[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-3-19
Steve Detwiler
steveorange2011 at gmail.com
Sun May 5 11:08:32 PDT 2019
*Weekly Science Report*
*May 3, 2019*
*“Reach for the stars. Although you will never touch them, if you reach
hard enough, you will find that you get a little star dust on you in the
process.”*
Norman Borlaug
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*
Neanderthals may have trapped golden eagles 130,000 years ago
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/neanderthals-may-have-trapped-golden-eagles-130000-years-ago
Oldest human footprint found in the Americas confirmed in Chile: researcher
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-footprint/oldest-human-footprint-found-in-the-americas-confirmed-in-chile-researcher-idUSKCN1S22D9
'Hippie Chimps' Had Sex with Mysterious 'Ghost Ape' Hundreds of Thousands
of Years Ago
https://www.livescience.com/65352-bonobos-interbred-ghost-apes.html?utm_source=notification
Fossil of 85-foot blue whale is largest ever discovered
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/fossil-of-85-foot-blue-whale-is-largest-ever-discovered/ar-AAALcPW?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SL5FDHP
Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/science/denisovans-tibet-jawbone-dna.html?fbclid=IwAR0A_5ftesb325E3WD95-ZnWIr2UAyIPhj9PsFR06kfNy-uytHtxhZ3skfs
Hualongdong Skull Is Latest Challenge To Dominant Human Evolution Model
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2019/05/01/hualongdong-skull/>
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2019/05/01/hualongdong-skull/?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR1fOie31Vk0rcNPBxx5c9l54o62JM3rX8pRdoSa8OFTX3wo9BqXqZcsWe4#.XMn8YDBKhQI
A genomic tour-de-force reveals the last 5,000 years of horse history
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/cp-agt042519.php
*History*
1,100 experts call for time to rebuild Notre Dame well
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6971395/1-100-experts-call-time-rebuild-Notre-Dame-well.html?fbclid=IwAR0F4s5espsG7C5bhT_dCmlXoTvXt0JY102_rghKZu0EIxSi5V74KoKoAEw
How Technology Helps Preserve the Testimony of Holocaust Survivors
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/how-technology-helps-preserve-the-testimony-of-holocaust-survivors/
A Holocaust Story for the Social Media Generation
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/world/middleeast/eva-heyman-instagram-holocaust.html
The Interview: Historian David McCullough
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/04/30/david-mccullough/
A QUARTER OF ISRAEL'S HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS LIVING IN POVERTY
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Quarter-of-Israels-Holocaust-survivors-living-in-poverty-588381?fbclid=IwAR1wEh-siA6PqGOJvgJ2Oqa122gTR9UPpnjFzmWZjv5PYpo0nWA8gp7F6uo
New reading of Mesha Stele could have far-reaching consequences for
biblical history
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-mesha-stele-far-reaching-consequences-biblical.html?fbclid=IwAR2HhfXjR2isNsdlgmW6redEp5J4Qiit6hK1tgg5Okzd5JpGVhPUrT14BhQ
150 years ago, Chinese railroad workers risked their lives in pursuit of
the American dream
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna992751?__twitter_impression=true
Auschwitz exhibit reveals a brutal window into the Holocaust
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/auschwitz-exhibit-reveals-a-brutal-window-into-the-holocaust-2019-05-02/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=66871206
How one of America’s smallest Indian tribes bounced back from the brink of
dying out
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/coachella/2019/05/02/how-one-americas-smallest-tribes-survived/3280808002/
Tribe mourns loss of elder, one of its last monolingual Cherokee speakers
https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/tribe-mourns-loss-of-elder-and-one-of-their-last-monolingual-cherokee-speakers
Ancient mystery or a hoax? Archaeologists investigate rare find at Lake
Powell
https://www.ksl.com/article/46535893/ancient-mystery-or-a-hoax-archaeologist-investigate-rare-find-at-lake-powell
The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-mind-of-leonardo-da-vinci/
*Archaeology*
Which people will make recommendations about land use near Chaco?
https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/2019/04/30/chaco-land-office-working-group-tribal-environmental-advocates/3627760002/?fbclid=IwAR1tdq3sqI5-0JA_kKqxHs6OvFqA3btSFVZQCLqax5u0ZzPbklcCSflKaqk
3D mapping of historic cemetery aims to help preserve it
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/3d-mapping-of-historic-cemetery-aims-to-help-preserve-it/77-f986a5d3-8613-459c-b267-17a78d59ea2d?fbclid=IwAR0DVgUeHBmZvhbOiJuRKRM4CsbO1hKcBvUkg5YC73y1XdXgvMgIQ-oKMS8
Mosul archaeologist aims to reclaim her city's lost heritage
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/04/layla-salih-archaeologist-of-mosul.html?fbclid=IwAR1tIaLyhFuo6llcyhr7-8gquqVUKT_req7nOuksqOiFMg_dMskwwUYSWQ4
Crews dug through sewer lines. They found ancient pottery
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crews-dug-through-sewer-lines-they-found-ancient-pottery/2019/04/27/83bb27de-691b-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4f423a9f00c7
Long-Lost Baptistery for Emperors Possibly Discovered at the Largest
Cathedral in the Ancient World
https://www.livescience.com/65350-emperor-baptistery-at-hagia-sophia.html
New Mexico halts some drilling near Chaco Canyon
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/new-mexico-halts-some-drilling-near-chaco-canyon/5335753/
Skeletons of 1,500-year-old pair of Maya kings discovered
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/05/skeletons-of-1500-year-old-pair-of-maya-kings-discovered/
Architectural wonders by Early Cycladic society unearthed on Greek island
of Keros
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/35371-architectural-wonders-by-early-cycladic-society-unearthed-on-greek-island-of-keros.html
*Egyptology*
Egyptologist in Canada presents theory of two queen rule before Tutankhamun
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-egyptologist-canada-theory-queen-tutankhamun.html
Old Kingdom tombs discovered on Egypt's Giza Plateau
