Weekly Science Report

March 5, 2021
 
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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
 
Fossils of oldest member of huge dinosaur group found in Argentina
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-dinosaur-idUSKCN2AT3PU?
taid=603db8466d6e2d0001b9dd65&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:
+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
 
Neanderthal and early modern human stone tool culture co-existed for over 100,000 years
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-neanderthal-early-modern-human-stone.html
 
Mammal ancestors moved in their own unique way
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-mammal-ancestors-unique.html
 
Were it not for humans, woolly mammoths would have lived for 4,000 more years, simulation shows
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-humans-woolly-mammoths-years-simulation.html
 
A 4.4 million-year-old skeleton could reveal how early humans began to walk upright
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-million-year-old-skeleton-reveal-early-humans.html
 
Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-mammoths/teeth-from-siberian-mammoths-yield-oldest-dna-ever-
recovered-idUSKBN2AH2A0

 
Human ancestor 'Lucy' gets a new face in stunning reconstruction
https://www.livescience.com/lucy-taung-child-facial-reconstructions.html
 
Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-shift-scientific-consensus-demise-neanderthals.html
 
Study: Bahamas Were Settled Earlier Than Believed
https://today.tamu.edu/2021/03/01/study-bahamas-were-settled-earlier-than-believed/#:~:text=It's
%20believed%20early%20settlers%20to,the%20landscape%20of%20the%20Bahamas.&text=While
%20people%20were%20present%20in,50%20to%2065%20miles%20away.
 
 
 

History
 
The missing continent it took 375 years to find
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210205-the-last-secrets-of-the-worlds-lost-continent?ocid=fbfut
 
Lawmakers push for Holocaust education to be taught in schools
https://www.nwahomepage.com/knwa/lawmakers-push-for-holocaust-education-to-be-taught-in-schools/
 
Massive investment in social studies and civics education proposed to address eroding trust in democratic
institutions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/civics-social-studies-education-plan/2021/03/01/e245e34a-747f-
11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
 
Brazil's Indigenous communities mourn elders' deaths and the loss of their knowledge
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/brazil-s-indigenous-communities-mourn-elders-deaths-loss-their-
knowledge-n1259143
 
Dr. Seuss Enterprises Will Shelve 6 Books, Citing 'Hurtful' Portrayals
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/972777841/dr-seuss-enterprises-will-shelve-6-books-citing-hurtful-
portrayals?
utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR3Alg
dJ1wM0yAOG3890RDd4viJr_ye4r1mK7uQpzn-XAp5WRjn3baiYBrE
 
National park wants to tell the stories of Black, enslaved people in the Great Smokies that are lost in history
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/28/great-smokies-african-american-experience-project-
black-history/6850266002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-
newstopstories
 
U.S. deports former Nazi guard whose wartime role was noted on card found amid sunken ship
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/nazi-deported-germany-camp/2021/02/20/725e9876-
7329-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html?
utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
 
Some 2,500 languages face extinction: UNESCO official
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/some-2-500-languages-face-extinction-unesco-official-162589
 
She sued her enslaver for reparations and won. Her descendants never knew.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/24/henrietta-wood-reparations-slavery/?arc404=true
 
‘A Japanese Schindler’: The remarkable diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during WWII
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/27/chiune-sugihara-jews-holocaust-japanese-schindler/?
fbclid=IwAR0FtWkxBhBm0id3K3MTPsduTqNuRZ52oimro50fDafr3bXf-Tyo6834THw
 
Study Detects Traces of Ancient Australian Food Source
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9476-210217-australia-bogong-moths?
utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
 
 
 
Reasons to Be Optimistic: How Italy’s Art institutions Arose from the Pandemic
https://www.frieze.com/article/reasons-be-optimistic-how-italys-art-institutions-arose-pandemic?
fbclid=IwAR2WWkvEDrwmyM5ipP3Bc4_FYzB0hrR0OA8x7yZsYbRiZSBg_8jEMyrKryY
 
How ancient astronomy mixed science with mythology
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/how-ancient-astronomy-mixed-science-with-mythology
 
Rare diseases in the Bronze Age
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-rare-diseases-bronze-age.html
 
Under climate stress, human innovation set stage for population surge
https://source.wustl.edu/2021/02/under-climate-stress-human-innovation-set-stage-for-population-surge/
 

