[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-5-19

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*April 5, 2019*



*“The basis of this knowledge Gnosis, the fundamental principles on which
all the teachings rested, was the essential inherent divine nature of man,
and the consequent possibility of becoming by self-knowledge a god-like
being”.*

*William Kingsland*






Introduction



Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock
and the late 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*



Fossils show worldwide catastrophe on the day the dinosaurs died

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/29/fossils-show-world-wide-catastrophe-day-dinosaurs-died/?utm_term=.86f883aa12fd



Ancient Four-Legged Whale Swam Across Oceans, Walked Across Continents

https://www.livescience.com/65156-ancient-four-legged-whale.html?utm_source=notification



*Last of the giants: What killed off Madagascar’s megafauna a thousand
years ago?*

*https://theconversation.com/last-of-the-giants-what-killed-off-madagascars-megafauna-a-thousand-years-ago-112672
<https://theconversation.com/last-of-the-giants-what-killed-off-madagascars-megafauna-a-thousand-years-ago-112672>*

*History*



Biodiversity and hope flourish at Palestine's first natural history museum

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/biodiversity-and-hope-flourish-palestines-first-natural-history-museum



When a selfie goes too far: How Holocaust memorial sites around Europe
combat social media disrespect

https://abcnews.go.com/International/selfie-holocaust-memorial-sites-europe-combat-social-media/story?id=62025268



The Story We've Been Told About America's National Parks Is Incomplete

http://time.com/5562258/indigenous-environmental-justice/?xid=tcoshare#227864b9-40f2-4a4a-a566-839ff8da1ea1?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article



Vladimir Nabokov, Literary Refugee

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/vladimir-nabokov-literary-refugee.html



‘A very deep kind of patriotism’: Memorial to honor Native American
veterans is coming to the Mall

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-very-deep-kind-of-patriotism-memorial-to-honor-native-american-veterans-is-coming-to-the-mall/2019/03/27/6cfcfe44-4b04-11e9-b79a-961983b7e0cd_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0-Om3rBdsEbYbDCJQv6X7CGSdDaEHUCaXGQgEhKxgXAKNMvjtoeVxN2aw&utm_term=.88c53889a393



American man charged with trying to steal part of rail tracks from Auschwitz

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-man-charged-trying-steal-part-rail-tracks-auschwitz-n989906?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw&fbclid=IwAR3_sTRzJFReDqbfWqzF2BBsXJmdbkSau9adcjxGPmhupbi2emnieApQLC0



How museums are stepping up exhibition design

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/exhibition-design-the-art-of-seeking-attention?fbclid=IwAR0lT_FwBphMeE79cBnD6_VyUEOB_-DmIyN6PNitcWEIlK8D_ekMeRfD_As



Afghan Students Learn to Combat Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/afghan-students-learn-combat-illicit-trafficking-cultural-property



Investigators Recover Jewels Taken From Rome’s Etruscan Museum

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/world/europe/rome-jewels-etruscan-museum.html



A national treasure of Native American art in Los Angeles is looking for a
new owner

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/a-national-treasure-of-native-american-art-in-los-angeles-is-looking-for-a-new-owner



Art venues have half the budget of science museums for temporary
exhibitions, new report finds

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/new-report-delves-into-hidden-economics-of-museum-exhibitions



Erdogan says museum and former cathedral Hagia Sophia will become a mosque
again

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/erdogan-says-museum-and-former-cathedral-hagia-sophia-will-become-a-mosque-again



*Archaeology*



1,500-year-old garbage dumps reveal city’s surprising collapse
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/ancient-garbage-dump-elusa-reveals-surprising-city-collapse/


Can an Archaeological Dig Change the Future of Jerusalem?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/jerusalem-city-of-david-israel-dig.html



What Can Fingerprints Tell Us About Ancient Artisans?

https://hyperallergic.com/491765/what-can-fingerprints-tell-us-about-ancient-artisans/



Colombia court embargoes treasure from Spanish ship amid legal battle

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-treasure/colombia-court-embargoes-treasure-from-spanish-ship-amid-legal-battle-idUSKCN1RE2F0



Archaeologists discover 'exceptional' site at Lake Titicaca

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/01/archaeologists-discover-exceptional-site-at-lake-titicaca?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3YBgJG0pjuGlC0NzjPi8J6byqg92GJCpNGvGcKdObWeLXoNiA_YZQACrs



Teen Boy Discovers Long-Lost Medieval Gravestones in Scottish Churchyard

https://www.livescience.com/65128-teen-discovers-lost-medieval-gravestones.html?utm_source=notification





*Egyptology*



Noble's tomb found in Egypt dates back to early pharaohs

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nobles-tomb-found-in-egypt-dates-back-to-early-pharaohs/ar-BBVwSNu?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



60 Ancient Egyptian Mummies Entombed Together Died 'Bloody, Fearsome Deaths'

https://www.livescience.com/65158-mass-grave-ancient-egypt-soldiers.html?utm_source=notification



Early Egyptian Queen Revealed in 5,000-Year-Old Hieroglyphs

https://www.livescience.com/53406-early-egyptian-queen-revealed-in-hieroglyphs.html?fbclid=IwAR39VDSwrPkwAI654Z2fcZpiI1NbfVXRCU6b_YFjcaTq0Bl5sHobYw_3C8M











*General Science*


Inside the High-Stakes Race to Make Quantum Computers Work
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-high-stakes-race-to-make-quantum-computers-work/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_040119_paywall-reminder_list3_p4&source=PAYWALL_REMINDER_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Paywall%20Reminder%20NL%20040119%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



