[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-25-16

Sat Nov 26 13:29:27 PST 2016

*Weekly Science Report*

*November 25, 2016*

*“The world is what you think of it. So think of it differently and your
life will change.”*

Paul Arden

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*

Mammoth Discovery Could Revise Earliest Date of Humans in the Americas

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/nature/mammoth-discovery-could-revise-earliest-date-of-humans-in-the-americas/

Dinosaur-killing asteroid turned planet Earth inside-out

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113216-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-turned-planet-earth-inside-out/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1479835927

*History*

Tribes Revive Indigenous Crops, And The Food Traditions That Go With Them

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/11/18/502025877/tribes-revive-indigenous-crops-and-the-food-traditions-that-go-with-them?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2046

Who First Farmed Potatoes? Archaeologists in Andes Find Evidence

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/science/potato-domestication-andes.html?_r=1

Archaeological excavation unearths evidence of turkey domestication 1,500
years ago

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-archaeological-excavation-unearths-evidence-turkey.html

Meet the Muslims who sacrificed themselves to save Jews and fight Nazis in
World War II

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/09/08/meet-the-muslims-who-sacrificed-themselves-to-save-jews-and-fight-nazis-in-world-war-ii/?utm_term=.5058daefaab8

Museums are the diplomats of the 21st century

http://theartnewspaper.com/comment/comment/museums-are-the-diplomats-of-the-21st-century/?utm_content=bufferdb95c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

UAE, France to unite to safeguard endangered cultural heritage

http://ht.ly/YDxF306mgPI

WWII mystery: Are 'missing' sailors actually in NY cemetery?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wwii-mystery-missing-sailors-actually-ny-cemetery-161605399.html

Catholic Church Apologizes Over Rwanda Genocide

https://www.yahoo.com/news/catholic-church-apologizes-over-rwanda-054132307.html

Willie Rogers, oldest surviving original Tuskegee Airman, dead at 101

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/willie-rogers-oldest-surviving-original-tuskegee-airman-dead-at-101/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=31404489&ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=31405038

At New York immigration museum, guides cope with hostile remarks

http://news.trust.org/item/20161121202505-dguoc/

The truth about migration: Rich countries need immigrants

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23030681-100-the-truth-about-migration-rich-countries-need-immigrants/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1479824782

Lee Harvey Oswald’s little green book shows JFK wasn't the real target

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-reston-jfk-assassination-target-20161122-story.html

‘The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words.’ Museum
condemns alt-right meeting.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/11/22/the-holocaust-did-not-begin-with-killing-it-began-with-words-museum-condemns-alt-right-meeting/?tid=sm_fb

*Archaeology*

Impressive Tomb of Celtic Prince Found in France

http://www.seeker.com/impressive-tomb-of-celtic-prince-found-in-france-1769580018.html

Altar of Miracle-Making Viking King Discovered in Norway

http://www.livescience.com/56972-shrine-of-viking-king-discovered.html

Archaeologists think they found Pilgrims' original settlement

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/23/archaeologists-think-found-pilgrims-original-settlement.html

4,000-Year-Old 'Thinker' Sculpture Uncovered in Israel

http://www.livescience.com/56986-ancient-thinker-sculpture-uncovered-in-israel.html

For 74 years, six WWII ships rested at the bottom of the ocean. Then they
vanished.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article116115893.html

Israel to launch expedition to find more Dead Sea Scrolls

http://ht.ly/z2IT306mgM3

Ancient Inscriptions Show Life Once Flourished in Jordan's 'Black Desert'

http://www.livescience.com/56944-ancient-inscriptions-found-in-black-desert.html

*Egyptology*

Egypt ancient city unearthed by archaeologists

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38084391

*General Science*

Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016; poorer countries will
lag, report shows

*http://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-itu-idUSKBN13H0XG
<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-itu-idUSKBN13H0XG>*

Robot flying taxi takes its first autonomous flight

http://www.popsci.com/robot-flying-taxi-cormorant-takes-its-first-autonomous-flight

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

It's official: NASA's peer-reviewed EM Drive paper has finally been
published

http://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-nasa-s-peer-reviewed-em-drive-paper-has-finally-been-published

Astronomers believe strange new signals coming from space are probably
aliens

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/10/26/astronomers-signals-space-alien-lifeforms-communicate-earth/21592195/

National parks turn into classrooms to turn a new generation into nature
lovers

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/national-parks-turn-classrooms-turn-new-generation-nature-lovers/

Theory that challenges Einstein's physics could soon be put to the test

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-theory-einstein-physics.html

NASA's Plan to Give Our Moon Its Own Moon

http://www.seeker.com/nasas-plan-to-give-our-moon-its-own-moon-2098592108.html?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=dnewssocial

