<div dir="ltr">Weekly Science Report<br>January 17, 2025<br><br>“Archaeology gives us the power to ask questions of the past and of ourselves, about how we got here, what our values are, and the tools to choose whether and how we bring them forward with us into the future.”<br>Dr. Marcy Rockman<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>Baby Buried with Care 10,000 Years Ago Found in Italian Cave<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/10000-year-old-burial-of-baby-found-in-italian-cave-180979224/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12282024&utm_content=archival&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2m-PBIfsy1D6tzieDDIulpOBVpEEtgtKqaN0lm9sQiGUAEVlLzEDp-sUQ_aem_KruiBb08bhqqCKI9sl54jA&sfnsn=mo">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/10000-year-old-burial-of-baby-found-in-italian-cave-180979224/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12282024&utm_content=archival&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2m-PBIfsy1D6tzieDDIulpOBVpEEtgtKqaN0lm9sQiGUAEVlLzEDp-sUQ_aem_KruiBb08bhqqCKI9sl54jA&sfnsn=mo</a><br><br>Scientists Say Bakers Were Making an Early Version of Focaccia Bread 9,000 Years Ago<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-bakers-were-making-an-early-version-of-focaccia-bread-9000-years-ago-180985684/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50553209&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2826284949&spReportId=MjgyNjI4NDk0OQS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-bakers-were-making-an-early-version-of-focaccia-bread-9000-years-ago-180985684/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50553209&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2826284949&spReportId=MjgyNjI4NDk0OQS2</a><br><br>Newly Described Fossil from Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2024/12/12/open-wide-newly-described-fossil-from-wyoming-sheds-light-on-when-frogs-and-toads-lost-their-teeth/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2024/12/12/open-wide-newly-described-fossil-from-wyoming-sheds-light-on-when-frogs-and-toads-lost-their-teeth/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Paleontologists Are Still Unraveling the Mystery of the First Dinosaur<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/paleontologists-are-still-unraveling-the-mystery-of-the-first-dinosaur-180983672/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/paleontologists-are-still-unraveling-the-mystery-of-the-first-dinosaur-180983672/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Researchers Track Down When Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans Interbred Using Ancient Genomes<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-track-down-when-neanderthals-and-early-modern-humans-interbred-using-ancient-genomes-180985665/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-track-down-when-neanderthals-and-early-modern-humans-interbred-using-ancient-genomes-180985665/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Footprints Reveal Two Early Human Species Walked the Same Lakeshore in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/footprints-reveal-two-early-human-species-walked-the-same-lakeshore-in-kenya-15-million-years-ago-180985561/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/footprints-reveal-two-early-human-species-walked-the-same-lakeshore-in-kenya-15-million-years-ago-180985561/?utm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ts-still-dont-know-why-180985622/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/james-webb-telescope-confirms-the-universe-is-expanding-faster-than-we-thought-and-scientists-still-dont-know-why-180985622/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds reportedly crashes into village in Kenya<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/space-debris-reportedly-crashes-village-kenya/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=702695732&fbclid=IwY2xjawHjeyNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTnKc8l9FkYXR0CEk1beTbki2PlyhvImXk-Cdwh1HGVEwqrwc-8KWhxujw_aem_golTq4Nmku9xGb9M920l9w">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/space-debris-reportedly-crashes-village-kenya/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=702695732&fbclid=IwY2xjawHjeyNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTnKc8l9FkYXR0CEk1beTbki2PlyhvImXk-Cdwh1HGVEwqrwc-8KWhxujw_aem_golTq4Nmku9xGb9M920l9w</a><br><br>The moon may be more than 100 million years older than previously thought, study finds<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/moon-age-older-study-rcna184499">https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/moon-age-older-study-rcna184499</a><br><br>How the Aurelia Institute is designing a self-assembling space station<br><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91242689/how-the-aurelia-institute-is-designing-a-self-assembling-space-station">https://www.fastcompany.com/91242689/how-the-aurelia-institute-is-designing-a-self-assembling-space-station</a><br><br>NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-nasa-cheaper-quicker-mars-soil.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHqdoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHURaK7TgNy1lXbx_HEgBVvBUQTdFOXaboCz8NuKNJbJcu211WaOg-fcZxQ_aem_H6CStTdnThz0eofq6_a10Q#google_vignette">https://phys.org/news/2025-01-nasa-cheaper-quicker-mars-soil.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHqdoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHURaK7TgNy1lXbx_HEgBVvBUQTdFOXaboCz8NuKNJbJcu211WaOg-fcZxQ_aem_H6CStTdnThz0eofq6_a10Q#google_vignette</a><br><br>Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/outgoing-nasa-administrator-urges-incoming-leaders-to-stick-with-artemis-plan/">https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/outgoing-nasa-administrator-urges-incoming-leaders-to-stick-with-artemis-plan/</a><br><br>How a quantum innovation may quash the idea of the multiverse<br><a href="https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/mg26435252-200-how-a-quantum-innovation-may-quash-the-idea-of-the-multiverse/">https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/mg26435252-200-how-a-quantum-innovation-may-quash-the-idea-of-the-multiverse/</a><br><br>Origins of black holes are revealed in their spin, gravitational wave data analysis finds<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-black-holes-revealed-gravitational-analysis.html#google_vignette">https://phys.org/news/2025-01-black-holes-revealed-gravitational-analysis.html#google_vignette</a><br><br>SpaceX: Lowering Starlink Satellite Orbits Reduces Impact on Astronomy<br><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-lowering-starlink-satellite-orbits-reduces-impact-on-astronomy">https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-lowering-starlink-satellite-orbits-reduces-impact-on-astronomy</a><br><br>Antarctica ice melt could cause 100 hidden volcanoes to erupt<br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarctica-ice-melt-could-cause-100-hidden-volcanoes-to-erupt">https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarctica-ice-melt-could-cause-100-hidden-volcanoes-to-erupt</a><br><br>Sunken worlds under the Pacific? High-res models reveal workings of Earth's mantle<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-sunken-worlds-pacific-high-res.html">https://phys.org/news/2025-01-sunken-worlds-pacific-high-res.html</a><br><br>US company Firefly Aerospace to launch for moon next week<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-company-firefly-aerospace-moon-week.html">https://phys.org/news/2025-01-company-firefly-aerospace-moon-week.html</a><br><br>Scientists find hidden 'hotspot' that helped create the Great Lakes before North America even existed<br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-discover-ancient-hotspot-that-birthed-the-great-lakes-300-million-years-ago">https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-discover-ancient-hotspot-that-birthed-the-great-lakes-300-million-years-ago</a><br><br>Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypyg4vq8ko?at_campaign_type=owned&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_format=image&at_link_id=BE7F6CAE-CEC3-11EF-A28E-DFFC969EB4DF&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawHt-3ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRJfIm0hxzD4r73mrkXT1EiF3DBk4pHE7vWN8MXwvhshJ42NIRhfqHlpQw_aem_ql63jBB8XJb0gTTTRtCKTA">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypyg4vq8ko?at_campaign_type=owned&at_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s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/inside-one-scientists-quest-to-understand-why-climate-change-is-making-europes-highest-peak-more-dangerous-180985686/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50591051&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2860977125&spReportId=Mjg2MDk3NzEyNQS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/inside-one-scientists-quest-to-understand-why-climate-change-is-making-europes-highest-peak-more-dangerous-180985686/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50591051&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2860977125&spReportId=Mjg2MDk3NzEyNQS2</a><br><br>Scientists Drill 1.7 Miles Into Antarctic Ice, Revealing 1.2 Million Years of Climate History<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-drill-17-miles-into-antarctic-ice-revealing-12-million-years-of-climate-history-180985809/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-drill-17-miles-into-antarctic-ice-revealing-12-million-years-of-climate-history-180985809/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands<br><a href="https://www.popsci.com/environment/minesto-dragon-kite-turbine/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHyI99leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTJZu75_4mMzY0FZPStg67CXRJfNyFlHXkE2lVT1WP49Ojd8pSRqMmNdaA_aem_o4ydSn6k-SPHwRUGr0Xmfg">https://www.popsci.com/environment/minesto-dragon-kite-turbine/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHyI99leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTJZu75_4mMzY0FZPStg67CXRJfNyFlHXkE2lVT1WP49Ojd8pSRqMmNdaA_aem_o4ydSn6k-SPHwRUGr0Xmfg</a><br><br><br><br><br> <br>Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences<br><br>Some Whales Live Much Longer Than Previously Thought, a Discovery That Could Change How We Protect Them<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-whales-live-much-longer-than-previously-thought-a-discovery-that-could-change-how-we-protect-them-180985732/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50553209&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2826284949&spReportId=MjgyNjI4NDk0OQS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-whales-live-much-longer-than-previously-thought-a-discovery-that-could-change-how-we-protect-them-180985732/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50553209&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2826284949&spReportId=MjgyNjI4NDk0OQS2</a><br><br>Expedition Discovers 27 New Species in Peru, From an ‘Exceedingly Rare’ Amphibious Mouse to a Blob-Headed Fish<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/expedition-discovers-27-new-species-in-peru-from-an-exceedingly-rare-amphibious-mouse-to-a-blob-headed-fish-180985721/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50553209&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2826284949&spReportId=MjgyNjI4NDk0OQS2">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/expedition-discovers-27-new-species-in-peru-from-an-exceedingly-rare-amphibious-mouse-to-a-blob-headed-fish-180985721/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50553209&spUserID=MTczNzQ5ODU5NjUxOAS2&spJobID=2826284949&spReportId=MjgyNjI4NDk0OQS2</a><br><br>Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/africa-aids-hiv-infection-prevention-shot-sunlenca-a94b83717f5b61987822335e11398428">https://apnews.com/article/africa-aids-hiv-infection-prevention-shot-sunlenca-a94b83717f5b61987822335e11398428</a><br><br>Can a New DNA Database Help Save This Incredible Sea Turtle?<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-new-dna-database-help-save-hawksbill-sea-turtle-180985630/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-new-dna-database-help-save-hawksbill-sea-turtle-180985630/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Squirrels Are Displaying ‘Widespread Carnivorous Behavior’ for the First Time in a California Park, New Study Finds<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squirrels-are-displaying-widespread-carnivorous-behavior-for-the-first-time-in-a-california-park-new-study-finds-180985707/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squirrels-are-displaying-widespread-carnivorous-behavior-for-the-first-time-in-a-california-park-new-study-finds-180985707/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053</a><br><br>Scientists Warn of an ‘Unprecedented Risk’ From Synthetic ‘Mirror Life,’ Built With a Reverse Version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