Weekly Science Report January 9, 2015

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Table of Contents

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 News Articles .................................................................................................................... 3

Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies ............................................................ 3 History ............................................................................................................................. 4 Archaeology .................................................................................................................... 7 Egyptology ....................................................................................................................... 9 General Science ............................................................................................................ 10 Physics, Earth and Space Sciences ............................................................................. 11 Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources ................................. 14 Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences .................................................................. 15 Other .............................................................................................................................. 17

Additional Informational ................................................................................................ 18

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 I’ve 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 Mystery Solved for How Birds Lost Their Teeth http://news.discovery.com/animals/mystery-solved-for-how-birds-lost-their-teeth-141212.htm Massive Genetic Effort Confirms Bird Songs Related to Human Speech http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-genetic-effort-confirms-bird-songs-related-to-human-speech/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook Strange Fossil Shows How Life Responded After Mass Extinction http://news.yahoo.com/strange-fossil-shows-life-responded-mass-extinction-151139315.html 550-million-year-old fossils provide new clues about fossil formation http://phys.org/news/2014-12-million-year-old-fossils-clues-fossil-formation.html Locked Away for Years, Skeleton's Secrets Rewrite Prehistory of North America http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141207-kennewick-man-bones-archaeology-ancient-ngbooktalk/

History Cyclone Tracy: The mysterious fate of Ruth Vincent, lost on a German schooner in Darwin Harbour http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-14/cyclone-tracy-mystery-of-ruth-vincent-lost-booya-schooner-darwin/5942028 Inquiring Minds: World War II, Through Patton’s Lens http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2014/12/inquiring-minds-world-war-ii-through-pattons-lens/?loclr=twloc U.S. instructors trained Brazilians in torture techniques during military dictatorship, report says http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/12/12/us-trained-brazilians-in-torture-techniques-during-military-dictatorship-report/ Affluence Explains Rise of Moralizing Religions, Suggests Study http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-09012014/article/affluence-explains-rise-of-moralizing-religions-suggests-study The Origin of the Number Zero: Deep in the jungle, an intrepid scholar locates a symbol of power and mystery http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/origin-number-zero-180953392/?no-ist UN poised to open fresh inquiry into 1961 Dag Hammarskjöld crash http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/14/un-inquiry-1961-dag-hammarskjold-air-crash Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30510018#?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews Prisoners of 'ingenious' 1962 Alcatraz escape could have survived http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/12/17/prisoners-ingenious-162-alcatraz-escape-could-have-survived/?cmpid=app_pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews German court says 93-year-old ex-Auschwitz guard to go on trial in early 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/12/16/german-court-says-3-year-old-ex-auschwitz-guard-to-go-on-trial-in-early-2015/?cmpid=app_pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews Exonerated After Execution: Judge Tosses Teen's Murder Conviction http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/exonerated-after-execution-judge-tosses-teens-murder-conviction-n270176 Fleeing To Dismal Swamp, Slaves and Outcasts Found Freedom http://www.npr.org/2014/12/28/373519521/fleeing-to-dismal-swamp-slaves-and-outcasts-found-freedom Hitler's old house gives Austria a headache http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30539384 'Flash Mob': Arctic Nomads Say Cheese for First Time http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/01/03/flash-mob-arctic-nomads-say-cheese-first-time-152970 Lingering impact of British nuclear tests in the Australian outback http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30640338

