[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-21-16

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*October 21, 2016*




*“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and
become more, you are a leader.” *
John Quincy Adams





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*



The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to
ancient life

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-12/aboriginal-astronomy-provides-clues-to-ancient-life/7925024



Ancient 'Kennewick Man' remains returned to Columbia River tribes

http://ht.ly/HbRV3056Bi3



Archaeology team makes world-first tool discovery

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-archaeology-team-world-first-tool-discovery.html?utm_content=buffer71531&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Early fossil fish from China shows where our jaws came from

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-early-fossil-fish-china-jaws.html



Cave paintings reveal clues to mystery Ice Age beast

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37649597



Cave art: Etchings hailed as 'Iberia's most spectacular'

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37654544?SThisFB



Dinosaur National Monument: A Treasure Trove of History

https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/dinosaur-national-monument-treasure-trove-history



Ancient hominid 'hanky panky' also influenced spread of STIs

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-ancient-hominid-hanky-panky-stis.html



The Higgs Bison—mystery species hidden in cave art

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-higgs-bisonmystery-species-hidden-cave.html



Your Neanderthal DNA might actually be doing you some good

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/10/19/your-neanderthal-dna-might-actually-be-doing-you-some-good/



How the First Farmers Changed History

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/science/ancient-farmers-archaeology-dna.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0





*History*



A new Quran attempts to bridge divide between Christians and Muslims

http://religionnews.com/2016/10/06/a-new-quran-attempts-to-bridge-divide-between-christians-and-muslims/



Obama Administration Exceeds Ambitious Goal to Restore 500,000 Acres of
Tribal Homelands

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/obama-administration-exceeds-ambitious-goal-restore-500000-acres-tribal-homelands



How India Can Better Preserve Its Cultural Heritage

http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/how-india-can-better-preserve-its-cultural-heritage/?platform=hootsuite



Austria: Hitler’s house will be remodeled, not torn down

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/austria-hitlers-house-will-be-remodeled-not-torn-down/2016/10/18/fcac89ea-9537-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer6737b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com



World's oldest library reopens in Fez: 'You can hurt us, but you can't hurt
the books'

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/sep/19/books-world-oldest-library-fez-morocco



Critics say Bavaria not doing enough on looted art

http://ht.ly/CL6d305h4W9



UNESCO adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/unesco-expected-to-adopt-controversial-jerusalem-resolution/2016/10/18/57d1993e-950e-11e6-9cae-2a3574e296a6_story.html



The Long Walk: A tragedy unobserved 150 years later

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/the-long-walk-a-tragedy-unobserved-years-later/article_22f697c9-5cb0-5fed-bbfc-696e56dd35fb.html#.WAO-qa0snaQ.facebook



The Last Nuremberg Prosecutor Has 3 Words Of Advice: 'Law Not War'

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/18/497938049/the-last-nuremberg-prosecutor-has-3-words-of-advice-law-not-war?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2044





*Archaeology*



Famed Chinese Terracotta Warriors could have been made with the help of the
Greeks, archaeologists reveal

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/12/famed-chinese-terracotta-warriors-could-have-been-made-with-the/



Largest Iron Age monument found at Skipsea Castle

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-37539792



Ancient seeds to be resurrected

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-seeds-to-be-resurrected-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=103555&NewsCatID=375&utm_content=buffer84928&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Bull of Nimrud destroyed by Isis to be recreated in Rome

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/06/bull-nimrud-destroyed-isis-recreated-rome-colosseum?platform=hootsuite



Archaeologists Virtually Recreate House of Caecilius Iucundus in Pompeii

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/house-caecilius-iucundus-pompeii-04248.html



Freeports Come Under Scrutiny by UNESCO as Havens for Stolen Cultural
Property

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unesco-holds-meeting-freeports-stolen-cultural-property-694412?platform=hootsuite



Dozens of Dead Sea Scroll fragments may have been discovered

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-of-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-may-have-been-discovered/



