[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-27-23

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*October 27, 2023*



*“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush
stroke stands for danger: the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware
of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.”*

President John F. Kennedy






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*



Study shows Neanderthals inherited at least 6% of their genome from a
now-extinct lineage of early modern humans

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-neanderthals-inherited-genome-now-extinct-lineage.html?fbclid=IwAR1hRbWjO7HI6zjKu28cRLMJwqn4s8oPamOgJ3HKQtM67flEmerpIiX4RQU



Did Humanity Really Arise in One Place?

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/human-evolution-east-africa/?fbclid=IwAR1scUPHHXI9Xy76F6GxwiU0weMyjM8pWD86YBIZTuUG5wHUsHw2sg1qi4I



Neanderthals hunted—and revered—cave lions

https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-hunted-and-revered-cave-lions?utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_campaign=NewsfromScience&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0LCuFZRPmAnIDU8OQwgact2b4C_Ifq9175GZ18wZyio58tXJrwnTw0mJM



This Australian behemoth is officially the largest dinosaur on the continent

https://www.popsci.com/science/dinosaur-bones-australia-confirm-largest-dinosaur-species/?fbclid=IwAR1bj57-oKXOWp_7L06yZPnYg9o-btnDdAK_iPaKpDMWYiRpzmw-tUiEhL4



Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA
than East Asians

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mystery-of-why-europeans-have-less-neanderthal-dna-than-east-asians-finally-solved#:~:text=New%20research%20suggests%20the%20reason,feet%20of%20migrating%20early%20farmers.&text=A%20wave%20of%20migrating%20farmers,do%2C%20a%20new%20study%20finds
.



A nutrient-rich food that once largely disappeared from Western diets was a
staple of early Europeans, study finds

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/europe/early-europeans-seaweed-dental-plaque-scn/index.html?utm_content=2023-10-22T03%3A00%3A09&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR00VAFHK4LKnXXlszSfyJWaR1AhbYVuwg75IKLrstLTneo9naE1QX77iOY



9,000-Year-Old Necklace Redefines Neolithic Culture

https://greekreporter.com/2023/10/16/neolithic-necklace-redefine-culture/



Ancient Siberian cave hosted Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern
humans—possibly at the same time

https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-siberian-cave-hosted-neanderthals-denisovans-and-modern-humans-possibly-same?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwAR1wYEv2eF3AEPrV0mjCRKHkaXJ70Y_JtsrFKxNUX4NiACjZ0tvB0yYZ8NQ



Who were the first modern humans to settle in Europe?

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-modern-humans-europe.html



Neanderthal Stone Tools Discovered in Poland

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11862-231026-poland-neanderthal-tools





*History*



Gangsters are the villains in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ but the biggest
thief of Native American wealth was the US government

https://theconversation.com/gangsters-are-the-villains-in-killers-of-the-flower-moon-but-the-biggest-thief-of-native-american-wealth-was-the-us-government-207700



UNESCO Has Teamed Up With Interpol to Build a Virtual Museum of Stolen
Cultural Artifacts

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/unesco-virtual-museum-stolen-cultural-objects-2374871



Painting stolen in art heist more than 30 years ago returned to Glasgow
museum

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67080739



Oklahomans concerned law impacts teaching of Osage murders

https://ictnews.org/news/oklahomans-concerned-law-impacts-teaching-of-osage-murders?fbclid=IwAR3clNs-KLCcK9Fud1INds9polXrAPEWorvCgtovKBOQt3-ZHPEsbsFEF_c



‘The American Buffalo’ traces fall and rise of a ‘sacred relationship’

https://ictnews.org/news/the-american-buffalo-traces-fall-and-rise-of-a-sacred-relationship?fbclid=IwAR1Psw5t0vueOpUQ7Y8S5CoTqEEkd7T4AnKxrN5ShZDjsVH57DQOymGBHww



