Weekly Science Report October 26, 2012

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Jason Pollock

Table of Contents
Introduction News Articles Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies History Archaeology Egyptology General Science Physics, Earth and Space Sciences Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences Other Additional Informational 2 3 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15

Introduction
I created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock and John Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines to include paleontology, space sciences, genetics and archaeology. My goal behind sharing this publication has always been very simple, 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 Ive never found a publication like the Weekly Science Report. This publication is my 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! Steve Detwiler

News Articles
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
Extreme Global Warming May Have Caused Largest Extinction Ever http://www.livescience.com/24091-extreme-global-warming-mass-extinction.html New Stanford analysis provides fuller picture of human expansion from Africa http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2012/pr-genetic-human-evolution-102212.html Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of ancient New Zealanders http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/uoo-cmg101912.php When Fire Met Food, the Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/24/163536159/when-fire-met-meat-the-brains-of-earlyhumans-grew-bigger Early man reborn from old bones http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Early-man-reborn-from-oldbones/articleshow/16935593.cms How scientists recreated Neanderthal man http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19960748 Human blood types have deep evolutionary roots http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345987/title/Human_blood_types_have_deep_evoluti onary_roots Native American Ancestors' Diet Part of Study and Challenge http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121024093000.htm Key element for identifying western Eurasian Neanderthals questioned http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2012/key-element-for-identifying-westerneurasian-neanderthals-questioned How Human Beings Almost Vanished From Earth In 70,000 B.C. http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/10/22/163397584/how-human-beings-almost-vanishedfrom-earth-in-70-000-b-c Was Grandmothering a Key to Human Evolution? http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2012/article/was-grandmothering-a-key-tohuman-evolution How to eat a Triceratops http://www.nature.com/news/how-to-eat-a-triceratops-1.11650 Ancestor Lucy Spent Time in Trees http://news.discovery.com/human/human-ancestor-swung-in-trees-121025.html Dinosaurs Looking for Love Grew Alluring Feathers http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaur-feather-display-121025.html Lascauxs Picassos http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_evolution/2012/10/cave_paintings_and _the_human_brain_how_neuroscience_helps_explain_abstract.html

History
LAPD probing 12 homicides linked to Manson family http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-manson-20121019,0,4095210.story Prince Albert of Monaco visits Auschwitz memorial http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_21809739/prince-albert-monaco-visitsauschwitz-memorial DNA evidence helps Boston police solve 1973 killing http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/19/dna-evidence-helps-boston-police-solve-173-killing/? test=latestnews Boy's miracle cure makes 'Lily of the Mohawks' first Native American saint http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49485707/ns/world_newseurope/#__utma=14933801.1978768959.1349421616.1350683322.1350743915.32&__utmb=14 933801.1.10.1350743915&__utmc=14933801&__utmx=&__utmz=14933801.1350345503.26.8.utmcsr=msnbc.msn.com|utmccn=(referral)| utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/id/3032118/&__utmv=14933801.|8=Earned%20By=msnbc %7Ccover=1^12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1^13=Landing %20Hostname=www.nbcnews.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to %20Mixed=1&__utmk=117078278 A Conversation with Elie Wiesel http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/a-conversation-with-elie-wiesel/263779/? utm_source=pulsenews Kennedy cousin Skakel up for parole after 1975 killing http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/21/kennedy-cousin-skakel-parole/1647341/ New Website Details Painful Chapter in History, Addresses the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/21/new-website-details-painful-chapter-inhistory-addresses-the-u-s-dakota-war-of-1862-140158 Oldest survivor of Auschwitz dies at age 108 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57537302/oldest-survivor-of-auschwitz-dies-at-age-108/ Breakthrough in world's oldest undeciphered writing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19964786 A Day to Remember Chulalongkorn, King of Siam http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/the-king-who-ended-slavery-insiam/263928/?utm_source=pulsenews Occupy Wounded Knee: A 71-Day Siege and a Forgotten Civil Rights Movement http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/10/occupy-wounded-knee/263998/? utm_source=pulsenews The Dubrovka Theater Siege in Moscow, a Decade Later (Russia) http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/a-decade-later-dubrovka-siege-familieswait-for-justice/263931/?utm_source=pulsenews Germany inaugurates long-awaited Berlin memorial to the Nazis' Gypsy victims

