<div dir="ltr">Weekly Science Report<br>December 20, 2024<br><br>“To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.”<br>John Quincy Adams<br><br> <br>Introduction<br><br>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.<br><br>I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and inspires you!<br><br>The Weekly Science Report is also on social media at:<br>• Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/weeklysciencerpt/">https://www.facebook.com/weeklysciencerpt/</a> <br>•       Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wklysciencerpt">https://twitter.com/wklysciencerpt</a> <br><br> <br>News Articles<br><br>Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies<br><br>Earliest evidence of deep-cave rituals in Southwest Asia discovered<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-earliest-evidence-deep-cave-rituals.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHEM6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVu2tc-m-esbTfyTwZ77tzvQazrrC_afwEY1zHjgCwEpdeNwSdQmQ9HjJg_aem_cRhNJnO9M2gYcIZ5ciZVjA#google_vignette">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-earliest-evidence-deep-cave-rituals.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHEM6hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVu2tc-m-esbTfyTwZ77tzvQazrrC_afwEY1zHjgCwEpdeNwSdQmQ9HjJg_aem_cRhNJnO9M2gYcIZ5ciZVjA#google_vignette</a><br><br>Traces of 10,000-year-old ancient rice beer discovered in Neolithic site in Eastern China<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-year-ancient-rice-beer-neolithic.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHEM9ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb9_PY-hnDUwBDx5Czg5ixkBA7iKFzkkFUoXUuKBnzr0bBTD3GJpqAj3fA_aem_cHMxiUXSfFncmJA3zmmGuQ">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-year-ancient-rice-beer-neolithic.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHEM9ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb9_PY-hnDUwBDx5Czg5ixkBA7iKFzkkFUoXUuKBnzr0bBTD3GJpqAj3fA_aem_cHMxiUXSfFncmJA3zmmGuQ</a><br><br>Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/neanderthal-dna-gene-human-origins-africa-1c584991f8028979993315c6793048eb?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHJES1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUxr5SqUUx14BH2Y_eSHw8Jd6uSOHP4hb-i3IidfChQUFdvNtyztG5qD_g_aem_uDjANM8uBStU1o5Yi6rzTQ">https://apnews.com/article/neanderthal-dna-gene-human-origins-africa-1c584991f8028979993315c6793048eb?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHJES1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUxr5SqUUx14BH2Y_eSHw8Jd6uSOHP4hb-i3IidfChQUFdvNtyztG5qD_g_aem_uDjANM8uBStU1o5Yi6rzTQ</a><br><br>A Paleontologist Cracked Open a Rock and Discovered a Prehistoric Amphibian with a Clever Survival Strategy<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-paleontologist-cracked-open-a-rock-and-discovered-a-prehistoric-amphibian-with-a-clever-survival-strategy-180985625/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50513479&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824872147&spReportId=MjgyNDg3MjE0NwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-paleontologist-cracked-open-a-rock-and-discovered-a-prehistoric-amphibian-with-a-clever-survival-strategy-180985625/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50513479&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824872147&spReportId=MjgyNDg3MjE0NwS2</a><br><br>Were Neanderthals cold-adapted or were they just ready for anything? Ribcage reconstruction may hold the answer<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-neanderthals-cold-ready-ribcage-reconstruction.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHOWlNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHf-r5xqgX0_dUnuNAjoLDaaL4WWALFoViaU4bbVZ-Ux1aGm3zHInhraKgw_aem_TVxU0RUeZPqGo8TQ2O3_yw">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-neanderthals-cold-ready-ribcage-reconstruction.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHOWlNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHf-r5xqgX0_dUnuNAjoLDaaL4WWALFoViaU4bbVZ-Ux1aGm3zHInhraKgw_aem_TVxU0RUeZPqGo8TQ2O3_yw</a><br><br>Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs, say climate scientists<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-massive-volcanic-eruptions-extinction-dinosaurs.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHQOg1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWshyUuRwDs10fb4-q454xaR3iVqp1QlkC8yXtkocERmU3s2afv18FYHIw_aem_yWYp7xbnPoFFXDE6orjmnQ#google_vignette">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-massive-volcanic-eruptions-extinction-dinosaurs.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHQOg1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWshyUuRwDs10fb4-q454xaR3iVqp1QlkC8yXtkocERmU3s2afv18FYHIw_aem_yWYp7xbnPoFFXDE6orjmnQ#google_vignette</a><br><br>Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/mastodon-giant-sloth-megafauna-americas-ancient-humans-3c21c77cd108c5bfcdd8d8c87195c4c8?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHSUuxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdy5bvJnMhqXUceYIVswLYHYBv3u3osJqVLasuN9G6oTPoYwGQuiegAvJw_aem_Zyn5aQgHj8-sELGRSoNOyA">https://apnews.com/article/mastodon-giant-sloth-megafauna-americas-ancient-humans-3c21c77cd108c5bfcdd8d8c87195c4c8?