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.
 
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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/?
utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR1fOie31Vk0rcNPB
xx5c9l54o62JM3rX8pRdoSa8OFTX3wo9BqXqZcsWe4#.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
 
 

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=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_050319_d
aily_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=IwAR3A3YRCXl7IbdVEVnqPv85NvP6909CgfYlEnPH8yqYF5X
WYAlhol1IcpKU
 
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/?
utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR3aTAqaMJTkM2fN
XyuyLAMPY01mZ3cp7a5ucMevX1HArez0LHQa8IamC9Q#.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=IwAR3Rleewmwt7nE4X
QJg5Nx424TWir9SV-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=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_050219_d
aily_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=IwAR3XY73voD54n654Cjys
yWGPRHcxwY-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/