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Sunday, July 17, 2005

Ancient Aryan civilization achieved incredible technological progress 40 centuries ago. President Putin has recently visited one of the most mysterious places on planet Earth - the ruins of the ancient town of Arkaim, which is situated on the outskirts of the city of Chelyabinsk. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Archaeologists dispute Indonesia bones. The archeological discovery on the island of Flores suggests that other species of humans might have evolved elsewhere in the Indonesian archipelago, much as Charles Darwin found that tortoises and birds ... [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Bighorn Canyon sites at mercy of unlawful artifact hunters. Sometime in the past 200 to 400 years, an artist from an exclusive Crow religious society painted two sacred figures on the walls of a protected rock shelter on the edge of the Pryor Mountains. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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History hides in open space. Strewn across the thousands of acres of prairie purchased by Fort Collins are remnants of some of the earliest settlers on the continent - American Indian tepee rings and a few of the first homesteads in ... [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Scientists Seek Vatican Clarification on Evolution. Recent comments by two Roman Catholic cardinals have some scientists wondering if the church is changing its position on evolution. For more than half a century, the Vatican has said evolution is compatible with Catholic theology. But now what was thought to be settled doctrine doesn't seem so settled. [NPR Topics: Health & Science]
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Human Feces Powers Rwandan Prison. Genocide suspects being held in an African prison help convert their own waste into methane gas to provide fuel for cooking and lighting. The unlikely project wins accolades from environmentalists. By Cyrus Farivar. [Wired News: Top Stories]
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Three deadly parasite genomes sequenced. An international group of researchers working in more than 20 laboratories around the globe have determined genetic blueprints for the parasites that cause three deadly insect-borne diseases: African sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. The research, funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part [Biology News Net]
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Shark skin saves naval industry money. Covering ship hulls with artificial shark skin could help ships sailing smoothly. The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major cause of increased energy costs in the naval industry. Shark skin offers a structural design that prevents this so called 'bio-fouling'. [Biology News Net]
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