[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 8-3-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*August 3, 2018*



*“Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify
the hunters.”*

African Proverb





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*



The Mystery of How Neanderthals Got Fire

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/neanderthals-fire-mystery/565514/?utm_source=fbb



*History*



Pentagon Identifies Remains Of Missing Tuskegee Airman

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/28/633442127/pentagon-identifies-remains-of-missing-tuskegee-airman?sc=tw



Bates professor tells story of Malaga Island, including its dark chapter of
forced exodus

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/07/22/food-from-the-past-words-from-the-present/



Meet Mexico City's First Elected Female Mayor

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/25/631465464/meet-mexico-citys-first-elected-woman-mayor?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180725



“Set the world on fire”? Sorry, St. Ignatius never said that (or these
other famous Jesuit quotes)

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/04/06/set-world-fire-sorry-st-ignatius-never-said-or-these-other-famous-jesuit-quotes



St. Katharine Drexel’s tomb will be moved to Philadelphia cathedral

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/07/30/st-katharine-drexels-tomb-will-be-moved-philadelphia-cathedral



Jeremy Corbyn apologises over 2010 Holocaust event

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45027582?ns_source=facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ocid=socialflow_facebook



After 500 years, a clue to who inspired Botticelli's ‘Birth of Venus’

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/after-500-years-a-clue-to-who-inspired-botticelli-s-birth-of-venus-1285917251529?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



The War Photo No One Would Publish

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-war-photo-no-one-would-publish/375762/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=5b63fdb54b7385000752baab_ta&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook



House of Lords warns Brexit may starve UK museums of skilled workers

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/house-of-lords-warns-brexit-may-prevent-cultural-sector-workers-from-coming-to-uk?utm_source=daily_july26_2018&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email_daily&utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&utm_campaign=9b506eb1bc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_23_03_47&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c459f924d0-9b506eb1bc-60907441











*Archaeology*



Rome's Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/22/630532760/romes-subway-expansion-reveals-artifacts-from-the-ancient-past?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180722



Cologne archaeologists unearth oldest library in Germany

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/cologne-archaeologists-unearth-oldest-library-in-germany



Climate Change Is Coming for Underwater Archaeological Sites

https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-is-coming-for-underwater-archaeological-sites/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_073118_daily_list3_p3



Archaeologists have found the remains of one of Jamestown’s early settlers.
Now they have to prove he is who they think he is.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/archaeologists-have-found-the-remains-of-one-of-jamestown-s-early-settlers-now-they-have-to-prove-he-is-who-they-think-he-is/ar-BBL1eEG?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



The YEAR of the CALUSA

https://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/articles/the-year-of-the-calusa/



Rethinking Shell Middens

https://www.archaeologicalconservancy.org/rethinking-shell-middens/







*Egyptology*



Ancient Egyptian graffiti, burial sites discovered by Yale archaeologists

https://news.yale.edu/2018/07/24/ancient-egyptian-graffiti-burial-sites-discovered-yale-archaeologists











*General Science*



The moral dilemmas of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/02/ethics-2-0-how-the-brave-new-world-needs-a-moral-compass
<https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/02/ethics-2-0-how-the-brave-new-world-needs-a-moral-compass>*



Google Glass Is Back—Now with Artificial Intelligence

*https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-is-backnow-with-artificial-intelligence/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_072518_daily_list3_p1
<https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-is-backnow-with-artificial-intelligence/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_072518_daily_list3_p1>*







*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Sorry, Nerds: Terraforming Might Not Work on Mars

https://www.wired.com/story/co2-terraforming-mars/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_073118_daily_list1_p4



Scientists Discover Evidence of the First Large Body of Liquid Water on Mars

https://www.wired.com/story/large-body-of-liquid-water-on-mars/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_072518_daily_list1_p4



NASA backs designs for 3D-printed homes on Mars

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nasa-3d-homes-mars/index.html?utm_content=2018-08-03T09%3A31%3A02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_term=link



NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-assigns-crews-to-first-test-flights-missions-on-commercial-spacecraft



*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



New study puts a figure on sea-level rise following Antarctic ice shelves'
collapse

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/egu-nsp071618.php



Colombia peace deal brings new threat to country's rainforest

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/sjcu-cpd071818.php



Wave energy converters are not geared towards the increase in energy over
the last century

