[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 7-6-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*July 6, 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*



Life Recovered Rapidly at Impact Site of Dino-Killing Asteroid

https://news.utexas.edu/2018/05/30/life-recovered-rapidly-at-site-of-dino-killing-impact



Ancient DNA testing solves 100-year-old controversy in Southeast Asian
prehistory
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/ancient-dna-testing-solves-100-year-old-controversy-in-southeast-asian-prehistory/


Crucial new data on the origin of the Dolmens of Antequera, a World
Heritage Site
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/crucial-new-data-on-the-origin-of-the-dolmens-of-antequera-a-world-heritage-site/
  Special-purpose buildings bring together earliest Neolithic communities
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/ku-nsa062718.php



56-million-year-old fossils complicate long-held theories about mammalian
body size

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-million-year-old-fossils-complicate-long-held-theories.html





*History*



World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 19 sites

http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1852



Remembering the Woman Who 'Signed' the Declaration of Independence

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/remembering-the-woman-who-signed-the-declaration-of-independence/ar-AAzzcAR?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580



A Twist On Charles Dickens: He Was A Public Health Pioneer Too

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/05/626114059/a-twist-on-charles-dickens-he-was-a-public-health-crusader-too?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180705



'Shoah' Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, Seeker Of Truths Without Name, Dies At 92

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/626097137/shoah-filmmaker-claude-lanzmann-seeker-of-truths-without-name-dies-at-92?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180705



Feasting rituals – and the cooperation they require – are a crucial step
toward human civilization

https://theconversation.com/feasting-rituals-and-the-cooperation-they-require-are-a-crucial-step-toward-human-civilization-99171?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton



Keep on moving: the bizarre dance epidemic of summer 1518

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg?CMP=fb_gu



Out of the wreckage

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/plane-crash-mystery-yukon-bc-alaska



Poland Backtracks On A Controversial Holocaust Speech Law

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/27/623865367/poland-backtracks-on-a-controversial-holocaust-speech-law?sc=tw



Returning looted African art is as urgent as giving back works stolen by
the Nazis

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/returning-looted-african-art-is-as-urgent-as-giving-back-works-stolen-by-the-nazis



My Last Conversation with My Father

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/my-last-conversation-with-my-father?mbid=contentmarketing_facebook_citizennet_paid_culture_my-last-conversation-with-my-father_1-visit







*Archaeology*



UNF team digs through the trash of ‘fisher-hunter-gatherers’ who lived in
Jacksonville 2,500 years ago

http://www.jacksonville.com/news/20180611/unf-team-digs-through-trash-of-fisher-hunter-gatherers-who-lived-in-jacksonville-2500-years-ago



The Lost Dogs of the Americas

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/science/dog-american-genome.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur



Anglo-French pact sees Bayeux Tapestry return to UK

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44732897?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=facebook&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews



Inscribed seventh-century window ledge unearthed at Tintagel

https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/inscribed-7th-century-window-ledge-tintagel-cornwall



Ethiopia claims Ten Commandments tablet hidden in Westminster Abbey

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/ethiopia-claims-ten-commandments-tablet-hidden-in-westminster-abbey



German WW2 U-boat wreckage found off Galicia by Spanish divers

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44741045



Archaeologists in Peru uncover Incan burial site in desert valley

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-peru-archaeology-tombs/archaeologists-in-peru-uncover-incan-burial-site-in-desert-valley-idUKKBN1JV2DY



Ptolemic-Era Black Granite Sarcophagus Discovered in Alexandria
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-black-sarcophagus-discovered-alexandria-egypt-180969551/



Horses Had Dentists 3,000 Years Ago

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/news-horse-veterinary-dentist-Mongolia-archaeology/



Ancestral people of Chaco Canyon likely grew their own food

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uoc-apo070318.php



Skull tower and skull rack offer evidence of Aztec human sacrifice in early
Mexico City

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-skull-tower-rack-evidence-aztec.html



Power company project becomes one of Europe's largest archeological digs

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/28/health/neolithic-site-uncovered-windfarm-intl/index.html



Human Sacrifices Surround Ancient Mesopotamian Tomb

https://www.livescience.com/62954-human-sacrifices-mesopotamia.html

*Egyptology*



4,500-year-old 'paramilitary kitchens' used by pyramid builders for brewing
and breadmaking found near Giza

