News - May, 2007

Secrets of Ancient Pompeii Households Revealed in Ruins LiveScience (5/31/07)

Upright Walking 'Began in Trees' BBC News (5/31/07)

• Our Upright Walking Started in the Trees New Scientist (5/31/07)
• Study: Human Ancestors Walked Upright Early NPR (5/31/07)
• Walk Like an Orangutan Science (5/31/07)
• New Theory Rejects Popular View of Man's Evolution Guardian (6/1/07)

Red Hot Monkey Love Science (5/30/07)

Linguists Weigh Costs and Benefits of Accents NPR (5/30/07)

Decapitation and Rebirth EurekAlert (5/29/07)

• Decapitated Man Found in Peru Tomb With Ceramic "Replacement" Head National Geographic News (6/6/07)

Evidence from Ancient European Graves Raises Questions About Ritual Human Sacrifice EurekAlert (5/29/07)

• Early Europeans Practiced Human Sacrifice LiveScience (6/11/07)
• Early Europeans Practiced Human Sacrifice Yahoo (6/11/07)

Tomb Raiders Threaten Mayan City's History NPR (5/28/07)

• Cooling U.S. Market Sends Tomb Raiders Abroad NPR (5/29/07)
• A Trip to Guatemala's Mayan Ruins NPR (6/2/07)
• Saving Antiquities for Everyone

Genes May Help People Learn Chinese New Scientist (5/28/07)

• Is Your Tongue in Your Genes? Science (5/29/07)
• Mother Tongue May Be Determined by Genes, Says Study Herald (5/29/07)
• Speaking in Tones? Blame It on Your Genes Times (5/29/07)
• A Genetic Basis for Language Tones? Scientific American (5/29/07)

If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural Washington Post (5/28/07)

A Monument to Creation Washington Post (5/27/07)

After the Whale Hunt, the Cooking Begins NPR (5/26/07)

Archaeologists of the University of Grenada Reconstruct Life in the Bronze Age Through the Site of La Motilla del Azuer, La Mancha (Spain) Prensa (5/25/07)

Possible Aztec Offerings Found in Mexico Yahoo (5/25/07)

• Possible Aztec Offerings Found in Mexico MSNBC (5/25/07)
• Aztec Offerings Found in Bottom of Mexico Lake LiveScience (5/25/07)

Endangered Species Protection Sought for Bigfoot LiveScience (5/25/07)

Texas A&M Researchers Attempt Deepest Ever Recovery Effort In Gulf Texas A&M (5/24/07)

• A&M Scientists to Recover Artifacts from Gulf Shipwreck Houston Chronicle (5/24/07)

Shipwreck Treasure's Fate a Toss-Up, Experts Say National Geographic News (5/24/07)

• Shipwreck Yields $500 Million in Coins Discovery (5/18/07)
• Shipwreck Yields $500 million in Coins LiveScience (5/18/07)
• Claim of Deep-Sea Treasure Called Murky Los Angeles Times (5/19/07)
• 17 Tons of Treasure Pulled From Shipwreck Washington Post (5/19/07)
• John Edwards Stakes Claim on Pirate Booty Street (5/23/07)

U.S. Stops Breeding Chimps for Research Reuters (5/24/07)

The Primal Roots of Red Hair Revealed LiveScience (5/24/07)

Babies Spot Languages Just by Watching Nature (5/24/07)

• Looking Language in the Face Science (5/24/07)
• Infants Have 'Amazing Capabilities' That Adults Lack LiveScience (5/24/07)
• Babies Can Spot Languages on Facial Clues Alone New Scientist (5/24/07)
• Does Your Baby Know French? Maybe ABC News (5/25/07)
• Babies 'Can See Language' Telegraph (5/25/07)

European Man Found in Ancient Chinese Tomb, Study Reveals National Geographic News (5/24/07)

In Need of Directions? Men, Stay Straight Telegraph (5/24/07)

