June 29, 2014 - Weekly Science Report

Weekly Science Report - June 27, 2014

“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates.  At the first gate, ask yourself, is it true?  At the second ask, is it necessary? At the third gate ask, is it kind?”
-Sufi Saying

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.

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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.

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-Writers & Staff

News Articles

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies

Neanderthal ancestors in Spain point to “Game of Thrones” era of human prehistory

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/neanderthal-ancestors-in-spain-point-to-game-of-thrones-era-of-human-prehistory/2014/06/19/a37a00ac-f75d-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html?hpid=z10

Scientists find 6,200-year-old parasite egg

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-6-200-old-parasite-egg-001730936.html

Neanderthal faces emerge from the gloom of a Spanish cave

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/19/neanderthal-faces-spanish-cave

Scientists May Have Found Humankind's Original Addiction

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/tanning-addiction_n_5512790.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

French cave home to earliest drawings wins World Heritage status

http://news.msn.com/world/french-cave-home-to-earliest-drawings-wins-world-heritage-status

Ancient Poop Shows Neanderthals Ate Their Vegetables

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/06/25/ancient-poop-shows-neanderthals-ate-their-vegetables/

'Enigma Man' may be new human species that lived until 11,000 years ago http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/enigma-man-may-be-new-human-species-that-lived-until-11000-years-ago-20140616-zs9dz.html

Noah's Search: Probing Satellite Imagery for Lost Ark

http://news.yahoo.com/noahs-search-probing-satellite-imagery-lost-ark-114103935.html

Scientists uncover genes behind human language

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Scientists-uncover-genes-behind-human-language/articleshow/37406149.cms

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History

Pope excommunicates Italian mobsters

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/06/21/pope-excommunicates-mafia-members/?hpt=hp_t1

Mystery Surrounding Lost Army of Persian King Cambyses II May Have Been Solved

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-lost-army-persian-king-cambyses-ii-02002.html

Czech synagogues rise again after gift from Brussels

http://news.yahoo.com/czech-synagogues-rise-again-gift-brussels-061341676.html

Life's journey: A Sufi Parable in Fes

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-marshall/lifes-journey-a-sufi-para_b_5527684.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

The Map Of Native American Tribes You've Never Seen Before

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-before?sc=tw

Century-old Mafia murder apparently solved

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/24/newser-mafia-murder-solved/11305159/

Adolf Hitler: Billionaire tax-dodger?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/23/newser-hitler-tax-dodger/11261689/

6 Boarding School Laws Still on the Books

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/30/6-boarding-school-laws-still-books-154579

State to renounce Trail of Tears at Friday event

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2014/06/25/state-renounce-trail-tears-friday-event/11383093/?sf27783084=%5B%271%27%5D

Christians and Jews alike visit the grave of the 'Jewish saint' in Manaus to pray for miracles

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/21/christians-and-jews-alike-visit-grave-jewish-saint-in-manaus-to-pray-for/

'Fastest Nun in the West' on path for sainthood

http://news.yahoo.com/fastest-nun-west-path-sainthood-211816527.html

As Yosemite Park Turns 150, Charms And Challenges Endure

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/28/326216331/as-yosemite-park-turns-150-charms-and-challenges-endure



Archaeology

Power company clashes with US history in Virginia

http://news.yahoo.com/power-company-clashes-us-history-virginia-145627950.html

Hidden treasures of ancient Ur uncovered in Bristol

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-hidden-treasures-ancient-ur-uncovered.html

Long-lost shipwreck found in Lake Michigan, explorer says

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/24/shipwreck-lake-michigan-griffin/11310709/

4,000-Year-Old Burial with Chariots Discovered in South Caucasus

http://www.livescience.com/46513-ancient-chariot-burial-discovered.html

Louisiana's Poverty Point earthworks named a UNESCO world heritage site

http://news.msn.com/us/louisianas-poverty-point-earthworks-named-a-unesco-world-heritage-site

Haiti: UNESCO to send experts to examine possible wreck of 'Santa Maria'

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48102#.U6hAbbHD8dV

Unesco grants Inca Qhapaq Nan road system World Heritage status

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27958466

A Sunken Kingdom Re-emerges

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/science/a-sunken-kingdom-re-emerges.html?_r=1

