[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-28-19

Sun Jun 30 16:13:59 PDT 2019

*Weekly Science Report*

*June 28, 2019*

*“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 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*

Miners discover fossil of 70-million-year-old 'sea monster' in mine near
Lethbridge

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mososaur-fossil-ammomite-mine-lethbridge-1.5187842

12-foot bird lived alongside early human relatives, fossils reveal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/12-foot-bird-lived-alongside-early-human-relatives-fossils-reveal/ar-AADtkoD?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580&fbclid=IwAR1vrRZgCb4ULIWerJlFNBfw3piQtMuknEuc5MgFVE5i1asDJeZuItA-dX0

Neanderthals made repeated use of the ancient settlement of 'Ein Qashish,
Israel

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-neanderthals-ancient-settlement-ein-qashish.html?fbclid=IwAR1uvp7zj5NAtgzxU11o84y7ZoHE9BY39q6yY_By1UjYeiWgjGuC_6q0umU

When the dinosaurs died, lichens thrived

*https://phys.org/news/2019-06-dinosaurs-died-lichens.html
<https://phys.org/news/2019-06-dinosaurs-died-lichens.html>*

Ancient DNA help scientists study human evolution: 'It's like a time
capsule'

*https://phys.org/news/2019-06-ancient-dna-scientists-human-evolution.html
<https://phys.org/news/2019-06-ancient-dna-scientists-human-evolution.html>*

*History*

‘A kind of creeping oppression’: Anne Frank’s haunting newly published
letters to her grandmother

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/06/25/kind-creeping-oppression-anne-franks-haunting-newly-published-letters-her-grandmother/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2f925179b007

Helen Keller and Mark Twain Had an Unlikely Friendship That Spanned More
Than a Decade

https://www.biography.com/news/helen-keller-mark-twain-friendship?cid=sf104533566&fbclid=IwAR0Pj44s5tIcdHD_H3JC9htfsIyQlpUvsFougzjqTJ9I-kYEXgZVDQWPrjI

In 1945, a Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans, Five of Them
Children, in Oregon
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1945-japanese-balloon-bomb-killed-six-americansfive-them-children-oregon-180972259/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3rJA5wDamHudhQw7cI5hC7T2tQg4EN6EnY_KyhRWl6kb1o8OIk7RyCZBY

Lonnie Bunch isn’t afraid to address white supremacy. What else will that
change for the Smithsonian?

https://www.aam-us.org/wire/washington-post/lonnie-bunch-isnt-afraid-to-address-white-supremacy-what-else-will-that-change-for-the-smithsonian/

Italy Pledges to Lend 2,000 Ancient Artifacts to Brazil’s Devastated
National Museum

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/national-museum-fire-damage-italy-1579687

Tuskegee Airman Who Flew 142 WWII Combat Missions Dies at 99

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tuskegee-Airman-Who-Flew-142-WWII-Combat-Missions-Dies-at-99-511690001.html

Treasury Department Launches Investigation Into Delays Behind Harriet
Tubman $20 Bill

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/24/735525569/treasury-department-launches-investigation-into-delays-behind-harriet-tubman-20-

Nanda Devi: Bodies of missing climbers recovered in Himalayas

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48738142?ns_linkname=news_central&ns_source=facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ocid=socialflow_facebook

*The power of ordinary people facing totalitarianism*

https://theconversation.com/the-power-of-ordinary-people-facing-totalitarianism-73589

What Really Happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

https://www.history.com/news/little-bighorn-battle-facts-causes?source=history&platform=facebook&postid=sf104584658&sf104584658=1&fbclid=IwAR0Xyzqo46TgLYmUiaIqy4jtCZllwl8I74wHwhDFyX9udkgtqcAE_NOZDF8

To Decipher Peru’s Nazca Lines, Think Like an Ornithologist

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nazca-lines-birds-ornithology?fbclid=IwAR1zOdAEkLV6VYPGBGaszHVQrM5sPQt_seoLVdn_db45F_u16JRVjFSwA40

Judaism and Christianity Both Rely on the Hebrew Bible. Why Do They
Interpret It So Differently?

https://time.com/5606942/jewish-christian-bible/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter&utm_medium=socialflowtw&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=time

