[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 3-3-17

Sat Mar 4 12:00:07 PST 2017

*Weekly Science Report*

*March 3, 2017*

*"Every son of Adam makes mistakes, and the best of those who make mistakes
are those who repent."*

Prophet Muhammad

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 Secret of the Dinosaur Death Pose

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/the-secret-of-the-dinosaur-death-pose/

Newfound 3.77-billion-year-old fossils could be earliest evidence of life
on Earth

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/01/newfound-3-77-billion-year-old-fossils-could-be-earliest-evidence-of-life-on-earth/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.86be0b00ef8d

Will Mars Colonists Evolve Into This New Kind of Human?

http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/space/mars-colonists-might-evolve-entirely-new-type-human-n708636?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

Tribes return ancient Kennewick Man to the ground

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article133780309.html?platform=hootsuite

*History*

John Muir: The Scot who fathered America’s national parks
http://www.scotsman.com/news/john-muir-the-scot-who-fathered-america-s-national-parks-1-4368693

75 Years Later, Americans Still Bear Scars of Internment Order

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/19/516115506/75-years-later-americans-still-bear-scars-of-internment-order?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170219

Lack of Education Leads to Lost Dreams and Low Income for Many Jehovah's
Witnesses

http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170219

Cahokia, America’s Great City

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/traditional-societies/cahokia-americas-great-city/

The Other WWII American-Internment Atrocity

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/21/516277507/the-other-wwii-american-internment-atrocity?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170221

Ethiopians call for state funeral as Richard Pankhurst, champion of
Ethiopian culture, dies aged 89

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/17/ethiopians-call-state-funeral-richard-pankhurst-champion-ethiopian/

Everyone was dead: When Europeans first came to B.C., they stepped into the
aftermath of a holocaust

http://www.vancouversun.com/News/12963486/story.html

Grad Student Discovers A Lost Novel Written By Walt Whitman

http://www.wbur.org/npr/516442353/grad-student-discovers-a-lost-novel-written-by-walt-whitman

They Escaped The Holocaust As Children. Now They Have A Message For Trump.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/holocaust-kindertransport-refugees-trump_us_58a600d4e4b045cd34bfbd43

DNA evidence proves a maternal dynasty existed in North America 1,200 years
ago

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dna-evidence-proves-a-maternal-dynasty-existed-in-north-america-1200-years-ago/ar-AAnfItY?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP

U.S. detains and nearly deports French Holocaust historian

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/26/u-s-detains-and-nearly-deports-french-jewish-historian/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.96905d19ab23

*America has not always been as welcoming to refugees as we think*

https://theconversation.com/america-has-not-always-been-as-welcoming-to-refugees-as-we-think-73630?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Vatican library plans to digitise 82,000 of its most valuable manuscripts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/10712906/Vatican-library-plans-to-digitise-82000-of-its-most-valuable-manuscripts.html

Reza Aslan: Why I am a Muslim

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/26/opinions/believer-personal-faith-essay-reza-aslan/index.html?sr=fbcnni022617believer-personal-faith-essay-reza-aslan0527PMStoryLink&linkId=34903686

JEWISH HISTORY IS UNDER SIEGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE
RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT IT

http://www.newsweek.com/2017/03/03/isis-destroying-centuries-jewish-history-middle-east-volunteers-558799.html?rx=us

The Monk Who Saves Manuscripts from ISIS

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/the-monk-who-saves-manuscripts-from-isis/517611/

The Unlikely Hero behind ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2017/02/moh-monday-the-unlikely-hero-behind-hacksaw-ridge/

Harvard Launches Free Online Class to Promote Religious Literacy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harvard-world-religions-online-class_us_56c76b55e4b041136f16dd0a
?

The Indian Ocean: A Maritime Trade Network History Nearly Forgot

http://discovermagazine.com/2016/nov/trading-places

Son of Nazi governor returns art stolen from Poland during second world war

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/feb/26/nazi-art-stolen-poland-returned-horst-waechter?platform=hootsuite

This 95-year-old Holocaust survivor has a roommate — she’s a 31-year-old
granddaughter of Nazis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/03/02/this-95-year-old-holocaust-survivor-has-a-roommate-shes-a-31-year-old-granddaughter-of-nazis/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.ca13baf75b62

'Muslim in New York' Exhibit Shows how Muslims Have Contributed to New York
Culture for Centuries

http://www.newsweek.com/muslims-contributed-new-york-culture-centuries-new-exhibition-559380

Did a historian from Ecuador find the lost ‘treasure’ of the Incas — in a
book?