Archaeology
 
A 'Lamborghini' Of Chariots Is Discovered At Pompeii. Archaeologists Are Wowed
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/27/972118983/a-lamborghini-of-chariots-is-discovered-at-pompeii-
archaeologists-are-wowed?sc=18&f=1001
 
N.J. man allegedly carved a QAnon hashtag into a centuries-old stone at ‘America’s Stonehenge’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/04/qanon-americas-stonehenge-vandalism/?
utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1m3a-
rX56pKH7h1fsuWMPW5U_G5iJIxJw-i-xhs1qWGThTS_kiV4u6Gj4
 
Medieval treasure, Nazi pressure: Germany struggles to keep up with demands of its past
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/medieval-treasure-nazi-pressure-germany-struggles-keep-demands-
its-past-n1257623
 
France on hunt for centuries-old oaks to rebuild spire of Notre Dame
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/16/france-centuries-old-oaks-rebuild-spire-notre-dame-fire-
trees?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1613477597
 
Iron Age Pottery Found on Remote Scottish Island
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9433-210210-scotland-kilda-archipelago
 
Maya Mural Miracle
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/60-1301/trenches/314-chajul-guatemala-dance-conquest
 
Controversial art dealer's daughter will return over 100 antiquities to Cambodia
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/cambodia-khmer-artifacts-douglas-latchford/index.html

 
New light shed on Persepolis
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/458794/New-light-shed-on-Persepolis
 
Skeletons of WWII-era nuns murdered by Soviets unearthed in Poland
https://www.livescience.com/wwii-nuns-murdered-by-russian-army.html
 
Tintern 'secret' medieval tunnel system found by accident
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56281726
 
Journey of a skull: How a single human cranium wound up alone in a cave in Italy
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/p-joa022421.php
 
Hidden scenes in ancient Etruscan paintings revealed
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-etruscan-paintings-hidden-images.html
 
Temple of Heaven
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/415-2103/digs/9449-digs-china-temple-complex
 
 
 

Egyptology
 
Who Built the Pyramids?
https://harvardmagazine.com/2003/07/who-built-the-pyramids-html?fbclid=IwAR2-CKjdEjlRn-
pNAFCffo7W4_gUXR2tG58W93y7-oBEY7PDzG_MDIs1xgQ
 
Ancient beer factory unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-beer-factory-unearthed-archaeologists-egypt-n1257911
 
How did ancient Egyptians bake? After 54 loaves, scholar finds answers
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/how-did-ancient-egyptians-bake-after-54-loaves-scholar-finds-answers-
659163
 
Are the Egyptian Pyramids Aligned with the Stars?
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/are-the-egyptian-pyramids-aligned-with-the-stars
 
Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification
https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/
 
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
Nothing to report

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
Scientists begin building highly accurate digital twin of our planet
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-scientists-highly-accurate-digital-twin.html
 
'Space hurricane' that rained electrons observed for the first time
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/space-hurricane-rained-electrons-observed-first-time-rcna328?
cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
 
NASA releases new Perseverance pictures — including its final descent
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-releases-new-perseverance-pictures-including-its-final-
descent-n1258381
 
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover's parachute contained a secret message
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-perseverance-rover-parachute-hidden-message-binary-code/?
ftag=CNM-00-
10aab6a&linkId=112032780&fbclid=IwAR265tQxOzv2caaL1Mkd5wwt_xS9jLxK57svCsoOCO1amE8BEFk2F
oZ7oy8
 
NASA rover beams back first sounds ever recorded from the surface of Mars
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-rover-beams-back-first-sounds-ever-recorded-surface-mars-
rcna303
 
The Milky Way may be swarming with planets with oceans and continents like here on Earth
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-milky-swarming-planets-oceans-continents.html
 
Biotech fit for the Red Planet
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/f-bff021221.php
 
Comet Catalina suggests comets delivered carbon to rocky planets
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uom-ccs030521.php
 
Earth has a hot new neighbour -- and it's an astronomer's dream
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uons-eha030421.php
 
 
 
 
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-energy-decisions-widen-social-inequalities.html
 
'Kelp elevator' study shows promise for producing biofuel from giant seaweed
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-potential-marine-biofuel.html
 
Using mountains as 'water batteries' could cut UK's nuclear power need
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267953-using-mountains-as-water-batteries-could-cut-uks-nuclear-
power-need/?
utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0j0
LTucG6D7EVfGxHxil-jFYABuzXHmkPQqR_OXxYwyJ6gONEtRJwLgXU#Echobox=1614152281
 
