[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-7-21

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*May 7, 2021*



*“There is only one humankind. Everybody can be a killer; everybody can be
a victim. It’s why we have to teach people to say: One day we will take
responsibility.”*

Author Unknown





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*



Some of Europe’s Oldest-Known Modern Humans Are Distantly Related to Native
Americans

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secrets-europes-oldest-known-modern-humans-revealed-genome-sequencing-180977437/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR1ji-VZ5toui5nL-rJdxLWq4SsuF0xCKTwclJQrB_o1bLD-XHcA00VRN8I



Archaeologists Find Oldest Home in Human History, Dating to 2 Million Years
Ago

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-archaeologists-find-oldest-home-in-human-history-2m-years-old-1.9745372?fbclid=IwAR3A2TkYpSxjTyldbXF1SNisrjvU2jsTLumWFgnLzIr_Gcj2fh333BSbsVY



World's first mancave? Hundreds of prehistoric stone tools discovered in
abandoned goldmine in Sahara may be ONE MILLION years old

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9513341/Hundreds-stone-tools-used-homo-erectus-million-years-ago-discovered-abandoned-Sahara-mine.html?ito=social-facebook



Man's Ancient Friend: 6,000-Year-Old Dog Remains Found On Arabian Peninsula

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990181643/mans-ancient-friend-6-000-year-old-dog-remains-found-on-arabian-peninsula?sc=18&f=1001



Billion-year-old fossil reveals missing link in the evolution of animals

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-billion-year-old-fossil-reveals-link-evolution.html?fbclid=IwAR3aXKDu2gazsCzyDPxI-ApbGKxkY9XfTm_Y7Ip9QZwN9H2xFlRrgXDv16I



Humans weren't always agents of destruction when arriving on uninhabited
islands

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-humans-werent-agents-destruction-uninhabited.html?fbclid=IwAR0naKhG2aEndiS158bxAFoA6-WBDB2kEjDJVNs28YWiF9MGbjOLRNUstk0



The First Australians grew to a population of millions, much more than
previous estimates

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-australians-grew-population-millions-previous.html



Discarded ostrich shells provide timeline for our early African ancestors

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-discarded-ostrich-shells-timeline-early.html




Review: Most human origins stories are not compatible with known fossils

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/amon-rmh050521.php



Dinosaurs that hunted in the dark

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uotw-dth050321.php



Archaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals near Rome

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-archaeologists-neanderthals-rome.html



Massive molecular study uncovers clues to the evolution and diversification
of essential plant family

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-massive-molecular-uncovers-clues-evolution.html

*History*



Penn Museum Apologizes For 'Unethical Possession Of Human Remains'

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/27/988972736/penn-museum-apologizes-for-unethical-possession-of-human-remains?sc=18&f=1001



Researchers Uncover New Evidence That Warrior Women Inspired Legend of Mulan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-uncover-new-evidence-warrior-women-inspired-legend-mulan-180974774/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Hundreds of Centuries-Old Trees Felled to Rebuild Notre-Dame’s Iconic Spire

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dozens-century-old-oak-trees-felled-rebuild-notre-dame-cathedrals-iconic-spire-180977481/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Republicans ask Biden to withdraw ‘divisive’ proposal to teach more Black
history

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-ask-biden-withdraw-divisive-proposal-teach-more-black-history-2021-04-30/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Ovzr-sqUHwV7KkN5WpWgCL2lYhO9hdo9MxKVNiBGt1swhuUWjHIKVySw



Downed plane a mystery for 47 years

https://www.nsnews.com/amp/living/downed-plane-a-mystery-for-47-years-2976722?__twitter_impression=true&s=09



Remains Of Black Children Killed In MOVE Bombing Cannot Be Located

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990187353/bones-of-children-killed-in-move-bombing-shuttled-from-lab-to-lab-for-decades?sc=18&f=1001



After Aztecs Cannibalized Spanish Convoy, Conquistadors Retaliated by
Killing Innocents

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mexican-archaeologists-reveal-story-cannibalism-and-conquest-180976805/



Could this famous con man be lying about his story? A new book suggests he
is

https://whyy.org/segments/the-greatest-hoax-on-earth/?utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR2ZsgzyKXtAZC_l2IHq94-0tVo11sbblYU5IOY8yPvnLoGJ0FuNsB6a79U



