News - November, 2007

Monkey Business in India's Capital ABC News (11/30/07)

Cameroonian Gorillas Arrive Home BBC News (11/30/07)

• Rare Gorillas Homeward Bound ABC News (11/30/07)

A Mysterious Stroll Through Human History LiveScience (11/30/07)

Evolution Debate Led to Ouster, Official Says New York Times (11/29/07)

Male Ancestor Was Slow to Grow Up Reuters (11/29/07)

Our Male Ancestors Had Harems of Females Telegraph (11/29/07)

• Early Human Ancestors May Have Had "Harem" Societies National Geographic News (11/29/07)
• Male Ancestor Was Slow to Grow Up Reuters (11/29/07)
• How Our Ancestors Were Like Gorillas EurekAlert (11/29/07)
• Pre-Human Dating Scene Revealed LiveScience (11/29/07)
• Pre-Human Dating Scene Was a Real Jungle MSNBC (11/29/07)

Crimson Clues From the Ancient Past Science (11/29/07)

What Makes Us Moral? Time A to Z Health Guide

Group Selection, A Theory Whose Time Has Come ... Again ScienceDaily (11/29/07)

Gorillas Prepare to Fly to Cameroon ABC News (11/29/07)

• Elusive Biblical Wall Found at Last, Scholar Says MSNBC (11/29/07)
• Cameroon Gorillas Returning Home BBC News (11/30/07)

Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found Los Angeles Times (11/29/07)

• Israeli Says Elusive Biblical Wall Found LiveScience (11/30/07)

Ancient Greenland Mystery Has a Simple Answer, It Seems Christian Science Monitor (11/28/07)

Dogs Display Aspects of Human Intelligence Telegraph (11/28/07)

African Slaves Brought First Rice Riches to U.S.? National Geographic News (11/28/07)

Olympic Digs Yield Historic Finds BBC News (11/28/07)

• Roman Artifacts Found at London's Olympic Site MSNBC (11/28/07)
• Pottery, Coin Found at Olympic Site Yahoo (11/28/07)

Inside India's Underground Trade in Human Remains Wired (11/27/07)

Uncovering the Secrets of Ireland's Ancient Breweries Wired (11/27/07)

Humans May Have Hunted Mastodons NPR (11/27/07)

The Dance of Evolution, or How Art Got Its Start New York Times (11/27/07)

In Study of Brain Evolution, Zeal and Bitter Debate New York Times (11/27/07)

Archaeologists Explore Wreck Off Florida MSNBC (11/27/07)

• Archaeologists Explore Wreck Off Florida Yahoo (11/27/07)

Evolution in Everyday Life by David P. Mindell [Book Review] Metapsychology Online Reviews (11/27/07)

Gene Study Supports Single Main Migration Across Bering Strait EurekAlert (11/26/07)

• Genetic Variation and Population Structure in Native Americans PLoS Genetics
• Gene Study Adds Weight to Theory That Native People of the Americas Arrived in a Single Main Migration Across the Bering Strait University of Michigan (11/27/07)
• First Americans All from Siberia, Study Confirms LiveScience (11/27/07)
• First Americans All From Siberia MSNBC (11/27/07)
• First Americans Arrived From Siberia Discovery News (11/27/07)
• Gene Study Supports Single Main Migration Across Bering Strait ScienceDaily (11/28/07)
• Northwest Passage: Americas Populated Via Alaska, Genetics Show Science News (12/1/07)

Diary: Protecting Mountain Gorillas BBC News (11/26/07)

Were 'Cursed' Rams the First Biological Weapons? New Scientist (11/26/07)

• Sick Rams Used as Ancient Bioweapons Discovery News (11/28/07)

Human Links May Be Seen in Gorillas' Tools Telegraph (11/25/07)

• Damn Dirty Apes! Gorillas Use Weapons vs. Humans Wired (11/26/07)
• First Observation of Tool Use in Wild Gorillas PLoS Biology

