From steveorange2011 at gmail.com Sun Jun 13 13:44:54 2021 From: steveorange2011 at gmail.com (Steve Detwiler) Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2021 16:44:54 -0400 Subject: [Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-11-21 Message-ID: *Weekly Science Report* *June 11, 2021* *?The true meaning of Islam will not only focus on how Muslims? worship but also on who we are: mothers, fathers, spouses, students, neighbors, friends. People who smile with pride at their child?s first step; laugh with friends over the old times; worry about exam results; cry at the sight of our children in pain. People just like you!?* Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim 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. 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The Weekly Science Report is also on social media at: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weeklysciencerpt/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wklysciencerpt News Articles *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies* Neanderthals carb loaded, helping grow their big brains https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/neanderthals-carb-loaded-helping-grow-their-big-brains?utm_campaign=NewsfromScience&utm_source=Contractor&utm_medium=Twitter Oldest Human Fossils Outside Africa Push Back Our Timeline...Again https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/oldest-human-fossils-outside-africa-push-back-our-timelineagain Hunter-gatherers first launched violent raids at least 13,400 years ago https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hunter-gatherers-warfare-stone-age-jebel-sahaba Asteroid dust found at Chicxulub Crater confirms cause of dinosaurs? extinction https://astronomy.com/news/2021/03/asteroid-dust-found-at-chicxulub-crater-confirms-cause-of-dinosaurs-extinction?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR0T-vPmeg9dkL5zp2jFi2PqinUPDXOaUeurauzV3AsegZ5XXW9zZUBYY8s How did Neanderthals and other ancient humans learn to count? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01429-6 First tyrannosaur embryo fossils revealed https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/first-tyrannosaur-embryo-fossils-revealed?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606science-resurftyrannosaurfossil&sf246522636=1 Mystery event caused shark populations to crash 19 million years ago https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mystery-event-caused-shark-populations-to-crash-19-million-years-ago?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606science-sharkcrash&sf246526438=1 Archaeologists Find Prehistoric Communities Lost to Sea-level Rise in Denmark and Florida https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/archaeologists-find-prehistoric-sites-lost-to-sea-level-rise-1.9646759?fbclid=IwAR3rZ5sdSIQO9EgCksSrYGFnCiNcxii7MHowF1TOG3KnIBqkNrgoVuIX_j8 New research shows that Siberian Neanderthals ate both plants and animals https://phys.org/news/2021-06-siberian-neanderthals-ate-animals.html 10,000-year-old DNA pens the first tales of the earliest domesticated goats https://phys.org/news/2021-06-year-old-dna-pens-tales-earliest.html Oldest human traces from the southern Tibetan Plateau in a new light https://phys.org/news/2021-06-oldest-human-southern-tibetan-plateau.html Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? https://www.archaeology.org/issues/422-2105/features/9591-turkey-gobekli-tepe-hunter-gatherers *History* Honoring their ancestors: Tribal members gather for blessing at Hee Hee stone in North Half http://www.tribaltribune.com/news/article_093530e0-c2ec-11eb-8c06-3fe3cbfedbb6.html?fbclid=IwAR2AOw_LYkA3hiueb7x20pfxbCnoWE5TXhHCz-35k7-16qPQInuuXYJ4hUs Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57388939 ?The loss is incalculable?: descendants of the Tulsa massacre on what was stolen from them https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/31/tulsa-massacre-descendants-callout-stories?s=09 Remembering the United States Colored Troops who helped win the Civil War https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/31/memorial-day-united-states-colored-troops/7470065002/ Remembering Indian Country's fallen protectors https://indiancountrytoday.com/newscasts/memorial-day-05-27-2021 Arizona plans to execute prisoners with a lethal gas the Nazis used at Auschwitz https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/01/arizona-gas-chamber-execution/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1fuu9zBeQ72sNvfxDWhiDkd0NnNoPRuKm9Yvs2ixXOtuV6m8G60OlF1mg Historian Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The 2nd Amendment https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002107670/historian-uncovers-the-racist-roots-of-the-2nd-amendment?sc=18&f=1001 The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/1002114243/the-pope-is-toughening-church-laws-on-sex-abuse-fraud-and-the-ordination-of-wome?sc=18&f=1001 French heiress ends fight with University of Oklahoma over Nazi-looted art https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-heiress-ends-fight-university-oklahoma-over-nazi-looted-art-n1269297 A Guide To Gender Identity Terms https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq In Texas, a struggle to memorialize a brutal lynching as resistance grows to teaching historical racism https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/03/sherman-riot-texas-lynching-marker/?fbclid=IwAR3fawkhp_4yyXAV_KPIt6IPC0lMEvzeQv3-rzJWUmAnPYi6n7ijTBqsVx0 Germany Officially Recognizes It Committed Genocide In Present-Day Namibia https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/1001233776/germany-officially-recognizes-it-committed-genocide-in-present-day-namibia?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr Audio cut in speech on Black people?s role in Memorial Day https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-lifestyle-memorial-day-race-and-ethnicity-f649e76fd5ae6140d501ac9dc0cac380?