200 years after his death, Napoleon leads a divided France into battle again

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/200-years-after-his-death-napoleon-leads-divided-france-battle-n1266497



*A metropolis arose in medieval Cambodia – new research shows how many
people lived in the Angkor Empire over time*

https://theconversation.com/a-metropolis-arose-in-medieval-cambodia-new-research-shows-how-many-people-lived-in-the-angkor-empire-over-time-157573



First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA
analysis

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uow-fmo050521.php



King Solomon's mines in Spain? Not likely, experts say.

https://www.livescience.com/king-solomon-mining-expedition-claim.html





Human remains from Mary Rose show diversity of Tudor crew

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-human-mary-rose-diversity-tudor.html



The last battle of Anne of Brittany: Isotopic study of the soldiers of 1491

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-anne-brittany-isotopic-soldiers.html



Climate crises in Mesopotamia prompted the first stable forms of state

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-climate-crises-mesopotamia-prompted-stable.html





*Archaeology*



U.S. Repatriates Pre-Hispanic Artifacts to Mexico

https://www.archaeology.org/news/9646-210420-mexico-repatriation-smuggling



These mysterious stone structures in Saudi Arabia are older than the
pyramids
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/mysterious-stone-structures-saudi-arabia-are-older-pyramids-rcna805
  Scrap for cash: Bronze Age witnessed revolution in small change across
Europe https://phys.org/news/2021-05-scrap-cash-bronze-age-witnessed.html

'Untouched' Bronze Age tomb containing human remains and a mysterious stone
found in Ireland

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-chamber-tomb-untouched-in-ireland.html



Details of stunning Maya acropolises and sophisticated civilization
revealed by laser scans

https://www.livescience.com/lidar-maya-yucatan.html



Millennia-old iron production sites discovered in Iran

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/460465/Millennia-old-iron-production-sites-discovered-in-Iran



Handprints discovered in ancient Mayan cave

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-56960028



Misplaced Viking noble's bones vanished decades ago, finally found in
museum collection

https://www.livescience.com/lost-bones-viking-noble.html



Rome's Colosseum to get $22 million new floor to give tourists a
gladiator's view

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rome-s-colosseum-get-22-million-new-floor-give-tourists-n1266235



*After 140 years, researchers have rediscovered an important Aboriginal
ceremonial ground in East Gippsland*

https://theconversation.com/after-140-years-researchers-have-rediscovered-an-important-aboriginal-ceremonial-ground-in-east-gippsland-155119



New, almost non-destructive archaeogenetic sampling method developed

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-non-destructive-archaeogenetic-sampling-method.html



Melting glacier reveals World War I cave shelter and artifacts

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/04/europe/italy-melting-glacier-war-artifacts-scli-intl/index.html



'Plain of Jars', one of the most mysterious archaeological sites, reveals
its true age

https://www.livescience.com/plain-of-jars-burial-site-true-age.html



A Welsh Ancestor

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/423-2105/digs/9604-digs-wales-waun-mawn

*Egyptology*



Egyptologists uncover rare tombs from before the Pharaohs

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egyptologists-uncover-rare-tombs-before-pharaohs-2021-04-28/



New discoveries in Saqqara’s ancient tombs are rewriting Egyptian history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/archaeology-discovery-saqqara-ancient-egypt-b1835760.html?utm_content=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0x7FZfDySXrs8pBFAeEqMymXr95RuuG60YYTPQzigSn2BMoOKpaEAN7Uw#Echobox=1619616405



Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman, not a male priest

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/egyptian-mummy-pregnant-woman-male-priest-77394998















*General Science*



Can federated learning save the world?

