Weekly Science Report

March 22, 2019

 
“The true meaning of Islam will not only focus on how Muslims worship but also on who we
are: mothers, fathers, spouses, students, neighbors, friends.  People who smile with pride at
their child’s first step; laugh with friends over the old times; worry about exam results; cry at
the sight of our children in pain.  People just like you!”
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim
 
Table of Contents
 
Introduction
News Articles
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
History
Archaeology
Egyptology
General Science
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Other
Additional Informational
 

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
 
Ancient Monkey Bone Tools Shake Up the Narrative of Early Human Migration to the Rain Forest
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-monkey-bone-tools-shake-narrative-early-
human-migration-rain-forest-180971723/
 
Spectacular new fossil bonanza captures explosion of early life
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/03/treasure-trove-of-spectacular-fossils-found-
in-china/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20190321science-
riverbedfossilschina::rid=&sf209735716=1
 
Researchers shed new light on the origins of modern humans
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uoh-nrs032019.php
 
Paleontologists report world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-paleontologists-world-biggest-tyrannosaurus-rex.html
 
 
 
History
 
More than 300 million people will celebrate Nowruz (and you should, too)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/world/what-is-nowruz-trnd/index.html
 
African sailors aboard Henry VIII’s warship reveal hidden diversity of Tudor England
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/henry-viii-african-sailors-ship-tudor-
history-diversity-a8822546.html
 
Jack the Ripper identified, but these cold case murders, kidnappings remain a mystery
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/03/19/jack-ripper-identified-dna-cold-cases-remain-
unsolved/3210656002/
 
The Questionable Science Behind the New Jack the Ripper Claim
https://www.livescience.com/65034-jack-the-ripper-shawl-evidence.html

Babylonian treasure seized at Heathrow to be returned to Iraq

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/mar/10/babylonian-treasure-seized-at-heathrow-to-be-
returned-to-iraq?CMP=share_btn_link
 
How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/mar/21/how-to-move-a-masterpiece-secret-
business-shipping-priceless-artworks-art-handling
 
One of India's holiest cities is being reborn. Not everyone is happy
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/india-holy-city-being-reborn-not-everyone-is-
happy/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20190321culture-
edenwalkvaranasi::rid=&sf209740055=1
 
Thieves Steal A Famous Painting From An Italian Church — But Don't Worry, It's Fake
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/17/704257951/thieves-steal-a-famous-painting-from-an-italian-
church-but-dont-worry-it-s-fake
 
After 200 years, Cherokee poised to regain mysterious tribal mound dating to 1,000 AD
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article227398394.html
 
Former British Soldier To Be Prosecuted For 1972 'Bloody Sunday' Killings
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/14/703320312/former-british-soldier-to-be-prosecuted-for-1972-
bloody-sunday-killings
 
'Sea People' Examines The Origins And History Of Polynesia
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/13/702505578/sea-people-examines-the-origins-and-history-of-
polynesia
 
Congress Questions Trump Administration's National Monument Policy
https://www.kdnk.org/post/congress-questions-trump-administrations-national-monument-policy
 
Auschwitz visitors urged not to balance on railway tracks for photos
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47644553
 
Museum Curator In Florida Races Against Time To Preserve Holocaust Items
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/21/688886161/museum-curator-in-florida-races-against-time-to-
preserve-holocaust-items?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_
content=20190321&fbclid=IwAR0OLRHz6TxBsFG59cYgKjJzY6VzuNBMrn-
OSOMP2ufHY83byU8AWvKfSAU
 
DNA Study Investigates Migrations to Canary Islands
https://www.archaeology.org/news/7492-190322-canary-island-population
 
Complex societies gave birth to big gods, not the other way around
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/cshv-csg032019.php
 
 
 
Archaeology
 
Traces of Infamous Nazi Massacre Unearthed in Germany
https://www.livescience.com/65025-nazi-massacre-site-artifacts.html?utm_source=notification
 
Jersey's 5,000-year-old monument 'damaged by detectorist'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-47538783
 
