[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-10-21

Sat Dec 11 16:47:13 PST 2021

*eekly Science Report*

*December 10, 2022*

*"We are all explorers, driven to know what's over the horizon, what's
beyond our own shores.  Yet the more I've experienced, the more I've
learned that no matter how far we travel or how fast we get there, the most
profound discoveries are not necessarily beyond that next star, they are
within us. Woven into the threads that bind us, all of us to each other.
The final frontier begins in this hall, let's explore it together."*

Star Trek Enterprise

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.

I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and
inspires you!

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News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*

This 130 million-year-old ichthyosaur was a 'hypercarnivore' with
knife-like teeth

https://www.livescience.com/extinct-ichthyosaur-was-hypercarnivore-knife-teeth?fbclid=IwAR2m9wdzEhGjflMFDAXsKmFg4EACUHHfVwTfnCvafbl3qLDj27oqT_S8oYs&utm_campaign=socialflow&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a74114c58faf543e&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-eu-central-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Biggest eagle to ever live plunged headfirst into dead prey to eat the
organs

https://www.livescience.com/giant-extinct-eagle-ate-organs?fbclid=IwAR2EO8BSEBy0Z0yzUqFxKLTwkVufG-JnXvNiH-PsQZrzyeQh4Lh7yefJo3s&utm_campaign=socialflow&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=ac7418b3a26b7515&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Iron integral to the development of life on Earth and the possibility of
life on other planets

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-iron-life-earth-possibility-planets.html?fbclid=IwAR2RfslfFtgJQpjZSj9u_FMaR_p4yzh7yRvrNJg0pgueuyUUhasccI0hbIw

Fleshing out the bones of Quetzalcoatlus, Earth's largest flier ever

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-fleshing-bones-quetzalcoatlus-earth-largest.html

Denisovans or Homo sapiens: Who were the first to settle (permanently) on
the Tibetan Plateau?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211207152519.htm

Study pinpoints timing of Chicxulub asteroid impact

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-chicxulub-asteroid-impact.html

Dinosaurs and amber: A new window to the Cretaceous world from 110 million
years ago

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-dinosaurs-amber-window-cretaceous-world.html

Mammoth Tusk Reveals Ancient Mammal’s Travels

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mammoth-tusk-reveals-ancient-mammals-travels/

*History*

Survivors gather to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor

https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-bombings-world-war-ii-cdb9ed8ee50b4de739f6d10b35234c3d

David Adjaye plans slavery museum in Barbados as new republic severs ties
with Britain

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/06/barbados-announces-museum-and-memorial-to-victims-of-western-slavery-as-it-cuts-ties-with-british-monarchy

Stolen yogini goddess statue, once on sale at Sotheby's, to be returned to
India

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/india-stolen-yogini-statue-return-intl-scli/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-12-06T05%3A00%3A15&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR1WvuoTGVtcXDuDNLpd-nC4iHxbZ9bNA7KBh5Bey5Sumsa6ypcHW54Qox8&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a0274e53cab11bc9&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Did the Vikings Actually Torture Victims with the Brutal ‘Blood Eagle’?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-the-vikings-actually-torture-victims-with-the-brutal-blood-eagle-180979148/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR0XkutZDTPFUgzrb3-_1ijetcmhTSZ1QcRfLlPrzPljaSYrdWdiaTp6MP8

Army Col. Edward Shames, the last remaining officer of World War II's 'Band
of Brothers,' dies at 99

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/politics/edward-shames-easy-company-world-war-ii-band-of-brothers/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-12-04T18%3A34%3A54&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=aa0a40134a7ebee5&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Museums for tragedies like 9/11 face a new challenge: Visitors too young to
remember

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/911-memorial-museum-challenges/2021/11/30/91d81364-3807-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html

Dorothy Day closer to sainthood after ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral

https://abc7ny.com/dorothy-day-st-patricks-cathedral-catholic-church-canonization/11313972/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

The Story Behind Pearl Harbor’s Most Successful Rescue Mission

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-civilian-worker-who-spearheaded-pearl-harbors-most-successful-rescue-mission-180979167/

The Justice Department closes its investigation into the lynching of Emmett
Till

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/06/1061945195/emmett-till-investigation-closed-justice-department?sc=18&f=1001

Cahokia Mounds historic site offers augmented reality tours

https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/cahokia-mounds-historic-site-offers-augmented-reality-tours

Medieval Scot with strong jawbone wasn't a local

https://www.livescience.com/blair-atholl-man-scotland

Previously unrecorded Chilean tsunami identified

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937082

14 biggest historical mysteries that will probably never be solved

https://www.livescience.com/11361-history-overlooked-mysteries.html

*Archaeology*

Pompeii’s Ruins to Be Reconstructed by Robot

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pompeiis-ruins-to-be-reconstructed-by-robot/?fbclid=IwAR0TsAgP4NrOppatscn8AVza79vanj0uW6MjWHNuC_DkgNJW1kz_yUO3KHg

Avoiding trial, a former hedge fund manager turns over $70 million in
stolen antiques