Archaeologists discovered a meteorite fragment in a 9 thousand years old hut

http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,400865,archaeologists-discovered-a-meteorite-fragment-in-a-9-thousand-years-old-hut.html

Archaeologists find 25 quipus at Inca site in Peru

http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-archaeologists-find-25-quipus-at-inca-site-in-peru-103338

Unesco world heritage list tops 1,000

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/06/2014/unesco-world-heritage-list-tops-1000

The logboats in the lake

http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/the-logboats-in-the-lake.htm

Danish antler axe find reveals Neolithic German trade

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/06/2014/danish-antler-axe-find-reveals-neolithic-german-trade

Archaeo-astronomy steps out from shadows of the past

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140623092326.htm

Archaeologists Return to Ancient Megiddo

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/06052014/article/archaeologists-return-to-ancient-megiddo

JPost Holy Land: The Last (Biblical) Frontier

http://www.jpost.com/Features/Front-Lines/The-Last-Biblical-Frontier-359765

The mystery of where Plymouth got its start

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/20/archeologists-seek-solve-year-old-mystery-plymouth-burial-hill/qpGet3XvbxFh0yUqQLfOOM/story.html?rss_id=Top-GNP

Greater protection for ships lost in World War One

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28056244

NPS Seeks Improved Experience at Mesa Verde

http://www.archaeology.org/news/2266-140627-mesa-verde-crowds



Egyptology

Polish archaeologists found tombs dating back four thousand years in Egypt

http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,400863,polish-archaeologists-found-tombs-dating-back-four-thousand-years-in-egypt.html

Wrocław archaeologists discovered unknown structures in Egypt

http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,400866,wroclaw-archaeologists-discovered-unknown-structures-in-egypt.html



General Science

Check it out: Florida university library to lend drones to students

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/21/us/college-lends-drones-to-students/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Using 3-D printers to change lives

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3474011.shtml

Turning "virtual" reality into an everyday reality

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turning-virtual-reality-into-an-everyday-reality/

Nano-coating Keeps Textiles Dry and Stain-Free

http://news.discovery.com/tech/nanostructures/nano-coating-keeps-textiles-dry-and-stain-free-140627.htm



Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Success! Cassini flies by Titan, collects intel on mysterious lakes

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-success-cassini-flies-titan-intel.html

NASA's deep-space craft readying for launch

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/26/tech/innovation/nasa-orion-spacecraft/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Cambridge team breaks superconductor world record

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-cambridge-team-superconductor-world.html

Rock that whizzed by Earth may be grabbed by NASA

http://news.yahoo.com/rock-whizzed-earth-may-grabbed-nasa-193855581.html

Elon Musk is afraid of artificial intelligence, hopes for humans on Mars by 2026

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-mars-20140618-htmlstory.html

Simulating time travel: Doctor Who meets Professor Heisenberg

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-simulating-doctor-professor-heisenberg.html

NASA wants to explore Saturn's biggest moon with drones

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/19/nasa-wants-to-explore-titan-with-a-balloon-launched-drone/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000589

Big Bang breakthrough team allows they may be wrong

http://news.yahoo.com/big-bang-breakthrough-team-allows-may-wrong-114835743.html

What Happens If You Have A Heart Attack In Space?

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/what-happens-if-you-have-heart-attack-space?src=SOC&dom=fb

New Restrictions on NASA Contracts Compromise U.S. Leadership in Space

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-lopezalegria/new-restrictions-on-nasa-_b_5526013.html?1403626891

Nasa’s out-of-this-world plan to rescue a Space Shuttle

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140624-nasas-bold-shuttle-rescue-plan

Stanley Miller's forgotten experiments, analyzed

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-stanley-miller-forgotten.html

Physicist suggests speed of light might be slower than thought

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-physicist-slower-thought.html

Nasa 'flying saucer' tests Mars tech

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27799129

Study links Greenland ice sheet collapse, sea level rise 400,000 years ago

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-links-greenland-ice-sheet-collapse.html

How to cash in on cheap Earth-watching satellites

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229754.800-how-to-cash-in-on-cheap-earthwatching-satellites.html#.U69iENjD_IU

Sun's atmosphere 8 million km larger than thought

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Suns-atmosphere-8-million-km-larger-than-thought/articleshow/37262567.cms

