[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-1-17

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*December 1, 2017*



*“The greatest tragedy in its vast and glorious tapestry is not the way in
which it fell, but that it has been consigned to irrelevance, its voices
unheeded and its lessons unlearned.  For those who have eyes to see,
however, the lonely Theodosian walls still stand, battered and abused,
marching the long miles from the Sea of Marmara to the waters of the Golden
Horn.  There they serve as a fitting testament to that epic struggle five
centuries ago, an unwavering reminder that the Roman Empire didn’t expire
in the humiliation of a little Augustus but in the heroism of a
Constantine.”*

Lars Brownworth (Lost to the West)




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!



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News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*



Everything Worth Knowing About ... When We Left Water

http://discovermagazine.com/2017/jul-aug/when-we-left-water



Cache of 120-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Pterosaur Eggs Found in China
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-fossilized-pterosaur-eggs-found-china-180967387/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Archaeologist says fire, not corn, key to prehistoric survival in arid
Southwest

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171127152055.htm



This Dinosaur Was Much Fuzzier Than Scientists Once Thought
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dinosaur-was-much-fuzzier-we-thought-180967364/#KUC5AwIv5VHxQbxf.01



*When bacteria tell a story: tracing Indigenous Australian ochre sources
via microbial ‘fingerprinting’*

https://theconversation.com/when-bacteria-tell-a-story-tracing-indigenous-australian-ochre-sources-via-microbial-fingerprinting-85455?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton



Genetic Data Reveals the World Was Populated From a Single Location

https://futurism.com/genetic-data-reveals-that-who-we-are-is-determined-by-a-lot-more-than-our-genes/





*History*



A New Memorial Will Soon Honor the Heroism of Native American Veterans
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-memorial-will-soon-honor-heroism-native-american-veterans-180964391/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were prisoners on Saipan and killed,
according to uncle's tale

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/25/amelia-earhart-and-and-fred-noonan-were-prisoners-saipan-and-killed-according-uncles-tale/894412001/?utm_content=buffer2580a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Alcatraz Had Some Surprising Prisoners: Hopi Men

http://www.history.com/news/alcatraz-had-some-surprising-prisoners-hopi-men



Was Johnny Appleseed for real?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/was-johnny-appleseed-for-real/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=45172818



The Museum That Places the Bible at the Heart of America’s Identity

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-museum-of-the-bible-is-the-ultimate-symbol-of-americas-religious-identity/546650/?utm_source=atltw



Montana Monument May Expand Under Trump Administration

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/26/564918337/montana-monument-may-expand-under-trump-administration?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2054



Man charged with attempted murder of 96-year-old D-Day veteran

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/26/man-charged-with-attempted-of-96-year-old-d-day-veteran-jim-booth-taunton?CMP=twt_gu



Studying Bacon Has Led One Smithsonian Scholar to New Insights on the Daily
Life of Enslaved African-Americans
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/studying-bacon-led-smithsonian-scholar-new-insights-daily-life-enslaved-180959288/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Archbishop of Canterbury baffled by Christians who back Trump

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/archbishop-canterbury-baffled-christians-who-back-trump-n824001?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



*Who are the Sufis and why does IS see them as threatening?*

https://theconversation.com/who-are-the-sufis-and-why-does-is-see-them-as-threatening-73431



Trump Brings Up 'Pocahontas' At Event Honoring Navajo Code Talkers

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/27/566783261/trump-brings-up-pocahontas-at-event-honoring-navajo-code-talkers?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2055



Behold the Newly Digitized 400-Year-Old Codex Quetzalecatz
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-now-see-400-year-old-mesoamerican-map-online-180967332/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia





World War I’s Native American Code Talkers

http://www.history.com/news/world-war-is-native-american-code-talkers?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20171128&linkId=45229048



Where Maccabees overthrew idolatry, early Georgian Christian mosaic
uncovered

https://www.timesofisrael.com/where-maccabees-overthrew-idolatry-early-georgian-christian-mosaic-uncovered/



Seminole tribe member wishes for Native Americans to have a bigger voice

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/11/25/seminole-tribe-member-wishes-native-americans-have-bigger-voice/870283001/



An Exhibit in Illinois Allows Visitors to Talk with Holograms of 13
Holocaust Survivors
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/chat-holographic-holocaust-survivor-180967085/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



US HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR’S HELP SPARKS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST NAZI GUARD

http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/US-Holocaust-survivors-help-sparks-criminal-charges-against-Nazi-guard-515249



Art so sacred, we’re not allowed to show it to you

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/visualarts/2017/11/18/art-so-sacred-were-not-allowed-to-show-it-to-you.html



Forgeries may hide in Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries-history-archaeology/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=social&utm_term=content&utm_content=link_ngcfb20171130deadseascrolls&sf174612578=1



River departed 'before Indus civilisation emergence'

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42157402



Akihito to become first Japanese Emperor to abdicate in 200 years

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/akihito-to-become-first-japanese-emperor-to-abdicate-in-200-years/ar-BBFZjhT?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



