[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-29-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*June 29, 2018*



*“When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and
love have always won.  There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a
time they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail.  Think of
it-Always.”*

Mahatma Gandhi






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*



Why life on Earth first got big

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-life-earth-big.html



Neanderthals Developed Surprisingly Sophisticated Ways to Hunt

https://www.history.com/news/neanderthals-surprisingly-sophisticated-hunt?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1530026129


Archaeologists stumble on Neolithic ritual site in Suffolk

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/28/archaeologists-stumble-on-neolithic-ritual-site-in-suffolk?CMP=fb_gu



*History*



Why America needs more immigrants

https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2018/06/25/why-america-needs-more-immigrants?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/



Meet the Americans Following in the Footsteps of the Knights Templar
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-americans-following-footsteps-knights-templar-180969344/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Pope Francis tells gay man: 'God made you like that and loves you like that'

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/21/europe/pope-francis-gay-comments-intl/index.html?sr=fbCNN052118pope-francis-gay-comments-intl1039AMStory&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2018-06-24T15%3A30%3A10&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social



Defying the Mullahs, Defending the Jews

https://hamodia.com/features/defying-mullahs-defending-jews/



Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name stripped from children’s book award over
‘Little House’ depictions of Native Americans

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/laura-ingalls-wilder-s-name-stripped-from-children-s-book-award-over-little-house-depictions-of-native-americans/ar-AAz7Fv3?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



A Century Ago, the Romanovs Met a Gruesome End
*https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/romanovs_helen-rappaport-new-book-180969336/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/romanovs_helen-rappaport-new-book-180969336/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia>*



GOP Senate candidate says Civil War wasn’t about slavery

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-senate-candidate-corey-stewart-says-civil-war-wasnt-about-slavery/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5b31db8904d3015f77f87a94&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook



This French Town Has Welcomed Refugees for 400 Years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/chambon-french-town-refugees-180969356/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



The search for D.B. Cooper: Investigators say they've confirmed skyjacker's
identity by decoding long-lost 'confession'

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-search-for-d-b-cooper-investigators-say-they-ve-confirmed-skyjacker-s-identity-by-decoding-long-lost-confession/ar-AAzi4Zb?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580











*Archaeology*



North America’s great lost treasures still waiting to be found

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-america-s-great-lost-treasures-still-waiting-to-be-found/ss-AAyHvp9?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



Second Spanish church falls prey to well-intentioned restorer

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/second-spanish-church-falls-prey-to-well-intentioned-restorer-st-george-ecce-homo-monkey-christ?CMP=fb_gu



Loss of Arctic archeological sites a ‘catastrophe’: experts

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-loss-of-arctic-archeological-sites-a-catastrophe-experts/



A Newly Excavated Settlement Highlights Florida’s History as a Haven for
Escaped Slaves

https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2018/6/27/a-newly-excavated-settlement-highlights-florida-s-history-as-a-haven-for-escaped-slaves



Divine Invitation

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/304-1807/from-the-trenches/6694-trenches-egypt-lisht-papyrus-prayer



Hobby Lobby's Illegal Antiquities Shed Light On A Lost, Looted Ancient City
In Iraq

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/623537440/hobby-lobbys-illegal-antiquities-shed-light-on-a-lost-looted-ancient-city-in-ira?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180628



2000-year-old mummy found near Russian reservoir

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-year-old-mummy-russian-reservoir.html

*Egyptology*



Nothing to report





*General Science*



A Plea for AI That Serves Humanity Instead of Replacing It

*https://www.wired.com/story/a-plea-for-ai-that-serves-humanity-instead-of-replacing-it/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062318_daily_list1_p2
<https://www.wired.com/story/a-plea-for-ai-that-serves-humanity-instead-of-replacing-it/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062318_daily_list1_p2>*



The Rise of DNA Data Storage

*https://www.wired.com/story/the-rise-of-dna-data-storage/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_06292018_daily_list3_p5
<https://www.wired.com/story/the-rise-of-dna-data-storage/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_06292018_daily_list3_p5>*



The Future of AI Depends on High-School Girls

*https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/ai-future-women/560618/
<https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/ai-future-women/560618/>*



China's hypersonic military projects include spaceplanes and rail guns

https://www.popsci.com/chinas-hypersonic-work-speeds-up?src=SOC&dom=fb



Boeing's planned hypersonic airliner could fly from NYC to London in two
hours

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/boeing-s-planned-hypersonic-airliner-could-fly-nyc-london-two-ncna887111?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma









*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



NASA’s next flagship space telescope is delayed again

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa%e2%80%99s-next-flagship-space-telescope-is-delayed-again/ar-AAzfsZ3?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=LENOVODHP17



Space Really Does Need Traffic Cops

https://www.wired.com/story/space-really-does-need-traffic-cops/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062318_daily_list3_p3



