[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-9-18

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*November 9, 2018*



*“A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or
a refugee. Saving the life of someone fleeing war and poverty is an act of
humanity.”*

Pope Francis




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*



Oldest known figurative cave art discovered in Borneo

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/oldest-known-figurative-cave-art-discovered-in-borneo/vi-BBPsgY1?ocid=SL5FDHP



Crossing From Asia, the First Americans Rushed Into the Unknown

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/science/prehistoric-migration-americas.html



The new face of South American people

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/fda-tnf110918.php



Experts find that stone tools connected communities

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/uotw-eft110918.php









*History*



Racist Slur Defaces African Burial Ground Monument in Lower Manhattan

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/nyregion/african-burial-ground-monument-racial-slur.html?fbclid=IwAR28xXV8KgPUuBvrX6w7Us9_A36ByACxXAt-3GOZbrv_-R840TjSKGRH3H8#click=https://t.co/boDrfcl6RL



Experts convene at UNESCO on future of culture and tourism at EU-China
Conference

https://en.unesco.org/news/experts-convene-unesco-future-culture-and-tourism-eu-china-conference



Trump cancels WW1 memorial at U.S. cemetery in France due to rain

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-france-memorial/trump-cancels-ww1-memorial-at-u-s-cemetery-in-france-due-to-rain-idUSKCN1NF0NU



The last man: Canadian WW I soldier died at 2 minutes to peace

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/george-price-first-world-war-last-soldier-killed-1.4898387



*Commemorating the ‘Great War,’ America’s forgotten conflict*

https://theconversation.com/commemorating-the-great-war-americas-forgotten-conflict-106397



*The *early-20th* century German *trans-rights* activist who was decades
ahead of his time*

https://theconversation.com/the-early-20th-century-german-trans-rights-activist-who-was-decades-ahead-of-his-time-106278



This New Database Aims to Become the World’s Best Resource on the History
of Overlooked Women Artists

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-database-complies-info-historys-overlooked-women-artists-1384966



Pope Francis: ' A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite'

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2018-11/pope-francis-audience-mountain-jews.html



In a Land of Quakes, Engineering a Future for a Church Made of Mud

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/science/adobe-peru-restoration.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&smtyp=cur



Two Sculptures of Ancient Women Give Voice to the Protection of Antiquities
in War Zones
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/two-sculptures-ancient-women-give-voice-protection-antiquities-war-zones-180970179/



Former Nazi guard, 94, goes on trial in German juvenile court

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/former-nazi-guard-94-goes-trial-german-juvenile-court-n931916?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



Lessons in the Decline of Democracy From the Ruined Roman Republic
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lessons-decline-democracy-from-ruined-roman-republic-180970711/?fbclid=IwAR3M4LtM-waMnx0jUq-LY_lYen4N0nXigK3LyARY21ELeWdt3el76XJ7R9A



146 years after Susan B. Anthony cast a history-changing vote, women are
sharing their voting pride at her grave

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/us/elections-voting-susan-b-anthony-grave-trnd/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-11-06T17%3A00%3A18



Interpol: Cooperation Needed in Fighting Global Art Theft

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/8812-interpol-cooperation-needed-in-fighting-global-art-theft



First Native American women elected to Congress: Sharice Davids and Deb
Haaland

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/sharice-davids-and-deb-haaland-native-american-women/?utm_source=cnn&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=actiontw&utm_content=elections1106



Nashville church urges houses of worship to keep their lights on for
Kristallnacht anniversary

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/religion/2018/11/07/nashville-churches-kristallnacht-anniversary/1921733002/?fbclid=IwAR1hH6x5XOxVEPt_U5Nyx66IbvK3IIhfCpw80YnlcpIjzBo5hzRYYDUHMvE



















*Archaeology*



Easter Islanders Ask British Museum to Return Sacred Statue, Offering
Replica in Return

https://hyperallergic.com/466966/easter-islanders-ask-british-museum-to-return-sacred-statue-offering-replica-in-return/



Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks poised to become state's first UNESCO
World Heritage site

https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/b239a93b3a2061/ohios-hopewell-ceremonial-eart.html



Conservators battle against time to preserve Auschwitz and Holocaust
victims’ possessions

https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/conservators-battle-against-time-to-preserve-auschwitz-and-holocaust-victims-possessions-2941



Archeologists discover fortifications in Quebec City dating back to 1693

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/archeologists-quebec-city-325-year-old-wooden-fortifications-1.4893781?cmp=FB_Post_News&fbclid=IwAR2dInjzTrmbrKPkrJgcU3wLvCOxJ0cGJ1x0gSd5vgSckKlxruFotMwbLZw



Mysterious gold relic finally identified after baffling scientists for
almost 150 years

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gold-plate-york-station-yorkshire-museum-roman-mouth-plaque-a8598451.html?amp&__twitter_impression=true



ZOOMING IN ON PETRA

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/petra-jordan-drone-3d-scan-digital-modeling-180970310/



Potatoes Were Not Just A Symbol Of The Elite In Ancient Peru,
Archaeologists Find

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2018/11/02/potatoes-were-not-just-a-symbol-of-the-elite-in-ancient-peru-archaeologists-find/#30f269761877



Archeologists Search for Ancient City in Bamyan

https://www.voacambodia.com/a/4645448.html



Students discover 6,000-year-old stone ax at Mount Vernon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/10/31/students-discover-year-old-stone-ax-mount-vernon/?utm_term=.024483340c18