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ZxXWt6ZSgpNihek3h_3qHRj-s5E1AXkERsFimGUK8fYwChFOSw5wUimo WWII occupation of U.S. soil remembered https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/wwii-occupation-of-u-s-soil-remembered The Living and the Dead https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/septemberoctober/feature/the-living-and-the-dead The 1921 Tulsa Massacre https://www.neh.gov/article/1921-tulsa-massacre Race Massacre focus of TCC book selection https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/race-massacre-focus-of-tcc-book-selection/article_b07fbd82-f1c1-593b-876d-9c3b281dc2d0.html Haunted by World War II internment https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/haunted-by-world-war-ii-internment Rick Santorum axed by CNN over racist remarks on Native Americans https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/22/cnn-rick-santorum-axed-native-americans?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1621776992 'Epic Iran' puts 5,000 years of artefacts on show at London's V&A https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/epic-iran-puts-5000-years-artefacts-show-londons-va-2021-05-25/?taid=60adcda534e77e00018abbac&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&s=09 Klansmen Brutally Killed Their Father. They Now Say His Legacy Is Larger Than Life https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1002871950/klansmen-brutally-killed-their-father-they-now-say-his-legacy-is-larger-than-lif?fbclid=IwAR2mAD2Wzzb4BxgbaUrpt9eC1kdxWLnISY1pHa6PeeeIlW9VVHdjxRaoH0o Where did the Queen of Sheba rule?Arabia or Africa? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/where-queen-sheba-rule-arabia-africa?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210604history-queenofsheba&sf246487042=1 Ancient tsunami could have wiped out Scottish cities today, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/ancient-tsunami-could-have-wiped-out-scottish-cities-today-study-finds On the trail of Ireland?s legendary pirate queen https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/on-the-trail-of-ireland-legendary-pirate-queen?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210605travel-irishlegendtrail&sf246512511=1 Sojourner Truth?s battle cry still resonates 170 years later https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/sojourner-truth-battle-cry-still-resonates-170-years-later?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606history-sojournertruth&sf246522637=1 Remember the Alamo? A battle brews in Texas over history versus lore https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/san-antonios-new-battle-over-the-alamo?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606travel-rememberthealamo&sf246526591=1 David Dushman, last surviving soldier who helped liberate Nazi's Auschwitz death camp, dies at 98 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-dushman-auschwitz-liberator-dies-at-98/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=120719533 Auschwitz exhibit goes to only 2 US cities. Here?s how Kansas City became one of them https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article251763713.html?fbclid=IwAR0GK0qIjSPVNEXkbu02VAN6sf95oWJwI3ZRLyGJshoeOvLWb14I_TFO_6A The U.S. hushed up the sinking of a World War II transport ship. A Baltimore sergeant?s family is just now learning his fate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/world-war-ii-ship-sinking-hidden/2021/06/08/2df90a7a-c326-11eb-8c18-fd53a628b992_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1_A5l3v_H1X9u1A1TDjqqlWAb6egRVMl0PbwPqhl1DKGCNmtP2fU9T7PI 31 states don't require schools to teach about the Holocaust. Some laws are changing that https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/29/us/holocaust-marjorie-taylor-greene-states-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3vRjMgIxc8bogPNkjuAMNbx89vypvAJOFBDZxBILH5Jc2THCk9QvSck-w How a ghostly outline revealed the secret of Modigliani?s lost lover https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/06/modigliani-lost-lover-beatrice-hastings Native American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/native-american-tribe-maine-buys-back-pine-island M?ori connections to Antarctica may go as far back as 7th century, new study shows https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/tfg-mct060921.php The Guardians https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/thaidene-nene-guardians/?src=s_fbp.mag.eg.x.sum21.tdn.v2&fbclid=IwAR1hMwvRZRBstwLqXFK9-DeyH_3xCyfCJP2OBzXit24qi0m4ValRoe_zCv0 Meet Patrice, the Spy Museum robot who is opening a secret world to hospitalized kids https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/spy-museum-robot-hospital-kids/2021/05/14/ddef6a5c-b4fb-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html?utm_source=American%20Alliance%20of%20Museums&utm_campaign=118e381b07-Dispatches_May20_2021&utm_medium=email *Archaeology* Indigenous remains found at proposed golf course site https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/indigenous-remains-found-at-proposed-golf-course-site?fbclid=IwAR2Va1wdhy3HvFr-J1WDz006EMKYw-A7HQXomLYdEbeSgkJ_3McD1D2An-g Crews start excavating possible Tulsa Race Massacre victims https://apnews.com/article/ok-state-wire-oklahoma-tulsa-massacres-b29bed23997c3a948b9c751b320655d9?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Ll6_2sn3G1oAIVnWn6SEm3Mxz7NZcDW4XaR-hguxuHZomQ9DqujtfdVY Discovery of remains of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/29/residential-school-grave/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook N.J. city honors, restores largely forgotten burial ground of Black Civil War Veterans https://www.nj.com/mercer/2021/05/nj-city-honors-restores-largely-forgotten-burial-ground-of-black-civil-war-veterans.html?fbclid=IwAR1y165bEsa9gzk10DFxvEgABqCvhNxtXy1ju7fQLqZi3PSWi-43YDdQHcM Stepped platforms in Mesopotamia were the oldest known war memorial https://www.newscientist.com/article/2278885-stepped-platforms-in-mesopotamia-were-the-oldest-known-war-memorial/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1622168055 Archaeology faces ?perfect storm? of shortages and closures as experts decry ?nationwide attack? on discipline