[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-7-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*December 7, 2018*



*“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot
think well, others will do their thinking for them.”*

Eric Arthur Blair




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*



600 Million Years Ago, the First Scavengers Lurked in Dark Ocean Gardens

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/science/ediacaran-period-predators.html



New Light on the Ancient Human Populations of Patagonia

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/new-light-on-the-ancient-human-populations-of-patagonia/



Like Whales and Dolphins, Prehistoric ‘Fish Lizards’ Kept Warm With Blubber
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/whales-and-dolphins-prehistoric-fish-lizards-kept-warm-blubber-180970958/



Volcanic eruptions that depleted ocean oxygen may have set off the Great
Dying

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/volcanic-eruptions-depleted-ocean-oxygen-may-have-set-great-dying











*History*



*I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from *African-American*
history*

https://theconversation.com/i-dig-through-archives-to-unearth-hidden-stories-from-african-american-history-103639



Collecting antiquities can be profitable yet their provenance can bite back

https://www.ft.com/content/f4df95c2-cc94-11e8-8d0b-a6539b949662



Dutch rail company to pay reparations for mass deportations of Jews in WWII

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dutch-rail-company-pay-reparations-mass-deportations-jews-wwii-n941136?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



What Lingers After Decades of Reporting on the Cambodian Genocide

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/reader-center/khmer-rouge-genocide-trial.html



Megan Fox fulfills her lifelong dream of becoming Indiana Jones in Travel
Channel series

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/12/03/megan-fox-indiana-jones-travel-channel-legends-lost/2151794002/



25 Years, 25 Milestones

https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/museum-publications/memory-and-action/25-years-25-milestones?v=4GNIfQV7mJs?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1812MKTEM04255-hotizontal-link-2&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBME16UmtNekF4TVRkaiIsInQiOiJiTk9NXC9xbEQxaXBXRGp1YktuZlk0R2Npc2pDOVVSK1lLZkhCd2UzbDJiWnRybVRlVm16V2tMMFlRcVwvRDd4MzdQR3ErcUxQUlNyeEtWNFZhQ25wWEJnQlRwOTkrcGF2cEdNbGZHcnZ3R3FEWjdIRXR1TndVZThyUitCbUlVejNqIn0%3D



How Japan's Kamikaze Attacks Went From Last Resort at Pearl Harbor to WWII
Strategy

https://www.history.com/news/pearl-harbor-japan-kamikaze-world-war-ii?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20181206&linkId=60634724



Meet Krampus, the Christmas Devil Who Punishes Naughty Children

https://www.history.com/news/krampus-christmas-legend-origin?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20181205&linkId=60617241



Native Americans On Tribal Land Are 'The Least Connected' To High-Speed
Internet

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/673364305/native-americans-on-tribal-land-are-the-least-connected-to-high-speed-internet?sc=tw



Hey, that's our stuff: Maasai tribespeople tackle Oxford's Pitt Rivers
Museum

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/dec/04/pitt-rivers-museum-oxford-maasai-colonial-artefacts?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0i0aHJ8fQhwfx7UXBbw48AUTAJddrrV5eMc7V1k1U6LMWPgnVPpTDO3W8



Remains of Pearl Harbor sailors return home after 77 years

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/06/pearl-harbor-sailors-remains/2234289002/



Study upends timeline for Iroquoian history

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/cu-sut120718.php





*Archaeology*



Meet the people racing to save war-torn Syria’s history-Video

https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-people-racing-to-save-war-torn-syria-s-history-1379843139858?v=raila&



Bronze Age woman in Scotland was an early immigrant, DNA analysis reveals

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/03/health/scotland-dna-grave-scli-intl-gbr/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-12-03T20%3A03%3A37&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN



Beauty or safety? Europe seeks to protect heritage from disasters

http://mercury.postlight.com/amp?url=http://news.trust.org/item/20181126142626-arur2/&__twitter_impression=true



A one-woman team tried to protect cultural sites from warming. She just
quit.

https://grist.org/article/national-park-service-climate-change-jamestown/



Road workers drill through 6,000-year-old prehistoric platform near
Stonehenge

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/road-workers-drill-through-6-000-year-old-prehistoric-platform-n944671?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



Ancient, unknown strain of plaque found in 5,000 year old tomb in Sweden

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-unknown-strain-of-plague-found-in-5000-year-old-tomb-in-sweden/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=60679777





*Egyptology*



Burial well dating back to Middle Kingdom uncovered

http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/61557/Burial-well-dating-back-to-Middle-Kingdom-uncovered



More light on the Saite Period

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/26027.aspx













*General Science*



The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

https://www.wired.com/story/karl-friston-free-energy-principle-artificial-intelligence/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_120318_paywall-reminder_list3_p1&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Paywall%20Reminder%20NL%20120318%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Quantum computers pose a security threat that we’re still totally
unprepared for

