[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-17-17

Sun Feb 19 14:18:13 PST 2017

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 17, 2017*

*“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different
precisely in order to realize our need of one another.”*

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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*

Naica's crystal caves hold long-dormant life

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39013829

Linguist's 'big data' research supports waves of migration into the Americas

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/uov-ld021517.php

3-D reconstruction of skull suggests a small crocodile is a new species

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/p-3ro020917.php

Scarcity of resources led to violence in prehistoric central California

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170217013044.htm

*History*

Why We Need to Fight to Save Mosul’s Cultural Heritage
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-we-need-fight-save-mosuls-cultural-heritage-180962091/

To counter Trump’s travel ban, this Jewish filmmaker wants to give American
Muslims a voice

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/02/15/to-counter-trumps-travel-ban-this-jewish-filmmaker-wants-to-give-american-muslims-a-voice/?utm_term=.add3577b1dc2

FDR issued an executive order sending Japanese Americans to internment
camps — 75 years ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/12/the-supreme-court-reviewed-an-executive-order-result-one-of-the-worst-decisions-in-history/?utm_term=.05e1182e6113

Museums and libraries fight ‘alternative facts’ with a #DayofFacts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/02/17/museums-and-libraries-fight-alternative-facts-with-a-dayoffacts/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.44467a1825a5

For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is
making room for Sally Hemings.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-decades-they-hid-jeffersons-mistress-now-monticello-is-making-room-for-sally-hemings/2017/02/18/d410d660-f222-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.6a004b82c73a

Pentagon launches effort to solve a baffling WWII mystery

https://apnews.com/8270bd2cb2f34fb7bd41a8e8d50dc46a

‘Mission Impossible’ raiders’ £2million heist in the Great Book Robbery
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4215976/Gang-abseiled-warehouse-stole-rare-books.html

Former lover of the poet known as Iran's Sylvia Plath breaks his silence

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/12/forough-farrokhzad-iranian-poet-ebrahim-golestan-slyvia-plath?CMP=fb_gu

In France, Some Muslims Seek To 'Adapt' Islam To Secular Culture

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/13/512475280/in-france-some-muslims-seek-to-adapt-islam-to-secular-culture?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170213

Disappearance of Seattle-based crab boat, crew a ‘mystery’

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/disappearance-of-seattle-based-crab-boat-crew-a-mystery/

Dictionary of dead language complete after 90 years

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13715296

2,000-Year-Old Seeds Found in Chinese Tomb May Reveal Clues About the Past
http://www.seeker.com/2000-year-old-seeds-found-in-chinese-tomb-may-reveal-clues-of-the-past-2270154005.html

The True Friendship That Saved Abraham Lincoln’s Life
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-abraham-lincolns-bromance-alter-course-american-history-180962203/

With Patents or Without, Black Inventors Reshaped American Industry
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/with-patents-or-without-black-inventors-reshaped-american-industry-180962201/

Collapse of Aztec society linked to catastrophic salmonella outbreak

http://www.nature.com/news/collapse-of-aztec-society-linked-to-catastrophic-salmonella-outbreak-1.21485

The Etruscans, Phoenicians, and Tartessos

https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/the-etruscans-phoenicians-and-tartessos.htm

*Archaeology*

Is this the first wearable computer? 300-year-old Chinese abacus ring was
used during the Qing Dynasty to help traders

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2584437/Is-wearable-computer-300-year-old-Chinese-abacus-ring-used-Qing-Dynasty-help-traders.html#ixzz4YTE4cAOG

The crazy science of art conservation

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Wood-sculptures-bug-bags-and-museum-science-10929237.php#photo-12364372

Stone sculptures smashed by Isil in ancient city of Palmyra restored to
former glory by Italian experts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/16/stone-sculptures-smashed-isil-ancient-city-palmyra-restored/

Man accused of digging hole on top of ancient mound
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20170217/man-accused-of-digging-hole-on-top-of-ancient-mound

Persepolis: Iran tourism gateway faces climate threats

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2017/01/persepolis-iran-tourism-gateway-faces-climate-threats-170131130608098.html

Archaeological excavations cast new light on Abu Dhabi’s earliest
inhabitants

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/archaeological-excavations-cast-new-light-on-abu-dhabi-s-earliest-inhabitants-2017-02-01-1.647488#pt0-61504