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article135826498.html

*Archaeology*

Australian startup creates ancient archaeological sites in virtual reality

http://ht.ly/4Mde3092UzL

Tattooed owners of the world's oldest carpets get health check after 2,200
years
<http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0861-tattooed-owners-of-the-worlds-oldest-carpets-get-health-check-after-2200-years/>

http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0861-tattooed-owners-of-the-worlds-oldest-carpets-get-health-check-after-2200-years/

Missing part of national treasure found in museum storage

http://english.donga.com/List/3/08/26/829970/1

British Museum trains Iraqi archaeologists to rebuild post-Islamic State

http://news.trust.org/item/20170220183405-3iz2b/

Hurricane Matthew Damage Uproots Artifacts in Georgia

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5242-170131-savannah-hurricane-matthew?platform=hootsuite

Florida Archaeologists Condemn Proposed 'Citizen Archaeology' Permit

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2016/01/13/florida-archaeologists-condemn-proposed-citizen-archaeology-permit/#7ed24c4458fc

Caucasus "land grab" feared in remote UNESCO heritage site
http://news.trust.org/item/20170220140556-9p9ct/   'Oldest' Iron Age gold
work in Britain found in Staffordshire
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39113201   Become a
citizen scientist, monitor historic sites
http://www.news-press.com/story/life/outdoors/2017/02/25/citizen-scientist-fpan-florida-public-archaeology-network-chestnut/98052764/

Second largest Maya jade found in Belize has unique historical inscription
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-largest-maya-jade-belize-unique.html

3 more ancient tombs discovered at olive grove thought to be necropolis in
Turkey's Bursa

https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2017/02/13/3-more-ancient-tombs-discovered-at-olive-grove-thought-to-be-necropolis-in-turkeys-bursa

UO archaeology helps kick off National Geographic series

http://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-archaeology-helps-kick-national-geographic-series

Previously untouched 600BC palace discovered under shrine demolished by
Isil in Mosul

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/27/previously-untouched-600bc-palace-discovered-shrine-demolished/

Satellite radar system used to help preserve Angkor Wat temple

https://techxplore.com/news/2017-03-satellite-radar-angkor-wat-temple.html

Palaces of Ancient Persia Were Built with 'Fire Temple' Wood

http://www.livescience.com/58032-ancient-persia-palaces-fire-temple-wood.html#undefined.uxfs

*Egyptology*

Hundreds of coffins to be restored in Egyptian conservation project

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/17/egyptian-museum-cairo-restoration-project-hundreds-wooden-coffins

Ancient Egyptian Stories Will Be Published in English for the First Time
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-egyptian-stories-will-be-published-english-first-time-180960244/

*General Science*

Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance

*http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-selfdriving-idUSKBN1650WA?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58b3510e04d3015c8f730352&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
<http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-selfdriving-idUSKBN1650WA?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58b3510e04d3015c8f730352&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook>*

Scientists reveal new super-fast form of computer that 'grows as it
computes'

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-scientists-reveal-super-fast.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

This Dwarf Planet Has Life’s Building Blocks, NASA Probe Shows

http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/space/dwarf-planet-has-life-s-building-blocks-nasa-probe-shows-n722381?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw

Mapping the family tree of stars

https://phys.org/news/2017-02-family-tree-stars.html

This solar system of seven Earth-sized planets may be the best place to
look for alien life

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/22/14674088/7-planet-solar-system-discovered-conditions-for-life-water-nature-nasa

Siberia's 'doorway to the Underworld' Is Getting So Big It's Uncovering
Ancient Forests

http://www.sciencealert.com/siberia-s-huge-doorway-to-the-underworld-is-getting-so-big-it-s-uncovering-millennia-old-forests-and-carcasses

SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year

http://www.spacex.com/news/2017/02/27/spacex-send-privately-crewed-dragon-spacecraft-beyond-moon-next-year

Team puts dark matter on the map

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-team-dark.html

NASA Considers Magnetic Shield to Help Mars Grow Its Atmosphere

http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a25493/magnetic-shield-mars-atmosphere/

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

European City Set to Transform Industrial Site Into Remarkable Vertical
Forest

https://futurism.com/european-city-set-to-transform-industrial-site-into-remarkable-vertical-forest/

The West’s largest coal-fired power plant is closing. Not even Trump can
save it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/14/the-wests-largest-coal-fired-power-plant-is-closing-not-even-trump-can-save-it/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.cc5eea8b7c0b

This 'bionic leaf' is turning sunlight into fuel

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/bionic-leaf-turn-sunlight-into-fuel/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=34697867

This Room From Ikea Is Actually a Garden That Can Feed a Neighborhood

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/ikea-growroom-community-garden/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=34692311

Unravelling B.C.’s carbon tax

http://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/7155137-unravelling-b-c-s-carbon-tax/

It's not in your head: The weather is weirder, and climate change is the
reason why

http://www.popsci.com/more-extreme-weather-today-and-climate-change-is-reason-why?src=SOC&dom=fb

Inside the race to build the battery of tomorrow

https://www.wired.com/2017/02/researchers-racing-build-battery-future/?mbid=nl_22217_p4&CNDID=41291302

*How South Australia can function reliably while moving to 100%
renewable power*

https://theconversation.com/how-south-australia-can-function-reliably-while-moving-to-100-renewable-power-73199

How farmers in Africa are finding ways to sustainably use wetlands

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2017/0213/How-farmers-in-Africa-are-finding-ways-to-sustainably-use-wetlands?cmpid=TW

