Weekly Science Report

October 12, 2018

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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.

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News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Scientists Uncover The Ancient Love Triangle That Made You

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adambarsouk/2018/10/01/scientists-uncover-the-ancient-love-triangle-that-
made-you/#4458b4ef1c8f

Humans may have colonized Madagascar later than previously thought

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181010141739.htm

Important new finds discovered at Akrotiri prehistoric settlement on Santorini island

http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/32914-important-new-finds-discovered-at-akrotiri-prehistoric-
settlement-on-santorini-island.html

Guess what these young dinosaurs ate when their parents weren't looking

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-young-dinosaurs-ate-parents-werent.html

Quantifying evolutionary impacts of humans on the biosphere is harder than it seems

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/mu-qei101218.php

Did mosasaurs hunt like killer whales?

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/uoc-dmh101218.php

History

Unearthing the vanished

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/ukraine-mennonite-kbg-archives

How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the natural world

https://theconversation.com/how-the-loss-of-native-american-languages-affects-our-understanding-of-the-
natural-world-103984

A New Law For Scotland: Nobody Puts Shetland In A Box

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/07/655460785/a-new-law-for-scotland-nobody-puts-shetland-in-a-box?sc=tw
Looking for Love in One of the World's Tiniest Religions

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/06/looking-for-love-at-a-convention/371998/?
utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=cm&utm_term=10-
2018Sent

A 'Voice For The Voiceless': Sainthood For El Salvador's Archbishop Óscar Romero

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/12/639561423/a-voice-for-the-voiceless-sainthood-for-el-salvadors-archbishop-
scar-romero?sc=tw

Ancient Maya: Astronomers, Farmers ... And Salt Entrepreneurs?

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/08/654872878/ancient-maya-astrologists-farmers-and-salt-
entrepreneurs

Archaeology

An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unknown-ancient-civilization-india-carved-strange-hilltop-rock-
art-180970441/

'Jewel of Roman Empire' faces Libya dangers

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jewel-roman-empire-faces-libya-dangers-031921439.html

1600s Native American fort is one of the most important Northeast finds

https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2018/0829/1600s-Native-American-fort-is-one-of-the-most-important-
Northeast-finds?cmpid=kwpsub&kwp_0=945881&kwp_4=3235310&kwp_1=1359336

Wikipedia Leads Effort to Create a Digital Archive of 20 Million Artifacts Lost in the Brazilian Museum Fire
http://www.openculture.com/2018/09/wikipedia-leads-effort-create-digital-archive-20-million-artifacts-lost-brazilian-
museum-fire.html

British Army starts recruiting for revived Monuments Men unit to protect art and archaeology in war

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/11/british-army-starts-recruiting-revived-monuments-
men-unit-protect/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb

Underwater Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest Shipwreck in Lake Erie
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/underwater-archaeologists-may-have-discovered-oldest-shipwreck-
lake-erie-180970503/

Ohio’s Serpent Mound, an archaeological mystery, still the focus of scientific debate

https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/71b738640b7079/ohios-serpent-
mound-an-archaeo.html

City of Koh Ker was occupied for centuries longer than previously thought

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/p-cok100318.php

Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge in order to survive

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/easter-island-inhabitants-collected-freshwater-from-the-
oceans-edge-in-order-to-survive/

Egyptology

Tomb of a Pharaoh's 'Sole Friend' and 'Keeper of the Secret' Found in Egypt

https://www.livescience.com/63781-tomb-of-pharaoh-sole-friend.html
General Science

Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law?

https://theconversation.com/could-an-artificial-intelligence-be-considered-a-person-under-the-law-102865

This is the future of tech in the US

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/biggest-selling-consumer-technology-2018

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

NASA's Star Trek dreams aren’t so crazy after all

https://www.cnet.com/au/news/when-nasa-meets-sci-fi-space-adventures-get-real/?
utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=

We're Destroying the Sea—But It Could Save Us From Ourselves

https://www.wired.com/story/the-sea-could-save-us-from-ourselves/?
CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_100518_daily_list3_p1

Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics

https://www.space.com/41965-standard-model-broken-supersymmetry-new-physics.html?
utm_content=buffer4c5f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Another NASA space telescope shuts down in orbit

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-nasa-space-telescope-orbit.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Fewer biofuels, more green space: Climate action researcher calls for urgent shift

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uom-fbm092818.php

Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-climate-disease-impacts.html

Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-sees-a-7-degree-rise-in-
global-temperatures-by-2100/2018/09/27/b9c6fada-bb45-11e8-bdc0-90f81cc58c5d_story.html?
utm_term=.81b0b8f80787

Final call to save the world from 'climate catastrophe'

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45775309

How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/this-is-how-farm-drones-will-transform-the-way-your-food-is-grown

What sacred sites can teach us about conservation

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/sacred-sites-have-a-biodiversity-advantage-that-could-help-world-
conservation

In 2 years, renewables will be cheaper than fossil fuels

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/renewables-will-be-equal-or-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-by-2020-
according-to-research

This battery is powered by carbon dioxide

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/new-mit-made-battery-is-powered-by-co2

Is that a farm on your roof? Agriculture is thriving in some unexpected places

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/05/farm-agriculture-on-roof-shipping-container/?
utm_content=bufferb811f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

States and CDC probe reports of rare poliolike symptoms in kids

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/10/states-and-cdc-probe-reports-rare-poliolike-symptoms-
kids

So, Self-Driving Cars Could Make Humans Unhealthier Than Ever

https://www.wired.com/story/self-driving-cars-obesity-pollution-public-health/?
CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_101118_daily_list3_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED
%20NL%20101118%20(1)%20A&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl

FDA approves HPV vaccine for people up to 45

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/health/2018/10/05/fda-approves-hpv-vaccine-people-up/

A new way to create molecules for drug development

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-molecules-drug.html

Microfluidic molecular exchanger helps control therapeutic cell manufacturing

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/giot-mme101218.php

Liver-on-a-chip, the ideal test environment for CRISPR

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/asu-lti101118.php

Other

China is building 19 'supercity clusters'

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/how-cities-are-saving-china
 Additional Informational

Final Word: Maziar Bahari

https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/museum-publications/memory-and-action/final-word-
maziar-bahari?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1810MKTEM04109-three-col-link-
2&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RKa09EUm1NelkyWVdRMCIsInQiOiIrVFZqRHBpc1Q5V0M4Wk5mdXRuRTFWeUZy
NEdtcjBSQUVvN3FsWWhZdmhKOUorM0c3akVUSVJrXC9iVEhUcHpXeTVqRThxM1wvQzZaU2FQb2ZvdD
RMaGR0Z3o2aU5ZeDAxNVNMcStPWUdQTVR1WlkzREdDRkx1Q015TkgzcHJaN1wvbCJ9