It's Business Time for Rocket Lab, Launcher of Small Satellites

https://www.wired.com/story/its-business-time-for-rocket-lab-launcher-of-small-satellites/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062418_daily_list1_p3



The Floating Robot With an IBM Brain Is Headed to Space

https://www.wired.com/story/the-floating-robot-with-an-ibm-brain-is-headed-to-space/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_06292018_daily_list3_p3



Why a U.S. ‘Space Force’ is ‘premature’ but ‘inevitable’

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-a-u-s-space-force-is-premature-but-inevitable?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour&linkId=100000002838254



Pakistan to launch observatory satellite next month
<https://www.dawn.com/news/1415924/pakistan-to-launch-observatory-satellite-next-month>

https://www.dawn.com/news/1415924



Researchers discover volcanic heat source under major Antarctic glacier

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-volcanic-source-major-antarctic-glacier.html



We’ve just seen a huge space explosion and don’t know what it is

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2172351-weve-just-seen-a-huge-space-explosion-and-dont-know-what-it-is/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1529679386



A large streak of 'blue' was found on the Red Planet

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-large-streak-of-blue-was-found-on-the-red-planet/ar-AAzddBc?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



Why Europe’s astronauts are learning Chinese

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180626-why-europes-astronauts-are-learning-chinese?ocid=ww.social.link.facebook



Scientists find evidence of complex organic molecules from Enceladus

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-scientists-evidence-complex-molecules-enceladus.html



Mysterious 'sonar anomaly' detected off North Carolina's coast has NOAA
ship explorer diving in search of a shipwreck or rock formation

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5895045/Mysterious-sonar-anomaly-detected-North-Carolinas-coast.html



Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Arrives At Its Asteroid Destination

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/27/623864130/japans-hayabusa2-spacecraft-arrives-at-its-asteroid-destination?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180627



Robert Oppenheimer’s Career Ended Long After the Bang, With a Whimper
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/robert-oppenheimers-career-ended-long-after-bang-whimper-180963805/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



What exactly was this 'interstellar visitor'?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/world/interstellar-object-oumuamua-comet-asteroid/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-06-27T21%3A28%3A06



Is Colonizing Mars the Most Important Project in Human History?

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/could-colonizing-mars-be-the-most-important-project-in-human-history/564041/?utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=2018-06-29T13%3A30%3A24&utm_campaign=the-atlantic





*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



A Leading Climate Agency May Lose Its Climate Focus

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/24/climate/noaa-climate-mission.html



Wendelstein 7-X achieves world record for fusion product

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-wendelstein-x-world.html



Dangerous climate change is likely, concludes new research

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-dangerous-climate.html



Flotilla of sail drones deploy to Arctic and Pacific for earth science
missions

http://www.noaa.gov/stories/flotilla-of-saildrones-deploy-to-artic-and-pacific-for-earth-science-missions



Renewable Energy Makes Economic Sense, Say Business Owners In South Florida

http://wlrn.org/post/renewable-energy-makes-economic-sense-say-business-owners-south-florida

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Study reveals new therapeutic target for slowing the spread of flu virus

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-reveals-therapeutic-flu-virus.html



Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions

https://techxplore.com/news/2018-06-low-cost-plastic-sensors-range-health.html


Laws That Criminalize Spread Of Infectious Diseases Can Increase Their
Stigma
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/22/621089984/in-some-f-you-ve-got-hep-c-spitting-can-be-a-felony



These Beating Mini-Hearts Could Save Big Bucks—And Maybe Lives

https://www.wired.com/story/these-beating-mini-hearts-could-save-big-bucksand-maybe-lives/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062718_daily_list1_p4



Pain Is Weird. Making Bionic Arms Feel Pain Is Even Weirder

https://www.wired.com/story/pain-is-weird-making-bionic-arms-feel-pain-is-even-weirder/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062318_daily_list3_p4



How the polio virus is being used to combat brain cancer

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/health/brain-cancer-poliovirus-study/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-06-26T12%3A00%3A02&utm_term=link



The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger

http://www.pulitzercenter.org/reporting/obsessive-search-tasmanian-tiger?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=TasmanianTiger



'Fundamental Shift' Needed To Protect Miners From Deadly Black Lung

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/624317640/fundamental-shift-needed-to-protect-miners-from-deadly-black-lung?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180629



*Other*



France: Butchers demand protection from vegans

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44623399



US astronaut Buzz Aldrin sues his children for 'misuse of finances'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44609561?ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social



Pushed to the Margins, These Brave People Are Pushing Back
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/pushed-margins-brave-people-pushing-back-180969349/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia























Additional Informational



America's 11 most endangered historic places

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/most-endangered-historic-places-2018/index.html
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