[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 11-1-24

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Weekly Science Report
November 1, 2024

“Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify
the hunters.”
African Proverb

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

'Very lucky': Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-discovers-dinosaur-fossils-first-time-rcna176980?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawGHmVVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWGv6OyqBKJ-H0PFF8yv4xBGOdb9XmWs75WsrJnmQ4WStBdemP74g7Ym_w_aem_qFnJbRqIi-OHu_Wtzj554g&_branch_match_id=1195686125552732090&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXB2w6CIAAA0L%2FpTW3OS7W5pm2KtjKrRT4xUTRKUMHEeujbO%2Bcxjr3cGAbHJSdK6kXf6y3lL%2BPbOXPF6fV%2BxNsaly2tvFjl5vwsVATY7dYScH77ZtjiLJ4PmR8AGE1O%2BhmCfaKB5SkMV5%2FJmoMorfD6zqB0bShFwllmwcsYVISdXKtxc4YUKghDQ8gTfB5iqqXgjeD4fdq21Sx%2BgtRECMobhEWnJBHe7iE6Rv5de9hBuQAAAA%3D%3D

The Amazon forest is the result of an 8,000-year experiment
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/the-amazon-forest-is-the-result-of-a-8000-year-experiment/

Geochemical fingerprints trace ochre origins to world's oldest mine
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-geochemical-fingerprints-ochre-world-oldest.html#google_vignette

Ancient graves reveal distinct burial practices of Neanderthals and early
humans in the Levant
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-ancient-graves-reveal-distinct-burial.html

Oldest tadpole on record was a Jurassic giant
https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/oldest-tadpole-on-record-was-a-jurassic-giant

Not too big, not too small: Why modern humans are the ideal size for speed
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-big-small-modern-humans-ideal.html

History

One of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navajo-code-talkers-world-war-ii-dies-107-114972672?fbclid=IwY2xjawGDKM5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWyxVF7NCBXa3UvhVkaXKtdxwprNYSQHjlYTCr49FQaSfoLkeb-T53AE4w_aem_IM-P0Fd1VyB2HKIISwRyNQ

Pope Francis canonizes 14 new saints, including priests martyred in Syria
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259965/pope-francis-canonizes-14-new-saints-including-martyrs-from-syria

Man browsing library discovers lost story by "Dracula" author Bram Stoker,
buried in the archives for over 130 years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lost-story-dracula-author-bram-stoker-found-gibbet-hill/

‘You are not my king,’ Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King
Charles
https://apnews.com/article/australia-canberra-king-charles-visit-4ea87d39d17c4a9fe3cbfab3455fb8f7

President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policy
https://apnews.com/article/indian-border-schools-apology-biden-haaland-701872132d7f191973d54cd05286ef75?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawGHgfBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVYBBvtNuZQWZci09rcadS0ctgIwZml4mGXefGpK6sBubeH5jP2QFPGE-g_aem_P_J6jra4CH1CAIxNqSkL5Q

Rescued diary in Hong Kong sheds light on Chinese involvement in D-Day
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rescued-diary-hong-kong-sheds-light-chinese-involvement-d-day-rcna171766

Skeletal remains in a castle well lend credence to a centuries-old Norse
saga
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/skeletal-remains-castle-well-man-norse-saga-rcna177551

The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5159998/the-true-story-of-a-famed-librarian-and-the-secret-she-guarded-closely?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawGN-LxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYuThPKKXXANSM6vRblhfeeU7XFQjNfpWfRt6R6PCuypt4MmpBWbYM688Q_aem_Mk3Fy4YVBjmrPZasmyhDwQ

America's first Native American cabinet secretary says she's righting
historical wrongs
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/30/g-s1-29217/americas-first-native-american-cabinet-secretary-says-shes-righting-historical-wrongs

5 missing persons cases remain unsolved in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park
https://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/5-missing-persons-cases-remain-unsolved-in-the-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Stop taking Bonhoeffer’s name in vain, his relatives and scholars warn Eric
Metaxas, Project 2025
https://religionnews.com/2024/10/21/stop-taking-bonhoeffers-name-in-vain-scholars-warn-eric-metaxas-and-other-christian-nationalists/

