Weekly Science Report

April 26, 2019

 
“That’s my point Timeson you can view America’s problems as our own and say screw the rest
of the world, we can manage just fine on our own.  Or we can look into every corner of the
world and maybe, maybe learn some lessons.  Lessons that will benefit our children”
The Philanthropist
 

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
 
A Blazing Hot Coal Seam Shows How Microbes Can Spring to Life
https://www.wired.com/story/a-blazing-hot-coal-seam-shows-how-microbes-can-spring-to-life/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_042219_d
aily_list1_p2&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL
%20042219%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
 
Evidence found of early hunter-gatherer eating an entire venomous snake
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-evidence-early-hunter-gatherer-entire-venomous.html?
fbclid=IwAR3mMiBGRyEVpdE7gstPFLQ6xoC38QYWgvNnwLtJVeFa8LZJwWIeCj28TqM
 
Human settlements in Amazonia much older than previously thought
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-human-settlements-amazonia-older-previously.html?
fbclid=IwAR0fT2n_lZ4XQhCkXPpLBiF9c6RVADxM2NuBC6izQI1N3eo3n_SCHWfrUrM

History
 
Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Museum reopens
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hiroshima-peace-memorial-museum-reopens-japan/
index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2019-04-
25T03%3A15%3A06&fbclid=IwAR2_ggBVnb_w_kxWrKJJfBuBL1XYUSCu_6SJKklDEblUnHL
-HB0E8EF5ZI0
 
Nearly 27 Years After Hindu Mob Destroyed A Mosque, The Scars In India Remain Deep

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/711412924/nearly-27-years-
after-hindu-mob-destroyed-a-mosque-the-scars-in-india-
remain-dee?sc=tw

 
The Secret History of the Jews From Shanghai
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/nyregion/jewish-refugees-shanghai.html
 
Why giant statues of Hindu gods and leaders are making Muslims in India nervous
https://theconversation.com/why-giant-statues-of-hindu-gods-and-leaders-are-making-muslims-in-
india-nervous-112818
 
Britain’s historic house owners pledge ancient trees for Notre Dame rebuilding
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/britain-s-historic-house-owners-pledge-ancient-trees-for-
notre-dame-rebuilding
 
Church and State disagree over management of religious heritage in France
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/church-and-state-disagree-over-management-of-
religious-heritage-in-france
 
Who are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
https://theconversation.com/who-are-sri-lankas-christians-115799
 
The Mystery of Why Michelangelo Burned His Sketches Just Before He Died
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-mystery-of-why-michelangelo-burned-his-sketches-just-before-
he-died?source=TDB&via=FB_Page
 
The legacy of UI alum George Stout, the father of art conservation
https://dailyiowan.com/2019/04/17/the-legacy-of-ui-alum-george-stout-the-father-of-art-
conservation/
 
The American Museum of Natural History Will No Longer Host a Gala Honoring Brazil’s Far-Right
President Jair Bolsonaro
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/natural-history-museum-employees-protest-bolsonaro-1517281?
utm_content=buffer588bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=new
s
 
The Suffragist Statue Trapped in a Broom Closet for 75 Years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/suffragist-statue-trapped-broom-closet-75-years-
180963274/?
fbclid=IwAR0Y7A0AWZS4hyEvWLPe_ud1r1kt2SYoybf3LyEXku7822ixLyuNNeTpEZM#tS30Bf
ZJ29Fu7m5G.01
 
Why Arab Scholar Ibn Battuta is the Greatest Explorer of all Time
https://www.history.com/news/why-arab-scholar-ibn-battuta-is-the-greatest-explorer-of-all-time?
utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&sf101
638502=1&fbclid=IwAR0EUj2EJ5X8J2Ccg-
veB_xSdbi4XX4lBI_DidcH6ULAf04bPJft_kyG8C0#link_time=1528010342
 
 
Christopher Columbus' Son Had An Enormous Library. Its Catalog Was Just Found
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716600905/christopher-columbus-son-had-an-enormous-library-
its-catalog-was-just-found?
utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_co
ntent=20190424
 