Thanksgiving Tribe Reclaims Language Lost To Colonization

http://www.wbur.org/news/2017/11/21/thanksgiving-tribe



Auschwitz inmate's notes from hell finally revealed

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42144186?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook



















*Archaeology*



Mohegan artifacts moving to tribe’s museum from Yale

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20171120/mohegan-artifacts-moving-to-tribes-museum-from-yale



Archaeologists: ‘High likelihood of human remains’ at Greer Stadium

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/12/01/archaeologists-high-likelihood-human-remains-greer-stadium/914210001/



In ancient Japan during ominous times, these fierce Buddhist sculptures
kept demons at bay

http://insider.si.edu/2017/11/ancient-japan-ominous-times-fierce-buddhist-sculptures-kept-demons-bay/



Ancient glue offers new insight into what may be Jesus' tomb

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ancient-glue-offers-new-insight-into-what-may-be-jesus-tomb/ar-BBFSDm3?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



World's only particle accelerator for art is back at the Louvre

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42094003



Egypt’s Coptic heritage jeopardized due to lack of funds
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/11/cairos-coptic-museum-wants-budget-security.html#ixzz4zelIYL3T



Climate Change Threatens To Destroy Over 20,000 Historical Sites,
Archaeologists Say

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2017/11/29/climate-change-will-submerge-over-20000-historical-sites-within-a-century-archaeologists-say/#6ea2651171f7



*Egyptology*



Ministry of Antiquities to begin excavating New Kingdom cemetery in Tuna
El-Gabal

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2017/11/20/ministry-antiquities-begin-excavating-new-kingdom-cemetery-tuna-el-gabal/



Hellenic-era block, New Kingdom axes discovered in Egypt's Aswan

http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/282076.aspx



Scholar Deciphers 3,200-Year-Old Inscription That Could Shed Light on the
“Sea People”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/3200-year-old-inscription-lost-language-and-lot-doubt-180965244/



Why did the Museum of the Bible’s scholars destroy ancient Egyptian
artifacts?

https://www.christiancentury.org/article/features/why-did-museum-bible-s-scholars-destroy-ancient-egyptian-artifacts



Hawas reveals Great Pyramid's gap secrets

http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/34879/Hawas-reveals-Great-Pyramid-s-gap-secrets













*General Science*



How the Pentagon is preparing for the coming drone wars

*http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-the-pentagon-is-preparing-for-the-coming-drone-wars/ar-BBFBBcU?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580
<http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-the-pentagon-is-preparing-for-the-coming-drone-wars/ar-BBFBBcU?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580>*



Robots have put us on a dangerous path, believes the World Bank Chief

*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/the-world-bank-chief-think-robots-have-put-us-on-a-dangerous-path?utm_content=buffer54a0e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
<https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/the-world-bank-chief-think-robots-have-put-us-on-a-dangerous-path?utm_content=buffer54a0e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>*



The Military Should Teach AI to Watch Drone Footage

*https://www.wired.com/story/the-military-should-teach-ai-to-watch-drone-footage/?mbid=social_twitter
<https://www.wired.com/story/the-military-should-teach-ai-to-watch-drone-footage/?mbid=social_twitter>*



“The Relentless Pace of Automation”

*https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603465/the-relentless-pace-of-automation/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2017-11-26&utm_campaign=Technology+Review
<https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603465/the-relentless-pace-of-automation/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2017-11-26&utm_campaign=Technology+Review>*



Japan is embracing nursing-care robots

*https://www.economist.com/news/business/21731677-around-5000-nursing-care-homes-across-country-are-testing-robots-japan-embracing?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/japanisembracingnursingcarerobotspepperuppers
<https://www.economist.com/news/business/21731677-around-5000-nursing-care-homes-across-country-are-testing-robots-japan-embracing?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/japanisembracingnursingcarerobotspepperuppers>*



An Old Technique Could Put Artificial Intelligence in Your Hearing Aid

*https://www.wired.com/story/an-old-technique-could-put-artificial-intelligence-in-your-hearing-aid/?mbid=nl_112717_daily_list1_p4
<https://www.wired.com/story/an-old-technique-could-put-artificial-intelligence-in-your-hearing-aid/?mbid=nl_112717_daily_list1_p4>*



Nanopatch polio vaccine delivers

*https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171005102641.htm
<https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171005102641.htm>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Simulating the universe using Einstein’s theory of gravity may solve cosmic
puzzles

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lumpy-universe-einstein-general-relativity



The U.S. Military Is Preparing for War in Space: We're Drafting Laws to Be
Ready for It

http://www.newsweek.com/us-preparing-war-space-laws-drafted-719438



Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2017-310&utm_content=buffer151b7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer



*Metal asteroid Psyche is all set for an early visit from NASA*

https://asteroidday.org/12-01-2017-metal-asteroid-psyche-is-all-set-for-an-early-visit-from-nasa/



'This is a major discovery': Explorers find massive ice-age cavern beneath
Montreal

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-underground-passage-1.4428833



Earthworms Reproduce in Faux Mars Soil For the First Time
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/key-martian-farming-earthworms-180967386/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