Ancestral homelands in Pennsylvania

https://ictnews.org/news/ancestral-homelands-in-pennsylvania?fbclid=IwAR2lDJIQ4p0pK4ljaWP_pwDz-TJbOETthN8Ks4fMghs7nIn8QU12PyoRCAE



The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aztecs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/zelia-nuttall-globe-trotting-scholar-unlocked-secrets-aztecs-180983049/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=10232023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR2kIvtqRYSGoIpQNeym-__KLldD5gWJIHAoz6NdicC39kHOHZqTwPEuCew



Rodin Sculpture Has Been Missing From Scottish Museum Collection for Nearly
75 Years

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rodin-sculpture-has-been-missing-from-scottish-museum-collection-for-nearly-75-years-180983122/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=10232023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR2CSWx_aayTv_aHFYRQK4b9bSCLqOvhDsM8Ym_uoA56T6KK3Pu_u-xoHVA



Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/26/1208603609/confederate-general-robert-e-lee-monument-melted-down-charlottesville-virginia



The Fram: A Victorian expedition to the North Pole that was as brilliant as
it was bonkers

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/the-fram-the-first-extraordinary-expedition-to-the-north-pole?utm_content=livescience&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0Rxd_zGYIoDsEPUkBoAPUgF8OzLdtaUeYMY6p-G0iy33SKACTrno6wAUg





*Archaeology*



4,000-year-old rock with mysterious markings becomes a "treasure map" for
archaeologists

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saint-belec-slab-treasure-map-archaeologists-bronze-age/



Missing submarine found 83 years after it was torpedoed in WWII battle

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missing-submarine-found-83-years-after-it-was-torpedoed-in-wwii-battle/



Ancient face carvings exposed as Amazon water level drops to record lows

https://www.cnn.com/style/brazil-amazon-face-carvings-scn/index.html



Skeletons unearthed in ‘incredibly rare’ 5,000-year-old Scottish tomb

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/tomb-neolithic-skeletons-intl-scli-scn/index.html



'World-class aquifer' enabled ancient African kingdom to thrive in the
Sahara for hundreds of years

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/world-class-aquifer-enabled-ancient-african-kingdom-to-thrive-in-the-sahara-for-hundreds-of-years?utm_medium=social&utm_content=livescience&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3dMq6pRTk8rxElwhM0BuOFEJPTuNuZhuGe2MBs7EF1uphnRdDsDfBPVxA



Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/earthquake-reveals-giant-aztec-snakehead-beneath-mexico-city-university?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=livescience&fbclid=IwAR3uNs0ScaXR38MKHkk0QY2bsEhCJQLDadQj8QvBu2HoO-QPD2lMG7D_tZI



Silicon Sculpture Depicts Peru’s So-Called Inca Ice Maiden

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11861-231026-peru-facial-reconstruction



Spy satellites reveal hundreds of undiscovered Roman forts

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-spy-satellites-reveal-hundreds-undiscovered.html



New dating of cave art reveals history of Puerto Rican people

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-dating-cave-art-reveals-history.html



Byzantine Abbey Identified in Black Sea Port City

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11842-231017-turkey-byzantine-abbey



Researchers help study and catalog museum's ancient Greek coins

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-museum-ancient-greek-coins.html



Workers Unearth 19th-Century Shipwreck Beneath a Road in Florida

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/florida-road-workers-uncover-19th-century-shipwreck-180983113/



*Egyptology*



Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-hieroglyphic-texts-reveal-that-ancient-egyptians-knew-meteorites-came-from-the-sky-180983039/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=10172023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR1oCQnWkU8mJcZD7GMc_OS2ezGvQUQictdHKTxOFQ-WlxPnhMHZJlDB-WY



Hidden rooms found in Egyptian pyramid may contain pharaoh’s riches,
archaeologists say

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/egyptian-pyramid-hidden-room-riches-b2432235.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR16wUl6GKz_Lc_KpoJ6OfIW2l7yiixAlANbum3-T3bZ3Esa9jjAjz_uGKs#Echobox=1697728004