https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/archaeology-faces-perfect-storm-shortages-closures-nationwide-attack-discipline-tony-robinson-1032079?s=07 Where the World Was Born https://www.archaeology.org/issues/426-2105/letter-from/9623-australia-maliwawa-rock-art Prehistoric Rock Art Discovered in Scotland https://www.archaeology.org/news/9728-210601-scotland-rock-art Additional Burials Found at Mass Grave Site in Tulsa https://www.archaeology.org/news/9737-210604-tulsa-race-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Sassanid-Era Tables and Chairs Unearthed in Iran https://www.archaeology.org/news/9727-210601-iran-tables-chairs Beast Masters https://www.archaeology.org/issues/423-2105/digs/9606-digs-china-murals Archaeologists dig hilltop over Plymouth Rock one last time https://phys.org/news/2021-06-archaeologists-hilltop-plymouth.html Sealed, signed and delivered https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/thuo-ssa061021.php Researchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/06/researchers-link-ancient-wooden-structure-water-ritual Hoard of silver coins may have been part of historic ransom to save Paris https://www.livescience.com/silver-coin-hoard-poland-historic-ransom.html Neolithic stone tools worshipped at tribal hamlets in Tamil Nadu's Jawadhu Hills https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jun/08/neolithic-stone-tools-worshipped-at-tribal-hamlets-in-tamil-nadus-jawadhu-hills-2313415.html Remains of 4,500-year-old bamboo-mud cabin found in China http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-06/08/content_77555003.htm Mass grave of WWII massacre victims could be hiding under field in Singapore https://californianewstimes.com/mass-grave-of-wwii-massacre-victims-could-be-hiding-under-field-in-singapore/373452/ 'Tomb raiders': The pandemic is making it easier than ever to loot ancient Roman treasure https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-artifacts-covid-looting/index.html Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuac?n pyramids https://apnews.com/article/mexico-travel-lifestyle-science-c251a6dc3289adc3d64b50c5cd253a2e Ancient Athenians Used a Jar Filled With Chicken Bones to Curse Their Enemies https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archeologists-unearth-2300-year-old-cursed-chicken-jar-180977938/ *Egyptology* Nothing to report *General Science* Drone refuels U.S. Navy fighter jet in midair for the first time *https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-drone-refuels-us-navy-fighter-jet-midair-first-time/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=120750010&fbclid=IwAR2HbmCj63AP3LbOjV5l6gvG2Swgw5CVmS1gl1uV2rKtSBMRU81ckEhp6Ys * A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/1002196245/a-u-n-report-suggests-libya-saw-the-first-battlefield-killing-by-an-autonomous-d?sc=18&f=1001 Senate Is Poised To Approve A Major Science Funding Bill To Compete With China https://www.npr.org/2021/05/27/1000929792/senate-poised-to-approve-major-science-funding-bill-to-compete-with-china?sc=18&f=1001 The first room-temperature superconductor has finally been found https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-first-room-temperature-superconductor-discovery Mahle developing magnet-free electric motor that does not require rare earth elements https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-mahle-magnet-free-electric-motor-require.html *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* The human body might survive a mission to Mars better than our minds https://astronomy.com/news/2019/02/the-human-body-might-survive-a-mission-to-mars-better-than-our-minds?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR1SUD-Ue6LWQKQ0zeM8JSh5sMqy4e5assUDml5zbCGmKWWZ0Y-2tiS0Flo Space junk damages International Space Station's robotic arm https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/space-junk-damages-international-space-stations-robotic-arm-rcna1067 Navigation error sends NASA's Mars helicopter on wild ride https://phys.org/news/2021-05-error-nasa-mars-helicopter-wild.html Russia and Saudi Arabia prepare for joint manned space mission -statement https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-saudi-arabia-prepare-joint-manned-space-mission-statement-2021-05-25/?taid=60adc7d67e2160000118df98&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter NASA?s MOXIE Experiment Is Making Oxygen on Mars https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-moxie-experiment-is-making-oxygen-on-mars/?bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&esrc=twitter-newsletter-c&mbid=mbid%3DCRMWIR012019%0A%0A&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_053021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list2_p1 Venus can?t wait?NASA plans blockbuster return to hothouse neighbor https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/venus-can-t-wait-nasa-plans-blockbuster-return-hothouse-neighbor?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=JHubbard&utm_medium=Facebook NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way?s ?downtown? https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-science-5ccca40b88d9096c78fdea2a212ada8e?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Evidence of recent explosive volcanism on Mars https://astronomy.com/news/2021/05/snapshot-evidence-of-recent-explosive-volcanism-on-mars?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR3sVN6v3x-3BSLq91EXnJLauLQVlx4vqp6wNoY9vhJf6tCBmYVfAW12lMc How China?s space station could help power astronauts to Mars https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3135770/how-chinas-space-station-could-help-power-astronauts-mars Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/tech/jeff-bezos-space-blue-origin-new-shepard-flight-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-06-07T11%3A01%3A14&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR0iE1YZ0ejzNvKNVvjlY3u5y9UuYCNOj_DdO_gW6IUIQ-HEihD42WoCHY4 NASA?s Juno probe will get close to Jupiter?s moon Ganymede on Monday https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/6/22521684/nasa-juno-probe-jupiter-ganymede-space?fbclid=IwAR0ORqYHLuJT1h7UcNVjXMQgX1SCDvQkgywQ3Cstud6r8FnenHJrUiGCAqA 'Mercury Rising' Explores The U.S.'s Treacherous Attempts to Control Space https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004397940/mercury-rising-cold-war-fears-helped-launch-space-program?sc=18&f=1001 Medical Emergencies In Space: Is Private Space Tourism Ready For A Worst Case Scenario? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/medical-emergencies-in-space-is-private-space-tourism-ready-for-a-worst-case Asteroid 16 Psyche might not be what scientists expected https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoa-a1p060921.php Astronomers spot a 'blinking giant' near the centre of the Galaxy https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoc-asa060921.php Citizen scientists discover two gaseous planets around a bright, sun-like star https://phys.org/news/2021-06-citizen-scientists-gaseous-planets-bright.html International study reveals new insight into how continents were formed https://phys.org/news/2021-06-international-reveals-insight-continents.html Scotland?s first female astronomer royal looks to open the universe to all https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/13/catherine-heymans-scotland-first-female-astronomer-royal-looks-open-up-universe-for-all?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2sBbbwzWSnvQmFOAB4fmzdpa6xavIgJSh3WW93KCQ9KY-A_5Z-PpHIWLw *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* 'Victory for our planet': Royal Dutch Shell must cut emissions https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/0527/Victory-for-our-planet-Royal-Dutch-Shell-must-cut-emissions?utm_medium=Social&cmpid=FB&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1622130070 World may breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: WMO https://phys.org/news/2021-05-world-breach-15c-years-wmo.html Bill Gates' next generation nuclear reactor to be built in Wyoming https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/utility-small-nuclear-reactor-firm-select-wyoming-next-us-site-2021-06-02/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook China farmers push back the desert - one tree at a time https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wider-image-china-farmers-push-back-desert-one-tree-time-2021-06-02/?taid=60b8504a5e8aaf000138ac6d&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&s=09 Despite pandemic, level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hits historic levels https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/06/07/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-hits-record-levels/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0aLAoe3U74VzEzs6ivNOc5lxD9QpIKzD2OLfMZ3vA2wFcsi-augjOPEys Declining growth rates of global coral reef ecosystems https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/scu-dgr060821.php *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* Scientists Say These Monkeys Use An 'Accent' To Communicate With Their Foe https://www.npr.org/2021/05/29/1001231967/scientists-say-these-monkeys-use-an-accent-to-communicate-with-their-foe?sc=18&f=1001 Endangered Right Whales Are Shrinking. Scientists Blame Commercial Fishing Gear https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002612132/endangered-right-whales-are-shrinking-scientists-blame-commercial-fishing-gear In controversial decision, FDA approves first new Alzheimer's disease drug in nearly 20 years https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/health/alzheimers-drug-aducanumab-fda-approved-wellness/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-06-07T15%3A16%3A13&fbclid=IwAR13_IzRK_GrxEPpZ_MQupBKHt4_R_U5OFZd1pL9i3RGz2jYkTGc30aj804 Nuclear bomb detectors uncover secret population of blue whales hiding in Indian Ocean https://www.livescience.com/secret-blue-whale-population-discovered.html For The Immunocompromised, The COVID-19 Pandemic Isn?t Over https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/for-the-immunocompromised-the-covid-19-pandemic-isnt-over 'The Loneliest Whale' trailer searches for the elusive 52 Hertz whale https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2021/06/08/The-Loneliest-Whale-trailer-52-Hertz-whale/7031623164532/ New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/tju-nds060721.php Florida manatees are dying at alarming rates: ?We?ve never seen anything like this before? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/05/florida-manatee-deaths-record-2021/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0x4tpoUu44GhmQXJMYdO0adqIiDY8AwON3atbLqM8PmSuGZausl70tTXE *Other* 'We can?t ignore this': UFO sightings spark concern from more than just conspiracy theorists https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/30/ufo-sightings-spark-concern-more-than-just-conspiracy-theorists/7479065002/ We need to set up an international body to fight fake news https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033370-100-we-need-to-set-up-an-international-body-to-fight-fake-news/?utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1622739239-1 US military UFO report 'does not confirm or rule out alien activity' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57355192 Additional Informational Unearthing History: 2021 Virtual History Series, March 4 to October 7 https://www.avonctlibrary.info/2021/01/23/unearthing-history-2021-virtual-history-series/?fbclid=IwAR275BNSStfLVt1Bv-Xvz3FtMjad47FFG_k_9nvadH9TwR1UoMYr5vpzBH8 Star Trek Stands Against Hate https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-stands-against-hate?fbclid=IwAR32u8RsnfS9Nj3Ovaz6hCO0A9iAOJaE7SHiqM9prfSzEVdrM-cyGTkG6yI THE AMERICAN MOSQUE 2020: Growing and Evolving https://www.ispu.org/public-policy/mosque-survey/?fbclid=IwAR27UGkqjYiVDvh5wkjns91CEZ62KQmqIAGG1or8UeyGbShhS54FnrtZJ0U Heading back to the cinema, theatre or a concert? Here are 3 ways the arts are adapting to COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/covid-arts-concert-movie-safety/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_video&utm_term=1_1&utm_content=22797&utm_campaign=social_video_2021 Fishing, fish consumption, urbanism and migrants at Tel Bet Yerah, 3200?2700 BC