[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 3-5-21

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*March 5, 2021*



*“Every day history is made by women in every part of the world. Let’s
celebrate the leadership of women who rise for all.”*

Amina J Mohammed




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*



Fossils of oldest member of huge dinosaur group found in Argentina

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-dinosaur-idUSKCN2AT3PU?taid=603db8466d6e2d0001b9dd65&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter



Neanderthal and early modern human stone tool culture co-existed for over
100,000 years

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-neanderthal-early-modern-human-stone.html



Mammal ancestors moved in their own unique way

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-mammal-ancestors-unique.html



Were it not for humans, woolly mammoths would have lived for 4,000 more
years, simulation shows

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-humans-woolly-mammoths-years-simulation.html



A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could reveal how early humans began to walk
upright

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-million-year-old-skeleton-reveal-early-humans.html



Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-mammoths/teeth-from-siberian-mammoths-yield-oldest-dna-ever-recovered-idUSKBN2AH2A0
  Human ancestor 'Lucy' gets a new face in stunning reconstruction
https://www.livescience.com/lucy-taung-child-facial-reconstructions.html



Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-shift-scientific-consensus-demise-neanderthals.html



Study: Bahamas Were Settled Earlier Than Believed

https://today.tamu.edu/2021/03/01/study-bahamas-were-settled-earlier-than-believed/#:~:text=It's%20believed%20early%20settlers%20to,the%20landscape%20of%20the%20Bahamas.&text=While%20people%20were%20present%20in,50%20to%2065%20miles%20away
.







*History*


The missing continent it took 375 years to find
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210205-the-last-secrets-of-the-worlds-lost-continent?ocid=fbfut



Lawmakers push for Holocaust education to be taught in schools

https://www.nwahomepage.com/knwa/lawmakers-push-for-holocaust-education-to-be-taught-in-schools/



Massive investment in social studies and civics education proposed to
address eroding trust in democratic institutions

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/civics-social-studies-education-plan/2021/03/01/e245e34a-747f-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook



Brazil's Indigenous communities mourn elders' deaths and the loss of their
knowledge

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/brazil-s-indigenous-communities-mourn-elders-deaths-loss-their-knowledge-n1259143



Dr. Seuss Enterprises Will Shelve 6 Books, Citing 'Hurtful' Portrayals

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/972777841/dr-seuss-enterprises-will-shelve-6-books-citing-hurtful-portrayals?utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR3AlgdJ1wM0yAOG3890RDd4viJr_ye4r1mK7uQpzn-XAp5WRjn3baiYBrE



National park wants to tell the stories of Black, enslaved people in the
Great Smokies that are lost in history

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/28/great-smokies-african-american-experience-project-black-history/6850266002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories



U.S. deports former Nazi guard whose wartime role was noted on card found
amid sunken ship

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/nazi-deported-germany-camp/2021/02/20/725e9876-7329-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook



Some 2,500 languages face extinction: UNESCO official

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/some-2-500-languages-face-extinction-unesco-official-162589



She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/24/henrietta-wood-reparations-slavery/?arc404=true



‘A Japanese Schindler’: The remarkable diplomat who saved thousands of Jews
during WWII

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/27/chiune-sugihara-jews-holocaust-japanese-schindler/?fbclid=IwAR0FtWkxBhBm0id3K3MTPsduTqNuRZ52oimro50fDafr3bXf-Tyo6834THw



Study Detects Traces of Ancient Australian Food Source

https://www.archaeology.org/news/9476-210217-australia-bogong-moths?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter







Reasons to Be Optimistic: How Italy’s Art institutions Arose from the
Pandemic

https://www.frieze.com/article/reasons-be-optimistic-how-italys-art-institutions-arose-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR2WWkvEDrwmyM5ipP3Bc4_FYzB0hrR0OA8x7yZsYbRiZSBg_8jEMyrKryY



How ancient astronomy mixed science with mythology

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-ancient-astronomy-mixed-science-with-mythology



Rare diseases in the Bronze Age

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-rare-diseases-bronze-age.html