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uotb-wec072018.php



Cape Sharp places tidal turbine placed on Fundy floor

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1586001-cape-sharp-places-tidal-turbine-placed-on-fundy-floor



Yes, humans are depleting Earth’s resources, but ‘footprint’ estimates
don’t tell the full story

https://theconversation.com/yes-humans-are-depleting-earths-resources-but-footprint-estimates-dont-tell-the-full-story-100705



If Germany Can't Quit Coal, Can Anyone Else?

https://www.wired.com/story/if-germany-cant-quit-coal-can-anyone-else/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_073018_daily_list1_p4



Sweeping Chinese Landscapes Transformed by Rapid Development

https://www.wired.com/story/photo-gallery-china-development/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_080218_daily_list3_p1



This British restaurant is turning its waste into food

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/in-britain-chefs-stir-up-food-waste-revolution-in-the-kitchen



This Dutch football stadium creates its own energy and stores it in
electric car batteries

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/netherlands-football-johan-cruijff-stadium-electric-car-batteries



Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy target this year

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/sweden-to-reach-its-2030-renewable-energy-target-this-year



Trump moving forward to end California's authority to set clean-air
standards, mandate electric-car sales

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-california-clean-air-20180723-story.html



We're Drowning In Plastic Trash. Jenna Jambeck Wants To Save Us

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/24/627505327/meet-the-woman-who-put-plastic-waste-on-the-map?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180724



Team lands new efficiency breakthrough for emerging solar cell material

https://techxplore.com/news/2018-07-team-efficiency-breakthrough-emerging-solar.html



The wait is over: Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05862-y?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf194640978=1



Trump Administration Proposes Auto Plan That Would Increase Fuel Use by
500,000 Barrels a Day

http://time.com/5352036/trump-auto-plan-fuel-increase/





*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   Climate Change's Looming
Mental Health Crisis
https://www.wired.com/story/climate-changes-looming-mental-health-crisis/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_080218_daily_list3_p5
  Cruise line faces backlash over shooting of polar bear
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/29/world/polar-bear-killed-norway-cruise-guard-attacked/index.html


Shark shocker: 20-foot great white 'Deep Blue' caught on camera

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/shark-shocker-20-foot-great-white-deep-blue-caught-on-camera/ar-BBKZZ3R?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



Pregnant Dolphin Shot And Killed In Mississippi

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pregnant-dolphin-shot-killed-mississippi-070349684.html



Fertilizer destroys plant microbiome's ability to protect against disease

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-fertilizer-microbiome-ability-disease.html



A mother grieves: Orca whale continues to carry her dead calf into a second
day

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-mother-grieves-orca-whale-continues-to-carry-her-dead-calf-into-a-second-day/



To Combat Rhino Poaching, Dogs Are Giving South African Park Rangers A
Crucial Assist

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/31/633980885/to-combat-rhino-poaching-dogs-are-giving-south-african-park-rangers-a-crucial-as?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180801



Genetically modifying rice to produce HIV-neutralizing proteins

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-genetically-rice-hiv-neutralizing-proteins.html



CRISPR diversifies: Cut, paste, on, off, and now—evolve

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-crispr-diversifies-nowevolve.html





*Other*



Kurdish refugee wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-british-iranian-kurd-fields-math.html



Scientists are pushing the limits of 3D printing with these shape-shifting
materials

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/scientists-are-pushing-limits-3d-printing-these-shape-shifting-materials-ncna895301?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



























Additional Informational



Holocaust Survivor Irene Weiss Delivers Remarks at Event to Advance
Religious Freedom

https://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/genocide-prevention-blog/holocaust-survivor-irene-weiss-delivers-remarks-at-event-to-advance-religious-freedom



ESRI, Living in the Age of Humans

http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2018/anthropocene/index.html?adumkts=social&utm_source=social&aduc=social&adum=external&aduSF=twitter&aduca=social_branding&aduco=living_age_of_humans&aduat=storymap&adbsc=social_UC_20182446091&adbid=6422468126931329024&adbpl=li&adbpr=5311&adbid=1021369442347827201&adbpl=tw&adbpr=16132791



Hope amid Terror: The Significance of the Warsaw Uprising

https://medium.com/@HolocaustMuseum/hope-amid-terror-the-significance-of-the-warsaw-uprising-c9afa1f5ade5
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