Columbus sailing ship replica La Nina sinks again in Texas
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/columbus-sailing-ship-replica-la-nina-sinks-again-in-texas/ar-
BBWfNgd?ocid=se
 
The Blackfeet Nation is trying to open its own national park
https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-the-blackfeet-nation-is-trying-to-open-its-own-national-
park
 
An Earlier Age When the United States Kept Immigrants Out
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/books/review/michael-dobbs-unwanted.html?
fbclid=IwAR0dXxrUJf2TECYneFAz8nWZMtRIgwOT4ByjD04dOuuvPzqZHAWJ8Fs4gsM
 
Why St George is a Palestinian hero
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27048219?
SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR3_BZnvhKC4kjShwriCpMcQAGchHsLtiNClZsNUqlg5tDK6pfoj9IC3TyU
 
Kolkata Durga Puja nominated for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/kolkata-durga-puja-nominated-for-unesco-intangible-
cultural-heritage-list-1502742415.html?fbclid=IwAR1hdzOr9al9BWrx_IWozsiwnQ4s3FQYk-
WqtVaPDAfgHEfvZIH9KMxCtDc
 
Rose windows of Notre Dame are safe but fate of other treasures is unclear
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/15/europe/notre-dame-artifacts/index.html?
fbclid=IwAR3hZLFcm6xSP8mXlFo0LGOn7u993c13O22otWa8tpWEQXCrnarvkmAHiW4
Archaeology
 
Grand Canyon Watchtower to Be Maintained as Cultural Site
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2019-04-10/grand-canyon-watchtower-
to-be-maintained-as-cultural-site?fbclid=IwAR2b4SzREPOH-
viyNCUPhTsSEzQvzBLjniF4Pd6P4PbZ4p2w_57LlZ20q-o
 
Italian Archaeologists To Partially Restore Persepolis
https://iranian.com/2019/04/16/italian-archaeologists-to-partially-restore-persepolis/?
fbclid=IwAR11khIkYkBnP-OJmRTdlRjX38rEwKXwA_WhoFIjY2OJJ749pOvE78cKUkQ
 
Easter Island’s Famous Moai Statutes slowly fading away
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/easter-island-heads-famous-moai-statues-slowly-fading-away-60-
minutes-2019-04-21/?ftag=CNM-00-
10aab6a&linkId=66401298&fbclid=IwAR2IEkXosC8xU_eu3UxZUv3UfYH_P3GOvwIOE_Ziod2
xBJRdmPV-zJcHwm0
 
Archaeologists unearth largest Mayan figurine factory to date
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/archaeologists-unearth-largest-mayan-figurine-factory-
date
 
Archaeology site looted at Lewis and Clark Historical Park
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Archaeology-site-looted-at-Lewis-and-Clark-
13778035.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20
 
Feds stack Bears Ears advisory group with critics of southern Utah monument
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2019/04/23/feds-stack-bears-ears/?
fbclid=IwAR1Org29tD_bDwFkNBEGEHDMq52y4X72QjwdjAygoQuPuPgUC7Wt1lQkO5E
 
Here's How Louisiana Is Using Oyster Shells to Preserve a Sacred Piece of Shoreline
https://www.southernliving.com/news/crcl-oyster-shell-reef-montegut-louisiana?
fbclid=IwAR1wTFmwURbONMxXnU_bGFRidnb-XbxqnWZuqJs-LhHocyFHkpeN2KCYSVs
 
The stone faces and human problems on Easter Island
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-stone-human-problems-easter-island.html
 
Mystery of the universe's expansion rate widens with new Hubble data
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-hubble-universe-faster.html?
fbclid=IwAR2gd7pMhZPVIXRaQQViwesPZSOtCczpKKkiWnVBuqrkFcuzf_kd9_HdXSU

Egyptology
 
Egyptian Authorities Unveil Spectacular Images of a Newly Discovered 4,000-Year-Old Tomb—
See Them Here
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/egyptian-authorities-unveil-spectacular-photo-newly-discovered-
4000-year-old-tomb-1517080?
utm_content=buffer0459c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=new
s
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
Retailers like Walmart are embracing robots – here’s how workers can tell if they’ll
be replaced

https://theconversation.com/retailers-like-walmart-are-
embracing-robots-heres-how-workers-can-tell-if-theyll-be-
replaced-115415
 
