From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Jan 22 2004 - 06:47:55 PST
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Subject: The chilling tale of the death of the Neanderthals
NewScientist.com newsletter, 22 January 2004
welcome to the New Scientist newsletter, which this week
reveals the most definitive answer yet to one of the greatest murder
mysteries of all time – why the Neanderthals died out. We also
reveal software that predicts future hacker attacks and how commerce
is impeding attempts to combat a flu pandemic…
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EDITOR'S CHOICE:
CHILLING TALE
The longest-running murder mystery of them all - who, or what,
killed the Neanderthals - has now got its most definitive answer
yet. The Neanderthals, humankind's nearest relatives, once
flourished across Europe. But about 30,000 years ago they
disappeared completely, never to return. Now a team of 30 experts
have compiled a wealth of environmental, biological and social data
and concluded that the Neanderthals simply did not have the
technological know-how to survive the increasingly harsh winters.
What's more, the original human settlers of Europe very nearly
suffered the same fate … MORE
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994586
TOP STORIES:
Mutating software could predict hacker attacks
The technology evolves the code used in known attacks, allowing
security systems to recognise and block previously unseen malicious
programs
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994588
Vietnam last on flu vaccine list
Drug company contracts and patents are impeding efforts to ensure
the outbreak of bird flu does not result in a deadly human pandemic
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994585
Deodorants plus shaving linked to breast cancer
Frequent underarm shaving and deodorant use might increase the risk,
claims a study - but critics say the work is far from conclusive
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994587
Skinny endoscope squeezes into new niches
The instrument, made of a single optical fibre just half a
millimetre wide, could help place cochlear implants in the inner ear
or peer inside blood vessels
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994589
Chip promises faster multiple virus tests
The microscopic array of antibodies could test patients for a
multitude of different viral infections in minutes, says a US
company.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994590
Europe's orbiter reveals savage Martian landscape
The aerial view from Mars Express shows the Solar System's grandest
canyon in exquisite detail, but better is to come
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994582
Wireless e-voting machines raise concern
The new terminals - already bought by several US states - do not yet
have wi-fi cards installed, but many computer scientists are still
worried
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994584
Mole rat's magnetic magic revealed
The blind mole rat continually monitors its direction using an
internal compass - the first animal discovered to have this talent
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994579
Online games to generate real - and academic - riches
Games such as The Sims Online are expected to earn $1.3 bn in 2004 -
but they could also provide researchers with a valuable new tool
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994581
Puzzled monkeys reveal key language step
The key cognitive step that allowed humans to become the only
animals using language may have been identified, scientists say
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994572
AND FINALLY...
Roads can seem endless on a long journey in heavy traffic, but have
you ever wondered just how many kilometres of road there are in
total in the UK? And what the percentage of the nation's surface
area does this cover? This week’s Last Word section has the answers,
and there's more green and pleasant land left than you might
imagine…MORE
http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw1065
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NUMBER OF THE BEASTS
Animals with a talent for maths can tell us a thing or two about how
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It looks like a plain, flat slab of plastic, yet it can focus light
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