Hundreds of Unopened Wine Jars Unearthed in Egyptian Queen’s Tomb

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-remnants-of-5000-year-old-wine-at-egyptian-queens-tomb-180983107/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=10202023&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR0FN8nG6nKW38S2Owfgdud1XBigqAMIx0k-S9wW2vwJ3UhiREf9r0abRgM











*General Science*



Using large language models to enable open-world, interactive and
personalized robot navigation

*https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-large-language-enable-open-world-interactive.html
<https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-large-language-enable-open-world-interactive.html>*





*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   'Frozen in time' landscape discovered
under Antarctic ice
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-frozen-landscape-antarctic-ice.html?fbclid=IwAR1BHtNKmS5cOoQtaeBx3TYzNUjShYxFgLlUEzZcGcyZg--rgdOjcJG0jJ8#google_vignette
  Solar farms in space are possible, say scientists
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-solar-farms-space-scientists.html?fbclid=IwAR3v4SvmzF3Sk4issLfsK3xh1pQ2fH9hNm9vpZ7gi1xfatBkycLMtcDyPJM#google_vignette


China says it discovered potentially vasts amounts of a rare
superconducting material

https://www.popsci.com/technology/china-niobium-discovery-mine/?fbclid=IwAR0sMdDWelKAje44m-QFtVrpV7aDDCDyHd836_CBGKMbM3SxLlAaz0a0Il4



Oldest radio burst ever found could tell us what exists between galaxies

https://www.popsci.com/science/oldest-fast-radio-burst-8-billion-years/?fbclid=IwAR0PPFz-oI-Caop9fQcu65-xLeAUz3dLrrqFGSSIOwT5um07pLpH260hevQ



A NEW HOPE? TAMING THE SATELLITE SWARM

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-new-hope-taming-the-satellite-swarm-in-our-skies/?fbclid=IwAR3HcNVY6DsVk7rTnvvGgCajbDOKNKAyqjNf6BiUSp_bS77YMZJI-xyuQJE



Researchers Build First AI Tool to Discover Supernovas

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/researchers-build-first-tool-to-discover-supernovas/7318435.html



Chinese scientists’ new map of the Milky Way turns the tables on cosmic
radiation theories

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3238584/chinese-scientists-new-map-milky-way-turns-tables-cosmic-radiation-theories



Astronomers carry out largest ever cosmological computer simulation

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-astronomers-largest-cosmological-simulation.html



Virgin Galactic Teams Up with NASA Pluto Scientist for Edge-of-Space
Exploration

https://gizmodo.com/virgin-galactic-nasa-pluto-scientist-space-tourism-1850946225



In 1952, a group of three 'stars' vanished—astronomers still can't find them

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-group-stars-vanishedastronomers.html



Europe Reluctantly Chooses SpaceX to Launch Its GPS Satellites

https://gizmodo.com/europe-spacex-contract-launch-galileo-gps-satellites-1850949500



NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission officially surpasses asteroid sample size goal

https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-passes-goal



Two groups look at the economic viability of mining asteroids

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-groups-economic-viability-asteroids.html



Unprecedented discovery seems to defy fundamental astronomical theories

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/world/webb-telescope-jumbos-orion-nebula-scn/index.html











Moon may be ‘40m years older’ than previously thought, researchers say

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/23/moon-may-be-40m-years-older-than-previously-thought-researchers-say?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0NLPLZGmeks1bSXd_Crz6lLP6GYSwxaxuEAXVxUWA_UlG2uNqQ8UYLx6E#Echobox=1698068747



Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggests

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006018





*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Scientists develop new method to create stable, efficient next-gen solar
cells

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-method-stable-efficient-next-gen.html







*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



21 species have been declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
says

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206664432/21-species-extinct-fish-wildlife-birds



