Weekly Science Report 9th Feb 2018
Weekly Science Report 9th Feb 2018
Weekly Science Report 9th Feb 2018
February 9, 2018
Introduction
Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and 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!
News Articles
Creationism isn’t about science, it’s about theology (and it’s really bad theology).
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2018/01/30/creationism-isnt-about-science-its-about-theology-
and-its-really-bad?
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Remarkable spider with a tail found preserved in amber after 100 million years
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-remarkable-spider-tail-amber-million.html
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-site-tuscany-reveals-neanderthals-tools.html
DNA shows first modern Briton had dark skin, blue eyes
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-dna-modern-briton-dark-skin.html
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/feb/06/western-australia-chemical-plants-threaten-40000-
year-old-rock-art
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc--nlo020818.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoa-cap020618.php
https://www.archaeology.org/news/6337-180208-australia-queensland-graves
History
How fall of the Berlin Wall paved way for Germany’s populists
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/how-fall-berlin-wall-paved-way-germany-s-populists-n840921?
cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02/04/582468315/why-schools-fail-to-teach-slaverys-hard-history?
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Louvre shines a light on Nazi loot
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/louvre-shines-a-light-on-nazi-loot
A Think-Tank Meeting Informing a Vision for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage in the Arab
World
https://www.iccrom.org/news/arab-forum-cultural-heritage
Judge says Met Museum can keep Picasso sold by Jew fleeing the Nazis
https://www.jta.org/2018/02/08/news-opinion/united-states/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-met-over-
picasso-sold-to-escape-nazis?
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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/07/583931629/linguists-discover-previously-unidentified-
language-in-malaysia?
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How the Black Panthers’ Breakfast Program Both Inspired and Threatened the Government
http://www.history.com/news/free-school-breakfast-black-panther-party
In 1968, Three Students Were Killed by Police. Today, Few Remember the Orangeburg Massacre
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1968-three-students-were-killed-police-today-few-remember-
orangeburg-massacre-180968092/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/6338-180209-ireland-book-of-kells
Archaeology
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/angela-site-reveals-daily-life-enslaved-african-america-n825701?
cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
Mysterious Circle of Ancient Human Skeletons With Arms Linked Discovered in Mexico
http://www.newsweek.com/circle-ancient-human-skeletons-arms-linked-discovered-mexico-797038
https://www.outsideonline.com/2278981/its-d-day-bears-ears?
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-42936501
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-toys-kids-archaeological-record
Ancient Anatolian Church Discovery Reveals Where Turkey’s Earliest Christians Worshipped
http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-anatolian-church-discovery-reveals-how-turkeys-earliest-christians-800464
Egyptology
Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphic Texts Discovered on Coffins Believed to Contain Mummies of Birds and Guts
http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-egypt-hieroglyphic-texts-discovered-coffins-mummies-birds-guts-798132
https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2018/02/06/newly-discovered-buildings-reveal-clues-ancient-egyptian-
dynasties
Ancient Egypt: Mummy of Queen Nefertiti Brought to Life With Controversial Fair Skin in 3-D Scan
http://www.newsweek.com/ancient-egypt-queen-nefertiti-ancient-bust-fair-skin-800519
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/04/583099705/egyptian-archaeologists-unearth-a-4-400-
year-old-tomb?
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How climate change and population growth threaten Egypt’s ancient treasures
https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/how-climate-change-and-population-growth-threaten-
egypts-ancient-treasures
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/egypt-beer-making-ancient-brewery-
archaeologists-a8201471.html
General Science
Self-Driving Cars Use Crazy Amounts of Power, and It's Becoming a Problem
https://www.wired.com/story/self-driving-cars-power-consumption-nvidia-chip/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2160130-leaked-photos-suggest-china-may-now-have-a-hypersonic-
railgun/?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1517582888
SpaceX Rocket Launch Is Latest Step Toward the Moon, Mars and Beyond
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-the-moon-mars-and-beyond-1517592270
http://spacenews.com/spacex-receives-launch-license-for-first-falcon-heavy-launch/
More bad news for dinosaurs: Chicxulub meteorite impact triggered global volcanic eruptions on the
ocean floor
https://theconversation.com/more-bad-news-for-dinosaurs-chicxulub-meteorite-impact-triggered-global-
volcanic-eruptions-on-the-ocean-floor-91053
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/go-for-launch/os-flat-earther-s-attempted-launch-draws-interest-
disappointment-20180207-story.html
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-alien-ocean-nasa-outer-space.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/tesla-elon-musk-mars-spacex-asteroid-belt/552719/
https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-spacex-falcon-heavy-wicked-double-booster-landing/
https://www.wired.com/story/the-supersonic-parachutes-carrying-nasas-martian-dreams/
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/06/583627592/watch-live-spacex-attempts-launch-of-
powerful-falcon-heavy-rocket?
