/14/05)
• Humans in England May Go Back 700,000 Years ABC News (12/14/05)
• Humans Moved North Surprisingly Early MSNBC (12/14/05)
• Early Humans Colonized Northern Europe 700,000 Years Ago Yahoo (12/14/05)
• Stone Tools Push Back Human Occupation of Northern Europe by 200,000 Years Scientific American (12/15/05)
• Study Rewrites Early Human Odyssey Discovery News (12/15/05)
• Tools Found in Britain Show Much Earlier Human Existence Washington Post (12/15/05)
• Stone Tools Reveal Humans Lived in Britain 700,000 Years Ago National Geographic News (12/16/05)
• Lowestoft, Home to Northern Europe's Earliest Identified Humans Guardian (12/15/05)

Geneticists Find Link to Brain Evolution MSNBC (12/14/05)

• Ancient and Recent Positive Selection Transformed Opioid cis-Regulation in Humans PLoS

G-String-Clad Gladiator Found Discovery News (12/14/05)

Georgia Evolution Stickers Are Back in Court MSNBC (12/14/05)

With Sound From Africa, the Phonetic Alphabet Expands New York Times (12/13/05)

Children Learn by Monkey See, Monkey Do. Chimps Don't New York Times (12/13/05)

Grieving Baboons Seek Solace of Friends Telegraph (12/13/05)

Oldest Known Maya Mural, Tomb Reveal Story of Ancient King National Geographic News (12/13/05)

• Wall of Mayan 'Sistine Chapel' Unveiled Yahoo (12/13/05)
• Maya Treasure Found in Guatemala BBC News (12/14/05)
• Mural Reveals Pre-Classic Maya as a Civilized Society Los Angeles Times (12/14/05)
• Mayan `Sistine Chapel' Leaves Archeologist in Awe Chicago Tribunes (12/14/05)
• Preserved Mural Unearthed in Guatemala Washington Post (12/14/05)
• Earliest Known Maya Painting Found New York Times (12/14/05)
• Oldest Maya Mural Uncovered in Guatemala Yahoo (12/14/05)

Ancient Humans Brought Bottle Gourds to the Americas from Asia Eureka Alert (12/13/05)

• Ancient Humans Brought Bottle Gourds To The Americas From Asia Science Daily (12/14/05)

Skulls in South America Tell New Migration Tale LiveScience (12/12/05)

• Skulls Suggest Differing Stocks for First Americans Scientific American (12/13/05)
• Study Sheds Light on Early Migration Atlanta Journal Constitution (12/13/05)

'I Shall Please' -- It's an Old Promise Los Angeles times (12/12/05)

Kazakh Farm Beats Semi-Desert Blues BBC News (12/12/05)

Prophet, Populist, Poet of Science Seattle Times (12/11/05)

Record Drought Cripples Life Along the Amazon New York Times (12/11/05)

Miss World Crown for 2005 Goes to Miss Iceland Yahoo (12/10/05)

Giant Asian Ape and Humans Coexisted, Might Have Interacted National Geographic News (12/08/05)

Does Rivalry Rewire the Rapping Web? Nature (12/08/05)

Link Seen Between Babies' Sight, Language Development NPR (12/08/05)

Virtual Tour of Africa's Heritage BBC News (12/08/05)

Hobbits May Be Earliest Australians Australian (12/08/05)

Inuit Sue US Over Climate Policy BBC News (12/08/05)

Street Monkeys May Pose Virus Risk MSNBC (12/08/05)

Found: Old Wall in New York, and It's Blocking the Subway New York Times (12/08/05)

• New York Subway Builders Find 200-Yr-Old Wall Yahoo (12/08/05)

Trust-Building Hormone Short-circuits Fear In Humans Science Daily (12/08/05)

Future Focus of Sci-fi Book: Professor Links Work to Anthropology Northerner Online

Will 'Transnationalists' Redefine What It Means to Be American? ABC News (12/07/05)

Ancient Drought 'Changed History' BBC News (12/07/05)

