[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-16-23

Fri Jun 16 19:21:02 PDT 2023

*Weekly Science Report*

*June 16, 2023*

*“As we venture forth into the uncharted territories of planetary
exploration, let us carry with us a spirit of peace and a deep reverence
for all the inhabitants of the Cosmos.”*

Star Trek: First Contact

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*

‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in past
humans ignore an icky but potentially crucial part of original ‘paleo diet’

https://theconversation.com/man-the-hunter-archaeologists-assumptions-about-gender-roles-in-past-humans-ignore-an-icky-but-potentially-crucial-part-of-original-paleo-diet-204772

300,000-year-old snapshot: Oldest human footprints from Germany found

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-year-old-snapshot-oldest-human-footprints.html

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a
quarter-million years

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/newly-discovered-stone-tools-drag-dawn-greek-archaeology-back-quarter-rcna87381

Elephants once roamed Florida—and scientists just stumbled on a graveyard
full of them

https://www.popsci.com/environment/florida-elephant-graveyard-fossils/

Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave leads to an important human
discovery

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-ancient-alaskan-cave-important-human.html

Desert monoliths reveal oldest blueprints for human-made megastructures

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/desert-monoliths-reveal-oldest-blueprints-human-made-megastructures-rcna85022?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&_branch_match_id=1187081676865253406&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9Z3M8nzjsxOSgytSgIA%2BKM2JiQAAAA%3D

Remains of 7,000-year-old sunken stone road discovered off Croatia's coast

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/remains-of-7000-year-old-sunken-stone-road-discovered-off-croatias-coast

Study finds Neanderthals manufactured synthetic material with underground
distillation

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-neanderthals-synthetic-material-underground-distillation.html

Mysterious species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years
before humans

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/05/world/homo-naledi-burials-carvings-scn/index.html

A rare glimpse of our first ancestors in mainland Southeast Asia

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-rare-glimpse-ancestors-mainland-southeast.html?fbclid=IwAR1RuBUkXMAdM5HGQTbfCjZNPdmcDZy6vxu642AkyPFNnCqxV7EnQ6mN52c

Archaeologists Found Ancient Human Fossils That Rewrite the History of
Migration

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a44189089/archaeologists-find-human-fossils-that-rewrite-history/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflowFBPOP&fbclid=IwAR1XNDTFofGls4OMs9cC93Nx0OA5IsvH8yy1qA1OUS5ylqWL0fqn51lG-x0

Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Spain using drones

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/drone-prehistoric-cave-paintings-spain-scli-intl-scn/index.html

Ancient DNA reveals how farming spread into northwest Africa

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01768-6

Study: Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in
eastern North America 13,000 years ago

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-paleo-americans-mastodons-mammoths-megafauna-eastern.html

Seeking the origin of Indigenous languages in South America

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-indigenous-languages-south-america.html

*History*

New visitor center tells story through Native eyes

https://ictnews.org/news/new-visitor-center-tells-story-through-native-eyes

Did Polynesian Voyagers Reach the Americas Before Columbus?

https://www.history.com/news/polynesian-sailors-americas-columbus

Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains returned to Georgia:
"He's home”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luther-h-story-medal-of-honor-recipient-remains-home-georgia-missing-73-years/

The pope and Emanuela Orlandi: Vatican back in the spotlight over mystery
of missing girl

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/28/the-pope-and-emanuela-orlandi-vatican-back-in-the-spotlight-over-mystery-of-missing-girl?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1685261767

How One Family Told the Story of the Tulsa Massacre

https://time.com/6282051/greenwood-tulsa-massacre-history/

'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83

https://www.reuters.com/world/singer-tina-turner-dies-aged-83-2023-05-24/

‘Irreplaceable’ Artifacts Stolen From a Museum in Sheffield, England

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sheffield-england-museum-theft-180982214/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=5212023&utm_content=new

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Is a Triumph

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/05/martin-scorsese-killers-of-the-flower-moon-review/674125/?utm_term=2023-05-20T19%3A45%3A56&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic

French resistance fighter, 98, reveals mass execution of German prisoners

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/18/french-resistance-fighter-98-reveals-mass-execution-of-german-prisoners

2 books on Holocaust rejected by Florida Department of Education

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/two-books-on-the-holocaust-rejected-by-florida-department-of-education