Death in Ice Valley: New clues in Isdal Woman mystery

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48736937?ns_source=facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&fbclid=IwAR0kYovm4iLUmSmq39o2-nMlJODDX2z9RTptsSBbUhUtRUWzDzh050yB1-E

Europeans’ First Contact With Iroquois Happened up to 100 Years Later Than
Expected
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/12/05/new-dates-change-history-of-indigenous-iroquois-first-contact-europeans/>

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/12/05/new-dates-change-history-of-indigenous-iroquois-first-contact-europeans/?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR3515g5q9Tau9FBlZLVHLpsJxXWsUXznRN2fLuLeg4Y8r2vRl30xWyG7dI#.XRNyMuhKiiM

Proposed bill would rescind Medals of Honor given for Wounded Knee massacre

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/26/politics/medal-of-honor-wounded-knee-trnd/index.html?utm_content=2019-06-27T03%3A00%3A05&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link

The Myth of Masada: How Reliable Was Josephus, Anyway?
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-the-myth-of-masada-how-reliable-was-josephus-anyway-1.7375157

Early Celts in Burgundy appropriated Mediterranean products and feasting
practices

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/p-eci061219.php

Mysterious Etchings in Peruvian Desert Prove to Be Foreign Birds. What Did
They Mean to the Pre-Incans?

https://www.livescience.com/65755-mysterious-nazca-lines-birds-identified.html

An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock,
Not a God
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-greek-philosopher-was-exiled-claiming-moon-was-rock-not-god-180972447/

*Archaeology*

Europe's Oldest Mosque May Be Buried Underground in This Visigothic City

https://www.livescience.com/65760-visigoth-reccopolis-city-revealed.html

Mysterious 2,000-year-old wooden arm found in English well may have been a
spiritual offering

https://www.foxnews.com/science/wooden-arm-found-england

Iraq drought uncovers ruins of ancient palace

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iraq-drought-uncovers-ruins-of-ancient-palace/ar-AADyBk8?ocid=se

Statue of St. George Undergoes ‘Unrestoration’ to Salvage Botched Paint Job
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spanish-statue-st-george-undergoes-unrestoration-remove-botched-paint-job-180972481/

Norway is returning Easter Island artefacts to Chile

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/04/norway-is-returning-easter-island-artefacts-to-chile?utm_source=Facebook%20Videos&utm_medium=Facebook%20Videos&utm_campaign=Facebook%20Video%20Blogs

Gold Refining Techniques Of A Medieval Islamic City Revealed By
Experimental Archaeology

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidanderson/2019/06/18/gold-refining-techniques-of-a-medieval-islamic-city-revealed-by-experimental-archaeology/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Graves of 30 US servicemen found on Pacific WWII battlefield

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/graves-of-30-us-servicemen-found-on-pacific-wwii-battlefield/ar-AADqZmS?ocid=se

Declassified U2 Spy Photos Reveal New Archaeological Findings

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidanderson/2019/06/25/declassified-u2-spy-photos-reveal-new-archaeological-findings/#3c5a6bdb474f

4,000-Year-Old Burial Revealed on Britain's 'Island of Druids'

https://www.livescience.com/65822-burial-mound-island-of-druids.html

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Baptismal Font Hidden Inside Jesus'
Traditional Birthplace

https://www.livescience.com/65826-jesus-birthplace-baptismal-fonts-found.html

Archaeologists have a new way to unlock the secrets of ancient burned bones

https://www.latimes.com/science/new-way-to-decode-burned-bones-story.html

9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/9000-years-ago-a-community-with-modern-urban-problems/

New finds from underwater research on historic Greek island of Salamis

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/35934-new-finds-from-underwater-research-on-historic-greek-island-of-salamis.html

*Egyptology*

Archeologists Discover a Perfectly Preserved 4,000-Year-Old Tomb in Egypt

https://mymodernmet.com/khuwy-egyptian-tomb-saqqara/?fbclid=IwAR1IRW718e6ZBpnKNcr362fd5c9Pc5-JOktoBvZ2QuN_8dZ_cObCUEhlF_8

Tutankhamun's sunshade may have been attached to his chariot, scholar
theorises

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/336553/Heritage/Museums/Tutankhamuns-sunshade-may-have-been-attached-to-hi.aspx

*General Science*

New theory for trapping light particles aims to advance development of
quantum computers