FAA Certifies Google's Wing Drone Delivery Company To Operate As An Airline
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/23/716360818/faa-certifies-googles-wing-drone-delivery-company-to-
operate-as-an-airline?sc=tw

 
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent

https://theconversation.com/amp/why-the-idea-of-alien-life-
now-seems-inevitable-and-possibly-imminent-115643?
__twitter_impression=true
 
We Finally Learned What a Year in Space Did to Astronaut Scott Kelly's Body
http://time.com/5568522/kelly-twins-year-in-space/?
utm_medium=socialflowfb&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=time&xid=time_socialflo
w_facebook

Deep inside Earth, scientists find weird blobs and mountains taller than Mount Everest
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/deep-inside-earth-scientists-find-weird-blobs-mountains-
taller-mount-ncna997111?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3RUQ69Qhh-
MCy2h6p9B0QPSkRA885prrqbw8md0uZ8YDd1Hawdw3j-fL4
 
What’s Known About the SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident
https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-crew-dragon-accident/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&bxid=MjM5NjgxMjIxODk5S0&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f5
2ce4da5de4e5031836&hashb=9085a9ae56cc45a4e9bae24e2eaeaade6e04a43e&mbid=nl_042419_d
aily_list1_p1&source=DAILY_NEWSLETTER&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL
%20042419%20(1)&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
 
NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake' - an interplanetary first
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-mars/nasa-probe-detects-likely-marsquake-an-
interplanetary-first-idUSKCN1RZ2BY
 
China Plans to Build a Base near the Moon's South Pole
https://www.livescience.com/65312-china-moon-base-10-years.html?
fbclid=IwAR2ZnTqgEamofr06ViuUOZFM7taGf0rBwPWkkI9_qsxETiJr5TidxW1jwpw
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy
Sources
 
8 Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any Classroom
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/716359470/eight-ways-to-teach-climate-change-in-almost-any-
classroom?sc=tw
 

Trump Administration Puts Offshore Drilling Plan On Hold

After Setback In Court

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/717214683/trump-
administration-puts-offshore-drilling-plan-on-hold-after-
setback-in-court?sc=tw

Electric vehicle adoption improves air quality and climate

outlook

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-electric-vehicle-air-quality-
climate.html
 
Climate change ‘could slash Brazil’s maize yields’
https://www.scidev.net/global/agriculture/news/climate-change-could-slash-brazil-maize-
yields.html
 

To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a

Global Deal for Nature

https://theconversation.com/to-solve-climate-change-and-
biodiversity-loss-we-need-a-global-deal-for-nature-115557
 
Novel batteries are the first to use water-splitting technology at their core
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-04-batteries-water-splitting-technology-core.html
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
 
New diseases threaten aquaculture
https://www.scidev.net/global/fisheries/news/new-diseases-threaten-aquaculture.html
 
Mysterious river dolphin helps crack the code of marine mammal communication
https://phys.org/news/2019-04-mysterious-river-dolphin-code-marine.html
 
A Promising Anti-HIV Drug Poses A Dilemma
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/04/19/714375689/a-promising-anti-hiv-drug-
poses-a-dilemma?sc=tw
 
How the NYU School of Medicine is going Tuition Free
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tuition-free-medical-school-how-the-nyu-school-of-medicine-is-
going-tuition-free-60-minutes/
 
 
 

Other
 
How angry pilots got the Navy to stop dismissing UFO sightings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2019/04/24/how-angry-pilots-got-navy-stop-
dismissing-ufo-sightings/?fbclid=IwAR1j1ER7aA7BxzYqLUf-1uiZv5RSIjq-
BFrBFRzYO5erT8wTc9lkFgklris&utm_term=.097a1968c3b8

Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigator who inspired 'The Conjuring,' dies at 92

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/lorraine-warren-paranormal-investigator-who-inspired-
conjuring-dies-92-n996676?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum See their faces. Follow their stories. Share their history.
https://engage.ushmm.org/2019-dor-social.html?