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1062111007/michael-steinhardt-antiquities-prosecutor-seized-hedge-fund

Skeleton reveals secrets of ancient Roman town obliterated by volcanic
eruption

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/skeleton-reveals-secrets-herculaneum-ancient-roman-town-obliterated-ve-rcna7363

2,700-year-old leather armor proves technology transfer happened in
antiquity

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-year-old-leather-armor-technology-antiquity.html

Ethiopian monuments 1,000 years older than previously thought

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-ethiopian-monuments-years-older-previously.html?fbclid=IwAR2JE_U-HooykgMRzCzKSg2b5d7_baZfiZJEEOKEiL0tCWoZNvkNWZ724jc

Sigiriya: Sri Lanka's ancient water gardens
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20211205-sigiriya-sri-lankas-ancient-water-gardens

Mysterious metal depositions were 'the most ordinary thing in the world'

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-mysterious-metal-depositions-ordinary-world.html

Evidence of a Roman crucifixion found in Cambridgeshire

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/romancrucifixion

Oldest ink pen in Ireland is discovered by archaeologist during excavation
in Burren

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/oldest-ink-pen-in-ireland-is-discovered-by-archaeologist-during-excavation-in-burren-41132749.html

Ancient cultural relics found in Beijing

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-12/09/content_77920700.htm

*Egyptology*

Israel Returns Smuggled Artifacts to Egypt

https://www.archaeology.org/news/10227-211210-egypt-israel-repatriation

Mummies With Gold Tongues Found Inside 2,500-Year-Old Tombs in Egypt

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mummies-gold-tongues-in-2500-year-old-tombs-found-in-egypt-180979185/

*General Science*

Nothing to Report

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

How would we give aliens directions to Earth?

https://www.space.com/earth-directions-for-aliens?fbclid=IwAR3Dbv57o8qQpQz3wVtf-lGg3l7ObwoRaOa-h2uJXnLCd59Uk1U1f2rOXrw&utm_campaign=socialflow&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=abb3051c6ca0a005&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Elusive Neutrino Candidates Detected in Breakthrough Physics Experiment

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elusive-neutrino-candidates-detected-in-breakthrough-physics-experiment/?fbclid=IwAR2EO8BSEBy0Z0yzUqFxKLTwkVufG-JnXvNiH-PsQZrzyeQh4Lh7yefJo3s

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid worth nearly $5 billion will skim past
Earth this week, NASA says

https://www.livescience.com/nereus-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth?fbclid=IwAR2VjAthCiTCH2pPKFPxQVW1aLqED0DE8edHnCeZOXxJM3NmhhdYID1QvZM&utm_campaign=socialflow&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a4b034172e977ffa&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

NASA visitor complex to open immersive 'Gateway' to deep space in 2022

https://www.space.com/nasa-kscvc-gateway-deep-space-launch-complex?fbclid=IwAR2vsqORA9u8CDp4ZRkKALWzECPXuYTYeqdRpV18jIJajFlSrRzbvhroff4&utm_campaign=socialflow&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=ac0b790d5fe12e6a&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Extreme space weather: Predicting and protecting against solar storms

https://astronomy.com/news/2021/06/extreme-space-weather-predicting-and-protecting-against-solar-storms?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR2vsqORA9u8CDp4ZRkKALWzECPXuYTYeqdRpV18jIJajFlSrRzbvhroff4

Soil without detectable life discovered in Antarctica

https://www.science.org/content/article/soil-without-life-discovered-first-time-earth?utm_campaign=ScienceNow&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a8af6637841b0618&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon

https://www.space.com/china-yutu-2-moon-rover-cube-shaped-object-photos?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=livescience&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR29F3aztBH0DH9x-D1Joq3erIdJflSFxNc-ocU5NFT6-69gMCVI6rPCs7c&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a772f20ece021421&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation2-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

>From discovery to data: How astronomers track near-Earth asteroids

https://astronomy.com/news/2018/07/tracking-asteroids?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR2KIJyIFUtq6pwXOY4btk_b5h1HcSsutjx0Bs-2cTJqsQsHMuQarMyo9YY

This Creepy Cosmic Radio Burst Repeats Every 157 Days. Where Is It Coming
From?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a32801737/fast-radio-bursts-repeat-cycle/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBPOP&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3PrTBEJh6cWf0T13pgdwBreKs5HivfehNTpVHmp7CZdT2y_2UaC8ETwhE&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a629e59af6a5d147&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

NASA's next-generation asteroid impact monitoring system goes online

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-nasa-next-generation-asteroid-impact-online.html

Japanese tourists dock at International Space Station

https://apnews.com/article/soyuz-spacecraft-yusaku-maezawa-fd928c5713a48757d59e0ca04625befb?utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR27GljyReHIjKCgJu-qUY2F-EoNmkHY6LZm0MXJ5HWrchjCbATOxym4n_E&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a44cbefd371acb1d&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

