Weekly Science Report

February 11, 2022

 
“The Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world, a world filled with
broken promises, selfishness and separations, a world longing for light again.”
Crazy Horse

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
 
Early humans placed hearth at optimal location in caves, for maximum benefit and minimum smoke
exposure
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-early-humans-hearth-optimal-caves.html?
fbclid=IwAR1tqYCw_sTL9KfIpl90fQQbvW0dkFHJ-xG2g6tm4Mwk_halyXcpT7_9HMs
 
Early human settlement on the Arabian Peninsula less influenced by climate than previously
thought
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-early-human-settlement-arabian-peninsula.html?
fbclid=IwAR3tbwHCoLiczPMj_K4WZKsCnhOn8tTwsdlChorM3waAsmaj4MsQfJMe_B4
 
Origin review: A genetic history of the Americas
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333710-700-origin-review-a-genetic-history-of-the-
americas/#Echobox=1643469931
 
Study uncovers first evidence of long-term directionality in origination of human mutation,
challenging neo-Darwinism
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-uncovers-evidence-long-term-directionality-human.html
 
Super mountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-supermountains-evolution-life-earth.html?
fbclid=IwAR0dSQ6emylvsH-ynuRxFLfScKrA_IfcLStjz6ZZvaG122pt2YFK-MmFbwU
 
Prehistoric human vertebra discovered in the Jordan Valley tells the story of migration from Africa
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-prehistoric-human-vertebra-jordan-valley.html?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=aa51b56f1d1f34bc&start_with_session_counter=3&ap
plication_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Genome of Steller's sea cow decoded
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-genome-steller-sea-cow-decoded.html?
fbclid=IwAR2bUoYYl9QX4zzWAEukupR7Z1tfmXbCO8POswBJ_8cRlYE6uPC02u-dhmo
 
Chimpanzees apply insects to wounds, a potential case of medication use?
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-chimpanzees-insects-wounds-potential-case.html?
fbclid=IwAR05Clp9QWxeJa3lItHUyJyB818izaFUljq5LmAurPkpuoDsgFXPBWMRLro
 
Earliest evidence of modern humans in Europe discovered in France
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/earliest-evidence-modern-humans-europe-
discovered-france-rcna15230?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3dzDxABTWv3wnx-
cloSH6gjPCusBklFOer5DFfdUXGoXM-
9EBzQQ5c_r0&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=af97c574ca9470fc&start_with_session
_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Hominin Bone in Israel Dated to 1.5 Million Years Ago
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10327-220208-israel-migration-evolution
 
Did an exploding comet help end an ancient Native American culture?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/04/comet-native-american-exploding-burst-
hopewell-ohio-air/?
fbclid=IwAR2560Q9HIdO31vNBzUQKtGDl3c2Jsiq2b56MJzeyp0ChpB45K7CLWzB28M
 
Sauro-Throat! Study finds first evidence indicating dinosaur respiratory infection
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942650
 
Construction may have damaged 112 million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Utah
https://www.livescience.com/construction-destroys-dinosaur-tracks-utah
 
 
 
 
 

History
 
Meet the ‘Most Important’ Jewish Woman in Medieval England
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-most-important-jewish-woman-in-
medieval-england-180979486/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2HAwZTqaPirEL5KVsB5K
eP6UqhmHt5EYCzekXsBpMz-HhFXxbX8oAS8l4
 
The Chief Designer of the ‘Titanic’ Saved Everyone He Could as His Ship Went Down
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chief-designer-titanic-saved-everyone-he-could-his-
ship-went-down-180962008/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR1uH9_2Ykq-
Tu_Q6SF670jzRXMya-5_gTZiirTEvZKeq2Qd8-sq57lmQ0Y
 
Former Nazi speaks in new BBC documentary- Video
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-60129088
 
Anne Frank's betrayal: Dutch publisher apologizes for book
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60204868
 
Northern Ireland marks 50 years since the Bloody Sunday killings
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076839081/northern-ireland-50-years-bloody-sunday?
sc=18&f=1001
 
The Women Rulers Whose Reigns Reshaped the Medieval Middle East
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-women-rulers-whose-reigns-reshaped-the-medieval-
middle-east-180979473/
 
