[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 12-8-23

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*December 8, 2023*



*“All humans are born with a curious nature. It stems from our need to
understand our world.  The fear of the other is a drive that runs counter
to our curious nature.  To be curious is to understand the so called other,
which often eliminates this fear.  One wonders why certain people want us
to ignore our innate curiosity of different people, lifestyles, cultures,
and viewpoints.”*

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*



Drought Reveals Rare American Lion Fossil in Dried-Up Mississippi River

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drought-reveals-rare-american-lion-fossil-in-dried-up-mississippi-river-180981166/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=11262023&utm_content=archival&fbclid=IwAR3g4DmIXstDKGgOZ6BqebFoicbBH-1BEc80TXhhsABUlpOWiVaaZxLwjt0



New fossils from Patagonia may rewrite the history of duck-billed dinosaurs

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fossils-patagonia-duck-billed-dinosaurs?fbclid=IwAR3gaGHC5vD8BV7d2KoGVjQlRyXPtmfQeyXhscmjfNzVkGcP90mbc0jf4o4



Hunting of straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals
125,000 years ago, finds study

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-straight-tusked-elephants-widespread-neanderthals-years.html?fbclid=IwAR2OmNs5iKvp2Q9bVGbeCGWC_x4aWf0nYmdcZv7nM_xHvYChGbwCBiXwbKU



Closer look at the Menga dolmen shows it was one of the greatest
engineering feats of the Neolithic

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-closer-menga-dolmen-greatest-feats.html?fbclid=IwAR0SE1jj3OVwCU6HjsjronUtMp5MjgPqalTk1Ta589ZQxY0V3Cp9osGzHjs



World’s oldest forts upend idea that farming alone led to complex societies

https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-oldest-forts-upend-idea-farming-alone-led-complex-societies?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwAR2VR0NZDV75t9OOv-dvXolHzBya0oeHTwQJlJPtmJ7RTaEugFyqJK0j3ww



Humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it?

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-03818-5/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ejbuhMPhCQ3Sh6wR0XWX_eIYnRLVSfHHYYn9cmwETdQQ36d6B-1b7qHg



New genetic research uncovers the lives of Bornean hunter-gatherers

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-genetic-uncovers-bornean-hunter-gatherers.html



Study suggests climate played a crucial role in human migration from Africa

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-climate-played-crucial-role-human.html



Ancient 20-inch-long hand ax discovered in Saudi Arabia may be world's
largest

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-20-inch-long-hand-ax-discovered-in-saudi-arabia-may-be-worlds-largest



5,200 years of migrations from Mexico to California may be the origin of a
mystery language

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-years-migrations-mexico-california-mystery.html



Early humans in the Paleolithic Age: More than just game on the menu

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-early-humans-paleolithic-age-game.html



Genetic research into a 9,000-year-old shaman burial in Germany

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-genetic-year-old-shaman-burial-germany.html



Research pieces ancient ecosystems together to reveal new details about the
end-Triassic mass extinction

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-pieces-ancient-ecosystems-reveal-end-triassic.html



Tyrannosaur’s Stomach Contents Have Been Found for the First Time

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tyrannosaurs-stomach-contents-have-been-found-for-the-first-time/



*History*



Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in US foreign policy,
dies at 100

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/29/politics/henry-kissinger-dead/index.html#:~:text=Henry%20Kissinger%2C%20a%20former%20US,He%20was%20100



Teen believed to be victim of 'Scorecard' serial killer identified nearly
50 years after his death

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scorecard-killer-rodney-crafts-alleged-victim-identified-nearly-50-yea-rcna127370?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=6568a6fcf8ba0d0001949fb9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter



It was a popular national monument, until it was robbed to extinction

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4082787-it-was-a-popular-national-monument-until-it-was-robbed-to-extinction/



Tiwanaku: The civilisation that mysteriously disappeared- Video

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0gx2hvp/tiwanaku-the-civilisation-that-mysteriously-disappeared



Navy veteran: The reason I can't stay silent on book censorship in schools

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/11/30/veteran-freedom-and-school-book-censorship-dont-go-together/71723398007/



The Texas Historical Commission Removed Books on Slavery From Plantation
Gift Shops