Ancient Inscription Points to Lost Temple of Unknown God in Yemen
https://www.livescience.com/65024-ancient-inscription-lost-temple-yemen.html
 
Obituary: Lamia al-Gailani, the archaeologist who brought new life to the looted Basrah museum
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/lamia-al-gailani
 
Tribal officials worry Bears Ears cuts leave sacred spaces vulnerable
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2019/03/13/tribal-officials-worry-bears-ears-cuts-leave-sacred-
spaces-vulnerable/?fbclid=IwAR3lwyqJn_zS05LXUy3EY6MMeGkQNIjeWXzQu1-
GVXXkMWTbWsQJ6MpFam4#.XIoyoPnraUg.facebook
 
'A true Oak Island legend': Treasure hunter Dan Blankenship dies at 95
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/a-true-oak-island-legend-treasure-hunter-dan-blankenship-dies-at-95-
1.4341116#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=Facebook&_gsc=qTNbLBV

Egyptology
 
Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 years
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/17/nile-shipwreck-herodotus-archaeologists-thonis-
heraclion?CMP=fb_gu
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
Surprising research funded by the National Science Foundation, which may lose $1 billion
https://www.popsci.com/nsf-funding-science-topics
 
DARPA’s Newest Drone Submarine Detection Device: Snapping Shrimp
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/03/22/pals-program-underwater-soundscape-darpa-
drones-shrimp/#.XJZ0nqzD_IU
 
4D-printed materials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/ru-
4mc032119.php

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
Spaceflight Triggers Herpes Viruses to 'Reawaken'
https://www.space.com/spaceflight-herpes-viruses-reactivation.html?utm_source=notification
 
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: A 300-year-old cyclone persists but is shrinking
https://theconversation.com/jupiters-great-red-spot-a-300-year-old-cyclone-persists-but-is-
shrinking-112934
 
US detects huge meteor explosion
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47607696
 
A NASA Journey to the Moon May Need to Find Another Rocket or Two
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/science/nasa-space-launch-system.html
 
A 30-million page library is heading to the moon to help preserve human civilization
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/30-million-page-library-heading-moon-help-preserve-
human-civilization-ncna977786?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
 
The 'True' Neutrino Has Hidden from Physicists for Decades. Could They Find It in Antarctica?
https://www.livescience.com/65042-discovering-the-true-neutrino.html?utm_source=notification
 
Scientists Reveal Ancient Social Networks Using AI—and X-Rays
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-reveal-ancient-social-networks-using-ai-and-x-rays/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_03212019
_daily_list1_p3&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED
%20NL%20032119%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
 
Lighting the Way to Removing Radioactive Elements
https://science.energy.gov/news/featured-articles/2019/03-20-19/
 
A first glimpse deep beneath an ultraslow-spreading mid-ocean ridge
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/nuos-afg032219.php
 
 
 
 
 

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy

Sources
 
Non-toxic salt water battery prototype can charge in seconds
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-03-non-toxic-salt-battery-prototype-seconds.html?
fbclid=IwAR301Q--ox4-ELqo_Of4rrAgAS7SY_Iu0OqxdiHROIq-hQACkNJqUaklIfE
 
When more women make decisions, the environment wins

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-women-decisions-
environment.html?
fbclid=IwAR0omywcv5Wwo3FqUkwApASNQxgD-
6sdGSqKsUsNDyuEcwQ3ALZJWVHghxQ
 
Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change
https://www.scidev.net/global/agriculture/news/citizen-science-helps-farmers-adapt-to-climate-
change.html
 
Trump's Proposed Budget Would Devastate National Parks
https://www.outsideonline.com/2391927/trump-budget-cuts-2020-national-parks?
utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WYM-03132019&utm_content=WYM-
03132019+CID_dd3874efe338a46da5ac51ab7153d1bf&utm_source=campaignmonitor+outsidema
gazine&utm_term=reveals+massive+funding+cuts+for+everything+public-
lands+related&fbclid=IwAR3Ro69XCShvMJvEgt3NMPjszf3jnl2WlVVSCU3ygcFpYgVGBj2Iihb
39D4
 