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHSUuxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdy5bvJnMhqXUceYIVswLYHYBv3u3osJqVLasuN9G6oTPoYwGQuiegAvJw_aem_Zyn5aQgHj8-sELGRSoNOyA</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain is the oldest of its kind<br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/science/gorgonopsian-fossil-mallorca-saber-tooth/index.html?Date=20241219&Profile=CNN+International&utm_content=1734639044&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHSU3ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHR_HSI4gBXDnukZqGDWI6LhuAzphNPIZJFIyGaQNjk0moIojRm5xD36f2w_aem_c3PqwtJ5HqKM9z99fwHuzA">https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/science/gorgonopsian-fossil-mallorca-saber-tooth/index.html?Date=20241219&Profile=CNN+International&utm_content=1734639044&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHSU3ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHR_HSI4gBXDnukZqGDWI6LhuAzphNPIZJFIyGaQNjk0moIojRm5xD36f2w_aem_c3PqwtJ5HqKM9z99fwHuzA</a><br><br><br> <br>History<br><br>Notre Dame hosts first Mass since reopening its doors after 2019 fire<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-first-mass-since-2019-fire/?linkId=682702132&fbclid=IwY2xjawHDyoJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSmJTHfksTHmHXXByXSKGuQIx3hocI9j4nvH9iPDJ_aF3eVlcCzXCKmmLg_aem_4lmhS7v05ski-BcgrD1Q5A">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-first-mass-since-2019-fire/?linkId=682702132&fbclid=IwY2xjawHDyoJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSmJTHfksTHmHXXByXSKGuQIx3hocI9j4nvH9iPDJ_aF3eVlcCzXCKmmLg_aem_4lmhS7v05ski-BcgrD1Q5A</a><br><br>From Kabul to the Carnegie Hall: How an orchestra defied the Taliban to carry on playing<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-afghanistan-orchestra-music-ban-carnegie-hall-portugal-rcna181146?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHJK5RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTcl3s56jYrauCBCjdb56RW7b4eY0rSPMo7E0w0mHOc2yS5ivckXBbFy-A_aem_j3YM-nNMZLA7FaSemMgPMg&_branch_match_id=1195686125552732090&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXB0QqCMBQA0L%2FpzRRNhSBCJZnVyjQoe5Ft3XQ2p2zV7KVv75z29Rr10rYlZRKMnpNxnAsun7Y3Bag4ZJrndP2gTPD7KjOVO3XEoO3OLwSg4h25qaCnbMKnKEZnJjztB12lyDuJk%2B5O%2FaC4hHQBlaPKHA%2FhxjFOj47M%2FZY%2B%2F7DnNabp14pqAn3deRW25AHf9lGYkhJ63OS4mf0UPEApLpuaqsFoUKukVUMPfwCT4hG5AAAA">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-afghanistan-orchestra-music-ban-carnegie-hall-portugal-rcna181146?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHJK5RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTcl3s56jYrauCBCjdb56RW7b4eY0rSPMo7E0w0mHOc2yS5ivckXBbFy-A_aem_j3YM-nNMZLA7FaSemMgPMg&_branch_match_id=1195686125552732090&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXB0QqCMBQA0L%2FpzRRNhSBCJZnVyjQoe5Ft3XQ2p2zV7KVv75z29Rr10rYlZRKMnpNxnAsun7Y3Bag4ZJrndP2gTPD7KjOVO3XEoO3OLwSg4h25qaCnbMKnKEZnJjztB12lyDuJk%2B5O%2FaC4hHQBlaPKHA%2FhxjFOj47M%2FZY%2B%2F7DnNabp14pqAn3deRW25AHf9lGYkhJ63OS4mf0UPEApLpuaqsFoUKukVUMPfwCT4hG5AAAA</a><br><br>Stunning Artworks Seized From the Mafia Go On Display at a New Exhibition in Milan<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stunning-artworks-seized-from-the-mafia-go-on-display-at-a-new-exhibition-in-milan-180985609/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50513479&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824872147&spReportId=MjgyNDg3MjE0NwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stunning-artworks-seized-from-the-mafia-go-on-display-at-a-new-exhibition-in-milan-180985609/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50513479&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824872147&spReportId=MjgyNDg3MjE0NwS2</a><br><br>Belgium Has Been Found Guilty of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ for Kidnapping Thousands of Children in Congo<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/belgium-has-been-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-for-kidnapping-thousands-of-children-in-congo-180985639/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50513479&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824872147&spReportId=MjgyNDg3MjE0NwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/belgium-has-been-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-humanity-for-kidnapping-thousands-of-children-in-congo-180985639/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50513479&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824872147&spReportId=MjgyNDg3MjE0NwS2</a><br><br>As ‘oldest Ten Commandments’ go up for auction, some scholars question authenticity<br><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-oldest-ten-commandments-go-up-for-auction-some-scholars-question-authenticity/">https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-oldest-ten-commandments-go-up-for-auction-some-scholars-question-authenticity/</a><br><br>Four Decades After the Fall of Argentina’s Dictatorship, a Fight Over the Country’s Darkest Chapter Is Reopening Grievous Wounds<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/four-decades-after-fall-argentina-dictatorship-fight-over-country-darkest-chapter-reopening-grievous-wounds-180985587/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50517474&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824992237&spReportId=MjgyNDk5MjIzNwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/four-decades-after-fall-argentina-dictatorship-fight-over-country-darkest-chapter-reopening-grievous-wounds-180985587/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50517474&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824992237&spReportId=MjgyNDk5MjIzNwS2</a><br><br>These Black Soldiers Fought for the British During the American Revolution in Exchange for Freedom From Slavery<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-black-soldiers-fought-for-the-british-during-the-american-revolution-in-exchange-for-freedom-from-slavery-180985617/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50517474&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824992237&spReportId=MjgyNDk5MjIzNwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/these-black-soldiers-fought-for-the-british-during-the-american-revolution-in-exchange-for-freedom-from-slavery-180985617/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50517474&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824992237&spReportId=MjgyNDk5MjIzNwS2</a><br><br><br><br>‘Book detectives’ step up hunt for Jewish-owned works looted by the Nazis<br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/style/hunt-nazi-looted-books-scli-intl/index.html?Date=20241211&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1733913164&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHKBS5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHT9JJjtVLA_vDVCBbS3KvLX-etDttMVloUgG4WCUCltjlGAuOanvtQJz7A_aem_brQDatXlBD0dWn5Pr0yfOg">https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/style/hunt-nazi-looted-books-scli-intl/index.html?Date=20241211&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1733913164&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHKBS5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHT9JJjtVLA_vDVCBbS3KvLX-etDttMVloUgG4WCUCltjlGAuOanvtQJz7A_aem_brQDatXlBD0dWn5Pr0yfOg</a><br><br>Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/alaska-japan-wwii-invasion-reparations-internment-attu-adaef3a637eb88e41a676292a1d3cc90">https://apnews.com/article/alaska-japan-wwii-invasion-reparations-internment-attu-adaef3a637eb88e41a676292a1d3cc90</a><br><br>80 