Bear Hunting Altered Genetics More than Ice Age Isolation EurekAlert (11/23/07)

Anthropology Goes to War Weekly Standard (11/26/07)

• Anthro Wars Heat Up Wired (11/21/07)
• A (Brief) Dialog With Ann Marlowe Registan (11/20/07)
• Anthropologists Feel Tug of Rocky Wartime Union Lawrence Journal World (8/19/07)
• Is the Human Terrain System Worth Its Spit? Registan (11/18/07)
• Weekly Standard Blasts "Human Terrain" Wired (11/18/07)
• Anthropology Ass'n Blasts Army's "Human Terrain" Wired (11/7/07)
• Anthropology Association Formally Disapproves of Military Program Chronicle of Higher Education (11/7/07)
• American Anthropological Association Executive Board Statement on the Human Terrain System Project American Anthropological Association (10/31/07)
• When Anthropologists Go to War Wired (7/16/07)
• Report of the Ad Hoc Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with Security and Intelligence Communities American Anthropological Association (11/28/07)

Rock of Ages, Ages of Rock New York Times (11/25/07)

Monkeys Strike for Better Rewards Telegraph (11/23/07)

Found in a Farmer's Field: The 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton of the Lost Lady of Rome Daily Mail (11/23/07)

Relative Wealth 'Makes You Happier' Telegraph (11/22/07)

Proposal Raises Bones of Contention Nature (11/21/07)

Babies 'Show Social Intelligence' BBC News (11/21/07)

• Babies Can Spot Nice and Nasty Characters Nature (11/21/07)
• Babies 'Can Tell Friend from Foe' Telegraph (11/21/07)
• Babies Can Tell Helpers From Hurters ABC News (11/21/07)
• Babies Judge Character Well LiveScience (11/21/07)

Remains of Ancient Synagogue with Unique Mosaic Floor Found in Galilee EurekAlert (11/21/07)

• Remains Of Ancient Synagogue With Unique Mosaic Floor Found In Galilee Science Daily (11/21/07)

Congo Creates Massive Reserve to Protect Close Human Cousin New York Times (11/20/07)

Mythical Roman 'She-Wolf' Cave Found Discovery (11/20/07)

• 'Mythical Roman Cave' Unearthed BBC News (11/20/07)
• Cave May Hold Secrets to Legend of Ancient Rome New York Times (11/20/07)
• Roman Grotto Linked to Mythical Founder CNN News (11/20/07)
• Sanctuary of Rome's Mythical Founder Revealed LiveScience (11/20/07)
• Photo in the News: Grotto of Rome's Founders Revealed National Geographic News (11/20/07)
• Sanctuary of Rome's 'Founder' Revealed Yahoo (11/20/07)
• Romulus and Remus Cave May Have Been Found: Experts Yahoo (11/20/07)
• Scientists Think Cave Holds Roots of Rome Los Angeles Times (11/24/07)

Are Scientists Playing God? It Depends on Your Religion New York Times (11/20/07)

Is the Beauty of a Sculpture in the Brain of the Beholder? EurekAlert (11/20/07)

• Is The Beauty Of A Sculpture In The Brain Of The Beholder? Science Daily (11/20/07)
• Measuring Creativity Telegraph (11/21/07)
• Sense of Beauty Partly Innate, Study Suggests LiveScience (11/21/07)
• The Golden Beauty: Brain Response to Classical and Renaissance Sculptures PLoS ONE

'Dramatic' Ancient Cemetery Found BBC News (11/20/07)

Desertification Threatens Ancient Chinese Town Discovery News (11/20/07)

Digging Biblical History, or the End of the World EurekAlert (11/20/07)

• Digging Biblical History at 'The End Of The World' Science Daily (11/21/07)

Denial Makes the World Go Round New York Times (11/20/07)

Jade and Language Travelled Together Nature (11/19/07)