https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/fishing-fish-consumption-urbanism-and-migrants-at-tel-bet-yerah-32002700-bc/938CDD9740230FEF713DBE501D26A606 Graham Hancock Explains the Mysteries of Atlantis and G?bekli Tepe- Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LVfttDdtN2A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Weekly Science Report is also on social media at: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weeklysciencerpt/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wklysciencerpt News Articles *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies* Neanderthals carb loaded, helping grow their big brains https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/05/neanderthals-carb-loaded-helping-grow-their-big-brains?utm_campaign=NewsfromScience&utm_source=Contractor&utm_medium=Twitter Oldest Human Fossils Outside Africa Push Back Our Timeline...Again https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/oldest-human-fossils-outside-africa-push-back-our-timelineagain Hunter-gatherers first launched violent raids at least 13,400 years ago https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hunter-gatherers-warfare-stone-age-jebel-sahaba Asteroid dust found at Chicxulub Crater confirms cause of dinosaurs? extinction https://astronomy.com/news/2021/03/asteroid-dust-found-at-chicxulub-crater-confirms-cause-of-dinosaurs-extinction?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR0T-vPmeg9dkL5zp2jFi2PqinUPDXOaUeurauzV3AsegZ5XXW9zZUBYY8s How did Neanderthals and other ancient humans learn to count? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01429-6 First tyrannosaur embryo fossils revealed https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/first-tyrannosaur-embryo-fossils-revealed?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606science-resurftyrannosaurfossil&sf246522636=1 Mystery event caused shark populations to crash 19 million years ago https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mystery-event-caused-shark-populations-to-crash-19-million-years-ago?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606science-sharkcrash&sf246526438=1 Archaeologists Find Prehistoric Communities Lost to Sea-level Rise in Denmark and Florida https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/archaeologists-find-prehistoric-sites-lost-to-sea-level-rise-1.9646759?fbclid=IwAR3rZ5sdSIQO9EgCksSrYGFnCiNcxii7MHowF1TOG3KnIBqkNrgoVuIX_j8 New research shows that Siberian Neanderthals ate both plants and animals https://phys.org/news/2021-06-siberian-neanderthals-ate-animals.html 10,000-year-old DNA pens the first tales of the earliest domesticated goats https://phys.org/news/2021-06-year-old-dna-pens-tales-earliest.html Oldest human traces from the southern Tibetan Plateau in a new light https://phys.org/news/2021-06-oldest-human-southern-tibetan-plateau.html Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? https://www.archaeology.org/issues/422-2105/features/9591-turkey-gobekli-tepe-hunter-gatherers *History* Honoring their ancestors: Tribal members gather for blessing at Hee Hee stone in North Half http://www.tribaltribune.com/news/article_093530e0-c2ec-11eb-8c06-3fe3cbfedbb6.html?fbclid=IwAR2AOw_LYkA3hiueb7x20pfxbCnoWE5TXhHCz-35k7-16qPQInuuXYJ4hUs Amazon-dwellers lived sustainably for 5,000 years https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57388939 ?The loss is incalculable?: descendants of the Tulsa massacre on what was stolen from them https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/31/tulsa-massacre-descendants-callout-stories?s=09 Remembering the United States Colored Troops who helped win the Civil War https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/31/memorial-day-united-states-colored-troops/7470065002/ Remembering Indian Country's fallen protectors https://indiancountrytoday.com/newscasts/memorial-day-05-27-2021 Arizona plans to execute prisoners with a lethal gas the Nazis used at Auschwitz https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/01/arizona-gas-chamber-execution/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1fuu9zBeQ72sNvfxDWhiDkd0NnNoPRuKm9Yvs2ixXOtuV6m8G60OlF1mg Historian Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The 2nd Amendment https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002107670/historian-uncovers-the-racist-roots-of-the-2nd-amendment?sc=18&f=1001 The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/1002114243/the-pope-is-toughening-church-laws-on-sex-abuse-fraud-and-the-ordination-of-wome?sc=18&f=1001 French heiress ends fight with University of Oklahoma over Nazi-looted art https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/french-heiress-ends-fight-university-oklahoma-over-nazi-looted-art-n1269297 A Guide To Gender Identity Terms https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq In Texas, a struggle to memorialize a brutal lynching as resistance grows to teaching historical racism https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/03/sherman-riot-texas-lynching-marker/?fbclid=IwAR3fawkhp_4yyXAV_KPIt6IPC0lMEvzeQv3-rzJWUmAnPYi6n7ijTBqsVx0 Germany Officially Recognizes It Committed Genocide In Present-Day Namibia https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/1001233776/germany-officially-recognizes-it-committed-genocide-in-present-day-namibia?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr Audio cut in speech on Black people?s role in Memorial Day https://apnews.com/article/sc-state-wire-lifestyle-memorial-day-race-and-ethnicity-f649e76fd5ae6140d501ac9dc0cac380?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ZxXWt6ZSgpNihek3h_3qHRj-s5E1AXkERsFimGUK8fYwChFOSw5wUimo WWII occupation of U.S. soil remembered https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/wwii-occupation-of-u-s-soil-remembered The Living and the Dead https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/septemberoctober/feature/the-living-and-the-dead The 1921 Tulsa Massacre https://www.neh.gov/article/1921-tulsa-massacre Race Massacre focus of TCC book selection https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/race-massacre-focus-of-tcc-book-selection/article_b07fbd82-f1c1-593b-876d-9c3b281dc2d0.html Haunted by World War II internment https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/haunted-by-world-war-ii-internment Rick Santorum axed by CNN over racist remarks on Native Americans https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/22/cnn-rick-santorum-axed-native-americans?