years later, Glenn Miller's sudden disappearance remains unsolved<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/nx-s1-5206680/glenn-miller-disappearance-unsolved-80-years-later">https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/nx-s1-5206680/glenn-miller-disappearance-unsolved-80-years-later</a><br><br>Armenia’s earliest church<br><a href="https://the-past.com/news/armenias-earliest-church/">https://the-past.com/news/armenias-earliest-church/</a><br><br>Echoes of ancient Dacia<br><a href="https://the-past.com/review/museum/echoes-of-ancient-dacia/">https://the-past.com/review/museum/echoes-of-ancient-dacia/</a><br><br>Early cocaine use in Europe<br><a href="https://the-past.com/news/early-cocaine-use-in-europe/">https://the-past.com/news/early-cocaine-use-in-europe/</a><br><br>Butchered bones suggest violent ‘othering’ of enemies in Bronze Age Britain<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067568">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067568</a><br><br>Why Union General Ulysses S. Grant Issued an Order to Expel Jews From Certain Confederate States During the Civil War<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-issued-an-order-to-expel-jews-from-certain-confederate-states-during-civil-war-180985615/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12172024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwY2xjawHOWqtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVwh6dDXmhRqiI6nlq6etQGqNmR30yE_j6zd8Wn82GdCZLsKTCFozvy1Pg_aem_yZCtNjVMmnjjG7pI4q6a0w">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-issued-an-order-to-expel-jews-from-certain-confederate-states-during-civil-war-180985615/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12172024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwY2xjawHOWqtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVwh6dDXmhRqiI6nlq6etQGqNmR30yE_j6zd8Wn82GdCZLsKTCFozvy1Pg_aem_yZCtNjVMmnjjG7pI4q6a0w</a><br><br>Meet the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/meet-100-most-significant-americans-all-time-180953341/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50532624&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2825410133&spReportId=MjgyNTQxMDEzMwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/meet-100-most-significant-americans-all-time-180953341/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50532624&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2825410133&spReportId=MjgyNTQxMDEzMwS2</a><br><br>Meet the Thirteen Yule Lads, Iceland’s Own Mischievous Santa Clauses<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Ancient inscription could rewrite history of Christianity north of Italy, archaeologists say<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inscription-amulet-history-christianity-italy-germany/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inscription-amulet-history-christianity-italy-germany/</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>These 500-Year-Old Cannons May Help Unravel the Mysteries of the Coronado Expedition<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-500-year-old-cannons-may-help-unravel-the-mysteries-of-the-coronado-expedition-180985688/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12202024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwY2xjawHSa09leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVHQ0cUfd49MRSXxnam3fe_z1DBmwh3nLNKe8OidNH8f_IF6Qs0_HCLUOw_aem_IOmZHLZEuTBzAhWqJL7BUQ">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-500-year-old-cannons-may-help-unravel-the-mysteries-of-the-coronado-expedition-180985688/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12202024&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwY2xjawHSa09leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVHQ0cUfd49MRSXxnam3fe_z1DBmwh3nLNKe8OidNH8f_IF6Qs0_HCLUOw_aem_IOmZHLZEuTBzAhWqJL7BUQ</a><br><br>Who Was Frances Perkins? Meet the Trailblazing Workers’ Rights Advocate Whose Homestead Just Became a National Monument<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-was-frances-perkins-meet-the-trailblazing-workers-rights-advocate-whose-homestead-just-became-a-national-monument-180985697/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50540913&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2825810785&spReportId=MjgyNTgxMDc4NQS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-was-frances-perkins-meet-the-trailblazing-workers-rights-advocate-whose-homestead-just-became-a-national-monument-180985697/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50540913&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2825810785&spReportId=MjgyNTgxMDc4NQS2</a><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br>Archaeology<br><br>Ancient pyramid uncovered during highway construction<br><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/mexico-highway-pyramid/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHDyqdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSmJTHfksTHmHXXByXSKGuQIx3hocI9j4nvH9iPDJ_aF3eVlcCzXCKmmLg_aem_4lmhS7v05ski-BcgrD1Q5A">https://www.popsci.com/science/mexico-highway-pyramid/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHDyqdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSmJTHfksTHmHXXByXSKGuQIx3hocI9j4nvH9iPDJ_aF3eVlcCzXCKmmLg_aem_4lmhS7v05ski-BcgrD1Q5A</a><br><br>Uncovering a Celtic chamber tomb<br><a href="https://the-past.com/news/uncovering-a-celtic-chamber-tomb/">https://the-past.com/news/uncovering-a-celtic-chamber-tomb/</a><br><br>Ocomtún: Discovering a Maya city<br><a href="https://the-past.com/feature/ocomtun-discovering-a-maya-city/">https://the-past.com/feature/ocomtun-discovering-a-maya-city/</a><br><br>Discovering a new Neolithic society in Morocco<br><a