[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-6-19

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*December 6, 2019*



*“These virtues do not have ineffable meaning but offer a sense of
morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human
family.”*

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 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*



Beautifully Preserved Skull of 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs Discovered

https://www.livescience.com/snake-with-legs-skull.html?utm_source=notification



Piecing Together a 12,000-Year-old Way of Life

https://today.uconn.edu/2015/06/piecing-together-a-12000-year-old-way-of-life/



Scientists Show Humans May Share a ‘Musical Grammar’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-show-humans-may-share-musical-grammar-180973653/



Were other humans the first victims of the sixth mass extinction?

https://theconversation.com/were-other-humans-the-first-victims-of-the-sixth-mass-extinction-126638



Flesh-Ripping Dinosaurs Replaced Their Teeth Multiple Times a Year
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/flesh-ripping-dinosaurs-replaced-their-teeth-multiple-times-year-180973661/





*History*



*Why Hindu nationalists are cheering moves to build a temple, challenging a
secular tradition*

https://theconversation.com/why-hindu-nationalists-are-cheering-moves-to-build-a-temple-challenging-a-secular-tradition-126901



Who owned these Jewish-owned treasures? V&A seeks clues from public

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/gallery/8-jewish-owned-objects-from-the-v-and-a-s-collection-with-unclear-provenance



*Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves*

https://theconversation.com/faith-made-harriet-tubman-fearless-as-she-rescued-slaves-127592



Chief who signed treaty with Pilgrims to be reburied

https://valliantnews.com/2019/11/15/chief-who-signed-treaty-with-pilgrims-to-be-reburied/



REP. HAALAND SEEKS TO RESTORE OLYMPIC RECORDS FOR NATIVE OLYMPIAN
JIM THORPE

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-haaland-seeks-to-restore-olympic-records-for-native-olympian-jim-thorpe/?fbclid=IwAR1Utslk-hDxXemCLfftorcbRrxZUQjDcbtWgVXasicu4aQKXVJvhl7h410



50 years later, Native Americans return to Alcatraz to remember occupation

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/50-years-later-Native-Americans-return-to-14850171.php?fbclid=IwAR27vFBZIveh_52eugQ6oN848HZQmqlupVyo88gTpPh4-WTufMOpPBzGWKg



Indigenous protectors of these sacred peaks have kept others out—till now

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2019/11/indigenous-protectors-sacred-peaks-secret-until-now/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20191201hist-indigenousprotectors::rid=&sf224793702=1



The battle to rebuild centuries of science after an epic inferno

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02141-2



What is a Concentration Camp?

https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/what-concentration-camp



Where an ancient Jewish-Muslim coexistence endures

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2019/1105/Where-an-ancient-Jewish-Muslim-coexistence-endures?cmpid=kwpsub&kwp_0=1464848&kwp_4=4459673&kwp_1=1883791



Art of the steal: European museums wrestle with returning African art

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2019/0430/Art-of-the-steal-European-museums-wrestle-with-returning-African-art?cmpid=kwpsub&kwp_0=1364837&kwp_4=4293595&kwp_1=1800378&fbclid=IwAR2VWuTFww5AFtlXAMIAW591oxaIAWtr867lOMIVzNtlvGjo7a_tSV81anA



Possibility Of Female Deacons Gives Some Catholics Hope

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/781998550/possibility-of-women-deacons-gives-some-catholics-hope?sc=tw



Identity of Fourth Soviet Spy Who Stole US Atomic Bomb Secrets Finally
Revealed

https://www.livescience.com/manhattan-project-fourth-spy.html



This Orphanage Did More Than Find Homes for Children of the Holocaust. It
Helped Them Reclaim Their Humanity

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/orphanage-helped-them-reclaim-their-humanity-180962516/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR0ne4feCkwMkv2MlXa_vGTO6EBkGOBzeUf8Xd-IeQfDuYsT7mTUYvakB0s



Milan Kundera's Czech Citizenship Is Restored After 40 Years

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/03/784473689/milan-kunderas-czech-citizenship-is-restored-after-40-years?sc=tw



Alabama honors Native American tribes it exiled

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/12/02/alabama-honors-native-american-tribes-exiled/4319350002/?fbclid=IwAR2ClQa0lhqmlYRIdixMoMLZvN31XCIeKMp0KRxXs_Zj7mh1ohawGcyGFls