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-historical-commission-book-removal/



Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that
still haunts the country

https://theconversation.com/kissingers-obsession-with-chile-enabled-a-murderous-dictatorship-that-still-haunts-the-country-218982?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1701919550



National Museum Cardiff paintings at risk from leaking rain

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-67627036



One year countdown: Notre Dame on track to reopen in December 2024

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2023/1207/One-year-countdown-Notre-Dame-on-track-to-reopen-in-December-2024?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=FB&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3cVgOdFdhr9Q4k5vZxJgU10v4SeZgFBnq4_rqn7q91naFE7QQyyvDcbkw#Echobox=1701967008



Ancient DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
shifted populations in the Balkans

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/12/231207161343.htm



Carved trees and burial sites: Wiradjuri Elders share the hidden stories of
marara and dhabuganha

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-trees-burial-sites-wiradjuri-elders.html



Museum classifies Roman emperor as trans—but modern labels oversimplify
ancient gender identities

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-museum-roman-emperor-transbut-modern.html




New research sheds light on Bantu-speaking populations' expansion in Africa
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-bantu-speaking-populations-expansion-africa.html
  Germany Repatriates Artifacts to Mexico
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11926-231201-mexico-repatriation-huastecan


The Black Sailor Whose Heroic Actions During a Shipwreck Made Him an
Instant Celebrity of the Roaring Twenties
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lionel-licorish-vestris-black-sailor-heroic-shipwreck-instant-celebrity-of-the-roaring-twenties-180983385/
  Why America Is Just Now Learning to Love Thaddeus Stevens, the
‘Best-Hated Man’ in U.S. History
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-just-now-learning-love-thaddeus-stevens-best-hated-man-us-history-180983235/
  Ukraine Planned an Ambitious Memorial at the Site of a Holocaust
Massacre. Then War Came to Kyiv
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ukraine-babyn-yar-memorial-site-holocaust-massacre-war-kyiv-180983232/
  55 cultural practices added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural
Heritage
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218354470/55-cultural-practices-added-to-unescos-list-of-intangible-cultural-heritage?sc=18&f=1001



Treasures destroyed and masterpieces in vaults: War's toll for art in
Israel and Gaza

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1214058177/israel-gaza-hamas-museums-art-cultural-landmarks?sc=18&f=1001



Centenarian Pearl Harbor survivors return to honor those who were killed 82
years ago

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/07/1218044792/centenarian-pearl-harbor-survivors-return-to-honor-those-who-were-killed-82-year?sc=18&f=1001







*Archaeology*



Not just Pisa - Bologna’s leaning tower on ‘high alert’ over fears it may
collapse

https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/02/bolognas-other-leaning-tower-on-high-alert-over-fears-it-may-collapse



'Unusual' ancient graves found near Arctic, but no remains discovered
inside, study says

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-unusual-ancient-graves-arctic.html?fbclid=IwAR3sNiabfvEtMxJ4H9ahvLCYquCMf3rc-x-YsLQo0DDGao_3wo1cDiA0hRc



Mysterious Objects Found Underwater in Potentially 'Mind-Blowing' Discovery

https://www.newsweek.com/mysterious-objects-found-underwater-potentially-mind-blowing-discovery-1846880



Scandinavia's oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-scandinavia-oldest-ship-burial-mid-norway.html



Byzantine Gold Coin Found in Norway

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11980-231206-byzantine-gold-norway



Temple linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great discovered in ancient
megacity in Iraq

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/temple-linked-to-hercules-and-alexander-the-great-discovered-in-ancient-megacity-in-iraq



Tomb holding hundreds of ancient relics unearthed in China

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tomb-ancient-relics-unearthed-china/



How 'listening' to archaeological sites could shed light on the past

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-archaeological-sites.html



A new type of settlement from the time of the Wari State found in Peru

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-settlement-wari-state-peru.html



Archaeological findings decode islanders' home

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/30/WS6567e6bba31090682a5f0b3b.html



New Studies Debunk Controversial Biblical ‘Curse Tablet’ From Mt. Ebal

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-11-30/ty-article/new-studies-debunk-controversial-biblical-curse-tablet-from-mt-ebal/0000018c-20b6-d21c-abae-76bee75f0000



