[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-20-18

[Steve Detwiler]

I will resume publication on May 4th.


*Weekly Science Report*

*April 20, 2018*



*“For in the final analysis, our most basic common link, is that we all
inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our
children's futures, and we are all mortal.”*

President John F. Kennedy





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*



Mass extinction crisis triggered expansion of dinosaurs

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-mass-extinction-crisis-triggered-expansion.html



The Link Between Neanderthal DNA and Depression Risk

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/neanderthal-dna-affects-depression-risk-today/462345/?utm_source=atlfb



First an alga, then a squid, enigmatic fossil is actually a fish

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-alga-squid-enigmatic-fossil-fish.html



The Great Chinese Dinosaur Boom

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-chinese-dino-boom-180968745/#KMTYRuc8PtZT1d1z.01



How to Talk With Evangelicals About Evolution
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-to-talk-evangelicals-evolution-180968839/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to ancient humans

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-unprecedented-large-mammal-extinctions-linked-ancient.html



Evolution has turned a tribe of 'superhuman' Indonesians into 'human seals'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5636543/Evolution-turned-tribe-superhuman-Indonesians-human-seals-dive-200ft.html



Amazing Greek Cave Art Found to be Over 11,000 Years Old

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/04/11/amazing-greek-cave-art-found-to-be-over-11000-years-old/















*History*



Test case for Nazi-looted artworks rules in favour of Holocaust victim's
heirs on Egon Schiele pictures

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2018/test-case-for-nazi-looted-artworks-rules-in-favour-of-holocaust-victims-heirs-on-egon-schiele-pictures/?utm_content=social-7jm6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=SocialPilot



Invited to the UK decades ago, now they must prove they're British

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/16/europe/uk-windrush-generation-intl/index.html?sr=fbCNN041618uk-windrush-generation-intl0504PMStory



Former Auschwitz guard charged with accessory to murder

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/former-auschwitz-guard-charged-accessory-murder-n866556?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



A Statue of a Doctor Who Experimented on Enslaved People Was Removed From
Central Park
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-statues-doctor-who-experimented-enslaved-people-come-down-next-180964600/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Polish ghetto survivor worries about rising nationalism

https://apnews.com/566ae206508f4ac1a6b5dbfc22fc7f9b



Compared to nomadic communities, Silk Road cities were urban food deserts

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-nomadic-silk-road-cities-urban.html



*Bearing witness to Cambodia’s horror, 20 years after Pol Pot’s death*

https://theconversation.com/bearing-witness-to-cambodias-horror-20-years-after-pol-pots-death-94541



Wanted: Volunteers who like history ... and can read cursive

https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2018/0406/Wanted-Volunteers-who-like-history-and-can-read-cursive



Talle Zahhak on peak of prosperity in Parthian-Achaemenid era

http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82890495



Hans Asperger ‘Actively Assisted’ Nazi Eugenics Policies, Study Claims
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hans-asperger-actively-assisted-nazi-eugenics-policies-study-claims-180968845/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



This ancient Maya city may have helped the Snake King dynasty spread

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-maya-city-snake-king-dynasty-la-corona-archaeology













*Archaeology*



War savages ancient sites in Yemen and Iraq, destroying archaeological
record

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/war-savages-ancient-sites-yemen-and-iraq-destroying-archaeological-record



India Taj Mahal minarets damaged in storm

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43735757



Tribal Members Trained and Hired to Hunt for Resources of Cultural Value

https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/04/13/tribal-members-trained-and-hired-hunt-resources-cultural-value



Boy unearths lost treasure of 10th century Danish king

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/boy-unearths-lost-treasure-of-10th-century-danish-king/ar-AAvY491?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



Check Out the World’s Largest Archive Digitally Preserving At-Risk Heritage
Sites
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/project-launches-digitally-preserve-risk-heritage-sites-around-world-180968799/#zUYLt3C2bYEqb5Zx.01


The Hunt for the Notorious U-Boat UB-29
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hunt-notorious-uboat-ub29-180968733/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Why ‘amateur’ finds need to reach pundits before press

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/why-amateur-finds-need-to-reach-pundits-before-press/articleshow/63633360.cms



Ancient henge is unearthed in Raunds by archaeologists

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-northamptonshire-43814450/ancient-henge-is-unearthed-in-raunds-by-archaeologists?intlink_from_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fc1038wnxyy0t%2Farchaeology&link_location=live-reporting-map



Archaeological Survey of India to clean 7 neglected monuments in Vidarbha
region

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/asi-to-clean-7-neglected-monuments-in-vid-region/articleshow/63821624.cms



Missing Nazi Submarine Found Near Denmark; Spoiler: Hitler Is Probably Not
Onboard

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/19/604169042/missing-nazi-submarine-found-near-denmark-spoiler-hitler-is-probably-not-on-boar?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180420



Spanish family win six-year battle to exhume bodies of relatives killed by
Franco

