[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-4-24

Mon Oct 7 17:55:12 PDT 2024

*Weekly Science Report*

*October 4, 2024*

*“Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.”*
Friedrich Nietzsche

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*

Cave of Swimmers: 9,000-year-old rock art of people swimming in what's now
the arid Sahara

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/9000-year-old-rock-art-of-people-swimming-in-whats-now-the-arid-sahara?utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwY2xjawFg9AFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHW02-wAH6TsO_NyXYYI4wVJ_dzGqUBAmn7N5srz_bEntUpNux_0wAKAnbw_aem_Jmi6ug4OWidlr_xWM7jC6A

Did Neanderthals wear clothes?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/did-neanderthals-wear-clothes

‘Ancient Apocalypse’ Season 2 Confirmed By Netflix With Keanu Reeves Set To
Feature

https://deadline.com/2024/09/ancient-apocalypse-season-2-netflix-with-keanu-reeves-graham-hancock-1236092704/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFhnJdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYqierg-Ez10slZp7GsgqzrG0xThoGTnc69HcyR05PC7GD8U_-CISSdL3w_aem_KqiOe2YFRMjFK1HxDOuN6g&sfnsn=mo

Can the 'hard steps' in the evolutionary history of human intelligence be
recast with geological thresholds?

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-hard-evolutionary-history-human-intelligence.html

Who was the last Neanderthal?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/who-was-the-last-neanderthal

Woolly rhino found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/25/science/woolly-rhino-mummy-preserved-permafrost-intl-scli/index.html

The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Society in Morocco Reveals an Ancient
Farming Culture

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-discovery-of-a-5000-year-old-society-in-morocco-reveals-an-ancient-farming-culture-180985190/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=1032024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR24cl341ofFMMoGgr-N-rbsii7weLJs9wV2OMmmjj0siv_67xlyS__t0TY_aem__NmahtkFB7eKJLKWN0ZaHg&sfnsn=mo

Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old
question.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/did-we-kill-the-neanderthals-new-research-may-finally-answer-an-age-old-question

*History*

A centuries-old California massacre sits at the heart of a political
showdown

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/23/a-centuries-old-california-massacre-sits-at-the-heart-of-a-political-showdown-00180595

Graves of Celtic princes suggest powerful role for women in ancient Germany

https://www.science.org/content/article/graves-celtic-princes-suggest-powerful-role-women-ancient-germany?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0iyM8MTpz2Cq1WxfL70UjRK1szfB0_yPiI3u6rC-YdQa8A17fiYOAjrgw_aem_l1vZvJaUE5qXn2zAVnJDGA&sfnsn=mo

US justice department announces investigation into Tulsa race massacre

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/tulsa-race-massacre-doj-investigation

Artefacts held in Swiss private collection return to Latin America

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/artefacts-held-in-swiss-private-collection-return-to-latin-america/87644401

Ukrainian artifacts stolen by Russia appearing on black markets, Kyiv says

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-artifacts-stolen-by-russia-appear-on-black-markets-kyiv-says/

Accept our king, our god, or else: The senseless 'requirement' Spanish
colonizers used

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-king-god-senseless-requirement-spanish.html#google_vignette

Vikings May Have Run Into Indigenous Americans Before Columbus, Ivory Hints

https://www.newsweek.com/vikings-indigenous-americans-before-columbus-ivory-archaeology-1962882

Unexpected discovery of early sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-unexpected-discovery-early-sweet-potato.html

Souvenir of New York: 1100 Achaemenid clay tablets returned home

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/504205/Souvenir-of-New-York-1100-Achaemenid-clay-tablets-returned-home

'Secret teachings' about ritual Samurai beheading revealed in newly
translated Japanese texts

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/secret-teachings-about-ritual-samurai-beheading-revealed-in-newly-translated-japanese-texts

The Indigenous artists keeping ancient rock art traditions alive

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-indigenous-artists-ancient-art-traditions.html

Ancient DNA Revolution

https://archaeology.org/collection/ancient-dna-revolution/

See a Newly Uncovered Throne Room in Peru That May Have Belonged to an
Ancient Queen

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-newly-uncovered-throne-room-peru-may-have-belonged-ancient-queen-180985173/