href="https://the-past.com/news/discovering-a-new-neolithic-society-in-morocco/">https://the-past.com/news/discovering-a-new-neolithic-society-in-morocco/</a><br><br>Archaeologists Discover Lost Burial Site of Enslaved People on President Andrew Jackson’s Tennessee Plantation<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-lost-burial-site-of-enslaved-people-on-president-andrew-jacksons-tennessee-plantation-180985671/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50532624&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2825410133&spReportId=MjgyNTQxMDEzMwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-lost-burial-site-of-enslaved-people-on-president-andrew-jacksons-tennessee-plantation-180985671/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50532624&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2825410133&spReportId=MjgyNTQxMDEzMwS2</a><br><br>A Mysterious Boulder Carved to Look Like a Tortoise Shell May Offer Evidence of Israel’s Earliest Ritual Ceremonies<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-boulder-carved-look-like-tortoise-shell-may-offer-evidence-israels-earliest-ritual-ceremonies-180985691/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-boulder-carved-look-like-tortoise-shell-may-offer-evidence-israels-earliest-ritual-ceremonies-180985691/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br><br><br> <br>Egyptology<br><br>German Archaeologists Discovered the Iconic Bust of Nefertiti in an Ancient Egyptian Sculptor’s Studio. Find Out Why Their Discovery Is Now One of Archaeology’s Most Controversial<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-archaeologists-discovered-the-iconic-bust-of-nefertiti-in-an-ancient-egyptian-sculptors-studio-find-out-why-their-discovery-is-now-one-of-archaeologys-most-controversial-180985565/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/german-archaeologists-discovered-the-iconic-bust-of-nefertiti-in-an-ancient-egyptian-sculptors-studio-find-out-why-their-discovery-is-now-one-of-archaeologys-most-controversial-180985565/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial</a><br><br>Egyptologists find ancient sword possibly wielded against the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’<br><a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/egypt-pharaoh-sword/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHPIXRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTQPClu1qVIYP-ld5kqIbvMQDofaNHF7d7BmkTme3PM9IU9Xi-UvmUQFzw_aem_ST0a80GBlTDNceRwShuceA&sfnsn=mo">https://www.popsci.com/science/egypt-pharaoh-sword/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHPIXRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTQPClu1qVIYP-ld5kqIbvMQDofaNHF7d7BmkTme3PM9IU9Xi-UvmUQFzw_aem_ST0a80GBlTDNceRwShuceA&sfnsn=mo</a><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br>General Science<br><br>Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_format=link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_id=E96A47A4-B64A-11EF-8C78-D532ACA2ACFD&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawHEMkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRTUJVxFu8xiSOOBlst84wGngpFeKNXBdecbYLX37LaQhqsRm37v0_A0kA_aem_BfTnIsKH6q1A7j1XS6QxlQ">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_format=link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_id=E96A47A4-B64A-11EF-8C78-D532ACA2ACFD&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawHEMkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRTUJVxFu8xiSOOBlst84wGngpFeKNXBdecbYLX37LaQhqsRm37v0_A0kA_aem_BfTnIsKH6q1A7j1XS6QxlQ</a><br><br> <br>Physics, Earth and Space Sciences<br><br>How to find a comet before it hits Earth<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-comet-earth.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJJk5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdAhQZt3DsH64sCyQO-eCLt2EImlXaaHtGh2zDShIoiytmrePCSlN2EMmw_aem_DpwG2lRIRQqiOe7LXfE01Q">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-comet-earth.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJJk5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdAhQZt3DsH64sCyQO-eCLt2EImlXaaHtGh2zDShIoiytmrePCSlN2EMmw_aem_DpwG2lRIRQqiOe7LXfE01Q</a><br><br>Astronomers Detect the Smallest Main Belt Asteroids Ever Found by Repurposing a Technique for Exoplanet Discovery<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-detect-the-smallest-main-belt-asteroids-ever-found-by-repurposing-a-technique-for-exoplanet-discovery-180985659/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50517474&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824992237&spReportId=MjgyNDk5MjIzNwS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-detect-the-smallest-main-belt-asteroids-ever-found-by-repurposing-a-technique-for-exoplanet-discovery-180985659/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50517474&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2824992237&spReportId=MjgyNDk5MjIzNwS2</a><br><br>NASA delays historic Artemis missions — yet again<br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-delays-historic-artemis-missions-yet-again">https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-delays-historic-artemis-missions-yet-again</a><br><br>MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067265">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067265</a><br><br>Magnetic tornado is stirring up the haze at Jupiter's poles<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066126">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066126</a><br><br>There's a weird, disappearing dark spot on Saturn's moon Enceladus<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/theres-a-weird-disappearing-dark-spot-on-saturns-moon-enceladus?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/theres-a-weird-disappearing-dark-spot-on-saturns-moon-enceladus?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social</a><br><br>NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds<br><a href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/paradigm-shifts-needed-in-mars-exploration-new-nasa-report-finds?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow">https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/paradigm-shifts-needed-in-mars-exploration-new-nasa-report-finds?