[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-26-17

Mon May 29 14:31:33 PDT 2017

*Weekly Science Report*

*May 26, 2017*

*“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”*
Eleanor Roosevelt

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*

Earliest evidence for dog breeding found on remote Siberian island

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/earliest-evidence-dog-breeding-found-remote-siberian-island

Traces of some of South America’s earliest people found under ancient dirt
pyramid

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/traces-some-south-america-s-earliest-people-found-under-ancient-dirt-pyramid

Humans Lived in North America 130,000 Years Ago, Study Claims

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/science/prehistoric-humans-north-america-california-nature-study.html?mc=aud_dev&mcid=fb-nytimes&mccr=MayMC910&mcdt=2017-05&subid=MayMC910&ad-keywords=AudDevGate&_r=0

No, There Wasn't an Advanced Civilization 12,000 Years Ago

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-there-wasnt-an-advanced-civilization-12-000-years-ago/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_EVO_OP

Did Dutch hordes kill off the early Britons who started Stonehenge?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/20/dutch-invaders-stonehenge-ancient-britons?CMP=share_btn_tw

Fossils cast doubt on human lineage originating in Africa

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-fossils-idUSKBN18I2HX?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=592398d004d3016b4e839ab3&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Whales only recently evolved into giants when changing ice, oceans
concentrated prey

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-whales-evolved-giants-ice-oceans.html

3.3 million-year-old fossil reveals origins of the human spine

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-05-million-year-old-fossil-reveals-human-spine.html#
<https://m.phys.org/news/2017-05-million-year-old-fossil-reveals-human-spine.html>

Archaeologist involved in groundbreaking discovery of early human life in
ancient Peru

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/05/archaeologist-involved-in-groundbreaking-discovery-of-early-human-life-in-ancient-peru/115031

A giant ark is just the start. These creationists have a bigger plan for
recruiting new believers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-giant-ark-is-just-the-start-these-creationists-have-a-bigger-plan-for-recruiting-new-believers/2017/05/24/b497bd14-2920-11e7-be51-b3fc6ff7faee_story.html?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.c2da48a44518

Carbon dating confirms ‘Penang Woman’ is 5,710 years old

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/carbon-dating-confirms-penang-woman-is-5710-years-old

*History*

Russia thrilled to get Saint Nicholas relics from Italy

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39960384

$50,000 from auction of Anne Frank poem to finance Holocaust memorial

http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/50000-from-auction-of-Anne-Frank-poem-to-finance-Holocaust-memorial-492299

Here Are The 27 National Monuments Threatened By Trump’s Order

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/monument-review-trump-us_us_590ce0c4e4b0d5d9049c8865

Some of us are complicit in racism

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/29/opinions/letter-religious-leaders-opinion-held/index.html

Apocalypse: The lessons of violence and inequality through the ages

http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21717801-only-catastrophe-truly-reduces-inequality-according-historical-survey-lessons?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/apocalypsethenthelessonsofviolenceandinequalitythroughtheages

Study provides surprisingly complex portrait of ancient trade networks

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-surprisingly-complex-portrait-ancient-networks.html

I Loved My Grandmother. But She Was a Nazi.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/opinion/i-loved-my-grandmother-but-she-was-a-nazi.html?mc=aud_dev&mcid=fb-nytimes&mccr=MayMC910&mcdt=2017-05&subid=MayMC910&ad-keywords=AudDevGate&_r=0

When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis

http://www.history.com/news/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20170525&linkId=38005928

Dozens of Māori and Moriori Remains Return to New Zealand from European
Museums

https://hyperallergic.com/380784/maori-and-moriori-remains-are-welcomed-home/?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=fbpage

Lost City of Etzanoa Found

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/traditional-societies/lost-city-etzanoa-found/

*Archaeology*

Antiquities Coalition Joint Effort with Johns Hopkins Tackles *Culture in
Crisis*

https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/culture-in-crisis-preserving-cultural-heritage-in-conflict-zones/?platform=hootsuite

Hoards of the Vikings

http://www.archaeology.org/issues/240-1701/features/5123-sweden-gotland-viking-wealth

Experts stunned by 'Premier League' Roman find in Carlisle

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Experts-stunned-by-Premier-League-Roman-find-in-Carlisle-a6c85ddc-31c9-429b-b455-9b208d9de418-ds#.WSgeZgEz0jY.linkedin

Saving Pakistan's lost city of Mohenjo Daro

http://artdaily.com/news/96063/Saving-Pakistan-s-lost-city-of-Mohenjo-Daro#.WSLZtmczUdX

Chaco Canyon’s ancient civilization continues to puzzle

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chaco-canyons-ancient-civilization-continues-puzzle?platform=hootsuite

X-ray fluorescence reveals van Eyck’s original colours

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/x-ray-fluorescence-reveals-van-eycks-original-colours/3007062.article

Iraq's Hatra retaken from IS militants, but still vulnerable
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/hatar-iraq-heritage-unesco-tourism.html#ixzz4huE9u23K

