[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 8-4-17

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*August 4, 2017*



*“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”*

Saint Augustine



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*



Controversial New Theory Suggests Life Wasn't a Fluke of Biology—It Was
Physics

https://www.wired.com/story/controversial-new-theory-suggests-life-wasnt-a-fluke-of-biologyit-was-physics/?mbid=nl_73117_p2&CNDID=41291302



*How to slam dunk creationists when it comes to the theory of evolution*

https://theconversation.com/how-to-slam-dunk-creationists-when-it-comes-to-the-theory-of-evolution-81581?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton



What Did the Ancestor of All Flowers Look Like?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancestor-all-flowers-looks-remarkably-familiar-180964295/#P72W9x6k6IRmff02.01



How One Brave Spider Floated Thousands of Miles to Colonize a New Continent
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-one-spider-floated-thousands-miles-colonize-new-continent-180964299/#z2v6fWYcqLc1K0FD.01



Is this stunning bracelet made by Paleolithic man for his favorite woman
really 70,000 years old?
<http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/could-this-stunning-bracelet-be-65000-to-70000-years-old/>

http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/could-this-stunning-bracelet-be-65000-to-70000-years-old/



Evidence that ancient farms had very different origins than previously
thought

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/evidence-that-humans-had-farms-30000-years-earlier-than-previously-thought/





*History*



Remembering the Roma victims of the Holocaust

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/07/remembering-roma-victims-holocaust-170728114822470.html



A Newly Discovered Diary Tells the Harrowing Story of the Deadly Halifax
Explosion
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newly-discovered-diary-tells-harrowing-story-deadly-halifax-explosion-180964066/



Sultans of spring

http://worldif.economist.com/article/13528/sultans-spring



Japan marks 72 years since Hiroshima atomic bomb

https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-marks-72-years-since-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-044335715.html



The Truth About the Wounded Knee Massacre

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/events/the-truth-about-the-wounded-knee-massacre/?utm_content=buffer5eb37&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer



BEHIND THE PAGES OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS DIARY

http://www.jpost.com/Metro/Behind-the-pages-498958



Medieval Manuscripts Are a DNA Smorgasbord

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-manuscripts-are-dna-smorgasbord-180964252/#pHLspWuJ2uBS2tDZ.01



In the Marshlands, ‘Another Face of Iraq’

https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/lens/2017/06/29/in-the-marshlands-another-face-of-iraq/?referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com



Attention Art Historians and Dealers: 100 years worth of Impressionist
Archives Will Soon Be Available Online

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wildenstein-institute-archives-online-1033514



Why the lack of Indian and African faces in Dunkirk matters

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/01/indian-african-dunkirk-history-whitewash-attitudes?CMP=fb_gu



WORLD WAR II DOCUMENTS FROM ARGENTINA COULD SHED NEW LIGHT ON NAZI GERMANY
AND HOLOCAUST

http://www.newsweek.com/world-war-ii-documents-argentina-could-shed-new-light-nazi-germany-and-644378?sf102761575=1



A 40-Year Mystery Ends: Teenager Was Killer’s 24th Victim

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-40-year-mystery-ends-teenager-was-killer%E2%80%99s-24th-victim/ar-AApg8w0?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=SL5FDHP



It turns out ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ wasn’t so far off about the Nazis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/it-turns-out-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-wasnt-so-far-off-about-the-nazis/2017/08/01/d22f640e-75f5-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html?utm_term=.d48ac0403b67





Gender, Race, and Rape during the Civil War

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/02/gender-race-and-rape-during-the-civil-war/283754/



White House Distances Itself From The Poem On The Statue Of Liberty

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-miller-statue-of-liberty_us_5982281fe4b00f0084adcd0e?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063



Annapolis Looks to Keep Its History Above Water

http://www.routefifty.com/smart-cities/2017/07/annapolis-maryland-rising-sea-levels/139835/



In Devastated Areas, Modern Technology Helps Track Ancient Treasures

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-07-31/in-devastated-areas-modern-technology-helps-track-ancient-treasures?src=usn_tw



On the Trail of Books Stolen by the Nazis

https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-the-trail-of-books-stolen-by-the-nazis-1501687602



The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/greeks-really-do-have-near-mythical-origins-ancient-dna-reveals



I Am Taíno: Exploring the Indigenous Roots Throughout the Caribbean

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/indigenous-peoples/i-am-tano-exploring-the-indigenous-roots-throughout-the-caribbean/?utm_content=bufferdd6c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