Ancient "Megadroughts" Struck U.S. West, Could Happen Again, Study Suggests National Geographic News (5/24/07)

Political Preference Is Half Genetic LiveScience (5/24/07)

Bones of Contention Guardian (5/24/07)

Hunting for the Past Oregonian (5/23/07)

Army Corps of Engineers Makes Important Archaeological Find Army News (5/23/07)

Endangered Gorillas "Held Hostage" by Rebels in Africa Park National Geographic News (5/23/07)

Clay Pots Found at Ancient Greek Shrine ABC News (5/23/07)

• Clay Pots Found at Ancient Greece Shrine Yahoo (5/23/07)
• Piles of Ancient Pottery Unearthed in Greece MSNBC (5/23/07)

The Surprising Realities of Mythical Creatures LiveScience (5/23/07)

An Evolving Debate about Evolution LiveScience (5/23/07)

Gravely Mistaken, Perhaps Guardian (5/22/07)

Male Baboons Eavesdrop on Mating Discovery (5/21/07)

Diamonds Tell Tale of Comet that Killed Off the Cavemen Guardian (5/20/07)

• Ice Age Blast 'Ravaged America' BBC News (5/21/07)
• Oregon Researchers Involved in New Clovis-Age Impact Theory EurekAlert (5/21/07)
• Did a Comet Wipe Out Prehistoric Americans? New Scientist (5/22/07)
• Comet Wiped Out Early North American Culture, Animals, Study Says National Geographic News (5/23/07)
• Study: Comet Wiped Out First Americans Discovery (5/30/07)
• New Theory on Old Debate: Comet Killed the Mammoth Washington Post (6/11/07)

Belgians Find Tomb of Ancient Egypt Courtier Reuters (5/20/07)

• Belgians Find Tomb of Ancient Egypt Courtier Yahoo (5/20/07)

Drifters Could Explain Sweet-Potato Travel Nature (5/18/07)

The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of the Great Pyramids LiveScience (5/18/07)

• Engineering the Pyramids - Materials Science & Engineering @ Drexel University
• Engineering New Frontiers Lecture

Dry Period in Spain Explains Neanderthals' Last Stand New Scientist (5/18/07)

Ancient Maya Tomb Found: Upright Skeleton, Unusual Location National Geographic News (5/18/07)

Chinese Writing '8,000 Years Old' BBC News (5/17/07)

Snake Cults Dominated Early Arabia Discovery (5/17/07)

Divers Discover Oldest Wooden Anchor LiveScience (5/17/07)

• Ancient Wooden Anchor Discovered EurekAlert (5/21/07)

Scientists Unearth Fort Duquesne Remnants Yahoo (5/16/07)

• Historic Fort Unearthed in Pennsylvania Discovery (5/17/07)

The Secret History of the Potato Science (5/15/07)

Ancient "Royal Temple" Discovered in Path of Ireland Highway National Geographic News (5/15/07)

Great Wall of China Overrun, Damaged, Disneyfied National Geographic News (5/15/07)

Hidden Tombs of Ancient Syria Natural History (5/07)

The Purposes of the Current Excavation Campaign in Sipàn [in Spanish and English] Latinoamerica-online.info (5/07)

• After 10 Years, the New Excavations in Sipán [in Spanish and English] Latinoamerica-online.info (5/07)
• Quel sito vale un Perù Il Giornale del Arte (5/07)
• Gli Obiettivi della Attuale Campagna di Scavi a Sipàn Latinoamerica-online.info (5/07)
• Dopo 10 Anni Riprendono Gli Scavi a Sipán Latinoamerica-online.info (5/07)

Top 10 Ancient Capitals LiveScience (5/07)

Top 10 Missing Links LiveScience (5/10/07)

The Artifact Wars LiveScience (5/07)

The Sex Quiz: Myths, Taboos, and Bizarre Facts LiveScience (5/07)