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow</a><br><br>Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/extraterrestrial-life-may-look-nothing-like-life-on-earth-so-astrobiologists-are-coming-up-with-a-framework-to-study-how-complex-systems-evolve?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/extraterrestrial-life-may-look-nothing-like-life-on-earth-so-astrobiologists-are-coming-up-with-a-framework-to-study-how-complex-systems-evolve?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com</a><br><br>'Tragedy of the commons' in space: We need to act now to prevent an orbital debris crisis, scientists say<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/tragedy-of-the-commons-in-space-we-need-to-act-now-to-prevent-an-orbital-debris-crisis-scientists-say?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/tragedy-of-the-commons-in-space-we-need-to-act-now-to-prevent-an-orbital-debris-crisis-scientists-say?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com</a><br><br><br><br><br><br>Astronomers discover 7 new 'dark comets,' but what exactly are they?<br><a href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/comets/astronomers-discover-7-new-dark-comets-but-what-exactly-are-they?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.space.com/the-universe/comets/astronomers-discover-7-new-dark-comets-but-what-exactly-are-they?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social</a><br><br>Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nations<br><a href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/panama-austria-sign-artemis-accords-bringing-tally-to-50-nations?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/panama-austria-sign-artemis-accords-bringing-tally-to-50-nations?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social</a><br><br>Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years<br><a href="https://www.space.com/superflares-sunlike-stars-100-years?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com">https://www.space.com/superflares-sunlike-stars-100-years?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com</a><br><br>What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/juno/what-causes-volcanic-eruptions-on-jupiters-moon-io-scientists-arent-so-sure-anymore?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/juno/what-causes-volcanic-eruptions-on-jupiters-moon-io-scientists-arent-so-sure-anymore?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow</a><br><br>Japanese company space plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon<br><a href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/japanese-company-ispace-plans-to-land-helium-3-mining-missions-on-the-moon?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com">https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/japanese-company-ispace-plans-to-land-helium-3-mining-missions-on-the-moon?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com</a><br><br>SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launch-of-nasas-new-3d-sky-mapping-satellite-set-for-february-2025?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launch-of-nasas-new-3d-sky-mapping-satellite-set-for-february-2025?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social</a><br><br>'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve<br><a href="https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/we-are-preparing-to-make-history-nasas-parker-solar-probe-gears-up-for-epic-sun-flyby-on-christmas-eve?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social">https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/we-are-preparing-to-make-history-nasas-parker-solar-probe-gears-up-for-epic-sun-flyby-on-christmas-eve?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_medium=social</a><br><br>After accident on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/after-crashing-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-could-live-on-as-a-weather-station-for-20-years?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/after-crashing-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-could-live-on-as-a-weather-station-for-20-years?utm_medium=social&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow</a><br><br>How the 'Great Filter' could explain why we haven't found intelligent aliens<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/how-the-great-filter-could-explain-why-we-havent-found-intelligent-aliens?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/how-the-great-filter-could-explain-why-we-havent-found-intelligent-aliens?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=space.com&utm_source=twitter.com</a><br><br><br>Seismometers track atmospheric shock waves from incoming space debris<br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/seismometers-track-atmospheric-shock-waves-from-incoming-space-debris?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/seismometers-track-atmospheric-shock-waves-from-incoming-space-debris?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=space.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social</a><br><br>Does the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b have an atmosphere after all?<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-exoplanet-trappist-atmosphere.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHNHylleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSJeOyXHNvyyeYiJF0SzTRwvclEz7_BCZTrHAkg_uvy610lN1pPTR4bP6g_aem_HIJASxVGwyeBbeDlqRHRtA">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-exoplanet-trappist-atmosphere.