Technology News for September 1, 2008

Plateau may be ancient gateway in Cyprus
New research has suggested that a fortified settlement with a shrine that stood on a plateau near the eastern Larnaca coast in Cyprus, could have been the original gateway to Pyla, a village located in the eastern part of the island. ANI

Three lesser-known sites in Rome show Pompeii destroying volcanos explosive might
Three lesser-known sites in Rome, are providing the maximum proof of the annihilation of Pompeii, an ancient roman city that was destroyed by the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that began on Aug. 24, 79 A.D. ANI

Cemetery expansion in Malta leads to discovery of Bronze Age remains
A cluster of five silos dating back to the Bronze Age period were recently discovered by archeologists during excavation work in Malta, forming part of a project to extend the Luqa cemetery. ANI

Oldest known archaeological example of beekeeping discovered in Israel
Scientists have unearthed the remains of a large-scale beekeeping operation at a nearly 3,000-year-old Israeli site, which dates to the time of biblical accounts of King David and King Solomon, thus becoming the oldest known archaeological example of beekeeping. ANI

Unmanned sailing ships may become the new weapon in combating global warming
A fleet of 1,500 unmanned sailing ships may become the new weapon in the fight against global warming, by creating wakes that whiten clouds to reflect the heat of the Sun better. ANI

Now, a biofuel-propelled car that can run at 84mph over snow and ice
British sports car maker Lotus has unveiled a new model that runs on biofuel, and can do up to 84mph (135km/h) over snow and ice. ANI

Artificial engineering may save the Earth from global warming
Over fears that the world is not doing enough to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, scientists are seriously thinking about the idea that humans may have to alter the global climate artificially with mega-engineering projects, to save the world from a potential catastrophe. ANI

Worlds reefs may be dead within 30 years
A researcher has said that the worlds reefs, including Australias Great Barrier Reef, will be dead within 30 years unless human activity changes quickly. ANI

Africas animals may evolve into separate species, thanks to climate change
A new research, by scientists at the Edinburgh University, has suggested that climate change could make Africas animals evolve into a number of new separate species. ANI

Glow worms can switch on and off to a daily biological rhythm
An Australian researcher has found that glow worms can switch their prey-caching light on and off to a daily biological rhythm. ANI

China quake forces geologists to redraw seismic hazard maps
The May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China, that claimed the lives of more than 65,000 people, has forced geologists to think that similar regions may also be in danger and that seismic hazard maps should be redrawn as a result. ANI

Continuous brain cell generation key to learning and memory
Experiments on mice conducted at Kyoto University in Japan have shown that new cells that some parts of the brain keep generating are key to learning and memory. ANI

Plants spores may reveal ozone level over a millennia ago
A team of researchers has devised a way to reconstruct past levels of ozone by measuring levels of the chemicals that act as protective sunscreens in the spores of plants. ANI

Bodies found inside Tutankhamuns tomb may be his twin daughters
An anatomist has claimed that two mummified foetuses found buried with Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have been his twin daughters. ANI

Large Haudron Collider could spell doomsday for Earth in nine days!
Some scientists are trying to stop the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) from going into operation in nine days, saying that it might create black holes which could destroy the world. ANI

Bodies found inside Tutankhamuns tomb may be his twin daughters
An anatomist has claimed that two mummified foetuses found buried with Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have been his twin daughters. ANI

Stonehenge was hidden from lower classes in Stone Age Britain
Archeologists have uncovered the remains of what they believe to be a 20 ft fence designed to screen Stonehenge from the view of lower classes in Stone Age Britain. ANI

Ancient royal burial chamber found in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the burial chamber and coffin of King Senusret II, who was believed to have ruled Egypt from 1897 BC to 1878 BC. ANI

Sea level rise as a result of ice sheet melt can happen very rapidly
A new research by a team of scientists has shown that sea level rise as a result of ice sheet melt can happen very rapidly, with a prominent example being the increased Greenland ice melt and sea level rise. ANI