Global Warming Changing Inuit Lands, Lives, Arctic Expedition Shows National Geographic News (5/15/07)

Walk like an Egyptian -- or a Roman -- Experience What the Past Really Looked Like EurekAlert (5/15/07)

Cleaning Ancient Frescos with Salad Dressing MSNBC (5/15/07)

In Cambodia, Preserving a Musical Tradition NPR (5/14/07)

Female Chimps Kill Infants LiveScience (5/14/07)

• Stressed Female Chimps Kill Rivals' Young New Scientist (5/14/07)
• Female Chimps Can Become Killers BBC News (5/15/07)
• Female Chimp Infanticide Might Be Common MSNBC (5/14/07)

Human Ancestors Were No Brainiacs Science (5/14/07)

• Human Ancestor Had a Pea Brain LiveScience (5/14/07)
• Prehistoric Primate Wasn't All That Brainy MSNBC (5/14/07)
  Human Ancestor Had Lime-Size Brain National Geographic News (5/14/07)
• Earliest Primate Ancestor Had Surprisingly Tiny Brain New Scientist (5/14/07)
• 29m-year-old Ape Skull Found Guardian (5/15/07)

How Geology Came to Help Alexander the Great Nature (5/14/07)

• Alexander the Not-So-Great Science (5/14/07)
• Mystery Solved: How Alexander the Great Defeated Tyre LiveScience (5/14/07)
• Alexander the Great Conquered City via Sunken Sandbar National Geographic News (5/15/07)
• Sandbar Aided Alexander the Great Discovery (5/21/07)

Cracks Threaten Rome's Majesty BBC News (5/14/07)

Tides Expose Part of Bay-Area Shipwreck NPR (5/14/07)

Roman Woman Had Golden Smile Discovery (5/14/07)

Ancient Tool Parts Found at Maine Site Yahoo (5/14/07)

Remembering Jamestown, and Exploring Its Ecology NPR (5/13/07)

• Jamestown's Early Days Were Brutish and Short NPR (5/3/07)

The Face, Not the Body, Attracts a Mate New Scientist (5/13/07)

Indian Mounds May Overlook a Growing Landfill NPR (5/13/07)

Tunnel Open Again at Silbury Hill BBC News (5/11/07)

Egypt to Fight for Nefertiti Bust Return MSNBC (5/11/07)

Texas A&M Professor Leads Excavation of Kizilburun Shipwreck Texas A&M (5/10/07)

Powered by Sound — Revolutionary Stove Could Help Reduce Poverty University of Nottingham (5/10/07)

Aboriginal Remains Fight Resolved BBC News (5/10/07)

You Are What Your Ancestors Ate Christian Science Monitor (5/10/07)

An Orphanage for Primates Christian Science Monitor (5/9/07)

• English 101 for Bonobos Christian Science Monitor (5/10/07)

2,700-Year-Old Fabric Found in Greece LiveScience (5/9/07)

• 2,700-Year-Old Fabric Found in Greece Discovery (5/10/07)

Anxiety, Emptiness Fuel Confucius Craze in China Yahoo (5/9/07)

How the Inca Leapt Canyons New York Times (5/8/07)

Archeologist: King Herod's Tomb Desecrated, But Discovery 'High Point' Haaretz (5/8/07)

• Tomb of King Herod Discovered at Herodium EurekAlert (5/8/07)
• Have They Finally Found Herod's Tomb? [video] ABC News (5/8/07)
• Israeli Archeologist Driven to Find King's Tomb Los Angeles Times (5/9/07)
• Team Says It's Found Herod's Tomb Los Angeles Times (5/9/07)
• King Herod's Tomb Unearthed Near Jerusalem, Expert Says National Geographic News (5/8/07)
• Photo Gallery: King Herod's Tomb Said Found Near Jerusalem National Geographic News (5/8/07)
• King Herod's Secret Is Out Science (5/7/07)
• King Herod's Ancient Tomb 'Found' BBC News (5/8/07)
• King Herod's Tomb Found in West Bank Discovery (5/8/07)
• Israeli Archaeologist Says Herod's Tomb Found in West Bank Yahoo (5/8/07)
• Archaeologist Finds Tomb of King Herod LiveScience (5/8/07)
• Archaeologists Find Tomb of King Herod Yahoo (5/8/07)