The Meaning of Mission Patches

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/meaning-mission-patches







*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Pakistan’s solar homeowners get green light to sell power to national grid

http://news.trust.org/item/20171124082528-bs8p5/?utm_content=bufferf6ab3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Rail Energy Storage Harnesses the Power of Gravity All the Livelong Day

https://www.seeker.com/earth/energy/rail-energy-storage-harnesses-the-power-of-gravity-all-the-livelong-day



NASA took the 1st, astonishing aerial photos of the giant new Antarctic
iceberg

http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/nasa-first-aerial-photos-iceberg-antarctica/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#PReG_GwVgsqZ



A poison in our island

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-27/the-dome-runit-island-nuclear-test-leaking-due-to-climate-change/9161442



The Facilities Where Scientists Breed Plants to Survive the Future

https://www.wired.com/story/agricultural-experiment-station/?mbid=nl_112817_daily_list3_p1



7 ways the Fourth Industrial Revolution can help the planet

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/7-ways-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-can-de-stress-the-planet?utm_content=buffer28460&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Johannesburg's new "agripreneurs" dig for green gold on skyscraper rooftop

http://news.trust.org/item/20171201070852-tcvbl/





*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

‘I don’t feel like I’m a threat anymore.’ New HIV guidelines are changing
lives.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i-don-t-feel-like-i-m-a-threat-anymore-new-hiv-guidelines-are-changing-lives/ar-BBFBl3l?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580


Humpback whales don't always heed sonic warnings from warships
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-11-16/humpback-whales-navy-sonar-hearing-loss/9149398


World’s largest whales are mostly ‘right-handed’, study shows
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/features/article/worlds-largest-whales-are-mostly-right-handed-study-shows#DhyXduGimcIcQZJe.97



Tardigrades are the toughest animals on Earth. What would it take to kill
them all?

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/15/15972854/tardigrades-end-of-the-world



Gene Therapy hits a Peculiar Roadblock: A Virus Shortage

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/health/gene-therapy-virus-shortage.html?mtrref=undefined&gwh=0395B0C0221E6F791CBF9091AF59EE75&gwt=pay



How Congress Ignored Science and Fueled Antibiotic Resistance

https://www.wired.com/story/big-chicken/?mbid=nl_112517_daily_list3_p2



Gene Therapy Shows Promise For A Growing List Of Diseases

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/29/565728869/gene-therapy-shows-promise-for-a-growing-list-of-diseases?utm_content=buffer38688&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Nigerian creates device that can detect explosives and cancer cells

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/africa/koniku-kore-tedglobal/index.html?sr=fbCNN113017koniku-kore-tedglobal0741AMStory



U.S. scientists take step toward creating artificial life

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-synthetic-life/u-s-scientists-take-step-toward-creating-artificial-life-idUSKBN1DT2ZB?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5a1f549004d3016c88204d02&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



So much for the abominable snowman. Study finds that ‘yeti’ DNA belongs to
bears

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/so-much-abominable-snowman-study-finds-yeti-dna-belongs-bears?utm_source=sciencemagazine&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=yeti-16606





*Other*



Mapping the Future: Cartography Stages a Comeback

https://www.wired.com/story/mapping-the-future-cartography-stages-a-comeback/?mbid=social_twitter



US Fighter Jets Are Getting the Laser Cannons They've Always Deserved

https://www.wired.com/story/lockheed-martin-fighter-jets-lasers/?mbid=nl_112817_daily_list1_p3



A Tax That Would Hurt Science's Most Valuable — And Vulnerable

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/12/01/567727098/a-tax-that-would-hurt-sciences-most-valuable-and-vulnerable



Is There Humanity to Be Found Within Serial Killers?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/humanity-found-serial-killers-180967367/#R0RSAmmAvjCQ44Rr.01





























Additional Informational



If People Saw Each Other as Their Moms See Them, Here’s What the World
Could Look Like

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/pg-procter-gamble-olympics-mom-discrimination-love/



National Park Service Historic Preservation, Junior Ranger Activity Book

https://www.nps.gov/articles/upload/NHPAJrRangerBook.pdf



TED Talk, How to transform apocalypse fatigue into action on global warming

https://www.ted.com/talks/per_espen_stoknes_how_to_transform_apocalypse_fatigue_into_action_on_global_warming



National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Jefferson Keel
Issues Statement on the White House Ceremony Honoring Native American Code
Talkers

http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2017/11/27/national-congress-of-american-indians-ncai-president-jefferson-keel-issues-statement-on-the-white-house-ceremony-honoring-native-american-code-talkers



Ten Monumental Americans You Should Know

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/ten-monumental-americans-should-know/



Great places to honor the original Americans

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/destinations/10greatplaces/2017/11/22/great-places-to-honor-the-original-americans/107947712/



International Scientific Committee on Risk Preparedness

http://icorp.icomos.org/



Digitizing 30 Years of Alaskan Tribal Heritage

https://www.imls.gov/news-events/project-profiles/digitizing-30-years-alaskan-tribal-heritage
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