http://news.yahoo.com/germany-inaugurates-long-awaited-berlin-memorial-nazis-gypsy062209344.html Easter Island Statues Might Have Been 'Walked' Out of Quarry http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=easter-island-statues-might-have-been-walkedout-of-quarry The Speech That Saved Teddy Roosevelts Life http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Speech-That-Saved-Teddy-RooseveltsLife-174964071.html UPDATE: The Reaction to Karen Kings Gospel Discovery http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Update-The-Reaction-to-Karen-KingsGospel-Discovery-174981701.html 200 years of American Indian persistence turned US into 'Indian Country' http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/uoia-2yo102212.php Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled http://news.yahoo.com/soundtrack-history-1878-edison-audio-unveiled-064429849--finance.html China's 'lost generation' recall hardships of Cultural Revolution http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/24/world/asia/china-lost-generation/index.html?iid=article_sidebar Spy diaries offer glimpse of Cold War life http://news.yahoo.com/uk-spy-diaries-offer-glimpse-cold-war-life-091511329.html UK lawmakers line up to host Richard III's tomb http://news.yahoo.com/uk-lawmakers-line-host-richard-iiis-tomb-164841561--finance.html Ballet about Holocaust battles intolerance http://news.yahoo.com/ballet-holocaust-battles-intolerance-140211297.html Jacques Barzun, wide-ranging cultural historian, dies at 104 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jacques-barzun-wide-ranging-cultural-historiandies-at-104/2012/10/26/33a202c4-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html?hpid=z4 A Halloween Massacre at the White House http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/10/a-halloween-massacre-at-the-white-house/ The DNA of Aztec conquest http://www.nature.com/news/the-dna-of-aztec-conquest-1.11649

Archaeology
Mali Islamists destroy tombs in Timbuktu http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/world/africa/mali-shrines/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2 Orchid Mania Dates to Roman Empire http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/roman-orchids/? utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews History of Hattuas excavation on display http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/history-of-hattusas-excavation-on-display.aspx? pageID=238&nID=32392&NewsCatID=375 Mysterious bear figurines baffle archaeologists http://sciencenordic.com/mysterious-bear-figurines-baffle-archaeologists Building blocks of Angkor Wat were shipped in by canal http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628874.300-building-blocks-of-angkor-wat-wereshipped-in-by-canal.html Nazi buddha from space might be fake http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/24/nazi-buddha-statue-space-fake Police, Scientists Say Vandalized Aboriginal Petroglyphs Never Existed http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/24/police-scientists-say-vandalizedaboriginal-petroglyphs-never-existed-141780 zmir presents mosaic city of western region http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/izmir-presents-mosaic-city-of-western-region.aspx? pageID=238&nID=32979&NewsCatID=375 Artifact of Chimu culture found in Machu Picchu http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/noticia-artifact-of-chimu-culture-found-in-machu-picchu433070.aspx Rare findings dating back to the 6th millennium B. C. have been dug out in Masis hill http://armenpress.am/eng/news/697250/rare-findings-dating-back-to-the-6th-millennium-b-chave-been-dug-out-in-masis-hill.html Excavating a Lake Babine Nation longhouse http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2012/excavating-a-lake-babine-nationlonghouse US to return 4,000 archaeological items to Mexico http://www.homeland1.com/homeland-security-news/1359825-us-to-return-4-000-archaeologicalitems-to-mexico/ Guatemala excavates early Mayan ruler's tomb http://news.yahoo.com/guatemala-excavates-early-mayan-rulers-tomb-200207203.html 14th century Hindu temple, Balis largest, discovered http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/14th-century-Hindu-temple-Balis-largestdiscovered/articleshow/16960875.cms

Archaeologists find burnt stucco floor related to astronomical event 1,350 years ago http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=58512#.UIlYF8WHh8E

Egyptology
Penn Museum unwraps mystery of mummy conservation http://www.cnbc.com/id/49502431/Penn_Museum_unwraps_mystery_of_mummy_conservation Egypts collapsing pyramids http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2012/egypts-collapsing-pyramids