Civil War Finds Delay Development BBC News (5/8/07)

Roman Towns Built With Astronomy Discovery (5/8/07)

Ancient Australians Were a People Apart Science (5/7/07)

• Aborigines Came Out of Africa, Study Shows Telegraph (5/8/07)

Ancient Gladiator Mosaic Found in Roman Villa National Geographic News (5/7/07)

'Stone Age' Labelled 'Offensive' BBC News (5/6/07)

Chimps Deserve Human Rights, Group Says LiveScience (5/4/07)

• Monkey in the Middle CBS News (5/4/07)

Cinco de Mayo, From Mexican Fiesta to Popular U.S. Holiday National Geographic News (5/4/07)

Native American DNA Found in UK BBC News (5/4/07)

Can Culture Dictate the Way We See? New Scientist (5/4/07)

Culture in the Cosmos Yahoo (5/3/07)

Explorers Find Ancient Caves, Paintings in Nepal Yahoo (5/3/07)

Human Ancestors Went Underground for Dinner Nature (5/2/07)

• Early Humans Dug for Food, Study Suggests LiveScience (5/1/07)

Rare Skeleton, Jewels Found in Bolivia Pyramid Yahoo (5/2/07)

• Treasures Found Inside Bolivian Pyramid MSNBC (5/3/07)

Gladiators' Graveyard Discovered BBC News (5/2/07)

Climate's Role in Human Evolution NPR (5/2/07)

Prehistoric Lifestyles: Building as Climate Allows NPR (5/2/07)

In Britain, a Farming Past of Golden Moors, Vineyards NPR (5/2/07)

Researchers to CT Scan Child Mummy CNN (5/2/07)

• Mummy Child Has Spear in Skull LiveScience (5/3/07)
• Scanner Spots Spear in Egyptian Mummy MSNBC (5/3/07)
• Mummy Child Has Spear in Skull LiveScience (5/3/07)

Climate Change Was the Cause of Neanderthal Extinction in the Iberian Peninsula EurekAlert (5/1/07)

Adapt, Move or Die: Prehistoric Climate Change NPR (5/1/07)

Ape Gestures 'Show Human Links' BBC News (5/1/07)

• Among Chimps and Bonobos, the Hand Often Does the Talking New York Times (5/1/07)
• Primate Gestures May Be Clue to Human Language NPR (5/1/07)
• How Apes Gave Language a Hand Telegraph ((5/1/07)
• The Handy Way of Speaking Science (4/30/07)
• Bonobos and Chimps 'Speak' with Gestures New Scientist (4/30/07)
• Apes Point to Origins of Human Language LiveScience (4/30/07)
• Ape Gestures Offer Clues To The Evolution Of Human Communication TerraDaily (5/1/07)
• In Praise of ... Great Apes Guardian (5/2/07)

For Motherly X Chromosome, Gender Is Only the Beginning New York Times (5/1/07)

Let's Dance Guardian (5/1/07)

Instead of Leaping, Sumatran Orangutans Sway From Tree to Tree New York Times (5/1/07)

• Orangutans Use Compliant Branches to Lower the Energetic Cost of Locomotion Biology Letters

Return of the Sun Cult Smithsonian (May 2007)

The New World's Oldest Calendar Smithsonian (May 2007)

The Mystery of Easter Island Smithsonian (May 2007)

Epic Hero Smithsonian (May 2007)

Digging San Francisco Smithsonian (May 2007)

Saving Machu Picchu Smithsonian (May 2007)

Cajun Country Smithsonian (May 2007)