Weekly Science Report October 23, 2015

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

Carl Sagan

Table of Contents

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 News Articles .................................................................................................................... 3

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ............................................................ 3 History ............................................................................................................................. 4 Archaeology .................................................................................................................... 6 Egyptology ....................................................................................................................... 7 General Science .............................................................................................................. 8 Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................................... 9 Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ................................. 10 Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences .................................................................. 11 Other .............................................................................................................................. 12

Additional Informational ................................................................................................ 13

Introduction I created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and John Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines to include paleontology, space sciences, genetics and archaeology. My goal behind sharing this publication has always been very simple, by sharing knowledge we can make our world a better place. Since the beginning of the internet age we have always heard of the world being drawn together but through my investigations I’ve never found a publication like the Weekly Science Report. This publication is my contribution to bring people together and share ideas and discoveries with my fellow humans.

I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and inspires you!

Steve Detwiler

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies Ancient crystals might rewrite Earth’s early history https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/10/20/ancient-crystals-might-rewrite-earths-early-history/ Jeremy England, the Man Who May One-Up Darwin http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/the-man-who-may-one-up-darwin/39217?utm_source=TDB&utm_medium=pp&utm_campaign=pp&source=TDB&via=FB_Page Neanderthals and Humans First Mated 50,000 Years Ago, DNA Reveals http://www.livescience.com/48399-when-neanderthals-humans-first-interbred.html?cmpid=514627_20151022_54295306&adbid=10153058230846761&adbpl=fb&adbpr=30478646760 How a creationist instinct stops us seeing evolution everywhere https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830440-600-how-a-creationist-instinct-stops-us-seeing-evolution-everywhere/ 14,700 year-old hunter gatherer camp to undergo excavation http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2015/14700-year-old-hunter-gatherer-camp-to-undergo-excavation

History Pope elevates to sainthood parents of 'little flower' http://news.yahoo.com/pope-elevates-sainthood-parents-little-flower-134017569.html Pizza-loving, double jointed and scared of her teachers: Meet the real Malala http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11929661/Malala-interview-David-Beckham-pizza-and-Twilight.-The-real-Malala.html With Song And Celebration, Mosque Chips Away At Sunni-Shiite Divide http://www.npr.org/2015/10/18/447155494/with-song-and-celebration-mosque-chips-away-at-sunni-shiite-divide?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social Who really killed the Red Baron? Account offers new wrinkle http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/world/death-of-red-baron-von-richthofen-auction-feat/index.html?sr=fbCNN101915death-of-red-baron-von-richthofen-auction-feat0730PMStoryLink&linkId=18068541 Shroud Of Turin DNA Indicates Global Origins http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/turin-shroud-global-dna_561d252de4b028dd7ea52ccd?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 ‘Labyrinth of Lies’ weaves through Holocaust denial http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/labyrinth-of-lies-weaves-through-holocaust-denial/ What America’s immigrants looked like when they arrived on Ellis Island http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/24/what-americas-immigrants-looked-like-when-they-arrived-on-ellis-island/?tid=sm_fb Silence on Rising Anti-Muslim Sentiment is Racist and Un-American http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dalia-f-fahmy-phd/silence-on-rising-antimus_b_8375642.html Arab-American activist's slaying leaves questions unanswered 30 years later http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/10/09/54951/arab-american-activists-slaying-leaves-questions-u/ Possible answer to WWII mystery under threat as wet season looms http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-13/plan-to-exhume-wwii-pilot-in-broome/6850350 Ethiopia gets the first metro system in sub-Saharan Africa http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/14/tech/addis-ababa-light-rail-metro/index.html?sr=fbcnni101415addis-ababa-light-rail-metro0530PMVODtopLink&linkId=17943955 Smithsonian's new head: don't call it "The Nation's Attic" http://news.yahoo.com/smithsonian-head-dont-call-nations-attic-134032332.html Netanyahu causes uproar by linking Palestinians to Holocaust http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-causes-uproar-linking-palestinians-holocaust-101756502.html After Netanyahu's Holocaust Remark, Germany Cites Its Own 'Break With Civilization' http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/21/450553110/after-netanyahu-s-holocaust-remark-germany-cites-its-own-break-with-civilization?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2046

