In the News

At http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100715-science-space-mercury/ ... a flyby of Mercury revealed a huge power surge that 'we clearly do not understand' according to the story. The electromagnetic storms took

at www.physorg.com/print198495599.html July 16th ... a group of earth scientists has developed a new way to explain the global movements of tectonic plates on the

National Geographic July 15th http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100715-alien-planet-comet-like-tail/ is a story about a planet orbiting so close to a star that its atmosphere is being blasted away, forming

At www.eutimes.net/2010/06/king-tuts-dna-is-western-european/ is another post sent in by Gary Gilligan, as he has a strong interest in ancient Egypt. It claims Zahi Hawass has not

www.nguno/en-gb/Aktuelt/2008/Less-ice-in-the-Arctic-ocean-6000-7000-years-ago/ is an article that dates back to October 2008 but is interesting as raised beaches on the north coast of Greenland are said to

At www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/07/dark-matter-sun/ ... this article and the web site were noted by member Gary Gilligan and forwarded to In the News at news [at] sis-group

At www.physorg.com/print198173823.html researchers have discovered a black hole emitting powerful jets of particles that spew forth some 1000 light years. Black holes are usually associated

At www.dailygalaxy.com July 13th ... we are informed, soaring Arctic temperatures may have almost reached tipping point. However, before dismissing this as just another scary

At www.physorg.com/print198148074.html we learn that bacteria is proving to be more complex than scientists have thought previously - just another surprise nature has sprung on

At www.physorg.com/print198135631.html July 12th ... a paper in Physical Review Letters might cause a stir as it says the theory of gravity as proposed by

At www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/rich-final-bronze-age-settlement/20100704 excavators at a Late Bronze Age settlement on Cyprus might be of interest to chronologists, especially revisionists, as a rich assemblage of imported

At www.physorg.com/print197873712.html we have a story on Polynesian temples on one particular island, Mo'orea - their evolution from small to monumental pyramids took place in less

The Daily Telegraph July 11th had a story in which researchers claimed King Arthur's Camelot was built on the site of a recently discovered Roman

NASA spacecraft Juno (see www.jpl.nova.gov/news July 12th ... is being assembled in Denver - and a unique protective shield is being added around its electronics.

The web site of Peter Jupp at http://ancientdestructions.blogspot.com has some interesting articles that members, I am sure, will be interested in reading. For example, 'Bad

At www.thunderbolts.info July 10th ... we have a story about the birth of Aphrodite but rather than rising up out of the foam of the

See www.almasryalyaum.com/en/print/54897 ... Zahi Hawass, commenting on the new Bayesian C14 dates as reported on In the News June 18th (as published in Science). He

www.physorg.com/print197739400.html is a story about how it is thought the wild grass teosinte developed into corn (maize). Experiments in domestication have shown it is possible

a paper in Nature July 8th (see www.sciencenews.org ) indicates protons are smaller than previously thought - by some 4 per cent. This doesn't sound

The Guardian July 7th (see www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jul/07/first-humans-britain-stone-tools/print is a story about flint tools found on a beach at Happisburgh in Norfolk that are said to be