[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 9-28-18

Sun Sep 30 18:12:07 PDT 2018

*Weekly Science Report*

*September 28, 2018*

*“The true meaning of Islam will not only focus on how Muslims worship but
also on who we are: mothers, fathers, spouses, students, neighbors,
friends.  People who smile with pride at their child’s first step; laugh
with friends over the old times; worry about exam results; cry at the sight
of our children in pain.  People just like you!”*

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim

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*

Ledumahadi mafube -- South Africa's new jurassic giant

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uotw-lm-092618.php

Well established theories on patterns in evolution might be wrong

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-theories-patterns-evolution-wrong.html

*History*

Why I became a Nazi: New book reveals enthusiasm of early party members

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/why-i-became-a-nazi-new-book-reveals-enthusiasm-of-early-party-members-1.3637448?mode=amp

Burying the last victim: One priest’s mission to honor the victims of
genocide around the world

https://angelusnews.com/news/john-burger/burying-the-last-victim-one-priests-mission-to-honor-the-victims-of-genocide-around-the-world

For Museums, Augmented Reality Is the Next Frontier

https://www.wired.com/story/museums-augmented-reality-next-frontier/

When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis

https://www.history.com/news/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20180927&linkId=57436888

The nearly 500 Californians killed in the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster
might finally get a memorial

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/20/the-nearly-500-californians-killed-in-the-1928-st-francis-dam-disaster-might-finally-get-a-memorial/?preview_id=5569622

Indians Are Partying And Praying For Elephant-Headed God Ganesh

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/22/649837458/indians-are-partying-and-praying-for-elephant-headed-god-ganesh?sc=tw

Should Holocaust education be mandatory? This Oregon 9th-grader tries to
make it so

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article218733810.html

Maldives Police Use Pickaxes To Destroy Artwork Deemed Un-Islamic

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/25/651410697/maldives-police-use-pickaxes-to-destroy-artwork-deemed-un-islamic?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180917

Impact of WWII bombing raids felt at edge of space

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-impact-wwii-raids-felt-edge.html

Uzbekistan: Land of a thousand shrines

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44685414

The Deadliest Massacre in Reconstruction-Era Louisiana Happened 150 Years
Ago
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-deadliest-massacre-reconstruction-era-louisiana-180970420/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

*Archaeology*

Archaeologists and curators leaving UK over Brexit fears

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/22/archaeologists-and-curators-leaving-uk-over-brexit-fears?CMP=share_btn_tw

Saving Scotland’s Heritage From the Rising Seas

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/25/climate/scotland-orkney-islands-sea-level.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Archaeologists discover 'massive' ancient building in Egypt

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-archaeologists-massive-ancient-egypt.html?utm_source=menu&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=item-menu

This major discovery upends long-held theories about the Maya civilization

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/27/this-major-discovery-upends-long-held-theories-about-maya-civilization/?utm_term=.4d2a6df48a20

Minoan palace of Zominthos in Crete yields exciting Bronze Age finds

http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/32679-minoan-palace-of-zominthos-in-crete-yields-exciting-bronze-age-finds.html

Painted tomb discovered in Cumae (Italy): A banquet frozen in time

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/painted-tomb-discovered-in-cumae-italy-a-banquet-frozen-in-time/

Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/violence-in-pre-columbian-panama-exaggerated-new-study-shows/

3,500-Year-Old Hand is Europe’s Earliest Metal Body Part

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/09/bronze-hand-ancient-switzerland-archaeology/

*Egyptology*

Prehistoric Egyptians mummified bodies 1,500 years before the pharaohs

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/middleeast/prehistoric-egyptians-mummified-bodies-before-pharaohs/index.html?utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-09-28T09%3A31%3A06

Huge archaeological building discovered in Giza

https://www.egyptindependent.com/huge-archaeological-building-discovered-in-giza/

Ancient Egyptian 'Magic Spell' Deciphered

https://www.livescience.com/63659-ancient-egyptian-magic-spell-deciphered.html

*General Science*

Are temporary tattoos the future of wearable technology?

*https://fellowsblog.ted.com/are-temporary-tattoos-the-future-of-wearable-technology-c3294a80d2a6
<https://fellowsblog.ted.com/are-temporary-tattoos-the-future-of-wearable-technology-c3294a80d2a6>*

The UK Government Is Planning To Set Up A Regulator For The Internet

*https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/alexwickham/uk-government-regulator-internet?__twitter_impression=true
<https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/alexwickham/uk-government-regulator-internet?__twitter_impression=true>*

Self-driving shuttles arrive in Columbus this week

*https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/20/self-driving-shuttles-arrive-columbus-this-week/?utm_term=.7b8a97757f87
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/20/self-driving-shuttles-arrive-columbus-this-week/?utm_term=.7b8a97757f87>*

They put microchips in their employees. Now this company is helping parents
track their children.