Save culture, end trafficking of stolen antiquities

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/single-view/news/looting_illegal_online_sales_and_money_laundering_unesco_t/#.WAQ79eTD_an



Restored and ravishing: the magnificent Ghent Altarpiece gives up its
centuries-old mysteries

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/12/ghent-altarpiece-restoration



Fate of Aleppo weighs heavily on Syrian archeologist

http://ht.ly/LTJw305h4J9



Laser Scans Unveil a Network of Ancient Cities in Cambodia

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/science/angkor-wat-cambodia-archeaology.html?_r=0



Roman coins ID'd in Japanese ruins, but their origin baffles

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-roman-coins-idd-japanese-baffles.html



Ancient tombs discovered under two Maya pyramids shed light on mysterious
'snake kings'

http://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-tombs-discovered-under-two-maya-pyramids-shed-light-on-mysterious-snake-kings



*Egyptology*



Pyramids of Egypt reveal new secrets after extensive scanning mission

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pyramids-egypt-reveal-new-secrets-after-extensive-scanning-mission-1586364?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=/rss/yahoous/news&yptr=yahoo





*General Science*



That pilot in the cockpit may someday be a robot

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-cockpit-robot.html









*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



New twist in SpaceX rocket blast probe

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-spacex-rocket-blast-probe.html



U.S. Partnering With Private Firms to Send Humans to Mars by 2030s, Obama
Says

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/u-s-partnering-private-firms-send-humans-mars-2030s-obama-n664286?cid=sm_fb



Why Obama may have picked the wrong planet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/10/11/why-obama-may-have-picked-the-wrong-planet/?Tid=sm_fb



Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX Raptor Engine Test for Interplanetary Transport

http://www.space.com/34192-spacex-raptor-rocket-test-first-photos.html



Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-04/boeing-ceo-vows-to-beat-musk-to-mars-as-new-space-race-beckons



Small impacts are reworking the moon's soil faster than scientists thought

https://asunow.asu.edu/20161012-asu-scientists-discover-moon-getting-hit-more-often



The Universe Has Almost 10 Times More Galaxies Than We Thought

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/14/497965415/the-universe-has-almost-10-times-more-galaxies-than-we-thought?sc=17&f=1001



Scientists gain insight on mechanism of unconventional superconductivity

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-scientists-gain-insight-mechanism-unconventional.html



There is nothing we can do to stop an asteroid apocalypse
<http://nypost.com/2016/10/17/there-is-nothing-we-can-do-to-stop-an-asteroid-apocalypse/>

http://nypost.com/2016/10/17/there-is-nothing-we-can-do-to-stop-an-asteroid-apocalypse/



Curious tilt of the sun traced to undiscovered planet



http://phys.org/news/2016-10-curious-tilt-sun-undiscovered-planet.html



Researchers posit way to locally circumvent Second Law of Thermodynamics

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-posit-locally-circumvent-law-thermodynamics.html



Photos show European Mars probe crashed, may have exploded (Update)

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-european-space-agency-mars-probe.html



Was Venus the first habitable planet in our solar system?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/17/was-venus-the-first-habitable-planet-in-our-solar-system?CMP=fb_gu



China launches its longest crewed space mission yet

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-china-mission-experimental-space-station.html



NASA's MAVEN mission gives unprecedented ultraviolet view of Mars

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-nasa-maven-mission-unprecedented-ultraviolet.html









Space station aims to be first space-based nation; now accepting
citizenship applications

http://www.blastr.com/2016-10-17/space-station-aims-be-first-space-based-nation-now-accepting-citizenship-applications?__source=Blastr_True_Anthem_Blastr_Facebook&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=580511a204d30168f714247c&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



Mars explorer duo on course: ESA

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-mars-explorer-duo-esa.html



New Horizons: Possible clouds on Pluto, next target is reddish

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-horizons-clouds-pluto-reddish.html