The Real Story Behind the ‘Lee’ Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary
Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-the-lee-movie-and-lee-miller-the-legendary-surrealist-photogrpher-and-world-war-ii-journalist-who-inspired-it-180985139/
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-the-lee-movie-and-lee-miller-the-legendary-surrealist-photographer-and-world-war-ii-journalist-who-inspired-it-180985139/>

*Archaeology*

The World's Oldest Solar Calendar Might Have Been Discovered in Turkey

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-worlds-oldest-solar-calendar-might-have-been-discovered-in-turkey?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=20240924&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0rBAVf3vbW9kviK3bGA7ARRuFjIRQlUxhkcLlNKnQwluddNvIuYSj7Lh8_aem_S85uo-2GHlfqLbh695NNZw&sfnsn=mo

World's oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449451-worlds-oldest-cheese-found-on-3500-year-old-chinese-mummies/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0IuQlzM88UshlzLPibwDLkIUp17cpROQIrmuVLKZtKev5aPdHGKQriYTU_aem_qsOorZVs56HkVrkhiMxuKw&sfnsn=mo#Echobox=1727276924-1

Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile’s
Deserts

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/off-road-drivers-are-destroying-ancient-artworks-stretching-across-chiles-deserts-180985155/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=9272024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwY2xjawFjir1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVOI-E5jW_z8t8_Ch8rLcSQpDhVwigDs6P9hxYvglGAe8D5zoNruJRgm3Q_aem_NvLQ0USxVfKDQz_686400A

Enigmatic archaeological site in Madagascar may have been built by people
with Zoroastrian origins, research suggests

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-enigmatic-archaeological-site-madagascar-built.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR14pX9qBHrlvmHFfMBdJJEE4fAuhRa76Bz_9tZ1szmvXvAkRUoKVkbv1yI_aem_GFVerw9-w1pxAAlaxY6qNg&sfnsn=mo

'Knife-wielding orca' and alien-looking figures among 300 Nazca Lines
discovered in groundbreaking AI study

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/knife-wielding-orca-and-alien-looking-figures-among-300-nazca-lines-discovered-in-groundbreaking-ai-study?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=livescience&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3_9Jcfynox_cjoRCticUeKMncYdm0yL7maYm0Uw_wCp97CxGyLzvbUch0_aem_ceJjoOM2sgP_QcWl34zuVA&sfnsn=mo

Archaeologists unearth more than 50 Viking skeletons at huge burial site

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/science/viking-burials-denmark-scli-intl?cid=ios_app

Artificial intelligence is detecting new archaeological sites in the
Arabian Desert

https://arkeonews.net/artificial-intelligence-is-detecting-new-archaeological-sites-in-the-arabian-desert/#google_vignette

Skeletons Discovered in Medieval Fort May be Victims of Mongol Invaders

https://www.newsweek.com/human-remains-found-medieval-fort-mongol-invasion-victims-archaeology-1962735

Archaeologists shed light on the Tartessos culture's sustainable
construction skills

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-archaeologists-tartessos-culture-sustainable-skills.html

Remains of 5,000-year-old farming society as large as ancient Troy
discovered in Morocco

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/remains-of-5-000-year-old-farming-society-as-large-as-ancient-troy-discovered-in-morocco

Hunting for the Lost Temple of Artemis

https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2024/features/hunting-for-the-lost-temple-of-artemis/

Sacrificial burial confirms Scythians' eastern origins

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-sacrificial-burial-scythians-eastern.html

*Egyptology*

Is the Fall Equinox the Secret to the Pyramids’ Near-Perfect Alignment?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fall-equinox-secret-pyramids-near-perfect-alignment-180968223/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=9232024&utm_content=archival&fbclid=IwY2xjawFeTzJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdLC7GiU_fP62GaxnI2V2pEnN-7HDpnr7tB55h44sXEB6Rh5e4V0YIEZLA_aem_9UPYzcaqdguZThvmNSJGfg

4,000-Year-Old Chamber of Ancient Egyptian Governor’s Daughter Unearthed in
Assiut

https://egyptianstreets.com/2024/10/03/4000-year-old-chamber-of-ancient-egyptian-governors-daughter-unearthed-in-assiut/

