[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-26-16

Fri Feb 26 21:57:16 PST 2016

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 26, 2016*

*“Here’s what I know about war:  Somebody wins, somebody loses and nothing
is ever the same again.”*

Andromeda

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*

Mystery 'hobbits' not humans like us: study

http://news.yahoo.com/mystery-hobbits-not-humans-us-study-225945346.html

In Neanderthals’ DNA, Ancient Humans May Have Left Genetic Mark

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/science/ancient-humans-may-have-left-a-genetic-mark-on-neanderthals.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

'Planet of the Apes': Scientists believe modern humans lived among other
ancient human species

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-17/27planet-of-the-apes273a-human-species-one-of-many/7175906

Scientists identify common ancestor of chimpanzees

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/02/25/Scientists-identify-common-ancestor-of-chimpanzees/1831456410332/

*History*

5 Surprising Moments From History You Didn't Know About

http://www.ozy.com/wildcard/5-surprising-moments-from-history-you-didnt-know-about/64833?utm_source=NH&utm_medium=pp&utm_campaign=pp

After My Grandparents Died, I Learned a Tragic Family Secret

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/a36891/my-family-history-revealed-holocaust-tragedy/

John Paul II had 'intense' friendship with married woman: BBC

http://news.yahoo.com/john-paul-ii-had-intense-friendship-married-woman-092621235.html

Learn Your Language: Lakota Summer Institute Coming Up

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/02/18/learn-your-language-lakota-summer-institute-coming-163456

Inside Allah, The One Divine Mother And The Conscience Of Islam

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/shahla-khan-salter/inside-allah-the-one-divivine_b_8923392.html

National Gallery Asian art review finds 22 items have insufficient or
questionable record of ownership

http://ht.ly/Yu8R1

Director of Smithsonian's new African-American museum discusses the power
of history

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/18/capital-download-lonnie-bunch-african-american-museum/80470184/

More Died On This WWII Ship Than On The Titanic And Lusitania Combined

http://www.npr.org/2016/02/17/466924137/more-died-on-this-wwii-ship-than-on-the-titanic-and-lusitania-combined

Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of Treblinka, the Nazi death camp
where 875,000 people were killed, has died at 93

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-02-20/last-survivor-of-nazi-death-camp-treblinka-dies-in-israel

Decoding this script could crack the mystery of the Indus valley
civilization

http://www.businessinsider.com/decoding-this-script-crack-mystery-indus-valley-civilization-2016-2

Anne Frank's father Otto's lost letters reveal Holocaust survivor's 'other
Anne'

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-19/anne-frank-father-otto-lost-letters-reveal-other-anne/7183154

Navajo family fights to stay on monument land in northern Arizona

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/21/navajo-family-fights-stay-monument-land-arizona

Study: Easter Island wasn't destroyed by war

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/02/16/Study-Easter-Island-wasnt-destroyed-by-war/4311455633218/

A museum of many firsts in Muscat spans two million years of Omani history

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/a-museum-of-many-firsts-for-muscat/

MISS. SENATORS: NPS CONDUCTS HISTORIC LANDMARK STUDY ON MEDGAR EVERS HOME

http://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=AD3158FB-07D4-46B1-9A9E-434B6929DB18

Bob Fletcher Dies at 101; Helped Japanese-Americans

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/us/bob-fletcher-dies-at-101-saved-farms-of-interned-japanese-americans.html?_r=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F

Hear the Epic of Gilgamesh Read in the Original Akkadian and Enjoy the
Sounds of Mesopotamia
<http://www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_sounds_of_ancient_mesopotamia.html>

http://www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_sounds_of_ancient_mesopotamia.html

Study examines little-known WWII internment camp in Alaska

http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/study-examines-little-known-wwii-internment-camp-in-alaska/

*Archaeology*

'Lost' roads of ancient Rome discovered with 3D laser scanners

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/15/lost-roads-ancient-rome-discovered-with-3d-laser-scanners.html

Thefts force Joshua Tree National Park closures

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/nation-now/2016/02/16/thefts-force-joshua-tree-national-park-closures/80472532/#

Sarah Parcak to Use TED Prize Money for Crowdsourcing on Archaeological
Sites

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/sarah-parcak-to-use-ted-prize-money-for-crowdsourcing-on-archaeological-sites/?_r=2

Nepal To Rebuild Historic Dharahara Tower On Its Own

http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nepal-to-rebuild-historic-dharahara-tower-on-its-own-1278159