• Jade Earrings Reveal Ancient S.E. Asian Trade Route National Geographic News (11/20/07)
• Ear Pendants Reveal the Antiquity of Commerce in Jade New York Times (11/20/07)
• Discovery News Discovery News (11/20/07)
• Artifacts Hint at Early Jade Trade Los Angeles Times (11/24/07)

Evolution Is Deterministic, Not Random, Biologists Conclude From Multi-species Study Science Daily (11/19/07)

War Has Historic Links to Global Climate Change New Scientist (11/19/07)

Researchers Find Artifacts After Fire Yahoo (11/19/07)

Having Lots of Kids Helps Dads Live to 100 LiveScience (11/19/07)

Maya Politics Likely Played Role In Ancient Large-Game Decline Science Daily (11/20/07)

Are Dancers Genetically Different Than The Rest Of Us? Yes, Says Hebrew University Researcher Science Daily (11/16/07)

Ancient Retroviruses Spurred Evolution Of Gene Regulatory Networks In Humans And Other Primates Science Daily (11/15/07)

Biblical Flood May Have Driven the Spread of Agriculture Guardian (11/19/07)

• Noah's Ark Flood Spurred European Farming Reuters (11/18/07)
• 'Noah's Flood' Kick-Started European Farming EurekAlert (11/18/07)
• 'Noah's Flood' Kick-Started European Farming? Science Daily (11/19/07)
• Biblical Flood May Have Driven the Spread of Agriculture Guardian (11/19/07)
• "Noah's Flood" May Have Triggered European Farming National Geographic News (11/20/07)

A Kind of Magic? Guardian (11/17/07)

American Rice: Out of Africa Science (11/16/07)

First Coins Were More Than Just Currency LiveScience (11/16/07)

Turkish Archaeologists Harshly Criticised Israeli Excavation: Report Yahoo (11/16/07)

Eco-Ruin 'Felled Early Society' BBC News (11/15/07)

Women Warriors May Have Battled in Ancient Cambodia Yahoo (11/15/07)

When Only Mum or Dad Matters Nature (11/15/07)

Maya Rituals Caused Ancient Decline in Big Game National Geographic News (11/15/07)

Ruins Shed New Light on Roman Jerusalem MSNBC (11/15/07)

• Roman Bath Unearthed Near Jewish Temple Site Reuters (11/16/07)

1,700-Year-Old Roman Cemetery Found in Syria LiveScience (11/15/07)

• Roman-Era Cemetery in Syria Discovered MSNBC (11/15/07)
• 1,700-Year-Old Cemetery Dound in Syria Yahoo (11/15/07)

What's in Your Genes? Ancient Parasites LiveScience (11/14/07)

China Olympics Construction Unearths Cultural Relics Yahoo (11/13/07)

Men Talk More Than Women Overall, But Not In All Circumstances Science Daily (11/13/07)

• Men Talk More Than Women LiveScience (11/29/07)

Human Ancestors: More Gatherers Than Hunters? EurekAlert (11/12/07)

• Chimps Dig Up Clues to Human Past? EurekAlert (11/12/07)
• Tool-Wielding Chimps Provide a Glimpse of Early Human Behavior EurekAlert (11/12/07)
• Chimpanzee Tools University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Tool-wielding Chimps Provide A Glimpse Of Early Human Behavior Science Daily (11/13/07)
• Human Ancestors: More Gatherers Than Hunters TerraDaily (11/13/07)
• Meat vs. Potatoes: What Our Chimp Ancestors Liked LiveScience (11/13/07)

Earliest Chocolate Drink Found Telegraph (11/12/07)

