July 6, 2014 - Weekly Science Report

Weekly Science Report - July 6, 2014

“Be humble for you are made of Earth; be noble for you are made of stars.” - Author Unknown

Introduction

This publication was created with the support of Graham Hancock, John Anthony West and Steve Detwiler to share news and information on various disciplines to include paleontology, space sciences, genetics and archaeology.

By sharing knowledge we can make our world a better place. 

Since the beginning of the internet age we have always heard of the world being drawn together but through my investigations I’ve never found a publication like the Weekly Science Report. This publication is just one contribution to bring people together and share ideas and discoveries with my fellow man.

I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and inspires you!
-Writers & Staff

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Study: Triceratops took a million years to develop horn

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/01/us/triceratops-horns-evolution/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Scientists revise timeline of human origins

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-scientists-timeline-human.html

Which happened first: Did sounds form words, or words form sentences?

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-words-sentences.html

Newly discovered space rock could explain booming life on Earth

http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/1/5861330/newly-discovered-space-rock-could-explain-booming-life-on-earth

Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25835-tibetan-altitude-gene-came-from-extinct-human-species.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=facebookgoogletwitter&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL-facebookgoogletwitter#.U7VK6LHD8dU

History

A Century Ago In Sarajevo: A Plot, A Farce And A Fateful Shot

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/27/325516359/a-century-ago-in-sarajevo-a-plot-a-farce-and-a-fateful-shot?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140627

The man who started WWI: 7 things you didn't know

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/27/opinion/7-things-gavrilo-princip-man-who-started-wwi/index.html?sr=fb062814WWI2pVODtopLinkhttp://cnn.it/1iPlmNc

Statue of assassin who unleashed WW I unveiled in Sarajevo

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/28/world/europe/world-war-i-assassin/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

8 things you didn’t know about Franz Ferdinand

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/8-things-didnt-know-franz-ferdinand/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=newshour

Ramadan, Day 1: What Is Ramadan?

http://time.com/2936016/ramadan/

Monuments Men: A Baltimore writer learns her father helped in the search for Nazi plunder

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/monuments-men-a-baltimore-writer-learns-her-father-helped-in-the-search-for-nazi-plunder/2014/06/18/cef133c6-e822-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html

10 Native Inventions and Innovations That Changed the World

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/06/29/10-native-inventions-and-innovations-changed-world-155541

6 Shocking Facts About Slavery, Natives and African Americans

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/09/5-little-known-facts-about-african-americans-natives-and-slavery-17th-century-151664

Ancient Southwest Baby Boom Offers Lesson in Overpopulation

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/30/ancient-southwest-baby-boom-offers-lesson-overpopulation/#.U7HD2vldXUU

German teacher stole Auschwitz artifacts

http://www.timesofisrael.com/german-teacher-arrested-for-stealing-auschwitz-artifacts/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Feds to clean site of 1976 'Atomic Man' accident

http://news.yahoo.com/feds-clean-1976-atomic-man-accident-184750469.html

Louis Zamperini, triumphant 'Unbroken' warrior, dies at 97

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/showbiz/movies/obit-zamperini-unbroken/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Freedom Fighters: 8 Courageous Native Americans

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/07/01/freedom-fighters-8-courageous-native-americans-155600

The True Story of Lawrence of Arabia http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-lawrence-arabia-180951857/

LGBT rights 45 years after the Stonewall riots

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lgbt-rights-45-years-after-the-stonewall-riots/

The Forgotten Golden Age of American Soccer

http://www.history.com/news/the-forgotten-golden-age-of-american-soccer

The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/29/the-tragic-heroic-women-of-world-war-i.html

Battle of Bannockburn Echoes in Scotland's Independence Fight

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/battle-bannockburn-echoes-scotlands-independence-fight-n144096

What was decided at the Bretton Woods summit

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/06/economist-explains-20?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/bl/ee/whatwasdecidedatthebrettonwoodssummit

Passions run high as Hong Kong marches for democracy

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/01/us-hongkong-protests-idUSKBN0F632A20140701

Report points to photo as possible new clue to Amelia Earhart's fate

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/07/01/photo-may-offer-crucial-clue-in-amelia-earhart-mystery-report/



Archaeology

Archaeologists Edge Closer to Solving the Mysteries of Teotihuacán

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/teotihuacan-archaeologists-edge-closer-to-solving-the-mysteries-of-teotihuacan/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook

Phil Collins gives collection of Alamo artefacts to Texas

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/27/phil-collins-artefacts-alamo-texas?CMP=fb_us

Iraq Conflict Menaces Heritage Sites

http://online.wsj.com/articles/iraq-conflict-menaces-heritage-sites-1403901541

Suburban expansion threatens prehistoric sites near St. Louis

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/28/prehistoric-sitesstlouis.html?utm_campaign=ajam&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow

America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

http://time.com/2911987/report-americas-11-most-endangered-historic-places/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

New archaeology survey maps Iraqi Kurdistan

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/06/2014/new-archaeology-survey-maps-iraqi-kurdistan

Ancient Inuit hunting camp to be uncovered in Manitoba

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ancient-inuit-hunting-camp-to-be-uncovered-in-manitoba-1.2691611?cmp=rss

Major Viking site discovery described as ‘mind-blowing’

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/major-viking-site-discovery-described-as-mind-blowing-131442918-237416911.html

Prehistoric circle dated to same summer as Seahenge neighbour

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/03/prehistoric-circle-dated-same-seahenge-2049-bc

Ten artists painted the Olmeca-Xicalanca Battle mural

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2014/ten-artists-painted-the-olmeca-xicalanca-battle-mural

Wrocław archaeologists will conduct research in the Gobi Desert

http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,400996,wroclaw-archaeologists-will-conduct-research-in-the-gobi-desert.html

Blood residue from ancient tools reveals clues about past

http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20140628/AIK0101/140629429/0/SEARCH&slId=2

The Hammer of Thor

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/06/2014/the-hammer-of-thor

Virtual flashlight reveals secrets of ancient artefacts

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25626-virtual-flashlight-reveals-secrets-of-ancient-artefacts.html#.U7f32tjD_IU

Underground Budapest: Caverns, churches and Cold War bunkers

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/24/travel/budapest-underground/index.html



Egyptology

King Mentuhotep II's chapel unearthed in Sohag

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/105292/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/King-Mentuhotep-IIs-chapel-unearthed-in-Sohag.aspx

Tattoos in ancient Egypt and Sudan

http://blog.britishmuseum.org/2014/06/26/tattoos-in-ancient-egypt-and-sudan/

Welsh 'sock' saves the 3,500-year-old Djoser Pyramid

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-sock-saves-worlds-oldest-7340589



General Science

CNN and Georgia Tech want drones for news coverage

http://www.dvice.com/2014-6-25/cnn-and-georgia-tech-want-drones-news-coverage?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

For Sale: Weaponized Drones For Corporate Use

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/planes-uavs/for-sale-weaponized-drones-for-corporate-use-16927120?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Drone on a Wire: UAVs Could Perch on Power Lines to Recharge

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/robots/drone-on-a-wire-uavs-could-perch-on-power-lines-to-recharge-16928840?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

The AI boss that deploys Hong Kong's subway engineers

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329764.000-the-ai-boss-that-deploys-hong-kongs-subway-engineers.html#.U7f5n9jD_IU



Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Crews fight blaze at Stanford linear accelerator

http://www.pulse.me/ap/1a0075a190ec4b8ca49865bc0fcd3a02?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Old Telescope Could Dissect Pluto's Icy Innards

http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/old-telescope-could-dissect-plutos-icy-innards-140626.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Cosmic Concept: Visiting Asteroids with Fleets of Nanoprobes

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/deep/cosmic-concept-visiting-asteroids-with-fleets-of-nanoprobes-16925589?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

NASA finalizes contract to build the most powerful rocket ever

http://www.latimes.com/business/aerospace/la-fi-nasa-boeing-mars-rocket-20140702-story.html

Triple Black Hole System Found in Distant Galaxy

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/triple-black-hole-system-found-in-distant-galaxy1/

Satellite X-ray observations reveal neutron star with donut-shaped magnetic field and axial wobble

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-satellite-x-ray-reveal-neutron-star.html

The science that stumped Einstein

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-science-stumped-einstein.html

First life-friendly exoplanet may not exist after all

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25842-first-lifefriendly-exoplanet-may-not-exist-after-all.html#.U7f5htjD_IU

First data from space megacamera delayed nine months

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25847-first-data-from-space-megacamera-delayed-nine-months.html#.U7f6F9jD_IU

Five-year rescue plan to save the world's oceans

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/five-year-rescue-plan-to-save-the-worlds-oceans/