NASA launches laser demo that could revolutionize space communication

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/07/world/nasa-laser-relay-communications-demonstration-launch-scn/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-12-07T17%3A31%3A11&utm_source=fbCNNi

Massive planet 10 times bigger than Jupiter discovered orbiting pair of
giant stars

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/massive-planet-10-bigger-jupiter-discovered-orbiting-pair-giant-stars-rcna8085

NASA names 2021 astronaut candidates as it plans for moon missions

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/06/1061868944/nasa-new-astronaut-candidates-moon-missions

Researchers capture the fastest optical flash emitted from a newborn
supernova

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-capture-fastest-optical-emitted-newborn.html?fbclid=IwAR3yUzwEKOD9Xxk2kdx0dkvZ6i56URZeSLvCvq7m8GAn1CXb-PszZhFL9Ag

High-tech sleeping bag could solve vision issues in space

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/936908

A young, sun-like star may hold warnings for life on Earth
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937013

Citizen scientists find young-Jupiter-like object missed by previous
exoplanet searches
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937463

Planetary scientist suggests loss of water to space on Mars may be tied to
lower atmospheric factors

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-planetary-scientist-loss-space-mars.html

Visualizing the propagation path of electromagnetic waves from space to
ground

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-visualizing-propagation-path-electromagnetic-space.html

Exotic six-quark particle predicted by supercomputers
https://phys.org/news/2021-12-exotic-six-quark-particle-supercomputers.html

"Newer, nimbler, faster:" Venus probe will search for signs of life in
clouds of sulfuric acid

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-nimbler-faster-venus-probe-life.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Earth is getting a black box to record our climate change actions, and it's
already started listening

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-12-06/climate-change-earth-black-box-recorder/100621778

Climate cycles create California precipitation uncertainty

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-climate-california-precipitation-uncertainty.html

Researchers develop advanced catalysts for clean hydrogen production

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-advanced-catalysts-hydrogen-production.html

New understanding of plant nutrient response could improve fertilizer
management strategies

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-nutrient-response-fertilizer-strategies.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Potential new gene editing tools uncovered

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-potential-gene-tools-uncovered.html?fbclid=IwAR07A80Hfp1Pchp5Fup66VJRDN-_KRIO_WzrgJbPrDNp28HUMAmkDvrhH6g

Meet Rosalind Franklin, a sidelined figure in the history of DNA science

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/meet-rosalind-franklin-a-sidelined-figure-in-the-history-of-dna-science?fbclid=IwAR1aJiX53DqD_JuEtFVDoPeqgJJdICUcI2owis8LNaG95Pw6zHVEmC1DGW8

On the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, scientists find a surprise: Coastal life

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/great-pacific-garbage-patch-scientists-find-surprise-coastal-life-rcna7292

Test feeding plan in the works for starving Florida manatees

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/test-feeding-plan-works-starving-florida-manatees-rcna7977

How do dolphins learn to live along the coast?

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-dolphins-coast.html?fbclid=IwAR1qzOozauCB0CYNIqaCCFR6RRT3PWRz_bo3wZGLZk4XYJVxpL4PWb3RL9k

Atomic structure of antifungal drug confirms unusual mechanism, opens door
to less-toxic derivatives

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937459

Experimental mRNA HIV vaccine safe, shows promise in animals

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937170

New prime editing system inserts entire genes in human cells

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-prime-inserts-entire-genes-human.html

A longer-lasting COVID vaccine? Study points the way

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-longer-lasting-covid-vaccine.html

Orangutan mothers help offspring to learn
https://phys.org/news/2021-12-orangutan-mothers-offspring.html
*Other*

Nothing to Report

Additional Informational

A Framework for Global Science

https://council.science/publications/risk-informed-sustainable-development-planetary-health/

TED Talks, How to end the Pandemic- and prepare for the next

https://www.ted.com/talks/maria_van_kerkhove_how_to_end_the_pandemic_and_prepare_for_the_next?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=social&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=2021-12-07&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=ada3ca34f44ba4f0&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

TED Talks, Three ways to build resilience and change the world

https://www.ted.com/talks/sister_true_dedication_3_questions_to_build_resilience_and_change_the_world?utm_content=2021-12-06&utm_medium=social&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=social&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a857eb748ca563ac&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

TED Talk, Community investment is the missing piece in Climate Action

https://www.ted.com/talks/dawn_lippert_community_investment_is_the_missing_piece_of_climate_action?content=2021-12-06&campaign=social&medium=social&utm_source=t.co&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a156d30a4fec909d&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

TED Talk, Super speed, Magnetic levitation, and the vision behind the
Hyperloop

https://www.ted.com/talks/josh_giegel_super_speed_magnetic_levitation_and_the_vision_behind_the_hyperloop?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social&utm_content=2021-12-06-cutdown&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a4ce802b6c91099c&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass

Mengele and the Need for Holocaust Education

https://medium.com/memory-action/mengele-and-the-need-for-holocaust-education-67f09be1f447

Top 10 Discoveries of 2021

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/451-2201/features/10183-top-10-discoveries-of-2021
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