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Reduced energy from the sun might occur by mid-century—now, scientists know by how much
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-energy-sun-mid-centurynow-scientists.html
Elon Musk says SpaceX to focus on BFR following Falcon Heavy launch
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/06/elon-musk-says-spacex-to-focus-on-bfr-following-falcon-heavy-launch/
New study sheds light on Moon's slow retreat from frozen Earth
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-moon-retreat-frozen-earth.html
Falcon Heavy: SpaceX stages an amazing launch – but what about the environmental impact?
https://theconversation.com/falcon-heavy-spacex-stages-an-amazing-launch-but-what-about-the-
environmental-impact-91423?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton
Elon Musk shares the 'last pic' of 'Starman' on his journey into outer space
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-shares-the-last-pic-of-starman-on-his-journey-into-
outer-space/ar-BBIQcAu?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580
LIKE A ROCKET: THE STORY BEHIND SPACEX’S PLAN TO LAUNCH A TESLA ROADSTER INTO SPACE
http://www.motortrend.com/news/like-rocket-story-behind-spacexs-plan-launch-tesla-roadster-space/
http://www.spacenewsfeed.com/index.php/news/747-all-in-one-service-for-the-space-station?idU=1
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/another-asteroid-heading-close-to-earth/
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42979043
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoa-nvw020618.php
https://phys.org/news/2018-02-astrophysicists-cosmic-debate-magnetism-planets.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/space/technology-could-help-us-build-huge-structures-space-n760701
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-pull-nomination-top-environmental-adviser-climate-
change-skeptic-n844496?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2018/01/first-utility-scale-solar-project-on-maui-to-be-fully-
operational-in-first-quarter/
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/climate-museum-new-york/552335/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-anti-poaching-conservationist-stabbed-death-kenya-
n844966?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/theres-new-job-in-solar-industry-180968039/#03HzwIuAzBLBC74x.01
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/07/582466810/a-banana-grown-at-subzero-temps-also-has-an-
edible-peel?
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https://apnews.com/6698295a317b4124950e76ab2cc660ff
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/02/07/583475222/if-we-bring-the-good-life-to-all-will-we-
destroy-the-planet?
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Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/01/cancer-vaccine-eliminates-tumors-in-mice.html
https://futurism.com/robot-scientist-helps-discover-new-ingredient-antimalarial-drug/
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/human-eggs-grown-full-maturity-lab-first-time-n846206?
cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw
https://www.wired.com/story/ml-brain-boost/
New findings reveal that killer whales can imitate human speech
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/video/new-findings-reveal-that-killer-whales-can-imitate-human-speech-
1150627395696?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/Pacific-white-skate-eggs-hydrothermal-vents-animals/?
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Other
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/01/29/579682676/nearly-9-000-daca-teachers-face-an-uncertain-
future?
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https://www.wired.com/story/the-era-of-quantum-computing-is-here-outlook-cloudy/
The Betrayal
http://www.wbur.org/kindworld/2018/02/06/51-the-betrayal?
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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/07/584124201/cyber-libertarian-and-pioneer-john-perry-
barlow-dies-at-age-70?
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New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper
https://techxplore.com/news/2018-02-wood-strong-titanium-alloys-lighter.html
Additional Informational
Pictures: SpaceX Falcon Heavy
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/go-for-launch/os-spacex-falcon-heavy-pictures-
20171220-photogallery.html
Spearheading a global conservation movement: Marine World Heritage 2018 annual report
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1780