David Rubenstein says it's time to give Americans a proper education in
history

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-rubenstein-is-on-a-mission-to-educate-america-congress-through-a-lesson-in-history/



500 Years After Leonardo Da Vinci's Death, France Celebrates His Life And
Work

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/29/782568048/500-years-after-leonardo-da-vincis-death-france-celebrates-his-life-and-work?sc=tw



How smallpox brought the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara tribes together

https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/community/history/4792782-How-smallpox-brought-the-Mandan-Hidatsa-and-Arikara-tribes-together



States Move to Add Native American History to Curriculum

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-11-29/states-move-to-add-native-american-history-to-education-curriculum



'We're still here:' Seminole Tribe shares dark history of Egmont Key

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/seminole-tribe-egmont-key/67-a6ee7a61-ceb9-45e6-a2cd-f699a7e72fd1



Trump 'Founders' proclamation another attempt to erase Native American
history, tribal academics say

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/11/26/native-american-heritage-month-president-celebrates-white-settlers-too/4286620002/



The Unprecedented Effort to Preserve a Million Letters Written by U.S.
Soldiers During Wartime
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unprecedented-effort-preserve-million-letters-written-soldiers-wartime-180973336/



Pearl Harbor Veteran Expected To Be Last USS Arizona Survivor Interred On
Ship
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/06/785562612/pearl-harbor-veteran-expected-to-be-last-uss-arizona-survivor-interred-on-ship?sc=tw

*Archaeology*



Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Used by a 'Water
Cult'

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-megalithic-temple-discovered-peru.html?utm_source=notification



Glories of old Kabul emerge from decades of war - and trash
http://news.trust.org/item/20191127003441-rn4vi/



V&A launches ‘world’s largest and most accessible’ cultural heritage
preservation database

https://advisor.museumsandheritage.com/news/va-launches-worlds-largest-accessible-cultural-heritage-preservation-database/?fbclid=IwAR19cPsb81d66Mms_hEAKhx42Lt8yfv_L6PlOTqP4KA0bDZi6TYF38oNWGk



Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm

https://www.livescience.com/viking-ship-georadar-norway.html



Two-Horned 'Rook' Might Be the Oldest Chess Piece on Earth

https://www.livescience.com/oldest-chess-piece-humayma-jordan.html



Tribe signs deal to co-manage Petroglyphs Historic State Park with DNR

https://www.themorningsun.com/news/local/tribe-signs-deal-to-co-manage-petroglyphs-historic-state-park/article_ea1f863c-16b3-11ea-8497-6f5cb995879e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1ygiZisjjjtFniy6R1oak3S0aIPzA9mXwLAdXd_MYHftUSajwwGLpzvaQ



Authorities Recover 10,000 Artifacts Stolen by International Antiquities
Trafficking Ring
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/authorities-recover-10000-artifacts-stolen-international-antiquities-trafficking-ring-180973636/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Vandalism At Kansas City, Kansas, Underground Railroad Site Might Help
Preservation Efforts

https://www.kcur.org/post/vandalism-kansas-city-kansas-underground-railroad-site-might-help-preservation-efforts#stream/0

*Egyptology*



Official 3D Scans of Nefertiti Bust Are Released After Three-Year Battle

https://hyperallergic.com/530400/official-3d-scans-of-nefertiti-bust-are-released-after-three-year-battle/



Found: Surprisingly Modern Paint on an Ancient Egyptian Gate

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-yellow-paint-ancient-egypt



Egypt hails rare find of mummified lion cubs, cats and crocodiles

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/egypt-mummified-cats-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2019-11-30T11%3A30%3A15



1,700-Year-Old Sock Spins Yarn About Ancient Egyptian Fashion
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews-history-archaeology/1700-year-old-sock-spins-yarn-about-ancient-egyptian-fashion-180970501/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2LJ4BGlYq7aBR2Jc6IBirGIcUmZBDcXOZ-VIM_FIncindUkn0J9ARBpAM



Original tomb raider: was Tutankhamun buried in someone else's grave?