Old Mexico lives on http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21595434-old-mexico-lives?fsrc=scn/fb/te/pe/ed/oldmexicoliveson Magna Carta – 800 years on http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/02/magna-carta-800th-anniversary-relevance-david-carpenter?CMP=fb_gu The Conquest of Mexico: On the trail of Hernán Cortés http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21636686-journey-past-most-mexicans-would-rather-forget-trail-hern-n?fsrc=scn/fb/te/ed/pe How the Choctaws Saved the Irish http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/17/how-choctaws-saved-irish-23483 8 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of the Bulge http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-battle-of-the-bulge?linkId=11205451 From dashing spy to Vogue illustrator: The double life of Mr. Stonehouse http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/18/world/stonehouse-double-life-spy/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 Did historical Jesus really exist? The evidence just doesn’t add up http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/18/did-historical-jesus-exist-the-traditional-evidence-doesnt-hold-up/ How did Hitler's scar-faced henchman become an Irish farmer? http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-30571335 Wounded Knee Descendent Remembers Family’s Past http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/12/29/native-history-wounded-knee-descendent-remembers-familys-past-152839 Churchill's Family Begged Him Not to Convert to Islam, Letter Shows http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/churchills-family-begged-him-not-convert-islam-letter-shows-n276786 Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained http://news.yahoo.com/mystery-ancient-chinese-civilizations-disappearance-explained-154808335.html Quileute Petroglyph Confirms Connection to Oral Histories http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/01/02/quileute-petroglyph-confirms-connection-oral-histories-158498 Letters unravel mystery of the death of Oscar Wilde’s wife http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/letters-unravel-mystery-of-the-death-of-oscar-wilde%E2%80%99s-wife/ar-BBhqNmd As Louisiana’s marshes erode, so does the Houma Indians way of life http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/1/5/louisiana-wetlandsenvironmentclimatechange.html?utm_content=main&utm_campaign=ajam&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow Hidden World War II Battlefields Reveal Germans' Secret Tactics http://news.yahoo.com/hidden-world-war-ii-battlefields-reveal-germans-secret-131836149.html

Turkey gives go-ahead for first new church in century http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-gives-ahead-first-church-century-180246919.html Does Exodus: Gods and Kings deserve to be banned for historical inaccuracy? http://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2015/jan/04/exodus-gods-and-kings-deserve-banned-historical-inaccuracy?CMP=fb_gu Study suggests history of Rapa Nui on Easter Island far more complex than thought http://phys.org/news/2015-01-history-rapa-nui-easter-island.html Twenty-five century-old mystery uncovered http://phys.org/news/2015-01-twenty-five-century-old-mystery-uncovered.html Setting the Record Straight For Alan Turing http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2015/01/06/375356142/setting-the-record-straight-for-alan-turing?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150106 China’s First Kingdom Likely Fell Victim to Rapid Desert Formation http://www.history.com/news/chinas-first-kingdom-likely-fell-victim-to-rapid-desert-formation?linkId=11569287 6 Myths about the Battle of New Orleans http://www.history.com/news/6-myths-about-the-battle-of-new-orleans-3?linkId=11631253 Egypt's President Calls for a 'Revolution' In Islam http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/09/egypt-president-revolution-islam_n_6436734.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 'Alive!’ traces journey of boys hidden in concentration camp http://www.sfgate.com/art/article/Alive-traces-journey-of-boys-hidden-in-5999914.php What Happens to the Holocaust Museum When the Last Survivors Are Gone? http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/what-happens-to-the-holocaust-museum-when-the-last-survivors-are-gone/?sf6818948=1

