[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 3-1-24
Steve Detwiler
steveorange2011 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 2 22:56:13 PST 2024
*Weekly Science Report*
*March 1, 2024*
*“The Red Nation shall rise again, and it shall be a blessing for a sick
world, a world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations, a
world longing for light again.”*
Crazy Horse
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*
Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure may be at the bottom of the Baltic
Sea
https://www.popsci.com/science/europe-oldest-megastructure-bottom-of-the-sea/?fbclid=IwAR3N9JIs0YTw8QWAZe0f2MqVNwnokLS2f2Dd-ddVx0E9zN7iHUUCKxSOaq8
DNA from child burials reveals ‘profoundly different' human landscape in
ancient Africa
https://www.science.org/content/article/dna-child-burials-reveals-profoundly-different-human-landscape-ancient-africa?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwAR34xIpViHxP4MPOB8c2Z0hMmJns2X0IoHBFPiDgq_cZw7FWCmsqQzg8E2U
Asteroid dust found at Chicxulub Crater confirms cause of dinosaurs’
extinction
https://www.astronomy.com/science/asteroid-dust-found-at-chicxulub-crater-confirms-cause-of-dinosaurs-extinction/?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=draft&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2T9hK-6w5eUP5QYQV1a-nJa_HEhNqvL7KCbMO9AIfWlK1MiHUDCqX5kVE
Scientists announce discovery of 'very strange' 240 million-year-old
'Chinese dragon' fossil
https://abcnews.go.com/International/scientists-announce-discovery-strange-240-million-year-chinese/story?id=107473094
New species of ancient vampire squid unearthed in Luxembourg
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-species-ancient-vampire-squid-unearthed.html?fbclid=IwAR1evS8JsMWSrf2uYL_rqLzCJOcguoWebt940RVDUQximRR4KZmljPDBXUE
Neanderthals' usage of complex adhesives reveals higher cognitive
abilities, scientists discover
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-neanderthals-usage-complex-adhesives-reveals.html
A physical model to quantify the quality of stones selected as tools by
Stone Age hunter–gatherers
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-physical-quantify-quality-stones-tools.html
Genetic study suggests a Stone Age strategy for avoiding inbreeding
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-genetic-stone-age-strategy-inbreeding.html
Neolithic Honey Hunters
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/544-2403/digs/12127-dd-spain-neolithic-honey-hunters
Is This the Earliest Evidence of Human Cannibalism?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/is-this-the-earliest-evidence-of-human-cannibalism/
*History*
These African American history museums amplify the voices too often left
unheard
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/black-history-first-voice-museums?utm_medium=email&utm_content=Yrje9_y36YiTns3ViNZ40mMxULsXy9f0ClWM4KkUY0SLucTTm4xsdfsP-QyPuwtA
The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is revealing century-old discoveries
for forthcoming book
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/the-keeper-of-the-vaticans-secrets-is-revealing-century-old-discoveries-for-forthcoming-book#:~:text=The%20longtime%20prefect%20of%20what,and%20unusual%2C%20repositories%20of%20documents
.