New study finds water deeper in Earth than scientists previously believed

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-deeper-earth-scientists-previously-believed.html

Astronomers just discovered one of the most massive objects in the universe
hiding behind the Milky Way

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/22/astronomers-just-discovered-one-of-the-most-massive-objects-in-t/21611861/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00001357

Science of 'Arrival': If Aliens Call, Does Humanity Have a Plan?

http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/space/science-arrival-if-aliens-call-does-humanity-have-plan-n687351?cid=sm_fb

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Steps to address climate change are ‘irreversible,’ world leaders declare
in Marrakech

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/18/paris-accord-nations-resolve-to-push-ahead-on-climate-change-goals-with-or-without-the-u-s/?utm_term=.16ebe78334ef

The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/17/the-north-pole-is-an-insane-36-degrees-warmer-than-normal-as-winter-descends/?utm_term=.a26ec30b7fb3

Tiny power plant sucks CO2 from the air and turns it into fuel

http://inhabitat.com/tiny-power-plant-in-a-shipping-container-sucks-co2-from-the-air-and-turns-it-into-fuel/

America’s First All-Renewable-Energy City

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/burlington-what-works-green-energy-214463

Tritium introduced in fusion experiments at Sandia

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-tritium-fusion-sandia.html

Tapping the Next Generation of Supercomputers to Bring Fusion Energy to the
World

http://energy.gov/articles/tapping-next-generation-supercomputers-bring-fusion-energy-world

Tesla and SolarCity made this whole island solar-powered in under a year

https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/22/tesla-and-solarcity-made-this-whole-island-solar-powered-in-under-a-year/

Solar Roadways are coming to historic Route 66

http://inhabitat.com/solar-roadways-are-coming-to-historic-route-66/

How Can Innovative Nuclear Power Technologies Help Achieve the SDGs? IAEA
Invites Young Leaders to Share their Views

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/how-can-innovative-nuclear-power-technologies-help-achieve-the-sdgs-iaea-invites-young-leaders-to-share-their-views

Thermoelectric paint enables walls to convert heat into electricity

http://phys.org/news/2016-11-thermoelectric-enables-walls-electricity.html

Sandia-developed HyStEP keeps fuel-cell vehicles rolling

https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/sandia-developed-hystep-keeps-fuel-cell-vehicles-rolling

Obama administration moves to block mining near Yellowstone

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/21/obama-administration-moves-to-block-mining-near-yellowstone/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.1b2a78aa5fab

Nearly 50 countries vow to use 100% renewable energy by 2050

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/renewable-energy-target-climate-united-nations-climate-change-vulnerable-nations-ethiopia-a7425411.html

World’s First Zero-Emission Train to Begin Testing in Germany

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/worlds-first-zero-emission-train-to-begin-testing/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=31464080

Solar cells can be made with tin instead of lead, scientists find

https://techxplore.com/news/2016-11-solar-cells-tin-scientists.html

Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/22/nasa-earth-donald-trump-eliminate-climate-change-research?CMP=fb_gu

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Gene editing will transform cancer treatment

http://www.theverge.com/a/verge-2021/jennifer-doudna-crispr-gene-editing-healthcare

More than 18 million on HIV treatment, a million more than 2015: UNAIDS

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-aids-idUSKBN13G17V

Stretchy Artificial Skin Lets Prosthetic Hand Sense Heat, Humidity, and
Pressure

http://www.popsci.com/artificial-skin-can-distinguish-between-wet-and-dry-diapers?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=5831a68519d6ba0007271f8a&utm_medium=&utm_source
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*Other*

What Mindfulness Does for Urban Kids

http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/11/what-mindfulness-does-for-urban-kids/507461/?utm_source=SFTwitter

Want to solve global crises? $5 million prize seeks fresh ideas

http://news.trust.org/item/20161124000547-fvibt/

Additional Informational

Cultural Heritage: A Target in War, an Engine of Peace- Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=wzF1mxXmO2o&app=desktop

How Important is NASA Research? The World Depends on It—And So Do You

http://blog.ucsusa.org/brenda-ekwurzel/how-important-is-nasa-research?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=fb&utm_medium=social

10 Most Wanted Nazi War Criminals

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-most-wanted-nazis?cmpid=Social_FBPAGE_HISTORY_20161120_670684861

How to End Impunity for Antiquities Traffickers: Assemble a Cultural
Heritage Crimes Prosecution Team

https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/PolicyBrief1.pdf

The Lost Thanksgiving - The Mystery of Roanoke Colony

http://findyourpark.com/news/the-lost-thanksgiving-the-mystery-of-roanoke-colony

TED Talk, What will Humans look like in 100 Years?

http://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_what_will_humans_look_like_in_100_years?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=science

UNESCO Observatory of Syrian Cultural Heritage

http://en.unesco.org/syrian-observatory/
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