[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-15-19

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 15, 2019*



*“Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow —
it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human
race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans. No,
ancient astronauts did not build the pyramids — human beings built them,
because they're clever and they work hard. And Star Trek is about those
things. <https://www.azquotes.com/quote/940817>”*

Gene Roddenberry




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*



Ancient mucus trail led to oldest evidence of mobility on Earth

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/world/oldest-evidence-mobility-earth-study/index.html



Oldest Evidence of Humans Outside Africa Discovered

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/oldest-evidence-of-humans-outside-africa-discovered/ar-BBToDZ7?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP



Artificial Intelligence Study of Human Genome Finds Unknown Human Ancestor
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/artificial-intelligence-study-human-genome-finds-unknown-human-ancestor-species-180971436/#ppY5jy9gT2zYRh6U.99



Ancient European Stone Monuments Said to Originate in Northwest France

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/science/megaliths-archaeology-tombs.html



Archaeologists Find Evidence of Human Habitation In The Rockies Stretching
Back 9,000 Years

https://www.kunc.org/post/archaeologists-find-evidence-human-habitation-rockies-stretching-back-9000-years#stream/0



A taste for fat may have made us human, says study

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/a-taste-for-fat-may-have-made-us-human-says-study/



Is This the Footprint of One of the Last Neandertals?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-this-the-footprint-of-one-of-the-last-neandertals/



Humans Are *Still* Mating with Neandertals

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-are-still-mating-with-neandertals/



Gigantic dinosaur prints saved from Queensland flood

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/14/gigantic-dinosaur-prints-saved-from-queensland-flood






*History*



Holocaust Survivors And Victims' Families Receive Millions In Reparations
>From France

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/07/692376994/holocaust-survivors-and-victims-families-receive-millions-in-reparations-from-fr?sc=tw



Cuba’s Taino people: A flourishing culture, believed extinct

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190205-cubas-tano-people-a-flourishing-culture-believed-extinct?ocid=ww.social.link.facebook



Mosul museum reopens with legacy of Daesh destruction

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Arts-and-Ent/Culture/2019/Jan-31/475450-mosul-museum-reopens-with-legacy-of-daesh-destruction.ashx



Hungary's New Holocaust Museum Isn't Open Yet, But It's Already Causing
Concern

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/08/690647054/hungarys-new-holocaust-museum-isn-t-open-yet-but-it-s-already-causing-worry?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190208



Is the US trustee system good for museums?

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/united-states-trustee-system-museums/?fbclid=IwAR13BJxi_Zt1i7xUfcq9-4rmzf4NcC0rXVEbyiTO981Al6hEa-xpVAYiFek



This new art exhibit wants to change the way you think about the Syrian
refugee crisis

https://www.vox.com/world/2019/2/5/18196101/helen-zughaib-art-exhibit-syrian-refugees-jacob-lawrence-migration



Plantations are a dark chapter in American history—here’s why to visit

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/intelligent-travel/2016/02/01/the-plantation-every-american-should-visit/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20190210travel-whitneyplantation-::rid=&sf207505439=1



Archive shows medieval nun faked her own death to escape convent

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/11/archive-shows-medieval-nun-faked-her-own-death-to-escape-convent?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR25TktNJ46OCQ_IxH5qAx7p9Xjba5NgRt9LGqlfPxrUy8h4uzOVgVuBlD0



Substitute teacher resigns after telling class Martin Luther King Jr.
killed himself

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2853044002?__twitter_impression=true



Frida Kahlo’s Home Is Still Unlocking Secrets, 50 Years Later

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/arts/design/frida-kahlo-review-brooklyn-museum.html



Links beyond boundaries

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/links-beyond-boundaries/article26231052.ece



Egypt’s oldest Arabic calligraphy school struggles to survive
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/cairo-school-tries-to-keep-up-calligraphy-education.html



Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japan-to-recognise-indigenous-ainu-people-for-first-time?comment-order=oldest



