Weekly Science Report

August 28, 2020

 
“People come here penniless but not cultureless.  They bring us gifts.  We can synthesize the
best of our traditions with the best of theirs.  We can teach and learn from each other to
produce a better America,”
Mary Pipher
 

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
 
Fallen Boulder Reveals 313 Million-Year-Old Fossil Footprints At Grand Canyon
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/21/904943006/fallen-boulder-reveals-313-million-year-old-fossil-
footprints-at-grand-canyon?sc=18&f=1001
 
Students, professor uncover 1.5-ton triceratops skull: 'It's the find of a lifetime'
https://wjactv.com/news/offbeat/westminster-environmental-science-students-teacher-uncover-
triceratops-skull?
fbclid=IwAR2OnAEadY2GcG8Fo57FlRe38G_P8gho3Gf8vNY4xnE5j1HHAb_kV78GIPY
 
How Neanderthals adjusted to climate change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/uoe-hna082820.php
 
Engraved Stones Found to Be the Earliest Known Human Art in the British Isles
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/engraved-stones-found-to-be-earliest-known-human-
art-british-isles-180975625/
 
Evidence of hibernation-like state in Antarctic animal
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/hudo-eoh082720.php
 
 
 
 

History
 
Museum Boss Salaries: Reduced but Still an Issue Amid Wider Cutbacks
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/arts/design/museum-leader-salaries-pay-disparity.html?
s=09#click=https://t.co/KNk5aov4Kl
 
In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What’s Next.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/style/19th-amendment-native-womens-suffrage.html?
s=09#click=https://t.co/vldmhZMtzf
 
Holocaust denial graffitied at site of Nazi massacre in France
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/22/holocaust-denial-graffitied-at-site-of-nazi-
massacre-in-france?
CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1598111778
 
Amid Debates About Memorials, Advocates Push To Remember Atlanta's Forced Laborers
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/21/904433623/amid-
debates-about-memorials-advocates-push-to-remember-atlantas-forced-laborers?sc=18&f=1001
 
New panels will share how and why Gettysburg's Confederate monuments were erected
https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2020/08/12/gettysburg-confederate-
monuments-get-panels-historical-context/3354401001/
 
The day of U.S. victory in the Pacific is often forgotten. Survivors hope its lessons won't be.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/day-u-s-victory-pacific-often-forgotten-survivors-hope-its-
n1236716?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
 
'Coup 53' Tells The Story Of A 1953 Campaign By MI6 And The CIA To Oust Iran's Leader
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/18/903505983/coup-53-tells-the-true-story-of-the-cia-s-campaign-to-
oust-iran-s-leader?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbcli
d=IwAR3M69e5EDkiBWLEgQRMCFT24ddQuaILsLrUe7Whtc9nzF1-GKXwVJFXbJA
 
People of Color Have Been Systemically Excluded from National Parks
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/people-of-color-systemically-excluded-
from-national-parks?s=09
 
Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects President Trump's Pardon Of The Suffragist
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904321406/susan-b-anthony-museum-rejects-president-trumps-
pardon-of-the-suffragette
 
A Biblical Mystery at Oxford
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/museum-of-the-bible-obbink-gospel-of-
mark/610576/?
utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cr&utm_content=content
 
The language had gone quiet. Remarkably, she brought it back, saving far more than just words
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/life/women-of-the-century/2020/08/17/19th-amendment-jessie-
little-doe-baird-brings-back-lost-language/5476098002/
 
The George Floyd Protests Spurred Museums to Promise Change. Here’s What They’ve Actually
Done So Far
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museums-diversity-equity-commitments-1901564
 
1000s of Korean laborers still lost after WWII, Cold War end
https://apnews.com/c851ba77fe32a26c99557948005456cf
 
Guggenheim adopts a plan to become more inclusive and racially diverse
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/guggenheim-adopts-a-plan-to-become-more-inclusive-and-
racially-diverse
 
Unesco, Icom and Louvre rally to help Beirut as museums tackle extensive explosion damage
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/beirut-museums-size-up-the-explosion-damage
 
Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not
a Muslim tradition
https://theconversation.com/hagia-sophia-has-been-converted-back-into-a-mosque-but-the-veiling-
of-its-figural-icons-is-not-a-muslim-tradition-144042
 
Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus
https://theconversation.com/nikola-tesla-the-extraordinary-life-of-a-modern-prometheus-89479
 
Beirut residents determined to save heritage lost to blast
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/beirut-residents-determined-save-heritage-lost-
blast-72681453
 
British Museum boss defends moving bust of slave-owning founder
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/25/british-museum-boss-defends-moving-bust-of-
slave-owning-founder
 
Medieval texts reveal false Royal Navy origins
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-medieval-texts-reveal-false-royal.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Archaeology
 
Million-dollar campaign launched to protect Bears Ears
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/million-dollar-campaign-launched-to-protect-bears-ears-
hWEqyE3iX0CWrtWVtzWEHw
 
Sudan's Jabal Maragha: Illegal gold diggers destroy ancient site
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53889663
 
Scientists recreate prehistoric acoustics of Stonehenge
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/stonehenge-prehistoric-acoustics-
amplifier-scientific-research-a9691246.html
 
Remains dug from Japan mass grave suggest epidemic in 1800s
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-dug-japan-mass-grave-epidemic.html
 
Ancient mammoth ivory carving technology reconstructed by archeologists
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/sfu-ami082420.php
 
Survey of mustatils shows them to be some of the oldest stone structures in the world
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-survey-mustatils-oldest-stone-world.html
 
 
 
 

Egyptology
 
In the Land of Kush
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/sudan-land-kush-meroe-ancient-civilization-overlooked-
180975498/ 
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
Google conducts largest chemical simulation on a quantum computer to date
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-google-largest-chemical-simulation-quantum.html
 
Japan's 'flying car' gets off ground, with a person aboard

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-08-japan-car-ground-
person-aboard.html

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
Teaching Indigenous Star Stories
https://thewalrus.ca/space-teaching-indigenous-star-stories/
 
Oh, great: NASA says an asteroid is headed our way right before Election Day
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/us/asteroid-earth-november-2020-scn-trnd/index.html
 
Fossil trees on Peru's Central Andean Plateau tell a tale of dramatic environmental change
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/stri-fto082720.php

First-ever mission to the Trojan asteroids passes NASA

milestone

https://phys.org/news/2020-08-first-ever-mission-trojan-
asteroids-nasa.html
 
This Twist on Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox Has Major Implications for Quantum Theory
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-twist-on-schroedingers-cat-paradox-has-major-
implications-for-quantum-theory/
 
Mystery of Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Gets Trickier
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mystery-of-interstellar-visitor-oumuamua-gets-trickier/
 
 
 

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy

Sources
 
Biscayne Bay fish kill is a warning sign, researcher says
https://news.fiu.edu/2020/biscayne-bay-fish-kill-is-a-warning-sign-researcher-says?
utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FIU%2520News
%2520newsletter&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=osocial&utm_term=55db4504-b7ed-
4907-a989-91e1a7fd8482&utm_content=LNK&utm_campaign=fiunews
 
Brain-inspired electronic system could vastly reduce AI's carbon footprint
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/ucl-bes082720.php
 
Fidelity of El Nino simulation matters for predicting future climate
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-fidelity-el-nino-simulation-future.html
 
Energy firm says its nuclear-waste fueled diamond batteries could last thousands of years
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-08-energy-firm-nuclear-waste-fueled-diamond.html
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

A.I. tool promises faster, more accurate Alzheimer's diagnosis

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/siot-
atp082720.php

Farmers' quick sale of poultry during outbreaks may increase

deadly virus transmission

https://phys.org/news/2020-08-farmers-quick-sale-poultry-
outbreaks.html

Other
 
Nothing to report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
Converting solar energy to hydrogen fuel, with help from photosynthesis
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2020/august/converting-solar-energy-
to-hydrogen-fuel-with-help-from-photosynthesis.html?s=09
 
#TheWorldin2030: Help UNESCO set the global agenda on the issues you care about!
https://en.unesco.org/news/theworldin2030-help-unesco-set-global-agenda-issues-you-care-about