93-Mile-Long Ancient Wall in Jordan Puzzles Archaeologists

http://news.yahoo.com/93-mile-long-ancient-wall-jordan-puzzles-archaeologists-122757416.html

Archaeologists in the UK unearth 3,000-year-old wheel

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/19/archaeologists-in-uk-unearth-3000-year-old-wheel.html

Dig resumes at Old Vero man site

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/indian-river-county/dig-resumes-at-old-vero-man-site--2bf9bcf7-e742-24e1-e053-0100007fc64f-369360971.html

Anasazi center to display ancient, contemporary baskets

http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20160217/NEWS01/160219869

China museum offers reward to decode historic coins

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-35595138

The Race to Save Syria's Archaeological Treasures
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/race-save-syrias-archaeological-treasures-180958097/#dFYESZrMgsQgaurR.99

Palestinians renovate church at Jesus' birthplace

https://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-renovate-church-jesus-birthplace-054200637.html

Vanessa Hudgens and Boyfriend Allegedly Carve Valentines Message into
Sedona Rock Wall

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/02/16/vanessa-hudgens-and-boyfriend-allegedly-carve-valentines-message-sedona-rock-wall-163445

Archaeologists in Jerusalem find city's oldest known settlement

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-in-jerusalem-find-citys-oldest-known-settlement/ar-BBpC2MK?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=LENDHP

Crash Courses Prepare Art Conservators for Catastrophic Disasters

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/crash-courses-prepare-art-conservators-catastrophic-disasters-180958093/?no-ist

Louvre inks historic deal with Iran to cooperate on archaeological digs,
exhibitions and exchanges

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/louvre-inks-historic-deal-with-iran-to-cooperate-on-archaeological-digs-exhibitions-and-exchanges/

Ministers of Culture of South-East Europe to discuss protection and
management of cultural heritage

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/venice/about-this-office/single-view/news/istanbul_ministers_of_culture_of_south_est_europe_to_discuss_protection_and_management_of_cultural_heritage/#.VsthcSm0f-B?platform=hootsuite

A mysterious skull adds new twist to old legend of Kabul’s ‘Cruel King’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-mysterious-skull-adds-new-twist-to-old-legend-of-kabuls-cruel-king/2016/02/22/37288b9e-bfac-11e5-9443-7074c3645405_story.html

Mysterious artifact discovered at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/24/mysterious-artifact-discovered-at-bethlehems-church-nativity.html

UAE Brings in ICCROM’s Experts to Save an Ancient Temple

http://athar-centre.org/?p=5696

Boy, 7, Finds 3,400-Year-Old Figurine in Israel's Tel Rehov Site

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/boy-7-finds-3-400-year-old-figurine-israel-s-n525561?cid=sm_fb

Archaeologists identify oldest Muslim graves ever found in Europe

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/24/archaeologists-discover-oldest-muslim-graves-ever-found-in-europe?CMP=fb_gu

*Egyptology*

'Space Archaeologists' Show Spike in Looting at Egypt's Ancient Sites

http://ht.ly/Yu9Mf

Egypt to recover two stolen artefacts from Germany

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187566/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-to-recover-two-stolen-artefacts-from-Germany.aspx

Secrets of 2,000-year-old Egyptian 'mummy paintings' revealed: Forensic
experts discover how the artist used pigments from across Europe
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3447805/Secrets-2-000-year-old-Egyptian-mummy-paintings-revealed-Forensic-experts-trace-pigments-spread-Europe.html

Egypt celebrates golden jubilee of Abu Simbel temple salvage operation

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/187762/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypt-celebrates-golden-jubilee-of-Abu-Simbel-temp.aspx

See the World’s Oldest Dress

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160218-oldest-dress-egypt-tarkhan-archaeology/

Egyptian tourism minister exclaims: Hidden Tutankhamun tomb chambers ‘full
of treasures’

http://ht.ly/YHKXZ

This Scholar Says She's Unlocked the Secrets of the Pyramid Texts

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pyramid-texts-susan-morrow_us_56ba4ae6e4b0b40245c464d9

*General Science*

Eternal 5D data storage could record the history of humankind

*http://phys.org/news/2016-02-eternal-5d-storage-history-humankind.html
<http://phys.org/news/2016-02-eternal-5d-storage-history-humankind.html>*

Navy considers installing powerful railgun on destroyer within 2 years

*http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/15/navy-considers-installing-powerful-railgun-on-destroyer-within-2-years.html?intcmp=hplnws
<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/15/navy-considers-installing-powerful-railgun-on-destroyer-within-2-years.html?intcmp=hplnws>*

Star Trek And NASA Just Issued A ‘Replicator Challenge’

http://www.popsci.com/star-trek-nasa-issue-star-trek-replicator-challenge

The superhero of artificial intelligence: can this genius keep it in check?

