Weekly Science Report

November 8, 2019
 
“We won’t bring about peace in the world merely by praying for it; we have to take steps to
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action.”
Dalai Lama
 

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.
 
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News Articles
 
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
 
Scientists Think They've Found 'Mitochondrial Eve's' First Homeland
https://www.livescience.com/mitochondrial-eve-first-human-homeland.html?
utm_source=notification
 
Ötzi the Iceman's Unfortunate Last Journey Possibly Uncovered
https://www.livescience.com/otzi-iceman-mummy-last-journey-found.html?
utm_source=notification
 
Ancient Ape with 'Human Legs' and 'Orangutan Arms' Moved Like No Other Creature on Earth
https://www.livescience.com/danuvius-ape-new-species.html?utm_source=notification
 

Eagle Talon Jewelry Suggests Neanderthals Were Capable of

Human-Like Thought
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eagle-talon-
jewelry-suggests-neanderthals-were-capable-human-thought-
180973451/
 
‘Supernatural’ Bronze Age find could shed light on one of London’s greatest prehistoric mysteries
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/havering-hoard-bronze-age-discovery-river-
thames-sacred-london-worship-supernatural-a9170956.html
 
Richard Cerutti, whose mastodon discovery shook up the archaeology world, dies
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2019-11-05/richard-cerutti-dead-mastodon-archaeology-
san-diego?fbclid=IwAR2S9jyp7RDleMRC2E8fBcwFhbbDrv3JLL3fnMfNskNfH-
ZbN5KfgTMXPOI

History
 
Huge discovery shows the fall of Middle East empire Mesopotamia
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1198516/ancient-history-latest-news-mesopotamia-iraq-
syria-middle-east-dust-storm-archaeology-scie
 
Florida Principal Who Wouldn’t Call Holocaust ‘Factual’ Is Fired
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/us/florida-principal-holocaust.html
 
Harriet Tubman Facts and Myths: How the Movie Tried to Get It Right
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/movies/harriet-tubman-facts.html
 
John Conyers Jr., Longest-Serving African-American in Congressional History, Dies at 90

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/obituaries/john-conyers-
jr-dead.html

 
The story of a museum and of America
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/10/the-story-of-the-national-museum-of-african-
american-history-and-culture/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hu-twitter-
general&utm_source=twitter
 
Pope asks forgiveness for theft of controversial Amazon statues
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-synod-amazon-theft-forgiveness/pope-asks-forgiveness-
for-theft-of-controversial-amazon-statues-idUSKBN1X427A
 
Nazi directives and accounts of Roma genocide go on display
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/27/nazi-directives-and-accounts-of-roma-genocide-go-
on-display
 
Last Mohawk ‘code talker’ laid to rest
https://www.wwnytv.com/2019/06/01/last-mohawk-code-talker-laid-rest/
 
Kung Fu Nuns kick gender stereotypes, strike a pose for equality
https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/kung-fu-nuns-kick-gender-stereotypes-strike-pose-equality-
n1031111?fbclid=IwAR01tjezgtYGhyANJ-P0rFK8EbCmNELRrhp2w3PcPRzwHJXv_1q-
MJ7uANs
 

Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as

parks and refuges

https://theconversation.com/battlefields-around-the-world-
are-finding-new-purpose-as-parks-and-refuges-121086

Archaeology
 
Keeladi: Unearthing the 'Vaigai Valley' Civilisation of Sangam era Tamil Nadu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/unearthing-an-ancient-civilisation/
article29856930.ece?
utm_source=pushnotifications&utm_campaign=pushnotifications&utm_medium=ALL_USER
 
Submarine that disappeared mysteriously in World War II found after 77 years
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lost-submarine-wwii-found-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
 
Archaeologists Rush To Save Oregon's Chinese Mining Sites
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-chinese-mining-sites-archaeology/?
utm_campaign=Crushin5&utm_source=UrbanAirship&utm_medium=push
 
Ancient 70-Mile-Long Wall Found in Western Iran. But Who Built It?
https://www.livescience.com/hadrians-wall-of-iran-discovered.html
 
Colorado Highway Expansion Routed Over Ancient Native American Sites
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/776818246/colorado-highway-expansion-routed-over-ancient-
native-american-sites
 