Mel Mermelstein, Auschwitz survivor who challenged Holocaust deniers, dies at 95
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/02/01/holocaust-survivor-mel-mermelstein-
dead/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
 
'They’re going to be at peace'
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/theyre-going-to-be-at-peace?
fbclid=IwAR0eSg1GLLiAQGVArWloKVBz1G9Zn3radNkK-suerRW350zwJFCzzBRPHY8
 
Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/02/banned-books-list-to-kill-a-mockingbird-
maus/621428/
 
From slavery to socialism, new legislation restricts what teachers can discuss
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1077878538/legislation-restricts-what-teachers-can-discuss?
sc=18&f=1001
 
On its 150th anniversary, Yellowstone National Park celebrates its human history
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/02/03/yellowstone-anniversary-indigenous-people/
 
In Tunis, artisans and residents rally to rescue treasured old city
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2022/0208/In-Tunis-artisans-and-residents-rally-to-
rescue-treasured-old-city?
utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=FB&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=164435
0839
 
The Wrap: Ely S. Parker coin is out
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/the-wrap-ely-s-parker-coin-is-out
 
Unesco warns of crisis in creative sector with 10m jobs lost due to pandemic
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/feb/08/unesco-warns-of-crisis-in-creative-sector-with-
10m-jobs-lost-due-to-pandemic
 
Book aims to shine light on Romanian role in the Holocaust
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-germany-the-holocaust-bucharest-
d9ea18c37e2daa9d60f0eb558b146981?
utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AP
 
Mystery of missing World War II soldier from Mississippi solved after 8 decades
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andrew-ladner-world-war-ii-soldier-missing-1942-remains-
identified/
 
Wari leaders used hallucinogen to keep followers loyal 1,200 years ago, archaeologists say
https://www.livescience.com/wari-hallucinogen-to-keep-followers-loyal
 
Captains of industry: Australia’s ancient seafaring trade rewrites history
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/captains-of-industry-australia-s-ancient-seafaring-trade-
rewrites-history-20220128-p59s1s.html
 
Transforming the Enchanted Isles
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/455-2201/letter-from/10194-galapagos-islands-history
 
Pastor holds bonfire to burn to 'witchcraft' books like 'Twilight'
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pastor-holds-bonfire-burn-witchcraft-books-twilight-
rcna14931
 
African Heritage Sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea-level rise accelerates
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942890
 
In 1919, a Mob in Maine Tarred and Feathered Two Black College Students
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-1919-a-mob-in-maine-tarred-and-feathered-two-black-
college-students-180979492/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Archaeology
 
Australia's own Celtic stone circle alive with 'energy' and mystique after 30 years
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-31/standing-stones-in-glen-innes-turn-30/100780764
 
Japanese cabinet approves nominating mines for UNESCO list, defying South Korea's protest
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japanese-cabinet-approves-nominating-mines-unesco-
list-defying-south-koreas-2022-02-01/?
taid=61f8af1637b74f0001246329&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending
%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter&s=09
 
Archaeologists find evidence of Ancient Mayan cacao groves – study
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-695268?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=af6deff7412d4af7&start_with_session_counter=3&app
lication_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
'Threaded bone' rituals restored dignity after looting of Indigenous graves
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220201201143.htm?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a83662536f90dc89&start_with_session_counter=3&ap
plication_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
A Rogue Taliban Governor Has Been Digging Beneath the Ruins of the Bamiyan Buddhas, Chasing
a Rumor of Buried Treasure
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/bamiyan-buddhas-taliban-treasure-2069359
 
Bronze Age women altered genetic landscape of Orkney
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-bronze-age-women-genetic-landscape.html
 
Smithsonian museums struggle to keep national treasure above water
https://georgetownvoice.com/2022/02/05/smithsonian-struggles-to-keep-national-treasure-above-
water/
 
Archaeologists study small Roman town excavated near Aylesbury
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-archaeologists-small-roman-town-excavated.html
 
A dozen more Revolutionary War-era cannons have been found and raised from the Savannah River
https://us.cnn.com/2022/02/08/us/savannah-river-cannons-discovery/index.html
 
20 'Terracotta Warriors' discovered in pit around secret tomb of China's 1st emperor
https://www.livescience.com/terracotta-warriors-discovered-in-emperor-tomb
 
