[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-2-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 2, 2018*



*“History is not the past it is the present.  We carry our history with us,
we are our history.  If we pretend otherwise we are literary are
criminals.”*

James Baldwin


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*



Ancient lake reveals a colorful past

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoy-alr012618.php



The origin of snakes -- new evolutionary scenario presented

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoh-too012518.php



New Thoughts on Human Brain Evolution

https://www.archaeology.org/news/6302-180125-modern-human-brains?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter



3.5 Billion-Year-Old Fossils Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start
https://www.wired.com/story/35-billion-year-old-fossils-challenge-ideas-about-earths-start/?mbid=nl_012718_daily_shortdek_list3_p3
  New bus-sized dinosaur species discovered in Egyptian desert
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/new-bus-sized-dinosaur-species-discovered-egyptian-desert-n842396?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw


Dinosaur and Ancient Mammal Stomping Ground Found in NASA Parking Lot
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dinos-and-early-mammals-romped-nasas-doorstep-180968023/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



*Indian stone tools could dramatically push back date when modern humans
first left Africa*

https://theconversation.com/indian-stone-tools-could-dramatically-push-back-date-when-modern-humans-first-left-africa-90867



Research suggests toward end of Ice Age, humans witnessed fires larger than
dinosaur killer, thanks to a cosmic impact
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-ice-age-human-witnessed-larger.html



Was Australopithecus an Artist?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/arts/design/nasher-sculpture-center-dallas-first-sculpture-review.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fdesign



Why Two Anthropologists Reconstructed Prehistoric Weaponry

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/weapon-reconstruction-arctic-hunter-gatherer?utm_content=bufferce4e4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



*History*



Professors discover copy of Jesus' secret revelations to his brother

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-11-professors-jesus-secret-revelations-brother.html#



Let the events of 1918 shape your travels in 2018

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-18-centennials-in-18-20180107-htmlstory.html



A Holocaust survivor teaches his grandchildren to raise their voices

https://www.today.com/parents/holocaust-survivor-shares-his-story-younger-generation-t121776



A historic Holocaust awareness awakening in Saudi Arabia, of all places:
Applaud this significant step from the heart of Islam

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/holocaust-awareness-awakening-saudi-arabia-places-article-1.3780749?cid=bitly



How the children of Nazi Germany remember WWII

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180123-how-the-children-of-nazi-germany-remember-world-war-two



David Adjaye's Museum of African American History wins prestigious Beazley
Design prize

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/smithsonian-awarded-beazley-design-prize



New twists in probe of Natalie Wood’s mysterious 1981 death

https://apnews.com/7d99f5f9f741424f8313cc63a886067e?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AP



The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors: Keeping the memory alive

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=58471#.Wm8aja6nFQJ



Movie shifts focus away from Kamehameha and Lili‘uokalani

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/01/28/hawaii-news/movie-shifts-focus-away-from-kamehameha-and-liliuokalani/?HSA=d0c79f5e0059daafa85005c516d0a49f649790d6



Why This Film Based on a 16th-Century Poem Has Sparked Violent Protests in
India
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/film-based-16th-century-poem-sparks-violent-protests-india-180967955/#ziGYgmc0GeZYybRm.01



Paris’ most famous landmarks under threat from rising Seine floodwaters

http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/paris-most-famous-landmarks-under-threat-from-rising-seine-floodwaters/news-story/f59a70c2ffe45cf503b04ffe58dd68ab



Body found in Arkansas River in June identified as Colorado treasure hunter

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/body-found-in-arkansas-river-in-june-identified-as-colorado-treasure-hunter/ar-BBIpNE3?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



Bob Crane's son recalls 'Hogan's Heroes' star's double life, grisly 1978
murder

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/bob-cranes-son-recalls-hogans-heroes-stars-double-life-grisly-1978-murder/ar-BBIv4YT?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



There Are Over 200 Bodies on Mount Everest, and They’re Used as Landmarks
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-are-over-200-bodies-on-mount-everest-and-theyre-used-as-landmarks-146904416/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia







Hawaii's 'last princess' fights for control of her fortune

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hawaiis-last-princess-fights-for-control-of-her-fortune/ar-BBIxPVK?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=SL5FDHP



The Harlem Hellfighters: A 104 year retrospective

https://www.army.mil/article/189579/the_harlem_hellfighters_a_104_year_retrospective











