* Study traces Egyptians' stone-age roots:
A researcher says that using ancient teeth, he has 
learned who the Egyptians may have been before 
history.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/051217_egyptfrm.htm


* Hunt for the "glueball" may be almost over, 
physicist says:
Physicists have been searching for three decades 
for a bizarre subatomic particle called a glueball.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051206_glueballfrm.htm


* Early dinosaurs had unusual growth abilities, 
study finds:
Some dinosaurs might have reached quite different 
adult sizes despite being from the same species, 
depending on conditions.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051215_plateofrm.htm


* Archaeologists unearth ancient "war zone" near 
Iraq border:
Archaeologists say they have found the earliest 
evidence for large-scale warfare near ancient 
Mesopotamia.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051216_warzonefrm.htm


* Mural provides "window" into Maya origins:
The oldest well-preserved Maya mural provides a 
wealth of information on the civilization's origins, 
archaeologists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051213_mayamuralfrm.htm


* Mysteries of early-aging syndrome unlocked, 
researchers say:
Understanding a condition that kills children by age 
13 might benefit them, and the rest of us, 
scientists believe.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051213_progeriafrm.htm