*General Science*

Dueling robot wingmen take the stage

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/09/dueling-robot-wingmen-take-stage/399746/?oref=d1-homepage-river

Chemists discovered the first new chemical bond in more than a decade

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449347-chemists-discovered-the-first-new-chemical-bond-in-more-than-a-decade/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2XMjVdMxJwweEfRiUKR0mElyZGJ_Kn1vVfG45EuTiXSeBwLMcGzzChLU0_aem_VONGCX7xCbyFPMZve5zfrQ&sfnsn=mo#Echobox=1727276796-1

OpenAI weighs shift to for-profit structure as it finalizes funding deal

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/26/openai-nonprofit-governance-shift?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3vYnNhHvxDovb8FKpKA_ijYgVXYOAFUOkGQej2rKMjpWtP8JU4-7hjQNU_aem_L0qacL_GyUGsy7PhRZUpRw&sfnsn=mo

Human genome stored inside near-indestructible '5D memory crystal' that
could survive to the end of the universe

https://www.livescience.com/technology/human-genome-memory-crystal

Philippine research model targets ‘real-world solutions’

https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/philippine-research-model-targets-real-world-solutions/?utm_source=SciDev.Net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14672286_2024-09-23%20Weekly%20Email%20Digest%20-%20Global%20Template.%20For%20no%20topic%20preferences&dm_i=1SCG,8QH7I,V1AOM,10AQ2M,1

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed
Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
https://www.reuters.com/science/musk-says-spacex-plans-launch-about-five-uncrewed-starships-mars-two-years-2024-09-22/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFdnytleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfaNHv3iQqcK-xj6Mhlbp8ljaj5isjWLxMCr6coARC1THRoNgZk8Agovbw_aem__6jLgM2U198h26TKIiE-OA

The Boosters: Liftoff at Musk’s SpaceX base was fueled by wheeling-dealing
Texas politicians

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/spacex-texas-musk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFeR9pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRC6J9gSNbHJKRHeZZ0LzjXU7RUshq8tpeCLqaCfbdGw6v03MJRkOiC-nQ_aem_7HXuhkndTzyya96Wlowfsw

NASA set to launch mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in search of signs of
life

https://abc7ny.com/post/nasa-set-launch-mission-jupiters-moon-europa-search-signs-life/15348126/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFfmk9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWN5eZACEctoiyZu69nFhIklFHEL6P5O2G5RHHCS7KQCHZmOUy34sAJxEg_aem_mO6vRPvbalGUq7uW8Yd0kw

X-rays from a nuclear explosion could redirect an asteroid

https://www.space.com/asteroid-nuclear-bomb-deflection-x-rays?utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwY2xjawFfiflleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYrUpKp_pETyeTDMMSXBvVLODXbqqAt7hH5tpnjqnzVSa8BesVDCHaJqzg_aem_jd07AokbjzqIZCpnvbuTpQ

NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through
interstellar space

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-s-voyager-1-probe-swaps-thrusters-in-tricky-fix-as-it-flies-through-interstellar-space?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawFeb49leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRyZ2ZhFXc2e75H8Rzsa2_L2BPG2lq-8YECpF2FUumRP3NMnbzIxGqv9dg_aem_P-3cD06y6TcbA2FlKbOLfA

Titan implosion was "expected by everyone who had access to a little bit of
information," submersible pilot says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titan-implosion-expected-submersible-pilot-testifies/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=601116677&fbclid=IwY2xjawFg9DVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZvqU89wT5YHd_5rJQmMTNQouAvzS2Hhz1XEglHqsMf3lo9_swwbGdwdkw_aem_DhFi_s8Jpfby-JccwgQ0Cw

Aliphatic hydrocarbons on Ceres' surface found to have short lifetimes

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-aliphatic-hydrocarbons-ceres-surface-short.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFia21leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXIBCIsAznsmXN9f4kg2EJfRuYH5T65a4LnUc_-9cmrhKnnrsLrAN2PVgg_aem_rRXs3IV8q1s69mqIBkT_LQ

