Published June 17th, 2007
Here are some science news highlights from around the web.
Life 2.0: Scientists want to rewrite the genetic code in the lab from scratch to create synthetic organisms.
Ancient fifty foot trackway suggests that at least some dinosaurs could swim.
Parthenogenesis: Female hammerhead sharks can reproduce without sex.
4,000-year-old intact tomb of an Egyptian courtier discovered. Well-preserved painted wooden statuettes found inside.
Theory: Comet destroyed mammoths and cavemen. A “hail of fireballs that set fire to most of the northern hemisphere.”
Hundreds of new fish species discovered after Reunion lava flow spilled into the Indian Ocean.
Israeli archaeologist believes he may have found remnants of King Herod’s tomb.
Some scientists are convinced that Extra Sensory Perception, dej vu and clairvoyance exist and are testing for it.
The Encyclopedia of Life: ambitious project to name all animals and plants on Earth.
Unexpected Result: Bite of the Brazilian wandering spider causes hours-long erection.
New agreement will protect South Pacific from bottom-trawling which destroys coral reefs.
Sea Monster Cute and Ugly Overload: BuzzFeed has a roundup of undersea cuties, uglies and weirdos.
Pikachu vs. Grimpoteuthis: An undersea cutie that resembles Pokemon.
Starving vultures pursuing live animals in Northern Spain.
7-10 ft long worm-like creature filmed off Florida coast. Video.
Ancient Roman gladiator graveyard discovered at Ephesus in Turkey. Find includes gladiator gravestones.
A mouse brain has been simulated on a computer for the first time. Technically, just half a mouse brain was simulated.
“Lonesome George,” a giant Galapagos tortoise, thought be last of his species is not the last.
What happened to ideas and discussion about human population control?
There’s now a billion seeds in the Millennium Seed bank. Goal is to store seeds from 30,000 species by 2010.
Professor Stephen Hawking is off on his zero-gravity flight!
Archaeologists find a third ancient text located on the same parchment. Apparently parchment was reused frequently.
Six authors named to the shortlist of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
Frog demise linked to fewer leaves. Lizard populations are also in decline.
Hunters in Russia kill one of just seven remaining female Amur leopards in the wild.
Space probe proves geodetic effect — part of Einstein’s relativity theory.
New technology of creating sperm cells from women’s bone marrow cells means all-female conception is possible http://snipurl.com/1gagg
First chimps seen hunting with tools. Now they have been spotted using caves to escape the heat.
HD 209458b: First planet discovered outside our solar system to contain water vapour.
The famous Galapagos Islands, where many endangered animals reside, is said to be facing a crisis.
Critically endangered striped rabbit spotted in Sumatra.
Colony Collapse Disorder: Honeybees in U.S. mysteriously disappearing in 27 states.
Greek archaeologists unearth Rome-era tomb containing gold jewelry, pottery and bronze.
Most of the world’s 35 species of seahorses are in trouble. Coastal development, pollution and overfishing to blame.
French architect believes Great Pyramid of Giza was built from the inside out.
Tiny cave-dwelling troglobite discovery halts mining operation in Western Australia.
Scientists say rise of mammals is not linked to the demise of dinosaurs.
Toadzilla is a record breaking Australian cane toad that weighs two pounds.
Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small quits after criticism of large expenses he charged to the Smithsonian.
Sheep that are 15% human. Which parts? Half the organs.
Spiegel Online article says GM Crops may be killing bee populations. Albert Einstein: “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.”
Orangutans may be on the extinct species list in five years. Horrible things are happening to the remaining ones.
Digger Dinos: Some dinos dug their own dens.
Former Arizona governor says UFOs from another world flew over Phoenix in 1997. He says the craft was “enormous.”
Frances puts all its UFO files on a public website. Website crashes from heavy usage.
Tiawan shuts major highway for migrating butterflies.
Controversial theory says nerves transmit sound waves not electricity.
World’s rivers at risk from dams, pollution, shipping, global warming. Top 10 at risk include Yangtse, Danube.
Short-necked oil beetle not extinct. Scientists had thought we lost the little guy in the 1940s.
Frightening sinkhole in Guatemala City.
Deep tremors could help predict dangerous surface quakes.
Borneo saber-toothed leopard has two-inch fangs.
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