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/331045/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Old-Kingdom-tombs-discovered-on-Egypts-Giza-Platea.aspx
*General Science*
New holographic technique opens the way for quantum computation
*https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/epfd-nht050219.php
<https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/epfd-nht050219.php>*
*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* SpaceX Is Launching 'Organs on a
Chip' to the ISS
https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-launches-organs-on-a-chip-to-the-iss/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_050319_daily_list3_p4&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20050319%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
'Water Worlds' Are Common In Milky Way, Says Research. So Why Not In The
Solar System?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/04/29/water-worlds-are-common-in-milky-way-says-research-so-why-not-in-the-solar-system/?fbclid=IwAR1xS4RfI5-Ca5bDJtN8oI--O0jsb7egR2kWPTsj9p130cJjFy2JJsRfejE#53bdf53949d4
How NASA would keep an asteroid from hitting the Earth
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-nasa-would-keep-an-asteroid-from-hitting-the-earth-2019-04-30/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5cc931c1ea567f00011dca1c&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3A3YRCXl7IbdVEVnqPv85NvP6909CgfYlEnPH8yqYF5XWYAlhol1IcpKU
The Race to Develop the Moon
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/the-race-to-develop-the-moon?fbclid=IwAR1sDUxIVTOG0jxq29XXH0TBpRhQdXRM6Ko93mKbD14nWhHVj7kSX4fkW1w
Solar System Still Reels From Ancient Star Intrusion
<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/03/22/scholz-star-flyby/>
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/03/22/scholz-star-flyby/?utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR3aTAqaMJTkM2fNXyuyLAMPY01mZ3cp7a5ucMevX1HArez0LHQa8IamC9Q#.XMrowzBKhQI
Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million
https://www.popsci.com/nasa-aluminum-fraud?src=SOC&dom=fb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3Rleewmwt7nE4XQJg5Nx424TWir9SV-YSUMvWc_vzATp2W0yvj8bmZCco
Hubble spots a stunning spiral galaxy
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/nsfc-hsa050319.php
When it comes to planetary habitability, it's what's inside that counts
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/cifs-wic050119.php
SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delays
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-spacex-space-station-power.html
An Exomoon Eludes Astronomers—for Now
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-exomoon-eludes-astronomers-for-now/
*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*
What If Air Conditioning Could Help Stop Climate Change Instead of Causing
It?
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/04/air-conditioning-climate-change-carbon-capture-technology/588403/
Ecuador Amazon tribe win first victory against oil companies
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-ecuador-amazon-tribe-victory-oil.html?fbclid=IwAR0CKl5PBG1gk0KT0SEpkA7PjUFnc2iHnZejfLk8q1g-zN3thhgzOHR2bX0
Rapid melting of the world's largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the
ocean
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-rapid-world-largest-ice-shelf.html?fbclid=IwAR3OA4cGjMJJYdNU-QI-S_RO7OjoYp0DdoXuMF34p_JFEkNB0wPK893XKa8
California's Latest Weapon Against Climate Change Is Low-Tech Farm Soil
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/02/718736830/californias-latest-weapon-against-climate-change-is-low-tech-farm-soil?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190502&fbclid=IwAR3Z0oXG9Kw7crEbPuzTxnCNy6JXR-p4KFtieP-hXek8tl_6pWojRqWkBeM
Trump administration pushed to strip mention of climate change from Arctic
policy statement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-pushed-to-strip-mention-of-climate-change-from-arctic-policy-statement/2019/05/02/1dabcd5e-6c4a-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html?utm_term=.2dfdbca0a9c2
*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*
Gray whales are starving to death in the Pacific, and scientists want to
know why
https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-dead-gray-whales-starving-20190426-story.html
Indian army's claim to have found footprints of yeti prompts ridicule
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/30/indian-army-claim-found-footprints-yeti-sparks-ridicule?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1556626616
'Hacking Darwin' Explores Genetic Engineering — And What It Means To Be
Human
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/02/718250111/hacking-darwin-explores-genetic-engineering-and-what-it-means-to-be-human?sc=tw
Brain-Machine Interfaces Could Give Us All Superpowers
https://www.wired.com/story/i-am-human-brain-implants/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_050219_daily_list3_p1&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20050219%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
Scientists Identify Factors That Make People Naturally Resistant to H.I.V.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-identify-factors-make-people-naturally-resistant-hiv-180972092/
*Other*
Whale in mystery harness harasses Norwegian boats – video
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/apr/29/whale-in-mystery-harness-harasses-norwegian-boats-video?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3XY73voD54n654CjysyWGPRHcxwY-CM_isUZcHWwKA6Y8ZbzehTHfSPMY#Echobox=1556542036
Additional Informational
TED Talk, Native Youth Are More than Statistics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSyBmQt7iY
Frontline, the Last Survivors
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-last-survivors/
Los codices de Madrid
https://en.unesco.org/courier/october-1974/madrid-notebooks?fbclid=IwAR3O9Yd0ByghyuZtxk5_uDOfJHXSvtfjFLWEDIpA8fzsGRCuEEuPqWJFAdg
Thu May 2nd – Dr. Robert M. Schoch – Forgotten Civilization
http://midnightinthedesert.com/robert-m-schoch/?fbclid=IwAR1zXJ2iOfKF950x-LfzzLzaHydcRjQcWiv9waB13SJ5keCRi0PVN7t__hw
Creating a Digital Museum to Memorialize America’s Slave Past
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/creating-a-digital-museum-to-memorialize-americas-slave-past/
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