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USGS to help Chile develop volcano early warning system - June 25, 2008

(United States Geological Survey) The US Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system for the country after the historic eruption of Chaitn Volcano on May 2. Following the eruption, the USGS helped Chile to install monitoring networks at Chaitn to transmit data in real time and help warn the public of further eruptions.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/usgs-uth062508.php

Britain's last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought - June 23, 2008

(University College London) An archaeological excavation at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, has thrown remarkable new light on the life of northern Europe's last Neanderthals. It provides a snapshot of a thriving, developing population -- rather than communities on the verge of extinction.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/ucl-bln062308.php

Ancient fort opens new chapter in First Nations' history - June 19, 2008

(University of Calgary) A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of its kind discovered on the Canadian plains is yielding intriguing evidence of an unknown First Nations group settling on the prairies and is rekindling new ties between the Siksika Nation (Blackfoot) and aboriginal groups in the United States.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc-afo061808.php

The mystery of mass extinctions is no longer murky - June 17, 2008

(National Science Foundation) If you are curious about Earth's periodic mass extinction events such as the sudden demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, you might consider crashing asteroids and sky-darkening super volcanoes as culprits.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/nsf-tmo061708.php

Media registration opens for ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 17-21 - June 16, 2008

(American Chemical Society) Mark your calendars for one of this year's biggest and most comprehensive scientific events -- the 236th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, which will be held Aug. 17-21, 2008, in Philadelphia.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/acs-mro_1061608.php

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac: June 11, 2008 - June 16, 2008

(American Chemical Society) The American Chemical Society's News Service Weekly PressPac contains reports from 36 major peer-reviewed journals on chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, nanotechnology and other hot topics.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/acs-acs061008.php

Cutting-edge weapons result of prehistoric experimentation - June 10, 2008

(University of Missouri-Columbia) When the "cutting-edge" technology of the bow and arrow was introduced to the world, it changed the way humans hunted and fought. University of Missouri archaeologists have discovered that early man, on the way to perfecting the performance of this new weapon, engaged in experimental research, producing a great variety of projectile points in the quest for the best, most effective system.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uom-cwr061008.php

New research refutes myth of pure Scandinavian race - June 9, 2008

(University of Copenhagen) A team of forensic scientists at the University of Copenhagen has studied human remains found in two ancient Danish burial grounds dating back to the iron age, and discovered a man who appears to be of Arabian origin. The findings suggest that human beings were as genetically diverse 2,000 years ago as they are today and indicate greater mobility among the Danish iron age populations than was previously thought.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc-nrr060908.php

Men fighting over women It's nothing new, suggests research - June 2, 2008

(Durham University) Men may usually settle it over a drunken brawl in the pub or perhaps a verbal spat -- but new evidence has shown for the first time that fighting over women in prehistoric times could have been worse than that.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/du-mfo053008.php