*Archaeology*



Author Makes the Case for Florida's Springs as Archaeological Anchor

http://news.wgcu.org/post/author-makes-case-floridas-springs-archaeological-anchor



Archaeological find in Jerusalem ‘proves Bible passage is historically true’

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/36618776/archaeological-find-in-jerusalem-proves-bible-passage-true/#page1



The Great Pyramid of Giza is hiding mysterious chambers that could be about
to reveal their secrets

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/4169404/the-great-pyramid-of-giza-is-hiding-mysterious-chambers-which-could-be-about-to-reveal-their-secrets/



Nepal woodcarvers inspired to restore quake-toppled temples

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/quake-destruction-nepal-temples-boon-woodcarvers-48902357



Secrets of ancient Irish funeral practices revealed

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-secrets-ancient-irish-funeral-revealed.html



At Bears Ears in Utah, Heated Politics and Precious Ruins

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/travel/bears-ears-utah-politics-trump-national-monument.html



Ancient statue unearthed at Cambodia's Angkor complex

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ancient-statue-unearthed-at-cambodias-angkor-complex/ar-AApebb5?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



Body Found in River Could Be Missing Treasure Hunter

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/body-found-in-river-could-be-missing-treasure-hunter/ar-AApboHL?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=SL5FDHP



Israeli Authorities Arrest Antiquities Dealers In Connection With Hobby
Lobby Scandal

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/07/31/540579261/israeli-authorities-arrest-antiquities-dealers-in-connection-with-hobby-lobby-sc?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170731



The story of St. Louis’ beginnings becomes more complicated with new
archaeological findings

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/story-st-louis-beginnings-becomes-more-complicated-new-archaeological-findings#stream/0



Ancient Vase Seized From Met Museum on Suspicion It Was Looted

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/arts/design/ancient-vase-seized-from-met-museum-on-suspicion-it-was-looted.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage



The Fight To Save Ancient Hawaiian Archeological Sites

http://www.civilbeat.org/2017/07/the-fight-to-save-ancient-hawaiian-archeological-sites/



Zinke dog and pony show went as expected

http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/07/30/zinke-dog-and-pony-show-went-expected/523570001/



Dig Uncovers Artifacts From One of “Europe’s Lost People”
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dig-finds-new-artifacts-europes-lost-people-180964289/#wuZhTIq2Lqw5UkyW.01



Human Artifacts Found at 46 Ancient Lakes in the Arabian Desert
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/human-artifacts-found-46-ancient-lakes-arabian-desert-180964303/#13S7b33viXUsXtRf.01



Iraq eager to get back antiquities smuggled to US
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/08/hobby-lobby-iraq-artifacts-us-smugglers.html#ixzz4olSTssuf



*Egyptology*



Are Children Being Exploited to Loot Millions of Dollars Worth of Egyptian
Artifacts?

http://m.cairoscene.com/BusinessAndPolitics/Are-Children-Being-Exploited-to-Loot-Millions-of-Dollars-Worth-Egyptian-Artifact





*General Science*



New camera designed by Stanford researchers could improve robot vision and
virtual reality

*http://news.stanford.edu/2017/07/21/new-camera-improve-robot-vision-virtual-reality/#
<http://news.stanford.edu/2017/07/21/new-camera-improve-robot-vision-virtual-reality/#>*



A Pod Races Through the Hyperloop for the First Time Ever

*https://www.wired.com/story/hyperloop-one-test-pod-video/?mbid=nl_8217_p3&CNDID=41291302
<https://www.wired.com/story/hyperloop-one-test-pod-video/?mbid=nl_8217_p3&CNDID=41291302>*



Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/facebook-shuts-down-robots-after-they-invent-their-own-language/ar-AApeJzt?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP









*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



*Why looking for aliens is good for society (even if there aren’t any)*

https://theconversation.com/why-looking-for-aliens-is-good-for-society-even-if-there-arent-any-80700?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton



You Could Be NASA's New Planetary Protection Officer

http://www.abcactionnews.com/newsy/you-could-be-nasas-new-planetary-protection-officer



The Space Junk Problem Is About to Get a Whole Lot Gnarlier

https://www.wired.com/story/the-space-junk-problem-is-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-gnarlier/?mbid=nl_8117_p7&CNDID=41291302



Authorities are Treating August's Solar Eclipse, a First in 99 Years, Like
it's the End of the World

http://www.newsweek.com/solar-eclipse-space-national-disaster-solar-eclipse-prep-643766



Meet the Woman Trying to Prepare Your Town for the Total Eclipse

https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-woman-trying-to-prepare-your-town-for-the-total-eclipse/?mbid=nl_8417_p1&CNDID=41291302