• Chocolate Origins Traced to Beer Makers 3,000 Years Ago National Geographic News (11/12/07)
• Cacao Beans Were First Used for Alcohol, Research Finds Los Angeles Times (11/12/07)
• The Dawn of Chocolate Discovered LiveScience (11/12/07)
• Chocolate Began as Beer-Like Brew 3,100 Years Ago Reuters (11/12/07)
• Ancient Beer Pots Point to Origins of Chocolate New Scientist (11/12/07)
• Earliest Chocolate Delivered Extra Buzz Discovery News (11/12/07)
• Ancient Americans Liked Chocolate, Too MSNBC (11/12/07)
• Revealed: The 3,000-Year-Old Mug of Cocoa Guardian (11/13/07)
• Pre-Dating the Love of Chocolate BBC News (11/13/07)
• Love of Chocolate May Have Begun With Cacao Beer New York Times (11/13/07)
• The Earliest Chocolate Drink of the New World Univ of Pennsylvania (11/13/07)
• In Search of Wine, Ancients Become Earliest Chocoholics Cornell University (11/14/07)
• Earliest Chocolate Drink of the New World Science Daily (11/20/07)

How Science Is Rewriting the Book on Genes Washington Post (11/12/07)

US Among Worst in World for Infant Death LiveScience (11/12/07)

New Ape Fossils Found in Africa Science (11/12/07)

• Mama, Is That You? Possible Ape Ancestor Found Discovery News (11/12/07)
• Rare Great Ape Fossil Challenges Evolutionary Theory: Study Yahoo (11/12/07)
• Experts Find Jawbone of Pre-Human Great Ape Reuters (11/12/07)
• New Ancient Ape Species Discovered LiveScience (11/12/07)
• New Ancient Ape Species Discovered MSNBC (11/12/07)
• Jawbone Sheds Light on Divergence of Humans and Apes New York Times (11/13/07)

Monkeys Fuss Over Inequality LiveScience (11/12/07)

• Envious Monkeys Can Spot a Fair Deal New Scientist (11/13/07)

Prehistoric Women Had Passion for Fashion Yahoo (11/11/07)

• Prehistoric Women Had Passion for Fashion Reuters (11/12/07)
• Prehistoric Women Had Passion for Fashion MSNBC (11/12/07)

Why Dad's Not As Clever As You Financial Times (11/10/07)

Temple Built 4,000 Years Ago Unearthed in Peru Yahoo (11/10/07)

• Temple Built 4,000 Years Ago Unearthed in Peru Reuters (11/10/07)
• Ancient Peru Temple, Mural Excavated MSNBC (11/11/07)
• Peru Temple, Mural Hints at Complexity Washington Post (11/12/07)
• Peru Temple, Mural Hints at Complexity Yahoo (11/12/07)
• 4,000-year-old Peruvian Temple Suggests Advanced Civilization LiveScience (11/12/07)
• Oldest Temple, Mural in the Americas Found in Peru National Geographic News (11/12/07)
• Ancient 'Fire Temple' Found in Peru National Geographic News (11/12/07)
• Peru Temple Tells of Complex Civilization Discovery News (11/13/07)
• Peru Temple, Mural Hints at Complexity Yahoo (11/13/07)

Salad Dressing Found in Ancient Shipwreck MSNBC (11/10/07)

Why Your Decisions are Always Right LiveScience (11/9/07)

Diary: Protecting Mountain Gorillas BBC News (11/9/07)

Church Row Evolves Over Fossil Boy Times (11/9/07)

Rare Spanish Coin Found in Nashville Cemetery NPR (11/9/07)

Fossil DNA Tells Tales of Red-Haired Neanderthals Christian Science Monitor (11/8/07)

Worst Drought in a Century Hurting Australian Farmers National Geographic News (11/8/07)

Go Ahead, Rationalize. Monkeys Do It, Too New York Times (11/6/07)

Cultic City And Fortress Unearthed In Southern Turkey Science Daily (11/5/07)

The Gene That Turns Breast-Milk Into Brain Food Nature (11/5/07)

• Breastfeeding's IQ Boost May Depend on Genes New Scientist (11/5/07)
• Breastfeeding Is Good - If It's in the Genes Telegraph (11/5/07)
• Gene 'Links Breastfeeding to IQ' BBC News (11/6/07)
• IQ Isn't Fed By Genes Alone Los Angeles Times (11/10/07)

Stonehenge's Huge Support Settlement BBC News (11/5/07)