 
 
 
 
Egyptology
 
Egyptology Has a Problem: Patriarchy
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/egyptology-patriarchy/
 
UCLA professor draws modern-day comparisons to ancient Egyptian power in new book
https://dailybruin.com/2022/02/07/ucla-professor-draws-modern-day-comparisons-to-ancient-
egyptian-power-in-new-book?fbclid=IwAR1tafrVGpKz_LY8wRYZcWnGYMxgHeroh-
3Vt63KkjYGYBGRQLisOYkCWyc
 
Archaeologists Uncover 18,000 Ancient Egyptian ‘Notepads’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-18000-ancient-egyptian-
ostraca-180979543/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
An electric-plane pioneer has a plan to transform package delivery. It might work.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/31/innovations-evtols-electric-planes-
packages/?
utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0G0F5P3W
93SwYuelV_fDoT1Pdzkj2QoVwqoO1F31qfVWkLi9bGNMFUjfc
 
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-plant-derived-composite-tough-bone-hard.html?
fbclid=IwAR3T719bZnUj30G1s0p7mlm-B91tYzce7ExMDGTh2RG8lDG4gsRPMiQ5_pw
 
Uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter takes to the skies for the first time
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2307822-uncrewed-black-hawk-helicopter-takes-to-the-skies-
for-the-first-time/#Echobox=1644424715-1
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
NASA upgrades its asteroid hazard software to use sunlight
https://www.space.com/nasa-hazard-assessment-software-sunlight?fbclid=IwAR24lTXybg-
0OBwaDDaKT7ln6qZf8aEdjH2Hw9sW1YKp9W34t8_Ijfn67b0
 
Western US 'megafloods' during last ice age might not have been so mega
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-western-megafloods-ice-age-mega.html?
fbclid=IwAR3wmpavkggOJyz56q8hy6f9eGb6ORkDHprGaGjztKPOiWBsHGpoulmt2oA
 
‘Spooky’ object that unleashes periodic bursts of energy detected in Milky Way
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spooky-object-unleashes-periodic-bursts-energy-detected-
milky-way-rcna13469
 
Synthetic-aperture radar is making the Earth’s surface watchable 24/7
https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2022/01/29/synthetic-aperture-radar-is-making-
the-earths-surface-watchable-24/7
 
477-mile lightning bolt spanning 3 states sets world record
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/477-mile-lightning-bolt-spanning-3-states-sets-
world-record-rcna14323?
cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a5539a4fdb080277&start_wi
th_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Russian anti-satellite weapon test: What happened and what are the risks?
https://astronomy.com/news/2021/11/russian-anti-satellite-weapon-test-what-happened-and-what-
are-the-risks?
utm_source=asyfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asyfb&fbclid=IwAR3bU4s2h6-
fJO0I7oq-2jWMDTJhWdYP5-gHqooEl0jyuEBAjeD_Y0NfjLc
 
Rings in 'tree stump' crater found on Mars illuminate red planet's past climate
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/world/tree-stump-crater-mars-scn/index.html?
utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2022-01-
31T17%3A00%3A38&fbclid=IwAR2FoUVAdMtGFcd4oxrIf-
BRRUxD6GpQA7dgxZluC5MHk6CrI9ZTU3T9POA&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid
=a3775920ce43094f&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-
east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Physicists manipulate magnetism with light
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-physicists-magnetism.html
 
Why space is about to enter its nuclear age
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/why-space-is-about-to-enter-its-nuclear-age/
21807486?utm_medium=social-
media.content.np&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial-
social&utm_content=discovery.content&fbclid=IwAR1tr24IqmvHsqusErP7iRfmJEx-
kDUaZGqXbgDqIzSe96awxI5ApqSEka8&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=accbd6631
6504ed5&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-
1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Uncrewed Artemis I mission to Moon pushed back
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-uncrewed-artemis-mission-moon.html
 
 
SpaceX launches classified spy satellite as rapid-fire launch sequence continues
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launch-spy-satellite-national-reconnaissance-office/?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_paramstabida7a66fff3e47cdeestart_with_session_counter3application_
server_addressisolation1-us-east-1wssprodfireglass
 