*Archaeology*


'A loss as great as Palmyra': Syrian temple of Ain Dara severely damaged by
Turkish forces
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/-a-loss-as-great-as-palmyra-syrian-temple-of-ain-dara-severely-damaged-by-turkish-forces


Gold treasure recovered from 1857 shipwreck to make debut

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gold-treasure-recovered-from-1857-shipwreck-to-make-debut/ar-BBIn5NO?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



Hunting for the ancient lost farms of North America

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/hunting-for-the-ancient-lost-farms-of-north-america/



Rediscovered: 250 Missing Feet of the Berlin Wall

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/01/rediscovered-250-missing-feet-of-the-berlin-wall/551363/?utm_source=fbb



Explore the Largest Known Early Map of the World, Assembled for the First
Time

https://hyperallergic.com/420690/urbano-monte-world-map-1544/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sw



Truck Driver Plows Over Peru's 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines, Leaving 'Deep
Scars'

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/31/582269403/truck-driver-plows-over-perus-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines-leaving-deep-scars?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180131



Iraq, with UNESCO’s help, to rebuild historic Mosul minaret next week

https://www.iraqinews.com/features/iraq-unescos-help-rebuild-historic-mosul-minaret-next-week/



A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-utah-mining/a-modern-land-run-trump-move-opens-utah-to-mining-claims-under-1872-law-idUSKBN1FK1MA



Tribal leaders slam Utah Rep. Curtis’ bill to redraw Bears Ears, say
management plan is tribal ‘in name only’

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/01/30/tribal-leaders-slam-utah-rep-curtis-bill-to-redraw-of-bears-ears-say-his-management-plan-is-tribal-in-name-only/



Exclusive: Laser Scans Reveal Maya "Megalopolis" Below Guatemalan Jungle

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/maya-laser-lidar-guatemala-pacunam/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20180201news-lidarscans&utm_campaign=Content&sf181008746=1



Ancient statues return to Lebanon as war on smuggling intensifies
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-antiquities/ancient-statues-return-to-lebanon-as-war-on-smuggling-intensifies-idUSKBN1FM220


The Destruction and Looting of Idlib's Ancient Heritage by Extremists
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/syriasource/the-destruction-and-looting-of-idlib-s-ancient-heritage-by-extremists
*Egyptology*



Crocodile Mummy Genes Confirm an Ancient Egyptian Hypothesis

https://www.inverse.com/article/40813-what-we-can-learn-from-crocodile-mummies



Taking A 3D Virtual Tour Of A Colorful Ancient Egyptian Monastery

https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2018/01/20/taking-a-3d-virtual-tour-of-a-colorful-ancient-egyptian-monastery/#7cd015646b24



Three Burial Shafts Found at Egypt’s Abusir Necropolis

https://www.archaeology.org/news/6319-180201-egypt-abusir-shafts



Search Resumes for Hidden Chambers In King Tut's Tomb

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/king-tut-tomb-hidden-chamber-scan-egypt/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20180202news-kingtuttombscans&utm_campaign=Content&sf181081393=1



Who broke the Sphinx’s nose?

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/40663/Who-broke-the-Sphinx’s-nose?platform=hootsuite
<https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/40663/Who-broke-the-Sphinx's-nose?platform=hootsuite>







*General Science*



Quantum race accelerates development of silicon quantum chip

*https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/duot-qra012518.php
<https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/duot-qra012518.php>*



Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future

*https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/01/29/579682676/nearly-9-000-daca-teachers-face-an-uncertain-future?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180129
<https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/01/29/579682676/nearly-9-000-daca-teachers-face-an-uncertain-future?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180129>*



*Artificial intelligence is the weapon of the next Cold War*

*https://theconversation.com/artificial-intelligence-is-the-weapon-of-the-next-cold-war-86086
<https://theconversation.com/artificial-intelligence-is-the-weapon-of-the-next-cold-war-86086>*



This Pastor Is Putting His Faith in a Virtual Reality Church

*https://www.wired.com/story/virtual-reality-church/
<https://www.wired.com/story/virtual-reality-church/>*



The End of Data without Borders

*https://www.wired.com/story/overseas-data-regulation/
<https://www.wired.com/story/overseas-data-regulation/>*