Under climate stress, human innovation set stage for population surge
https://source.wustl.edu/2021/02/under-climate-stress-human-innovation-set-stage-for-population-surge/

*Archaeology*



A 'Lamborghini' Of Chariots Is Discovered At Pompeii. Archaeologists Are
Wowed

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/27/972118983/a-lamborghini-of-chariots-is-discovered-at-pompeii-archaeologists-are-wowed?sc=18&f=1001



N.J. man allegedly carved a QAnon hashtag into a centuries-old stone at
‘America’s Stonehenge’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/04/qanon-americas-stonehenge-vandalism/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1m3a-rX56pKH7h1fsuWMPW5U_G5iJIxJw-i-xhs1qWGThTS_kiV4u6Gj4



Medieval treasure, Nazi pressure: Germany struggles to keep up with demands
of its past

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/medieval-treasure-nazi-pressure-germany-struggles-keep-demands-its-past-n1257623



France on hunt for centuries-old oaks to rebuild spire of Notre Dame

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/16/france-centuries-old-oaks-rebuild-spire-notre-dame-fire-trees?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1613477597



Iron Age Pottery Found on Remote Scottish Island

https://www.archaeology.org/news/9433-210210-scotland-kilda-archipelago



Maya Mural Miracle

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/60-1301/trenches/314-chajul-guatemala-dance-conquest



Controversial art dealer's daughter will return over 100 antiquities to
Cambodia

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/cambodia-khmer-artifacts-douglas-latchford/index.html
  New light shed on Persepolis

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/458794/New-light-shed-on-Persepolis



Skeletons of WWII-era nuns murdered by Soviets unearthed in Poland

https://www.livescience.com/wwii-nuns-murdered-by-russian-army.html



Tintern 'secret' medieval tunnel system found by accident

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56281726



Journey of a skull: How a single human cranium wound up alone in a cave in
Italy

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/p-joa022421.php



Hidden scenes in ancient Etruscan paintings revealed

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-etruscan-paintings-hidden-images.html



Temple of Heaven

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/415-2103/digs/9449-digs-china-temple-complex







*Egyptology*



Who Built the Pyramids?

https://harvardmagazine.com/2003/07/who-built-the-pyramids-html?fbclid=IwAR2-CKjdEjlRn-pNAFCffo7W4_gUXR2tG58W93y7-oBEY7PDzG_MDIs1xgQ



Ancient beer factory unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-beer-factory-unearthed-archaeologists-egypt-n1257911



How did ancient Egyptians bake? After 54 loaves, scholar finds answers

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/how-did-ancient-egyptians-bake-after-54-loaves-scholar-finds-answers-659163



Are the Egyptian Pyramids Aligned with the Stars?

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/are-the-egyptian-pyramids-aligned-with-the-stars



Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification

https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/













*General Science*



Nothing to report

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Scientists begin building highly accurate digital twin of our planet

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-scientists-highly-accurate-digital-twin.html



'Space hurricane' that rained electrons observed for the first time

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/space-hurricane-rained-electrons-observed-first-time-rcna328?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma



NASA releases new Perseverance pictures — including its final descent

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-releases-new-perseverance-pictures-including-its-final-descent-n1258381



NASA's Mars Perseverance rover's parachute contained a secret message

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-perseverance-rover-parachute-hidden-message-binary-code/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=112032780&fbclid=IwAR265tQxOzv2caaL1Mkd5wwt_xS9jLxK57svCsoOCO1amE8BEFk2FoZ7oy8



NASA rover beams back first sounds ever recorded from the surface of Mars

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-rover-beams-back-first-sounds-ever-recorded-surface-mars-rcna303



The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans and continents like
here on Earth

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-milky-swarming-planets-oceans-continents.html



Biotech fit for the Red Planet

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/f-bff021221.php



Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uom-ccs030521.php



Earth has a hot new neighbour -- and it's an astronomer's dream

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uons-eha030421.php









*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities

https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-energy-decisions-widen-social-inequalities.html



