http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2011/the-origins-of-archery-in-africa
The origins of archery in Africa
Arrows were dated to at least 64,000 years old, and were discovered not in Europe, but in South Africa.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/07/why-global-temperatures-held-s.html
Why global temperatures held steady for 10 years
Michael Marshall, environment reporter
Global warming temporarily ground to a halt over the last 10 years, thanks to increased pollution from China, the El Niño system in the Pacific, and a slight drop in the energy Earth gets from the sun.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/uom-ave070511.php
Australian volcano eruptions overdue, new study confirms
Latest research into the age of volcanos in Western Victoria and South Australia has confirmed that the regions are overdue for an eruption, potentially affecting thousands of local residents.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/uow-rbg070111.php
Rose-colored beer goggles: Social benefits of heavy drinking outweigh harms
A study by University of Washington psychologists shows some people continue to drink heavily because of perceived positive effects, despite experiencing negative effects such as hangovers, fights and regrettable sexual situations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/world/asia/05india.html?_r=1&hpw
Beneath a Temple in Southern India, a Treasure Trove of Staggering Riches
By VIKAS BAJAJ
MUMBAI, India ― A court-ordered search of vaults beneath a south Indian temple has unearthed gold, jewels and statues worth an estimated $22 billion, government officials said Monday.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/esoh-te070211.php
'Vanishing twin' explains increased risk of birth defects
The "vanishing twin" phenomenon, in which only one child is born from a pregnancy that originally starts as a multiple pregnancy, is linked to an increased risk in any congenital malformation and multiple malformations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/health/05gene.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Roots of Disease Found to Vary by Continent
By NICHOLAS WADE
A new survey of the human genome shows that common diseases are likely to have a different set of genetic roots in Africans, East Asians and Europeans.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/uoo-rha070511.php
Ruminant headgear: A mystery awaiting unraveling
Researchers seek to inspire interest in the medical potential of antlers, horns, ossicones and pronghorns
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/health/05stroke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
In the ‘Stroke Belt,’ Erosion of Memory Is More Likely Too
By PAM BELLUCK
People in a large area of the American South have long been known to have more strokes and to be more likely to die from them than people living elsewhere in the country.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/04/MNG01K5FK7.DTL
UCSF, Stanford autism study shows surprises
Erin Allday, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco -- Environmental factors play a more important role in causing autism than previously assumed and, surprisingly, an even larger role than genetics, according to a new study out of UCSF and Stanford that could force a dramatic swing in the focus of research into the developmental disorder.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-hot-earth-scientists-uncovers.html
How hot did Earth get in the past? Scientists uncover new information
The question seems simple enough: What happens to the Earth's temperature when atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase? The answer is elusive.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/wuso-tbb070611.php
The biology behind alcohol-induced blackouts
A person who drinks too much alcohol may be able to perform complicated tasks, such as dancing, carrying on a conversation or even driving a car, but later have no memory of those escapades.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/ifts-tbh070611.php
The best hospitals are run by physicians
Top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. That is the finding from a new study of what makes a good hospital.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gifted-natural-vitamin-tocotrienol-brain.html
'Gifted' natural vitamin E tocotrienol protects brain against stroke in three ways
A natural form of vitamin E called alpha-tocotrienol can trigger production of a protein in the brain that clears toxins from nerve cells, preventing those cells from dying after a stroke, new research shows.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14045387
New solution can help 'permanently get rid of germs'
A new anti-microbial treatment that can make clothing - including smelly socks - permanently germ-free has been developed by US scientists.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/ki-ucr070111.php
Unexpected cell repairs the injured spinal cord
Lesions to the brain or spinal cord rarely heal fully, which leads to permanent functional impairment.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=microbial-mat-bears-evidence-3billion-year-old-photosynthesis
Microbial Mat Bears Direct Evidence of 3.3 Billion-Year-Old Photosynthesis
Mat of microbes contains calcium carbonate that could only have formed through photosynthesis.
By Katharine Sanderson of Nature magazine
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/science/05angier.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Thirst for Fairness May Have Helped Us Survive
By NATALIE ANGIER
Among the Ache hunter-gatherers in eastern Paraguay, healthy adults with no dependent offspring are expected to donate as much as 70 to 90 percent of the food they forage to the needier members of the group.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=review-adds-salt-to-a-familiar
New Study Finds No Connection between Salt and Heart Disease
Link between salt consumption and heart disease challenged.
By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20666-polar-bears-can-claim-irish-ancestry.html
Polar bears can claim Irish ancestry
* 17:00 07 July 2011 by Cian O'Luanaigh
First it was JFK. Then Barack O'Bama. Now it seems even polar bears can celebrate their Irish roots.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20668-found-the-mother-of-all-blood-cells.html
Found: the mother of all blood cells
* 19:00 07 July 2011 by Andy Coghlan
The "mother" cell that gives birth to all other blood cells has finally been pinned down after a search lasting more than 20 years.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=brain-on-beauty-shows-same-pattern-2011-07-07
Brain on beauty shows same pattern for art and music
By Katherine Harmon | Jul 7, 2011 01:15 PM
The search for beauty has spurred great works of art and music, lengthy philosophical treatises and decades of dense cultural criticism. So, is beauty in the object? The eye of the beholder? Somewhere in between?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/us/05tree.html?hpw
Who’s on the Family Tree? Now It’s Complicated
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Laura Ashmore and Jennifer Williams are sisters. After that, their relationship becomes more complex.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128203.400-south-koreas-pupils-to-go-paperless-by-2015.html
South Korea's pupils to go paperless by 2015
THE fusty aroma of old textbooks may take you back to your school years, but children starting school after 2015 in South Korea are more likely to recall the smell of an overheating tablet computer.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/uom-ngc070711.php
New genetic clues for schizophrenia
De novo mutations more frequent
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-07/ul-sdf070711.php
Scientists discover first gonorrhea strain resistant to all available antibiotics
An international research team has discovered a strain of gonorrhea resistant to all currently available antibiotics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14048754
Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
By Ella Davies Reporter, BBC Nature
Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-cholera-surges-haiti-central-plateau.html
Cholera surges in Haiti's Central Plateau
(AP) -- An old man with sunken cheeks is so dehydrated he must be carried down the dirt lane to a clinic where the air is thick with the odor of bleach. Minutes later, a worried father enters, carrying a two-year-old girl in a frilly white dress, her eyes sunken and unfocused.

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