New Ion-Propulsion System Could Deliver Time Capsule to Mars

http://news.yahoo.com/ion-propulsion-system-could-deliver-time-capsule-mars-115220027.html

Higgs quest deepens into realm of 'New Physics'

http://news.yahoo.com/higgs-quest-deepens-realm-physics-035140731.html

Superconductor Traps The Strongest Magnetic Field Yet

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/superconductor-traps-strongest-magnetic-field-yet?src=SOC&dom=fb



Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Climate engineering offers little hope of mitigation

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-climate-mitigation.html

OCO-2 takes the A-Train to study Earth's atmosphere

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-oco-a-train-earth-atmosphere.html

New, high-energy rechargeable batteries

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-high-energy-rechargeable-batteries.html

Iran to spend $500 million to save shrunken Lake Urmia

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25850-iran-to-spend-500-million-to-save-shrunken-lake-urmia.html#.U7f549jD_IU

Stopping harmful climate change is surprisingly cheap

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25846-stopping-harmful-climate-change-is-surprisingly-cheap.html#.U7f6MNjD_IU

Wind Power Production Record Broken in Texas

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind-power-production-record-broken-in-texas/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook

Can Africa create a new green generation of food producers?

http://www.trust.org/item/20140702101227-tncru/

In Tanzania's switch from firewood to biogas, men step up and women get a break

http://www.trust.org/item/20140702094720-nr1t9



Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Measles Outbreak In Ohio Leads Amish To Reconsider Vaccines

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/24/323702892/measles-outbreak-in-ohio-leads-amish-to-reconsider-vaccines?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Is this procedure the first step toward genetic engineering?

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/28/5852422/is-this-procedure-the-first-step-toward-genetic-engineering

US company in Iowa churns out 100 cloned cows a year

http://news.yahoo.com/us-company-iowa-churns-100-cloned-cows-054827926.html

Years of research reveal more about iconic orcas

http://www.pulse.me/ap/7e3ff7c582ad4968a4654a76c0dbbfd9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

TECH NOW: Talk to a virtual doctor on your iPad

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/06/29/gepetto-avatars/11554771/

Manatees may move from endangered to threatened list

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/02/us/florida-manatees-status/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Oldest case of Down's syndrome from medieval France

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25848-oldest-case-of-downs-syndrome-from-medieval-france.html#.U7f5xNjD_IU

Scientists regrow human corneas from adult stem cells

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Scientists-regrow-human-corneas-from-adult-stem-cells/articleshow/37701899.cms

First Exoskeleton Gets FDA Approval For U.S. Sales

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/first-exoskeleton-gets-fda-approval-us-sales?src=SOC&dom=fb

Sorry, That 'Bigfoot DNA' Came from a Raccoon

http://news.yahoo.com/sorry-bigfoot-dna-came-raccoon-231002057.html



Other

Hover car network scheme coming to Israel

http://www.dvice.com/2014-6-25/hover-car-network-scheme-coming-israel?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Packing hundreds of sensors into a single optical fiber for use in harsh environments

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-hundreds-sensors-optical-fiber-harsh.html

Exploring Karta – the Gateway to the Heavens

http://wakeup-world.com/2014/07/02/exploring-karta-the-gateway-to-the-heavens/

How Today's Technology Is Rapidly Catching Up to Star Trek

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivek-wadhwa/how-todays-technology-is-_b_5549042.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

Beware: Connecticut’s Museum of the Occult May Kill You

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/03/beware-connecticut-s-museum-of-the-occult-may-kill-you.html


Additional Informational

Secrets: Golden Raft of El Dorado- Video

http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/sc/web/series/1003102/secrets/3375253/golden-raft-of-el-dorado#how-the-golden-raft-of-el-dorado-was-crafted

US Army Medic POW Diary Entry

http://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1942-1945/us-army-medic-pow-diary-entry?utm_content=sf3453472&utm_medium=spredfast&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=US+Holocaust+Memorial+Museum&sf3453472=1

The Amelia Earhart Project

http://www.ameliaearhartproject.com/


The Great War

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/27/world/legacy-of-world-war-i.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=WO_TGW_20140627&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000&_r=2

Some were Neighbors: Collaboration and Complicity in the Holocaust

http://somewereneighbors.ushmm.org/?sf3494473=1

Nuclear fusion: Energy of the future?- Video

http://www.scpr.org/events/2014/06/30/1398/next-nuclear-fusion/