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHNHylleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSJeOyXHNvyyeYiJF0SzTRwvclEz7_BCZTrHAkg_uvy610lN1pPTR4bP6g_aem_HIJASxVGwyeBbeDlqRHRtA</a><br><br>NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form<br><a href="https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-new-webb-telescope-images-support-previously-controversial-findings-about-how-planets-form-213312055.html">https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-new-webb-telescope-images-support-previously-controversial-findings-about-how-planets-form-213312055.html</a><br><br>NASA’s Starliner Astronauts Face Another Delay in Their Return Home, Drawing Out Their Unexpectedly Long Mission<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasas-starliner-astronauts-face-another-delay-in-their-return-home-drawing-out-their-unexpectedly-long-mission-180985690/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasas-starliner-astronauts-face-another-delay-in-their-return-home-drawing-out-their-unexpectedly-long-mission-180985690/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Dark energy 'doesn't exist' so can't be pushing 'lumpy' universe apart, physicists say<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-dark-energy-doesnt-lumpy-universe.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHSeLRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHd4Z-ezH0HzL37GdJdxpFVqbXMHx-smrhk_Dahw838HAyecwhbvJAUYd-g_aem_U43z2tKcs3WgyMo2y4ck_Q">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-dark-energy-doesnt-lumpy-universe.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHSeLRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHd4Z-ezH0HzL37GdJdxpFVqbXMHx-smrhk_Dahw838HAyecwhbvJAUYd-g_aem_U43z2tKcs3WgyMo2y4ck_Q</a><br> <br>Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources<br><br>The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Free-Floating Again, and It Could Help Build ‘Thriving Ecosystems’<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-largest-iceberg-is-free-floating-again-and-it-could-help-build-thriving-ecosystems-180985685/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-largest-iceberg-is-free-floating-again-and-it-could-help-build-thriving-ecosystems-180985685/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>First-of-its-kind study uses remote sensing to monitor plastic debris in rivers and lakes<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-kind-remote-plastic-debris-rivers.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHRIHpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcG8t8PofoEYw-hzk0RCGX0NIuZXWxv8vVYICbSPEForEykXeviyXTnhNg_aem_SpkXWG4Pim6tnY6cJR3gIw">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-kind-remote-plastic-debris-rivers.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHRIHpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcG8t8PofoEYw-hzk0RCGX0NIuZXWxv8vVYICbSPEForEykXeviyXTnhNg_aem_SpkXWG4Pim6tnY6cJR3gIw</a><br><br>ESA and NASA satellites deliver first joint picture of Greenland Ice Sheet melting<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-esa-nasa-satellites-joint-picture.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHSWSFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVbn2lUKN1-x_k2w4gco3a6v7vVuaut0HGqFWvYTULWhhhyBEe0mfPt2QQ_aem_09GzgsveZq7vluzr0x8gUg#google_vignette">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-esa-nasa-satellites-joint-picture.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHSWSFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVbn2lUKN1-x_k2w4gco3a6v7vVuaut0HGqFWvYTULWhhhyBEe0mfPt2QQ_aem_09GzgsveZq7vluzr0x8gUg#google_vignette</a><br><br>Climate change could overwhelm our sewers – here’s how green infrastructure could help<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-change-could-overwhelm-our-sewers-heres-how-green-infrastructure-could-help-244460">https://theconversation.com/climate-change-could-overwhelm-our-sewers-heres-how-green-infrastructure-could-help-244460</a><br><br><br><br><br> <br>Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences<br><br>Could This New Wearable Device Reduce Heat Stress in Construction Workers?<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-this-new-wearable-device-reduce-heat-stress-in-construction-workers-180985689/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-this-new-wearable-device-reduce-heat-stress-in-construction-workers-180985689/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Researchers discover new ocean predator in the Atacama Trench<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ocean-predator-atacama-trench.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHENCZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUclMPe08xpqPXnC31B4rXzQ_pKOyRxGQP1648lnD4_XJOuXeIaRW4zLDQ_aem_pnNkyjwipIQT33JqKIqj_Q">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ocean-predator-atacama-trench.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHENCZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUclMPe08xpqPXnC31B4rXzQ_pKOyRxGQP1648lnD4_XJOuXeIaRW4zLDQ_aem_pnNkyjwipIQT33JqKIqj_Q</a><br><br>Whale stuns scientists with epic 8,000-mile migration across three oceans<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/humpback-whale-record-migration-breeding-grounds-rcna183721">https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/humpback-whale-record-migration-breeding-grounds-rcna183721</a><br><br>Animal life discovered UNDER the seabed<br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cly5jg97w5qo?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJbcJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHStU_Es8g64J21_5qjLmuQuGp3UYVBBHuskF3eyRgpYuaVMbGjbzQ7TSuA_aem_DmjchD6eFlrDwS0Uqcj9ZA">https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cly5jg97w5qo?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJbcJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHStU_Es8g64J21_5qjLmuQuGp3UYVBBHuskF3eyRgpYuaVMbGjbzQ7TSuA_aem_DmjchD6eFlrDwS0Uqcj9ZA</a><br><br>Sealed with a kiss – scientists study if mistletoe can be used as surgical glue<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067529?s=09">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067529?s=09</a><br><br>Study of crisis pregnancy centers reveals misleading and dangerous claims<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066289">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066289</a><br><br>From food crops to cancer clinics: Lessons in extermination resistance<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065817">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065817</a><br><br>Manatees might be relatively recent arrivals to Florida, USF study finds<br><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1064917">https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1064917</a><br><br>Ancient clay remedy may have potential to boost modern gut health<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ancient-clay-remedy-potential-boost.