Isotope study reveals medieval people prioritized cereal farming, used
fertilization, and organized land efficiently
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-isotope-reveals-medieval-people-prioritized.html#google_vignette

How far south did Polynesian seafarers sail?
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-south-polynesian-seafarers.html

This 19th-Century ‘Toy Book’ Used Science to Prove That Ghosts Were Simply
an Illusion
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-19th-century-toy-book-used-science-to-prove-that-ghosts-were-simply-an-illusion-180985347/

The Enterprising Woman Who Built—and Lost, and Rebuilt—a Booming Empire
During the Klondike Gold Rush
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/enterprising-woman-belinda-mulrooney-built-booming-empire-klondike-gold-rush-180985221/

These Rare Artifacts Tell Medieval Women’s Stories in Their Own Words
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-rare-artifacts-tell-medieval-womens-stories-in-their-own-words-180985317/

When the Nazis Seized Power, This Jewish Actor Took on the Role of His Life
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-nazis-seized-power-this-jewish-actor-took-on-role-life-180985228/

Archaeology

Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/29/lost-maya-city-valeriana-mexico-temple-pyramids-plazas

Sunken Temple of Ancient Arabian Civilization Found off Italy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/underwater-temple-from-indiana-jones-civilization-discovered/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawGPGCFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe3H2iDUmYY8tKD_9C33D96cqtefgCCATtPZn0wrdcXsOiy6JShov6zJQg_aem_Ljbt4gc8diLlMkrpFN-JwQ

Tunic found in one of the Royal Tombs at Vergina identified as Alexander
the Great's
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-tunic-royal-tombs-vergina-alexander.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGPa0xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYHqfwWJJN-HmHsB1EIVjyUKYwneHtaCSDpSTry2NrP4aFfNdGe_FyN17g_aem_VDPbRBgHhrwUkc4hAyy5bw#google_vignette

Ancient Babylonian Tablet May Reveal the Location of Noah’s Ark
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-babylonian-tablet-noah-ark-2561994

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement hidden in
Saudi Arabian oasis
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-4-000-year-old-bronze-age-settlement-hidden-in-saudi-arabian-oasis?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=livescience&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawGQortleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHW4hjItTzM0klGLp_9Ezk14-vz1s9U8ocxXsHTVQd79WfEbWvCYlvqGStA_aem_1KdPsXvgX0ti1zs8fwlWWQ

Archaeologists uncover underground tunnels beneath Mexican city associated
with the god of death
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-826619

Human Skeletal Remains of the Mary Rose Shipwreck Give Insight to Health of
the Crew
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/human-skeletal-remains-of-the-mary-rose-shipwreck-give-insight-to-health-of

International team uncovers long-sought sanctuary of Poseidon near Samikon,
Greece
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827006#google_vignette

Gate sanctuary discovered at Minoan palace excavation
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1251725/gate-sanctuary-found-at-minoan

Appeals made after WW2 plane crash discovery
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgv28vlnpvo

Ancient pottery with bright colours reveal unknown civilization from the
banks of the Danube
https://bnt.bg/news/ancient-pottery-with-bright-colours-reveal-unknown-civilization-from-the-banks-of-the-danube-333413news.html

The Many Faces of the Kingdom of Shu
https://archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2024/features/the-many-faces-of-the-kingdom-of-shu/

Egyptology

Archaeologists Uncover Long-Hidden Details in Ancient Egyptian Temple Art
https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-uncover-details-temple-esna-egypt-1975111

1st Egyptian Middle Kingdom era tomb uncovered in Asasif necropolis
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/534510.aspx

Egyptian Crocodile Hunt
https://archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2024/digs-discoveries/egyptian-crocodile-hunt/

General Science

UCLA chemists just broke a 100-year-old rule and say it’s time to rewrite
the textbooks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1062561

Quantum computers are here — but why do we need them and what will they be
used for?
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/quantum-computers-are-here-but-why-do-we-need-them-and-what-will-they-be-used-for

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

Venus atmosphere sample return noted in China’s long-term space science
roadmap
https://spacenews.com/venus-atmosphere-sample-return-noted-in-chinas-long-term-space-science-roadmap/

NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from space station
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-astronaut-hospitalized-return-space-station-rcna177386

The leaders of India and Spain launch India’s first private military
aircraft plant
https://apnews.com/article/india-spain-modi-pedro-sanchez-tata-airbus-c2fa7e510dcfd5d4c4249b56e333e593

Satellites making up China's 'Thousand Sails' found to be exceeding
brightness limits
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-satellites-china-thousand-exceeding-brightness.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawGN-PtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZbBXeiWc1PeQswIaczYArFvSgkd91lirHQ1nnqjCTgnYmi4MoVcEZwZJg_aem_tT83BKclqYajC1nax6ZCsA

NASA delays decision on Chandra and Hubble cuts
https://spacenews.com/nasa-delays-decision-on-chandra-and-hubble-cuts/

India to target moon’s south pole with sample return mission
https://spacenews.com/india-to-target-moons-south-pole-with-sample-return-mission/

Most space travelers face the same debilitating ailment. The experience of
4 civilian astronauts could offer answers
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/science/spacex-polaris-dawn-astronaut-health/index.html

A near-Earth microquasar emerges as a source of powerful radiation
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-earth-microquasar-emerges-source-powerful.html

African Sahara 'greening' can alter Northern Hemisphere climate, modeling
study finds
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-african-sahara-greening-northern-hemisphere.html

Scientists prepare for the most ambitious sky survey yet, anticipating new
insight on dark matter and dark energy
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-scientists-ambitious-sky-survey-insight.html

Chinese space station crew returns after six months in orbit
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-chinese-space-station-crew-months.html

The International Space Station Has Been Leaking for Five Years
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-international-space-station-has-been-leaking-for-five-years/

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at biodiversity
summit
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5147426/cop16-biodiversity-summit

More than a third of all trees species at risk of extinction, global
assessment finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tree-species-extiction-risk-global-assessment-finds/

Offshore wind looked like a sure thing for Oregon — until it wasn’t. What
went wrong?
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/23/oregon-wind-energy-offshore-turbine-technology-climate-renewable-boem-greenhouse-gas-emissions/?s=09

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

Florida’s declining lovebug population may make for cleaner windshields —
but it signals a troubling trend
https://www.wuft.org/environment/2024-10-21/floridas-declining-lovebug-population-may-make-for-cleaner-windshields-but-it-signals-a-troubling-trend?s=09

Right whale population grows 4% but extinction remains a threat
https://apnews.com/article/endangered-right-whales-deaths-oceans-fishing-af43c6116421e7eff9ede5f9ca9a5066?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawGEiW5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHc2mJxktx1RqrZvhQnUn2rWlLBb7grn17ux6asTpg7LxQUgZDRRCd79P7Q_aem_GrW_S9yP32_VUnBZudOn8w

DNA stores data in bits after epigenetic upgrade
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03443-w?fbclid=IwY2xjawGHfclleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHS-U7npib2PVOjEj-i5uP7ONcP0BTEHY16DfJBRjjsw2TEzd4uxWvzerVA_aem_x-OkfotEOhza0dluRYFmMw

Avatars and AI to tackle mental health
https://www.scidev.net/global/news/avatars-and-ai-to-tackle-mental-health/?utm_source=SciDev.Net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14727493_2024-10-28%20Weekly%20Email%20Digest%20-%20Global%20Template.%20For%20no%20topic%20preferences&dm_i=1SCG,8RNT1,V1AOM,10GB3P,1

In a 1st, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person's
own fat cells
https://www.livescience.com/health/diabetes/in-a-1st-scientists-reversed-type-1-diabetes-by-reprogramming-a-persons-own-fat-cells

What really caused encephalitis lethargica, the mysterious disease
described in the movie "Awakenings"?
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/what-really-caused-encephalitis-lethargica-the-mysterious-disease-described-in-the-movie-awakenings

Something to sniff at: Lab-engineered receptors illuminate odor detection
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-lab-receptors-illuminate-odor.html