'Kelp elevator' study shows promise for producing biofuel from giant seaweed

https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-potential-marine-biofuel.html



Using mountains as 'water batteries' could cut UK's nuclear power need

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267953-using-mountains-as-water-batteries-could-cut-uks-nuclear-power-need/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0j0LTucG6D7EVfGxHxil-jFYABuzXHmkPQqR_OXxYwyJ6gONEtRJwLgXU#Echobox=1614152281



Extinction threatens third of freshwater fish species, report finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/extinction-threatens-third-freshwater-fish-species-report-finds-n1258591



A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to
anywhere on Earth

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/23/americas/space-solar-energy-pentagon-science-scn-intl/index.html?utm_content=2021-02-24T06%3A30%3A07&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN



Antarctic seals reveal worrying threats to disappearing glaciers

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-antarctic-reveal-threats-glaciers.html





*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



'Providers Don't Even Listen': Barriers To Alzheimer's Care When You're Not
White

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/02/972648710/providers-dont-even-listen-barriers-to-alzheimers-care-when-youre-not-white?sc=18&f=1001



Scientists use lipid nanoparticles to precisely target gene editing to the
liver

https://phys.org/news/2021-03-scientists-lipid-nanoparticles-precisely-gene.html



Sharks that glow in the dark? Scientists discover luminous deep-sea
predators off New Zealand

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sharks-glow-dark-scientists-discover-luminous-deep-sea-predators-new-n1259252



Kentucky mom alleges hospital workers missed her cancer — then covered up
their mistake

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-mom-alleges-hospital-workers-missed-her-cancer-then-covered-n1258533



Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D-printed organs

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uab-r3p030521.php





*Other*



FBI confirms report of 'long, cylindrical' UFO 'moving really fast' over
New Mexico

https://www.wgal.com/article/unidentified-flying-object-ufo-spotted-over-new-mexico-fbi-confirms/35664484?fbclid=IwAR1kcnv53JYsP2T8ErMSlUXXF7UA9OdwuWqppXLqWPSY-QRAnl2Y7h4W_kQ#



Elon Musk moved to Texas and embraced celebrity. Can Tesla run on Autopilot?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/23/musk-tesla-texas/

























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



Holocaust Encyclopedia, Martin Niemöller’

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists?parent=en%2F10764&gclid=Cj0KCQiAx9mABhD0ARIsAEfpavTw4VuqkevHsE0ASCHrDMZBTR6_9FcUAwwzUbV-lBNmlXEbRBYB5TgaAobQEALw_wcB
’’



NASA Scientists Complete 1st Global Survey of Freshwater Fluctuation

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-scientists-complete-first-global-survey-of-freshwater-fluctuation



Nuclear Propulsion Could Help Get Humans to Mars Faster

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/nuclear-propulsion-could-help-get-humans-to-mars-faster



VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE, March 25

https://info.echoesandreflections.org/virtual-tour-of-the-anne-frank-house



IS IT FAKE NEWS? IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE CONTINUUM OF DISINFORMATION AND
OTHER "FALSE" NEWS Webinar, March 25

https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/it-fake-news-identify-and-address-continuum-disinformation-and-other-false-news



Detecting single molecules and diagnosing diseases with a smartphone

https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-and-events/news/detecting-single-molecules-and-diagnosing-diseases-with-a-smartphone.html?s=09



What's Worth More: A Cow's Milk or its Poop?

https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/news/cow-power-rising



‘Handy pen’ lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2021/acs-presspac-february-10-2021/handy-pen-lights-up-when-exposed-to-nerve-gas-or-spoiled-food-vapors.html?s=09



Smithsonian, "THE CONJURE WOMAN" BY CHARLES W. CHESNUTT

https://transcription.si.edu/project/34727



U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Fritz Gluckstein

https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holocaust-survivors/volunteers/fritz-gluckstein?utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=survivoraffairs&utm_content=rememberingfritzgluckstein20210217



Twenty thousand sounds under the sea

https://en.unesco.org/courier/2021-1/twenty-thousand-sounds-under-sea
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