[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-5-16

Sun Feb 7 18:36:38 PST 2016

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 5, 2016*

*“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its
limits.”*

Albert Einstein

Introduction

I created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and John
Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines to
include paleontology, space sciences, genetics and archaeology.  My goal
behind sharing this publication has always been very simple, by sharing
knowledge we can make our world a better place.  Since the beginning of the
internet age we have always heard of the world being drawn together but
through my investigations I’ve never found a publication like the Weekly
Science Report.  This publication is my contribution to bring people
together and share ideas and discoveries with my 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*

What did the Neanderthals do for us?

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151116-what-did-the-neanderthals-do-for-us

Stone Age Horror! Pit Filled with Severed Limbs Uncovered

http://news.yahoo.com/stone-age-horror-pit-filled-severed-limbs-uncovered-140419878.html

Mystery invaders conquered Europe at the end of last ice age

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2076477-mystery-invaders-conquered-europe-at-the-end-of-last-ice-age/

Model suggests Neanderthal extinction occurred due to human cultural
superiority

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-neanderthal-extinction-due-human-cultural.html

The rise of humankind, in one mesmerizing map

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/02/the-rise-of-humankind-in-one-mesmerizing-map/?tid=sm_fb

Asian stone tools hint humans left Africa earlier than thought

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2076072-asian-stone-tools-hint-humans-left-africa-earlier-than-thought/?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2016-GLOBAL-hoot

*History*

Jordan's royals 'protected' by Circassian guards

http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2016/01/29/jordans-royals-protected-by-circassian-guards

Is This the Oldest Image of the Virgin Mary?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/is-this-the-oldest-image-of-the-virgin-mary.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1

The Holocaust’s First Historian

http://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-holocausts-first-historian/66244?utm_source=NH&utm_medium=pp&utm_campaign=pp

Austria's Leopold museum exhibits damaged artworks to raise funds for their
restoration

http://artdaily.com/news/84919/Austria-s-Leopold-museum-exhibits-damaged-artworks-to-raise-funds-for-their-restoration#.Vrf6B-Qo7am

Long White House tradition nears end for a family descended from a slave

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/long-white-house-tradition-nears-end-for-a-family-descended-from-a-slave/2016/02/06/399ea90e-be02-11e5-9443-7074c3645405_story.html?postshare=2941454878121282&tid=ss_fb-bottom

In Rome, a Grand Welcome for 2 Long-Deceased Saints

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/world/europe/in-rome-a-grand-welcome-for-2-long-deceased-saints.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-&_r=0

Video: Higgs Boson, the Nobel Physics Prize and Lakota Astronomy

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/12/video-higgs-boson-nobel-physics-prize-and-lakota-astronomy-151725

Police Raid Homes of Elderly Nazi SS Suspects Over 1944 Massacre

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-raid-homes-elderly-nazi-ss-suspects-over-1944-massacre-n506761?cid=sm_fb

Dutch thrift shop returns 1942 wedding book of couple murdered at Auschwitz

http://www.jta.org/2016/01/29/news-opinion/world/dutch-thrift-shop-returns-1942-wedding-book-of-couple-murdered-at-auschwitz#.Vq7kGxoPTtM.twitter

Penn Museum moves history (carefully) to make way for future
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/science/20160130_Penn_Museum_moves_history__carefully__to_make_way_for_future.html#S8GE9gEzjuEmzOGI.99

Proposed World War I Memorial Designed by 25-Year-Old Novice Architect

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/27/new-world-war-i-memorial-designed-25-year-old-novice-architect.html

The real reason Mary Ingalls went blind

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/03/health/mary-ingalls-blind-little-house-on-prairie/index.html?sr=fbCNN020416mary-ingalls-blind-little-house-on-prairie0939AMStoryGalLink&linkId=20960019

Pope, Russian patriarch to talk about persecution of Christians

http://news.yahoo.com/pope-russian-patriarch-talk-persecution-christians-113506923.html

*Archaeology*

How logging, poor waste management and vibrations from crowds are
threatening Unesco World Heritage Sites including Machu Picchu and Mont
Saint-Michel
http://ht.ly/XJydB

Alexandria Lighthouse to be reassembled in original location

http://thecairopost.youm7.com/news/149009/culture/alexandria-lighthouse-to-be-reassembled-in-original-location