Chaco Canyon Oil and Gas Leases Spark Protests

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/politics/chaco-canyon-oil-gas-leases-spark-protests/

Iron Age Potters Carefully Recorded Earth's Magnetic Field — By Accident

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/14/515032512/iron-age-potters-carefully-recorded-earths-magnetic-field-by-accident?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170214

Images reveal three more Japanese WWII shipwrecks torn apart for scrap

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/09/images-reveal-three-more-japanese-wwii-shipwrecks-torn-apart-for-scrap?platform=hootsuite

Indian cops arrest US businessman over idol smuggling

http://ht.ly/nSkb30924Hr

In a Historic First, a Large Collection of Islamic Qur'ans Travels to the
U.S.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/in-historic-first-large-collection-islamic-qurans-travels-to-the-us-180959421/?no-ist

Space Archaeologist Wants Citizen Scientists To Identify Archaeological
Looting

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/31/512661370/space-archaeologist-wants-citizen-scientists-to-identify-archaeological-looting?platform=hootsuite

Greece displays '7,000-year-old archaeological enigma'

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38967924

Archaeologists shocked to find ancient gateway at ‘House of Gates’

http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-shocked-to-find-ancient-gateway-at-house-of-gates/

*Egyptology*

Hunt for ‘the discovery of the 21st century’ starts again at King Tut’s tomb
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/13/hunt-for-the-discovery-of-the-21st-century-starts-again-at-king-tuts-tomb/?postshare=4801487173290894&tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.3b4e195dede5
*General Science*

Cleaner Robot Pulled From Fukushima Reactor Due to Immense Radiation\

*http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a25155/cleaner-robot-pulled-from-fukushima-reactor-due-to-radiation/
<http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a25155/cleaner-robot-pulled-from-fukushima-reactor-due-to-radiation/>*

DARPA: We’re on cusp of merging human and machine

*http://www.computerworld.com/article/3168840/artificial-intelligence/darpa-we-re-on-cusp-of-merging-human-and-machine.html
<http://www.computerworld.com/article/3168840/artificial-intelligence/darpa-we-re-on-cusp-of-merging-human-and-machine.html>*

Updated: U.S. House passes controversial bill on NSF research

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/02/us-house-tees-controversial-bill-nsf-research

Nepal to create world’s highest free WiFi service at Everest base camp

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nepal-to-create-world-s-highest-free-wifi-service-at-everest-base-camp/story-2Csge4BK2aObTGQp4t0lYK.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

American NASA scientist says his work phone was seized at airport

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/us/citizen-nasa-engineer-detained-at-border-trnd/index.html?sr=fbcnni021317//www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/us/1040PMStoryLink&linkId=34460469

One huge step: Trump’s plans to privatize ‘low Earth orbit’ and send NASA
into deep space

https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-huge-step-for-mankind-trumps-plans-to-privatize-low-earth-orbit-and-send-nasa-into-deep-space-110005097.html

Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-zealand-continent-idUSKBN15X044?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58a80e4104d301113521538d&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

On Second Attempt, SpaceX Launches Rocket At NASA's Historic Pad

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/19/516082519/watch-live-all-systems-go-for-spacex-launch-at-nasas-historic-pad?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170219

Scientists make huge dataset of nearby stars available to public

https://phys.org/news/2017-02-scientists-huge-dataset-nearby-stars.html

India launches record 104 satellites at one go

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/india-launches-record-104-satellites-at-one-go/ar-AAmX5AQ?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=SL5FDHP

Nuclear Reactors to Power Space Exploration

https://www.rdmag.com/article/2017/02/nuclear-reactors-power-space-exploration

Astronomers find 60 new planets, including a 'super Earth'

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/02/15/planetary-jackpot-astronomers-find-60-new-planets-lick-carnegie-exoplanet-survey/97938174/

Gravity probe exceeds performance goals
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38897697   Juno to remain in
current orbit at Jupiter
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-juno-current-orbit-jupiter.html
*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Arctic 2.0: What Happens after All the Ice Goes?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/arctic-2-0-what-happens-after-all-the-ice-goes/

This new battery runs on seawater

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/new-battery-runs-seawater.html

Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked
to a warming climate

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/15/its-official-the-oceans-are-losing-oxygen-posing-growing-threats-to-marine-life/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.724fcdea7902

How to keep cool without costing the Earth

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21716599-film-worth-watching-how-keep-cool-without-costing-earth?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/materialssciencehowtokeepcoolwithoutcostingtheearth