Report reveals how the state of our oceans is intrinsically linked to human
health
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-reveals-state-oceans-intrinsically-linked.html

Other

Nothing to report

Additional Informational

FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: KRISTALLNACHT, KINDERTRANSPORT, AND RETURN TO
LIFE: A CONVERSATION WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR RENATE ZELOVIC Webinar, Nov 7
https://info.echoesandreflections.org/renate-survivor-krstl

Space in the 2024 elections
https://www.planetary.org/articles/space-in-the-2024-elections?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20241025&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20241025

Columbia University, Master of Science (MS) in Climate Program
https://www.climate.columbia.edu/ms-climate

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $82 Million To Bring Clean
Drinking Water to Tribal Communities
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/3bf39cc

WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin No. 20
https://wmo.int/publication-series/wmo-greenhouse-gas-bulletin-no-20

Asteroid Institute Annual Progress Report 2024
https://b612foundation.org/wp-content/grand-media/application/2024_Asteroid_Institute_AnnualProgressReport.pdf

Identities Destroyed, Histories Revised: The Targeting of Cultural Heritage
and Soft Targets by Illicit Actors
https://thesoufancenter.org/research/identities-destroyed-histories-revised-the-targeting-of-cultural-heritage-and-soft-targets-by-illicit-actors/

Splat or subsurface ocean? The mysterious positioning of Pluto’s heart
https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2024-pluto-splat?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20241101&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20241101

New Report Shows NASA’s $75.6 Billion Boost to US Economy
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/new-report-shows-nasas-75-6-billion-boost-to-us-economy/

ACS3, NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System
https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/acs3?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20241101&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20241101

New use cases highlight critical role of seabed mapping in driving ocean
sustainability and innovation
https://seabed2030.org/2024/10/07/new-use-cases-highlight-critical-role-of-seabed-mapping-in-driving-ocean-sustainability-and-innovation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGRzs1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZ7fNBAAQJeBIXcKQNrLDqAJjJlbi_017C56NL85Lw_qECuBe8mp2TOkrg_aem_XPU8BP_EA6Jl67gEMFbhTw

Fifteen Colonial Thefts: A Guide to Looted African Heritage in Museums
https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.13286162

International Bonhoeffer Society, Stop Misusing Dietrich Bonhoeffer to
Support Political Violence and Christian Nationalism Petition
https://www.change.org/p/stop-misusing-dietrich-bonhoeffer-to-support-political-violence-and-christian-nationalism?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=992a96d8-c074-43b6-a993-92f8c898643a

New Report Documents Damage to Ancient Ukrainian Burial Mounds
https://uscbs.org/report-damage-kurgans/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF498hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVjEHTM8rV8F3-FXfSumWzE49ovN_BzeukcMYcpsjIAfLc-myxqBSGpxcQ_aem_xQrD04EAEcSc7ODRvX_P1w&sfnsn=mo

Earth observation technology trends for climate intelligence
https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/earth-observation-technology-trends-for-climate-intelligence/overview/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGDpV9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHenvKtfX8hAJRvqsDGvS5Z-54A8eN6tphTd23e49uWkdn-RHnvxsmr855Q_aem_DjS-8UReNkxYofW9zJ28cg

ALIPH: First emergency measures to protect cultural heritage in Lebanon
https://www.aliph-foundation.org/storage/wsm_presse/Vnrj1EBKW3HExYfqFUjaDufNO2QN21W697gqvYNs.pdf

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Ocean Insights
https://explore.whoi.edu/the-immersive-twilight-zone-extreme-divers-creep-it-weird-merch?ecid=ACsprvuOYAL3ECRKDvyYsiX1K8l_-KL0rSoOL_GUSd7Xg8tm6pm9gBwsTrG-ahOQQPZ4dSxapuHQ&utm_campaign=Ocean%20Insights%202024&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_pxp9WPLaND7aDrgRA8NEPGCqAi51ntECZPxfEHlSldQY4IaxrKMZ61sPJNbsEx3N4ftjeXY9sz3O1xAiD8yI4Xj2-PjLaJmcm42I_TBubic8V_Ms&_hsmi=331818160&utm_content=331818160&utm_source=hs_email
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