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1621776992 'Epic Iran' puts 5,000 years of artefacts on show at London's V&A https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/epic-iran-puts-5000-years-artefacts-show-londons-va-2021-05-25/?taid=60adcda534e77e00018abbac&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&s=09 Klansmen Brutally Killed Their Father. They Now Say His Legacy Is Larger Than Life https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1002871950/klansmen-brutally-killed-their-father-they-now-say-his-legacy-is-larger-than-lif?fbclid=IwAR2mAD2Wzzb4BxgbaUrpt9eC1kdxWLnISY1pHa6PeeeIlW9VVHdjxRaoH0o Where did the Queen of Sheba rule?Arabia or Africa? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/where-queen-sheba-rule-arabia-africa?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210604history-queenofsheba&sf246487042=1 Ancient tsunami could have wiped out Scottish cities today, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/ancient-tsunami-could-have-wiped-out-scottish-cities-today-study-finds On the trail of Ireland?s legendary pirate queen https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/on-the-trail-of-ireland-legendary-pirate-queen?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210605travel-irishlegendtrail&sf246512511=1 Sojourner Truth?s battle cry still resonates 170 years later https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/sojourner-truth-battle-cry-still-resonates-170-years-later?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606history-sojournertruth&sf246522637=1 Remember the Alamo? A battle brews in Texas over history versus lore https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/san-antonios-new-battle-over-the-alamo?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=twitter::cmp=editorial::add=tw20210606travel-rememberthealamo&sf246526591=1 David Dushman, last surviving soldier who helped liberate Nazi's Auschwitz death camp, dies at 98 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-dushman-auschwitz-liberator-dies-at-98/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=120719533 Auschwitz exhibit goes to only 2 US cities. Here?s how Kansas City became one of them https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article251763713.html?fbclid=IwAR0GK0qIjSPVNEXkbu02VAN6sf95oWJwI3ZRLyGJshoeOvLWb14I_TFO_6A The U.S. hushed up the sinking of a World War II transport ship. A Baltimore sergeant?s family is just now learning his fate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/world-war-ii-ship-sinking-hidden/2021/06/08/2df90a7a-c326-11eb-8c18-fd53a628b992_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1_A5l3v_H1X9u1A1TDjqqlWAb6egRVMl0PbwPqhl1DKGCNmtP2fU9T7PI 31 states don't require schools to teach about the Holocaust. Some laws are changing that https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/29/us/holocaust-marjorie-taylor-greene-states-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3vRjMgIxc8bogPNkjuAMNbx89vypvAJOFBDZxBILH5Jc2THCk9QvSck-w How a ghostly outline revealed the secret of Modigliani?s lost lover https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/06/modigliani-lost-lover-beatrice-hastings Native American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/04/native-american-tribe-maine-buys-back-pine-island M?ori connections to Antarctica may go as far back as 7th century, new study shows https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/tfg-mct060921.php The Guardians https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/thaidene-nene-guardians/?src=s_fbp.mag.eg.x.sum21.tdn.v2&fbclid=IwAR1hMwvRZRBstwLqXFK9-DeyH_3xCyfCJP2OBzXit24qi0m4ValRoe_zCv0 Meet Patrice, the Spy Museum robot who is opening a secret world to hospitalized kids https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/spy-museum-robot-hospital-kids/2021/05/14/ddef6a5c-b4fb-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html?utm_source=American%20Alliance%20of%20Museums&utm_campaign=118e381b07-Dispatches_May20_2021&utm_medium=email *Archaeology* Indigenous remains found at proposed golf course site https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/indigenous-remains-found-at-proposed-golf-course-site?fbclid=IwAR2Va1wdhy3HvFr-J1WDz006EMKYw-A7HQXomLYdEbeSgkJ_3McD1D2An-g Crews start excavating possible Tulsa Race Massacre victims https://apnews.com/article/ok-state-wire-oklahoma-tulsa-massacres-b29bed23997c3a948b9c751b320655d9?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Ll6_2sn3G1oAIVnWn6SEm3Mxz7NZcDW4XaR-hguxuHZomQ9DqujtfdVY Discovery of remains of Indigenous children prompts grief and questions in Canada https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/29/residential-school-grave/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook N.J. city honors, restores largely forgotten burial ground of Black Civil War Veterans https://www.nj.com/mercer/2021/05/nj-city-honors-restores-largely-forgotten-burial-ground-of-black-civil-war-veterans.html?fbclid=IwAR1y165bEsa9gzk10DFxvEgABqCvhNxtXy1ju7fQLqZi3PSWi-43YDdQHcM Stepped platforms in Mesopotamia were the oldest known war memorial https://www.newscientist.com/article/2278885-stepped-platforms-in-mesopotamia-were-the-oldest-known-war-memorial/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1622168055 Archaeology faces ?perfect storm? of shortages and closures as experts decry ?nationwide attack? on discipline https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/archaeology-faces-perfect-storm-shortages-closures-nationwide-attack-discipline-tony-robinson-1032079?s=07 Where the World Was Born https://www.archaeology.org/issues/426-2105/letter-from/9623-australia-maliwawa-rock-art Prehistoric Rock Art Discovered in Scotland https://www.archaeology.org/news/9728-210601-scotland-rock-art Additional Burials Found