Ted Bundy’s murderous charm still polarizes, 40 years later

https://apnews.com/fda5c470e49540ec9f7f5910bb07bd8b










*Archaeology*



Wreckage of World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-hornet-wreckage-world-war-two-warship-discovered/?fbclid=IwAR08yuDvh5uq_9TjzdJTE9l-8fB4aZZJogWxElXTN0O682_4XOfjcSiVlX4&ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=63503627



Underwater Archaeologists Find Surprising Artifacts from Major Roman Naval
Battle

https://www.livescience.com/64734-underwater-rome-carthage-battle-artifacts.html



Archaeologists Make 'Very Special' Viking Era Discovery in Norway

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2019/02/16/archaeologists-make-very-special-viking-era-discovery-in-norway/#2d130e13335e



Archaeologists discover Incan tomb in Peru

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-archaeologists-incan-tomb-peru.html



Ancient Fresco of Mythical Narcissus Found in Pompeii

https://www.livescience.com/64775-pompeii-fresco-narcissus-found.html



Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures Discovered in Western Sahara

https://www.livescience.com/64677-stone-structures-discovered-western-sahara.html



Art Institute of Chicago unveils key findings in African art thanks to
medical technology

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/taio-aio021419.php






*Egyptology*



The Book of the Dead was Egyptians' inside guide to the underworld

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/01-02/egypt-book-of-the-dead/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20190210hist-egyptbookofdead::rid=&sf207526753=1



4500-Year-Old Burial of a Teenager Discovered

http://luxortimes.com/2019/02/4500-year-old-burial-of-a-teenager-discovered/



Stolen Ancient Egyptian Artifact Retrieved at Amsterdam

https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/02/13/stolen-ancient-egyptian-artifact-retrieved-at-amsterdam/












*General Science*



Forget People, Elroy's Self-Flying Drone Hauls Heavy Cargo

https://www.wired.com/story/elroy-cargo-drone-chaparral/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_021319_daily_list3_p3&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20021319%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl


*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* Mars One, which offered 1-way trips to
Mars, declared bankrupt
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-one-bankrupt-1.5014522



*US astronauts will soon fly again in American spacecraft - but not NASA’s*

https://theconversation.com/us-astronauts-will-soon-fly-again-in-american-spacecraft-but-not-nasas-111330



750,000 Pieces of Junk Circle Earth. This Firm Wants to Start Clearing It

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/as-launches-boom-a-venture-bets-on-bringing-satellites-down?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter



To Study the Stars, This Town Went Off the Grid

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/08/national-radio-quite-zone-virginia-photography/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20190209science-resurfoffgridt::rid=&sf207481462=1



NASA finds possible second impact crater under Greenland ice

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-nasa-impact-crater-greenland-ice.html?fbclid=IwAR1Ym3TqdE-mfC2r-4OztVC36vco4wni9Ia86-9mNJgfmot5teNJmF6S15k



NASA’s Opportunity Rover Dies on Mars

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/13/science/opportunity-rover-mars-map.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR3emY7Gtmsr9ZN44QCvZ7wd2ygSgqP9fFmU7hXCDSI0reKBAVq3PPD6Ct8



The Bizarre Planets That Could Be Humanity’s New Homes

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/space-colonies-on-tidally-locked-planets/582661/



Two Satellites Almost Crashed. Here’s How They Dodged It

https://www.wired.com/story/two-satellites-almost-crashed-heres-how-they-dodged-it/?mbid=social_tw_sci&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=wiredscience&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter



A Young Island on Earth May Reveal Clues to How Water Shaped Mars

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/science/tonga-island.html



Meteorite source in asteroid belt not a single debris field

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-meteorite-source-asteroid-belt-debris.html



First evidence discovered of a gigantic remnant around an exploding star

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-evidence-gigantic-remnant-star.html



Be Kind to Extraterrestrials

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/be-kind-to-extraterrestrials/



Jokers please: first human Mars mission may need onboard comedians

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/15/jokers-please-first-human-mars-mission-may-need-onboard-comedians