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/16/demis-hassabis-artificial-intelligence-deepmind-alphago?CMP=fb_gu

Cybathlon—A global Olympic-style competition to advance assistive and
robotic technologies

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-cybathlona-global-olympic-style-competition-advance.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Astronomers detect atmosphere of a distant, diamond-like super-Earth for
first time

http://news.yahoo.com/astronomers-detect-atmosphere-distant-diamond-215645432.html

What SpaceShipTwo’s rollout milestone means — and what’s next.

http://www.virgingalactic.com/what-spaceshiptwos-rollout-milestone-means-and-whats-next/

Lost Tapes Reveal Apollo Astronauts Heard Unexplained ‘Music’ On Far Side
Of The Moon

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/apollo-10-astronauts-reported-unexplained-music-at-moon_us_56c80662e4b0928f5a6c0679
?

NASA Invites Public to Send Artwork to an Asteroid

http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-send-artwork-to-an-asteroid

Space Wars: The Air Force Awakens

http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2016/02/15/space-wars-air-force-awakens/79804228/

The unlikely Cold War origins of America’s most intriguing spacecraft

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/for-maker-of-the-dream-chaser-life-changes-with-one-phone-call/2016/02/10/c17d9eec-cc4f-11e5-88ff-e2d1b4289c2f_story.html?tid=sm_fb

New CubeSats To Test Earth Science Tech in Space

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-cubesats-to-test-earth-science-tech-in-space

'Boiling river' found in Peru has temperatures so hot you can cook a chicken

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2016/02/25/boiling-river-found-in-peruvian-amazon-runs-through-4-miles-with-steamy-water/

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Pakistan’s parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-s-parliament-becomes-first-in-world-to-run-entirely-on-solar-power-a6873586.html

Trading solar-generated power between households to change the way
consumers buy electricity

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-17/tesla-trading-solar-generated-power-change-electricity-market/7156934

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Caribbean Whales Have an Accent

http://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/caribbean-whales-have-accent

Could this glove be the solution to Parkinson's tremors?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/16/health/gyroglove-parkinsons-tremors-feat/index.html?sr=fbCNN021616gyroglove-parkinsons-tremors-feat1122AMStoryGalLink&linkId=21303444

Mixed marriages are changing the way we think about our race

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/17/mixed-marriages-are-changing-the-way-we-think-about-our-race/?tid=sm_fb

Baby Dolphin Dies After Tourists Pass It Around For Selfies

http://news.yahoo.com/baby-dolphin-dies-after-tourists-pull-it-from-124230809.html

Magnetic pulses to the brain deliver long-lasting relief for tinnitus
patients

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716124118.htm#.VsAxJ5IVqgQ.facebook

First Human Test of Optogenetics Could Restore Sight to the Blind
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/02/19/optogenetics-restore-sight/>

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/02/19/optogenetics-restore-sight/#.VsxsNmdOUdW

*Other*

In 100 years, humans may live in underwater spheres and subterranean
skyscrapers

http://news.yahoo.com/life-aquatic-hundred-years-humans-202222231.html

Listen to the mysterious nocturnal noise baffling experts and terrifying an
Oregon community

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/21/listen-to-the-mysterious-nocturnal-noise-baffling-experts-and-terrifying-an-oregon-community/?tid=sm_fb

Prestigious academic to quit New Zealand after autistic son refused
residency

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/16/prestigious-academic-to-quit-new-zealand-after-autistic-son-refused-residency?CMP=fb_gu

Seven megaprojects that would change the world

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530020-700-seven-megaprojects-that-would-change-the-world/?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%5BNSNS%5D2016-GLOBAL-hoot

Additional Informational

Meet a Member: Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
http://blogs.aaslh.org/meet-a-member-ah-tah-thi-ki-museum-of-the-seminole-tribe-of-florida/

*The Humans to Mars Summit, May 17-19*

http://h2m.exploremars.org/

*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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