NASA Unleashes Two Vintage Warplanes to Chase the Eclipse

https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-unleashes-two-vintage-warplanes-to-chase-the-eclipse?mbid=nl_8217_p2&CNDID=41291302



ALMA Confirms Complex Chemistry in Titan’s Atmosphere

https://public.nrao.edu/news/2017-alma-chemistry-titan/



Spiritual Space: John Herrington took his Native American roots to infinity
and beyond

https://www.inlander.com/spokane/spiritual-space/Content?oid=4929677



Rare artifact stolen from Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum

http://nbc24.com/news/local/rare-artifact-stolen-from-neil-armstrong-air-and-space-museum



Voyager spacecraft still reaching for the stars and setting records after
40 years

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-voyager-spacecraft-stars-years.html



Hubble Detects Exoplanet with Glowing Water Atmosphere

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6909#.WYMPnGcj8DI.facebook



>From Family Snapshots To NASA Photos, Archivists Aim To Solve Preservation
Puzzles

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/08/02/540914751/from-family-snapshots-to-nasa-photos-archivists-aim-to-solve-preservation-puzzle?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170802



The Loyal Engineers Steering NASA’s Voyager Probes Across the Universe

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/magazine/the-loyal-engineers-steering-nasas-voyager-probes-across-the-universe.html



This Pilot Is Headed To Space With Or Without NASA

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/04/541415269/this-pilot-is-headed-to-space-with-or-without-nasa?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170804



*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Icebreaker sets record for earliest transit of the Northwest Passage

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/icebreaker-sets-record-for-earliest-transit-of-the-northwest-passage/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=40353933



Australia's shortage of climate scientists puts country at serious risk,
report find

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/03/australias-shortage-of-climate-scientists-puts-country-at-serious-risk-report-find



How The Dream Of America's 'Nuclear Renaissance' Fizzled

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/06/541582729/how-the-dream-of-americas-nuclear-renaissance-failed-to-materialize?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170806



EPA ordered to enforce Obama-era methane pollution rule

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/dc-circuit-epa-methane-rule/



How to Plant a Tree in the Desert

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/how-to-plant-a-tree-in-the-desert?mbid=social_facebook_aud_dev_kw_paid-how-to-plant-a-tree-in-the-desert&kwp_0=472099&kwp_4=1738030&kwp_1=743485



Navajo Tribal Utility Authority opens first large-scale solar farm

http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/four-corners/2017/07/30/navajo-tribal-utility-authority-opens-first-large-scale-solar-farm/493090001/

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Gene editing fixes harmful mutation in human embryos

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gene-editing-crispr-fixes-dangerous-mutation-in-human-embryos/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5982f94919694a000720bcbd&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



*Other*



US Scientists, *Please* Run for Office. The Planet Needs You

https://www.wired.com/story/us-scientists-please-run-for-office-the-planet-needs-you/?mbid=nl_8117_p10&CNDID=41291302



Rhode Island just made community college free

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/03/pf/college/rhode-island-tuition-free-college/index.html?sr=twCNN080317college0617PMStory



The Art of Mending Ceramics

https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/8qv3jz/mending-ceramics-conservation-lab



Allegheny County leads the state in reports of UFOs and Bigfoots

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2017/07/31/bigfoot-ufo-paranormal-sightings-kecksburg-allegheny-county-cryptids-thunderbirds-pittsburgh/stories/201707310058?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1501479012



Meet The CW's New Muslim-American Superhero

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/meet-the-cws-new-muslim-american-superhero?utm_term=.wgoqJdybm#.ttvR9V0oO



Meet the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boeing-777-youngest-female-commander/index.html?sr=fbCNNi080217undefined0744PMStoryLink























Additional Informational



John Anthony West Crowdfund Campaign

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



TED Talks, Regrowing the human body Playlist

https://www.ted.com/playlists/517/regrowing_the_human_body



UNESCO Courier

http://en.unesco.org/courier



TED Talk, How Women wage Conflict without Violence

https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_bacha_how_women_wage_conflict_without_violence?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=talk&utm_term=global-social%20issues



Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071PBGSS5?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JVpGzbKT3528H&tag=thewaspos09-20&linkCode=kpe



Send a #MessageToVoyager!

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/voyager/message/?linkId=40511444



New Frontiers and Extreme Environments: BARDA and NASA Join Forces to
Better Protect Astronauts from Solar Particle Events and Cosmic Radiation

https://www.phe.gov/ASPRBlog/pages/BlogArticlePage.aspx?PostID=273
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