BBC News - Who, What, Why: How many soldiers died in the US Civil War?

A new historical computer model, using statistical analysis and census records from before and after the American Civil War reveal that as many as 130,000 more may have died during the war than previously thought. 

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Suu Kyi claims victory in landmark Burma election - The Washington Post

Suu Kyi's party has a landslide victory in the by-election in Burma.  It's the beginning of democracy in Myanmar?

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BBC News - Ancient sites spotted from space, say archaeologists

Remote sensing by using satellites of detecting possible, and probable, archaeological sites, is the subject of this story on the BBC.  I love, as an archaeologist, as well as an academic, the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach that is being taken to further ou …

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T. rex's killer smile revealed

Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most fearsome predators on land of all time, has had a kind of "makeover", in terms of its "smile".  The teeth of T. rex were specialized for different functions, much the same as mammalian teeth differentiation and functionality.     …

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Evidence of Early Bronze Age Massacre Found in Turkey - International Business Times

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a Bronze Age massacre in Turkey.  

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Denisovan Genome Fully Sequenced.

Archaeologists and paleoanthropologists discovered a tooth and a finger bone in the Denisova cave in the Altai Mountains a few years ago.

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Facebook is not such a good thing for those with low self-esteem, study finds

Psychological studies suggest that face book is not good for those who have a low self-image.  So, stop using it, loser!

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Genetic information migrates from plant to plant

Plants can, apparently, exchange genetic information without having sex with each other.  

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Ancient domesticated dog skull found in Siberian cave: 33,000 years old

Man's best friend?  Well, yes and no.  Out history goes back more than 100,000 years ago, and our canine companions joined us only 1/3 of that time.   Dogs appear to have been domesticated some 33,000 years ago.  

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Neanderthals and their contemporaries engineered stone tools, anthropologists discover

Those plucky Neandertals seem to be popping up everywhere!   Well, it appears that they are we, and we are they.    

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World's Smallest Frog Found—Fly-Size Beast Is Tiniest Vertebrate

The smallest vertebrate yet discovered is reported in National Geographic's news.  This tiny frog from New Guinea is only 7 mm in total length!  Imagine how small it's tadpole stage is.

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Asia was settled in multiple waves of migration, DNA study suggests

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Endangered horse has ancient origins and high genetic diversity, new study finds

Genetic analysis of the Przewalski's Horse reveals a surprising genetic diversity; one that puts our horses to shame! These are endangered species, and it's the field of genetics that is going to revolutionize life tomorrow for all of us.

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BBC News - Libya's Gaddafi prepared to leave, says Alain Juppe

"The Libyan regime is sending messengers everywhere, to Turkey, to New York, to Paris" offering to discuss Col Gaddafi's exit, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told French radio.

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The Selling of America: Is Walmart Good For The USA? - Frontline - Is Wal-Mart Good for America? - Epinions.com

What happened to the days when American companies manufactured everything from televisions to automobiles, clothing to furniture? ‘Made in the USA’ is becoming an endangered species, and its about time that our business community and politicians take action before a  …

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Gauging the Impact, Motivations of Today's Hackers | PBS NewsHour | June 1, 2011 | PBS

There are three groups doing most of the hacking. One are the spies. And there are two kinds of spies, the military spies and the economic spies.

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Why the Mississippi floods were expected.

Nature magazine looks at the various factors leading up to the Mississippi River's record floods of 2011, and why they were 'expected', in scientific terms.

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The Death of Osama bin Laden: A New Page For the Arab Spring?

The news of the killing of Osama bin Laden by the United States special forces/CIA team in Pakistan is a significant event in history.

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Thoughts on the American Civil War on the Sesquicentennial.

April 12, 2011 marks the 150th anniversary, or sesquicentennial, of the opening shots and hostilities marking the commencement of the American Civil War with the attack on Fort Sumter by Confederate forces.

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James Zaworski's Blog: On This Day: Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appamattox. April 9, 1865.

Which representation is accurate? Did Lee and Grant sit at the same table, or not? Regardless, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant the Army of Northern Virginia to the Army of the Potomac.

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The Libyan War of 2011 | STRATFOR

The Libyan war has now begun. George Friedman's analysis of the Libyan War of 2011.

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USGS Release: USGS Updates Magnitude of Japan�s 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to 9.0 (3/14/2011 5:35:00 PM)

The USGS has updated the magnitude of the March 11, 2011, Tohoku earthquake in northern Honshu, Japan, to 9.0 from the previous estimate of 8.9.

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Red Alert: Japan Warns of Possible Nuclear Meltdown | STRATFOR

Japanese officials are cautioning that a nuclear meltdown may occur at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near the town of Okuma. From STRATFOR

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Unrest in the Middle East and Africa -- country by country - CNN.com

Unrest in the Middle East and Africa -- country by country By the CNN Wire Staff CNN's interactive feature on the unrest in the Middle East.

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Will one of two destroyed Buddha statues be reconstructed? - CNN.com

Will one of two destroyed Buddha statues be reconstructed? UNESCO, the cultural and education branch of the United Nations, may reconstruct one of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, which were destroyed by the Taliban.

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