Weekly Science Report

October 25, 2019

 
“A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners,
and an army of thieves.”
German Proverb
 

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

Powerful earthquakes reveal mysterious 15-million-year-old

fossil in California

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/10/26/
california-earthquakes-july-reveal-mysterious-fossil-simi-
valley/2468723001/
 

Fast evolution explains the tiny stature of extinct ‘Hobbit’

from Flores Island

https://theconversation.com/fast-evolution-explains-the-tiny-
stature-of-extinct-hobbit-from-flores-island-124747

History
 
Beyond the Grave: Franco’s Memory Exhumed
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/opinion/francisco-franco.html
 
The Army Is Looking for a Few Good Art Experts
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/arts/design/new-monuments-men.html
 
Mystery of 15th-Century Bayeux Tapestry Solved
https://www.livescience.com/bayeux-tapestry-mystery-solved.html?utm_source=notification
 
HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ depicts a deadly Tulsa race massacre that was all too real
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/10/21/hbos-watchmen-depicts-tulsa-race-massacre-
that-was-all-too-real-hundreds-died/?fbclid=IwAR1QB-
4YhXnyPBpKpNth_nSiWK9cqRCRImQMXPVX-vbVdpzzG1uw1IH-Sm0
 
Thar Be Witches, and Us
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/opinion/sunday/thar-be-witches-and-us.html
 
Curse of the murdered Bangor fur trader
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/10/20/homestead/curse-of-the-murdered-bangor-fur-trader/?
utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR19ctz-
WHe26zcDnJc5BBZhoHAYjLOGAm5aHbqefqM3vLUdEf5OBHiETlw#Echobox=1571599865
 
The Untold Story of the Secret Mission to Seize Nazi Map Data
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/untold-story-secret-mission-seize-nazi-map-data-
180973317/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3Qj7YVqiUTJbXFRrPtE_B
8w4Lm9uubp08Zpod9U9e8Eo6lWn53hbC4M_o
 
Who’s stealing Christopher Columbus Letters from Libraries around the World?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-columbus-letters-stolen-from-vatican-libraries-around-
the-world-60-minutes-2019-10-20/
 
160 years after massacre, California returns island to small Native American tribe
https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/california-tribe-regains-island-it-calls-center-of-universe?
fbclid=IwAR2gycrk1GpOCSKqszBy8axX3qKxY2p9sim-TueF1OjQtScZSNXOIpidE0U
 
Washington's Palestine museum brings new voices to the US capital
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/us-washington-palestine-museum?
fbclid=IwAR1u7Nuyyk5tMVmlzM0Ggi_pwiZXFgWqN_rSBtHuBXsIniftjFn40nnqXnM
 
Why I brought my family to a mosque after Sunday Mass
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/10/22/why-i-brought-my-family-mosque-after-
sunday-mass
 
Cherokee reclaim landmarks of ancient Asheville
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/08/02/cherokee-reclaim-landmarks-ancient-
asheville/31027001/
 
A made for TV-style crime probe into the looting of ancestral remains
https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/a-made-for-tv-style-crime-probe-into-the-looting-
of-ancestral-remains-b9PcWcLbg0OLLmONhkiWgQ/
 
Nobel Literature Prize judges defend controversial award for Peter Handke
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-50099218

Archaeology
 
Charleston looking to preserve hidden history with new archaeology ordinance
https://www.live5news.com/2019/10/22/charleston-looking-preserve-hidden-history-with-new-
archaeology-ordinance/?fbclid=IwAR1WpBLk0fJn1ZhGrvGB8lRDR2LWNeRZlWrhKIDFzwY-
BLVTdus6h_d_17I
 
Is UNESCO World Heritage status for cultural sites killing the things it loves?
https://theconversation.com/is-unesco-world-heritage-status-for-cultural-sites-killing-the-things-it-
loves-98546
 
Mayan mystery: How archaeologists uncovered secret 'passage to the underworld' in Mexico
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1191972/mayan-archaologists-secret-passage-underworld-
pyramid-moon-mexico-teotihuacan-spt
 
Whistleblower: Archeologist Minimized 'Cultural Richness' of Site Planned for Water Project
https://www.wvtf.org/post/whistleblower-archeologist-minimized-cultural-richness-site-planned-
water-project?fbclid=IwAR1rYw_yhh3zJh0Bzq2EGrvmW7pl9eZDf9HRgn_LYW-
B6Rmp6YNNqynkyuw#stream/0
Egyptology
 