‘Fingerprints’ confirm the seafaring stories of adventurous Polynesian
navigators

https://www.popsci.com/science/polynesia-seafaring-boats-history/

In ‘A Hidden Life,’ martyrdom is the cost of faith

https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2019/12/07/hidden-life-martyrdom-cost-faith?fbclid=IwAR24LZUB28nCwx1UYF5VCXZnjbMMqQhaIcIompYvi9oQHKaN2zoMwSkDtV4

US Plans to Rejoin UNESCO

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-plans-to-rejoin-unesco/7133184.html

Navajo Nation expresses 'disappointment' after Interior Department land
withdraw

https://www.koat.com/article/navajo-nation-disappointment-dio-land-withdraw/44159111#
<https://www.koat.com/article/navajo-nation-disappointment-dio-land-withdraw/44159111>

To rebuild Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof, carpenters use centuries-old
techniques

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/11/1179648233/notre-dame-paris-fire-rebuild-roof?sc=18&f=1001

‘The Oceans Have Always Connected Us’

https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/the-oceans-have-always-connected-us?fbclid=IwAR1Bo14w3lzXYAmJGLwcImPbaORNJeiYZdsN9-x7dLdmV1a6O7IRXlo5ZRI

Alexander the Great Died Mysteriously at 32. Now We May Know Why

https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery?fbclid=IwAR3nVy1UXyYJuWFQxkjae-iNrWTkVMb8DchNKY-MFZyQv8lwv8pZTRb4248

Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/army-renames-louisiana-base-black-wwi-hero-received-medal-honor-rcna89169

Germany will pay more than $1.4 billion next year to survivors of Nazi
atrocities

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1182428154/germany-holocaust-survivors-payment-1-4-billion-nazi-victims?sc=18&f=1001

Conservative Justice Gorsuch echoes 'woke' historians in railing against
historical injustices

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/gorsuch-echoes-woke-historians-railing-injustices-rcna89527

Africa's Merchant Kings
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/515-2307/features/11500-aksum-ethiopia-eritrea-kingdom
  Remains at Crenshaw site are local, ancestors of Caddo, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/992614

A U.S.-China Collaboration a Century Ago Helped Find Riches of a Lost
Civilization

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-us-china-collaboration-a-century-ago-helped-find-riches-of-a-lost-civilization-180982272/

Mosul Cultural Museum to Reopen in 2026

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/mosul-cultural-museum-to-reopen-in-2026-180982266/

Enslaved by George Washington, This Man Escaped to Freedom—and Joined the
British Army

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/enslaved-by-george-washington-this-man-escaped-to-freedomand-joined-the-british-army-180982362/

*Archaeology*

Archaeologists Discover Dozens of Mysterious Ancient Stone Carvings Hidden
Under Moss

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93ka7z/archaeologists-discover-dozens-of-mysterious-ancient-stone-carvings-hidden-under-moss?utm_medium=social&utm_source=vice_facebook

Chinese archaeologists uncover World War II ‘horror bunker’ where Japanese
scientists conducted lethal human experiments and shared data with US

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3221615/chinese-archaeologists-uncover-world-war-ii-horror-bunker-where-japanese-scientists-conducted-lethal

Mysterious white, powdery substance found inside 3,000-year-old ruins in
Armenia isn't what it seems

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-white-powdery-substance-found-inside-3000-year-old-ruins-in-armenia-isnt-what-it-seems

Newly unearthed 6,000-year-old archaeology site near Newport reveals
history of Kalispel Tribe

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jun/05/newly-unearthed-6000-year-old-archaeology-site-nea/?fbclid=IwAR1Nk3L9zufi74Hn8Kza4d9OQzviiEpIiilhEN5WdepFZrcCpI0aDwukUkU

French Archaeologists Decry the Loss of 7,000-Year-Old Standing Stones on a
Site That Was ‘Destroyed’ to Make Way for a DIY Store

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/carnac-standing-stones-destroyed-to-make-way-for-diy-store-2318351?utm_campaign=artnet-news&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20230611&fbclid=IwAR1MmUjDIZ66OmkUn_DTrZmZAIJhnBNqaGHcTmeiuq_0gdT88epBZyKsiB8

Using AI apps to find Nasca geoglyphs

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-ai-apps-nasca-geoglyphs.html

