[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-7-17

Sun Apr 9 13:41:35 PDT 2017

*Weekly Science Report*

*April 7, 2017*

*“Lock up your libraries If you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no
bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”*

Virginia Woolf

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*

'Unparalleled' number of dinosaur tracks found in Australia

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-unparalleled-dinosaur-tracks-australia.html

Artifacts Found in Indonesian Cave Show Complexities of Ice Age Culture
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artifacts-found-indonesian-cave-show-complex-ice-age-culture-180962787/#vYd9WhZJj2hJPxQ5.01

Pre-Clovis civilization in Florida; settlement 1,500 years earlier than
previously believed

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160513151221.htm?utm_content=bufferab111&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

New DNA research shows true migration route of early farming in Europe
8,000 years ago

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoh-ndr040617.php

Archaeogenetic findings unlock ancestral origins of Sardinians

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoh-afu040617.php

Kent State archaeologist explains innovation of 'fluting' ancient stone
weaponry

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/ksu-ksa040417.php

Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North America

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoia-sr1040417.php

How molecular clocks are refining human evolution's timeline

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-molecular-clocks-refining-human-evolution.html

Ancient Bones Reveal Girl’s Tough Life in Early Americas

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-bones-reveal-girl-rsquo-s-tough-life-in-early-americas/

*History*

Justice Department may reopen Emmett Till case

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/justice-department-may-reopen-emmett-till-case/ar-BBzrqAU?ocid=SL5FDHP

San People of South Africa Issue Code of Ethics for Researchers
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/san-people-south-africa-issue-code-ethics-researchers-180962615/#skWfMwIOKlylBGUM.99

Justin Trudeau Is Awarding Malala Yousafzai Canadian Citizenship

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/malala-justin-trudeau-canada-citizenship/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=36152673

Kings of Cooperation

http://www.archaeology.org/issues/249-1703/features/5300-olmec-tres-zapotes-government

The First American Revolution

http://www.archaeology.org/issues/249-1703/features/5301-new-mexico-pueblo-revolt

British Museum’s ancient Syrian refugee who became king goes online

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/british-museum-s-ancient-syrian-refugee-who-became-king-goes-online/

*Archaeology*

Tomb of Jesus Reopens to Public After $3 Million Restoration

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/world/middleeast/tomb-of-jesus-reopens-jerusalem.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=3

New Fund Pledges to Protect Cultural Heritage from War and Terror
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-fund-pledges-protect-cultural-heritage-war-and-terror-180962616/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

Rich Roman settlement discovered under British road

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rich-roman-settlement-discovered-under-britains-longest-road/

Eastern necropolis of ancient Serdica found at Hyatt Sofia construction site

http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/04/05/archaeology-eastern-necropolis-of-ancient-serdica-found-at-hyatt-sofia-construction-site/

Divers search lake for Roman Emperor Caligula's pleasure barge, site of
wild orgies

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/04/divers_search_lake_for_roman_e.html#comments

Downtown Phoenix grocery store construction site yields prehistoric
artifacts

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/04/01/downtown-phoenix-grocery-store-construction-site-yields-prehistoric-artifacts/99707310/

28 New Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments Sold in US

http://www.livescience.com/58507-new-dead-sea-scrolls-sold-in-us.html

*Egyptology*

2nd Pyramid Bearing Pharaoh Ameny Qemau's Name Is Found

http://www.livescience.com/58531-second-pyramid-pharaoh-ameny-qemau-discovered.html

*General Science*

Robots could take over 38 percent of U.S. jobs within about 15 years

*http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2017/04/02/Robots-could-take-over-38-percent-of-U-S-jobs-within-about-15-years/stories/201704020134?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1491110777&pgpageversion=pgevoke&pgpageversion=pgevoke
<http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2017/04/02/Robots-could-take-over-38-percent-of-U-S-jobs-within-about-15-years/stories/201704020134?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1491110777&pgpageversion=pgevoke&pgpageversion=pgevoke>*

A retiree discovers an elusive math proof and nobody notices

*https://www.wired.com/2017/04/elusive-math-proof-found-almost-lost/?mbid=nl_4217_p6&CNDID=41291302
<https://www.wired.com/2017/04/elusive-math-proof-found-almost-lost/?mbid=nl_4217_p6&CNDID=41291302>*

Building an AI Chip saved Google from building a dozen new data centers

*https://www.wired.com/2017/04/building-ai-chip-saved-google-building-dozen-new-data-centers/?mbid=nl_4517_p3&CNDID=41291302
<https://www.wired.com/2017/04/building-ai-chip-saved-google-building-dozen-new-data-centers/?mbid=nl_4517_p3&CNDID=41291302>*

Laser weapons edge toward use in US military

*https://phys.org/news/2017-04-laser-weapons-edge-military.html
<https://phys.org/news/2017-04-laser-weapons-edge-military.html>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Atmosphere around super-Earth detected

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-atmosphere-super-earth.html

Scientists watch a molecule protect itself from radiation damage

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-scientists-molecule.html

The first woman in space: 'People shouldn’t waste money on wars'

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/mar/29/valentina-tereshkova-first-woman-in-space-people-waste-money-on-wars?CMP=share_btn_tw

Evidence of ancient 'geological Brexit' revealed

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39494740

The search for the Universe’s Missing Anti-Matter remains annoyingly
Nebulous

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/hunt-universes-missing-antimatter/?mbid=nl_4517_p4&CNDID=41291302