Donated Renaissance-era astronomy book surprises university with hidden text
https://www.space.com/renaissance-astronomy-texts-secret-donation-copernicus-de-sacrobosco?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1Kt0DDBBPjDMejz79aVgFoDQgV4PRLRnf5hfl_v2jc97e_DPFpqsNFCsU
WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. Female members finally move into
spotlight
https://www.stripes.com/history/2024-02-17/wwii-monuments-women-stolen-art-13037336.html
Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument
near the Grand Canyon
https://apnews.com/article/grand-canyon-national-monument-biden-lawsuit-arizona-e6385c4bbcf0a4e11d6c4087fa22d01f?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2niKl_BF4wZy5tnKrkx3wtEqDk5V-ysE6sZuv9zLdxmChpxMMAjtGmETw
New Linguistics Technique Could Reveal Who Spoke the First Indo-European
Languages
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-new-look-at-our-linguistic-roots
Fire Destroys Museum Honoring Legendary Blues Musician Mississippi John Hurt
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fire-destroys-museum-honoring-legendary-blues-musician-mississippi-john-hurt-180983839/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=2242024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwAR1SzLpuoYLwqm8WzTQ0RPruMyxgaedWDcpS2KBiZi7MWhXBk31oKXPIukk
Two paintings that were stolen from Peruvian church are returned
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/02/16/paintings-stolen-peruvian-church-repatriated
German man with ancient Syrian artifacts under investigation
https://www.dw.com/en/german-man-with-ancient-syrian-artifacts-under-investigation/a-68330141
Westminster Abbey in discussions to return sacred Ethiopian treasure
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/westminster-abbey-ethiopian-tablet-benin-bronzes-elgin-marbles-british-museum-b1138152.html
Near the Site of the Gettysburg Address, These Black Civil War Veterans
Remain Segregated, Even in Death
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/near-the-site-of-the-gettysburg-address-these-black-civil-war-veterans-remain-segregated-even-in-death-180983790/
*Archaeology*
2,400-year-old underground discovery stumped experts for decades — until now
https://www.aol.com/2-400-old-underground-discovery-192209154.html
Artifact could be linked to Spanish explorer Coronado's expedition across
Texas Panhandle
https://www.smu.edu/news/research/artifact-could-be-linked-to-coronado-expedition
PM Modi dives into Arabian Sea to offer underwater prayers in Dwarka,
shares pics
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pm-modi-dives-into-arabian-sea-to-offer-underwater-prayers-in-dwarka-shares-pics/articleshow/107984190.cms?from=mdr
Shipwreck found over a century after bodies of crewmembers washed ashore:
"120-year-old mystery" solved
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwreck-ss-nemesis-1904-found-off-australia-120-year-old-mystery-solved/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=337609828&fbclid=IwAR1l_GN3mrg7d4HUxniKF7kOS1tpPYQrSHAqJhp2FvUt4wOkpuJ6eQPoFJE
Legendary shipwreck's treasure of "incalculable value" will be recovered by
underwater robot, Colombia says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwreck-san-jose-galleon-robot-to-start-recovering-treasure-colombia-says/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=338511319&fbclid=IwAR29O2fOX5oPlb9TiS01BHBZmC4nM1OsrIK5f16i4P9aBgzbnSWN0mtmz_s
New approach to carbon-14 dating corrects the age of a prehistoric burial
site
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-approach-carbon-dating-age-prehistoric.html
Climate change threatens thousands of archaeological sites in coastal
Georgia
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-climate-threatens-thousands-archaeological-sites.html
Copper Age necropolis unearthed in Italy contains skeletal remains and
still-sharp weapons, maybe from ancient warriors
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/copper-age-necropolis-unearthed-in-italy-contains-skeletal-remains-and-still-sharp-weapons-maybe-from-ancient-warriors
14 wrecks that expose 'what life was like on slaver ships' identified in
the Bahamas
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/14-wrecks-that-expose-what-life-was-like-on-slaver-ships-identified-in-the-bahamas
Archaeologists unearth Anglo-Saxon oven and building
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cydlvzz8lrdo
Preceding the Inca, This Andean 'Stonehenge' Was a Space for Ceremony and
Ritual
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/preceding-the-inca-this-andean-stonehenge-was-a-space-for-ceremony-and
*Egyptology*
Team planning to rebuild outside of King Menkaure's pyramid in Egypt told
"it's an impossible project"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egypt-menkaure-pyramid-reconstruction-project-called-impossible/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=329261340&fbclid=IwAR0VtCHrj1iN-c1y6KfOBmOmow2U3PgJ_svmPkBil28nl4tJ-tzpdBpL8Qs