A Failed Star can Form Brown Dwarf Stars, Which Host Their Own Planetary
Systems

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-failed-star-can-form-brown-dwarf-stars-which-host-their-own-planetary?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=20240926&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1koHVtyTl1n8WFOTv7zgN-pEsXUrP6EwwB5ILzh7IIx9t6k8-MW8cci5w_aem_mLF2XdRoJZNi9I8Yw0fjDA&sfnsn=mo

Hopes of new physics dashed with measurement of hefty particle’s mass

https://www.science.org/content/article/hopes-new-physics-dashed-measurement-hefty-particle-s-mass?utm_campaign=Science&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0gP2Nc87q6HZcrYS2yAL_cMiuysEDhvcVjoUsC0h0EqZlMtcBC-D_aLZ4_aem_WOiDGhhGKmUen-h-oaetTA&sfnsn=mo

'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, study hints
— but we won't know for 3 more years

https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/new-study-reveals-god-of-chaos-asteroid-apophis-could-still-hit-earth-in-2029-but-we-won-t-find-out-for-3-more-years?fbclid=IwY2xjawFhnOhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV7RxuaRNjIGAtmbagkdcnM1zkaiym8OvE_Jz0b_uHcl6UR_HHI3-ffHIg_aem_lbJl2oH7Reu5IRgpMrI6AA&sfnsn=mo

The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335103-400-the-astrophysicist-who-may-be-about-to-discover-how-the-universe-began/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2pGP1N_XothSy4fqtaPlHxm22CnTmwAf243YTicf9ia82Mt3Ztuvum758_aem_5ujWAFwYOzQDiTReCOOYpQ&sfnsn=mo#Echobox=1727108307

SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever

https://www.sciencealert.com/spacexs-starlink-satellites-are-leaking-more-radio-waves-than-ever?fbclid=IwY2xjawFhnf1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRpEhGVojylr4wjES3wCebW461b-h7KYy8LTEl6dww4aSTcGW6CkL992xg_aem_hoQz_tUCvzuuPwl7bSb8BQ&sfnsn=mo

Interstellar Travel Is Possible If We Break Into a Higher Dimension,
Scientists Say

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a62175728/interstellar-travel-wormholes/?utm_campaign=trueanthemFBPOP&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1NyYGyBKSzlK9LuS-zZJqmcfwGw0FvWyhx7Vhpn_w982O5HXCUv9YGAVc_aem_FgbOBvgHYZvb34HSizQtOw&sfnsn=mo

NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space

https://www.space.com/nasa-south-korea-lagrange-point-4-mission

Where did Mars' atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be 'hiding in plain
sight'

https://www.space.com/mars-missing-atmosphere-hiding-plain-sight-clay-methane

Radar Catches Oddly Shaped Stadium-Sized Asteroid Zooming Past Earth

https://gizmodo.com/radar-catches-oddly-shaped-stadium-sized-asteroid-zooming-past-earth-2000503746

NEID Earth Twin Survey discovers its first alien world

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-neid-earth-twin-survey-alien.html

Hubble finds that a black hole beam promotes stellar eruptions

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-hubble-black-hole-stellar-eruptions.html

This exoplanet circling a dead star may mirror Earth's fate — if our planet
survives a dying sun, that is

https://www.space.com/sun-earth-future-exoplanet-dead-star

Scientists May Have Found A Whole New Region of Our Solar System

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a62325415/second-kuiper-belt/?utm_campaign=trueanthemFBPOP&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFjjhBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTYo0CmS2GcQQP3UQzzBy-BYGC0r_cc0mKlVJ1NVpFLDlSKGhAcsh-x2iQ_aem_8X_vgfdb190Fi0phX6bOVw

Gizmodo Science Fair: A Light-Propelled Spacecraft Soars Without Fuel

https://gizmodo.com/science-fair-lightsail2-1851396629

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our sun

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-scientists-planet-orbiting-closest-star.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFo3G9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTD2vRk8dTOoDUjcHJFhUzDIFX9ODBoaMUCAZWgQ68eTB4HjfCqbGm_SwA_aem_R79v9kaSU0pHJQP4mR49zw

Astronomers spot a possible 'future Earth' — 8 billion years into its future

https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/astronomers-spot-a-possible-future-earth-8-billion-years-into-its-future

Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in 'exquisite'
detail by seismic data