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHP0rJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbN3UAMECm8yuOSHrzelrF9kvQDO_fV7LgsLe3TygYiY86IkvnOCEQI77g_aem_2NJVmxgLxGSmwQcAKqueYA">https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ancient-clay-remedy-potential-boost.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHP0rJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbN3UAMECm8yuOSHrzelrF9kvQDO_fV7LgsLe3TygYiY86IkvnOCEQI77g_aem_2NJVmxgLxGSmwQcAKqueYA</a><br><br>After the Death of Cassius, the World’s Largest Captive Crocodile, Scientists Are Trying to Solve the Mystery of His Age<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-the-death-of-cassius-the-worlds-largest-captive-crocodile-scientists-are-trying-to-solve-the-mystery-of-his-age-180985422/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-the-death-of-cassius-the-worlds-largest-captive-crocodile-scientists-are-trying-to-solve-the-mystery-of-his-age-180985422/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Scientists Just Dissected the World’s Rarest Whale in New Zealand. Here’s What They Found<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-just-dissected-the-worlds-rarest-whale-in-new-zealand-heres-what-they-found-180985678/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-just-dissected-the-worlds-rarest-whale-in-new-zealand-heres-what-they-found-180985678/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br><br><br><br>An Alabama Woman Got a Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant. Three Weeks Later, She Has ‘Never Felt Better’<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-alabama-woman-got-a-gene-edited-pig-kidney-transplant-three-weeks-later-she-has-never-felt-better-180985692/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-alabama-woman-got-a-gene-edited-pig-kidney-transplant-three-weeks-later-she-has-never-felt-better-180985692/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Creating ‘Mirror Life’ Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn<br><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/creating-mirror-life-could-be-disastrous-scientists-warn/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHOcYVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe3bT5cme2Px9lqDJAOHpKm-zg0h5UITscgAO9-C4UZZaskRInedthvIMg_aem_jem0ff1ijQka8YEoXMU10w">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/creating-mirror-life-could-be-disastrous-scientists-warn/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawHOcYVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe3bT5cme2Px9lqDJAOHpKm-zg0h5UITscgAO9-C4UZZaskRInedthvIMg_aem_jem0ff1ijQka8YEoXMU10w</a><br><br> <br>Other<br><br>Nothing to report<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br>Additional Informational<br><br>A World Parliament, Governance and Democracy in the 21st Century: Second expanded and updated edition<br><a href="https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/world-parliament-book/">https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/world-parliament-book/</a><br><br>Seven Long Centuries Ago, Dante Imagined the End of War and the Unity of Humankind<br><a href="https://www.wfm-igp.org/federalist-paper/seven-long-centuries-ago-dante-imagined-the-end-of-war-and-the-unity-of-humankind/">https://www.wfm-igp.org/federalist-paper/seven-long-centuries-ago-dante-imagined-the-end-of-war-and-the-unity-of-humankind/</a><br><br>AI predicts Earth's peak warming<br><a href="https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ai-predicts-earths-peak-warming?utm_source=PreventionWeb+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c8f0def44e-PreventionWeb+Newsletter%3A+Highlights+of+the+week&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b73053c1c6-c8f0def44e-363599758">https://www.preventionweb.net/news/ai-predicts-earths-peak-warming?utm_source=PreventionWeb+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c8f0def44e-PreventionWeb+Newsletter%3A+Highlights+of+the+week&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b73053c1c6-c8f0def44e-363599758</a><br><br>Tech funded by Planetary Society launches to the Moon next month<br><a href="https://www.planetary.org/articles/planetary-society-technology-about-to-launch-to-the-moon?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJbbhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU9Kjl9uvcVUQQ4Xqd7bgQvr_gBZZ_DMSrE0CVtVFc8eJjddbXnjlaYEOQ_aem_auuVsqEsgHeZokLHDro4IQ">https://www.planetary.org/articles/planetary-society-technology-about-to-launch-to-the-moon?fbclid=IwY2xjawHJbbhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHU9Kjl9uvcVUQQ4Xqd7bgQvr_gBZZ_DMSrE0CVtVFc8eJjddbXnjlaYEOQ_aem_auuVsqEsgHeZokLHDro4IQ</a><br><br>AC’s Deborah Lehr: United Nations Takes Bold Step to Address Illicit Trade in Antiquities<br><a href="https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/acs-deborah-lehr-united-nations-takes-bold-step-to-address-illicit-trade-in-antiquities/">https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/acs-deborah-lehr-united-nations-takes-bold-step-to-address-illicit-trade-in-antiquities/</a><br><br>How to Protect Outstanding Cultural Heritage from the Ravages of War? Utilize the System of Enhanced Protection under the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention<br><a href="https://thinktank.theantiquitiescoalition.org/how-to-protect-outstanding-cultural-heritage-from-the-ravages/">https://thinktank.theantiquitiescoalition.org/how-to-protect-outstanding-cultural-heritage-from-the-ravages/</a><br><br>Natural world heritage sites are at risk from climate change globally<br><a href="https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/natural-world-heritage-sites-are-risk-climate-change-globally?utm_source=PreventionWeb+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c8f0def44e-PreventionWeb+Newsletter%3A+Highlights+of+the+week&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b73053c1c6-c8f0def44e-363599758">https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/natural-world-heritage-sites-are-risk-climate-change-globally?utm_source=PreventionWeb+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c8f0def44e-PreventionWeb+Newsletter%3A+Highlights+of+the+week&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b73053c1c6-c8f0def44e-363599758</a><br><br>BepiColombo