General Science
Navys Top Geek Says Laser Arsenal Is Just Two Years Away http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/lasers/ Military's New Radio: Laser Beams http://news.discovery.com/tech/laser-communications-121024.html BOEING TESTS A MISSILE THAT KNOCKS OUT A BUILDING'S POWER http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/boeing-tests-missile-knocks-out-buildingspower-video UN aims to pull plug on plethora of power supplies http://news.yahoo.com/un-aims-pull-plug-plethora-power-supplies-172925688--finance.html DARPA throws down gauntlet to human-style robots http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/10/darpa-robot-challenge.html Autonomous robot swarm takes over farm work http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/10/farm-robots.html The Consequences of Machine Intelligence http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/the-consequences-of-machineintelligence/264066/ 'In the Water, a Supercomputer and a Population of Dolphins' http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/in-the-water-a-supercomputer-and-apopulation-of-dolphins/264027/

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Oceans in 2100 May 'Sound' Like Dinosaur-Era Seas http://news.yahoo.com/oceans-2100-may-sound-dinosaur-era-seas-181904344.html Exploring space: Whys it so important? http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/20/exploring-space-whys-it-so-important/?hpt=hp_c2 Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane's Next Secret Mission Delayed http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-x-37b-military-space-planes-next-secret-161124829.html Elon Musks Mission to Mars http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/ff-elon-musk-qa/? utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews NEW TELESCOPE TO HUNT FOR EARTH'S TWIN http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/newest-exoplanet-explorer-will-hunt-super-earthsjust-one-around-alpha-centauri Streaks on Mars may be caused by flowing water http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57539287/streaks-on-mars-may-be-caused-by-flowingwater/?tag=categoryDoorTopNews;catDoorTopNews Europe shapes Moon lander design http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20069663 Hyperfast Stars Point to Black Hole Slingshot http://news.discovery.com/space/hyperfast-stars-point-to-black-hole-slingshot-121024.html Tracking deadly space radiation could protect future astronauts http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49536940/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Earth's magnetic field made quick flip-flop http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49536086/ns/technology_and_science-science/ Alien hunting: how to find DNA on Mars http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22421-alien-hunting-how-to-find-dna-on-mars.html Destination: Missing--Comet Once Targeted by NASA Mission Vanished http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=comet-boethin-deep-impact Interstellar voyages may soon become a reality http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Interstellar-voyages-may-soon-become-areality/articleshow/16935569.cms Big Bang and religion mixed in Cern debate http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19870036 Mending fences in space: Tracking the high speed danger of space debris http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/25/us/space-junk/index.html?hpt=hp_c4 Planning for an Interstellar Road Trip http://news.discovery.com/space/project-hyperion-interstellar-worldship-design-121025.html

NASA: Rare, enormous gas storm detected on Saturn http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/25/world/saturn-gas-storm/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 Japan's JAXA wants to send up space plane or capsule by 2022 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49557677/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Cosmic-ray test sparks new interest in Matrix reality http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/10/cosmic-ray-test-simulationuniverse.html Tropical plankton exodus by 2100 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22430-tropical-plankton-exodus-by-2100.html Decoding a Great Earth Die-Off: Was A Gamma-Ray Burst Really The Trigger? http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2012/10/16/decoding-a-great-earth-die-off-was-agamma-ray-burst-really-the-trigger/ NASA IS BUILDING A MOCKED-UP DEEP-SPACE HABITAT IN TEXAS http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/nasa-concept-ship-sending-astronauts-deepspace Engineers Test Rotor Landing for Capsules http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/rotocapsule.html