Archaeology Peru will charge Greenpeace activists with allegedly damaging famed Nazca Lines http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2014/12/10/peru-will-charge-greenpeace-activists-with-allegedly-damaging-famed-nazca-lines/ Planned Arizona copper mine would put a hole in Apache archaeology http://news.sciencemag.org/archaeology/2014/12/planned-arizona-copper-mine-would-put-hole-apache-archaeology Archaeologists Excavate Ancient Wari Temple in Peru http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-09012014/article/archaeologists-excavate-ancient-wari-temple-in-peru Quileute Tribe celebrates discovery of historic rock carving http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025211284_petroglyphceremonyxml.html Discovery in Nara Prefecture suggests building linked to imperial family 13 centuries ago http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201412130017 Racton Man’s Bronze Dagger Is 4,200 Years Old http://www.archaeology.org/news/2797-141215-racton-man-dagger Antiquities Authority unearths well-preserved 2,800-year-old farm house in Rosh HaAyin http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Antiquities-Authority-unearths-well-preserved-2800-year-old-farm-house-in-Rosh-HaAyin-384716 Ancient Ships Found Alongside Human Heads http://www.newser.com/story/200536/byzantine-shipwrecks-rewrite-shipbuilding-history.html Encampment Discovered Near Stonehenge Could “Rewrite British History,” Experts Say http://www.history.com/news/encampment-discovered-near-stonehenge-could-rewrite-british-history-experts-say?linkId=11384066 Tacoma professor tackles mystery of ancient astronomical device http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025357136_antikytheradatexml.html ISIS Targets 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Nineveh Walls in Iraq http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/01/02/isis-targets-2000-year-old-ancient-nineveh-walls-in-iraq/ Lost ancient village rediscovered- Video http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2014/12/17/pkg-ancient-guam-village-rediscovered.ktgm.html The Myth of the Megalith http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/baalbek-myth-megalith New details emerge in massive ancient underground city discovery in Cappadocia http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-details-emerge-in-massive-ancient-underground-city-discovery-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=76257&NewsCatID=375 Secrets of Roman Architectural Concrete Uncovered http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/materials/science-roman-architectural-concrete-02355.html

Myths and Mysteries Surround Chile's Desert Drawings http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/myths-mysteries-surround-chiles-desert-drawings-n276561 Ancient Amulet Discovered with Curious Palindrome Inscription http://www.livescience.com/49239-ancient-amulet-palindrome-inscription.html Medieval Hoard Discovered Beneath Russian Museum http://www.archaeology.org/news/2861-141231-russia-medieval-silver-hoard-discovered Cambodia: Lost Ancient City Found In Jungle http://news.sky.com/story/1105062/cambodia-lost-ancient-city-found-in-jungle Greek Mystery Tomb Occupant to Be Revealed Soon http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/greek-mystery-tomb-occupant-to-be-revealed-soon-141219.htm Artifacts and Apologies Arrive in Pompeii http://www.archaeology.org/news/2849-141224-italy-pompeii-apologies Archaeologists make stunning find: Could this be the site of Jesus’s trial? http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-make-stunning-find-could-this-be-the-site-of-jesus%E2%80%99s-trial/ar-BBhwbmS New discoveries about Dark Age farming found in the dirt http://phys.org/news/2015-01-discoveries-dark-age-farming-dirt.html The future of art: 3D printing could 'restore' Africa's stolen history http://mgafrica.com/article/2015-01-02-the-future-of-art-3d-printing-and-restoring-africas-historical-artefacts#.VKvh3qNYjCJ Contents of Boston Time Capsule Buried by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Unveiled http://www.history.com/news/contents-of-boston-time-capsule-buried-by-samuel-adams-and-paul-revere-unveiled?linkId=11592518 The frustrating hunt for Genghis Khan’s long-lost tomb just got a whole lot easier http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/08/the-frustrating-hunt-for-genghis-kahns-long-lost-tomb-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/ Belize's 'Blue Hole' Reveals Clues to Maya's Demise http://news.discovery.com/earth/belizes-blue-hole-reveals-clues-to-mayas-demise-141229.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Modern Chemistry Techniques save Ancient Art http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/modern-chemistry-techniques-save-ancient-art/

Egyptology Recent Luxor discoveries include tomb inside Ramesseum http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/117752/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Recent-Luxor-discoveries-include-tomb-inside-Rames.aspx The sarcophagus of god Amun's singer unearthed http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/117458/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/The-sarcophagus-of-god-Amuns-singer-unearthed.aspx Ancient Replica of Mythical Tomb of Osiris Unearthed in Egypt http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ancient-replica-mythical-tomb-osiris-unearthed-egypt-n279066 Tomb of Fifth Dynasty queen found in Egypt http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-05/tomb-of-previously-unkown-pharaonic-queen-found-in-egypt/5999756 Danish Bronze Age glass beads traced to Egypt http://sciencenordic.com/danish-bronze-age-glass-beads-traced-egypt Ancient pharaoh statue rises again in Egypt http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/15/travel/feat-egypt-amenhotep-iii-pharoah-statue/index.html?sr=fb121514pharoahrises10pStoryGallThreePhotos