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612509/quantum-computers-encryption-threat/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient
asteroid, its 1st visitor
https://apnews.com/144355e6b43a4202936456caacc80775



Why Do We Put Telescopes in Space?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-put-telescopes-in-space/?utm_medium=spredfast&utm_content=&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=SciAm_&sf203497900=1



Neil DeGrasse Tyson Rejects Claims Of Sexual Misconduct

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/02/672643776/neil-degrasse-tyson-responds-to-claims-of-sexual-harassment?sc=tw



A radio search for artificial emissions from 'Oumuamua

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-radio-artificial-emissions-oumuamua.html?fbclid=IwAR3ON4vttBZpfmcz9iY75Jv6dBidC-BuV71K4jPwsW1HGMJTrrH5jAgpCdc



SpaceX launches cargo, but fails to land rocket

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-spacex-cargo-rocket.html?fbclid=IwAR3THvb_VXRGkqu9jCf7TxEyirIrY1xbH6Lcol4d4zVrTVqP9aGUN6LfwbQ



InSight lander 'hears' Martian winds

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-insight-lander-martian.html



The Possible Parallel Universe of Dark Matter

http://discovermagazine.com/2013/julyaug/21-the-possible-parallel-universe-of-dark-matter?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb



China Launches First Mission to Land on the Far Side of the Moon
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/china-launches-change-4-mission-land-far-side-moon-180970973/





*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



*Climate change is shrinking winter snowpack, which harms Northeast
forests *year-round

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-shrinking-winter-snowpack-which-harms-northeast-forests-year-round-103410



Scientists reveal substantial water loss in global landlocked regions

https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/62365



*Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing
is everything*

https://theconversation.com/switching-to-electric-vehicles-could-save-the-us-billions-but-timing-is-everything-106227



Carbon bill makes first footprint

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2018/11/28/carbon-bill-makes-first-footprint-432003



The European Union is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2050

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/12/european-union-aims-to-be-first-carbon-neutral-major-economy-by-2050?utm_source=Facebook%20Videos&utm_medium=Facebook%20Videos&utm_campaign=Facebook%20Video%20Blogs



Solar Mini-Grids Give Nigeria a Power Boost

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/climate/solar-mini-grids-give-nigeria-a-power-boost.html



World's first brick made of urine requires a lot of it

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/world-s-first-brick-made-urine-requires-lot-it-ncna941356?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma



Windy weather carries Britain to renewable energy record

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/30/windy-weather-carries-britain-to-renewable-energy-record?CMP=share_btn_tw&__twitter_impression=true



Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/monumental-disaster-at-the-department-of-the-interior/?sf203621390=1



Greenland ice sheet melt 'off the charts' compared with past four centuries

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-greenland-ice-sheet-centuries.html?fbclid=IwAR1rAwdrTYMQ4CZ9OyaRnZ-J_WTgqlVxNCPtXvAytb5fFEnG9UQ1V0rG3L0



California Gives Final OK To Require Solar Panels On New Houses

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/674075032/california-gives-final-ok-to-requiring-solar-panels-on-new-houses?sc=tw


Trump administration swaps academics for business executives on National
Park Service advisory panel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/12/06/trump-administration-swaps-academics-businessmen-national-park-service-advisory-panel/?fbclid=IwAR0AtcFcXtFQTTYs2hmBEuk8lZ04qDhL8sPzobI2gi1U7xz5Hh4o3K2evT4&utm_term=.e4673abc977f

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   *AIDS treatment has
progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds*
https://theconversation.com/aids-treatment-has-progressed-but-without-a-vaccine-suffering-still-abounds-107765
  *CRISPR babies and other ethical missteps in science threaten China’s
global standing*
https://theconversation.com/crispr-babies-and-other-ethical-missteps-in-science-threaten-chinas-global-standing-108009


Chinese scientist who edited twin girls' genes He Jiankui missing for over
a week

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-07/chinese-scientist-who-edited-twins-genes-he-jiankui-missing/10588528?smid=Page:%20ABC%20News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf203784388=1


*Deepwater corals thrive at the bottom of the ocean, but can’t escape
human impacts*
https://theconversation.com/deepwater-corals-thrive-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-but-cant-escape-human-impacts-104211



Beloved Yellowstone Wolf ‘Spitfire’ Killed By Trophy Hunter

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yellowstone-park-wolf-killed_us_5c03eec6e4b0606a15b63d33?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3LkKN5BmlnaASSPgOHs6G4Zhov2FV1_faO9csWAmfpwWSivw3jH_NsKfY



Sacking of Italy's health experts raises political interference concerns

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/04/politically-motivated-italys-m5s-sacks-peak-board-of-health-experts?CMP=share_btn_link