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/27/original-tomb-raider-tutankhamun-treasures-golden-pharaoh-saatchi











*General Science*



End of an era as Japan's Panasonic exits chip business

https://techxplore.com/news/2019-11-era-japan-panasonic-exits-chip.html



The artificial skin that allows robots to feel

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/11/28/business/robot-artificial-skin-scn/index.html



*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

SpaceX's 1st Full-Size Starship Prototype Suffers Anomaly in Pressure Test

https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-prototype-anomaly-pressure-test.html?utm_source=notification



*Contrary to recent reports, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not in danger
of disappearing*

https://theconversation.com/contrary-to-recent-reports-jupiters-great-red-spot-is-not-in-danger-of-disappearing-127673



'Wow.' Astrophysicist Eugene Parker Reacts to Namesake Sun Probe's 1st
Science Results (Video)

https://www.space.com/astrophysicist-eugene-parker-solar-probe-science-reaction-video.html



A fifth fundamental force could really exist, but we haven't found it yet

https://phys.org/news/2019-11-fundamental-havent.html



Astronomers discover massive black hole that "should not even exist" in the
Milky Way galaxy

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/astronomers-discover-massive-black-hole-lb-1-that-should-not-even-exist-in-the-milky-way-galaxy/



Objective Reality Doesn't Exist, Quantum Experiment Shows

https://www.livescience.com/objective-reality-not-exist-quantum-physicists.html



19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.

https://www.livescience.com/19-galaxies-missing-dark-matter.html



Hoag's Object Is a Galaxy Within a Galaxy Within a Galaxy (and Nobody Knows
Why)

https://www.livescience.com/hoags-object-perfect-ring-mystery.html?fbclid=IwAR0sc1wg-tSRfx2GDJoxK1Tod7Y947HA0VHGKhC6qD_c8MQNtFa1hTnBXcI



A 'Mole' Isn't Digging Mars: NASA Engineers Are Trying To Find Out Why

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/29/783278261/a-mole-isn-t-digging-mars-nasa-engineers-are-trying-to-find-out-why?sc=tw



Inside The 24/7 Search For Another Habitable Planet Within 100 Light Years
Of Earth

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/11/25/inside-the-247-search-for-another-habitable-planet-within-100-light-years-of-earth/#249765203442



A Comet From Another Star Hints That Our Solar System Isn't One-Of-A-Kind

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/784898213/a-comet-from-another-star-hints-that-our-solar-system-isnt-one-of-a-kind?sc=tw



*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



NOAA Wants More Cameras On Fishing Vessels And Fewer Biologists

https://www.opb.org/news/article/noaa-fisheries-observer-cameras/?utm_campaign=Crushin5&utm_source=UrbanAirship&utm_medium=push



Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

https://phys.org/news/2019-11-arctic-ocean-ice-free-year.html



Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/business/heliogen-solar-energy-bill-gates/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1eH8KP0-Q6oFYMgXZA8I8XHtiOUZ9pe4mVamY0Fq0-bD-iCg6bJoXPJS0



Whales are vital to curb climate change - this is the reason why

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/whales-carbon-capture-climate-change



South Korea is building 3 hydrogen-powered cities for 2022

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/11/south-korea-green-energy-hydrogen-future-city-fossil-fuel-renewables



Northern California's undersea kelp forests decimated by purple sea urchins

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/northern-california-s-undersea-kelp-forests-decimated-purple-sea-urchins-n1067906



Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/11/30/783001327/chew-on-this-farmers-are-using-food-waste-to-make-electricity?sc=tw



Why Desalinating Water is Hard — and Why We Might Need To Anyway

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/why-desalinating-water-is-hard-and-why-we-might-need-to-anyway?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR24VbVFAxgoHMQJY87aj2iRC841zhddhO4TzQzaP8_uRo7XjZYrPUvSsEE



How Peru’s potato museum could stave off world food crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/29/how-perus-potato-museum-could-stave-off-world-food-crisis



Young Researchers Feel Excitement And Sadness To See Arctic Ice That May
Disappear

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/25/781776385/young-researchers-feel-excitement-and-sadness-to-see-arctic-ice-that-may-disappe?sc=tw



How Americans can change their mindset about wasting food

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-americans-can-change-their-mindset-about-wasting-food



Offshore Wind May Help The Planet — But Will It Hurt Whales?