General Science The Military Wants Smarter Insect Spy Drones http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/12/military-wants-smarter-insect-spy-drones/101970/?oref=d-river The Ideas And Breakthroughs That Will Shape The World In 2015 http://www.popsci.com/year-ideas-2015?dom=fb&src=SOC Robot looks like a fish to ride with marine life http://phys.org/news/2015-01-robot-fish-marine-life.html Navy Deploys Robot Sharks. Yes, Really http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/navy-deploys-robot-sharks-yes-really-141217.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DNewsSocial Fear artificial stupidity, not artificial intelligence http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26716-fear-artificial-stupidity-not-artificial-intelligence.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%257CNSNS%257C2014-GLOBAL-hoot#.VJMZe2dOUdV U.S. Army Aims to Build a Better Bullet http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/us-army-aims-to-build-a-better-bullet/ar-BBhxm3y FAA Grants Drone Permits to Agriculture and Real Estate Companies http://time.com/3657000/faa-drone-agriculture-real-estate/

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences Dude, Where's My Space Ferry? http://www.popsci.com/article/science/dude-wheres-my-space-ferry?dom=fb&src=SOC NASA scientist offers perspective on the factors that may lead to life on a planet http://phys.org/news/2014-12-nasa-scientist-perspective-factors-life.html China Is Building One of the World's Largest Space Launch Vehicles http://www.popsci.com/long-march-goes?dom=fb&src=SOC OPALS: Light Beams Let Data Rates Soar http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/opals_data_rates_soar/index.html#.VIh7jjHF-Ag Europe Proposes Joint Moon Trips with Russia http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/europe-proposes-joint-moon-trips-with-russia1/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScientificAmerican-News+%28Content%3A+News%29 Richard Branson's plan to explore the world's deepest oceans is scrapped http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/13/7387153/virgin-oceanic-plan-to-explore-ocean-depths-scrapped Why Seattle's Huge Tunnel-Boring Machine Is Still Stuck http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/infrastructure/bertha-seattle-tunnel-boring-machine-still-stuck-17517311?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews The Fastest Stars in the Universe May Approach Light Speed http://www.wired.com/2014/12/superfast-stars-black-holes/ Mysterious X-Ray Signal Could Reveal Dark Matter http://news.discovery.com/space/galaxies/mysterious-x-ray-signal-could-reveal-dark-matter-141212.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DNewsSocial How a Flying Laser Built a 3-D Map of a Massive Alaskan Forest http://www.wired.com/2014/12/alaska-laser-survey-3d-map/ Curiosity rover detects spikes of methane at Mars http://www.pulse.me/ap/34d0abf30ce24eb08044ee928b47d32a?utm_medium=referral&uut_source=pulsenews Probes Solve the Mystery of Dwarf Planets http://www.popsci.com/coming-2015-probes-solve-mystery-dwarf-planets?cmpid=pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews General Relativity Gets Put To the Test http://www.popsci.com/general-relativity-gets-put-test?cmpid=pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews New species and surprising findings in the Mariana Trench http://phys.org/news/2014-12-species-mariana-trench.html Quantum physics just got less complicated http://phys.org/news/2014-12-quantum-physics-complicated.html