An Indian Factory Is Converting CO2 From a Coal Plant Into Baking Soda

http://www.seeker.com/an-indian-factory-is-converting-co2-from-a-coal-plant-into-baking-soda-2180448343.html?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=dnewssocial

Panels to the people: 'Community solar' aims to democratize the sun

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0209/Panels-to-the-people-Community-solar-aims-to-democratize-the-sun

Physicists improve method for designing fusion experiments

https://phys.org/news/2017-02-physicists-method-fusion.html

Pollution Has Worked Its Way Down To The World's Deepest Waters

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/13/514997248/pollution-has-worked-its-way-down-to-the-worlds-deepest-waters?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170213

Diehard Coders just rescue NASA’s Earth Science data

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/diehard-coders-just-saved-nasas-earth-science-data/?mbid=nl_21417_p4&CNDID=41291302

The Endangered Species Act may be heading for the threatened list. This
hearing confirmed it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/15/the-endangered-species-act-may-be-heading-for-the-threatened-list-this-hearing-confirmed-it/?utm_term=.847479cf3819

Wireless power transmission safely charges devices anywhere within a room

https://phys.org/news/2017-02-wireless-power-transmission-safely-devices.html

Boom time globally for urban farming projects

http://www.hortweek.com/boom-time-globally-urban-farming-projects/edibles/article/1422657

Millions of Tesla battery cells are powering thousands of LA homes

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/6/14523196/tesla-battery-powerpack-los-angeles-electricity

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

These teens are working to cure cancer and solve the mysteries of the
universe

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/these-teens-are-working-to-cure-cancer-and-solve-the-mysteries-of-the-universe/2017/02/12/4116c114-ea3c-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?utm_term=.fbb011531999

Scientific Panel Says Editing Heritable Human Genes Could Be OK In The
Future

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/14/514580162/scientific-panel-says-editing-heritable-human-genes-could-be-ok-in-the-future?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170214

High-tech glasses are helping blind people see

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/02/15/high-tech-glasses-helping-blind-people-see/97960470/

*Other*

Why I'd Rather Not March

http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/02/12/513873493/why-id-rather-not-march?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170212

DeVos criticized teachers at D.C. school she visited — and they are not
having it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2017/02/18/devos-criticized-teachers-at-d-c-school-she-visited-and-they-are-not-having-it/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.b4df573af2e7

Can 'only education' solve the fake news problem?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/13/fake-news-101/97846922/

Adam Nimoy's Deep Space Nine documentary fully crowdfunded in one day

http://www.blastr.com/2017-2-12/adam-nimoys-deep-space-nine-documentary-fully-crowdfunded-one-day?__source=Blastr_True_Anthem_Blastr_Facebook&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58a0e8f504d30170bad42248&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Spanner, the Google database that mastered time, is now open to everyone

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/spanner-google-database-harnessed-time-now-open-everyone/?mbid=nl_21417_p1&CNDID=41291302

Lost Winston Churchill essay reveals his thoughts on alien life

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/15/14616152/winston-churchill-essay-alien-life-planets-space

Creationist Ken Ham’s Giant ‘Noah’s Ark’ To Feature Dinosaurs vs. Giants
Diorama

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/noahs-ark-dinosaurs-giants_us_58a69922e4b045cd34c04de5
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Additional Informational

Innovate Against Hate: Innovation Prize Request for Proposals

http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/cyber-safety/c/innovate-against-hate.html#.WG6y7lMrLcs?referrer=https://t.co/ejmLbugBsz

Valarie Kaur at Watch Night Service- Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCenwgheIBs

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Saving a Syrian Synagogue Webcast Recording

https://www.ushmm.org/watch/syrian-synagogue/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRZNVpETmxaakJpWkRsaCIsInQiOiJKdkNrRWVsalRmSTBCU0N4ZUdkOTMxRHUrUDYzcCswcUswd3J6K2N2ZU5qZXZHZGhCeTk1XC9mMlpPUXVPdWhoT3lFSUVPVDN2Rnk3U2NjWFRhaTZcL0R3YUcwNDNUZytLRW1UaWFsM0hoXC9hZzA4YTRPZ3pONVlQa3N6ZVVYMjRZYSJ9

Deciphering the Indus Script

https://www.harappa.com/content/deciphering-indus-script
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