Wrestling, Archery, and Racing: Genghis Khan’s Draft Still Takes Place in Mongolia https://www.yahoo.com/travel/wrestling-archery-and-racing-genghis-khans-135123337.html A New Look at Japan’s Wartime Atrocities and a U.S. Cover-Up http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-new-look-at-japan%e2%80%99s-wartime-atrocities-and-a-us-cover-up/ar-BBmiEit?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=LENDHP What Really Killed Notorious English Leader Oliver Cromwell? http://www.livescience.com/52569-oliver-cromwell-death-typhoid-fever.html Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-mysteries-tituba-salem-witch-trials-180956960/ Thirty Years Later, We Still Don't Truly Know Who Betrayed These Spies http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-unexplained-cold-war-fbi-cia-180956969/ Aboriginal Women May Have Hunted With Dingoes http://www.archaeology.org/news/3823-151023-australia-dingoes-hunting Cultural Revival http://archaeology.org/issues/187-1509/features/3558-alaska-yupik-cultural-revival Cracking the Indus script http://www.nature.com/news/ancient-civilization-cracking-the-indus-script-1.18587

Archaeology 400-year-old church emerges in reservoir http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/10/19/400-year-old-church-emerges-reservoir/74214198/ Hiker discovers 1,200-year-old Viking sword in Norway http://theweek.com/speedreads/584618/hiker-discovers-1200yearold-viking-sword-norway Looted in Syria -- and Sold in London http://www.aina.org/news/20151023205421.htm Monastery renovation brings Turkish, Greek Cypriots together http://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2015/10/24/monastery-renovation-brings-turkish-greek-cypriots-together An unexpected discovery behind a wall at U-Va. teaches researchers about science https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/10/12/an-unexpected-discovery-behind-a-wall-at-u-va-teaches-researchers-about-science/?tid=sm_fb Doctor accused of looting ancient artifacts is indicted on 21 counts http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-artifacts-indict-20151005-story.html Neglect eats away historical Iraqi city of Uruk http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/10/iraq-archaeological-city-uruk-lack-security.html# NAGPRA Bears Fruit! IU Anthropologists Return Remains, Attend Nalukataq http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/10/16/nagpra-bears-fruit-iu-anthropologists-return-remains-attend-nalukataq-162102 Dartmouth led study shows ISIS is not the only culprit in war-related looting in Syria http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/dc-dls101915.php In Wisconsin, Evidence of Human Sacrifice- Video http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/in-wisconsin-evidence-of-human-sacrifice/ An Exclusive Look at the Greatest Haul of Native American Artifacts, Ever http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/exclusive-greatest-haul-native-american-artifacts-looted-180956959/ Totem Pole in Hawaii Returned to Alaska http://www.archaeology.org/news/3825-151023-alaska-totem-repatriated New insights on the wooden weapons from the Paleolithic site of Schöningen http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-2015/article/new-insights-on-the-wooden-weapons-from-the-paleolithic-site-of-schoningen

Egyptology Egypt's Minister of Antiquities reveals to Ahram Online details of 'Scan Pyramids' project http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/161327/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Egypts-Minister-of-Antiquities-reveals-to-Ahram-On.aspx The earliest known abecedary http://phys.org/news/2015-10-earliest-abecedary.html Snake unlikely to have killed Cleopatra http://phys.org/news/2015-10-snake-cleopatra.html Fixing Tutankhamun's beard: 'unfortunately they used epoxy' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/21/fixing-tutankhamuns-beard-unfortunately-they-used-epoxy Where is the tomb of Queen Nefertiti? http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/13448/47/-Where-is-the-tomb-of-Queen-Nefertiti-.aspx The Sphinx that came to Philadelphia http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-2015/article/the-sphinx-that-came-to-philadelphia

