Weekly Science Report 7-26-24
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- Jul 28, 2024
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Weekly Science Report
July 26, 2024
“Right up to the very end, life must be worn gloriously, because until our last moment the future is what we make it.”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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
New geological dating techniques place first European hominids in Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago
Human evolution expert awarded CMNH endowed chair for work in studying early tools
Neanderthals and modern humans mingled early and often
One Ancient Fossil Named Tina May Have Rewritten the Story of Human Evolution
Stegosaurus ‘Apex’ sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire
Ancient marine animal had inventive past despite being represented by few species, new study finds
Rare fossils reveal secrets of mammal evolution
Early humans likely prompted the demise of woolly mammoths and other ancient species: Study
Taco-shaped arthropod fossils give new insights into the history of the first mandibulates
Our last common ancestor lived 4.2 billion years ago—perhaps hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought
Why did Homo sapiens outlast all other human species?
New evidence on ancient human migration through Indonesia to Australia
Research confirms that ancient Tasmania was not a 'wilderness,' but an indigenous cultural landscape
Scientists try to replicate ancient butchering methods to learn how Neanderthals ate birds
The first farmers often made landscapes more biodiverse – our research could have lessons for rewilding today
History
A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves
Inside "Scattergood," the oldest structure on the CIA's campus
Pentagon panel to review Medals of Honor given to soldiers at the Wounded Knee massacre
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 port explosion
Photos show reclusive tribe on Peru beach searching for food: "A humanitarian disaster in the making"
Chemical analyses find hidden elements from renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe's alchemy laboratory
Rock art and archaeological record reveal man's complex relationship with Amazonian animals
History's Oldest Roads Shaped Civilizations Since 4000 B.C.
This Little-Known Civil Rights Activist Refused to Give Up His Bus Seat Four Years Before Rosa Parks Did
The Brothers Who Asserted Their Right to Free Speech in Tudor England
The Real Story Behind Netflix’s ‘The Decameron’
Archaeology
Gravitational Wave Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Analog Computer
Researchers Unearth Mysterious Structure Beneath Maya Ball Court
Archaeologists Found a Stunning Ancient Rock That May Reveal a Lost Civilization
Archaeologists make stunning underwater discovery of ancient mosaic in sea off Italy
Ruins of Centuries-Old Palace That Housed Dozens of Popes Discovered in Rome
Teotihuacan's 'Pyramid of the Moon' is aligned with the solstice sun, researchers argue
This Wooden Structure Is Almost Half a Million Years Old, and has a Mystery Builder
Remains of hundreds of 7,000-year-old 'standing stone circles' discovered in Saudi Arabia
Egyptology
Rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs found underwater near Aswan
ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM ANCIENT TOMBS IN NORTHERN EGYPT
General Science
Nothing to report
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
‘Amazing’ new technology set to transform the search for alien life
Telescope tag-team discovers 10 strange and exotic pulsars
NASA transmits hip-hop song to deep space for first time
‘Dark oxygen’ on ocean floor may rewrite Earth’s origins of life
Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds
Andes region formed in 4 stages over the last 24 million years, new modeling study suggests
SpaceX Starlink satellites made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past 6 months. What does that mean for space safety?
Drug expiration dates a problem for any mission to Mars
Chinese astronauts simulate a debris-strike emergency on the Tiangong space station (video)
Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 – the heaviest ever
Space is becoming an 'unsustainable environment in the long term,' ESA says
AI ‘deepfake’ faces detected using astronomy methods
Creation of a deep learning algorithm to detect unexpected gravitational wave events
Unidentified object spotted moving across the Moon
NASA cancels $450 million VIPER moon rover due to budget concerns
NASA's massive moon booster arrives at Kennedy Space Center
How China’s Chang’e 6 mission snagged the first samples of the Moon’s farside
Astronomers detect rare, huge 'super-Jupiter' planet with James Webb telescope
No, NASA hasn’t found life on Mars yet, but the latest discovery is intriguing
Boeing, NASA may have found ‘root cause’ of Starliner spacecraft’s issues, but astronauts are still in limbo
Space Telescope Begins To Reveal the Secrets of Exoplanet Atmospheres
A cave discovered on the moon opens up new opportunities for settlement by humans
Spacecraft to swing by Earth, moon on path to Jupiter
Study sheds more light on the nature of pulsar PSR J1227−6208
Kepler's 1607 pioneering sunspot sketches solve solar mysteries 400 years later
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride
Yosemite Park officials scold visitors about dirty habit that's 'all too familiar'
Climate model suggests extreme El Niño tipping point could be reached if global warming continues
Compact atmospheric water harvesting device can produce water out of thin air
Study explores win–win potential of grass-powered energy production
Scientists are trying to plant a billion oysters in New York City waters
Inside the Fight to Save the Indiana Dunes, One of America’s Most Vulnerable National Parks
New process uses light and enzymes to create greener chemicals
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Creature that washed up on New Zealand beach may be world's rarest whale — a spade-toothed whale
Expedition finds a 10-inch long millipede lost to science for 126 years
A 7th person with HIV is probably cured after stem cell transplant for leukemia, scientists say
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
Study addresses a long-standing diversity bias in human genetics
Other
Nothing To report
Additional Informational
NOAA’s GOES-U launches to orbit
Conservation Planning Curriculum for Native American Ranchers: Workbook
Giving Staying Power to Solar Power
The Book of Compassion
John Fiandaca, one of the original “Monuments Men,” dies at 97
Biden-Harris Administration Establishes Blackwell School National Historic Site as America’s Newest National Park
County, Native Americans work together to create ‘cultural tourism’
Thirty Years After Rwanda’s Genocide: Where the Country Stands Today
Biden-Harris Administration Advances Clean Energy Projects on Western Public Lands with Potential to Power Nearly 2 Million Homes
Secure World Foundation Newsletter
Evidence of a hydrated mineral enriched in water and ammonium molecules in the Chang’e-5 lunar sample
Asteroids Beyond Newsletter
ESA Space Environment Report 2024
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back
Interior Department Celebrates Selection of Pennsylvania’s Historic Moravian Bethlehem District to UNESCO World Heritage List
Challenges facing the human exploration of Mars
PRESERVING OUR PAST: A REVIEW OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SITE MONITORING TO PREVENT LOOTING
ICCROM Newsletter
Nadia's Initiative, “Mother and Justice” – A Mobile Memorial
ProCultHer-Net Technical Bulletin
Biden-Harris Administration Establishes Blackwell School National Historic Site as America’s Newest National Park
Genetics reveal ancient trade routes of Four Corners potato
Ancient DNA analyses imply brucellosis evolved with development of farming
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