Great-Power Rivalry May Turn Space War Real

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/04/great-power-rivalry-may-turn-space-war-real/136739/?oref=DefenseOneTCO&utm_content=buffer5f197&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Famed Astronaut John Glenn Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/famed-astronaut-john-glenn-laid-rest-arlington-national-cemetery-n743546?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

Volcanic Activity on Ancient Mars May Have Produced Organic Life

https://www.seeker.com/space/planets/volcanic-activity-on-ancient-mars-may-have-produced-organic-life

NASA funds radical Pluto hopper and cosmic echolocation concepts

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2127305-nasa-funds-radical-pluto-hopper-and-cosmic-echolocation-concepts/

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Renewable Energy Breaks Records in 2016

http://www.voanews.com/a/renewabler-energy-breaks-records-in-2016/3798897.html

How climate change could mean more jet turbulence

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/06/how-climate-change-may-lead-more-severe-airplane-turbulence/100115444/

Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-graphene-sieve-seawater.html

Climate Change Skeptic Group Seeks to Influence 200,000 Teachers

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/climate-change-skeptic-group-seeks-to-influence-200000-teachers/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_term=20170403&utm_content=851081532&linkId=36140708

Micro-grids powered by the sun boost fortunes of Lake Victoria fishermen

http://news.trust.org/item/20170404080107-j8vjw/

Indian farmers beef up below sea-level system for climate fight

http://news.trust.org/item/20170404110708-hxfj6/

Water has built up in uranium mine near Grand Canyon. Now what?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/04/04/grand-canyon-uranium-mine/100021380/

As rivers get cleanups, can city residents still afford to live nearby?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0403/As-rivers-get-cleanups-can-city-residents-still-afford-to-live-nearby

*Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world*

https://theconversation.com/healthy-soil-is-the-real-key-to-feeding-the-world-75364

Trump moves to open Atlantic coast to oil drilling for first time in more
than 30 years

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-moves-to-open-atlantic-coast-to-oil-drilling-for-first-time-in-more-than-30-years/ar-BBzxRdX?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=SL5FDHP

Beyond light, solar startup seeks to plug in rural homes in Africa

http://news.trust.org/item/20170407010711-nb0lv/

Sign of the times? Solar panels to power the Kentucky Coal Museum

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/solar-panels-to-power-the-kentucky-coal-museum/

UN report: Clean power is up, costs are down

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39513339

The Arctic Ocean Is Becoming More Like the Atlantic Ocean

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arctic-ocean-is-becoming-more-like-the-atlantic-ocean/

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Drug to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Passes Critical Test in Mice
<https://www.newscientist.com/article/2125924-diabetes-drug-could-be-the-first-to-reverse-the-disease/>

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/drug-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes-passes-critical-test-in-mice/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=nova_next

Vaccine credited with HPV virus reduction in Scotland

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39493859?utm_content=bufferb493c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Last-ditch attempt to save world's most endangered porpoise gets go-ahead

http://www.nature.com/news/last-ditch-attempt-to-save-world-s-most-endangered-porpoise-gets-go-ahead-1.21791

Wellness Apps evade the FDA, only to land in Court

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/wellness-apps-evade-fda-land-court/?mbid=nl_4317_p8&CNDID=41291302

*Other*

Police seek to ID woman who says she's a mermaid

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-seek-to-id-woman-who-says-shes-a-mermaid/ar-BBzrYgv?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP

Stanley McChrystal: Save PBS. It Makes Us Safer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/opinion/stanley-mcchrystal-save-pbs-it-makes-us-safer.html?_r=0

New approach developed by humanists and scientists maps evolution of
literature

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-approach-humanists-scientists-evolution-literature.html

Will Neuroweapons, Micro-Drones and Other Killer Apps Really Make Us Safer?

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/will-neuroweapons-micro-drones-and-other-killer-apps-really-make-us-safer/

Additional Informational

World War I: Library Opens Major New Exhibit, ‘Echoes of the Great War’

http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/04/world-war-i-library-opens-major-new-exhibit-echoes-of-the-great-war/?loclr=fbloc-ww1

1940-1944: Inside the Lodz Ghetto

http://mashable.com/2017/04/02/inside-the-lodz-ghetto/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-socmed-link#Fa37kvZA4Zqw

PBS Independent Lens Newtown

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/newtown/

FBI Releases Never-Before-Seen Photos From 9/11 Pentagon Attack

http://time.com/4720770/fbi-911-pentagon-attack-photos/?xid=newsletter-brief

Aristotle on the Origin of the Jews in India

https://grahamhancock.com/kaks1/

John Anthony West Crowdfund Campaign

https://fundly.com/john-anthony-west-project

Report of *the Fourth Community Workshop on Achievability and
Sustainability of Human Exploration of Mars*

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=db83c35bebf68040dcf49943b&id=c01ddd6bcd&e=1310e0e934

Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have
Answers to When You Work in the White House

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Thought-This-Good-Idea-ebook/dp/B01LL8C3LI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491666029&sr=8-1&keywords=who+thought+this+was+a+good+idea

Recollections of Joe Medicine Crow

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/opinions/recollections-of-joe-medicine-crow/

Conservation Training Course Blends Online Learning, Intensive Workshop,
and Distance Mentoring

http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/conservation-training-course-blends-online-learning-intensive-workshop-and-distance-mentoring/
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