4,000 year old secret tunnel discovered under ancient Hittite castle in
Turkey
<http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/secret-tunnel-found--in-historical-castle-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=90026&NewsCatID=375>

http://www.sott.net/article/305539-4000-year-old-secret-tunnel-discovered-under-ancient-Hittite-castle-in-Turkey

Ancient gov’t building with vault unearthed in Chongqing
http://www.mb.com.ph/ancient-govt-building-with-vault-unearthed-in-chongqing/#fcti5pJl4V17RF8w.99

Reviving ancient technology to save a monument

https://news.byu.edu/news/reviving-ancient-technology-save-monument?platform=hootsuite

Timbuktu re-opens mausoleums destroyed by Islamists

http://www.france24.com/en/20160205-mali-timbuktu-mausoleums-rebuilt-unesco

Monitoring the Antiquity Trade Could Help End Daesh

http://ht.ly/XFl98

Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/art-and-culture/2016/01/30/Turkey-police-recover-stolen-Picasso-in-Istanbul-.html

UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the Downside of Cultural Tourism

http://skift.com/2016/01/28/unesco-world-heritage-sites-and-the-downside-of-cultural-tourism/

Ancient madrassa lies forgotten, neglected in Baghdad

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/01/iraq-historical-school-mustansiriya-madrasag-neglect.html#
<http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/01/iraq-historical-school-mustansiriya-madrasag-neglect.html>

Illegally Looted Roman and Etruscan Antiquities Found in Geneva

http://ht.ly/XV9N5

Hundreds of looted antiquities including mosaics from Pompeii and ancient
sarcophagi are uncovered in Switzerland
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3427051/Hundreds-looted-antiquities-including-mosaics-Pompeii-ancient-sarcophagi-uncovered-Switzerland.html

Rome's lonely Pyramid of Cestius gets a new lease of life

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/romes-lonely-pyramid-of-cestius-gets-a-new-lease-of-life

Old Byzantine Church Found in Underground City in Turkey

http://eu.greekreporter.com/2016/02/01/old-byzantine-church-found-in-underground-city-in-turkey/

*Egyptology*

Egypt Hopes to Lure Back Wary Tourists With 3-D-Scanned Pyramids,
Underwater Museum

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-01-29/egypt-hopes-to-lure-back-wary-tourists-with-3-d-scanned-pyramids-underwater-museum

Did ancient Egypt suffer from climate change?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/africa/egypt-queen-discovery-khentkaus/index.html?sr=fbCNN020116egypt-queen-discovery-khentkaus1058AMStoryGalLink&linkId=20841910

Ancient Egyptian boat discovered near pyramids

http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-egyptian-boat-discovered-near-pyramids-140800122.html

*General Science*

This futuristic fighter jet will probably be unveiled to America during the
Super Bowl

*https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/02/06/this-futuristic-fighter-jet-will-likely-be-unveiled-to-america-during-the-super-bowl/?tid=sm_fb
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/02/06/this-futuristic-fighter-jet-will-likely-be-unveiled-to-america-during-the-super-bowl/?tid=sm_fb>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Lift-off for Europe's space laser network

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35446894

We’re Hosting a ‘State of NASA’ Event at an Agency Location Nearest You

http://www.nasa.gov/social/state-of-nasa-2016-social

Pushing the boundaries of research at NOAA in the sky

http://research.noaa.gov/News/NewsArchive/LatestNews/TabId/684/ArtMID/1768/ArticleID/11583/Pushing-the-boundaries-of-research-at-NOAA-in-the-sky.aspx

Chinese photos show moon's surface in vivid detail

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/asia/china-moon-photos-jade-rabbit/index.html?sr=fbCNN020116china-moon-photos-jade-rabbit0842AMStoryGalLink&linkId=20839600

Physicists investigate the structure of time, with implications for quantum
mechanics and philosophy
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-physicists-implications-quantum-mechanics-philosophy.html

NASA Releases Breathtaking 360-Degree Video of Mars

http://www.popsci.com/explore-mars-in-360-degrees?src=SOC&dom=fb

NASA's New Planetary Defense Office Gets to Work Protecting Earth

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-s-new-planetary-defense-office-gets-to-work-protecting-earth/

Buzz Aldrin: The next giant leap for space exploration

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/02/03/buzz-aldrin-the-next-giant-leap-for-space-exploration/

Warning Space Aliens: Earth's UFO-Hunting Satellite Is Coming For You

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cubesat-hunt-for-ufos_us_56afbc67e4b0b8d7c2302aa2?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

Earth Is Actually TWO Planets, Study Finds

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/earth-two-planets_us_56b280dde4b01d80b2450fd2
?