NASA team hacks Opportunity to treat Mars Rover's amnesia http://phys.org/news/2015-01-nasa-team-hacks-opportunity-mars.html Ice floe serves as lab for drifting Arctic explorers http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530023.300-ice-floe-serves-as-lab-for-drifting-arctic-explorers.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2014-GLOBAL-hoot#.VLFMPdgo7IV 2 Futures Can Explain Time's Mysterious Past http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2-futures-can-explain-time-s-mysterious-past/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook NASA explores inflatable spacecraft technology http://phys.org/news/2015-01-nasa-explores-inflatable-spacecraft-technology.html Ancient, hydrogen-rich waters discovered deep underground at locations around the world http://phys.org/news/2014-12-ancient-hydrogen-rich-deep-underground-world.html NASA Voyager: 'Tsunami Wave' Still Flies Through Interstellar Space http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/nasa-voyager-tsunami-wave-still-flies-through-interstellar-space/#.VJC8VSvF-Ag Fact or Fiction?: The Explosive Death of Eta Carinae Will Cause a Mass Extinction http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-the-explosive-death-of-eta-carinae-will-cause-a-mass-extinction/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook Study finds an exoplanet, tilted on its side, could still be habitable if covered in ocean http://phys.org/news/2014-12-exoplanet-tilted-side-habitable-ocean.html Venus May Have Once Been Awash With CO2 Oceans http://news.discovery.com/space/venus-may-have-once-been-awash-with-co2-oceans-141229.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Stephen Hawking: mankind must colonise space or die out http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/aug/09/stephen-hawking-human-race-colonise-space?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews Europa Mission Wins Big in New NASA Budget http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/europa-mission-wins-big-in-new-nasa-budget-141226.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 More on the Mystery of “Quantum Resonance Spectrometry” http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/12/30/mystery-quantum-resonance-spectrometry/#.VKLAjsBg Mercury Once Oozed With Lava—Until the Planet Shrank http://www.wired.com/2014/12/mercury-volcanism-shrink/ Before explosion, NASA knew aging Soviet engines could crack and leak fuel http://phys.org/news/2015-01-explosion-nasa-knew-aging-soviet.html Make it so, guy who is trying to invent warp drive in his garage http://www.blastr.com/2015-1-2/make-it-so-guy-who-trying-invent-warp-drive-his-garage

NASA's Messenger probe ready for final tour of Mercury http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26736-nasas-messenger-probe-ready-for-final-tour-of-mercury.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%257CNSNS%257C2014-GLOBAL-hoot#.VKrpI2dOUdU Newfound Exoplanets Are Most Earth-Like Yet http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/newfound-exoplanets-are-most-earth-like-yet/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook NASA Wants You to Travel To Far-Off Worlds Someday http://www.popsci.com/undefined/nasa-wants-you-travel-far-worlds?src=SOC&dom=fb Every great individual stands on the shoulders of others http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/04/stephen-hawking?CMP=fb_gu

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources Why the White House Wants To Go After Seafood Pirates http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/12/11/370150656/the-white-house-is-finally-going-after-seafood-pirates?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2037 Fact or Fiction: Geoengineering Can Solve Global Warming http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-geoengineering-can-solve-global-warming/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook Warming Pacific Could Release Tons of Frozen Methane http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/warming-pacific-could-release-tons-of-frozen-methane-141212.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Boeing 737 factory to move to clean energy http://www.pulse.me/ap/519c0cca555d4a15b1a901934df6c12c?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews Ocean Acidification Causing Pacific Oyster Die Off http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/ocean-acidification-causing-pacific-oyster-die-off-141216.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Greenland Ice Loss May Be Worse Than Predicted http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/greenland-ice-loss-may-be-worse-than-predicted-141216.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 Rescued scientists bring back a warning from the Antarctic http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/25/rescued-scientists-warning-from-antarctica?CMP=share_btn_tw&utm_content=bufferdffd8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Tree-Shaped Wind Turbines Blend into the Scenery http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/tree-shaped-wind-turbines-blend-into-the-scenery-141230.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DNewsSocial Plant genetic advance could lead to more efficient conversion of plant biomass to biofuels http://phys.org/news/2015-01-genetic-advance-efficient-conversion-biomass.html Reward offered in Florida Dolphin Killing http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2014/12/fl-dolphin-poaching-reward-123114.html?utm_source=fb_wltpost010514&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=winter14&credit=tw_post010514