*https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uoc-cfl050721.php
<https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uoc-cfl050721.php>*



3D printing company Desktop Metal will now use wood to print

*https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-3d-company-desktop-metal-wood.html
<https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-3d-company-desktop-metal-wood.html>*







*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Scientists Detect X-Rays Radiating From Uranus

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-detect-x-rays-radiating-planet-uranus-180977442/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, dies at 90

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/michael-collins-apollo-11-astronaut-dies-90-rcna787



SpaceX craft had close call with UFO after launching into orbit

https://nypost.com/2021/04/25/spacex-craft-close-call-with-ufo-after-launching-into-orbit/



Tight Quarters Aboard The Space Station As SpaceX Capsule Delivers 4 New
Arrivals

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/24/990482441/tight-quarters-aboard-the-space-station-as-spacex-capsule-docks-with-4-new-arriv?sc=18&f=1001



Black hole is closest to Earth, among the smallest ever discovered

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-black-hole-closest-earth-smallest.html#
<https://phys.org/news/2021-04-black-hole-closest-earth-smallest.html>



Physicists describe new type of aurora

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uoi-pdn050621.php



Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-one-way.html



Supernovae twins open up new possibilities for precision cosmology

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-supernovae-twins-possibilities-precision-cosmology.html



Falling Uncontrolled from Space, Giant Chinese Rocket Highlights Risk of
Orbital Debris

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/falling-uncontrolled-from-space-giant-chinese-rocket-highlights-risk-of-orbital-debris/





*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



The Science Museum’s carbon capture exhibition is not ‘greenwash’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/22/the-science-museum-carbon-capture-exhibition-is-not-greenwash



Common antibiotic effective in healing coral disease lesions

https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/fau-cae042121.php



Emissions from human activity modify biogenic secondary organic aerosol
formation

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/ioap-efh050721.php



A 50,000-year history of current flow yields new climate clues

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-year-history-current-yields-climate.html



Transforming atmospheric carbon into industrially useful materials

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-atmospheric-carbon-industrially-materials.html



















*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



25 Down And 71,632 To Go: Scientists Seek Genomes Of All Critters With A
Backbone

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/28/991474676/25-down-and-71-632-to-go-scientists-seek-genomes-of-all-critters-with-a-backbone?sc=18&f=1001



How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching

https://www.livescience.com/first-footage-giant-squid-jellyfish-lure.html



More Than 50 Orcas Hunt and Kill Blue Whale Off Australian Coast

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-50-orcas-hunt-and-kill-blue-whale-australian-coast-180977482/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia



New research sets stage for development of salmonella vaccine

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-stage-salmonella-vaccine.html



Study describes new mechanism for terminating transcription of DNA into RNA
in bacteria

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-mechanism-terminating-transcription-dna-rna.html



A stretchable and suturable fiber sensor to monitor biomechanical tissue
strain

https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-stretchable-suturable-fiber-sensor-biomechanical.html



Turning a pancreatic cancer cell's addiction into a death sentence

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-05-pancreatic-cancer-cell-addiction-death.html



‘Mother Trees’ Are Intelligent: They Learn and Remember

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mother-trees-are-intelligent-they-learn-and-remember/







*Other*



If We Discover Alien Life, Will Humanity Keep Its Cool?

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/if-we-discover-alien-life-will-humanity-keep-its-cool



The Secret Mission To Unearth Part Of A 142-Year-Old Experiment

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/21/989333092/the-secret-mission-to-unearth-part-of-a-142-year-old-experiment?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

























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



Preserving Holocaust History: Collecting Artifacts and Eyewitness Testimony
Webinar, May 13

*https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/seprsholhis10521?fbclid=IwAR0-ucsY47_E8bB-y2g3SxPX3aassI03SJQ_1Z494a57IcH7wUiB9HXQ9TI
<https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/seprsholhis10521?fbclid=IwAR0-ucsY47_E8bB-y2g3SxPX3aassI03SJQ_1Z494a57IcH7wUiB9HXQ9TI>*



American Experience, American Oz

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-oz/



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
’’



Europa Nostra and EIB Institute announce Europe’s 7 Most Endangered
heritage sites 2021

https://www.europanostra.org/europa-nostra-and-eib-institute-announce-europes-7-most-endangered-heritage-sites-2021/



Responsible Space Behavior for the New Space Era: Preserving the Province
of Humanity

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA887-2.html?utm_campaign=&utm_content=1619549896&utm_medium=rand_social&utm_source=twitter&s=09



U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Convinced: 12 Years That Shook the World
Podcast

https://www.ushmm.org/learn/podcasts-and-audio/12-years-that-shook-the-world/convinced?utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=podcast:paulinekneissler20210421



*Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research Project*

https://afresearchlab.com/technology/successstories/space-power-beaming/
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