European Space Agency confirms Mars lander lost during descent

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/20/europe/mars-schiaparelli-lander-esa-lost/index.html?sr=fbCNN102016mars-schiaparelli-lander-esa-lost0903AMStoryGalLink&linkId=30150399



Scientists may have discovered two Uranus moons

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/10/19/scientists-may-have-discovered-two-uranus-moons/21587080/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00001357



DARPA hands over space tracking telescope to the Air Force

http://spacenews.com/darpa-hands-over-space-tracking-telescope-to-the-air-force/



Astrophysicists create most detailed map of the Milky Way

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-scientists-milky.html



NGC 5128: Mysterious cosmic objects erupting in X-rays discovered

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-ngc-mysterious-cosmic-erupting-x-rays.html



Did 40-year-old Viking experiment discover life on Mars?

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-year-old-viking-life-mars.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



First farm to grow veg in a desert using only sun and seawater

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2108296-first-farm-to-grow-veg-in-a-desert-using-only-sun-and-seawater/



How Syrians are using barrels to create electricity

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37618592



Turning Detroit’s Abandoned Homes Into Greenhouses

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-greenhouse-effect/501143/?utm_source=atlfb



MIT nuclear fusion record marks latest step towards unlimited clean energy

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/17/mit-nuclear-fusion-record-marks-latest-step-towards-unlimited-clean-energy?CMP=fb_gu



Got Science? An Ominous New Normal for Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/got-science-an-ominous-new-normal-for-carbon-dioxide_us_57fe55bde4b06f314afeaaab



A better battery: One-time pollutant may become valued product to aid wind,
solar energy

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-battery-one-time-pollutant-valued-product.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



DARPA Helps Paralyzed Man Feel Again Using a Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm

http://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2016-10-13



Biologists first to observe direct inheritance of gene-silencing RNA

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-biologists-inheritance-gene-silencing-rna.html



Scientists link single gene to some cases of autism spectrum disorder

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-10-scientists-link-gene-cases-autism.html







*Other*



Investigator claims 'UFO wreckage' is evidence aliens visited the Earth
250,000 years ago

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/10/21/investigator-claims-ufo-wreckage-is-evidence-aliens-visited-earth-250000-years-ago.html



E Is For Empathy: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/10/17/497827991/a-sesame-study-in-kindness?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2043



What is this creepy jungle giant? Film shot deep in Indonesian forest shows
a huge creature walking upright under a waterfall
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3840306/Bigfoot-possibly-captured-video-walking-waterfall-Indonesia.html



UFO expert found dead after ‘vomiting black liquid’
<http://nypost.com/2016/10/17/ufo-expert-found-dead-vomiting-black-liquid/>

http://nypost.com/2016/10/17/ufo-expert-found-dead-vomiting-black-liquid/



























Additional Informational



New Claims About The Great Pyramid, Citing The Oldest Papyrus Ever Found:
Do The Claims Stand Up?

https://grahamhancock.com/peetp1/



Wheeled Vehicles of the Indus Valley Civilization

https://www.harappa.com/content/wheeled-vehicles-indus-valley-civilization


U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Hate Has Power.

Knowledge Has More

https://www.ushmm.org/online/denial/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTlRKbVl6TTBORE13T1dZMiIsInQiOiJyR0dJVnZLanlpUWtNUDJnVWNmUFBqXC9GNjBBZ3hEdkNZdElGdnJQbjZZVVpvKzZyczBtZFRodkFnR0o0MGlpakNOYUhENTNxTU9hVUtwME1PeStYeTBidWlYa2I3STJIa1pDNHZWbmZZazQ9In0%3D



The Oldest Enigma of Humanity: The Key to the Mystery of the Paleolithic
Cave Paintings

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1628723211/ref=pe_1843280_211226720_em_1p_0_ti



Watch an Exclusive Clip from PBSs Nikola Tesla Documentary

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/telsa-american-experience-exclusive-clip/?mbid=social_fb
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