Weekly Science Report 10-4-24
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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.
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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
Did Neanderthals wear clothes?
‘Ancient Apocalypse’ Season 2 Confirmed By Netflix With Keanu Reeves Set To Feature
Can the 'hard steps' in the evolutionary history of human intelligence be recast with geological thresholds?
Who was the last Neanderthal?
Woolly rhino found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years
The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Society in Morocco Reveals an Ancient Farming Culture
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
Graves of Celtic princes suggest powerful role for women in ancient Germany
US justice department announces investigation into Tulsa race massacre
Artefacts held in Swiss private collection return to Latin America
Ukrainian artifacts stolen by Russia appearing on black markets, Kyiv says
Accept our king, our god, or else: The senseless 'requirement' Spanish colonizers used
Vikings May Have Run Into Indigenous Americans Before Columbus, Ivory Hints
Unexpected discovery of early sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia
Souvenir of New York: 1100 Achaemenid clay tablets returned home
'Secret teachings' about ritual Samurai beheading revealed in newly translated Japanese texts
The Indigenous artists keeping ancient rock art traditions alive
Ancient DNA Revolution
See a Newly Uncovered Throne Room in Peru That May Have Belonged to an Ancient Queen
The Real Story Behind the ‘Lee’ Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It
Archaeology
The World's Oldest Solar Calendar Might Have Been Discovered in Turkey
World's oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies
Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching Across Chile’s Deserts
Enigmatic archaeological site in Madagascar may have been built by people with Zoroastrian origins, research suggests
'Knife-wielding orca' and alien-looking figures among 300 Nazca Lines discovered in groundbreaking AI study
Archaeologists unearth more than 50 Viking skeletons at huge burial site
Artificial intelligence is detecting new archaeological sites in the Arabian Desert
Skeletons Discovered in Medieval Fort May be Victims of Mongol Invaders
Archaeologists shed light on the Tartessos culture's sustainable construction skills
Remains of 5,000-year-old farming society as large as ancient Troy discovered in Morocco
Hunting for the Lost Temple of Artemis
Sacrificial burial confirms Scythians' eastern origins
Egyptology
Is the Fall Equinox the Secret to the Pyramids’ Near-Perfect Alignment?
4,000-Year-Old Chamber of Ancient Egyptian Governor’s Daughter Unearthed in Assiut
General Science
Dueling robot wingmen take the stage
Chemists discovered the first new chemical bond in more than a decade
OpenAI weighs shift to for-profit structure as it finalizes funding deal
Human genome stored inside near-indestructible '5D memory crystal' that could survive to the end of the universe
Philippine research model targets ‘real-world solutions’
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
The Boosters: Liftoff at Musk’s SpaceX base was fueled by wheeling-dealing Texas politicians
NASA set to launch mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in search of signs of life
X-rays from a nuclear explosion could redirect an asteroid
NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
Titan implosion was "expected by everyone who had access to a little bit of information," submersible pilot says
Aliphatic hydrocarbons on Ceres' surface found to have short lifetimes
A Failed Star can Form Brown Dwarf Stars, Which Host Their Own Planetary Systems
Hopes of new physics dashed with measurement of hefty particle’s mass
'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, study hints — but we won't know for 3 more years
The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began
SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Are Leaking More Radio Waves Than Ever
Interstellar Travel Is Possible If We Break Into a Higher Dimension, Scientists Say
NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space
Where did Mars' atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be 'hiding in plain sight'
Radar Catches Oddly Shaped Stadium-Sized Asteroid Zooming Past Earth
NEID Earth Twin Survey discovers its first alien world
Hubble finds that a black hole beam promotes stellar eruptions
This exoplanet circling a dead star may mirror Earth's fate — if our planet survives a dying sun, that is
Scientists May Have Found A Whole New Region of Our Solar System
Gizmodo Science Fair: A Light-Propelled Spacecraft Soars Without Fuel
Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our sun
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
Space oddity: Most distant rotating disc galaxy found
Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable
Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe
Astronomers use Webb to probe a 'steam world' in the constellation Pisces
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Right whales and offshore wind: reflections on an uneasy coexistence
Space startup seeks to solve solar power's daylight problem
Takeaways from The Associated Press’ report on lost shipping containers
Special electrodes can split seawater to produce hydrogen fuel
World's oceans close to becoming too acidic to sustain marine life, report says
Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found
In a climate milestone, the U.K. — 1st to harness coal power — is among 1st to quit it
Environmental protections account for around 10% of fish stocks on coral reefs, global study finds
Arctic ozone reaches record high in positive step for climate
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Octopuses seen hunting together with fish in rare video — and punching fish that don't cooperate
How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature
Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop ageing
A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries
Mysterious orca group near Chile tracked down, revealing newly discovered hunting skills
Unexpected deep-sea discovery shines light on life in the twilight zone
Sea robins are fish with ‘the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab’
Montana rancher gets 6 months in prison for creating hybrid sheep for captive hunting
23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all its DNA data?
Harnessing natural killer T cells to advance cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors
Imaging in neurosurgery patients reveals the brain's waste-clearance pathways for the first time
U.S. duo wins Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA and gene regulation breakthrough
Other
Dr. Francis Collins explores his faith and science in new book, ‘The Road to Wisdom’
The Smithsonian’s New $2.5 Billion Fundraiser Is the Largest in Its History
Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades
Bikooh Agricultural Cooperative is making a difference
Additional Informational
Recently completed geophysical survey will help protect critical infrastructure from geomagnetic storms and space weather
Black Markets, Bad Faith, and the Illicit Trade in Ancient Artefacts
First-ever interagency sea level rise website is live
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Loan from the Republic of Yemen
ICCROM and United States to partner in $1 Million Project to Help Ukraine Safeguard its Cultural Heritage
The Netherlands will help Ukraine protect cultural heritage
Could Europa Clipper find life?
Find Exoasteroids and Peek into the Future
Apocalypse When? No Certainty of a Milky Way -- Andromeda Collision
A sub-Earth-mass planet orbiting Barnard’s star
Interior Department Leaders Revisit Legacy of Federal Indian Boarding Schools in Pennsylvania
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