[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-19-24

Sat Apr 20 20:35:47 PDT 2024

*Weekly Science Report*

*April 19, 2024*

*“These virtues do not have ineffable meaning but offer a sense of
morality-a way to be, and a way to behave, as a member of the human
family.”*

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*

Untangling the enigmatic origins of the human family’s newest species

https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/2426655-untangling-the-enigmatic-origins-of-the-human-familys-newest-species/

Enormous snake in ancient India was longer than a school bus

https://www.popsci.com/environment/giant-snake-india-fossil/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0XSPSrSKs_GSZ_1EBfLda0psw2VhlAG01nHTfIGKd-oAF4O9SP0cc-LyE_aem_ATLSw2eJGbH3ghn7JAJjQq3HMqDpdGMobH5eMj_iUW4fig8Hoxto8TWiTVESgexu4CECALquEG8FG29TuoAMSF1j

Occupation of Cave in Saudi Arabia Dates Back 10,000 Years

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12334-240419-saudi-arabia-cave

What Factors Drove Human Evolution?

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12333-240419-human-evolution-competition

Ancient Artifacts Have Been Found in the Grand Canyon, Going Back 12,000
Years

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/ancient-artifacts-have-been-found-in-the-grand-canyon-going-back-12-000

*History*

5 years after fire ravaged Notre Dame, an American carpenter is helping
rebuild Paris' iconic cathedral

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-paris-fire-american-carpenter-helps-rebuild-cathedral/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=398078617&fbclid=IwAR1K7Osol-T8gk9E_flU4FJrdAtFJL2EhPVOt8c1Z9As8v9L7y2Q3CTx26Y

The Amazon's ancient complex of 'lost cities' flourished for a thousand
years

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/lost-cities-oldest-ancient-complex-found-amazon-1000-years-rcna133608?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3YvaFTJvxni93a4H6cZ4Za5PCSPHKy94tbYJpopX7YQrVj7TN5UAD5QLQ&_branch_match_id=1307234702528523229&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9YPTXYryDZ39fL3TLJPS0rOyUyx9Sx3DDKOLEt0C%2FEqq8jLtDRONPEwS44yiUo0DXAODvDwrrQ0KUmK9CrIL4gwjwwsCssyD%2FEzDXV0MQ30CQQAn4Cd72kAAAA%3D

Tracing the lineage of North America's native Blackfoot Confederacy

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-lineage-north-america-native-blackfoot.html

Genomes of Modern Japanese People Analyzed

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12336-240419-japan-population-ancestry

Burned Bodies at Maya Site May Reflect Regime Change

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12335-240419-maya-burned-royals

To Help the Allied War Effort, These Scientists Got Drunk on Nitrogen

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-help-the-allied-war-effort-these-scientists-got-drunk-on-nitrogen-180984147/

What You Need to Know About China’s Terra-Cotta Warriors and the First Qin
Emperor

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-you-need-know-about-chinas-terra-cotta-warriors-first-qin-emperor-30942673/

This Play Within a Play Confronts the Power Dynamic Between Sally Hemings
and Thomas Jefferson

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-play-within-a-play-confronts-the-power-dynamic-between-sally-hemings-and-thomas-jefferson-180984144/

*Archaeology*

Ancient skeletons unearthed in France reveal Mafia-style killings

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/europe/european-neolithic-people-ritual-sacrifice-intl-scli-scn/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2024-04-17T11%3A14%3A15&Date=20240417&Profile=CNN%20International&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2iNLdTMB3DAbLEIEj9jBi6eiiXYgOK0fBdbswRiUXVHv1To7OxSgCV_Ww_aem_ASmFhzkHZP_ZMx0-vnkdmk-6k7GsVD4QJ0R49lz6TsB4VGCp3dX6fh95UaQko0pSqvzZO1gUDigPhshxjR1w2PZM

Archaeologists uncover ancient city in the Kingdom of Tonga

https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/archaeologists-uncover-tonga-ancient-city/103699150

The Notre Dame fire revealed a long-lost architectural marvel

https://www.popsci.com/science/notre-dame-fire-iron-gothic-architecture/?fbclid=IwAR31DnoGv2w2podVUPDDNhERZk74FQPyethv8ss3kjYrhjY6uu_yTOVaqLc

'Unprecedented' discovery of mysterious circular monument near 2
necropolises found in France

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/unprecedented-discovery-of-mysterious-circular-monument-near-2-necropolises-found-in-france

Why the Daughter of an American Archaeologist Sent Her Father’s Collection
to Peru

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-daughter-of-an-american-archaeologist-sent-her-fathers-collection-to-peru-180984171/

*Egyptology*

Speaking in Golden Tongues

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/552-2405/digs/12295-dd-egypt-oxyrhynchus-tombs

*General Science*

Crucial connection for 'quantum internet' made for the first time

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-crucial-quantum-internet.html

Trash to treasure—Researchers turn metal waste into catalyst for hydrogen

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-trash-treasure-metal-catalyst-hydrogen.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2Tcl3-VdmrM2d-BPrL-Ri4X8BjkC3JW8sfR44v09r0GqfDvbOYWF-7SIk_aem_AchPYU24DgTxK2RwM0qRCJhds3w9UCT__eUSv5jTZnlSqFgEuoYVRd3GaICKRXUdvWE88zTIkR4xM_Z43Q5EJVKX

Development of organic semiconductors featuring ultrafast electrons

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-semiconductors-featuring-ultrafast-electrons.html

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Since Peregrine, Astrobotic has been busy building a future in space

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2024/04/15/peregrine-astrobotic-nasa-moon-griffin-northside-cmu/stories/202404140037?fbclid=IwAR0xiCAHrjAW87n5ezTedUQypkS1m1c2MFwsXY_DzTVgsvH2lyz6lBTGMnk

NASA Langley shows off solar sail spacecraft

https://www.wavy.com/news/science/nasa-langley-shows-off-solar-sail-spacecraft-set-to-launch-next-week/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3A0n2xqwnWflMQ08XzOCk3MXVDm2hWW5j53FhPRTHEP4ubGQbp-2kyPA0_aem_ATszRmIM7tPiHca7V83UO7J3TZipvQAHJesbNlui18cP9-pW_aReFiu-jRplAxNCmVBR1jhhFvz2p5I9bHzPxvtV

NASA Mars samples, which could contain evidence of life, will not return to
Earth as initially planned

https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-mars-samples-which-could-contain-evidence-of-life-will-not-return-to-earth-as-initially-planned

NASA confirms International Space Station object crashed through home in
Naples, Florida

https://abcnews.go.com/US/nasa-confirms-international-space-station-object-crashed-naples/story?id=109317561

Astronomers spot a massive ‘sleeping giant’ black hole less than 2,000
light-years from Earth

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/world/milky-way-massive-stellar-black-hole-scn/index.html

Exotic 'Einstein ring' suggests that mysterious dark matter interacts with
itself

https://www.space.com/dark-matter-interactions-distant-einstein-ring-jwst

6 strange things observed during the April 8 solar eclipse: From doomed
comets to 'diamond rings'

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/6-strange-things-observed-during-the-april-8-solar-eclipse-from-doomed-comets-to-diamond-rings

BepiColombo detects escaping oxygen and carbon in unexplored region of
Venus's magnetosphere

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-bepicolombo-oxygen-carbon-unexplored-region.html

Waste in space: Why junk in Earth orbit is becoming a huge problem

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/04/16/space-junk-nasa-debris-reentry-problem/73286573007/

Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration

https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-accords-switzerland-signing
  Scientists discover new way to extract cosmological information from
galaxy surveys
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-cosmological-galaxy-surveys.html

Study suggests Io's volcanoes have been active for 4.5 billion years

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-io-volcanoes-billion-years.html

Cosmic rays streamed through Earth's atmosphere 41,000 years ago: New
findings on the Laschamps excursion

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-cosmic-rays-streamed-earth-atmosphere.html

Weather prediction models can also forecast satellite displacements

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-weather-satellite-displacements.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Paramount+ Celebrates Earth Day With First-Ever National Park Foundation
Partnership Live Streams

https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-national-park-foundation-live-stream-earth-day/?fbclid=IwAR1ROcrtZDXH40S6LObUSOtPBOWcrStM5FoMJkXM5VeV5VkDKscW9qCsLQw

The Nepali Army Is Removing Trash and Bodies From Mount Everest

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-nepali-army-is-removing-trash-and-bodies-from-mount-everest-ahead-of-this-years-mountaineering-season-180984162/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=4172024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1ELYOtKI03J7SqpabvOIq_HtAJB7zbHVKn2Osb-zn6D19pjLWM5yEh7cc_aem_AYZjJ6EMaAmdlGGDrNvE7AvK1w3qiYv3QHeW6G3YQmUuTmXZucWEmXj2oewoAgqDFnggonnq7yzKgSCnpOQLUKAD

Warming of Antarctic deep-sea waters contribute to sea level rise in North
Atlantic, study finds

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1041643

How King’s College Added 438 Solar Panels to a 500-Year-Old Chapel

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/kings-college-completes-controversial-project-addition-of-438-solar-panels-to-its-historic-chapel-180984160/

Researchers develop sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few
seconds

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-sodium-battery-capable-rapid-seconds.html#google_vignette

Greater access to clean water, thanks to a better membrane

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-greater-access-membrane.html

A flexible and efficient DC power converter for sustainable-energy
microgrids

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-flexible-efficient-dc-power-sustainable.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

New tagging method provides bioadhesive interface for marine sensors on
diverse, soft and fragile species

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-tagging-method-bioadhesive-interface-marine.html?fbclid=IwAR1jc8OjC67F-dWWSHlbiekAnmTK_2gXxih8XrPUbcJRqnGIT0bo5d4wIAY#google_vignette

FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-announces-recall-heart-pumps-heartmate-deaths-injuries/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=399552375&s=09

Why European colonization drove the blue antelope to extinction

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-european-colonization-drove-blue-antelope.html

Group caught on camera pulling bear cubs from tree to take pictures with
them

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bear-cubs-pulled-from-tree-for-pictures-group-caught-on-camera-video-north-carolina/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=402177576&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3QcGqNVfCzLV8OHLsylwInVXmyLKQ_mJ3nle9YaG7UPR7U2bUA6KdsLd0_aem_ATLJi03KbOMUOt0bOZLjk9pJTwWC27iTkraA7RwdvXaZALdpKJaGE2nDkibnwXKOmG6GRK7ZKpWDq9aGGF9k6b-r

An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature babies

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/12/1241895501/artificial-womb-premature-birth?sc=18&f=1001

Orcas May be Smarter Than You Think, Here's What to Know About Their
Behaviors

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/orcas-may-be-smarter-than-you-think-heres-what-to-know-about-their-behaviors

Study uncovers neural mechanisms underlying foraging behavior in freely
moving animals

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-uncovers-neural-mechanisms-underlying-foraging.html#google_vignette

Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-safely-boost-immune-cells-cancer.html#google_vignette

Researchers discover dynamic DNA structures that regulate the formation of
memory

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-dynamic-dna-formation-memory.html

*Other*

Sierra Leone’s science council given new lease of life

https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/sierra-leones-science-council-given-new-lease-of-life/?utm_source=SciDev.Net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14439547_2024-04-15%20Weekly%20Email%20Digest%20-%20Global%20Template.%20For%20no%20topic%20preferences&dm_i=1SCG,8LHMJ,V1AOM,ZMELN,1

Harvard professor suggests UFOs use 'extra dimensions' for travel

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/harvard-professor-suggests-ufos-use-extra-dimensions-for-travel/articleshow/109184668.cms?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0Rl6RoZ1DJwvnB4-TIly8M3XZCHOU0oV8KJAVnR5Y8aFidwzhWgdsqppg_aem_AdNvG6PcjE3-6d0a1hkz1F_lKRKx3pkVR8ju7JsXdKQyliUlmGChXbjAh-EffIL0RQYlWvfGMF-TfbBwsGncO607

Additional Informational

New Siena Galaxy Atlas Delivers Improved Measurements of Almost 400,000
Nearby Galaxies

https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2328/?sf187314752=1

World Monuments Fund, Notre Dame of Paris

https://www.wmf.org/project/notre-dame-paris?fbclid=IwAR1nQ8MD7Atpmxe5quuEHYAGouVSoFN1c4ufnHbJ9mJdvoBGhoYOTtjH4O8_aem_AaEyb1poitEh3nGshMl3rwXLptMsYpHGxYnTH9LjPLeHD9lwUPZ8Lhaaoj5XR3wFX7QFzOXE9E4nBlyhJf1wQJNE

Interdisciplinary team of UWF faculty help write the rules on cancer
prevention in Florida

https://news.uwf.edu/interdisciplinary-team-of-uwf-faculty-help-write-the-rules-on-cancer-prevention-in-florida/?fbclid=IwAR1v3-LGFFdNxOk_larhViIm5d8jlSQVgvSJE4VTgZT2p4RNnA47e4sKNds

NASA Selects New Crew for Next Simulated Mars Journey

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-selects-new-crew-for-next-simulated-mars-journey/

Interspecies competition led to even more forms of ancient human – defying
evolutionary trends in vertebrates

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/interspecies-competition-led-to-even-more-forms-of-ancient-human-defying-evolutionary-trends-in

NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy

https://www.nasa.gov/spacesustainability/

NASA’s Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan Confirmed

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/dragonfly/nasas-dragonfly-rotorcraft-mission-to-saturns-moon-titan-confirmed/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3R_3w-XcQJ8wTIQT2fjhN4ABWKmi0lBBaJmW9G-r6rKDVUblm5gnDK52Q_aem_AdNxcbb3XfkhvA-OMbNIdDUbqKJ5XQiTJLGtsvcUTTnzvbOXxcevk_ShOpnseJablSjZ7IPdXOeUPc5SS95Rg8qM

This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing with the Impact of Climate Change

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/long-island-tribe-dealing-impact-climate-change

World Monuments Fund, Fire at Denmark’s Boersen Building

https://www.wmf.org/blog/statement-fire-denmarks-boersen-building

National Park Service officials seek help from the public on vandalism
incident at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

https://www.nps.gov/lake/learn/news/national-park-service-officials-seek-help-from-the-public-on-vandalism-incident-at-lake-mead-national-recreation-area.htm
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