Spells Against Snakes
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/544-2403/digs/12131-dd-egypt-abusir-snake-spells
*General Science*
Nothing to report
*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*
Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That's not
just a problem for space
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/50478180/nearly-30000-objects-are-hurtling-through-near-earth-orbit-thats-not-just-a-problem-for-space?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Erie_News_Now&fbclid=IwAR03-L2iF3vH3jf3QReH7mUEaMPQqi_RdeHTk33yQWarUH04t0lM-3iCcmU
Scientists have found a black hole so large it eats the equivalent of one
sun per day
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/20/1232653636/massive-black-hole-discovery-quasar?sc=18&f=1001
NASA Shares How International Warning System Works in Case of Asteroid
Collision
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/48793/20240219/nasa-shares-international-warning-system-works-case-asteroid-collision.htm
SpaceX deorbiting 100 older Starlink satellites to 'keep space safe and
sustainable'
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-deorbit-space-sustainability?utm_content=space.com&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR303UmnyMCqFhT32BTkl-PA_Trc54oiyHh4lLNHh10M8RJVy2aIHGYARXw
Astronauts celebrate success of 1st surgery robot on ISS: 'It's a real
game-changer'
https://www.space.com/iss-robot-surgery-astronaut-celebrate-science?fbclid=IwAR0nqlHK-8AZ2DOlvlrecDeCr9_OH-LP3YqIXusHLKvcVGlhgTHXCBVBeEs
The mathematically perfect exoplanet system — a great place to search for
alien tech
https://www.space.com/alien-technosignatures-exoplanet-mathematically-perfect-orbits?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR22opeBBgDP0g_iNaXEn-l-beTKc_PktfkMr-pO2RrPCErKSYXFRduJHCI
High-resolution simulations provide new insights into how galaxies are
formed
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-high-resolution-simulations-insights-galaxies.html
First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping
over at touchdown
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-moon-lander-century-week-touchdown.html
Physicists suggest a possible way to confirm or deny the existence of the
Chinguetti meteorite
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-physicists-deny-chinguetti-meteorite.html
*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*
Greenland's ice sheet is melting and being replaced by vegetation, finds
major satellite analysis
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-greenland-ice-sheet-vegetation-major.html?fbclid=IwAR2JHY-MaDbxR83tUWqEV3ETHeky_3olUh1CUWfgStvicLnXbm9JmqXTsxs
Feds deny permits for hydroelectric projects on Navajo land
https://ictnews.org/news/feds-deny-permits-for-hydro-projects-on-navajo-land-citing-lack-of-consultation-with-tribes?fbclid=IwAR1oeOzjJBwXj2N8vaBDzBlvXlPNjgtCE97SaY1D3-mio8zWHwCccL1Bqw4
We have to protect our historic sites from the ravages of climate change
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4459059-we-have-to-protect-our-historic-sites-from-the-ravages-of-climate-change/
Eight ways that the stopping of overfishing will promote biodiversity and
help address climate change
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-ways-overfishing-biodiversity-climate.html#google_vignette
This is what happens when a wind farm comes to a coal town
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/26/1233128242/coal-renewable-energy-west-virginia-inflation-reduction-act-climate?sc=18&f=1001
A strategy to further boost the efficiency of copper indium gallium
selenide solar cells
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-strategy-boost-efficiency-copper-indium.html
'Very worried': Scientists fret as Antarctic sea ice dwindles
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-scientists-fret-antarctic-sea-ice.html
*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may
soon be available to more
https://apnews.com/article/treatmentresistant-depression-dbs-deep-brain-stimulation-26383d6e5f9eb797485b7bc277cac59c?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR36iJfmmySZHSmPeTszhFupiQR1V7DHUThT4zLvhF9JbnUZXbS573hJnEo
Surprise Discovery Shows Blue Whales Have Been Mating With Another Species
https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-discovery-shows-blue-whales-have-been-mating-with-another-species?fbclid=IwAR09KsDkXxdCKiPS-9i0XlvPiPiNyC2pQT8Edh6lIwciXUJ9vAI-UMkfkhs
Across the world, migrating animal populations are dwindling. Here's why
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/1230929548/across-the-world-migrating-animal-populations-are-dwindling-heres-why?sc=18&f=1001
FDA approves first cell therapy to treat aggressive forms of melanoma