A huge Antarctic glacier just lost another chunk of ice — and we know
because of NASA

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/22/a-huge-antarctic-glacier-just-lost-another-chunk-of-ice-and-we-know-because-of-nasa/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.8d9f8732af32

Sinopec tapping China’s vast geothermal reserves

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2017/02/27/2003665766

Bangladesh opens first solar-powered food warehouse

http://news.trust.org/item/20170227090732-9nebh/

Coming soon to China: A building that fights pollution

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pollution-fighting-vertical-forest-buildings-coming-to-china/

Louisiana high school on a barge will tackle coastal erosion problem

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/xq/2017/02/14/high-school-educate-students-most-unlikely-place/97703092/

Sand mining: the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/feb/27/sand-mining-global-environmental-crisis-never-heard?CMP=fb_gu

Bring on the sharks! 'Super reefs' could support more marine life with a
little TLC

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article135825953.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

This Robotic Tank Wants To Kill Mosquitoes With A Laser

http://www.popsci.com/robotic-tank-laser-kill-mosquitoes?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=58a93c97f6d7a100098bb86a&utm_medium=&utm_source
=

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/to-fill-the-organ-donation-gap-in-china-doctors-turn-to-a-surprising-source/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=34665637

Biologists propose to sequence the DNA of all life on Earth

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/biologists-propose-sequence-dna-all-life-earth

El Salvador's much-loved hippo Gustavito killed at zoo

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39106482?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook

3D-printed prosthetic limbs: the next revolution in medicine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/19/3d-printed-prosthetic-limbs-revolution-in-medicine

Why these 2 small towns in southern Alberta have vastly different
vaccination rates

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/pincher-creek-fort-macleod-vaccination-rates-1.3987887

WHO Releases List of World's Most Dangerous Superbugs

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-releases-list-of-worlds-most-dangerous-superbugs/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_HLTH_NEWS

A new genetic tool maps how deadly viruses spread around the world in real
time

https://qz.com/920836/a-new-genetic-tool-maps-how-deadly-viruses-spread-around-the-world-in-real-time/

*Other*

Do not buy the House Science Committee’s claim that scientists faked data
until you read this

http://www.popsci.com/regardless-house-science-committee-claims-noaa-scientists-probably-didnt-manipulate-climate-records?src=SOC&dom=fb&con=FBPgPostAds

Harvard scientist worries we’re ‘reverting to a pre-Enlightenment form of
thinking’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/23/harvard-scientist-worries-were-reverting-to-a-pre-enlightenment-form-of-thinking/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.494cf777e7e5

Trump says he wants to fix our divisions. But he may gut an institution
that does exactly that.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-says-he-wants-to-fix-our-divisions-but-may-gut-an-institution-that-does-that-already/2017/02/22/b8b3e9c4-f92b-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html?platform=hootsuite&utm_term=.57f5beb0e6e8

How to Defeat Those Who are Waging War on Science

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/how-to-defeat-those-who-are-waging-war-on-science/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_POLE_BLOG

Pope Francis' Guide to Lent: What You Should Give Up This Year

http://time.com/3714056/pope-francis-lent-2015-fasting/

Additional Informational

National Park Astrophotography

https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/national-park-astrophotography

These Are The World's Oldest Countries- Video

http://www.seeker.com/these-are-the-worlds-oldest-countries-2207069550.html?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=dnewssocial

John Anthony West Fundraiser

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

C-SPAN Federal Funding of Arts Programs- Video

https://www.c-span.org/video/?424454-3/washington-journal-robert-lynch-discusses-federal-arts-funding

Writings from Ancient Egypt

https://www.amazon.com/Writings-Ancient-Egypt-Toby-Wilkinson/dp/0141395958/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487962964&sr=8-1&keywords=Writings+from+Ancient+Egypt

Workshop Recording on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response for
Iraqi Cultural Heritage Experts

https://vimeo.com/204043848

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/origins-the-journey-of-humankind/videos/origins-the-journey-of-humankind-trailer/

Organizing a Remembrance Event

https://www.ushmm.org/remember/days-of-remembrance/organizing-a-remembrance-event?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJNeE5HVXdZVGhsTUdVeCIsInQiOiJGbG1lak12SjYzYmVnVFNDV0FJMXFqSVBDNnpmeUFSbVA1SERFa21rQ0wyQllTT1RwcURqdk5CUzJGKzY0bmJqUmlaWllWOENyUzJvSXdzMFZWZk1aZDhRelVQY1FYZ1pJbjZ6MHl6OXptMjhzXC9vOHlBdkxQTis2dTJVV2pPUmdNTWRiT3ZRMWw5TGY2Skg1MHJGS1lnPT0ifQ%3D%3D

PBS, Africa’s Great Civilizations

http://www.pbs.org/weta/africas-great-civilizations/home/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=africascivilizations_2017

Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11

https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Backlash-Muslim-Americans-After/dp/1592139833/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488427049&sr=8-1&keywords=behind+the+backlash

Alexander Hamilton Biography

https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/1594200092/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr
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