Antarctic researchers enter a state of 'psychological hibernation,' study
finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-antarctic-state-psychological-hibernation.html?fbclid=IwAR3fpaVmFfljLv6XM3PzWxU7bJRKU-QRMOaO-lEAmhwW8mYD9v4Iu6TCSH4


Apple’s Newest Watch Features Will Transform Heart Health
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-watch-heart-monitoring-pros-and-cons/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_120818_daily_list1_p2&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20120818%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
  WSU researchers create 3D-printed glucose biosensors
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/wsu-wrc120618.php   Could
algae that are 'poor-providers' help corals come back after bleaching?
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/cifs-cat120618.php



New generation of therapeutics based on understanding of aging biology show
promise for Alzheimer's disease

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/addf-fti120718.php





*Other*



*How local journalism can upend the ‘fake news’ narrative*

https://theconversation.com/how-local-journalism-can-upend-the-fake-news-narrative-104630



'It's the real me': Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by
clone

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/03/its-real-me-nigerian-president-denies-dying-and-being-replaced-by-clone?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR3EQnJAJZNC99R2BUtxcYr9AFL4Hvh_Rn2SLFJmQ0PiquxocmMg5Eiw0o8



School District Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native American
Child's Hair

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/673837893/school-district-apologizes-for-teacher-who-allegedly-cut-native-american-childs-?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=203007&fbclid=IwAR0n2J4AWF4255KjJCf5BNDPvoTF06BsfzAeN_KvPraFnJOUHGNHyDjP6RQ



Additional Informational



A Message from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum survivor volunteers- Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np2KKHBZCQA&feature=youtu.be%3Futm_source%3Dmkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1812MKTEM04255-horizontal-link-1&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBME16UmtNekF4TVRkaiIsInQiOiJiTk9NXC9xbEQxaXBXRGp1YktuZlk0R2Npc2pDOVVSK1lLZkhCd2UzbDJiWnRybVRlVm16V2tMMFlRcVwvRDd4MzdQR3ErcUxQUlNyeEtWNFZhQ25wWEJnQlRwOTkrcGF2cEdNbGZHcnZ3R3FEWjdIRXR1TndVZThyUitCbUlVejNqIn0%3D



The Holocaust: History and Memory: Virtual Field Trip and Lesson Plan

https://www.ushmm.org/educators/lesson-plans/virtual-field-trip?v=7gSUEnxiYpw?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1812MKTEM04255-hotizontal-link-3&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBME16UmtNekF4TVRkaiIsInQiOiJiTk9NXC9xbEQxaXBXRGp1YktuZlk0R2Npc2pDOVVSK1lLZkhCd2UzbDJiWnRybVRlVm16V2tMMFlRcVwvRDd4MzdQR3ErcUxQUlNyeEtWNFZhQ25wWEJnQlRwOTkrcGF2cEdNbGZHcnZ3R3FEWjdIRXR1TndVZThyUitCbUlVejNqIn0%3D



How would today’s atrocity prevention experts have evaluated Kristallnacht?

https://medium.com/@HolocaustMuseum/how-would-todays-atrocity-prevention-experts-have-evaluated-kristallnacht-727b5cda022e?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBME16UmtNekF4TVRkaiIsInQiOiJiTk9NXC9xbEQxaXBXRGp1YktuZlk0R2Npc2pDOVVSK1lLZkhCd2UzbDJiWnRybVRlVm16V2tMMFlRcVwvRDd4MzdQR3ErcUxQUlNyeEtWNFZhQ25wWEJnQlRwOTkrcGF2cEdNbGZHcnZ3R3FEWjdIRXR1TndVZThyUitCbUlVejNqIn0%3D



Holocaust Encyclopedia, Kindertransport 1938-40

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kindertransport-1938-40?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1812MKTEM04255-three-col-link-3&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURBME16UmtNekF4TVRkaiIsInQiOiJiTk9NXC9xbEQxaXBXRGp1YktuZlk0R2Npc2pDOVVSK1lLZkhCd2UzbDJiWnRybVRlVm16V2tMMFlRcVwvRDd4MzdQR3ErcUxQUlNyeEtWNFZhQ25wWEJnQlRwOTkrcGF2cEdNbGZHcnZ3R3FEWjdIRXR1TndVZThyUitCbUlVejNqIn0%3D



Our planet’s agricultural moonshot

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2018/Our_planets_agricultural_moonshot.html?_lrsc=a1c52a07-e3fa-49d9-9d4f-68e5bab6fd99#.XAb8EoDxVgU.twitter



8 Tales of Pearl Harbor Heroics

https://www.history.com/news/8-tales-of-pearl-harbor-heroics?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20181207&linkId=60721234



Space Photos of the Week: Do You Want to Land on an Asteroid?

https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-of-the-week-land-on-an-asteroid/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_120818_daily_list3_p4&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20120818%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
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