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-mile-asteroid-impact-crater-atlantic.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3Q71nfcZyJaykuNPvW13PuebRMrDUROJGWM76zv3ih3PXNFDwJ95xcJhw_aem_fh-KYLHvk8kl7iJAMW1hUg&sfnsn=mo

Space oddity: Most distant rotating disc galaxy found

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1060234

Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-curiosity-rover-insights-mars-uninhabitable.html#google_vignette

Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-earth-asteroid-probe-universe.html

Astronomers use Webb to probe a 'steam world' in the constellation Pisces

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-astronomers-webb-probe-steam-world.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Right whales and offshore wind: reflections on an uneasy coexistence

https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2024-09-25/right-whales-and-offshore-wind-reflections-on-an-uneasy-coexistence?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1KVui535MoGtCfXtuz5iMWOv25M99XUVxICtfrKCwf7iaGssfDiwOBGaE_aem_bRRqBW5AzryvLjLgEf-YCA&sfnsn=mo

Space startup seeks to solve solar power's daylight problem

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/25/daylight-solar-power-space-startup?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1yO3cOs27qWWHOP6jRioTdX5Ph82-DdzZwax3BMgFhBXCUIpv31Dq7plU_aem_V5DUpfyknIEsh1Q9QtKiMg&sfnsn=mo

Takeaways from The Associated Press’ report on lost shipping containers

https://apnews.com/article/lost-shipping-containers-takeaways-oceans-06696432989ecc331743b7311053971d?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Special electrodes can split seawater to produce hydrogen fuel

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448643-special-electrodes-can-split-seawater-to-produce-hydrogen-fuel/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFhnbdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfqzSF_wiBEebBOLmvSCCteIVFruON2pPmpznhk6GidMKwvEKu29o9c-IA_aem_SJ4SASyFQRDfV-7mKC0ijg&sfnsn=mo

World's oceans close to becoming too acidic to sustain marine life, report
says

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240923-world-s-oceans-near-critical-acidification-level-report

Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is
turning green. Here’s what they found

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/climate/antarctica-greening-vegetation-satellite-images/index.html?Date=20241004&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1728054038&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFtBTZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbxck-i5g5o0FUddKgp-8zTmaxiVjgAGh_1bKckqVxHwpDo7r9frEZm2dw_aem_4lj2PM244ZypBbm1Qw17Nw

In a climate milestone, the U.K. — 1st to harness coal power — is among 1st
to quit it

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/30/nx-s1-5133426/uk-quits-coal-climate-change

Environmental protections account for around 10% of fish stocks on coral
reefs, global study finds

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-environmental-account-fish-stocks-coral.html

Arctic ozone reaches record high in positive step for climate

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-arctic-ozone-high-positive-climate.html

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

Octopuses seen hunting together with fish in rare video — and punching fish
that don't cooperate

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/octopuses-hunt-with-fish-punch-video-rcna171705

How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335100-300-how-genetically-modified-crops-could-feed-us-and-help-safeguard-nature/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawFiamZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHW0qjzX-AasOnk1DHXa-iNJe7NnjiWLhbMyOoIT3PdLXBVTWh_lAmNLU3g_aem_QTqVLe0oI1FI8Ndf0azy3w#Echobox=1727365949

Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop ageing

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2449128-axolotls-seem-to-pause-their-biological-clocks-and-stop-ageing/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3xSMvb0m04DAYolgNtpuz01FVuub7RkeuPMrUHh3Hatn1RvBZK4xCZoY0_aem_StTbb_x504_XtagSfMsQPA&sfnsn=mo#Echobox=1727251594-1

A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/study-treat-spinal-cord-injuries-mice?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1lxuBIWl_R7UJBBQPzr9h4m2VREq8XPuwoi_LkU_UOKWtNB043W98GTyI_aem_qdLhsJ_3Uupte5Bb44XKMw&sfnsn=mo

Mysterious orca group near Chile tracked down, revealing newly discovered
hunting skills

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-mysterious-orca-group-chile-tracked.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR23gF3cUbF0NsMdIqska5R9cl-6vCfM717_QVYRVHbBAb0z4KMxKrJvXlY_aem_erKIAhfEMbepBWcTXIOQKw&sfnsn=mo#google_vignette

Unexpected deep-sea discovery shines light on life in the twilight zone

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-unexpected-deep-sea-discovery-life.html#google_vignette

Sea robins are fish with ‘the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab’

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/26/science/sea-robins-walk-taste-seafloor/index.html

Montana rancher gets 6 months in prison for creating hybrid sheep for
captive hunting

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/01/montana-rancher-sentenced-giant-sheep-hybrid-hunting/75463964007/

23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data?

