[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 8-12-16

Mon Aug 15 16:31:53 PDT 2016

*Weekly Science Report*

*August 12, 2016*

“To the people of antiquity Egypt appeared as the very mother of magic”.

Lewis Spence

Introduction

Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock
and John Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines
to include but not limited to paleontology, space sciences, genetics and
archaeology.  His goal behind sharing this publication has always been very
simple, by sharing knowledge we can make our world a better place.  This
publication is Mr. Detwiler’s contribution to bring people together and
share ideas and discoveries with his fellow humans.

I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and
inspires you!

Steve Detwiler

News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*

Vero’s very significant past, unearthed

http://www.tcpalm.com/specialty-publications/vero-beach/veros-very-significant-past-unearthed-37721874-c56e-1582-e053-0100007f320c--389465371.html

Reconstruction of 12,000 year old funeral feast brings ancient burial
rituals to life

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2016/07/reconstruction-of-12000-year-old-funeral-feast-brings-ancient-burial-rituals-to-life/111923?utm_content=bufferce9ec&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

First Humans Entered the Americas Along the Coast, Not Through the Ice
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-colonized-americas-along-coast-not-through-ice-180960103/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist

'Siberian Unicorn' Existed Much More Recently Than Thought

http://www.seeker.com/siberian-unicorn-existed-much-more-recently-than-thought-1771116176.html

'Mystery Monster' Found in Siberian Mine

http://www.seeker.com/mystery-monster-found-in-siberian-diamond-mine-1966957258.html

Twenty-five little bones tell a puzzling story about early primate evolution

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/jhm-tlb081516.php

Britain's last hunter-gatherers discovered using breakthrough analysis of
bone fragments

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/uoy-blh081116.php

More gorilla than chimp

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/uotw-mgt081116.php

Scientists take big step toward recreating primordial 'RNA world' of 4
billion years ago

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-scientists-big-recreating-primordial-rna.html

Humble moss helped create our oxygen-rich atmosphere

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-humble-moss-oxygen-rich-atmosphere.html

Residue on 250,000 year-old stone tools reveals wide range of prey

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2016/residue-on-250000-year-old-stone-tools-reveals-wide-range-of-prey

*History*

Wounded Knee Descendent Remembers Family’s Past

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/12/29/native-history-wounded-knee-descendent-remembers-familys-past-152839

‘A small group of tribal artists set out to save their art form, and they
did’

http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/07/989192/

Yarrow Mamout, a freed Muslim slave, takes his place among presidents and
generals at National Portrait Gallery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/08/11/yarrow-mamout-a-freed-muslim-slave-takes-his-place-among-presidents-and-generals-at-national-portrait-gallery/

Rewriting history: 3000-yr-old script uncovered in Georgia

http://agenda.ge/news/62578/eng

Mystery magic spells unearthed with ancient skeletons in Serbia

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-serbia-archaeology-magic-idUKKCN10K13L

See a Tropical Island Prison Older Than Alcatraz

http://www.seeker.com/the-tropical-island-prison-older-than-alcatraz-1501525632.html

The Solar Storm That Nearly Set the Cold War Ablaze
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/solar-storm-nearly-set-cold-war-ablaze-180960106/

The Media Learned Nothing After Misreporting the Reagan Assassination
Attempt

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/media-learned-nothing-after-misreporting-reagan-assassination-attempt-180960091/

Skeletal remains 'confirm ancient Greeks engaged in human sacrifice'

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/10/skeletal-remains-confirm-ancient-greeks-engaged-in-human-sacrifice

The First US Olympian to Wear a Hijab Wins a Bronze

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ibtihaj-muhammad-rio-olympics-muslim-fencing/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=27691206

*Archaeology*

Researchers create new 3-D imagery and documentation of Native American
artifacts

http://phys.org/news/2016-07-d-imagery-documentation-native-american.html#jCp

Ancient burial mound reveals role of women in "America's 1st city"

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/women-held-important-role-in-americas-1st-city-burial-mound-reveals/

A grimy, black biofilm is starting to cover the Jefferson Memorial, and it
can’t be killed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-grimy-black-biofilm-thats-creeping-over-the-jefferson-memorial/2016/08/09/33be9040-5d70-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html?tid=sm_fb

Texan Couple on Vacation Accidentally Discovers Ancient Hawaiian Petroglyphs

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-hawaiian-petroglyphs-discovered-600500

Tiny bead from Bulgaria may be world's oldest gold artifact

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-archaeology-gold-idUSKCN10L0YQ