Coptic: Ancient language still spoken today
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/16207/Coptic-Ancient-language-still-spoken-today
 
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
Nothing to report

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
We Should Just Build Giant Telescopes ... in Space
https://www.wired.com/story/we-should-just-build-giant-telescopes-in-space/?
bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&esrc=twitter-newsletter-
c&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-
dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_102419&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list2_p
1
 
'It's very me': NASA engineer celebrates Palestinian heritage in viral photo
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/NASA-engineer-Palestinian-heritage-viral-photo-Nujoud-
Merancy?fbclid=IwAR0GV5fauTviy5jZwhzIxUDZ4HXrw8FK5i_bIIw7_tQLQd-V2OeSZbz0ti0
 
This Map Lets You Plug in Your Address to See How It’s Changed Over the Past 750 Million Years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/map-lets-you-plug-your-address-see-how-
neighborhood-has-changed-over-past-750-million-years-180971507/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR0Y8HHmmIDysxOyyhC438
iZGdFZyLnS4LafXZjMQtZUzIqfkpDUHMYi5TM
 
NASA eyeing inflatable space lodges for moon, Mars and beyond
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-habitat/nasa-eyeing-inflatable-space-lodges-
for-moon-mars-and-beyond-idUSKBN1WW1H2
 
Asteroid danger: 100% certainty of impact warns space expert - 'We need to leave Earth'
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1191021/Asteroid-news-chance-of-impact-asteroids-hit-
Earth-cataclysm-Lembit-Opik-asteroid-news
 
Last Seen In 1986, Halley’s Comet Will Make Its Presence Known This Week With Shooting Star
Show
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/10/18/last-seen-in-1986-halleys-comet-will-
make-its-presence-known-this-week-with-shooting-star-show/#3af354b77732
 
Rocket Lab—yep, Rocket Lab—has a plan to deliver satellites to the Moon
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/rocket-lab-yep-rocket-lab-has-a-plan-to-deliver-satellites-
to-the-moon/
 
 

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy

Sources
 
Submarine Hobbyists Help Researchers On Montana's Flathead Lake
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/02/755571204/submarine-hobbyists-help-researchers-on-montanas-
flathead-lake?sc=tw
 
'Artificial leaf' successfully produces clean gas
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-10-artificial-leaf-successfully-gas.html?
fbclid=IwAR0oi1icFf99X3o1mRzv8TKmK4_H347NXs8r-KmjNFGbUrqNB9ZaXMIxmyY
 
This charity is feeding the hungry and helping the planet by rescuing millions of pounds of leftover
food
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/health/iyw-forgotten-harvest-food-waste-trnd/index.html?
utm_term=video&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNi&utm_content=2019-10-
20T14%3A31%3A04

 
Gas Station Converts To Electric Charging Station And Speeds Ahead Of Curve
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/26/773446805/gas-station-converts-to-electric-charging-station-and-
speeds-ahead-of-curve?sc=tw

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/21/771266879/scientists-create-new-more-
powerful-technique-to-edit-genes?sc=tw
 
Psilocybin Sessions: Psychedelics could help People with Addiction and Anxiety
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/psychedelic-drugs-lsd-active-agent-in-magic-mushrooms-to-treat-
addiction-depression-anxiety-60-minutes-2019-10-13/
 
We need to understand the culture of whales so we can save them
https://theconversation.com/we-need-to-understand-the-culture-of-whales-so-we-can-save-them-
123884?fbclid=IwAR3i6YDwRO4xsJrik9vSbvwKalxTYN-4S6RdyA-p8nprcSI9KS0n_BFa2t0

Other
 
A Paris Colony for Exiled Artists Needs a New Home
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/arts/design/paris-artists-refugees-asylum.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
Take Action: Protect Grand Canyon and Chaco Culture!
https://p2a.co/TgHkSZA
 
FAIC receives grant from IMLS to grow Connecting to Collections Care
https://www.culturalheritage.org/docs/default-source/administration/public-relations/c2cc-imls-
grant-2019-10-22.pdf
 
We asked some of the boldest thinkers what the world will be like in 50 years. Here’s what their
answers tell us about the future
https://qz.com/is/the-world-in-50-years/expert/1690897/?
utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&linkId=100000008592353
 
New publication for ICOM Members: The ICOM Social Media Guidelines
https://icom.museum/en/news/new-publication-for-icom-members-the-icom-social-media-
guidelines/
 
Artificial intelligence in education: challenges and opportunities for sustainable development
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000366994