*https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/technology/2018/09/19/they-put-microchips-their-employees-now-this-company-is-helping-parents-track-their-children/
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/technology/2018/09/19/they-put-microchips-their-employees-now-this-company-is-helping-parents-track-their-children/>*

Inside the Secret Conference Plotting to Launch Flying Cars

*https://www.wired.com/story/inside-secret-conference-plotting-flying-cars/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092818_daily_list3_p3
<https://www.wired.com/story/inside-secret-conference-plotting-flying-cars/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092818_daily_list3_p3>*

Darpa Goes Underground for Its Most Daring Robot Extravaganza Yet

*https://www.wired.com/story/darpa-goes-underground-for-its-most-daring-robot-extravaganza-yet/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092818_daily_list3_p4
<https://www.wired.com/story/darpa-goes-underground-for-its-most-daring-robot-extravaganza-yet/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092818_daily_list3_p4>*

Florida town is first in the world to test autonomous school shuttles

https://www.curbed.com/2018/9/19/17877120/autonomous-school-shuttles-transdev-babock-ranch

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   Is it aliens? Scientists detect more
mysterious radio signals from distant galaxy
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/it-aliens-scientists-detect-more-mysterious-radio-signals-distant-galaxy-ncna912586?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

This Supple, Squishy Robo-Jellyfish Can Explore Ocean Reefs

https://www.wired.com/story/supple-squishy-robot-jellyfish-can-explore-ocean-reefs/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092318_daily_list3_p1

Everyone Wants to Go to the Moon Again—Logic Be Damned

https://www.wired.com/story/everyone-wants-to-go-to-the-moon-again-logic-be-damned/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092718_daily_list3_p4

The lunar gateway: a shortcut to Mars?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/22/the-lunary-gateway-the-future-is-closer-than-you-thought-nasa-esa-orion-jaxa-mars-mission?CMP=share_btn_fb

NASA space laser will measure Earth's melting ice by satellite

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/24/nasa-space-laser-satellite-earth-melting-ice-climate-change/1408027002/

This beaming sculpture will shine from earth’s orbit — and probe the
politics of space

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/trevor-paglen-orbital-reflector-space-politics

Scientists find home of mysterious 'Oumuamua' space object

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/scientists-find-home-mysterious-oumuamua-space-object-ncna913001?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

You've Been To Mars And A Comet; Japan's NASA Invites You To An Asteroid

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/27/652195624/-enjoy-standing-on-the-surface-of-this-asteroid-via-new-video?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180928

NASA roadmap report provides few new details on human exploration plans

https://spacenews.com/nasa-roadmap-report-provides-few-new-details-on-human-exploration-plans/?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign
=

TESS Space Telescope Will Find Thousands of Planets, But Astronomers Seek a
Select Few
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tess-space-telescope-will-find-thousands-planets-astronomers-seek-select-few-180970411/

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

We Gotta Get a Better Battery. But How?

https://www.wired.com/story/better-battery-renewable-energy-jason-pontin/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092218_daily_list3_p1

Human-caused* climate change severely exposes the US national parks*

https://theconversation.com/human-caused-climate-change-severely-exposes-the-us-national-parks-103715

*Key internet connections and locations at risk from rising seas*

https://theconversation.com/key-internet-connections-and-locations-at-risk-from-rising-seas-101167

San Francisco's Dream of 'Zero Waste' Lands in the Dumpster

https://www.wired.com/story/san-franciscos-dream-of-zero-waste-lands-in-the-dumpster/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092818_daily_list3_p1

A Better Motor Is the First Step Towards Electric Planes

https://www.wired.com/story/magnix-electric-plane-motor/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092718_daily_list3_p3

Norway’s Newest Ships Give a Glimpse Into the Future of Sustainable
Seafaring
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/norways-newest-ships-give-glimpse-into-future-of-sustainable-seafaring-180970326/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

Device that integrates solar cell and battery could store electricity
outside the grid

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/cp-dti092018.php

Fewer biofuels, more green space: Climate action researcher calls for
urgent shift

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uom-fbm092818.php

New, highly stable catalyst may help turn water into fuel

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-highly-stable-catalyst-fuel.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   Wildlife Detective Uses DNA
to Link Stolen Ivory to Big Cartels
https://www.wired.com/story/wildlife-detective-uses-dna-to-link-stolen-ivory-to-big-cartels/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092318_daily_list3_p2
  Meet the B.C. man who uses body-modifying technology to enhance physical
capabilities
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/meet-the-b-c-man-who-uses-body-modifying-technology-to-enhance-physical-capabilities-1.4825085?cmp=FB_Post_News

The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick

https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-is-clear-dirty-farm-water-is-making-us-sick/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_092818_daily_list3_p2

Judge Restores Grizzly Bears' Protections As Endangered Species

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/24/651335449/judge-restores-grizzly-bears-protections-as-endangered-species?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180925

Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/waeh-dpw092618.php

Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease
impacts

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-climate-disease-impacts.html

*Other*

Tesla Chief Elon Musk Is Sued by S.E.C. in Move That Could Oust Him

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/business/elon-musk-sec-lawsuit-tesla.html

Retired mathematician rocks math world with claim that he's solved $1
million problem

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/retired-mathematician-rocks-math-world-claim-he-s-solved-1-ncna914046?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma

NSF awards new level of support for tribal colleges, establishes STEM
centers

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/nsf-nan092818.php

Researchers identify a metal that withstands ultra-high temperature and
pressure

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-metal-ultra-high-temperature-pressure.html

Additional Informational

The Haunting Snapshots of an Environment Under Siege

https://www.wired.com/story/haunting-photos-of-the-worlds-most-polluted-sites/?mbid=social_twitter
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