Mutiny in Space: Why These Skylab Astronauts Never Flew Again
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mutiny-space-why-these-skylab-astronauts-never-
flew-again-180962023/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR3_0xxbcb6Ah9TWNGytGba
4W0yq1cZdMqtoVgtSnvETPiWjvsK3F-szII8
 
Earth's inner core is 'superionic', a state of matter somewhere between solid and liquid, study
suggests
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-02-10/earth-inner-core-superionic-iron-element-solid-
liquid-geophysics/100813000
 
Major African Radio Telescope Will Help to Image Black Holes
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/major-african-radio-telescope-will-help-to-image-black-
holes1/?
fireglass_rsn=true#Echobox=1644458494&fireglass_params&tabid=a2e4f0e78b2b65b7&start_wit
h_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
New planet detected around star closest to the Sun
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-planet-star-closest-sun.html?
fbclid=IwAR2Y8_4b3yXr5SxCtmB_idN8HwZRaLAletGVZiBef3Z3CCu4voi_cm1UukQ
 
First private mission to Venus could open new avenues for space exploration
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/first-private-mission-venus-open-new-avenues-space-
exploration-rcna14207
 
SpaceX will lose up to 40 satellites it just launched due to a solar storm
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/tech/spacex-starlink-solar-storm-satellites-scn/index.html?
fbclid=IwAR2DbOQl-oAKYTVnOP0uqHst54k5jF3UG0GSYkB3rUI9ahfeamI7hHVEj_0
 
Possible Third Planet Spotted around Proxima Centauri, Our Sun’s Nearest Neighbor Star
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/possible-third-planet-spotted-around-proxima-centauri-
our-suns-nearest-neighbor-star/
 
 
 
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy
Sources
 
Novel lithium-metal batteries will drive the switch to electric cars
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/24/1018102/lithium-metal-batteries-electric-vehicle-
car/?
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glass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a925f753e1566bd8&start_with_session_counter=3&applic
ation_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
An Indian startup could revolutionize ocean farming with its 'sea combine harvester'
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/05/business/india-sea6-energy-seaweed-harvester-spc-intl/
index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2022-02-
01T14%3A30%3A28&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR16e7n_XTwgC6p6l4G
uHCV1LPhbOHkqa99zm6CABo8NaCR8_hvMtTaj4Do&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabi
d=a1ba8c5f16484b49&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-
east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
With a powerful laser blast, scientists near a nuclear fusion milestone
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-nuclear-fusion-experiment-energy?
fbclid=IwAR0logL57Jnojx--8-Ii0hQZ1BomJF-BbhCZu_JBlMnUo7zPkOmizd_R2Bw
 
Louisiana moves to net-zero emissions by 2050 in State’s first climate plan
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/592565-louisiana-moves-to-net-
zero-gas-emissions-by?s=09

 
Researchers report game-changing technology to remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-02-game-changing-technology-carbon-dioxide-air.html?
fbclid=IwAR2366SvjTZIkQTRvKMnAe1FKBuWWWFgfMZqoT1qw4BooiA858peQy6HVsc
 
A satellite finds massive methane leaks from gas pipelines
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/03/1077392791/a-satellite-finds-massive-methane-leaks-from-gas-
pipelines?sc=18&f=1001
 
Plastics production is skyrocketing. A new U.N. treaty effort could cap it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/02/08/plastic-pollution-un-treaty/
 
A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/uk/nuclear-fusion-climate-energy-scn-intl/index.html
 
The Netherlands Expo pavilion makes its own water to grow food in the desert heat
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/netherlands-pavilion-expo-2020-dubai-spc-intl/index.html?
utm_content=2022-02-
10T04%3A38%3A04&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&fireglass_rsn=
true#fireglass_params&tabid=a4748ca94e392407&start_with_session_counter=3&application_serv
er_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Study raises new possibilities for triggering room-temperature superconductivity with light
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-possibilities-triggering-room-temperature-superconductivity.html?
fbclid=IwAR3hfCDwooqTekeg-Bf_EyHCuVxuCCYOjUzMccsTK4Dl95jcpfk-Z2Enqng
 
Corporate climate pledges are weaker than they seem, a new study reports
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1079009751/corporate-climate-pledges-are-weaker-than-they-
seem-a-new-study-reports?sc=18&f=1001
 