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-theory-particles-aims-advance-quantum.html?fbclid=IwAR2C5h990sGDZvh2EgRwjX2D7Oy7Qt5Tb0I1lCf04ZHbQgLy6mOoKzp36is

The US Air Force has a new weapon called THOR that can take out swarms of
drones

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/21/18701267/us-air-force-thor-new-weapon-drone-swarms

Smart materials provide real-time insight into wearers' emotions

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/lu-smp062119.php

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Abandoned tents, human waste piling up on Mount Everest

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/abandoned-tents-human-waste-piling-up-on-mount-everest/ar-AADk7oU?ocid=se

'Bathtub rings' around Titan's lakes might be made of alien crystals

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-bathtub-titan-lakes-alien-crystals.html

Watch SpaceX Launch a Solar Sail the Size of a Boxing Ring

https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-is-launching-a-solar-sail-the-size-of-a-boxing-ring/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_062419_daily_list3_p2&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20062419%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl

Mysterious Extragalactic Flash Pinpointed for 2nd Time Ever

https://www.space.com/fast-radio-burst-origin-pinpointed.html?utm_source=notification

Scientists have discovered a sea of fresh water under the ocean

https://qz.com/1650613/scientists-discover-sea-of-fresh-water-under-the-ocean/

Cyanide Compounds Discovered in Meteorites May Hold Clues to the Origin of
Life

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2019/cyanide-in-meteorites

Scientist develops novel algorithm to aid search for exoplanets

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-scientist-algorithm-aid-exoplanets.html

Researcher shows physics suggests life could exist in a 2-D universe

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-physics-life-d-universe.html?fbclid=IwAR073Fj-by4YoMejy-TtBwNNL8qsHjKjXlZBNhQn_c6r-xz2X0Nw06uwW1g

NASA plans to send a flying robot to Saturn’s moon Titan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/nasa-plans-to-send-a-flying-robot-to-saturns-moon/2019/06/27/7bf6ecd8-98ee-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html?utm_term=.325112140eb0

NASA to launch deep-space atomic clock that could transform space
exploration

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/nasa-launch-deep-space-atomic-clock-could-transform-space-exploration-ncna1021016?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR32TP-8AGEr-8PGpTGvAlnZupiGIrozUOe1LIpGScNxOIme6B7NTf9z0KY

There Will Be Crime in Space

https://slate.com/technology/2019/06/crime-space-settlement-mars.amp

Proposed set of conservation laws find order in the chaos of turbulence

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-laws-chaos-turbulence.html?fbclid=IwAR1qSYBVUXXE8DU6CQ8B4SDVVtlsq-RYKbFPpBFl8FUcCyHIh8GLKWkSZtw

Queen's Brian May Outlines Asteroid Deflection Mission

https://www.space.com/brian-may-video-asteroid-mission-hera.html?utm_source=notification

Plant seeding and panspermia

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-seeding-panspermia.html?fbclid=IwAR290wtueD35oEtFpXm3khHWoG6rQHXbwdrHxu6xe1G58w3HIe0dNck5Nzc

New property of light discovered

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-property.html?fbclid=IwAR0B99nZN-5wAwXy5Gl0OqBCzRt5qpDY2IWrXlSVK1zt9401hZFLroVKoCw

Mysterious Cosmic Rays Shooting from the Ground in Antarctica Could Break
Physics

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3jdmk/mysterious-cosmic-rays-shooting-from-the-ground-in-antarctica-could-break-physics?utm_source=vicefbus&fbclid=IwAR3LMbFw8F6cvzVV5BIalOVeBbdbXHg0rsvGfKm2wNF6Snr5WddN9BVYwsU

Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early
universe

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uowo-rdt062819.php

NASA: Intense work under way on rocket for future moonshots

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-nasa-intense-rocket-future-moonshots.html

Cosmic waves discovery could unlock mysteries of intergalactic space

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-astronomers-history.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

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/

Desalination Is Booming as Cities Run out of Water

https://www.wired.com/story/desalination-is-booming-as-cities-run-out-of-water/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_062919_daily_list3_p3&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20062919%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl

Going 'Zero Carbon' Is All The Rage. But Will It Slow Climate Change?