A Digital Database for Threatened Archaeological Sites in the Middle East
and North Africa

https://hyperallergic.com/380860/a-digital-database-for-threatened-archaeological-sites-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/

*Egyptology*

The Qatari princess, Angelina Jolie and the battle of the pyramids

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39972853

Japanese archaeologists use lasers and drones to map out pyramids

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/10/national/japanese-archaeologists-use-lasers-map-egyptian-pyramids/#.WSg2aWczUdX

*General Science*

Plasma jet engines that could take you from the ground to space

*https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23431264-500-plasma-jet-engines-that-could-take-you-from-the-ground-to-space/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=SOC|NSNS|2017-Echobox&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1495204563
<https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23431264-500-plasma-jet-engines-that-could-take-you-from-the-ground-to-space/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=SOC|NSNS|2017-Echobox&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1495204563>*

Dubai Police recruit UAE’s first ‘Robocop’

http://mediaoffice.ae/en/media-center/news/21/5/2017/police.aspx

Toward mass-producible quantum computers

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-mass-producible-quantum.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

The ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Is Dimming Again

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/tabbys-star-alien-megastructure/527382/?utm_source=atlfb

New Zealand space launch has nation reaching for the stars

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-zealand-space-nation-stars.html

Researchers uncover new gravitational wave characteristics

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-uncover-gravitational-characteristics.html

Weird energy beam seems to travel five times the speed of light

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2131889-weird-energy-beam-seems-to-travel-five-times-the-speed-of-light/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1495447892

Researchers uncover new gravitational wave characteristics

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-uncover-gravitational-characteristics.html

VLA reveals new object near supermassive black hole in famous galaxy

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-vla-reveals-supermassive-black-hole.html

Extra layer of tectonic plates discovered within Earth's mantle, scientists
say

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/may/24/extra-layer-of-tectonic-plates-discovered-within-earths-mantle-scientists-say

Crash report: Confused by spin, Mars probe failed to brake

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-mars-probe.html

Methanol detected for first time around young star

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-methanol-young-star.html

Juno Spacecraft Reveals Spectacular Cyclones At Jupiter's Poles

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/25/530002348/juno-spacecraft-reveals-spectacular-cyclones-at-jupiters-poles?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170525

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Whaling sparks controversy, alleged death threats to those on both sides

http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Whaling-sparks-controversy-alleged-death-threats-to-those-on-both-sides-421946163.html

<https://www.fastcompany.com/40420610/has-this-silicon-valley-startup-finally-nailed-the-indoor-farming-model>

Has This Silicon Valley Startup Finally Nailed The Indoor Farming Model?
<https://www.fastcompany.com/40420610/has-this-silicon-valley-startup-finally-nailed-the-indoor-farming-model>

https://www.fastcompany.com/40420610/has-this-silicon-valley-startup-finally-nailed-the-indoor-farming-model

Iceland is beautiful except for the 2 million tourists

https://www.wired.com/2017/05/icelands-beautiful-except-tourists/

Research explores 'artificial leaf' system for solar fuel production

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-explores-artificial-leaf-solar-fuel.html

Running a power plant on carbon dioxide instead of steam

https://techxplore.com/news/2017-05-power-carbon-dioxide-steam.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Researchers discover first human antibodies that work against all
ebolaviruses

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-human-antibodies-ebolaviruses.html

The Science Behind The Super Abilities Of Sherpas

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/28/530204187/the-science-behind-the-super-abilities-of-sherpas?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170528

Here’s the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/heres-visual-proof-why-vaccines-do-more-good-harm

'Smart genes' account for 20% of intelligence: study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-scientists-genetic-roots-intelligence.html

Water forms 'spine of hydration' around DNA, group finds

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-spine-hydration-dna-group.html

Wait, what? Scientist discovers snakes that hunt in packs

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/26/americas/cave-snakes-hunt-in-packs-trnd/

*Other*

Why a Modern Cosmetics Company Is Mining Armenia’s Ancient Manuscripts

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/armenian-folk-remedies-turned-modern-cosmetics-180963388/#DB9V4Z4Iz2B773xx.99

NEH Chairman William D. Adams Announces Resignation

https://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2017-05-22

Editorial: Proper care for our national parks

http://www.fredericksburg.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-proper-care-for-our-national-parks/article_90dfa6e8-01cf-5198-b54f-d82e5a5c7e55.html

This Mr. Rogers story will probably make you cry

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/23/mr-rogers-story-probably-make-you-cry/340111001/

Mark Zuckerberg Tells Harvard Graduates To Embrace Globalism, 'A Sense Of
Purpose'

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/26/530159142/mark-zuckerberg-tells-harvard-graduates-to-embrace-globalism-a-sense-of-purpose?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170526

Additional Informational

John Anthony West Crowdfund Campaign

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

Decoding Gobekli Tepe with Archaeoastronomy: What does the fox say?

http://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/33194700/MAA_TEMPLATE_Decoding_Gobekli_Tepe_final.pdf

TED Talk, When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism

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

Remembering Margaret Davidson

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/aa-updates/margaret-davidson-052417.html
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