[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 3-29-19

Sun Mar 31 20:26:10 PDT 2019

*Weekly Science Report*

*March 29, 2019*

*“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But
the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”*

Mother Teresa

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*

First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/first-anatolian-farmers-were-local-hunter-gatherers-that-adopted-agriculture/

First-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine dinosaur found on Alaska's
North Slope
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/pmon-foo032919.php

Stunning discovery offers glimpse of minutes following 'dinosaur-killer'
Chicxulub impact
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uok-sdo032919.php
*History*

DNA Clues to an Ancient Canary Islands Voyage

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/science/canary-islands-indigenous-dna.html

Teenage Priestess from the Bronze Age Was Probably No Globetrotter

https://www.livescience.com/65017-priestess-probably-not-world-traveler.html

German Family That Owns Krispy Kreme Admits It Profited From Nazi Ties
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-family-owns-krispy-kreme-admits-it-profited-nazi-ties-180971806/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2cmmKQciH01LsWjkyzyzIBS8Y-eSnx_9Icv0ERkTxpu2c_IRIFZZ_PjiU

A freed slave became a spy. Then she took down the Confederate White House.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/24/freed-slave-became-spy-then-she-took-down-confederate-white-house/?utm_term=.9e60469acea9

Israeli ex-spy who helped capture Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-obit-eitan/israeli-ex-spy-who-helped-capture-nazi-mastermind-eichmann-dies-at-92-idUSKCN1R40PP

A Tuskegee hero is buried 75 years after his death in World War II

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-tuskegee-hero-is-buried-75-years-after-his-death-in-world-war-ii/2019/03/22/cb5046cc-4a4b-11e9-9663-00ac73f49662_story.html?utm_term=.c87972e64e81

Basra Museum opening sparks hopes of cultural revival in post-war Iraq

https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/basra-museum-opening-sparks-hopes-of-cultural-revival-in-post-war-iraq-1.839725?fbclid=IwAR2TUAQzrjnSJjhz8n5q_F-AVGC9MtnNtUJ1sZb21_zhLLRxHFrxepsgPVg

Surprising DNA found in ancient people from southern Europe

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/03/ancient-iberians-dna-from-steppe-men-spain/?fbclid=IwAR05qI7AqpBQMD3RGXUqUwH5IfwTlQnjIYwCK1cqrmZJ8AncHk35NSAa4H8

Inside Qatar’s Spectacular ‘Desert Rose’ Museum

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2019-03-27/a-first-look-inside-the-new-national-museum-of-qatar?utm_source=twitter&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social

*Archaeology*

Cadbury pulls ad campaign that ‘advocates looting’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/18/cadbury-vows-to-change-freddo-campaign-that-advocates-looting-metal-detectors

Ancient clay jar fragment depicting 'grotesque' deity discovered in
Jerusalem's City of David

https://www.foxnews.com/science/ancient-clay-jar-fragment-depicting-grotesque-deity-discovered-in-jerusalem

Skara Brae women archaeologists who were written out of history

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-47639736

UC researchers find ancient Maya farms in Mexican wetlands

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uoc-urf032919.php

Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/fmon-acc032619.php

A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/science/colonial-cemetery-philadelphia-archaeology.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR39CKwCaGRNQD7ayvPtzTwQ6_YDsyXNZS2k8TcnEl0RogbLAWZCA18-Qs0

*Egyptology*

Nothing to report

*General Science*

Nothing to report

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Super-telescope peers into a new exoplanet's atmosphere

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/27/world/new-exoplanet-atmosphere-super-telescope-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-03-28T03%3A30%3A52&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link

New evidence of deep groundwater on Mars

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uosc-neo032719.php

University of Hawaii team records self-destructing asteroid

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uoha-uoh032819.php

Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/nsfc-hsf032919.php

NASA Considers a Rover Mission to Go Cave Diving on the Moon
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nasa-considers-rover-mission-go-cave-diving-moon-180971790/

Here's the Right Way to Nuke an Asteroid (Sorry, Bruce Willis)

https://www.space.com/how-to-nuke-an-asteroid.html?utm_source=sdc-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190320-sdc

Why NASA’s historic all-female spacewalk isn’t happening

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/26/nasas-first-all-female-spacewalk-isnt-happening-blame-wardrobe-malfunction/?utm_term=.93e236ae929c

Find epic stargazing at ‘New Mexico’s Machu Picchu’

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/new-mexico/discover-chaco-canyon-dark-sky-stargazing-archaeology-astrotourism/?fbclid=IwAR33MkK2fD2CJ9ysg6eBvVFCD-WSWEXIN_EmoKetsNfHNJTyQK3bGGaAzJg

Photos reveal the recent rivers that ran across Mars

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/27/world/mars-rivers-study-scn/index.html

Mission Shakti: Space debris warning after India destroys satellite

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47729568?ocid=socialflow_twitter

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

The Trump administration planned a road cutting through an Alaska wildlife
refuge. A federal judge says that violates federal law
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/trump-alaska-road-violates-federal-law/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-03-30T14%3A00%3A12&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link

The Serengeti-Mara squeeze -- One of the world's most iconic ecosystems
under pressure

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uog-tss032619.php

New plant breeding technologies for food security

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uog-npb032919.php

Air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/iifa-aqt032819.php

In Germany, Solar-Powered Homes Are Really Catching On

https://www.wired.com/story/in-germany-solar-powered-homes-are-catching-on/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_032519_daily_list3_p2&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20032519%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl

Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/26/705887181/trump-administration-flips-switch-on-energy-efficient-light-bulbs

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Are We Ready For An Implant That Can Change Our Moods?

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/29/707883163/are-we-ready-for-an-implant-that-can-change-our-moods?sc=tw

Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine. Many U.S. patients can’t get it without
breaking the law

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/09/cuba-has-lung-cancer-vaccine-many-u-s-patients-cant-get-without-breaking-law/1019093001/?fbclid=IwAR2lfLxpk93irZzfjh80etI62XctPImF3LxziyJbEGe_P9lmzPq42St0CyM

The Inuit Paradox

http://discovermagazine.com/2004/oct/inuit-paradox?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb#.XJxAf3_qmpQ.mailto

Diagnosed At Age 3, Haley Moss Hasn’t Let Autism Stand In The Way Of
Becoming A Practicing Lawyer & Published Author

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/03/27/diagnosed-at-age-3-haley-moss-hasnt-let-autism-stand-in-the-way-of-becoming-a-practicing-lawyer-published-author/

New study models the proposed reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to
Scotland

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uos-nsm032919.php

Fish slime: An untapped source of potential new antibiotics

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-fish-slime-untapped-source-potential.html

Next-generation single-dose antidotes for opioid overdoses

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-next-generation-single-dose-antidotes-opioid-overdoses.html

CD40 combination therapy can shrink pancreatic tumors

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-cd40-combination-therapy-pancreatic-tumors.html

A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin

https://www.wired.com/story/cancer-treatment-darwin-evolution/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_032519_daily_list3_p1&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20032519%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl

*Other*

Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/miot-emc032219.php

We need a new ‘giant leap for mankind’

https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article225097790.html?fbclid=IwAR2XOaT-x02oHnjLfIsMvXgm3kNRqxySXCfbbnPpsguoonqfgI5hfDeV0gw

Additional Informational

Nothing to report
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