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences Russia's Usmanov to give back Watson's auctioned Nobel medal http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30406322 Drugs Made By Living Cells Will Go Generic In 2015 http://www.popsci.com/biosimilars-are-hitting-us-market-2015?cmpid=pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews See the Most Sophisticated Mind-Controlled Robot Arm Yet http://www.popsci.com/new-video-shows-most-sophisticated-yet-mind-controlled-robot-arm?cmpid=pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews Defying textbook science, study finds new role for proteins http://phys.org/news/2015-01-defying-textbook-science-role-proteins.html Brainstormers: Obama’s big research push kicks off with a meeting of the minds http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/obama-research-initiative-seeks-to-create-new-tools-to-understand-the-human-brain/2015/01/02/dce17f02-7bb8-11e4-9a27-6fdbc612bff8_story.html?hpid=z1 After making bionic arm, UCF students flooded with requests for help http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-ucf-students-make-arm-20150102-story.html Syracuse biologist reveals how whales may 'sing' for their supper http://phys.org/news/2014-12-syracuse-biologist-reveals-whales-supper.html A Step toward Artificial Cells, Built from Silicon http://www.technologyreview.com/news/533101/a-step-toward-artificial-cells-built-from-silicon/ Biochemists Are Turning Genetically Modified Yeast into Perfume and Opioids http://www.wired.com/2014/12/genetically-modified-yeast/ An Orangutan Has (Some) Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules http://www.wired.com/2014/12/orangutan-personhood/ Machine Intelligence Cracks Genetic Controls http://www.wired.com/2014/12/machine-intelligence-cracks-genetic-controls/ Medical schools don’t teach these key lessons — and it’s ruining our health http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/12/31/medical-schools-dont-teach-these-key-lessons-and-its-ruining-our-health/?tid=sm_fb Early intervention could change nature of schizophrenia http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/31/early-intervention-mental-illness/18183737/ Scientists sequence genome of bowhead whale—longest-lived mammal http://phys.org/news/2015-01-scientists-sequence-genome-bowhead-whalelongest-lived.html Human Eye Sometimes Sees the Unseeable http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/human-eye-sometimes-sees-the-unseeable/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook

Rave Drug "Special K" Holds Promise for Treating Depression Fast http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rave-drug-special-k-holds-promise-for-treating-depression-fast/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook Promising Antibiotic Discovered in Microbial ‘Dark Matter’ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/promising-antibiotic-discovered-in-microbial-dark-matter/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook

Other Sci-fi legend Neal Stephenson joins virtual reality startup Magic Leap http://mashable.com/2014/12/16/neal-stephenson-magic-leap/?utm_campaign=BD-Pulse-All-Full&utm_cid=BD-Pulse-All-Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Pulse-Article-ReadMore&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews Autonomous Cars Will Require a Totally New Kind of Map http://www.wired.com/2014/12/nokia-here-autonomous-car-maps/ Inside The New Stealth Arsenal http://www.popsci.com/inside-new-stealth-arsenal?cmpid=pulse&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews 13 unsolved mysteries that still need answers in 2015 http://mashable.com/2015/01/01/unsolved-mysteries-2015/ Wakati solution aims to extend produce shelf life http://phys.org/news/2015-01-wakati-solution-aims-shelf-life.html New analysis of DNA evidence contradicts claims of 'Yeti' brown/polar bear hybrid in Himalayas http://phys.org/news/2014-12-analysis-dna-evidence-contradicts-yeti.html Event Horizon: 10 Tech Trends Coming in 2015 http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/event-horizon-10-tech-trends-coming-in-2015-141226.htm?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1 The World in 2050 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-world-in-2050/ar-BBhvFB6

Additional Informational All about That Space-Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHy08ZPav88&list=PLTXQuaxXBKKwnwpuF6MUxuxozjgyuY40f&index=29 INSIDE THE LOUVRE- VIDEO http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/museum-secrets-revealed/inside-the-louvre/1002922/3365398?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=posts&utm_content=facebook_1417100196 YOUR BODY’S AMAZING REACTION TO WATER http://ideas.ted.com/2014/06/25/science_of_freediving/ JibJab, 2014: You are History! - Video http://www.jibjab.com/originals/2014_you_are_history