Stunning ancient settlement discovery rewrites Greek history
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1200601/ancient-history-news-greeks-civilisation-history-
philosophy-news-economic-wealth
 
Ancient Greece breakthrough: Lost city discovered solving 1600-year-old Trojan mystery
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1197947/ancient-history-news-greece-greek-trojan-city-lost-
treasure-tenea
 
Whistleblower: Archeologist Minimized 'Cultural Richness' of Site Planned for Water Project
https://www.wvtf.org/post/whistleblower-archeologist-minimized-cultural-richness-site-planned-
water-project?fbclid=IwAR1rYw_yhh3zJh0Bzq2EGrvmW7pl9eZDf9HRgn_LYW-
B6Rmp6YNNqynkyuw#stream/0
 
UF Researchers Use Drones to Reveal Secrets of Ancient Florida Village
https://publications.clas.ufl.edu/uf-researchers-use-drones-to-reveal-secrets-of-ancient-florida-
village/?fbclid=IwAR0-C-y2qG3PUGeTjtDpeOi8SxPZQShiTDElfjqCtvxUD4UdFjCBPPOQoXU
 
 
 
 

Egyptology
 
Nothing to report

General Science
 
Quantum Computer Made from Photons Achieves a New Record

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/quantum-
computer-made-from-photons-achieves-a-new-record/
 
Dubai unveils world's largest 3D printed two-storey building
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/dubai-unveils-world-s-largest-3d-printed-two-storey-building-
1.927590#11
 
Walmart robot janitors will mop floors, scan shelves, sort items and more
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/04/09/walmart-robots-stores-tasks/3408829002/
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
NASA Eyes a Possible Return to Pluto, with a Longer Stay
https://www.space.com/nasa-funds-study-pluto-orbiter-mission.html
 
Worldwide observations confirm nearby 'lensing' exoplanet
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-worldwide-nearby-lensing-exoplanet.html
 
From Food Deliveries To Batteries, This Spacecraft Is A Lifeline For Astronauts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mitsubishiheavyindustries/2019/10/17/from-food-deliveries-to-
batteries-this-spacecraft-is-a-lifeline-for-astronauts/?
utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=MHI#164fec4063a8
 
Is a New Particle Changing the Fate of the Universe?
https://www.space.com/new-particle-changing-fate-of-universe.html?utm_source=notification
 
Dark energy: new experiment may solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-dark-energy-universe-greatest-mysteries.html
 
Secret Air Force Space Plane Lands After More Than 2 Years In Orbit
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/28/774010986/secret-air-force-space-plane-lands-after-more-than-2-
years-in-orbit?sc=tw
 
There's Something Strange Going On Inside Neptune
https://www.space.com/something-strange-inside-neptune.html
 
Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space: Scientists detect plasma density jump
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-voyager-interstellar-space-scientists-plasma.html?
fbclid=IwAR1pB0nhRyfvnQ2MIgIN6DggDfTavc1D2Gi5p9ZDHmJlbIpXtKLtfJMxE5E

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy

Sources
 

Can regenerative agriculture reverse climate change? Big

Food is banking on it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/can-regenerative-agriculture-reverse-climate-change-big-
food-banking-it-n1072941?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

Trump team has a plan for national parks: Amazon, food

trucks and no senior discounts
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-11-04/trump-administration-privatize-national-
parks-tourism
 
LA Looks To Combat Climate Change With ‘Cool Streets’ Technology
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/10/23/la-looks-to-combat-climate-change-with-cool-streets-
technology/amp/
 
Senator Mike Lee Argues For State Management Of Public Land At Controversial Moab Meeting
https://www.kuer.org/post/senator-mike-lee-argues-state-management-public-land-controversial-
moab-meeting#stream/0
 
Major Coal Producer And Trump Booster Files For Bankruptcy
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774391189/nations-largest-coal-producer-and-trump-booster-files-
for-bankruptcy?sc=tw
 
Residents Of An Eroded Alaskan Village Are Pioneering A New One, In Phases
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/02/774791091/residents-of-an-eroded-alaskan-village-are-pioneering-
a-new-one-in-phases?sc=tw
 
Trump Administration Proposes Relaxing Rules On Waste From Coal Plants
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/04/776174139/trump-administration-proposes-relaxing-rules-on-
waste-from-coal-plants?sc=tw
 