Shark Stabbed Through the Heart and a Swordfish Is to Blame

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/swordfish-stabs-shark-heart-180976170/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=10192023&utm_content=archival&fbclid=IwAR1j-eF-ZbsNF2pFBqopysuwThmAzhZS_w9o0j_YpX92eTd1PIf1hiBStAQ



Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinct

https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas-that-hunted-alongside-humans-might-be-extinct?utm_medium=social&utm_content=livescience&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0i3v7nExsI87YTVhqmB_TEqiutocbsV_CpCGcnUGaILJFMu6H-uOyBsCk



Going viral: gene therapy spreads far and wide

https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-023-00145-1?utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=image&utm_term=null&utm_campaign=MLSR_BRCON_ENGM_GL_MPSS_NWCHB_CF-Oct19&fbclid=IwAR1OlpNZNYoMIXa16coqITH0CjCVE5l1n7AGaf7mPRWYZw_rmJfk7F9F6FM



Mice thrive at 6700 meters up—higher than any mammals were thought able to
live

https://www.science.org/content/article/mice-thrive-6700-meters-higher-any-mammals-were-thought-able-live



A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it
in time

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/25/1208322069/a-new-rsv-shot-could-help-protect-babies-this-winter-if-they-can-get-it-in-time?sc=18&f=1001



AI could help doctors make better diagnoses

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/25/1208326892/ai-help-doctors-make-better-diagnoses-uptodate-artificial-intelligence?sc=18&f=1001


Protein root discovery seals future of climate-proof plants
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-protein-root-discovery-future-climate-proof.html

*Other*



OUT THERE: MUTUAL UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT NETWORK DISCUSSES UFOS

https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/out-there-mutual-unidentified-flying-object-network-discusses-ufos/?fbclid=IwAR3Hnj1K3LyB0DkRvxBVeYK65txwP7QUZ-NzxVNha4-TPy8KuXwcuLJRDkA



Finding your place in the galaxy with the help of Star Trek

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/14/1205714903/star-trek?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR2G3pEetMALu9RcNwvMFkXrDGmPyAcmcFpNdC2wg1Y-8LjQQmqW36_26d8



Is this the Loch Ness Monster? ‘Clearest evidence’ yet captured by stunned
onlooker

https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/is-this-the-loch-ness-monster-clearest-evidence-yet-captured-by-stunned-onlooker/























Additional Informational



Forbidden Archeology Newsflash - Oct 2023

https://www.mcremo.com/flash21.html



These 450 Books Were Banned in Iowa

https://pen.org/books-banned-in-iowa/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug



How do humans try to communicate with aliens?

https://www.planetary.org/articles/how-do-humans-try-to-communicate-with-aliens?fbclid=IwAR0jiGGWbVizNRnm7pRPuZVTcrEvNYV-G5ai0-P0svHTElcDaIMrjDTV4a8



Craniofacial reconstruction of the Indus valley civilization individuals
found at 4500-year-old Rakhigarhi cemetery

https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11497/8/Indus%20Valley%20paper%20-%20accepted%20version.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0xbRo7bQEIbbg0fibzOSXovOatU0NSBe79rTf8YzBgWEdWqHuN80tXlqQ



Neanderthals carried genes acquired from ancient interactions with
‘cousins’ of modern humans

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/neanderthals-carried-genes-acquired-ancient-interactions-cousins-modern-humans



Future U.S. Coast Guard Museum Website

https://www.coastguardmuseum.org/



Exploring Space and Asteroids: Asteroid Foundation’s Autumn 2023 Highlights

https://asteroidday.org/resources/asteroid-learning/exploring-space-and-asteroids-asteroid-foundations-autumn-2023-highlights/



Digital Florentine Codex: An Encyclopedia of 16th Century Indigenous Mexico

https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/?fbclid=IwAR2AmxcyIrCtYmyDLqukZUf625bqZ9xkgP8bg99SdscDzS6pN7aagYlpCT4
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