Mysterious X-ray Signal Intrigues Astronomers

http://www.nasa.gov/chandra/news/mysterious-xray-signal.html#.U6nytLGAO5J



Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Govt is sacrificing Great Barrier Reef for political expediency: diplomat

http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s4030789.htm

Climate change to impact even deep-ocean ecosystems, scientists say

http://smithsonianscience.org/2014/06/climate-change-will-impact-even-deep-ocean-ecosystems-scientists-say/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Germany sets record for single day energy use – 50 percent comes from solar

http://phys.org/news/2014-06-germany-day-energy-percent-solar.html

Crowdfunding campaign raises $2.2M to build solar roadways

http://news.yahoo.com/solar-roadways-210149010.html

Ethical land-grabbing could feed 100 million people

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25800-ethical-landgrabbing-could-feed-100-million-people.html#.U69g-djD_IU



Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

'Smart glasses' help fix failing vision

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27768890

Slither of Hope: Surgical Snakebots Are Real, And Heading For Humanity's Orifices

http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/zero-moment/slither-hope-surgical-snakebots-are-real-and-heading-humanitys-orifices?src=SOC&dom=fb

Cheating death through 'suspended animation'

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/23/tech/innovation/suspended-animation-trials/index.html?sr=fb062314suspendedanimation4pVODtopLink

3-D mammograms find more cancers, but do they save lives?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/24/3-d-mammograms-controversial/11293799/

Cystic fibrosis breakthrough powers stock

http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/06/24/cystic-fibrosis-breakthrough-powers-stock/

Cost of not caring: Stigma set in stone

http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/nation/2014/06/25/stigma-of-mental-illness/9875351/

Whale numbers are up, delighting watchers

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whale-numbers-are-up-delighting-watchers/

California scientists discover mouse-like mammal related to elephants

http://news.msn.com/science-technology/california-scientists-discover-mouse-like-mammal-related-to-elephants

Science fiction come true: Moving a paralyzed hand with the power of thought

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/science-fiction-come-true-moving-a-paralyzed-hand-with-the-power-of-thought/2014/06/23/13c9ac88-f8a1-11e3-a606-946fd632f9f1_story.html?tid=sm_fb

To Aid the Blind, an Assist From Cameras

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/science/to-aid-the-blind-an-assist-from-cameras.html?ref=health&_r=0

Your body’s amazing reaction to water

http://ideas.ted.com/2014/06/25/science_of_freediving/

Team unearths what may be secret weapon against antibiotic resistance

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-team-unearths-secret-weapon-antibiotic.html



Other

Nestlé's Iron Man project is a Star Trek food replicator in the making

http://www.dvice.com/2014-6-24/nestl%C3%A9s-iron-man-project-star-trek-food-replicator-making?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

Near-death experiences are overwhelmingly peaceful

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25794-neardeath-experiences-are-overwhelmingly-peaceful.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=facebookgoogletwitter&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL-facebookgoogletwitter#.U6324djD_IV

What Will Wisconsin Look Like In The Future?

http://www.popsci.com/article/science/what-will-wisconsin-look-future?src=SOC&dom=fb

Tourists claim they took a photo of a ghost while visiting Alcatraz

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/tourists-claim-they-took-a-photo-of-a-ghost-while-visiting-alcatraz-203641943.html

With Memories and Online Maps, a Man Finds His 'Way Home'

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/22/323355643/with-memories-and-online-maps-a-man-finds-his-way-home?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140622

Additional Informational

Game-changing gadgets

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/06/tech/cnn10-inventions/?hpt=hp_c2

Gola Dhoro

http://www.harappa.com/goladhoro/goladhoro.html

Alerting the World: Jan Karski

http://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-features/special-focus/jan-karski?utm_content=sf3427156&utm_medium=spredfast&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=US+Holocaust+Memorial+Museum&sf3427156=1

The Power of the Marketplace in Promoting Ocean Stewardship

https://blogs.state.gov/stories/2014/06/18/power-marketplace-promoting-ocean-stewardship

Curator Discusses Artifact Donated by Gay Holocaust Survivor- Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXsyq-2Qbts&sf3257762=1

Around the Indus in 90 Slides

http://www.harappa.com/indus2/index.html