Bangladesh Boat Diary: Life on the Edge BBC News (11/5/07)

The Stuff of Thought Guardian (11/5/07)

Brain 'Closes Eyes' to Hear Music BBC News (11/5/07)

Rare Bearded Monkeys Discovered in Kenya National Geographic News (11/5/07)

Diary: Protecting Mountain Gorillas BBC News (11/5/07)

Tut Mummy on Public Display for First Time National Geographic News (11/4/07)

• King Tut's Face Unveiled to World BBC News (11/4/07)
• Egypt Unveils King Tut's Face to Public Los Angeles Times (11/4/07)
• Tut Mummy on Public Display for First Time National Geographic News (11/4/07)
• Tut Move Designed to Save Mummy National Geographic News (11/4/07)
• Tut's Face Displayed for First Time National Geographic News (11/4/07)
• King Tut Mummy on Display for First Time CNN (11/4/07)
• King Tut Publicly Unwrapped ABC News (11/4/07)
• Face of King Tut Unshrouded to Public LiveScience (11/4/07)
• Tut’s Face Revealed to Public for First Time MSNBC (11/4/07)
• Tutankhamun's Face Goes on Public Display in Tomb Reuters (11/4/07)
• Tutankhamen's 'Smile' on View for the First Time New Scientist (11/5/07)
• King Tut's Face: Buck-Toothed and Blackened Discovery (11/5/07)
• Behind the Mask, the Face of King Tut Revealed Guardian (11/5/07)

DNA Shows Ancient Ship Carried Olive Oil, Oregano Reuters (11/2/07)

Part of Ancient Wall in Rome Collapses LiveScience (11/2/07)

The Scariest Thing About Neanderthals LiveScience (11/2/07)

Headless Skeletons Reveal Secrets of Ancient Islanders National Geographic News (11/2/07)

• Headless Skeletons Reveal Ancient Ritual National Geographic News (11/2/07)

Mythical Beast? No, Just Coyote LiveScience (11/2/07)

• Mythical, Bloodsucking Beast Just a Coyote MSNBC (11/2/07)

Big Pig-Like Beast Discovered LiveScience (11/2/07)

• Pig-Like Beast Discovered in South America MSNBC (11/2/07)
• Photo in the News: New Boarlike Animal Found in Amazon National Geographic News (11/5/07)

'Flying Lemurs' Are Primates' Closest Kin Nature (11/1/07)

• Flying Lemurs Are Primates' Closest Kin National Geographic News (11/1/07)
• Obscure Glider Proves to Be Primate's Closest Cousin Science (11/1/07)
•  Your Cousin, the 'Flying Lemur'  Telegraph (11/1/07)
• Gliding Mammal Linked to Humans BBC News (11/2/07)
• Researchers Examine Closest Relative To Primates Texas A&M University (11/1/07)

Roaming Monkeys Signal Climate Change in Africa Discovery News (11/1/07)

A Thick Head of Hair Is in the Genes Science (11/1/07)

Poverty and Human Development Nature (11/07)

Evolution-Once More, with Feeling American Scientist (11/07)

Dynasty of Nomads Archaeology (11/07)

Letters to the Crocodile God Archaeology (11/07)

Steamboats of the Yukon Archaeology (11/07)

Medieval DNA, Modern Medicine Archaeology (11/07)

Unearthing Egypt's Greatest Temple Smithsonian (11/07)

Abandoned Ship Smithsonian (11/07)

Animal Insight Smithsonian (11/07)

Washoe, a Chimp of Many Words, Dies at 42 New York Times (11/1/07)

• Sign-Language Chimp Dies CNN (10/31/07)
• Washoe, First Chimp to Use Sign Language, Dies Discovery News (11/1/07)
• Chimpanzee Who Knew Sign Language Dies Wired (11/1/07)
• Researchers Say Goodbye to Beloved Chimp Reuters (11/2/07)
• Washoe's Legacy: A Cross-Species Connection NPR (11/3/07)