reveals Mercury in a new light<br><a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_reveals_Mercury_in_a_new_light">https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo/BepiColombo_reveals_Mercury_in_a_new_light</a><br><br>Interior and Justice Departments Release Best Practices to Improve Media Coverage of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Cases<br><a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-and-justice-departments-release-best-practices-improve-media-coverage">https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-and-justice-departments-release-best-practices-improve-media-coverage</a><br><br>XMM-Newton celebrates 25 years of breakthroughs<br><a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XMM-Newton/XMM-Newton_celebrates_25_years_of_breakthroughs">https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XMM-Newton/XMM-Newton_celebrates_25_years_of_breakthroughs</a><br><br>Scientists Share Early Results from NASA’s Solar Eclipse Experiments<br><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/scientists-share-early-results-from-nasas-solar-eclipse-experiments/">https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/scientists-share-early-results-from-nasas-solar-eclipse-experiments/</a><br><br>Biden-Harris Administration Releases 10-Year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization<br><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/3c61b3f">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/3c61b3f</a><br><br>Interior Department Announces Partnerships to Memorialize Stories and Impacts of Federal Indian Boarding School System<br><a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-partnerships-memorialize-stories-and-impacts-federal?utm_source=be4ebf35-259a-4a56-8f87-ab4f288c0d3c&utm_medium=organic_li&utm_campaign=OSM_hiring">https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-partnerships-memorialize-stories-and-impacts-federal?utm_source=be4ebf35-259a-4a56-8f87-ab4f288c0d3c&utm_medium=organic_li&utm_campaign=OSM_hiring</a><br><br>6th Summit for Space Sustainability Wrap-Up Report<br><a href="https://www.swfsummit.org/?utm_source=Master+List+%28Merged%29&utm_campaign=7c56afc926-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_05_01_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-2a016d2020-272560066&mc_cid=7c56afc926&mc_eid=1278109aa1#wrapup">https://www.swfsummit.org/?utm_source=Master+List+%28Merged%29&utm_campaign=7c56afc926-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_05_01_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-2a016d2020-272560066&mc_cid=7c56afc926&mc_eid=1278109aa1#wrapup</a><br><br>Monuments Men and Women Foundation Newsletter<br><a href="https://bos.etapestry.com/prod/viewEmailAsPage.do?erRef=1237.0.5911409&databaseId=MonumentsMenFoundationFortheP&mailingId=47021986&jobRef=1237.0.181035136&key=4e8412ad48562e3c9934f45c3e144d48&personaRef=1237.0.5911408&memberId=1638661242">https://bos.etapestry.com/prod/viewEmailAsPage.do?erRef=1237.0.5911409&databaseId=MonumentsMenFoundationFortheP&mailingId=47021986&jobRef=1237.0.181035136&key=4e8412ad48562e3c9934f45c3e144d48&personaRef=1237.0.5911408&memberId=1638661242</a><br><br>Once upon a thing: stories, storytelling, and encounters with objects in ancient Egypt<br><a href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/events/once-upon-a-thing-stories-storytelling-and-encounters-with-objects-in-ancient-egypt.html">https://www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/events/once-upon-a-thing-stories-storytelling-and-encounters-with-objects-in-ancient-egypt.html</a><br><br>2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology<br><a href="https://www.archaeological.org/2025-aia-awards-spotlight-pomerance-award-for-scientific-contributions-to-archaeology/">https://www.archaeological.org/2025-aia-awards-spotlight-pomerance-award-for-scientific-contributions-to-archaeology/</a><br><br>An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage in Illinois<br><a href="https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/132234?fbclid=IwY2xjawHNGMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe1BgwzZ7Xyh5Vlzu4tZccP29WGcDdSunflKeiwX7Wtq47PYKSIW2aCo8g_aem_hqmDjlC0ZG-QND1HwQTwjw">https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/132234?fbclid=IwY2xjawHNGMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe1BgwzZ7Xyh5Vlzu4tZccP29WGcDdSunflKeiwX7Wtq47PYKSIW2aCo8g_aem_hqmDjlC0ZG-QND1HwQTwjw</a><br><br>NASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station Development<br><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-sees-progress-on-starlab-commercial-space-station-development/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHOcl9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV43Jhmy6vTOzYT4hVsLMM4MLq2Han2e-TS9p_FvkxmkP5IYnl03QU8uLg_aem_mRuJhJ3ZcJC8uCmMwP2U6Q">https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-sees-progress-on-starlab-commercial-space-station-development/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHOcl9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV43Jhmy6vTOzYT4hVsLMM4MLq2Han2e-TS9p_FvkxmkP5IYnl03QU8uLg_aem_mRuJhJ3ZcJC8uCmMwP2U6Q</a><br><br>Secure World Foundation Newsletter<br><a href="https://mailchi.mp/swfound.org/october-2023-newsletter-6147183?e=1278109aa1">https://mailchi.mp/swfound.org/october-2023-newsletter-6147183?e=1278109aa1</a><br><br>Aurelia Institute Newsletter<br><a href="https://mailchi.mp/aureliainstitute/aurelia-in-2024?e=57e055f9a1">https://mailchi.mp/aureliainstitute/aurelia-in-2024?e=57e055f9a1</a><br><br>More NASA Science, Tech will Fly to Moon Aboard Future Firefly Flight<br><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/more-nasa-science-tech-will-fly-to-moon-aboard-future-firefly-flight/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=NASA+Artemis&utm_campaign=NASASocial&linkId=692455529&fbclid=IwY2xjawHQOql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