Weekly Science Report 8-11-23
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- Aug 12, 2023
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Weekly Science Report
August 11, 2023
“The basis of this knowledge Gnosis, the fundamental principles on which all the teachings rested, was the essential inherent divine nature of man, and the consequent possibility of becoming by self-knowledge a god-like being”.
William Kingsland
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
Seven generations of a prehistoric family mapped with ancient DNA
The heaviest animal ever? Massive whale that lived 40 million years ago found in desert
Genetic study finds evidence for early contact between farmers and pastoralists in Black Sea region
Archaeologists refute claims that a comet destroyed Hopewell culture
Fossil of Tiny, Extinct Whale Discovered in Egypt, Named for King Tut
It’s been called ‘the greatest museum of prehistoric art’—but few tourists know it exists
300,000-year-old skull found in China unlike any early human seen before
Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of cattle in the Americas
Extreme cooling ended the first human occupation of Europe
History
Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia – but does a geographical location for pivotal Bible event even exist?
Spain identifies 212 German, Austrian and Dutch fighters who went missing during Spanish Civil War
A museum’s historic human remains are now the center of an ethics clash
Eyeing the future, DoD leaders reflect on 75 years of desegregation
An Arkansas judge has blocked a law targeting librarians over 'harmful' books
Babylonians Used Applied Geometry 1,000 Years Before Pythagoras
Traditional elm bark lodges return to Minnesota
Florida county to teach Shakespeare in excerpts-only under new state rules
Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says
Biden is creating a new national monument near the Grand Canyon
Ancient DNA reveals the living descendants of enslaved people through 23andMe
Newly unearthed footage shows US soldiers saving Jews from Holocaust train
Archaeology
How scientists lasered in on a 'monumental' Maya city — with actual lasers
In Peru, discovery of ancient ruins outpaces authorities' ability to care for them
Archaeologists uncover Europe's oldest lakeside village underwater, find "treasure trove"
Sacred place and astronomical observatory: New research on the Middle Neolithic circular enclosure of Goseck
Archaeologists Discover Entrance to the Zapotec Underworld Beneath a Church in Mexico
Roman road network identified in Devon and Cornwall
'Lost' 1,500-year-old Teotihuacan village discovered in the heart of Mexico City
Bronze Age Pyramid Discovered in Kazakhstan
Off the Grid: The Ancient City of Cuicuilco, Mexico
Egyptology
Nothing to report
General Science
Claims of revolutionary superconductor LK-99 are meeting resistance. Here's what you need to know
An origami-inspired universally deformable module for robotics applications
Scientists pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Scientists Shot Lasers at a Lunar Orbiter for a Decade. Then, One Bounced Back
NASA lab hopes to find life's building blocks in asteroid sample
Earth to Voyager: NASA detects signal from spacecraft, 2 weeks after losing contact
The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space
Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature
AI algorithm discovers 'potentially hazardous' asteroid 600 feet wide in a 1st for astronomy
Space Energy: Will Space-Based Solar Power Be the Wave of the Future?
Hundred-year storms? That's how long they last on Saturn
After 17 years, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft makes its first Earth flyby
Muon Mystery Deepens with Latest Measurements
Russia Launches First Moon Mission after Half-Century Hiatus
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Unesco recommends against Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’ listing but Australia warned more action needed
Brazil’s Lula pushes end to deforestation, stumbles on fossil fuels
Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
How climate change will affect your pet – and how to help them cope
https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-will-affect-your-pet-and-how-to-help-them-cope-210724
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells
Smithsonian Expedition Yields a New Species of Deep-Sea Coral
Researchers build a DNA structure and coat it with glass, creating a very low density, very strong material
What we know — and don't know — about the FDA-approved postpartum depression pill
When a brain injury impairs memory, a pulse of electricity may help
A worm that survived 46,000 years in permafrost wows scientists
Other
Loch Ness Centre wants "new generation of monster hunters" for biggest search in 50 years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/loch-ness-centre-monster-nessie-search-new-generation-hunters-scotland/
Additional Informational
Forgotten Victims: The Nazi Genocide of the Roma and the Sinti
The Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness
Aurelia Institute Newsletter
The Role of Institutional Leaders in Driving Lasting Change in the STEM Ecosystem
A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
A 36,200-year-old carving from Grotte des Gorges, Amange, Jura, France
Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Applaud President Biden’s Designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
American Institute for Conservation and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, CLIMATE RESILIENCE RESOURCES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE
World Monuments Fund, Heritage Buildings of Beirut
World Monuments Fund, Mam Rashan Shrine
PBS NOVA, Ancient Pyramids Uncovered in the Amazon- Video
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