Lost Civilization May Have Existed Beneath the Persian Gulf

Veiled beneath the Persian Gulf, a once-fertile landmass may have supported some of the earliest humans outside Africa some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago, a new review of research suggests.


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Mayo Clinic to expand outreach to American Indians - chicagotribune.com

"The Mayo Clinic has been awarded $6 million to expand cancer prevention and outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native patients."

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Researchers Discover New Genetic Factors Associated With Successful Aging In The Amish

"Thousands of the world's top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will convene to present their latest research findings at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 60th Annual Meeting, on November 2-6, 2010,"

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Alaska tribal village receives nearly $95,000 to reduce exposure to toxics

"(Seattle - Nov. 4, 2010) The Native Village of Eyak tribal members will have greater protection from toxic chemicals thanks to a nearly $95,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The tribe is located in the eastern Gulf of Alaska"

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Brookings Register

Brookings Register: "The newly opened American Indian Education and Cultural Center exemplifies South Dakota State University's commitment to Native American higher education, says Ron McKinney."

New tribal casino raises legal questions : News : UpNorthLive.com

New tribal casino raises legal questions : News : UpNorthLive.com: "VANDERBILT -- The opening of a tribal casino in northern Michigan this week is raising legal questions."

Mystic: Wolf Stones and Old Mystic's Wightman Burying Ground - Courant.com

Mystic: Wolf Stones and Old Mystic's Wightman Burying Ground - Courant.com: "When a young Israel Putnam climbed into a craggy den on a snowy afternoon in 1743 and killed the last wolf in Connecticut, colonists could breathe a sigh of relief."

NewsDaily: Humans mastered tool making earlier than thought

NewsDaily: Humans mastered tool making earlier than thought: "A group of prehistoric people mastered a difficult and delicate process to sharpen stones into spears and knives at least 75,000 years ago, more than 50,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a report."

The Associated Press: Expansive Native American exhibit opening in NYC

The Associated Press: Expansive Native American exhibit opening in NYC: "Ancient stone projectiles created miles from where the original rock was quarried highlight the intent of a monumental new exhibition on Native American Indians: to offer a hemispheric survey of tribes as dynamic interconnected societies."

USDA Awards Native Americans Millions In Discrimination Suit : NPR

USDA Awards Native Americans Millions In Discrimination Suit : NPR: "The United States Department of Agriculture has agreed to pay $680 million in damages to thousands of Native American farmers who say they were denied farm loans"

Cancer Is Probably Man Made Caused By Pollution And Diet

: "Why was cancer detected in only one in a few hundred Egyptian mummies? Why is there such scarce reference to cancer in ancient Greek or Egyptian texts? A study carried out by researchers from the University of Manchester, England and published in Nature suggests that cancer, especially cancer among children and young adults is not simply due to our living longer these days - it must be a man-made disease."

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Native Americans plan to block work in protest at Glen Cove Shellmound area - Vallejo Times Herald

Native Americans plan to block work in protest at Glen Cove Shellmound area - Vallejo Times Herald: "If the bulldozers come to the Glen Cove Shellmound area, the city can expect the local Native American community and its supporters to chain themselves to trees or otherwise 'peacefully but effectively seek to block' the work, an activist said Thursday."

Indian diabetes treatment addresses diet, exercise

Indian diabetes treatment addresses diet, exercise: "Urban Indian health clinics in South Dakota are incorporating exercise and meal planning into their diabetes treatment to combat the prevalence of the disease among Native American residents."

CBC News - Health - Northern aboriginal diet lacks nutrients: study

CBC News - Health - Northern aboriginal diet lacks nutrients: study: "Northern aboriginal people aren't eating as much ptarmigan stomach, caribou guts or bear liver as their grandparents did, and that might not be a good thing, according to a study."

Materials Engineering, Long Ago : Discovery News#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Materials Engineering, Long Ago : Discovery News#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1#mkcpgn=rssnws1: "Just about everybody’s bounced a rubber ball. But making that ball bounce the first time was quite an accomplishment. Who did it? We’ll see. Today, on Engineering Works! Listen to the podcast."

Archaeologists find new clues why the Maya left - USATODAY.com

"YUCATAN, Mexico— Bird calls ring from the forest, echoing amid the crumbling ruins whose darkened doorways have long beckoned explorers and scholars"

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Study: Were Lucy's Relatives the Oldest Butchers? - TIME

"The myth that humans are the only tool-wielding animals was laid to rest long ago: chimps, otters and even birds use sticks and stones to leverage their innate abilities"


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Hominoidea: Australopithecus, Australopithecus Afarensis, Paranthropus, Ardipithecus Ramidus, Australopithecina, Orrorin Tugenensis (German Edition)

Manitoba to get more aboriginal nurses

Manitoba to get more aboriginal nurses

Lifetime lessons of DNA change : Nature News

"The chemical markers on people's DNA change throughout their life, an international team of researchers has found......And the way they change – that is, whether markers are gained or lost — runs in the family, showing that these ‘epigenetic’ features,"

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Researchers: melting ice reveals 10,000-year-old hunting weapon near Yellowstone - KDVR

Researchers: melting ice reveals 10,000-year-old hunting weapon near Yellowstone - KDVR: "DENVER (AP) — Researchers at the University of Colorado have discovered a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon they say had been preserved in ice before being melted out by rising temperatures."