NASA Tests New Alloy to Fold Wings in Flight

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/feature/nasa-tests-new-alloy-to-fold-wings-in-flight.html









*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



At One NASA Lab, Art and Science Share The Same Orbit

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/28/581006370/at-one-nasa-lab-art-and-science-share-the-same-orbit?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180128



Astronauts Living in Space Can Eat Bacteria That Feed on Human Waste

http://www.newsweek.com/astronauts-living-space-can-eat-bacteria-feed-human-waste-791883



Mysterious high-energy particles could come from black hole jets

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-high-energy-particles-could-come-black-hole-jets



Portable DNA Sequencer Searches for Life in Extraterrestrial-Like Conditions

https://www.space.com/39509-portable-dna-sequencer-search-for-life-tech.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social



Google Lunar X Prize Teams Plan to Keep Shooting for the Moon

https://www.space.com/39506-google-lunar-xprize-teams-moon-plans.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social



Super Blue Blood Moon Will Force NASA to Shut Down Lunar Spacecraft
Instruments

https://www.space.com/39507-super-blue-blood-moon-nasa-lro-spacecraft.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social



NASA Sends Historic Apollo Mission Control Consoles to Kansas to be Restored

https://www.space.com/39503-nasa-apollo-mission-control-restoration-cosmosphere.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social



NASA's GOLD Instrument, SES-14 Satellite on Track After Launch Anomaly

https://www.space.com/39504-nasa-gold-back-on-track-launch-anomaly.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social



Amateur astronomer discovers a revived NASA satellite

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/amateur-astronomer-discovers-revived-nasa-satellite



How NASA Plans to Send Humans Back to the Moon

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/nasa-orion-recovery-tests-humans-moon-space-science/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Content&utm_term=content&utm_content=link_ngcfb20180130backtothemoon&sf180351218=1



UCF Seeks New Way to Mine Moon for Water

https://today.ucf.edu/ucf-seeks-new-way-mine-moon-water/



Shooting for the Moon--This Time to Stay

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shooting-for-the-moon-this-time-to-stay/



Researchers Find a Chunk of North America Stuck to Australia
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chunk-north-america-stuck-australia-180967936/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia









*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*


How Much Longer Can Coastal Cities Survive? Robots Swimming Under Ice in
Antarctica Will Deliver the Countdown
http://www.newsweek.com/how-much-longer-can-coastal-cities-survive-robots-under-melting-ice-antarctica-790088?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
  The Beguiling Science of Making Planet-Saving Pavement
https://www.wired.com/story/pavement-environment-science/?mbid=nl_012718_daily_shortdek_list3_p1
  Hanoi enjoyed just 38 days of clean air in 2017 –report
http://news.trust.org/item/20180130032756-ovx1u/   *Can scientists learn to
make ‘nature forecasts’ just as we forecast the weather? *
https://theconversation.com/can-scientists-learn-to-make-nature-forecasts-just-as-we-forecast-the-weather-90822
  Tesla’s Australian Battery Shows It Can Also Make Huge Profits
https://futurism.com/teslas-australian-battery-shows-can-make-huge-profits/



Trump's false claims about the polar ice caps

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/trump-false-claim-polar-ice-caps/index.html?sr=fbCNN013018trump-false-claim-polar-ice-caps1236PMStory



Trump’s Tax Bill a “Poke in the Eye” to America’s Solar Future

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-tax-bill-a-poke-in-the-eye-to-americas-solar-future/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sa-editorial-social&utm_content&utm_term=tech_



New NJ gov overturns Christie's decision on cap and trade

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/371282-new-nj-gov-overturns-christies-decision-on-cap-and-trade



E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water Rule

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/climate/trump-water-wotus.html



Astronaut Thomas Pesquet: ‘Earth is just a big spaceship with a crew. It
needs looking after’