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/19/spanish-family-win-six-year-battle-exhume-bodies-relatives-killed/











*Egyptology*



Ancient Egyptian Incantations Tell of Biblical Human Sacrifice

https://www.livescience.com/62324-ancient-egyptian-papyrus-biblical-human-sacrifice.html





*General Science*



Google's New AI Head Is So Smart He Doesn't Need AI

*https://www.wired.com/story/googles-new-ai-head-is-so-smart-he-doesnt-need-ai/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_041818_daily_list1_p3
<https://www.wired.com/story/googles-new-ai-head-is-so-smart-he-doesnt-need-ai/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_041818_daily_list1_p3>*











*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



The Planet That Took Us Beyond the Solar System

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/tess-exoplanet-nasa-51-pegasi/558011/?utm_source=atlfb



NASA's new satellite will scan the cosmos for alien worlds

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/nasa-s-new-satellite-will-scan-cosmos-alien-worlds-ncna865831?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



Study: Diamond from the sky may have come from 'lost planet'

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-diamond-sky-lost-planet.html



Mud in this small Japanese island could change the global economy

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/asia/japan-rare-earth-metals-find-china-economy-trnd/index.html?sr=fbCNN041618japan-rare-earth-metals-find-china-economy-trnd0125PMStoryLink



After failure to launch, Republican senator switches vote to save Trump's
NASA nominee

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/18/politics/james-bridenstine-confirmation-vote/index.html



An Unexpected Asteroid Buzzed by Earth Last Sunday
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/asteroid-flew-earth-unexpectedly-sunday-180968818/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



New research seeks to optimize space travel efficiency

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-optimize-space-efficiency.html



Trouble Detected in Infamous Dark Matter Signal

https://www.wired.com/story/trouble-detected-in-infamous-dark-matter-signal/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_041818_daily_list3_p1



Getting a crew to Mars: Here's how NASA is tackling the mind-bending to-do
list

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-mission-challenges-nasa-orion-mauna-loa-habitat-1.4611532











*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



It’s risky out there!  That’s why PSUs Outing Club can no longer go outside

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/04/18/Penn-state-university-ends-Outing-Club-trips/stories/201804180168?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook


*The Trump administration’s new migratory bird policy undermines a century
of conservation*
https://theconversation.com/the-trump-administrations-new-migratory-bird-policy-undermines-a-century-of-conservation-95038



Exclusive first look: Daisy is Apple's new robot that eats iPhones and
spits out recyclable parts

https://www.popsci.com/apple-iphone-recycling-robot-daisy?src=SOC&dom=fb



Will rising carbon dioxide levels really boost plant growth?

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-carbon-dioxide-boost-plantgrowth.html


Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/16/scientists-accidentally-create-mutant-enzyme-that-eats-plastic-bottles?CMP=share_btn_link



The UK Just Went 55 Hours Without Using Coal for the First Time Ever

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/uk-55-hours-coal-free-power/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=50742424



*Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in
the sea*

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-could-alter-ocean-food-chains-leading-to-far-fewer-fish-in-the-sea-93114



*Why nuclear fusion is gaining steam – again*

https://theconversation.com/why-nuclear-fusion-is-gaining-steam-again-93775





*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune
diseases

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/epstein-barr-virus-protein-can-switch-risk-genes-autoimmune-diseases



Merck Immunotherapy Drug Shines In Lung Cancer Study

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/16/602980973/merck-immunotherapy-drug-shines-in-lung-cancer-study?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180417



My Son Pioneered an Epilepsy Drug Derived From Marijuana. An FDA Panel Just
Approved it

https://www.wired.com/story/my-son-pioneered-an-epilepsy-drug-derived-from-marijuana-an-fda-panel-just-approved-it/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_042018_daily_list1_p4


Mystery disease spreads, threatens coral reefs in the Lower Florida Keys
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/science/mystery-disease-spreads-threatens-coral-reefs-in-the-lower-florida-keys/ar-AAw9HWa?ocid=LENOVODHP17

*Other*



The Evangelical Bishop Who Stopped Believing In Hell, Now On Netflix

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/15/602350247/the-evangelical-bishop-who-stopped-believing-in-hell-now-on-netflix?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180415

























Additional Informational



UNESCO Courier, 2018-2

https://en.unesco.org/courier/2018-2



Breathtaking virtual tour of the Moon in 4K

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/04/12/nasa-4k-moon-virtual-tour-bks-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/mobile-digital-shorts/



Yad Vashem, The Oneg Shabbat Archives

http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/ringelblum/index.asp?utm_source=social&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=warsaw_en



The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial
civilization in the geological record?

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6



God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu...: God Dwells with Us, in
Us, Around Us, as Us

https://www.amazon.com/God-Not-Christian-Muslim-Hindu/dp/1416584447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523901321&sr=8-1&keywords=God+Is+Not+a+Christian



20 Cultural and Natural Wonders in Danger

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/unesco-world-heritage-sites-in-danger/
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