Ancient Ceremonial Complexes Revealed in World's Driest Desert

https://www.livescience.com/64025-ancient-ceremonial-complexes-atacama.html



The Archaeologist Who Helped Mexico Find Glory in Its Indigenous Past
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologist-who-helped-mexico-find-glory-its-past-180970700/

*Egyptology*



Egypt’s newly discovered tombs hold mummies, animal statues

https://apnews.com/84e6c17dd65547e1b5d14bb8f0b5bd3c













*General Science*



Video conferencing sucks. Could “augmented” meetings replace it?
<https://www.fastcompany.com/90254734/video-conferencing-sucks-could-augmented-meetings-replace-it>

https://amp.fastcompany.com/90254734/video-conferencing-sucks-could-augmented-meetings-replace-it?__twitter_impression=true



The US just elected 8 new scientists to Congress, including an ocean
expert, a nurse, and a biochemist. Here's the full list.

https://www.businessinsider.com/2018-midterms-8-new-scientists-elected-to-house-senate-2018-11?fbclid=IwAR1N6yvdifXweJIeCkqPdodDs_obLbkGDLelTqDoLFpkoBIrACc2w0rOMkI



AI News Anchor Makes Debut In China
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/09/666239216/ai-news-anchor-makes-debut-in-china?sc=tw

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it
had its own native life

https://theconversation.com/colonizing-mars-means-contaminating-mars-and-never-knowing-for-sure-if-it-had-its-own-native-life-103053



The ISS Has a Supercomputer! Never Mind the Fried Disks

https://www.wired.com/story/the-iss-has-a-supercomputer-never-mind-the-fried-disks/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_110418_daily_list1_p1&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20110418%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



After 9 Years In Orbit, Kepler Telescope Leaves A Legacy Of Discovery

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/04/664103262/lulus-log-the-legacy-of-kepler-space?sc=tw



'Starman' and the Tesla Roadster that SpaceX launched into orbit have now
cruised beyond Mars

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/starman-tesla-roadster-spacex-launched-orbit-have-now-cruised-beyond-ncna931731?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



China unveils new 'Heavenly Palace' space station as ISS days numbered

https://m.phys.org/news/2018-11-china-unveils-heavenly-palace-space.html



Scientist finds elusive star with origins close to Big Bang

https://m.phys.org/news/2018-11-scientist-elusive-star-big.html







*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



How one tough shrub could help fight hunger in Africa

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/osu-hot110218.php



This enzyme eats plastic waste

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/this-enzyme-eats-plastic-waste?utm_source=Facebook%20Videos&utm_medium=Facebook%20Videos&utm_campaign=Facebook%20Video%20Blogs



Pakistan has planted over a billion trees

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/pakistan-s-billion-tree-tsunami-is-astonishing/


The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948 Spurred Environmental Protection—But Have We
Forgotten the Lesson?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deadly-donora-smog-1948-spurred-environmental-protection-have-we-forgotten-lesson-180970533/



How drones and data are changing India's farms

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/India-tech-drones-farmers-wages



Supreme Court refuses to block young people’s climate lawsuit against U.S.
government

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-refuses-to-block-kids-climate-lawsuit-against-us-government/2018/11/02/34bd7ee6-d7af-11e8-83a2-d1c3da28d6b6_story.html?utm_term=.7cba788f5bbd&__twitter_impression=true



Scientists Develop Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18
Years

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-develop-liquid-that-sucks-up-sun-s-energy?fbclid=IwAR3wTf6aTXUCXPMCX6dosq462XARdk4wtAMuKepwlEK9GTLV3RFZqdbxM4s



Solar power—largest study to date discovers 25 percent power loss across UK

https://phys.org/news/2018-11-solar-powerlargest-date-percent-power.amp?__twitter_impression=true



*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   Molecular virologist fights
influenza at the molecular level
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-molecular-virologist-influenza.html   The
Universal Flu Shot Moves Within Reach
https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/mount-sinai/the-universal-flu-shot-moves-within-reach/?mvt=i&mvn=73e28e8f19874d4091e12237ce7dd3a2&mvp=NA-SCIEAMERLIVE-11237933&mvl=HomeLatest
  *From *shell-shock* to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma*
https://theconversation.com/from-shell-shock-to-ptsd-a-century-of-invisible-war-trauma-74911



*As Arctic ship traffic increases, narwhals and other unique animals are
at risk*

https://theconversation.com/as-arctic-ship-traffic-increases-narwhals-and-other-unique-animals-are-at-risk-99733



New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons

https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-gene-therapy-reprograms-brain-glial.html





*Other*



How to Lock Down What Websites Can Access on Your Computer

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-lock-down-websites-permissions-access-webcam/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_110518_daily_list1_p2&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20110518%20(1)%20remainder&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Turning soldiers into scholars by turning military experience into college
credit

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/turning-soldiers-into-scholars-by-turning-military-experience-into-college-credit?__twitter_impression=true

























Additional Informational



Capturing Scotland in the Midst of Its Green Renewal Photo Gallery

https://www.wired.com/story/photo-gallery-scotland-green-renewal/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_110718_daily_list3_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20110718%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



ICOM partners with the OECD to develop a Guide for Local Governments,
Communities and Museums

https://icom.museum/en/news/sustainability-icom-partners-with-the-oecd-to-develop-a-guide-for-local-governments-communities-and-museums/
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