at Mass Grave Site in Tulsa https://www.archaeology.org/news/9737-210604-tulsa-race-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Sassanid-Era Tables and Chairs Unearthed in Iran https://www.archaeology.org/news/9727-210601-iran-tables-chairs Beast Masters https://www.archaeology.org/issues/423-2105/digs/9606-digs-china-murals Archaeologists dig hilltop over Plymouth Rock one last time https://phys.org/news/2021-06-archaeologists-hilltop-plymouth.html Sealed, signed and delivered https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/thuo-ssa061021.php Researchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/06/researchers-link-ancient-wooden-structure-water-ritual Hoard of silver coins may have been part of historic ransom to save Paris https://www.livescience.com/silver-coin-hoard-poland-historic-ransom.html Neolithic stone tools worshipped at tribal hamlets in Tamil Nadu's Jawadhu Hills https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jun/08/neolithic-stone-tools-worshipped-at-tribal-hamlets-in-tamil-nadus-jawadhu-hills-2313415.html Remains of 4,500-year-old bamboo-mud cabin found in China http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-06/08/content_77555003.htm Mass grave of WWII massacre victims could be hiding under field in Singapore https://californianewstimes.com/mass-grave-of-wwii-massacre-victims-could-be-hiding-under-field-in-singapore/373452/ 'Tomb raiders': The pandemic is making it easier than ever to loot ancient Roman treasure https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-artifacts-covid-looting/index.html Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuac?n pyramids https://apnews.com/article/mexico-travel-lifestyle-science-c251a6dc3289adc3d64b50c5cd253a2e Ancient Athenians Used a Jar Filled With Chicken Bones to Curse Their Enemies https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archeologists-unearth-2300-year-old-cursed-chicken-jar-180977938/ *Egyptology* Nothing to report *General Science* Drone refuels U.S. Navy fighter jet in midair for the first time *https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-drone-refuels-us-navy-fighter-jet-midair-first-time/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=120750010&fbclid=IwAR2HbmCj63AP3LbOjV5l6gvG2Swgw5CVmS1gl1uV2rKtSBMRU81ckEhp6Ys * A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says https://www.npr.org/2021/06/01/1002196245/a-u-n-report-suggests-libya-saw-the-first-battlefield-killing-by-an-autonomous-d?sc=18&f=1001 Senate Is Poised To Approve A Major Science Funding Bill To Compete With China https://www.npr.org/2021/05/27/1000929792/senate-poised-to-approve-major-science-funding-bill-to-compete-with-china?sc=18&f=1001 The first room-temperature superconductor has finally been found https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics-first-room-temperature-superconductor-discovery Mahle developing magnet-free electric motor that does not require rare earth elements https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-mahle-magnet-free-electric-motor-require.html *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* The human body might survive a mission to Mars better than our minds https://astronomy.com/news/2019/02/the-human-body-might-survive-a-mission-to-mars-better-than-our-minds?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR1SUD-Ue6LWQKQ0zeM8JSh5sMqy4e5assUDml5zbCGmKWWZ0Y-2tiS0Flo Space junk damages International Space Station's robotic arm https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/space-junk-damages-international-space-stations-robotic-arm-rcna1067 Navigation error sends NASA's Mars helicopter on wild ride https://phys.org/news/2021-05-error-nasa-mars-helicopter-wild.html Russia and Saudi Arabia prepare for joint manned space mission -statement https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-saudi-arabia-prepare-joint-manned-space-mission-statement-2021-05-25/?taid=60adc7d67e2160000118df98&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter NASA?s MOXIE Experiment Is Making Oxygen on Mars https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-moxie-experiment-is-making-oxygen-on-mars/?bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&esrc=twitter-newsletter-c&mbid=mbid%3DCRMWIR012019%0A%0A&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_053021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=list2_p1 Venus can?t wait?NASA plans blockbuster return to hothouse neighbor https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/venus-can-t-wait-nasa-plans-blockbuster-return-hothouse-neighbor?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=JHubbard&utm_medium=Facebook NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way?s ?downtown? https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-science-5ccca40b88d9096c78fdea2a212ada8e?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Evidence of recent explosive volcanism on Mars https://astronomy.com/news/2021/05/snapshot-evidence-of-recent-explosive-volcanism-on-mars?utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR3sVN6v3x-3BSLq91EXnJLauLQVlx4vqp6wNoY9vhJf6tCBmYVfAW12lMc How China?s space station could help power astronauts to Mars https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3135770/how-chinas-space-station-could-help-power-astronauts-mars Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/tech/jeff-bezos-space-blue-origin-new-shepard-flight-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-06-07T11%3A01%3A14&utm_source=fbCNNi&fbclid=IwAR0iE1YZ0ejzNvKNVvjlY3u5y9UuYCNOj_DdO_gW6IUIQ-HEihD42WoCHY4 NASA?s Juno probe will get close to Jupiter?s moon Ganymede on Monday https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/6/22521684/nasa-juno-probe-jupiter-ganymede-space?fbclid=IwAR0ORqYHLuJT1h7UcNVjXMQgX1SCDvQkgywQ3Cstud6r8FnenHJrUiGCAqA 'Mercury Rising' Explores The U.S.'s Treacherous Attempts to Control Space https://www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1004397940/mercury-rising-cold-war-fears-helped-launch-space-program?sc=18&f=1001 Medical Emergencies In Space: Is Private Space Tourism Ready For A Worst Case Scenario? https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/medical-emergencies-in-space-is-private-space-tourism-ready-for-a-worst-case Asteroid 16 Psyche might not be what scientists expected https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoa-a1p060921.php Astronomers spot a 'blinking giant' near the centre of the Galaxy https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoc-asa060921.php Citizen scientists discover two gaseous planets around a bright, sun-like star https://phys.org/news/2021-06-citizen-scientists-gaseous-planets-bright.html International study reveals new insight into how continents were formed https://phys.org/news/2021-06-international-reveals-insight-continents.html Scotland?s first female astronomer royal looks to open the universe to all https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/13/catherine-heymans-scotland-first-female-astronomer-royal-looks-open-up-universe-for-all?