MSU leading archaeological dig at former Lorman plantation

https://mississippitoday.org/2023/06/14/prospect-hill-plantation-to-be-excavated/

Vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds unearthed near Stonehenge

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vast-cemetery-of-bronze-age-burial-mounds-unearthed-near-stonehenge

Divers Are About to Pull a 3,000-Year-Old Shipwreck From the Depths

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/handsewn-shipwreck-recovered-180982389/

Archaeologists find mummy surrounded by coca leaves on hilltop in Peru's
capital

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-archaeologists-mummy-coca-hilltop-peru.html

The Sea God’s Sanctuary

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/509-2305/digs/11343-greece-poseidon-sanctuary

Prescription Bottle

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/509-2305/digs/11348-south-africa-horn-medicine

German archaeologists find Bronze Age sword so well-preserved it 'almost
shines'

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-german-archaeologists-bronze-age-sword.html

*Egyptology*

Ancient tombs and mummification workshops unearthed in Egypt

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-tombs-mummification-workshops-unearthed-egypt-rcna86550?utm_medium=social&_branch_match_id=1189071777551083625&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9ZP9zLKqaqKTLOsSgIAvO5F0iQAAAA%3D

Archaeologists in Egypt Unearth 4,300-Year-Old Tomb of Man Who Handled His
Pharaoh’s ‘Secret Documents’

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-egypt-unearth-4300-year-old-tomb-of-egyptian-dignitary-who-handled-secret-documents-pharaoh-180980120/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=5232023&utm_content=archival

Scientists Recreate Cleopatra’s Favorite Perfume

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-recreated-cleopatra-favorite-perfume-180980126/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=5182023&utm_content=archival

Ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets contain 1st evidence of long-distance
trade between Egypt and Greece

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-queens-bracelets-contain-1st-evidence-of-long-distance-trade-between-egypt-and-greece

*Never mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?*

https://theconversation.com/never-mind-cleopatra-what-about-the-forgotten-queens-of-ancient-nubia-206828

Egypt bans Dutch archaeology team from Saqqara due to museum’s
‘Afrocentric’ exhibition

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/egypt-bans-archaeology-team-mime-scli-intl/index.html

*General Science*

A multisensory simulation platform to train and test home robots
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-multisensory-simulation-platform-home-robots.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   China launches a new crew into space,
including its first civilian astronaut

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/30/1178765870/china-launches-first-civilian-astronaut-into-space?sc=18&f=1001

DeSantis signs Florida bill limiting the liabilities of private spaceflight
companies

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/desantis-bill-limits-liabilities-private-spaceflight-companies-rcna86410

Quantum sensors could detect space debris from its gravitational pull

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2375705-quantum-sensors-could-detect-space-debris-from-its-gravitational-pull/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1685463273

New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been travelling alongside our
planet since 100 BC

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/new-quasi-moon-discovered-near-earth-has-been-travelling-alongside-our-planet-since-100-bc

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station,
bring on foreign partners

https://apnews.com/article/china-space-program-moon-368d45fa997307ae2c94bcd7e066e2b4

One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-one-third-galaxy-common-planets-habitable.html

40 years ago, a comet came out of the blue in a surprise Earth flyby.
Here's what we know now.

https://www.space.com/comet-close-call-40-years-ago

Hibernation artificially triggered in potential space travel breakthrough

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/25/hibernation-artificially-triggered-in-potential-space-travel-breakthrough?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Virgin Galactic sends astronauts briefly into space
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178221324/virgin-galactic-sends-astronauts-briefly-into-space?sc=18&f=1001

Snapshot: Feather-shaped cloud soars over Mars
https://www.astronomy.com/science/snapshot-feather-shaped-cloud-soars-over-mars/?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=nasa%E2%80%99s_mars_curiosity_rov&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch a SpaceX flight to
space station
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177445179/saudi-astronauts-including-nations-1st-woman-catch-a-spacex-flight-to-space-stat?sc=18&f=1001

Scientists ‘stunned’ by mysterious structures found in the Milky Way

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/world/milky-way-galaxy-filaments-discovered-study-scn/index.html?utm_content=2023-06-03T02%3A30%3A23&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNNi

James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world' in nearby star system

https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/james-webb-telescope-discovers-ancient-water-world-in-nearby-star-system

Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain

https://www.reuters.com/science/scientists-document-how-space-travel-messes-with-human-brain-2023-06-08/?taid=64828b32137e400001afa89c&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

