Weekly Science Report

December 13, 2019

 
“We who believe in freedom cannot rest.”
Madie Robinson
 

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
 
44,000-Year-Old Indonesian Cave Painting Is Rewriting The History Of Art
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/786760790/44-000-year-old-indonesian-cave-painting-is-rewriting-
the-history-of-art?sc=tw
 
THE FISHY MYSTERY OF LAKE MALAWI
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mystery-lake-malawi-180971442/
#BYwUzA7b6UVORO5i.03
 
Archaeologists uncover 12,500-year-old site in Avon, showing evidence of the earliest known
population in Connecticut
https://www.courant.com/community/avon/hc-news-avon-archaeological-site-20191211-
nnklmluf2fazni5vdygs2dvq2u-story.html

Was This 18,000-Year-Old Siberian Puppy a Dog or a Wolf?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/science/frozen-puppy-
found-russia.html
 
Bad luck may have caused Neanderthals' extinction – study
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/27/bad-luck-may-have-caused-neanderthals-
extinction-study
 
Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 10,000 years of cultural interaction across Africa
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191127161512.htm
 
Rare find: human teeth used as jewelry in Turkey 8,500 years ago
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uoc--rfh121319.php
 
 

History
 
The Jungle Prince of Delhi
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/world/asia/the-jungle-prince-of-delhi.html
 
Senate recognizes Armenian genocide over objections of Trump and Turkish government
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/12/senate-senate-recognizes-arrecognizes-
armenian-genocide-over-objections-trump-and-turkish-government/4410046002/
 
Hitler's Birth Home In Austria Will Become A Police Station
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/20/781248111/hitlers-birth-home-in-austria-will-become-a-police-
station?sc=tw
 

Native American shield returned to New Mexico from France

https://apnews.com/cbded47108e14b64a112bb0b434b52ed

 
Church Unearthed in Ethiopia Rewrites the History of Christianity in Africa
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/church-unearthed-ethiopia-rewrites-history-christianity-
africa-180973740/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR1G-
JNR9wL74XVtyq1I5c4R0VLUY78nzvMgjdWv0IiZAE0iUhdVSSYabMs
 
The WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans Stretched Beyond U.S. Borders
https://time.com/5743555/wwii-incarceration-japanese-latin-americans/?
utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=history_&linkI
d=78577787
 
Federal judge rules American Samoans are US citizens by birth
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/12/politics/american-samoa-citizenship/index.html
 
Unearthing the mystery of the meaning of Easter Island's Moai
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/uoc--utm121319.php
 
One of Europe's worst famines likely caused by devastating
floods

https://phys.org/news/2019-12-europe-worst-famines-
devastating.html

Archaeology
 
Dazzling 'Temple of Colored Marbles' Honoring Roman God Discovered in Italy
https://www.livescience.com/mithraeum-of-colored-marbles-temple-discovered.html?
utm_source=notification
 
More Than 140 Nazca Lines Are Discovered in Peruvian Desert

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/world/europe/nazca-
lines-peru.html?smid=tw-nytimesworld&smtyp=cur
 
Home of one of first Bibles printed in Welsh saved from flood risk
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/22/welsh-bible-flood-risk-hydropower-william-
morgan?
utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1574403493
 
Bronze Age sword discovered in archaeological breakthrough but location remains a mystery
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1205753/ancient-history-news-archaeology-discovery-
bronze-age-sword-czech-republic-bohemia
 
How ‘secret Inca city’ was found hiding below Amazon jungle rising ‘lost treasure’ hopes
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1204875/archaeology-news-inca-city-amazon-jungle-lost-
treasure-machu-picchu-spt/amp
 
Important Floridian Artifacts Collection Receives Almost $100,000 For Upgrades
https://www.wuft.org/news/2019/12/09/important-floridian-artifacts-collection-receives-almost-
100000-for-upgrades/?
fbclid=IwAR0t8N1gh_QJssKV3mQUZLI4IJZSKA1FKppKJgMVLfaMWabAg7Wu89KeaFM
 
Scientists race to document Puerto Rico's coastal heritage
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-scientists-document-puerto-rico-coastal.html
 
A Long-Lost Black Cemetery in Tampa May Have Been Found
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/us/tampa-black-cemetery-school.html
 

Egyptology
 
Archaeologist ‘hopeful’ key ancient Queen FOUND in Valley of Kings
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1207218/egypt-breakthroguh-archaeologist-queen-nerfertiti-
found-valley-kings-zahi-hawass-spt/amp
 
Egypt: Secret Tutankhamun message found on Howard Carter’s grave by archaeologist
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1205257/egypt-tutankhamun-saatchi-gallery-london-
howard-carter-secret-discovered-archaologist-spt
 
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
Quantum computers learn to mark their own work
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-quantum.amp
 
AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony

https://techxplore.com/news/2019-12-ai-beethoven-tenth-
symphony.html
 
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
This is the first known galaxy to have three supermassive black holes
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/world/three-black-holes-galaxy-scn/index.html?
utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNNi&utm_content=2019-11-
22T06%3A01%3A05
 
Hibernating astronauts would need smaller spacecraft
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-hibernating-astronauts-smaller-spacecraft.html
 
First-ever map of Saturn moon makes it a strong candidate for alien life
https://nypost.com/2019/11/19/first-ever-map-of-saturns-moon-makes-it-a-strong-candidate-for-
alien-life/amp/
 
‘This Is Not Cool!’ - Astronomers Despair As SpaceX Starlink Train Ruins Observation Of Nearby
Galaxies
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanocallaghan/2019/11/18/this-is-not-coolastronomers-despair-
as-spacex-starlink-train-ruins-observation-of-nearby-galaxies/#53103be76538
 
Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star
https://phys.org/news/2019-11-scientists-evidence-neutron-star.html
 
The flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide a darker core?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/us/flat-earth-conference-conspiracy-theories-scli-intl/index.html
 
Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth's Van Allen radiation belts
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/nu-fak121219.php
 
Hubble watches interstellar comet Borisov speed past the sun
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/eic-hwi121219.php
 
How does our Milky Way galaxy get its spiral form?
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-milky-galaxy-spiral.html
 
Newfound Martian aurora actually the most common; sheds light on Mars' changing climate
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-newfound-martian-aurora-common-mars.html
 
Space Heater: Scientists Find New Way to Transfer Energy Through a Vacuum
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-heater-scientists-find-new-way-to-transfer-
energy-through-a-vacuum/

NYU Abu Dhabi researcher discovers exoplanets can be made

less habitable by stars' flares

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/nyu-
nad121319.php
 
 
 

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
 
Researchers In Iceland Can Turn CO2 Into Rock. Could It Solve The Climate Crisis?

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/12/10/iceland-
climate-change-carbon?
utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=
nprnews&utm_campaign=npr

 
Sustainable sand pulls pollutants from stormwater
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-sustainable-sand-pollutants-stormwater.html?
fbclid=IwAR3jZhgIUSVnRIUkAIx8F0W1YdvcARdEWdhPdHxcPeViyCiXiHFzub53o94
 
Used electric vehicle batteries charge up the grid
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-12-electric-vehicle-batteries-grid.html?
fbclid=IwAR2jtuqXItJWXLa1z50lW7oIq6o40JPUVtybxtnH2SLW2hHR-ANwY1SrKgs
 
Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park In The Great Plains
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/780911812/big-money-is-building-a-new-kind-of-national-park-in-
the-great-plains?
utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&fbcli
d=IwAR3e0zABvxkUjTNGn1GDAfXO7MLQG3r3QQRjEnaAMWqE-
T5996ZkJnbc9W8&fbclid=IwAR3wD2bCsXoyEuLQilp6CwIkBqRYdNnHRkIoy4_NN73Br2Kez
M9byeozK78Sent
 
Scientists find cheaper way to make hydrogen energy out of water
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-scientists-cheaper-hydrogen-energy.html
 
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
An Alarming Discovery in an Astronaut’s Bloodstream
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/11/
astronaut-blood-clot/602380/?utm_campaign=the-
atlantic&utm_content=edit-
promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term
=2019-11-21T13%3A00%3A03
 
Apple detectives track down trees for history, biodiversity

https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/Environment/
2019/1121/Apple-detectives-track-down-trees-for-history-
biodiversity
 
Gene-Edited 'Supercells' Make Progress In Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/19/780510277/gene-edited-supercells-make-
progress-in-fight-against-sickle-cell-disease?sc=tw
 
Supreme Court leaves in place Kentucky abortion law mandating ultrasounds
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-upholds-kentucky-abortion-law-
mandating-ultrasounds-n1098181?
cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR34yzLNWJ7mQxpKhD5sRsMRxWMxCroQnci_WzBapqer
ub-ixVQ2j0Z3-p0
 
Orca grandmothers babysit young whales, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/10/orca-grandmothers-babysit-young-whales-
study-finds?
CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3OIiuxMWgLA0LiFFX
HJHc4WfNMWFYiadr5SnB1DY7uylEgXOVGR1o6_I0#Echobox=1575970727
 
A self-cleaning surface that repels even the deadliest superbugs
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/mu-ass121119.php
 
 

 
Other
 
ALIEN LIFE COULD BE MORE COMMON THAN WE THOUGHT, SCIENTISTS SAY
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/alien-life-star-system-where-find-
exoplanets-planets-worlds-science-space-a9208996.html
 
‘Homeless Jesus’ statue in Nevada designed to raise awareness, build compassion
https://www.nbc12.com/2019/11/17/homeless-jesus-statue-nevada-designed-raise-awareness-build-
compassion/
 
In Alaska's Wilderness, A New Vision Of Higher Learning
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/784122964/in-alaskas-wilderness-a-new-vision-of-higher-learning?
utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&fbcli
d=IwAR1oVmpL7XhkhMVuh7xxER4d9U4AtoChTOHGSeTdtD8YXo4mJeWxUHmuzyU
 
Facing Pushback From the Left and Right, the Baltimore Museum’s Director Defends His Decision
to Buy Only Women’s Art in 2020
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/baltimore-museum-women-art-1730058?
utm_content=buffer3847b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=new
s&fbclid=IwAR30I7h_Wk1z3IQpCTKABdahIXfwjh1WLB8IGnlfjrEO_uFMKf-U7teehco
 
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/786367598/betsy-devos-overruled-education-dept-findings-on-
defrauded-student-borrowers?sc=tw
 
The luxury yacht that turns into a submarine
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/luxury-yacht-submarine-carapace/index.html?
utm_content=2019-12-
13T09%3A25%3A22&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR
3e_NNucWC0Q4I5SJJBHufcWGcwHQ6VqT8AIROgdAEOPWSGHw0610hh4lw
 
 
 
 
 
 Additional Informational
 
New Earth Mission Will Track Rising Oceans Into 2030
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2934/new-earth-mission-will-track-rising-oceans-into-2030/
 
Our National Parks Are in Trouble
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/opinion/sunday/national-parks-crowding-climate.html
 
Museums Advocacy Day: Using Our Voice to Speak Up for Museums- Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE5fZElea2c&feature=emb_share&app=desktop
 
ICOM-US Newsletter
https://mailchi.mp/6c4a805a9364/icom-us-newsletter-3787889?fbclid=IwAR3V_i-
pvQryWzaHL33yOicwxkyYltFo3Mlbo3STjgpRAjJgtp2MsBKL14Y
 
NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Mission Catches a Natural Comet Outburst in Unprecedented Detail
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-s-exoplanet-hunting-mission-catches-a-natural-
comet-outburst-in-unprecedented-detail