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2sBbbwzWSnvQmFOAB4fmzdpa6xavIgJSh3WW93KCQ9KY-A_5Z-PpHIWLw *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* 'Victory for our planet': Royal Dutch Shell must cut emissions https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/0527/Victory-for-our-planet-Royal-Dutch-Shell-must-cut-emissions?utm_medium=Social&cmpid=FB&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1622130070 World may breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: WMO https://phys.org/news/2021-05-world-breach-15c-years-wmo.html Bill Gates' next generation nuclear reactor to be built in Wyoming https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/utility-small-nuclear-reactor-firm-select-wyoming-next-us-site-2021-06-02/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook China farmers push back the desert - one tree at a time https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wider-image-china-farmers-push-back-desert-one-tree-time-2021-06-02/?taid=60b8504a5e8aaf000138ac6d&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&s=09 Despite pandemic, level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hits historic levels https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/06/07/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-hits-record-levels/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0aLAoe3U74VzEzs6ivNOc5lxD9QpIKzD2OLfMZ3vA2wFcsi-augjOPEys Declining growth rates of global coral reef ecosystems https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/scu-dgr060821.php *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* Scientists Say These Monkeys Use An 'Accent' To Communicate With Their Foe https://www.npr.org/2021/05/29/1001231967/scientists-say-these-monkeys-use-an-accent-to-communicate-with-their-foe?sc=18&f=1001 Endangered Right Whales Are Shrinking. Scientists Blame Commercial Fishing Gear https://www.npr.org/2021/06/03/1002612132/endangered-right-whales-are-shrinking-scientists-blame-commercial-fishing-gear In controversial decision, FDA approves first new Alzheimer's disease drug in nearly 20 years https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/health/alzheimers-drug-aducanumab-fda-approved-wellness/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2021-06-07T15%3A16%3A13&fbclid=IwAR13_IzRK_GrxEPpZ_MQupBKHt4_R_U5OFZd1pL9i3RGz2jYkTGc30aj804 Nuclear bomb detectors uncover secret population of blue whales hiding in Indian Ocean https://www.livescience.com/secret-blue-whale-population-discovered.html For The Immunocompromised, The COVID-19 Pandemic Isn?t Over https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/for-the-immunocompromised-the-covid-19-pandemic-isnt-over 'The Loneliest Whale' trailer searches for the elusive 52 Hertz whale https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2021/06/08/The-Loneliest-Whale-trailer-52-Hertz-whale/7031623164532/ New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/tju-nds060721.php Florida manatees are dying at alarming rates: ?We?ve never seen anything like this before? https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/05/florida-manatee-deaths-record-2021/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0x4tpoUu44GhmQXJMYdO0adqIiDY8AwON3atbLqM8PmSuGZausl70tTXE *Other* 'We can?t ignore this': UFO sightings spark concern from more than just conspiracy theorists https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/30/ufo-sightings-spark-concern-more-than-just-conspiracy-theorists/7479065002/ We need to set up an international body to fight fake news https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033370-100-we-need-to-set-up-an-international-body-to-fight-fake-news/?utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1622739239-1 US military UFO report 'does not confirm or rule out alien activity' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57355192 Additional Informational Unearthing History: 2021 Virtual History Series, March 4 to October 7 https://www.avonctlibrary.info/2021/01/23/unearthing-history-2021-virtual-history-series/?fbclid=IwAR275BNSStfLVt1Bv-Xvz3FtMjad47FFG_k_9nvadH9TwR1UoMYr5vpzBH8 Star Trek Stands Against Hate https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-stands-against-hate?fbclid=IwAR32u8RsnfS9Nj3Ovaz6hCO0A9iAOJaE7SHiqM9prfSzEVdrM-cyGTkG6yI THE AMERICAN MOSQUE 2020: Growing and Evolving https://www.ispu.org/public-policy/mosque-survey/?fbclid=IwAR27UGkqjYiVDvh5wkjns91CEZ62KQmqIAGG1or8UeyGbShhS54FnrtZJ0U Heading back to the cinema, theatre or a concert? Here are 3 ways the arts are adapting to COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/covid-arts-concert-movie-safety/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_video&utm_term=1_1&utm_content=22797&utm_campaign=social_video_2021 Fishing, fish consumption, urbanism and migrants at Tel Bet Yerah, 3200?2700 BC https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/fishing-fish-consumption-urbanism-and-migrants-at-tel-bet-yerah-32002700-bc/938CDD9740230FEF713DBE501D26A606 Graham Hancock Explains the Mysteries of Atlantis and G?bekli Tepe- Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LVfttDdtN2A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: