[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 2-16-24

[Steve Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*February 16, 2024*



*“The City is lost, but I live.”*

Last words of Constantine XI Dragases, last Emperor of the Byzantine Empire





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*



Clovis Hare-Bone Bead Identified in Wyoming

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12158-240214-wyoming-clovis-bead



Megalithic “Blinkerwall” Found in the Baltic Sea

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12157-240214-baltic-sea-blinkerwall



DNA Analysis Tracks Origins of Scandinavia’s First Farmers

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12154-240213-scandinavia-first-farmers



Anthropologists' research unveils early stone plaza in the Andes

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-anthropologists-unveils-early-stone-plaza.html



How great fossil sites shape our understanding of evolutionary
relationships between fossil groups

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-great-fossil-sites-evolutionary-relationships.html



Dinosaurs dominated our planet not because of their massive size or
fearsome teeth — but thanks to the way they walked

https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/dinosaurs-dominated-our-planet-not-because-of-their-massive-size-or-fearsome-teeth-but-thanks-to-the-way-they-walked



Bird diversity flourished before dinosaurs died out, new evolutionary
timeline suggests

https://www.science.org/content/article/bird-diversity-flourished-dinosaurs-died-out-new-evolutionary-timeline-suggests



Paleontological analysis shows renowned fossil thought to show soft tissue
preservation is in fact just paint

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-paleontological-analysis-renowned-fossil-thought.html?fbclid=IwAR3HeiCPhVYCzyZqR1KqyFXi65c-wvYJyes-DURDaktLwYulDpbHfrGcBVc#google_vignette





*History*



Freedom Fort

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/543-2403/features/12123-florida-colonial-fort-mose



Family Relationships in Thailand’s Log Coffin Culture Detected

https://www.archaeology.org/news/12155-240213-thailand-log-coffin



Why Is the Year of the Dragon Considered So Lucky?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-is-the-year-of-the-dragon-considered-so-lucky-180983764/



A Brief History of How Carnival Is Celebrated Around the World

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-how-carnival-is-celebrated-around-the-world-180983771/



This Peaceful Nature Sanctuary in Washington, D.C. Sits on the Ruins of a
Plantation

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-peaceful-nature-sanctuary-in-washington-dc-sits-on-the-ruins-of-a-plantation-180983716/



What a Teacher’s Letters Reveal About Robert Smalls, Who Stole a
Confederate Ship to Secure His Freedom From Slavery

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-a-teachers-letters-reveal-about-robert-smalls-who-stole-a-confederate-ship-to-secure-his-freedom-from-slavery-180983758/



Undeciphered script from Easter Island may predate European colonization

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/undeciphered-script-from-easter-island-may-predate-european-colonization?utm_medium=social&utm_content=livescience&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR1xEd-6ppcTXxokwQGmOi-xZ4ry2kLiUj6FYyAdzBof2dj1q6Py0Kp-6SM







*Archaeology*



Portrait of an Ancient Ax

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/538-2401/digs/11947-france-painting-acheulean-ax



Ancient rock art in Argentinian cave may have transmitted information
across 100 generations

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-rock-art-in-argentinian-cave-may-have-transmitted-information-across-100-generations



Ancient tomb really does hold Alexander the Great's father, controversial
study claims

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-tomb-really-does-hold-alexander-the-greats-father-controversial-study-claims









*Egyptology*



When did the Egyptians start using hieroglyphs?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/when-did-the-egyptians-start-using-hieroglyphs













*General Science*



Thermally engineering templates for highly ordered self-assembled materials

*https://phys.org/news/2024-02-thermally-templates-highly-materials.html
<https://phys.org/news/2024-02-thermally-templates-highly-materials.html>*





*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   NASA releases otherworldly footage of
solar eclipse on Mars
https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/nasa-releases-otherworldly-footage-of-solar-eclipse-on-mars


Saturn's largest moon most likely uninhabitable
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-saturn-largest-moon-uninhabitable.html



'Beyond what's possible': New JWST observations unearth mysterious ancient
galaxy

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-jwst-unearth-mysterious-ancient-galaxy.html



NASA telescopes find new clues about mysterious deep space signals

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-nasa-telescopes-clues-mysterious-deep.html



Are we about to find out the moon's origin? Japan's space agency says it
may now have clues
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-moon-japan-space-agency-clues.html



Passing stars altered orbital evolution of Earth and other planets,
astronomers find

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-stars-orbital-evolution-earth-planets.html



A dead satellite will crash back to Earth this month. What to know.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/02/15/european-space-agency-ers-2-satellite-crash/72569187007/



Northern lights could reach parts of US amid geomagnetic storm watches:
What to know

https://www.woodtv.com/news/northern-lights-could-reach-parts-of-us-amid-geomagnetic-storm-watches-what-to-know/



Scientists: Icy Moon of Saturn Likely Has an Underground Ocean

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/scientists-icy-moon-of-saturn-likely-has-an-underground-ocean/7484026.html



Water detected on surface of asteroids for first time, thanks to defunct
NASA mission

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asteroids-water-nasa-german-space-agency-stratospheric-observatory-for-infrared-astronomy/



SpaceX launches classified USSF-124 satellites on secret Valentine's Day
mission for US Space Force

https://www.space.com/spacex-space-force-ussf-124-mission-launch



‘Odie’ lunar mission takes off, aiming for historic US moon landing

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/world/moon-lander-launch-odysseus-nasa-scn/index.html



SETI Institute employs a novel ellipsoid technique when searching for
signals from distant civilizations

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-seti-employs-ellipsoid-technique-distant.html?fbclid=IwAR0j4_cJXZxK0JxZ-lOah9sxjOM90c1q340yuuKK5x4i3ryzGbGB7ca7QSs#google_vignette



Russia's pursuit of a space-based nuclear weapon raises national security
concerns in Washington

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/house-intel-chair-warns-serious-national-security-threat-ahead-planned-rcna138848



NASA looking for 4 volunteers to spend a year living and working inside a
Mars simulator

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-simulator-4-volunteers-to-spend-a-year-living-and-working-inside-3d-printed-dune-alpha/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=329208342&fbclid=IwAR2rrPlBYMnzhVAPxLv6dlozhEGwvt4XUT7saujanhH2mfuWTgEXLtq7uQA







*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



By growing animal cells in rice grains, scientists dish up hybrid food

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033922



Red nets signal “stop” to insect pests, reduce need for insecticides
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033980



Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change is real, AI study finds

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033319



Amazon rainforest at the threshold: loss of forest worsens climate change

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1034301



California-size Antarctic ice sheet once thought stable may actually be at
tipping point for collapse

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/california-size-antarctic-ice-sheet-once-thought-stable-may-actually-be-at-tipping-point-for-collapse



This study has seen the future of Louisiana's coast. It's a sobering
glimpse of what's ahead.

https://www.nola.com/news/environment/new-study-sees-the-sobering-future-of-louisianas-coast/article_2a27f818-cb7d-11ee-a5b0-736ab3036500.html





*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   Massive endangered whale
washes up on Oregon beach entangled, emaciated and covered in wounds from
killer whales
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/endangered-whale-dead-oregon-beach-entangled-emaciated-wounds-killer-whales/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=323082391&fbclid=IwAR2KSyRmpC6sOLYD6J8N5xib_GhVAeT5ar1P1-SkPxaJebq-JWpkJwXc8w4
  Discovery of new plant protein fold may be seed for anti-cancer drugs
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-discovery-protein-seed-anti-cancer.html
 Satellites
unveil the size and nature of the world's coral reefs
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-satellites-unveil-size-nature-world.html
*Other*



A once-ignored community of science sleuths now has the research community
on its heels

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/-ignored-community-science-sleuths-now-research-community-heels-rcna136946?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3iPm_O2sLHPeGwQkn9Rq5AmVFdF0-menUMdMPmiAddsp4Awq7vb8V9lTM&_branch_match_id=1286440453018337656&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz0tKzkstL9ZLLCjQy8nMy9b3DSyNiHB1jkrySLJPS0rOyUyx9Sx3DDLODMiN9zcq9vEISHUvD8zOswwqNHXMDXNLcTPQzU3NC%2FVN8Q3IzXRMSSkuMHEsLzQvS7IIs8wJ8QUArSk0C2kAAAA%3D



Area 51: What is it and what goes on there?

https://www.space.com/area-51-what-is-it?utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0gbB21x6AtShYv71ZWBE_mbxmjw5XHuOvEjY1JXjXtbbkwJdqwuaZFnzg



























Additional Informational



New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/new-nasa-mission-will-study-ultraviolet-sky-stars-stellar-explosions/



How Can We Create a Manual for Civilization?

https://longnow.org/ideas/how-can-we-create-a-manual-for-civilization/?fbclid=IwAR1icN-7ttfqsGYuGMHywy-DMsnbpoxV1_oVgK7SO1tPsRu91qtvuHE4ITU



Amache National Historic Site Formally Established as America’s Newest
National Park

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/amache-national-historic-site-formally-established-as-america-s-newest-national-park.htm
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