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/18/724343789/going-zero-carbon-is-all-the-rage-but-will-it-slow-climate-change?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1MojdwdWx8Lp-UZIR8rRGc-XJSC2vRqC5N1gztggiRA65njpbwUcbTdpM

How floating solar farms could make fuel and help solve the climate crisis

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/how-floating-solar-farms-could-make-fuel-help-solve-climate-ncna1020336?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_mc

Researchers provide new evidence on the reliability of climate modeling

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-evidence-reliability-climate.html

We battled hordes of tourists to put a weather station in Everest's 'death
zone'

https://www.popsci.com/death-zone-weather-station/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2D5zsvj2tueER229lIwZSmVcjEpAYyNTT4-7hsZtCYLBWnhiUg-feir_I

Researchers explore use of new materials to create more efficient solar
cells

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-explore-materials-efficient-solar-cells.html

Global agriculture: Impending threats to biodiversity

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-global-agriculture-impending-threats-biodiversity.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

The Two Technologies Changing the Future of Cancer Treatment

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/06/immunotherapies-make-cancer-treatment-less-brutal/592378/?utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_term=2019-06-25T13%3A30%3A25&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_source=facebook

Scientists capture first-ever video of giant squid in U.S. waters

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-scientists-capture-first-ever-video-giant.html?fbclid=IwAR3uLiDHdDuR3qWKPC7EIrBTw9RzCMp5n_LZMnw1c-p6lQ3mSYD8YbZTqUY

FDA Clears First Soft Robotic Exo-Suit for Stroke Rehab

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/914121

'Mystical' psychedelic compound found in normal brains

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-mystical-psychedelic-compound-brains.html?fbclid=IwAR1NDcKIIFVFxkzKoOVw0r_D5bUw4VEIkV-YDyxwrof35cHh34g8b52Y8iU

Hopes raised of cervical cancer eradication

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48758730?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2TpRW_ptEW_ZTZAl_JtKquJ5Ngtsdbk26bSpwoHgllazQ_YfYMWuLv4h4&fbclid=IwAR1ms9TltRwmbtw8EZF2uld-NzWvAXmc79uGC4D6eRDU7ySOtQHVbOAGBzc

Thousands of whales are dying. Scientists have run out of public beaches
for the carcasses to rot

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/06/21/climate-change-thousands-gray-whales-dying-no-place-rot/1521620001/?fbclid=IwAR1blYFNsSXtDN5N7kuAKDqd-CASbeK0-4HvVbznWYyAP6YAY1MGX0i5SDw

A New Way To Test For Signs Of Consciousness In Unresponsive, Brain-Injured
Patients

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/27/736382903/a-new-way-to-test-for-signs-of-consciousness-in-brain-injured-patients?sc=tw

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-genetically-virus-combats-prostate-cancer.html?fbclid=IwAR3fFLt2zb-Eb0KqdUmQ-6f-Nqwhf28yf7g8bFBSzHrcDsjTu5dtxTLmwLM

Medicines made of solid gold to help the immune system

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/udg-mmo062819.php

Controlling deadly malaria without chemicals

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-deadly-malaria-chemicals.html

Coral found to prefer eating microplastic to natural food

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-coral-microplastic-natural-food.html

*Other*

8 fascinating and fearsome frontiers of science you should know about

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/11/frontiers-of-science-research-global-future-councils-2018

The Science Behind How Mindfulness Can Help Break Negative Thought Patterns

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeenacho/2016/12/27/the-science-behind-how-mindfulness-helps-you-to-break-negative-thought-patterns/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Malorie%2F#3eed14df4119

Additional Informational

Council on Foreign Relations, Envisioning a Green New Deal: A Global
Comparison

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/envisioning-green-new-deal-global-comparison?utm_source=fb&utm_content=062519&utm_medium=social_owned&fbclid=IwAR05LO35_bTSOfeFgS2VpnMcoGGK7UQepztuDh0gx8nGQndKvH4ODvdg9aQ

Planet Earth Takes Center Stage in 2019 Global Summits

https://www.cfr.org/councilofcouncils/global_memos/p39196?utm_term=summits-to-watch&utm_content=062419&utm_medium=social_owned&utm_source=tw

35 Innovators under 35 Pioneers, Jinxing Li

https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2019/pioneer/jinxing-li/?utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tr_social

The UNESCO Courier: Welcome to the Anthropocene

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000261900

Protecting Cultural Heritage in a Dynamic and Unpredictable World

https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/blog/post/protecting-cultural-heritage-dynamic-and-unpredictable-world?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read%20more&utm_campaign=digest
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