After 100 days, Florida scientist ‘Dr Deep Sea’ resurfaces after breaking
record for living underwater

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/11/us/dr-deep-sea-guinness-record-living-underwater-trnd/index.html?utm_content=2023-06-12T02%3A00%3A56&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN&fbclid=IwAR14lthPkAf52FTbw1gOsjKhwlIJZbD5RerpEc1yoywzPtx_BcIOE1YDeA4

An Explorer of Abyssal Depths Looks to Oceans on Other Worlds

https://www.quantamagazine.org/ocean-vent-explorer-guides-nasas-look-at-icy-alien-worlds-20230607/?fbclid=IwAR2LX3JmS1uTsrwQZDiKkyL8q5aNke4fdJk3RERbpPpu3mrbIfk9_Io_Y8A

El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65839060

Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-extract-rocks-from-earths-mantle-180982350/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=6122023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR2lkMGoUoBfOfW3N7_vO0_oAghum64TSpqsHIQafXJyMguUMenBeGks_4I

These National Parks Are Hosting Stargazing Festivals in 2023

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-national-parks-are-hosting-stargazing-festivals-in-2023-180982353/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=6122023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR2lkMGoUoBfOfW3N7_vO0_oAghum64TSpqsHIQafXJyMguUMenBeGks_4I

Japan's Astroscale has a new robot tug to clean up space junk.

https://www.space.com/space-junk-astroscale-elsa-m-spacecraft-video?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3EOOx8rzdLMtwH3lEB_l667LK7tmfZQidWUYuG35v9J-cqP40qvJLfv10

Key building block of life found on ocean world orbiting Saturn

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/14/world/enceladus-ocean-phosphorus-scn/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2023-06-15T08%3A00%3A15&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3pBvX-7DBQKMRVHu0wd3Mixh_qFoGIPO_bz4avjMqWDcOA-zTXZP2Q0-w

3 predictions for the future of space exploration — including your own trips

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1181846983/axiom-space-travel-exploration-spacex-nasa-launch?sc=18&f=1001

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

The Quest to Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy Out of Nothing

https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-use-quantum-mechanics-to-pull-energy-out-of-nothing/?bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&esrc=twitter-newsletter-c&mbid=mbid%3DCRMWIR012019%0A%0A&source=Email_0_EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_DAILY_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_Daily_052823&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_052823&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=P4

The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178150234/supreme-court-epa-clean-water-act?sc=18&f=1001

2 people who allegedly harassed bison calf at national park being hunted by
authorities

https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-people-allegedly-harassed-bison-calf-national-park/story?id=99954505

This Brazilian activist stared down mining giants to protect the rainforest
she loves

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/06/11/1181172630/this-brazilian-activist-stared-down-mining-giants-to-protect-the-rainforest-she-?sc=18&f=1001

Scientists create long-lasting, cobalt-free, lithium-ion batteries

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-scientists-long-lasting-cobalt-free-lithium-ion-batteries.html?fbclid=IwAR0vl9eQysgAQMr5Jt-kAyI875Q9MGm6EraXu3EMJD3VjxaiO67W_xjxIFs

A marine mystery: Discovering the link between climate change and sea
sponge loss

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/992466

World’s Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-largest-fusion-project-is-in-big-trouble-new-documents-reveal/

In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-a-first-wind-and-solar-generated-more-power-than-coal-in-u-s/

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   Scientists detected 5,000 sea
creatures nobody knew existed. It's a warning

https://www.postguam.com/the_globe/world/scientists-detected-5-000-sea-creatures-nobody-knew-existed-its-a-warning/pdf_ee26a38c-fb5c-11ed-950f-83d93fd26c03.html

"Russian spy" whale surfaces off Sweden, leaving experts to question his
mission, and his hormones

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-spy-whale-surfaces-off-sweden-experts-question-mission/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=217145878

Paralyzed Man Walks Again With Brain and Spinal Cord Implants

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paralyzed-man-walks-again-with-brain-and-spinal-cord-implants-180982258/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=5272023&utm_content=new

Baby bison euthanized after being handled by a Yellowstone guest, rejected
by herd

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1177857710/bison-calf-yellowstone-man

Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the
horizon

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/27/1177191913/sperm-or-egg-in-lab-breakthrough-in-reproduction-designer-babies-ivg?sc=18&f=1001

Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and when not
to

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/19/1176952862/facing-cancer-heres-when-to-consider-experimental-therapies-and-when-not-to?sc=18&f=1001

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do
the same. But why?

https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why

Yellowstone tourists put newborn elk calf in car, drive to police station

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/outdoors/2023/06/03/yellowstone-national-park-visitors-elk-police-station/70284370007/

Vaquitas still exist, but barely: sea 'panda' survey

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-vaquitas-sea-panda-survey.html

Orca spotted swimming with dolphins off Cape Cod

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/orca-killer-whale-dolphins-provincetown-cape-cod/?fbclid=IwAR1AZiY_1fItaHVUNYz9LjZN2fSEdwMC4zJVeGuan85MbUc2ciBDsI1aAlc

Revenge of the killer whales? Recent boat attacks might be driven by trauma

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/13/1181693759/orcas-killer-whales-boat-attacks?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0yMkR-rOYUnkUYGcDqcQ7YFeH-S3e_P1BFk21DuAfez-oho_TX0PnwTo0

Roger Payne, who found out that whales could sing, dies at 88

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/roger-payne-scientist-discovered-whales-sing-dies-88-100070347?fbclid=IwAR1NDsssKKJyt7_8YvkH6iwAwu9brrLHcoBHQVA0WoTcDrzEMd425Xs2cLA

His baby gene editing shocked ethicists. Now he's in the lab again

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1178695152/china-scientist-he-jiankui-crispr-baby-gene-editing?sc=18&f=1001

Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler
waters

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181009210/octopuses-tweak-the-rna-in-their-brains-to-adjust-to-warmer-and-cooler-waters?sc=18&f=1001

*Other*

Fake alien message sent to Earth to prepare us for first contact

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2375746-fake-alien-message-sent-to-earth-to-prepare-us-for-first-contact/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1685411950

Travelers congregate in rural Missouri community to see nun’s body

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/us/catholic-nun-body-incorrupt/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2023-05-29T02%3A00%3A52&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_medium=social

Las Vegas police investigate aliens-in-backyard report after officer spots
flying object

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/08/aliens-las-vegas-back-yard-police-investigation/70304429007/?taid=64829cd4f01664000108d424&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

NASA group studying UFOs stresses need for better data in first public
meeting

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-ufo-team-uap-meeting-watch-live-stream-today-2023-05-31/

Repeated signals from the center of the Milky Way could be aliens saying
hello, new study claims

https://www.space.com/signals-from-milky-way-center-breakthrough-listen-aliens-search

Could You Survive the Black Death, the Sack of Rome and Other Historical
Catastrophes?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/could-you-survive-the-black-death-the-sack-of-rome-and-other-historical-catastrophes-180982313/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=6132023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR01ZW-vWY3yH8ex4VcT2us0M8q_Bn_RE1-5zLIp917uvRkZlPBdq7IRUxo

Additional Informational

The dawn of the age of DART

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4586/1

Asteroids to shed light on the composition of outer solar system objects

https://asteroidday.org/news-updates/asteroids-to-shed-light-on-the-composition-of-outer-solar-system-objects/

The Indian Citizenship Act and the Meaning of American Citizenship

https://nhd.org/en/resources/the-indian-citizenship-act-and-the-meaning-of-american-citizenship/

Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/06/lingering-effects-neanderthal-dna-found-modern-humans

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality Monitoring Website

https://www.airnow.gov/?fbclid=IwAR0wJND83IoJQtNfcTc_J10mtaQeOuhshjENZsydjrRthJcpJvzryezXLZY

Interior Department Proposes Rule to Bolster Solar and Wind Development on
Public Lands, Continue Progress on Efficient and Responsible Permitting

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-proposes-rule-bolster-solar-and-wind-development-public-lands

Satellite Swarms for Science ‘Grow up’ at NASA Ames

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/satellite-swarms-for-science-grow-up-at-nasa-ames

AI can accurately diagnose mpox using photos of rash, researchers say

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/ai-can-accurately-diagnose-mpox-using-photos-rash-researchers-say

Images From NASA's Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9399/images-from-nasas-perseverance-may-show-record-of-wild-martian-river/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nasas-mars-public-engagement-team&utm_content=20230606-MarsNewsletter
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