General Science Aisan Technology considering using drone to create 3D maps http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/aisan-technology-considering-using-drone-to-create-3d-maps 3D printing used to make first real handheld railgun, which fires plasma projectiles at 560 mph https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/3d-printing-used-first-real-handheld-railgun-fires-134325053.html This Giant 3-D Printer Prints Entire Houses http://www.fastcoexist.com/3051627/this-giant-3-d-printer-prints-entire-houses?utm_source

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences The Rocket Man Who Wants To Beat the Billionaires http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a17574/masten-space-systems/ NASA preparing to send astronauts to Mars in THIS http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/10/22/nasa-space-launch-system-rocket-mars-vstan-orig-cws.cnn/video/playlists/out-in-space/ NASA Unveils Three-Part Plan to Reach Mars by 2030s http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/nasa-unveils-three-part-plan-reach-mars-2030s-n442961?cid=sm_fb Is it ethical to colonize Mars? http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/opinions/green-ethics-of-mars-settlement/index.html?sr=fbCNN101515green-ethics-of-mars-settlement1200PMStoryGalLink&linkId=17962777 Pluto's Geology Is Unlike Any Other http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pluto-s-geology-is-unlike-any-other/ Sorry, Einstein. Quantum Study Suggests ‘Spooky Action’ Is Real. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/science/quantum-theory-experiment-said-to-prove-spooky-interactions.html?_r=1 "Spooky" Halloween asteroid may actually be a comet http://www.cbsnews.com/news/spooky-halloween-asteroid-may-actually-be-a-comet/ In unexpected discovery, comet contains alcohol, sugar http://phys.org/news/2015-10-unexpected-discovery-comet-alcohol-sugar.html Missing gravitational waves lead to black hole rethink http://phys.org/news/2015-10-gravitational-black-hole-rethink.html The universe really is weird, and a landmark quantum experiment proves it http://phys.org/news/2015-10-universe-weird-landmark-quantum.html Most earth-like worlds have yet to be born, according to theoretical study http://phys.org/news/2015-10-earth-like-worlds-born-theoretical.html Could cosmic megastructures be intruders from another world? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830440-300-could-cosmic-megastructures-be-intruders-from-another-world/

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources U.S. Aims to Curb Super Greenhouse Gas http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-aims-to-curb-super-greenhouse-gas/ Inside the Arctic 'Doomsday Seed Vault' http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/10/20/arctic-doomsday-seed-vault-damon-orig.cnn A jungle no more http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21671150-how-temple-grandins-designs-have-reformed-meat-industry-jungle-no-more?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fpe%2Fed%2Fthejungle Researchers accidently find industrial waste, orange peel material sucks mercury out of water http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-19/researchers-discover-a-way-to-remove-mercury-from-water/6865462 Home battery storage to 'revolutionise' solar industry in Australia: Climate Council report http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-21/home-battery-storage-to-revolutionise-solar-industry/6870444 A Sooty North Pole Ahead http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-sooty-north-pole-ahead/

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences First images of dolphin brain circuitry hint at how they sense sound http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150707082344.htm Scientist Tackles 'Last Major Disease We Don't Know Anything About' http://www.newser.com/story/214006/scientist-tackles-last-major-disease-we-dont-know-anything-about.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=usatoday&utm_campaign=syn Cure for Type 1 Diabetes Imminent After Harvard Stem Cell Breakthrough https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cure-type-1-diabetes-imminent-harvard-stem-cell-125135549.html#o42WcWT Plague began infecting humans earlier than thought http://www.cbsnews.com/news/plague-began-infecting-humans-earlier-than-thought/ Expedition seeks Atlantis microbes http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34609272 Deep brain stimulation: A wonder treatment pushed too far? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830440-500-deep-brain-stimulation-a-wonder-treatment-pushed-too-far/

Other Hyperloop: How to travel at 760 mph in a vacuum http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/19/tech/hyperloop-musk-future-cities/index.html?sr=fbCNN102415hyperloop-musk-future-cities0131PMVODtopLink&linkId=18221020 Top boffin Freeman Dyson on climate change, interstellar travel, fusion, and more http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/11/freeman_dyson_interview/

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