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5919045/Researchers-4-500-year-old-homes-complete-food-drink-preparation-areas-near-Giza.html



Egypt Discovers ‘Ptolemaic’ Tomb, Spots Light on Alexandria's Hidden
Monuments

https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/egypt-discovers-%E2%80%98ptolemaic%E2%80%99-tomb-spots-light-alexandrias-hidden-monuments-1154620



Statuette of Osiris uncovered at King Djoser Step Pyramid in Saqqara

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/53163/statuette-of-Osiris-uncovered-at-King-Djoser-Step-Pyramid-in





*General Science*



NASA to test 'quiet' supersonic flights over Texas

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/nasa-supersonic-flights-testing/index.html?utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_campaign=travel&utm_medium=social









*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is 'unprecedentedly severe'

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-oxygen-loss-coastal-baltic-sea.html



NASA chief explains the need for a "space force"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-chief-explains-the-need-for-a-space-force/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=53944107



Einstein Is Right About Gravity Again - Even With Ultra-Dense Neutron Stars

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2018/07/05/einstein-is-right-about-gravity-again-even-with-ultra-dense-neutron-stars/#35e047647358



The Air Force Is Already Betting on SpaceX's Brand-New Falcon Heavy

https://www.wired.com/story/the-air-force-is-already-betting-on-spacexs-brand-new-falcon-heavy/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070518_daily_list1_p2



*New telescope will scan the skies for asteroids on collision course
with Earth*

https://theconversation.com/new-telescope-will-scan-the-skies-for-asteroids-on-collision-course-with-earth-97975



'Cataclysmic' collision turned Uranus on its side 4 billion years ago

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/03/uranus-cataclysmic-collision-turned-planet-its-side-4-billion-years-ago/754315002/



In Search of New Rules to Protect Other Worlds From Earth's Cooties

https://www.wired.com/story/planetary-protection-report/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070318_daily_list1_p1



SpaceX Is About to Launch Its Final Block 4 Falcon

https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-is-about-to-launch-its-final-block-4-falcon/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_062818_daily_list3_p5



Here's what future Mars and lunar space colonies could look like

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/here-s-what-future-mars-lunar-space-colonies-could-look-ncna889341



Never Prebook Your Return Flight From a Rocket Launch

https://www.wired.com/story/never-prebook-your-return-flight-from-a-rocket-launch/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070618_daily_list3_p3



Data from Juno shows Jupiter moons causing footprints in aurorae

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-juno-jupiter-moons-footprints-aurorae.html



Laser experiments shed light on Earth's core

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-laser-earth-core.html











*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



‘Solar without a roof’ program set to debut

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/07/04/business/solar-without-a-roof-program-set-to-debut/?HSA=e26dc177fa717c38d6a751abfc0fe024edc678d2



The Amish Farmers Reinventing Organic Agriculture

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-amish-farmer-replacing-pesticides-with-nutrition/380825/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_term=2018-07-05T16%3A17%3A26&utm_content=edit-promo



The Funky Boat Circling the Planet on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Gas

https://www.wired.com/story/energy-observer-renewable-energy-voyage/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_070518_daily_list1_p4



Efforts to protect North Atlantic right whale are working, says researcher

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/efforts-to-protect-north-atlantic-right-whale-are-working-says-researcher-1.4735499?cmp=FB_Post_News

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Poachers eaten by lions after sneaking onto South African game reserve to
hunt rhino

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poachers-eaten-by-lions-after-sneaking-onto-south-african-game-reserve-to-hunt-rhino/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=53919359
  *Flu lasts for more than an hour in air and on surfaces – why cleaning
can really help *
https://theconversation.com/flu-lasts-for-more-than-an-hour-in-air-and-on-surfaces-why-cleaning-can-really-help-97823
  Virus test as good as Pap smear for preventing cervical cancer
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/virus-test-good-pap-smear-preventing-cervical-cancer-n888611?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
  Scientists Hope Lab-Grown Embryos Can Save Rhino Species From Extinction
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/04/625797741/scientists-hope-lab-grown-embryos-can-save-rhino-species-from-extinction?sc=tw



How Artificial Ovaries Could Expand Fertility Options for Chemo Patients
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-artificial-ovaries-could-expand-fertility-options-chemo-patients-180969547/





*Other*



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