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/782694371/offshore-wind-may-help-the-planet-but-will-it-hurt-whales?sc=tw



*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Scientists develop artificial nerve cells which behave just like real cells

https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-develop-artificial-nerve-cells-which-behave-just-like-real-cells/?ftag=CAD-03-10abf2b



*How *gene-edited* white blood cells are helping fight cancer*

https://theconversation.com/how-gene-edited-white-blood-cells-are-helping-fight-cancer-126806



Breakthrough discovery in plants' DNA may lead to slowing aging process in
humans

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/health/plant-longevity-telomerase-scn-wellness/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2019-12-01T05%3A29%3A02



The Inuit Paradox

https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-inuit-paradox



The True Story of the Genetically Modified Superfood That Almost Saved
Millions

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/17/golden-rice-genetically-modified-superfood-almost-saved-millions/



Malaysia Says Goodbye to Iman, Its last Sumatran Rhino

https://www.livescience.com/malaysia-last-sumatran-rhino-dies.html



Raiders Of The Lost Crops: Scientists Race Against Time To Save Genetic
Diversity

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/12/03/784259743/raiders-of-the-lost-crops-scientists-race-against-time-to-save-genetic-diversity?sc=tw



A Cancer Care Approach Tailored To The Elderly May Have Better Results

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/23/714300273/a-cancer-care-approach-tailored-to-the-elderly-may-give-better-results?sc=tw

*Other*



Rescuing Art: The creativity and science of restoration

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rescuing-art-the-creativity-and-science-of-restoration/?fbclid=IwAR0BOBH9Wsq2vbrS9F4FLC_IAILYXjeeYSqTwjokO4rHfir67ZaQaE_-vRc#
<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rescuing-art-the-creativity-and-science-of-restoration/?fbclid=IwAR0BOBH9Wsq2vbrS9F4FLC_IAILYXjeeYSqTwjokO4rHfir67ZaQaE_-vRc>



Rethinking farms and food in the AI age

https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2019/1127/Rethinking-farms-and-food-in-the-AI-age



Holland Aims to Bring Back Its Starry Nights

https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/11/dark-sky-night-stars-netherlands-light-pollution-map-nacht/601846/?utm_campaign=citylab&utm_term=2019-11-26T13%3A09%3A24&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo



Italy passes law to send unsold food to charities instead of dumpsters

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/italy-passes-law-to-send-unsold-food-to-charities/?fbclid=IwAR3SQhiGCxdze2KwlpHdDH5xFnM6Mz6hW1SYzqRl2joYw9-7EKfamSe6jNc



Researchers develop a mass-producible, centimeter-scale metalens for VR,
imaging

https://phys.org/news/2019-12-mass-producible-centimeter-scale-metalens-vr-imaging.html?fbclid=IwAR2KOKX8EFBd3LppxIMexqRzfsKXuNHqwMTjQkGfBqDKGug-6hw-xnUzoLA



Floating Cities: The Next Big Real Estate Boom

https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2019/12/02/floating-cities-the-next-big-real-estate-boom/amp/?__twitter_impression=true



'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To
Alleviate Inequity

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/781374759/we-wanted-our-patrons-back-public-libraries-scrap-late-fines-to-alleviate-inequi







Additional Informational



Star Trek Command Training Program (Internship)

https://www.emmys.com/foundation/programs/internship/startrek/apply



Masters of Tradition: A Cultural Journey across America

https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/heritage-fellows/map/?id=424



SETI Newsletter

https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donor_letter_nov19.php



NASA, Climate Change: How Do We Know?

https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/



TED Talk, The world's most mysterious book

https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_bax_the_world_s_most_mysterious_book?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=social



Native American activism after Standing Rock: Where is it now?

https://ideas.ted.com/native-american-activism-after-standing-rock-where-is-it-now/amp/



TED Talk, America's native prisoners of war

https://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_huey_america_s_native_prisoners_of_war?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co



TED Talk, The Magic of Small Numbers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=790nFPASyhM&app=desktop



Thank you, Mr. Rogers: An escape hatch for the holidays

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2019/11/27/thank-you-mr-rogers-an-escape-hatch-for-the-holidays/



Response from Graham Hancock to the Society for American Archaeology

https://grahamhancock.com/saa-archaeological-record-response/



FLOATING SOLAR PANELS RESTORE LIFE TO PERUVIAN SOIL

https://stories.undp.org/floating-solar-panels-restore-life-to-peruvian-soil



Forecasting agricultural vulnerabilities on a changing planet

https://digital.hbs.edu/data-and-analysis/forecasting-agricultural-vulnerabilities-on-a-changing-planet/?sf112474196=1



WWII in Asia: Between History & Memory Webinar, Dec 11

https://www.facinghistory.org/calendar/web2019nat29-wwii-asia-between-history-memory



I Invented the World Wide Web. Here’s How We Can Fix It.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/opinion/world-wide-web.html
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