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

Brazil's Rousseff enacts forest law in blow to farm lobby http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/brazils-rousseff-enacts-forest-law-in-blow-to-farm-lobby/ Difference Engine: End of the electric car? http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/10/nitrogen-cycle CAN ANDREA ROSSI'S INFINITE-ENERGY BLACK BOX POWER THE WORLD--OR JUST SCAM IT? http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/andrea-rossis-black-box NOAA, National Archives team up with citizen-scientists to reconstruct historical climate of the Arctic http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20121022_oldweatherprojectlaunch.html New Ferry Goes To Zero Emissions http://news.discovery.com/tech/ferry-zero-emissions-scandlines-121024.html IKEA commits to energy independence by 2020 http://phys.org/news/2012-10-ikea-commits-energy-independence.html Americans use more efficient and renewable energy technologies http://phys.org/news/2012-10-americans-efficient-renewable-energy-technologies.html Large-scale production of biofuels made from algae poses sustainability concerns http://phys.org/news/2012-10-large-scale-production-biofuels-algae-poses.html New biorenewables technology moves closer to marketplace http://phys.org/news/2012-10-biorenewables-technology-closer-marketplace.html 'Geoengineering' project was about salmon fishery http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628883.600-geoengineering-project-was-about-salmonfishery.html Greenest Street in America Eats Smog http://news.discovery.com/autos/chicago-constructing-greenest-street-121016.html Traditional fisheries management approach jeopardizes marine ecosystems worldwide http://phys.org/news/2012-10-traditional-fisheries-approach-jeopardizes-marine.html Bring Back the "Cold Fusion" Dream http://discovermagazine.com/2012/nov/27-big-idea-bring-back-the-cold-fusion-dream Efforts to mitigate climate change must target energy efficiency http://phys.org/news/2012-10-efforts-mitigate-climate-energy-efficiency.html Petition Filed to Force EPA Regulation of Ocean Acid Levels http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=petition-filed-to-force-epa CHINA IS BUILDING A BRAND NEW GREEN CITY FROM SCRATCH http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-10/carefully-engineered-chinese-pocket-city-willfight-sprawl-building-not-out

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

BRAND-NEW VACCINE STRATEGY WORKS AGAINST HERPES, AND POTENTIALLY HIV http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/new-vaccine-model-prompts-immune-blockadegenital-herpes-and-may-do-whole-lot-more There Once Was a White Whale Who Tried to Speak to Humans http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/the-whale-who-tried-to-speak-tohumans/263958/?utm_source=pulsenews At Afghan shrine, ancient treatment for mental illness http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/at-afghan-shrine-ancient-treatment-for-a-newepidemic/2012/10/23/570ce338-187f-11e2-a346-f24efc680b8d_story.html?tid=ts_carousel Newly Discovered Seafloor Bacteria Are Living Electrical Cables http://www.geekosystem.com/living-electrical-cables/ Did bacteria spark evolution of multicellular life? http://phys.org/news/2012-10-bacteria-evolution-multicellular-life.html Next-generation vaccines may eliminate pain of injection http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Next-generation-vaccines-may-eliminate-pain-ofinjection/articleshow/16941192.cms Isolation of Puerto Rico's manatees affects survival odds, research finds http://phys.org/news/2012-10-isolation-puerto-rico-manatees-affects.html As California Vote Looms, Scientists Say No to Genetically Modified Food Labels http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/26/163700238/as-california-vote-looms-scientists-sayno-to-genetically-modified-food-labels Soon, a device to help patients regain lost voice http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Soon-a-device-to-help-patients-regain-lostvoice/articleshow/16968649.cms Three-parent embryos signal a new future http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Three-parent-embryos-signal-a-newfuture/articleshow/16960770.cms The Most Spectacular Mutation in Recent Human History http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_evolution/2012/10/evolution_of_lactose _tolerance_why_do_humans_keep_drinking_milk.html

Other
THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE! http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-08/they-said-it-couldnt-be-done LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION, BECAUSE YOUR BODY CAN PREDICT FUTURE EVENTS WITHOUT CONSCIOUS CLUES http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/listen-your-intuition-because-your-body-canpredict-future-events-without-any-clues Southampton scientists change the colour of gold http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20067736 Maya demand an end to doomsday myth http://phys.org/news/2012-10-maya-demand-doomsday-myth.htmlhttp://phys.org/news/2012-10maya-demand-doomsday-myth.html The worlds first Visiting Professor of Performance Magic http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/10/2012/the-worlds-first-visiting-professor-ofperformance-magic

Additional Informational
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Survivor Volunteers http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/survivoraffairs/meet/detail.php?content=shilo Contemporary Stone Beadmaking in Khambhat, India: Patterns of Craft Specialization and Organization of Production as Reflected in the Archaeological Record http://a.harappa.com/content/contemporary-stone-beadmaking-khambhat-india-patterns-craftspecialization-and-organization#overlay-context=node