Archaeologists stunned by evidence of Vikings in Iraq after discovery of
ancient jewellery

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1840784/archaeology-vikings-arab-world-spt



73 Pre-Incan Mummies, Some with ‘False Heads,’ Unearthed in Peru

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/73-pre-incan-mummies-some-with-false-heads-unearthed-in-peru/



Israeli strike badly damages Gaza's oldest mosque

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218317088/israeli-strike-badly-damages-gazas-oldest-mosque?sc=18&f=1001





*Egyptology*



Scottish boy digging for potatoes found 'masterpiece of Egyptian sculpture'
on his school grounds. How did it end up there?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/scottish-boy-digging-for-potatoes-found-masterpiece-of-egyptian-sculpture-on-his-school-grounds-how-did-it-end-up-there?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3usZ3cOCinDO9eHfV4I5P74inAQOJlOCtVrU1oigFWOR-MB9lR-XV4KUk



Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt: Collection of mummies offers insights

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-baboons-captivity-ancient-egypt-mummies.html















*General Science*



Quantum computers could solve problems in minutes that would take today's
supercomputers millions of years

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/quantum-computing-advances-60-minutes/?fbclid=IwAR0Fkf7ZqDfBEEskfNq5K-1uJB0nxc_aVNWGQfVRuIy5FVQObsKXH_UV1WM



Behind the Curtain: U.S. not ready for era of robotic, AI world wars

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/04/artificial-intelligence-us-military-weapons



Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/09/1218374512/europe-first-comprehensive-ai-rules?sc=18&f=1001







*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



SpaceX rockets keep tearing blood-red 'atmospheric holes' in the sky, and
scientists are concerned

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/spacex-rockets-keep-tearing-blood-red-atmospheric-holes-in-the-sky-and-scientists-are-concerned#:~:text=Astronomers%20have%20discovered%20a%20new,problems%20for%20astronomy%20and%20communication
.



Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists have a disturbing answer

https://www.space.com/alien-civilizations-doomed-to-collapse?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3QYYYxEPdiAvl82q9wcBmDJmQeV2QYIxkTn7uvsRQRLgbCj3i5P2Ao1KE



A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky
Way

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/six-planet-solar-system-perfect-synchrony-found-milky-way-rcna127378?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=6568ae08cf876000010b0a45&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter



New theory claims to unite Einstein's gravity with quantum mechanics

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-theory-einstein-gravity-quantum-mechanics.html?fbclid=IwAR1S1AskolfPACqJEPCbMuUhtuXQZ3GqSKXk7qYDxeFj5ZLMTSWrXLBvNgc



Life on Venus? Intriguing molecule phosphine spotted in planet's clouds
again

https://www.space.com/venus-clouds-phosphine-evidence-debate?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0jlROIQrORXbfUuOL0gYPYafP0GhkKODbEuXN2zGNRASi2TdSlEo0sdtk



'Space Rescue Service' needed for coming space tourism era, report argues

https://www.space.com/rand-space-rescue-service-astronaut-tourist-help?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=space.com&fbclid=IwAR0iNvPrurKjUzRAkbdHkgllaaFycifqvaeFAgAiild3Tby9gqhkSDMrqoE



26 Aerospace Giants Unite Against Debris-Producing ASAT Tests

https://orbitaltoday.com/2023/11/16/26-aerospace-giants-unite-against-destructive-debris-producing-asat-tests/



Nuclear power on the moon: Rolls-Royce unveils reactor mockup

https://www.space.com/moon-rolls-royce-nuclear-reactor-concept-unveiled?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2zVpAeldLdecEDBGETJUDJwPB-wppR7MzuLKtoPGp_2SPjkTX6cjll2Pk



A superconducting junction made from a single 2D material promises to
harness strange new physics

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-superconducting-junction-2d-material-harness.html





*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric
vehicles as they drive

https://apnews.com/article/wireless-roadway-electric-vehicle-charging-detroit-22fcdeabd026d81712a0c1a12b190d9a?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR06wrhFvw_qDbYs91VnqXzxDhmCRGynxYQApUEQ4yPFTJZMrxR2s10Mpw4



Deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian
lawmakers

https://apnews.com/article/norway-underwater-mining-arctic-663c7fceba5fc41e84affc5f84d52504



Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers

https://www.popsci.com/technology/google-fervo-geothermal-energy/?fbclid=IwAR3TxIYvLDsd7NJtubhJQDrYeEEDRBk4iSKKYiAwemSQUbPpbGBIL-82UU8



Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda is warmer and more acidic than ever, 40 years
of observation show

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-atlantic-ocean-bermuda-warmer-acidic.html



Climate Adaptation Can Backfire If We Aren't Careful

https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/climate-adaptation-is-backfiring/













*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Before dying, she made a fund to cancel others' medical debt — nearly $70m
worth

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/27/1215420434/medical-debt-insurance-ovarian-cancer-casey-mcintyre?sc=18&f=1001



Chimps use military tactic only ever seen in humans before

https://www.livescience.com/animals/monkeys/chimps-use-military-tactic-only-ever-seen-in-humans-before?utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3OfwFb3KK-QS1KexICn9YK-2lN3piomTyUwhpECivXSnGFHexsnj2f4sU



Bottlenose Dolphins May Have an Electric Sense, Study Finds

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bottlenose-dolphins-may-have-an-electric-sense-study-finds-180983358/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=1212023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR2VR0NZDV75t9OOv-dvXolHzBya0oeHTwQJlJPtmJ7RTaEugFyqJK0j3ww



Psychologists say they can't meet the growing demand for mental health care

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/06/1217487323/psychologists-waitlist-demand-mental-health-care?sc=18&f=1001



FDA approves first gene-editing treatment for human illness

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/08/1217123089/fda-approves-first-gene-editing-treatments-for-human-illness?sc=18&f=1001



A vaginal ring that discreetly delivers anti-HIV drugs will reach more women

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/12/08/1217384103/anti-hiv-drugs-vaginal-ring?sc=18&f=1001


Soundwaves harden 3D-printed treatments in deep tissues
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1010319   Study of Philippine sea
cucumber shows it may have biomedical applications
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-philippine-sea-cucumber-biomedical-applications.html
  Genetic mutations that promote reproduction tend to shorten human
lifespan, study shows
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-genetic-mutations-reproduction-tend-shorten.html
  Catalyst makes drugs inside the body to minimize side effects
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-catalyst-drugs-body-minimize-side.html   A
shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-shape-shifting-robotic-catheter-heart-surgery.html

*Other*



How the Roswell 'UFO' spurred our modern age of conspiracy theories

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/27/1215372533/how-the-roswell-ufo-spurred-our-modern-age-of-conspiracy-theories?sc=18&f=1001



United Nations: The Other West Opens Off-Broadway November 26

https://www.playbill.com/article/united-nations-the-other-west-opens-off-broadway-november-26?fbclid=IwAR0vIZf4FmXdDa1z5r3reaYvwE0yqeEps1zUjuR8uz4cgF5Oe9Kk3N_A10Y

























Additional Informational



Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

https://www.nps.gov/sand/learn/historyculture/index.htm



New ISC policy brief: A call for a formal scientific voice in the global
fight against plastic pollution

https://council.science/current/blog/a-call-for-a-formal-scientific-voice-in-the-global-fight-against-plastic-pollution/?utm_source=International+Science+Council&utm_campaign=fe951da40e-November+2023&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6e20810dfd-fe951da40e-233954506&mc_cid=fe951da40e&mc_eid=725b365f54



Secretary Haaland Announces National Park Service to Collaborate with
Tribes on Theme Study of Native American History

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/37e8b47



Interior Department Announces Final Rule for Implementation of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/interior-department-announces-final-rule-for-implementation-of-the-native-american-graves-protection-and-repatriation-act.htm#:~:text=The%20final%20rule%20makes%20a,lineal%20descendants%2C%20Tribes%20and%20NHOs
.



Indra Killed Vritra in 9703 BCE: The Rigvedic description of the Comet
Impact that ended the last Ice Age

https://grahamhancock.com/dmisrab16/?fbclid=IwAR3MabHwmVXf_tMqFPaiiAV3xKNDnKscjvLZXtAtAhe66qPCkSIhakAiP_M



Select Space Concepts for the New Space Era Report

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA2644-1.html
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