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/02/astronaut-thomas-pesquet-earth-is-just-a-big-spaceship-with-a-very-big-crew-?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   What are memories made of?
New study sheds light on key protein
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-memories-key-protein.html   Warm-air
blowers direct pathogens to surgical site, computer model shows
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-warm-air-blowers-pathogens-surgical-site.html
  Study may point to new ways to reverse insulin resistance
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-ways-reverse-insulin-resistance.html
  New genetic test can predict adverse reactions to epilepsy drug
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-genetic-adverse-reactions-epilepsy-drug.html
  Patients Are Experimenting With Ketamine to Treat Depression
https://www.wired.com/story/patients-are-experimenting-with-ketamine-to-treat-depression/?mbid=nl_012818_daily_shortdek_list1_p3
  How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain
https://www.wired.com/2017/04/the-cure-for-pain/?mbid=nl_012818_daily_shortdek_list1_p4
  Big Pharma Has the Flu https://www.wired.com/story/flu-vaccine-big-pharma/
  A Family’s Race to Cure a Daughter’s Genetic Disease
https://www.wired.com/story/a-familys-race-to-cure-a-daughters-genetic-disease/



Human genome decoded with pocket-sized device

https://phys.org/news/2018-01-human-genome-decoded-pocket-sized-device.html



Axolotl genome sequenced, revealing regeneration genes

https://newatlas.com/axolotl-genome-sequenced-regeneration/53119/



AI is helping turn the tide against flu in two important ways

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/ai-helping-turn-tide-against-flu-two-important-ways-ncna840746?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_mc

*Other*



Algorithms are making American inequality worse

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610026/algorithms-are-making-american-inequality-worse/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-01-28&utm_campaign=Technology+Review



UNESCO and CNRS launch InsSciDE project for European Science Diplomacy

https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-cnrs-launch-insscide-project-european-science-diplomacy



The spiritual message hidden in 'Star Wars'

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/us/star-wars-religion/index.html



How to Design Beacons for Humanity's Afterlife

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-design-beacons-for-humanitys-afterlife/



The Strava Heat Map and the End of Secrets

https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-fitness-trackers-privacy/



Is this the end of civilisation? We could take a different path

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/24/end-civilisation-take-different-path?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other



























Additional Informational



Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Global Volcanism Program

http://volcano.si.axismaps.io/



Holocaust Denial and Distortion

https://www.ushmm.org/confront-antisemitism/holocaust-denial-and-distortion#



International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration Recording

https://www.ushmm.org/watch/ihrd-2018?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1802MKTEM03658-event-text-button&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJNeU1ERmhOMlU0TW1aaCIsInQiOiIzSngyTjErS3Z2Tkw3Z2dkWjViNHZqbm5udUV0ZGs2dHQyUTNIVmFTRzR0REMwWHU1SGppK2hNbWpHVzBQcWFTRUx6UTdTbjNoYjVHOHZkMTN6cHdBRFpTT3IrMkIrSkQ2bnBGaEtmeFwvY0pqVlU2MEZIcjRpNTlJb3paS2w4UWkifQ%3D%3D



Holocaust Encyclopedia, the Reichstag Fire

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-reichstag-fire?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1802MKTEM03658-three-col-link-3&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJNeU1ERmhOMlU0TW1aaCIsInQiOiIzSngyTjErS3Z2Tkw3Z2dkWjViNHZqbm5udUV0ZGs2dHQyUTNIVmFTRzR0REMwWHU1SGppK2hNbWpHVzBQcWFTRUx6UTdTbjNoYjVHOHZkMTN6cHdBRFpTT3IrMkIrSkQ2bnBGaEtmeFwvY0pqVlU2MEZIcjRpNTlJb3paS2w4UWkifQ%3D%3D



Friends Indeed: The American Friends Service Committee Collection

https://www.ushmm.org/collections/the-museums-collections/curators-corner/friends-indeed-the-american-friends-service-committee-collection?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1802MKTEM03658-three-col-link-2&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJNeU1ERmhOMlU0TW1aaCIsInQiOiIzSngyTjErS3Z2Tkw3Z2dkWjViNHZqbm5udUV0ZGs2dHQyUTNIVmFTRzR0REMwWHU1SGppK2hNbWpHVzBQcWFTRUx6UTdTbjNoYjVHOHZkMTN6cHdBRFpTT3IrMkIrSkQ2bnBGaEtmeFwvY0pqVlU2MEZIcjRpNTlJb3paS2w4UWkifQ%3D%3D



Sanskirt Online Library

http://sanskritlibrary.org



The Viking Great Army in England: new dates from the Repton charnel

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/viking-great-army-in-england-new-dates-from-the-repton-charnel/30DFE4A0D5581DEBC8B43096A37985EE
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