Tall ice-cliffs may trigger big calving events -- and fast sea-level rise
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/gsoa-tim032219.php
 
Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-electricity-eating-microbes-electrons-carbon-dioxide.html
 
Climate change affecting fish in Ontario lakes, study reveals
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-climate-affecting-fish-ontario-lakes.html
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Gene editing for human reproduction is 'irresponsible,' WHO panel says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/gene-editing-who-1.5063075
 
The evolution of brain tumors
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-evolution-brain-tumors.html?fbclid=IwAR1-
exjO24JBp1duunl1iUZRYBGdo1yWSWd603F-_hWrf3c5ybvd-pMDnT4
 
New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth’s
magnetic field
https://theconversation.com/new-evidence-for-a-human-magnetic-sense-that-lets-your-brain-detect-
the-earths-magnetic-field-113536
 
Woman Attacked by Jaguar at Arizona Zoo Says She Was ‘In the Wrong’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/woman-attacked-jaguar-arizona-zoo-says-she-was-
wrong-180971691/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2t2eAZINQyfxBJVUtYO-
2bILv_LiJbAThAUxI78v_e_gYW3oy5iwXa3UY
 
A More Humane Livestock Industry, Brought to You By Crispr
https://www.wired.com/story/crispr-gene-editing-humane-livestock/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_031919_d
aily_special-edition-
cover_list1_p1&source=DAILY_COVERDROP_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailin
g=Cover%20Drop%20NL%20031919_Daily%20list%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
 
Computer scientists create programmable self-assembling DNA
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-03-scientists-programmable-self-assembling-dna.html?
fbclid=IwAR1p5UfqZwSlxpiPODYic412BhQTnUj-3IVXjCvpqNi53_i-x25qlrwqk44
 
Sleep problems, Alzheimer's disease are linked, but which comes first?
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/aps-spa032119.php
 
Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/vu-aef032219.php
 
Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red List
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-sharks-closer-extinction-red.html
 
Opting Out of Vaccines Should Opt You Out of American Society
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/opting-out-of-vaccines-should-opt-you-out-of-
american-society/
 
 

Other
 
Immigration is beneficial to economies, even after 100 years
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/oupu-iib031119.php
 
Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/miot-emc032219.php
 
Meditation enhances social-emotional learning in middle school students
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/cfwa-mes031819.php
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Additional Informational
 
Digital Atlas of Marine Species and Locations
http://damsl.org/
 
GHF Supports Community-Driven Protection of Moroccan Heritage
https://globalheritagefund.org/2019/03/21/ghf-supports-community-driven-protection-of-moroccan-
heritage/
 
The World is Better Because of Museums
https://www.aam-us.org/2018/12/07/the-world-is-better-because-of-museums/
 
 
Reimagining AIC and FAIC
Shortened names, a renewed focus, and clear purpose: the American Institute for Conservation
(AIC) and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) are reimagining our
organizations to help bring cultural heritage conservation to the forefront.
“In order for cultural heritage conservation to become ingrained as a societal value, we need to
project a consistent and a strong message about who we are, and why what we do is crucial,” notes
AIC President Margaret Holben Ellis.
 
Previously known as the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and the
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, both
organizations have endeavored to advance the field of conservation for nearly 50 years. 
The acronyms AIC and FAIC remain the same, but our new logos – along with their taglines –
clarify and differentiate our missions. AIC supports its members in preserving cultural
heritage. FAIC provides educational services and resources and secures funds to assist AIC and the
greater public in protecting cultural heritage.
 
Note, too, that we have obtained a new, more descriptive domain name for our online presence
at www.culturalheritage.org.
 
Whether you have taken a course, joined one of our online forums, participated in a conference,
accessed our online resources, received a scholarship, benefited from our emergency preparedness
or response services, or been inspired by a story shared on one of our social media sites, we hope
this news clarifies AIC and FAIC for you and enhances your ability to care for our shared cultural
heritage.
 
We encourage you to visit us online at www.culturalheritage.org and continue the conversation in
our Online Community or on social media at Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
 
Sincerely,
 
American Institute for Conservation
and Foundation for Advancement in Conservation