*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



*Regenerative agriculture can make farmers stewards of the land again*

https://theconversation.com/regenerative-agriculture-can-make-farmers-stewards-of-the-land-again-110570



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_021219_daily_list1_p4&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20021219%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



The Senate just passed the decade’s biggest public lands package. Here’s
what’s in it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/02/12/senate-just-passed-decades-biggest-public-lands-package-heres-whats-it/?utm_term=.0f7bd0821d9f



President Trump And Allies Push To Save A Very Specific Coal Plant

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/12/693966847/president-trump-and-allies-push-to-save-a-very-specific-coal-plant?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190212



You May Be Surprised To Learn Which 2 Countries Are Making The Globe A Lot
Greener

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/14/694202210/you-may-be-surprised-to-learn-which-two-countries-are-making-the-globe-a-lot-gre?sc=tw



A U.S. Hunter Paid $110,000 To Shoot A Pakistani Goat

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/14/694347077/a-u-s-hunter-paid-110-000-to-shoot-a-pakistani-goat?sc=tw


Bold Plan? Replace the Border Wall with an Energy–Water Corridor

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/bold-plan-replace-the-border-wall-with-an-energy-water-corridor/






*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* Monkeys With Superpower Eyes
Could Help Cure Color Blindness
https://www.wired.com/story/monkeys-with-superpower-eyes-could-help-cure-color-blindness/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_021719_backchannel_list1_p1&source=BACKCHANNEL_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Backchannel%20NL%20021719_Backchannel%20list%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl


Rare whale found dead in Everglades National Park waters

http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/mobile-app-news-feed/rare-whale-found-dead-in-everglades-national-park-waters-1?fbclid=IwAR17tkozj9nuN1Gh0UMD9_Faw5mHSWhG-2t3c5aX5ossZhir7C2nGrZltjw



Chimpanzees Build Makeshift Ladder, Break Free from Zoo Enclosure

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/11/693560383/chimpanzees-build-ladder-to-break-free-from-belfast-zoo-enclosure?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190211&fbclid=IwAR0BV_LKJjSP5740q-x3Rfv9yNrq51Cuzc0SKPzj4ou3ZSTr_rLhlfmBcCo



A New Lab Is Brewing Microbes to Create Makeup and Medicines

https://www.wired.com/story/culture-biosciences-is-fermenting-microbes-for-meat-makeup-and-fuel/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_021219_daily_list3_p1&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20021219%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl



Chimp communication gestures found to follow human linguistics rules

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-chimp-gestures-human-linguistics.html



Beaked Whales Are the Deepest Divers

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/science/beaked-whales-dive.html



Drug combination may become new standard treatment for advanced kidney
cancer

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-drug-combination-standard-treatment-advanced.html






*Other*



Hamilton Helps Raise $14 Million for the Arts in Puerto Rico

http://fortune.com/2019/02/15/hamilton-puerto-rico/?fbclid=IwAR2xoVCVQEmZdx7MM28P7b3JhfJJ1ISux_ZRHf6W9LHqCEVJP8oULUkGGNg



Indigenous hunters have positive impacts on food webs in desert Australia

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/ps-ihh021319.php



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_021719_backchannel_list1_p2&source=BACKCHANNEL_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=Backchannel%20NL%20021719_Backchannel%20list%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl


















Additional Informational



TED Talk, An astronaut’s story of curiosity, perspective and change

https://www.ted.com/talks/leland_melvin_an_astronaut_s_story_of_curiosity_perspective_and_change



Hate and Its Impact: Sowing the Seeds of Global Antisemitism Webcast, Feb 20

https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/mahateimpctdc0219



BLM Defers Oil and Gas Lease Sales in New Mexico, Temporarily Protecting
Chaco Culture National Historical Park

https://www.npca.org/articles/2110-blm-defers-oil-and-gas-lease-sales-in-new-mexico-temporarily-protecting
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