MIT and NASA engineers demonstrate a new kind of airplane wing

http://news.mit.edu/2019/engineers-demonstrate-lighter-flexible-airplane-wing-0401

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Plan to Mine the Moon Gives Australia Opening in New Space Era

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-01/plan-to-mine-the-moon-gives-australia-opening-in-new-space-era?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter



India anti-satellite missile test a 'terrible thing,' NASA chief says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/02/india/nasa-india-anti-missile-test-intl/index.html



NASA Announces $100,000 Winners of Virtual 3D-Printed Mars Habitats

https://www.space.com/3d-printed-mars-habitats-nasa-prizes.html?utm_source=notification



Physics Is Pointing Inexorably to Mind

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/physics-is-pointing-inexorably-to-mind/



*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*


The World Might Actually Run Out of People

https://www.wired.com/story/the-world-might-actually-run-out-of-people/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_040119_paywall-reminder_list1_p3&source=PAYWALL_REMINDER_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Paywall%20Reminder%20NL%20040119%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl


This Scary Map Shows How Climate Change Will Transform Your City
https://www.wired.com/story/this-scary-map-shows-how-climate-change-will-transform-your-city/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_040119_paywall-reminder_list1_p2&source=PAYWALL_REMINDER_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Paywall%20Reminder%20NL%20040119%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl


Interior Dept. approved far more oil and gas permits during shutdown than
previously known

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/27/politics/bernhardt-interior-approved-permits-shutdown/index.html?__twitter_impression=true



Coursey: Interior needs to manage public lands for multiple uses, including
wildlife conservation
https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/coursey-interior-needs-to-manage-public-lands-for-multiple-uses/article_7ae819b6-99a2-5fdc-8dbf-fb8ccddfb4cf.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest


As the World Warms, Clouds Could Disappear—Catastrophically

https://www.wired.com/story/as-the-world-warms-clouds-could-disappear-catastrophically/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_033119_daily_list3_p2&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20033119%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl


The Lost History of One of the World’s Strangest Science Experiments
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/sunday-review/biosphere-2-climate-change.html



A Key To Peace In Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/31/693228402/a-key-to-peace-in-afghanistan-consider-conservation-says-one-scientist?sc=tw



High seas could be protected by 'global treaty'

https://news.sky.com/story/high-seas-could-be-protected-by-global-treaty-11683256



*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



FDA, N.Y. attorney general take steps to police stem cell industry

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-sends-letters-to-20-companies-in-attempt-to-rein-in-stem-cell-industry/2019/04/03/7e01556e-564e-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?utm_term=.ee99deca2649#click=https://t.co/XLEYbcJmxp



Komodo considers tourist ban to help boost dragon numbers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/04/tourists-banned-from-home-of-komodo-dragon-as-smugglers-eye-dwindling-numbers?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1554343303



NIH police yank Iranian graduate student from lab as agency clamps down on
security

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nih-police-yank-iranian-graduate-student-from-lab-as-agency-clamps-down-on-security/2019/04/03/79f98bca-555a-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3hWBkLBzS0QXbqXi23ZuZVSNp2JEIUpOZMpsvYkTyWhvj4H1DIltn7Ams&noredirect=on&utm_term=.86ae954522a8



A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-candida-auris.html?fbclid=IwAR26ZHbUkexRt4VA6RRWYQL3M-UZ38k_ZX9Pjhrhh1agI-nE6Iff4olV190



The Adult Brain Does Grow New Neurons After All, Study Says

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-adult-brain-does-grow-new-neurons-after-all-study-says/

*Other*



What Happens When Techno-Utopians Actually Run a Country

https://www.wired.com/story/italy-five-star-movement-techno-utopians/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_040119_paywall-reminder_list3_p1&source=PAYWALL_REMINDER_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Paywall%20Reminder%20NL%20040119%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Pope Francis: Don’t be afraid that God has allowed different religions in
the world

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/04/03/pope-francis-dont-be-afraid-god-has-allowed-different-religions-world



Military Tries Out Fish as Underwater Spies

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-tries-out-fish-as-underwater-spies/



*7 unexpected things that libraries offer besides books*

https://theconversation.com/7-unexpected-things-that-libraries-offer-besides-books-111895



























Additional Informational



First Word: Messages from Holocaust Survivors

https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/museum-publications/memory-and-action/first-word-messages-from-holocaust-survivors?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1904MKTEM04468-feature-button&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTm1ReVpUaGpOalptT0RrNCIsInQiOiI5OFZVTkc3OFJBb0MxTko4SE9aTVhNVVVMOGtqZHFFczhKWDhlem9va0xxcnhkZURsNHYyTFprbkV5Q2JDZjRmTE9hQ05PSDBFVjlVXC91RjdHa2prMVJwWDZaK0NKbXpZNVhBS0Y3Vk5DVkU5aldKVDdMUU9ZUW5xdzdrb1hBdHdSdjJ1RjdSZmQxKzRreVNIb0V4ZkZBPT0ifQ%3D%3D



A new Bronze Age shipwreck with ingots in the west of Antalya—preliminary
results

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00310328.2019.1579467?journalCode=ypeq20&



ORACUL, How Old Is Human Civilization Kickstarter Campaign

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oracul/how-old-is-human-civilization?fbclid=IwAR02BO9GXUlgPOBbv2fKMXB8S5MAZaXiX_3KPH7uxBaRYWq5JnRuE9YhLWY



Heritage on fire: who’s next: Fire risk management for cultural heritage
Seminar, June 26-28: Rio de Janeiro

https://www.iccrom.org/news/heritage-fire-whos-next
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