[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 9-8-23

Fri Sep 8 22:53:49 PDT 2023

*Weekly Science Report*

*September 8, 2023*

*“The true meaning of Islam will not only focus on how Muslims worship but
also on who we are: mothers, fathers, spouses, students, neighbors,
friends.  People who smile with pride at their child’s first step; laugh
with friends over the old times; worry about exam results; cry at the sight
of our children in pain.  People just like you!”*

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim

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*

How Neanderthal genetic material could influence nose shapes to this day

https://www.popsci.com/science/modern-facial-features-nose-neanderthal-genetics/?fbclid=IwAR10uXzQ_WlTWqdywIIgmXCbxhFUV3DFVp1AdEwsYzH0OIWKG5GQZTPascg

Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution?

https://www.popsci.com/science/new-human-species-homo-bodoensis/?fbclid=IwAR39KQuDaG9qcbWF20NZKHO8azmcvXpzEwEAUPmYCVX2lkI1Z5pbQyJcLFM

Neandertals were the first hominids to turn forest into grassland 125,000
years ago

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neandertals-first-hominid-modify-environment-forest-grassland?fbclid=IwAR15L-XYEMS0OfSmfVhsp4sVfPA6_Yjbw8NlBQFYaC5N6pEGG-OZjtV6BW8

An ‘ancestral bottleneck’ took out nearly 99 percent of the human
population 800,000 years ago

https://www.popsci.com/science/human-population-pleistocene/?fbclid=IwAR2ZtddRV5zTXre-0gpA4YyXdw9qUO0ByMhMKs9jWDzFdWOJpnDGi4AHbCk

Oregon may be oldest site of human occupation in North America,
archaeologists say

https://www.kcbd.com/2023/08/28/oregon-may-be-oldest-site-human-occupation-north-america-archaeologists-say/?outputType=amp

Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe, not in Africa, controversial study
claims

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-and-ape-ancestors-arose-in-europe-not-in-africa-controversial-study-claims

How ancient bee burrows led to a better understanding of Neanderthals

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-ancient-bee-burrows-neanderthals.html

Centuries-old technique reveals hidden '3D' animals in Paleolithic cave art

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/centuries-old-technique-reveals-hidden-3d-animals-in-paleolithic-cave-art

Ancient humans in Israel once ate elephants. When tusks went bust, weapons
improved

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-humans-in-israel-once-ate-elephants-when-they-disappeared-weapons-improved/

Paleolithic hunter-gatherer hearths reveal changing vegetation in response
to climate

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-paleolithic-hunter-gatherer-hearths-reveal-vegetation.html

*History*

A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66641401

Ancient Yazidi heritage still under threat after Isis genocide

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/09/05/ancient-yazidi-heritage-still-under-threat-after-isis-genocide

German Nazi-looted art panel calls for more powers and a new law

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/09/05/german-nazi-looted-art-panel-calls-for-more-powers-and-a-new-law

Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology

https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-conservatives-abortion-us-bbfc346c117bd9ae68a1963478bea6b3

Who Was the Real Pope’s Exorcist?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-real-popes-exorcist-father-gabriel-amorth-180981993/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=8182023&utm_content=recent&fbclid=IwAR2EzdaZqXC-ulwaGzmyyybMh_DWfACvksS6DTrgIPP_aDQROUd9q3e7YRM

Loss of cultural landmarks in Lāhainā deeply affects community, Hawaiʻi
historians

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2023-08-10/loss-of-cultural-landmarks-in-lahaina-deeply-affects-community-hawaiian-historians

Evidence found of German mass execution by French Resistance after D-Day

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66608891

'Stolen' totem pole prepared for return to Canada

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66615589?at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_link_id=28284D0C-45BC-11EE-B493-E9233AE5AB7B&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&fbclid=IwAR3_ty79Vei90qk9Q0bBRpoBaCm85B_2XOFVv3rqb0UkjObdJzHLY0sm5Oo

New book looks into the life of Ira Hayes

https://ictnews.org/news/new-book-looks-into-the-life-of-ira-hayes?fbclid=IwAR1vw7uZ7YC1fFsGdF7OFXEOXVJA9VVhv2JqqxMRGu3txwFndH80K4DsZY4

Minnesota to make amends, return state land to Dakota people

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minnesota-to-make-amends-return-state-land-to-dakota-people/

Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet
dictatorship

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1197019905/chile-search-disappeared-victims-pinochet-dictatorship?sc=18&f=1001

98-year-old German charged in thousands of Holocaust deaths at Nazi camp

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/98-year-old-german-charged-thousands-holocaust-deaths-nazi-camp-rcna103082

Nazi camp guard Josef Schütz dies at 102

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65402024

Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ due to poor
records

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/25/artefacts-stolen-from-british-museum-may-be-untraceable-due-to-poor-records

Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/02/1197419502/jimmy-buffett-margaritaville-dies?sc=18&f=1001

Roman emperor statue seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in smuggling
investigation

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1197229128/roman-emperor-statue-seized-cleveland-museum-marcus-aurelius?sc=18&f=1001

German tourist accused of damaging 16th-century statue in Florence

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/german-tourist-florence-statue-intl-scli/index.html

A Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot receives the Medal of Honor for a daring
rescue

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1197819795/a-vietnam-veteran-helicopter-pilot-receives-the-medal-of-honor-for-a-daring-resc?sc=18&f=1001

Rare archaeological finds show monastery was a social and religious hub

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-rare-archaeological-monastery-social-religious.html

DNA analyses show St Helena's 'liberated' Africans came from West Central
Africa between northern Angola and Gabon

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-dna-analyses-st-helena-liberated.html

The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the
Nazis’ Top Nuclear Scientist

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-baseball-player-turned-spy-who-went-undercover-to-assassinate-the-nazis-top-nuclear-scientist-180982813/

Why Historical Markers Matter

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-historical-markers-matter-180982833/

The Remarkable Story of WWII’s 6888th Battalion, as Told by the Women Who
Were There

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-remarkable-story-of-wwiis-6888-as-told-by-the-women-who-were-there-180982854/

The Unlikely, Enduring Friendship Between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unlikely-enduring-friendship-between-ireland-choctaw-nation-180982700/

Amid the Horrors of the Holocaust, Jewish Musicians Composed Songs of
Survival

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/horrors-holocaust-jewish-musicians-composed-songs-survival-terezin-180982704/

*Archaeology*

Archaeologists Find Perplexing 4,000-year-old Canaanite Arch in Northern
Israel

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-08-17/ty-article/archaeologists-find-perplexing-4-000-year-old-canaanite-arch-in-northern-israel/00000189-fcfa-d9d1-a79b-fffbab460000?fbclid=IwAR3_frJUmZAwxViBqeCIUCyOWssuBE7ID0LjhAhGasQAKfkfBEkO3VNjFnA

Great Wall of China severely damaged by workers looking for a shortcut

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/great-wall-china-damaged-workers-looking-shortcut-excavator-rcna103331

Remains of Tuskegee pilot who went missing during World War II identified
after 79 years

https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-tuskegee-pilot-identified/story?id=102911761

Sacred Burial Site Discovered in Peru Predates The Inca Empire

https://www.sciencealert.com/sacred-burial-site-discovered-in-peru-predates-the-inca-empire

Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a
Roman-era castle

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1191263572/turkey-archaeology-zerzevan-castle-discoveries?sc=18&f=1001

Stone human 'effigies' unearthed at Aztec temple in Mexico City were likely
looted in battle and offered to the gods

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stone-human-effigies-unearthed-at-aztec-temple-in-mexico-city-were-likely-looted-in-battle-and-offered-to-the-gods?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=livescience&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1_gwURIupCiYJeJ1d7GaDhYLksU0QJHxbDPUQOTPg0uOPxjyUpL0sbRdY

Archaeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for
4,000 years

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1198032134/archeologists-norway-arrow-stoneage-4000-years-old?sc=18&f=1001

Archaeologists find 'mystery' ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/archaeologists-find-mystery-ducts-near-biblical-jerusalem-relics-2023-08-30/#:~:text=JERUSALEM%2C%20Aug%2030%20(Reuters),palace%20that%20once%20stood%20nearby
.

Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old priest’s tomb in Peru

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/priest-tomb-peru-intl-scli-scn/index.html

Roman swords discovered in Dead Sea cave 1,900 years after Jewish rebellion

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/roman-swords-discovered-dead-sea-cave-1900-years-jewish-rebellion-rcna103580

Archaeologists uncover parts of long-lost temple of a cult of Poseidon

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-756915

Salmon bones confirm sustainable chum fishery for 2,500 years under
Tsleil-Waututh Nation

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-salmon-bones-sustainable-chum-fishery.html

Multiple types of testing reveal details of Bronze Age cremation remains

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-multiple-reveal-bronze-age-cremation.html

Archaeologists uncover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/04/archaeologists-uncover-complete-neolithic-cursus-on-the-isle-of-arran

Bronze Age girl buried with more than 150 animal ankle bones, potentially
to help her to the next world

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/bronze-age-girl-buried-with-more-than-150-animal-ankle-bones-potentially-to-help-her-to-the-next-world

Mysterious 17th-century 'cauldron' may be primitive submarine used to
salvage treasure from a sunken galleon

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-17th-century-cauldron-may-be-primitive-submarine-used-to-salvage-treasure-from-a-sunken-galleon

Israeli teen finds 1,700-year-old bronze ring in ruins of Greek city

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-757958

*Egyptology*

Unbottling the scent of the afterlife: New study of ancient Egyptian
mummification balms

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-unbottling-scent-afterlife-ancient-egyptian.html

Archaeologists Are Using Modern Tools to Learn About Visitors to an Ancient
Egyptian Temple

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/archaeologusts-using-21st-century-tools-learn-about-visitors-ancient-egyptian-temple-graffiti-180982725/

*General Science*

First revamped science policy falls short of fulfilling Biden’s promise to
protect scientists, watchdogs say

*https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/09/first-revamped-science-policy-falls-short-fulfilling-bidens-promise-protect-scientists-watchdogs-say/389993/
<https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/09/first-revamped-science-policy-falls-short-fulfilling-bidens-promise-protect-scientists-watchdogs-say/389993/>*

New physics-based self-learning machines could replace current artificial
neural networks and save energy

*https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-physics-based-self-learning-machines-current-artificial.html
<https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-physics-based-self-learning-machines-current-artificial.html>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   A new international space race is on
— and it could junk up our pristine moon
https://www.vox.com/science/2023/8/24/23844280/india-moon-landing-russia-crash-lunar-south-pole-science-consequences-junk

Scientists map 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side
of the moon

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/chinas-rover-maps-1000-feet-of-hidden-structures-deep-below-the-dark-side-of-the-moon?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=livescience&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Q1P5-9Tk2OPAbyjQc77NqCQN2Hr4dAP2DkZEMFPixQaG8BRE0Kh3cdlM

Russia reports ‘abnormal situation’ as Luna-25 tries to begin moon landing

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/russia-reports-abnormal-situation-as-luna-25-tries-to-begin-moon-landing

Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem to reveal new properties of light
waves

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-physicists-year-old-theorem-reveal-properties.html?fbclid=IwAR1Rjln-3NV-3yX2VSJzWIb5-XPpQYuufIBm-uUGfLqvoSQKnl4Wby2dAD4

Predictions for the next 50 years of astronomy

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-next-50-years-of-astronomy/?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=what_will_astronomy_look_&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0NVeF68TYqZlImxIF2SbRQXalAX0tDBRFfxdHXeXtwQVwESop-zCbKijg

What is OSIRIS-REx? Everything you need to know about the 1st NASA
spacecraft to land on an asteroid

https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/what-is-osiris-rex-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-1st-nasa-spacecraft-to-land-on-an-asteroid?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_content=livescience&fbclid=IwAR0vVbyROLieUyc-56j8fOjg5hPcoZEDzXR7BwpFsAvfdJDtRp6DR4QWbrE

Japanese astrophysicists suggest possibility of hidden planet in the Kuiper
Belt

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-japanese-astrophysicists-possibility-hidden-planet.html?fbclid=IwAR2U1R_l1w-dmp73qNxkPSL2bPswwgqZYHzEx1JZiWD3O8wX59as5bUspGI

Study hints at the existence of the closest black holes to Earth in the
Hyades star cluster

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000958

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit
in the world?

https://www.popsci.com/environment/lithium-mining-mcdermitt-caldera/?fbclid=IwAR2wwmv3XXACbubXDbgUvgGA6HcPB5ob6vcyanv0uYNAysGaEy5j2nEuGzk

Judge: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests
violates laws

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1197160846/judge-trump-era-rule-change-allowing-the-logging-of-old-growth-forests-violates-?sc=18&f=1001

Former SpaceX Engineers Tout New Microreactor

https://www.powermag.com/former-spacex-engineers-tout-new-microreactor/

This summer was the hottest on record across the Northern Hemisphere, the
U.N. says

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1197825362/this-summer-was-the-hottest-on-record-across-the-northern-hemisphere-the-u-n-say?sc=18&f=1001

We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems - they will drown if we let
the world warm above 2℃

https://theconversation.com/we-studied-more-than-1-500-coastal-ecosystems-they-will-drown-if-we-let-the-world-warm-above-2-211431

Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000355

Nudging food delivery customers to skip the fork drastically cuts plastic
waste, study shows

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000423

Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in university
researchers

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-climate-deniers-faith-university.html

Heat waves are hitting Antarctica too now

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-antarctica.html

Bioengineered E. coli generates electricity from wastewater

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-bioengineered-coli-generates-electricity-wastewater.html

Artificial Intelligence: A step change in climate modeling predictions for
climate adaptation

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-artificial-intelligence-climate.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Scientists Tried to Re-create an Entire Human Brain in a Computer. What
Happened?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-tried-to-re-create-an-entire-human-brain-in-a-computer-what-happened/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1ER8ZUrTvKRsEawn7c8SaWjpc4ZQZ_4BBZ4WwbIhnobFH3jSrYqPafpAY

>From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health
effects of global warming in Africa

https://theconversation.com/from-fatal-allergies-to-heart-attacks-and-cholera-the-devastating-health-effects-of-global-warming-in-africa-212564

Artificial intelligence could help build pollen jigsaw of present and
ancient flora

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000516

First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000528

Study reveals proton beam therapy may shorten breast cancer treatment

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-reveals-proton-therapy-shorten-breast.html

Study finds vaping renders frontline immune cells unable to move to meet
threats

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-vaping-frontline-immune-cells-unable.html

Exercise-induced hormone irisin may reduce Alzheimer's disease plaque and
tangle pathology in the brain

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-exercise-induced-hormone-irisin-alzheimer-disease.html

Fifth of known species on Earth found in Unesco world heritage sites –
survey

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/31/fifth-of-known-life-on-earth-found-in-unesco-world-heritage-sites-survey-finds-aoe

*Other*

Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves
against sexual harassers

https://apnews.com/article/women-working-antarctica-sexual-harassment-assault-mcmurdo-ba0e550fddf1ab0afd031ff4d25143cb

The Australian town where people live underground

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230803-the-town-where-people-live-underground

Additional Informational

New Standards for Museums with Native American Collections

https://www.aam-us.org/2023/07/25/new-standards-for-museums-with-native-american-collections-smnac-now-available/

Interior Department, Hualapai Tribal Leaders Celebrate Historic Indian
Water Rights Settlement

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-hualapai-tribal-leaders-celebrate-historic-indian-water-rights

MIT expert explains how concrete can serve as a natural 'carbon sink'

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/08/concrete-natural-carbon-sink-mit-expert-explains?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=Engineering+and+Construction&utm_content=22%2F08%2F2023+09%3A00

World Monuments Fund, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)—Orongo

https://www.wmf.org/project/easter-island-rapa-nui%E2%80%94orongo

World Monuments Fund, La Jalca Grande Project

https://www.wmf.org/project/la-jalca-grande

Water Heritage and the Importance of Local Knowledge in Climate Action

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41636-023-00415-1

Earth as a Transiting Exoplanet: A Validation of Transmission Spectroscopy
and Atmospheric Retrieval Methodologies for Terrestrial Exoplanets

https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14804?fbclid=IwAR1PEXvd7kCTGHD9QnVGp3MUI4-e5gAVFqKKgGLlSBXIeddZqjXrwYXi3oo

International Science Council Newsletter

https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=725b365f54&u=2e9b648776114e2888e7ea8c5&id=9770ffb4e6

Asteroid Day, The Boulders of Dimorphos

https://asteroidday.org/news-updates/the-boulders-of-dimorphos/
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