[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-3-19

[Steve Detwiler]

*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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