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/17/1232247301/melanoma-fda-approves-first-cell-therapy-skin-cancer?sc=18&f=1001
AI a ‘potent remedy’ for Africa’s health challenges
https://www.scidev.net/global/news/ai-a-potent-remedy-for-africas-health-challenges/?utm_source=SciDev.Net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14364962_2024-02-26%20Weekly%20Email%20Digest%20-%20Global%20Template.%20For%20no%20topic%20preferences&dm_i=1SCG,8JW2Q,V1AOM,ZEHAY,1
Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1
billion gift
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234107300/free-tuition-albert-einstein-college-medicine?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR1bI7YNkPg0wBn6W57gHDzq5VrfebvCC4zdWRMHo_-VkHTZOV3PqqlmkHE
How scientists are using facial-recognition AI to track humpback whales
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234718984/humpback-whale-decline-pacific-climate-change?sc=18&f=1001
How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for
transplants
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/29/1231699834/genetically-modified-pigs-organs-human-transplant?sc=18&f=1001
HOW FIRST CONTACT WITH WHALE CIVILIZATION COULD UNFOLD
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/talking-whales-project-ceti/677549/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1q1cyUVwbvz-9aKRQePi--pn8Mli49XpuLGDuKOYTdv_rPUumcGIO1KHI
Ancient genomes reveal Down syndrome in past societies
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-ancient-genomes-reveal-syndrome-societies.html
First DNA study of ancient Eastern Arabians reveals malaria adaptation
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-dna-ancient-eastern-arabians-reveals.html
Instead of Hunting in Groups, Orcas May be Attacking Great White Sharks
Alone
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/instead-of-hunting-in-groups-orcas-may-be-attacking-great-white-sharks-alone
Asian elephants mourn, bury their dead calves: Study
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-asian-elephants-dead-calves.html
*Other*
Nothing to report
Additional Informational
The ‘Heart’ of Heart Mountain: Japanese American Internment Through The
Eyes Of A Child And His Unlikely Friend
https://storycorps.org/stories/the-heart-of-heart-mountain-japanese-american-internment-through-the-eyes-of-a-child-and-his-unlikely-friend/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=awaregen&utm_content=ShigYabu_EvanYabu
Aurelia participating in Autodesk’s Make It Resilient program
https://www.aureliainstitute.org/posts/autodesk-make-it-resilient
THE AMRI CHALCOLITHIC PHASE IN SINDH (PAKISTAN): WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE
SHOULD KNOW
https://swiatowitwuw.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=617814
Moving Past the Troubles: The Future of Northern Ireland Peace
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/moving-past-troubles-future-northern-ireland-peace?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social_owned
IMLS Releases FY 2020 Annual Performance Report
https://www.imls.gov/news/imls-releases-fy-2020-annual-performance-report?fbclid=IwAR1iew-Lktf2ScNZhaOJshgq3hHN6TYxUyVqAtVRX886sUj6DYXgXUy9vgc
NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser
https://www.nasa.gov/technology/space-comms/deep-space-network/nasas-new-experimental-antenna-tracks-deep-space-laser/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=NASA%27s+Marshall+Space+Flight+Center&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=324583302&fbclid=IwAR0fJ_LngjMUV0STQMQGh8eYcodH6gVXYBw6T4IH4Z0VbD8nCd-mdpPlG5k
International Science Council Newsletter
https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=725b365f54&u=2e9b648776114e2888e7ea8c5&id=5d12d452b7
Antiquities Coalition, STORY MAPS OF CULTURAL RACKETEERING
https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/multimedia-resources/story-maps/
GREAT POWER COMPETITION GOES TO SPACE
https://mailchi.mp/thesoufancenter/great-power-competition-goes-to-space?e=515e344d42
No proof a study found lab-grown meat funded by Bill Gates causes 'turbo
cancer'
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/feb/28/instagram-posts/no-proof-a-study-found-lab-grown-meat-funded-by-bi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1709213628
National Park Foundation and National Park Service Announce $40 Million
Gift to Meet Urgent Need for Employee Housing at Yellowstone National Park
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/24006.htm
The Precious Space Rock that Fell in Germany
https://mailchi.mp/asteroidday/update-issue-106-the-precious-space-rock-that-fell-in-germany?e=dee220d1a0
NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasas-fission-surface-power-project-energizes-lunar-exploration/?fbclid=IwAR3VUZ_Su22K7ypo7XBAzxkP-nYoJyN0FbD7gJX1cICD0GvWZDiX4XUxH48
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