Extinction threatens third of freshwater fish species, report finds
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/extinction-threatens-third-freshwater-fish-species-report-finds-
n1258591
 
A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/23/americas/space-solar-energy-pentagon-science-scn-intl/index.html?
utm_content=2021-02-24T06%3A30%3A07&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbCNN
 
Antarctic seals reveal worrying threats to disappearing glaciers
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-antarctic-reveal-threats-glaciers.html
 
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
'Providers Don't Even Listen': Barriers To Alzheimer's Care When You're Not White
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/02/972648710/providers-dont-even-listen-barriers-to-
alzheimers-care-when-youre-not-white?sc=18&f=1001
 
Scientists use lipid nanoparticles to precisely target gene editing to the liver
https://phys.org/news/2021-03-scientists-lipid-nanoparticles-precisely-gene.html
 
Sharks that glow in the dark? Scientists discover luminous deep-sea predators off New Zealand
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sharks-glow-dark-scientists-discover-luminous-deep-sea-predators-
new-n1259252
 
Kentucky mom alleges hospital workers missed her cancer — then covered up their mistake
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-mom-alleges-hospital-workers-missed-her-cancer-then-
covered-n1258533
 
Rapid 3D printing method moves toward 3D-printed organs
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uab-r3p030521.php
 
 
Other
 
FBI confirms report of 'long, cylindrical' UFO 'moving really fast' over New Mexico
https://www.wgal.com/article/unidentified-flying-object-ufo-spotted-over-new-mexico-fbi-confirms/35664484?
fbclid=IwAR1kcnv53JYsP2T8ErMSlUXXF7UA9OdwuWqppXLqWPSY-QRAnl2Y7h4W_kQ#
 
Elon Musk moved to Texas and embraced celebrity. Can Tesla run on Autopilot?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/23/musk-tesla-texas/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
Unearthing History: 2021 Virtual History Series, March 4 to October 7
https://www.avonctlibrary.info/2021/01/23/unearthing-history-2021-virtual-history-series/?
fbclid=IwAR275BNSStfLVt1Bv-Xvz3FtMjad47FFG_k_9nvadH9TwR1UoMYr5vpzBH8
 
Holocaust Encyclopedia, Martin Niemöller’
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/martin-niemoeller-first-they-came-for-the-socialists?
parent=en
%2F10764&gclid=Cj0KCQiAx9mABhD0ARIsAEfpavTw4VuqkevHsE0ASCHrDMZBTR6_9FcUAwwzUbV-
lBNmlXEbRBYB5TgaAobQEALw_wcB’’
 
NASA Scientists Complete 1st Global Survey of Freshwater Fluctuation
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasa-scientists-complete-first-global-survey-of-freshwater-
fluctuation
 
Nuclear Propulsion Could Help Get Humans to Mars Faster
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/nuclear-propulsion-could-help-get-humans-to-mars-faster
 
VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE, March 25
https://info.echoesandreflections.org/virtual-tour-of-the-anne-frank-house
 
IS IT FAKE NEWS? IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE CONTINUUM OF DISINFORMATION AND OTHER
"FALSE" NEWS Webinar, March 25
https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/it-fake-news-identify-and-address-continuum-disinformation-
and-other-false-news
 
Detecting single molecules and diagnosing diseases with a smartphone
https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-and-events/news/detecting-single-molecules-and-diagnosing-
diseases-with-a-smartphone.html?s=09
 
What's Worth More: A Cow's Milk or its Poop?
https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/news/cow-power-rising
 
‘Handy pen’ lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2021/acs-presspac-february-10-2021/handy-pen-
lights-up-when-exposed-to-nerve-gas-or-spoiled-food-vapors.html?s=09
 
Smithsonian, "THE CONJURE WOMAN" BY CHARLES W. CHESNUTT
https://transcription.si.edu/project/34727
 
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Fritz Gluckstein
https://www.ushmm.org/remember/holocaust-survivors/volunteers/fritz-gluckstein?
utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=survivoraffairs&utm_content=rememberingfr
itzgluckstein20210217
 
Twenty thousand sounds under the sea
https://en.unesco.org/courier/2021-1/twenty-thousand-sounds-under-sea