Bizarre, Long-Headed Woman from Ancient Kingdom Revealed

http://www.livescience.com/55137-ancient-woman-with-long-head-korea.html?utm_content=buffer74e3f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer

'New Stonehenge' at Durrington Walls 'had no standing stones'

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-37047010

Religious center of Hittites comes to light

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/religious-center-of-hittites-comes-to-light-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=102780

Ancient remains found in Los Olivos

http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-ancient-remains-found-in-olivos-110146

Polynesian sculpture admired by Picasso and Henry Moore far older than
previously thought

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/polynesian-sculpture-admired-by-picasso-and-henry-moore-far-older-than-previously-thought/

*Egyptology*

Nothing to report

*General Science*

Researchers demonstrate acoustic levitation of a large sphere

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-acoustic-levitation-large-sphere.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

NASA Unveils Partnerships And Concept Art For Deep Space Habitats

http://www.popsci.com/nasa-unveils-partnerships-and-concept-art-for-deep-space-habitats?src=SOC&dom=fb

Mystery object in weird orbit beyond Neptune cannot be explained

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2100700-mystery-object-in-weird-orbit-beyond-neptune-cannot-be-explained/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&utm_term=Autofeed&cmpid=SOC%7cNSNS%7c2016-Echobox

US Air Force wants to plasma bomb the sky using tiny satellites

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2100382-us-air-force-wants-to-plasma-bomb-the-sky-using-tiny-satellites/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&utm_term=Autofeed&cmpid=SOC%7cNSNS%7c2016-Echobox

Martians might be real.  That makes Mars exploration way more complicated

http://www.wired.com/2016/08/shouldnt-go-mars-might-decimate-martians/?mbid=nl_8816_p3

Physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-physicists-discovery-nature.html

Van Allen probes catch rare glimpse of supercharged radiation belt

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-van-allen-probes-rare-glimpse.html

World’s oldest ocean crust dates back to ancient supercontinent

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2100988-worlds-oldest-ocean-crust-dates-back-to-ancient-supercontinent/

Morphing neutrinos provide clue to antimatter mystery

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/morphing-neutrinos-provide-clue-to-antimatter-mystery/

Hellish Venus Might Have Been Habitable for Billions of Years

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hellish-venus-might-have-been-habitable-for-billions-of-years/

NASA Wants Help Capturing A Piece Of Asteroid

http://www.popsci.com/nasas-wants-help-capturing-piece-asteroid

Black hole made in the lab shows signs of quantum entanglement

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2100985-black-hole-made-in-the-lab-shows-signs-of-quantum-entanglement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&utm_term=Autofeed&cmpid=SOC%7cNSNS%7c2016-Echobox#link_time=1471277663

Scientists to unveil new Earth-like planet: Report

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

We’re trashing the oceans — and they’re returning the favor by making us
sick

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/08/were-trashing-the-oceans-and-making-ourselves-sick-in-the-process/?utm_term=.311b2b3b365a

A new leaf: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into fuel

http://www.anl.gov/articles/new-leaf-scientists-turn-carbon-dioxide-back-fuel

Simulations suggest that magnetic fields can calm plasma instabilities

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-simulations-magnetic-fields-calm-plasma.html

Tiny device grabs more solar energy to disinfect water faster

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-tiny-device-solar-energy-disinfect.html

Warming climate likely to have 'minor' impact on power plant output

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-climate-minor-impact-power-output.html

Fishing And Foraging: How To Catch Your Seafood, Ethically

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/15/489178305/fishing-and-foraging-how-to-catch-your-seafood-ethically

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

400-year-old Greenland shark ‘longest-living vertebrate’

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37047168

"Vegetarian piranhas" with human-like teeth found in Michigan lakes

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/vegetarian-piranhas-with-human-like-teeth-found-in-michigan-lakes/

Brain-robot training triggers improvement in paralysis

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37024197

Researchers discover that DNA naturally fluoresces

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-dna-naturally-fluoresces.html

*Other*

Librarians Have an Olympics, Too

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/librarians-have-olympics-too-180960085/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/14/12016710/science-challeges-research-funding-peer-review-process

Additional Informational

Robert Schoch - the melted limestone at the Giza plateau- Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDh9mTrtbK4

Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

https://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/take-action-against-genocide/resources/fundamentals-of-genocide-and-mass-atrocity-prevention

Read the encouraging letter the Pope sent Olympic Refugee Team

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/pope-refugee-team

*Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity*

https://auroraprize.com/en/prize
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