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/g-s1-25795/23andme-data-genetic-dna-privacy

Harnessing natural killer T cells to advance cancer immunotherapy for solid
tumors

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-harnessing-natural-killer-cells-advance.html#google_vignette

Imaging in neurosurgery patients reveals the brain's waste-clearance
pathways for the first time

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-imaging-neurosurgery-patients-reveals-brain.html

U.S. duo wins Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA and gene
regulation breakthrough

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-duo-nobel-prize-medicine-discovery.html

*Other*

Dr. Francis Collins explores his faith and science in new book, ‘The Road
to Wisdom’

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/dr-francis-collins-explores-his-faith-and-science-in-new-book-the-road-to-wisdom?utm_campaign=newshour&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_content=1727301780&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0P1A4izoSV7X1Lkv6PxZx05XZmRsq2sRdyE7n4UoAUJISRt92C6dqyK5o_aem_RFKzP9Jwjoldd2b4Cf0Htg&sfnsn=mo

The Smithsonian’s New $2.5 Billion Fundraiser Is the Largest in Its History

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/smithsonian-institution-largest-fundraiser-ever-2541879?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2z5tnrqL-PhCEjDvIJAPOcexX_L2R0vSaOWI6saFjvja5WneIh-AvANCc_aem_ySOeXVsS5GGafBfDZQgcHQ&sfnsn=mo

Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglkr4p578o?at_campaign_type=owned&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_id=2700858E-8184-11EF-BB53-EAC3E5BE276E&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR21UrNYEhpj393hPENd092hAA6ICXM5gntNPbrZoMUeKs_V2JWP5BjvOcI_aem_WdOnttgJg7htgOY9j0Bj2w&sfnsn=mo

Bikooh Agricultural Cooperative is making a difference

https://ictnews.org/news/bikooh-agricultural-cooperative-is-making-a-difference?fbclid=IwY2xjawFriDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSZyB_yLQfSuz8Yngf0zRmZr4JWMHGuTfQdXb7QjlRj7Cd7v_mwGGIH6og_aem_wT3d_yVZCf2L9l-OkTluxQ&sfnsn=mo

Additional Informational

Recently completed geophysical survey will help protect critical
infrastructure from geomagnetic storms and space weather

https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/recently-completed-geophysical-survey-will-help-protect-critical

Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts

https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=34885

First-ever interagency sea level rise website is live

https://www.preventionweb.net/news/first-ever-interagency-sea-level-rise-website-live?utm_source=PreventionWeb+Newsletter&utm_campaign=84bc0c8bc5-PreventionWeb+Newsletter%3A+Highlights+of+the+week&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b73053c1c6-84bc0c8bc5-363599758

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Loan from the Republic of Yemen

https://www.metmuseum.org/press/news/2024/yemen-loan-2024

ICCROM and United States to partner in $1 Million Project to Help Ukraine
Safeguard its Cultural Heritage

https://www.iccrom.org/news/iccrom-and-united-states-partner-1-million-project-help-ukraine-safeguard-its-cultural

The Netherlands will help Ukraine protect cultural heritage

https://uacrisis.org/en/niderlandy-dopomozhut-ukrayini-zahystyty-kulturnu-spadshhynu

Could Europa Clipper find life?

https://www.planetary.org/articles/could-europa-clipper-find-life?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20240927&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20240927

Find Exoasteroids and Peek into the Future

https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/find-exoasteroids-and-peek-into-the-future/

Apocalypse When? No Certainty of a Milky Way -- Andromeda Collision

https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00064

A sub-Earth-mass planet orbiting Barnard’s star

https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/10/aa51311-24/aa51311-24.html

Interior Department Leaders Revisit Legacy of Federal Indian Boarding
Schools in Pennsylvania

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/3b989a0
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