New Maps Reveal True Extent Of Human Footprint On Earth Science Daily (12/07/05)

Skeleton Secrets Revealed by Test BBC News (12/07/05)

India Hits Back in 'Bio-Piracy' Battle BBC News (12/07/05)

Scientists Decode DNA of Dogs ABC News (12/07/05)

• Dog Genome Mapped, Shows Similarities to Humans National Geographic news (12/07/05)
• Boxer Bares All Nature (12/07/05)
• Boxer Is First Dog to Have Full Genome Revealed New Scientist (12/07/05)
• Dog's DNA Deciphered in Detail MSNBC (12/07/05)
• Dog's Genome Could Provide Clues to Disorders in Humans New York Times (12/08/05)
• Genetic Map of Dog May Help Humans Los Angeles Times (12/08/05)
• Genes May Yield Secret of Canine Variety Act Guardian (12/08/05)
• Researchers Publish Dog Genome Sequence; Analysis Sheds Light On Human Disease; Differences Among Canine Breeds Science Daily (12/08/05)
• Genetic Secrets of Man's Best Friend Revealed Scientific American (12/08/05)

21st Century Science Harnessed to Help Preserve Historic Buildings Eureka Alert (12/07/05)

Monkeys Can 'Catch' Yawns from Each Other, Too Guardian (12/07/05)

Greece's Seas: The Looters' Next Destination Telegraph (12/07/05)

Satellites in Support of World Heritage European Space Agency (12/06/05)

Satellites in Support of World Heritage ESA News (12/06/05)

Beethoven Suffered from Lead Poisoning NPR (12/06/05)

At Forum on Evolution, Beliefs Remain Static Washington Post (12/06/05)

Did Easter Island Get 'Ratted' Out? USA Today (12/05/05)

Parent-Child Connection Shapes Brain ABC News (12/05/05)

Scientists Ponder Titanic Discoveries ABC News (12/05/05)

• A New Find Sheds Some Light on the Titanic's Final Moments New York Times (12/06/05)

Jungle Discovery Opens New Chapter in Maya History U of Calgary (12/05/05)

• Jungle Discovery Opens New Chapter in Maya History Eureka Alert (12/05/05)
• Scientists Find Monument to Powerful Mayan Woman Yahoo (12/05/05)
• Ancient Portrait of Maya Woman Found-Who Was She? National Geographic News (12/08/05)
• Naachtun Photos U of Calgary
• Naachtun Archaeological Project University of Calgary

Is Bosnian Hill Actually an Ancient Pyramid? MSNBC (12/05/05)

Colour Blindness May Have Hidden Advantages Nature (12/05/05)

• Colour Blind? No, You Are Just a Shade Different Telegraph (12/06/05)

Parent-Child Connection Shapes Brain ABC News (12/05/05)

Arguments Dramatically Slow Wound Healing New Scientist (12/05/05)

Ancient Legends Give an Early Warning of Modern Disasters Guardian (12/04/05)

Intelligent Design Might Be Meeting Its Maker New York Times (12/04/05)

Who's Counting: Knowledge Can Be Powerful ABC News (12/04/05)

Zanzibar's Fabled Stone Town Crumbling ABC News (12/03/05)

Academics Weigh in on Evolution Debate MSNBC (12/02/05)

• Exhibit Explores the Evolution of Darwin's Ideas and Research Los Angeles Times (12/04/05)

Wollemi Rock Art Shows Aboriginal Dreaming Australian Broadcasting Corp (12/02/05)

A Dig Into Jerusalem's Past Fuels Present-Day Debates Washington Post (12/02/05)

Sinking Venice Saved by Flooding? Discovery News (12/02/05)

Study: Monkeys Have Accents Too Discovery News (12/02/05)

Ancient Royal Tomb Is Uncovered BBC News (12/01/05)

University Cancels Class on Creationist 'Myths' MSNBC (12/01/05)

• University to Teach 'Intelligent Design' as Myth LiveScience (11/22/05)

Deal Nips Lawsuit Over Showing Breasts to Ape MSNBC (12/01/05)