Weekly Science Report 9-8-23
- Emergency Manager's Weekly Report
- Sep 9, 2023
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Weekly Science Report
September 8, 2023
“The true meaning of Islam will not only focus on how Muslims worship but also on who we are: mothers, fathers, spouses, students, neighbors, friends. People who smile with pride at their child’s first step; laugh with friends over the old times; worry about exam results; cry at the sight of our children in pain. People just like you!”
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Kingdom of Jordan on being Muslim
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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How Neanderthal genetic material could influence nose shapes to this day
Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution?
Neandertals were the first hominids to turn forest into grassland 125,000 years ago
An ‘ancestral bottleneck’ took out nearly 99 percent of the human population 800,000 years ago
Oregon may be oldest site of human occupation in North America, archaeologists say
Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe, not in Africa, controversial study claims
How ancient bee burrows led to a better understanding of Neanderthals
Centuries-old technique reveals hidden '3D' animals in Paleolithic cave art
Ancient humans in Israel once ate elephants. When tusks went bust, weapons improved
Paleolithic hunter-gatherer hearths reveal changing vegetation in response to climate
A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
Ancient Yazidi heritage still under threat after Isis genocide
German Nazi-looted art panel calls for more powers and a new law
Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
Who Was the Real Pope’s Exorcist?
Loss of cultural landmarks in Lāhainā deeply affects community, Hawaiʻi historians
Evidence found of German mass execution by French Resistance after D-Day
'Stolen' totem pole prepared for return to Canada
New book looks into the life of Ira Hayes
Minnesota to make amends, return state land to Dakota people
Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet dictatorship
98-year-old German charged in thousands of Holocaust deaths at Nazi camp
Nazi camp guard Josef Schütz dies at 102
Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ due to poor records
Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76
Roman emperor statue seized from Cleveland Museum of Art in smuggling investigation
German tourist accused of damaging 16th-century statue in Florence
A Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot receives the Medal of Honor for a daring rescue
Rare archaeological finds show monastery was a social and religious hub
DNA analyses show St Helena's 'liberated' Africans came from West Central Africa between northern Angola and Gabon
The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the Nazis’ Top Nuclear Scientist
Why Historical Markers Matter
The Remarkable Story of WWII’s 6888th Battalion, as Told by the Women Who Were There
The Unlikely, Enduring Friendship Between Ireland and the Choctaw Nation
Amid the Horrors of the Holocaust, Jewish Musicians Composed Songs of Survival
Archaeologists Find Perplexing 4,000-year-old Canaanite Arch in Northern Israel
Great Wall of China severely damaged by workers looking for a shortcut
Remains of Tuskegee pilot who went missing during World War II identified after 79 years
Sacred Burial Site Discovered in Peru Predates The Inca Empire
Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle
Stone human 'effigies' unearthed at Aztec temple in Mexico City were likely looted in battle and offered to the gods
Archaeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years
Archaeologists find 'mystery' ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics
Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old priest’s tomb in Peru
Roman swords discovered in Dead Sea cave 1,900 years after Jewish rebellion
Archaeologists uncover parts of long-lost temple of a cult of Poseidon
Salmon bones confirm sustainable chum fishery for 2,500 years under Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Multiple types of testing reveal details of Bronze Age cremation remains
Archaeologists uncover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran
Bronze Age girl buried with more than 150 animal ankle bones, potentially to help her to the next world
Mysterious 17th-century 'cauldron' may be primitive submarine used to salvage treasure from a sunken galleon
Israeli teen finds 1,700-year-old bronze ring in ruins of Greek city
Unbottling the scent of the afterlife: New study of ancient Egyptian mummification balms
Archaeologists Are Using Modern Tools to Learn About Visitors to an Ancient Egyptian Temple
First revamped science policy falls short of fulfilling Biden’s promise to protect scientists, watchdogs say
New physics-based self-learning machines could replace current artificial neural networks and save energy
A new international space race is on — and it could junk up our pristine moon
Scientists map 1,000 feet of hidden 'structures' deep below the dark side of the moon
Russia reports ‘abnormal situation’ as Luna-25 tries to begin moon landing
Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem to reveal new properties of light waves
Predictions for the next 50 years of astronomy
What is OSIRIS-REx? Everything you need to know about the 1st NASA spacecraft to land on an asteroid
Japanese astrophysicists suggest possibility of hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt
Study hints at the existence of the closest black holes to Earth in the Hyades star cluster
What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?
Judge: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws
Former SpaceX Engineers Tout New Microreactor
This summer was the hottest on record across the Northern Hemisphere, the U.N. says
We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems - they will drown if we let the world warm above 2℃
Nudging food delivery customers to skip the fork drastically cuts plastic waste, study shows
Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in university researchers
Heat waves are hitting Antarctica too now
Bioengineered E. coli generates electricity from wastewater
Scientists Tried to Re-create an Entire Human Brain in a Computer. What Happened?
From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa
Artificial intelligence could help build pollen jigsaw of present and ancient flora
First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection
Study reveals proton beam therapy may shorten breast cancer treatment
Study finds vaping renders frontline immune cells unable to move to meet threats
Exercise-induced hormone irisin may reduce Alzheimer's disease plaque and tangle pathology in the brain
Fifth of known species on Earth found in Unesco world heritage sites – survey
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers
The Australian town where people live underground
Interior Department, Hualapai Tribal Leaders Celebrate Historic Indian Water Rights Settlement
MIT expert explains how concrete can serve as a natural 'carbon sink'
World Monuments Fund, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)—Orongo
World Monuments Fund, La Jalca Grande Project
Water Heritage and the Importance of Local Knowledge in Climate Action
Earth as a Transiting Exoplanet: A Validation of Transmission Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Retrieval Methodologies for Terrestrial Exoplanets
International Science Council Newsletter
Asteroid Day, The Boulders of Dimorphos
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