ASU satellite selected for NASA Space Launch System’s first flight

https://asunow.asu.edu/20160202-asu-satellite-selected-nasa-space-launch-system-first-flight?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=1innovation

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Nuclear fusion: Can the stellarator unleash the power?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2075031-nuclear-fusion-can-the-stellarator-unleash-the-power/?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2016-GLOBAL-hoot

Tesla’s home battery is finally rolling out. First stop: Australia

http://mashable.com/2016/01/28/first-tesla-powerwall/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-tech-link#F_zHO5HUiRqa

You'll never be-leaf what makes up this battery

http://phys.org/news/2016-01-youll-be-leaf-battery.html

Can the ‘largest cleanup in history’ save the ocean?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/02/01/can-the-largest-cleanup-in-history-save-the-ocean/?tid=sm_fb

Long-term global warming not driven naturally

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-long-term-global-driven-naturally.html

German scientists to conduct nuclear fusion experiment

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/03/nuclear-fusion-germany-scientists-experiment-angela-merkel

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Join The Fight To Stop Zika Virus

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/01/26/464464459/genetically-modified-mosquitoes-join-the-fight-to-stop-zika-virus?sc=tw

New Evidence That Alzheimer’s Is Transmissible

http://www.popsci.com/more-evidence-that-alzheimers-is-transmissible?src=SOC&dom=fb

Low-Cost Exoskeleton Helps Paraplegics Walk Again

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/low-cost-exoskeleton-helps-paraplegics-walk-again-160202.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DNewsSocial

Feds expand 'critical habitat' area for right whales

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2016-01-26/story/feds-expand-critical-habitat-area-right-whales

U.K. science team receives approval to genetically modify human embryos

http://www.blastr.com/2016-2-2/uk-science-team-receives-approval-genetically-modify-human-embryos

*Other*

Microsoft Plumbs Ocean’s Depths to Test Underwater Data Center

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/technology/microsoft-plumbs-oceans-depths-to-test-underwater-data-center.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0

Why do scientists chase unicorns?

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-scientists-unicorns.html

Additional Informational

Confucius and Kautilya on Establishing Moral Order for Prevention of
Government and Market Failures

http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=63195&utm_campaign=linkedin∓utm_medium=ldc

Corine Wegener talks about the importance of saving cultural heritage

https://vimeo.com/114164761

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Resistance and Execution

http://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-features/special-focus/dietrich-bonhoeffer/resistance-and-execution?utm_content=sf20348919&utm_medium=spredfast&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=US+Holocaust+Memorial+Museum&sf20348919=1

A Walk around Harappa

https://www.harappa.com/slideshows/walk-around-harappa

A Day in the Life of a Library Conservator

*http://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2016/02/05/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-library-conservator/
<http://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2016/02/05/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-library-conservator/>*

Muslim and American: Voices from the White House

*https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/02/03/muslim-and-american-voices-white-house
<https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/02/03/muslim-and-american-voices-white-house>*

*The Destruction of Memory Movie Indiegogo Campaign*

'The Destruction of Memory' is a film that digs deep into the issue of
cultural destruction, not just the present situations in Syria and Iraq,
but the machinations of the past century and the decisions of the
international community that got us to 'where we are'.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-destruction-of-memory--3#/story

The Destruction of Memory Pre-Release Trailer

https://vimeo.com/143061688

*Star Trek Axanar: *http://www.startrekaxanar.com/

Axanar is a ground breaking independent film that proves the idea that a
studio doesn’t need to spend millions of dollars to produce a feature
quality production.  Axanar will be the first non-CBS/Paramount produced
Star Trek to look and feel like a true Star Trek movie.

   - Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekAxanar
   - Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/startrekaxanar
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