Hindu festival in India marred by a river of toxic foam and a blanket of killer smog
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yamuna-rivers-toxic-foam-and-delhi-air-pollution-greet-india-
hindu-devotees-for-chhath-puja-festival/?ftag=CNM-00-
10aab6a&linkId=76510097&fbclid=IwAR0tnQ9FnmoA4ERCTbt3GUqK51r35kLHwk2g-
z8ph4Dbt__a5QMBEQw9Gss
 
Scientists Around the World Declare ‘Climate Emergency’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-around-world-declare-climate-
emergency-180973462/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3dz7ncp1OGTK2hKyNGVI
2a6BGZzWfrJJdNiOrpDMXnNPMo-sx6jp5-tSU
 
Air Pollution Turned India's Capital Into a 'Climate Emergency.' It's Part of a Global Trend Killing 7
Million Prematurely Each Year
https://time.com/5718012/new-delhi-pollution-2019/
 
Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Global Warming
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/business/energy-environment/oil-supply.html
 
A new chemistry innovation could reduce smog, acid-rain and asthma-inducing pollution
https://theconversation.com/a-new-chemistry-innovation-could-reduce-smog-acid-rain-and-asthma-
inducing-pollution-124159
 
 
 
The EPA disbanded our clean air science panel. We met anyway – and found that particle
pollution regulations aren’t protecting public health
https://theconversation.com/the-epa-disbanded-our-clean-air-
science-panel-we-met-anyway-and-found-that-particle-
pollution-regulations-arent-protecting-public-health-125779

3 global conditions – and a map – for saving nature and using

it wisely

https://theconversation.com/3-global-conditions-and-a-map-
for-saving-nature-and-using-it-wisely-124063
 
Is this the solution to contaminated water on military bases?
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/11/05/is-this-the-solution-to-contaminated-
water-on-military-bases/
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Facing hard times, Shriners may close hospitals
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/30139770/ns/health-health_care/t/facing-hard-times-shriners-may-
close-hospitals/?fbclid=IwAR0AJbmbKGefbARAI1eL6cA7_G0cjAcpABWUu-
2pXaJ9vsblNDrrLJb-F6M#.XcAqYzNKiiP
 
No Bowhead Sightings Yet For Alaskan Whalers. Some Blame Climate Change
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774177054/no-bowhead-sightings-yet-for-alaskan-whalers-some-
blame-climate-change?sc=tw
 
Controversy Kicks Up Over A Drug Meant to Prevent Premature Birth
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/04/776172053/controversy-kicks-up-over-a-
drug-meant-to-prevent-preterm-birth?sc=tw
 
This Congolese Doctor Discovered Ebola But Never Got Credit For It — Until Now
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/11/04/774863495/this-congolese-doctor-
discovered-ebola-but-never-got-credit-for-it-until-now?sc=tw
 
Scientists discover first new HIV strain in nearly two decades
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/health/hiv-new-strain-discovered/index.html?
utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2019-11-
06T22%3A02%3A03&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR3ZfEa4OF3SRhCfvBxIGKoyJ4ZG4lUOsuOI
uc-87IPEHNKanfIJUbV3nyE

Other
 
Do We Need a Special Language to Talk to Aliens?
https://www.wired.com/story/do-we-need-a-special-language-to-talk-to-aliens/?
bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&esrc=twitter-newsletter-
c&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-
dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_110519&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list1_p2
 
Reach Out: Ways To Help A Loved One At Risk Of Suicide
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/20/707686101/reach-out-ways-to-help-a-loved-
one-at-risk-of-suicide?fbclid=IwAR2C3-tHiyMsmCjWk0tJkbka00yi_GNG6sA8G6-
JAhJrH8PACxIX0fQ3E5E
 
The Nikola Tesla inventions that should have made the inventor famous, such as the 'teleautomaton,'
'shadowgraphs' and possibly a death ray
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/world/most-famous-tesla-inventions-scn/
 
'Goodness and humor' celebrated as 'Sesame Street' turns 50
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/goodness-humor-celebrated-sesame-street-turns-50-
66766096?cid=social_fb_abcn
 
Why ‘acting locally’ is impossible in an interconnected world
https://theconversation.com/why-acting-locally-is-impossible-in-an-interconnected-world-115897