 
A 'fairly simple' breakthrough makes accessing stored hydrogen more efficient
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-02-simple-breakthrough-accessing-hydrogen-efficient.html
 
Protecting Marine Wildlife While Harvesting Offshore Wind
https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/protecting-marine-wildlife-while-harvesting-
offshore-wind/?mvt=i&mvn=b00a91bc19b14364a1f117b1f8f41a52&mvp=NA-SCIEAMERLIVE-
11237933&mvl=HomePopular
 
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Blue whales: An acoustic library helps us find what we can’t see
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2022/0124/Blue-whales-An-acoustic-library-helps-us-find-
what-we-can-t-see?
cmpid=kwpsub&kwp_0=2077317&kwp_4=5970597&kwp_1=2569530&fbclid=IwAR2PTWG7wu
MfoWy9DhJrnm_TGRJVubaxFpGizb0RHbqu_UF5VZrLUkdavfA
 
‘I didn’t even know this was humanly possible’: the woman who can descend into the sea on one
breath
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/06/i-didnt-even-know-this-was-humanly-possible-
the-woman-who-can-descend-into-the-sea-on-one-breath?
CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3ypjhkx74M6d2_mCGy
aU8qXbhNs1cFGvT3Isglc9SHuq9fv9WAd4tPV6o#Echobox=1644099634
 
First HIV vaccines administered in Moderna clinical trial
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/592151-first-hiv-vaccines-
administered-in-moderna?s=09
 
Researchers launch Bering Strait expedition, seeking 'black box' to salmon survival
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/31/1076457634/researchers-launch-bering-strait-expedition-seeking-
black-box-to-salmon-survival?
utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=npr&s=09
 
Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy, doctors say
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-patients-cured-decade-gene-therapy-doctors-say-
rcna14630?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
 
An insulin-loaded patch that sticks inside a person's cheek
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-insulin-loaded-patch-person-cheek.html?
fbclid=IwAR0HrJUg-Oj1DK1gTEsZ16MV-lAf6YwGh6ezTI-6aG33Wxn9ZE-URUG-Qy0
 
Implanted spinal stimulation device allows patients to stand, walk and swim
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/implanted-spinal-stimulation-device-allows-patients-
stand-walk-swim-rcna15132
 
'Alien-like' life thrives on dead matter in Arctic deep
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60308650
 
An experimental depression treatment uses electric currents to bring relief
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/06/1074719132/an-experimental-depression-
treatment-uses-electric-currents-to-bring-relief?sc=18&f=1001
 
A brain circuit tied to emotion may lead to better treatments for Parkinson's disease
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/07/1076359099/a-brain-circuit-tied-to-emotion-
may-lead-to-better-treatments-for-parkinsons-dis?sc=18&f=1001
 
Scientists Witness Orcas Kill Blue Whale for the First Time
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-witness-orcas-kill-blue-whales-for-the-
first-time-180979522/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR1bAeziXbP2d8DdORfakaKc
iWQmfOgUwcGxUKgCKyY2wddlymqxYx8nESI
 
 
More And More Orcas Have Started Using Fishing Lines As Free Buffets
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/orcas-fishing-lines-teaching_n_61fe9c1fe4b06abdc430cbc0?
d_id=3132828&ref=bffbhuffpost&ncid_tag=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&utm_medium=Social&utm
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luoxgZJKVCXjKiODWqi6xmpQybig
 
Biohybrid fish made from human cardiac cells swims like the heart beats
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/942778
 
Simplifying RNA editing for treating genetic diseases
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-rna-genetic-diseases.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Top White House science adviser announces resignation after reports of bullying
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1079028828/top-white-house-science-adviser-announces-
resignation-after-reports-of-bullying?sc=18&f=1001
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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New Insights into Prehispanic Urban Organization at Tiwanaku (NE Bolivia): Cross Combined
Approach of Photogrammetry, Magnetic Surveys and Previous Archaeological Excavations
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
328289580_New_Insights_into_Prehispanic_Urban_Organization_at_Tiwanaku_NE_Bolivia_Cros
s_Combined_Approach_of_Photogrammetry_Magnetic_Surveys_and_Previous_Archaeological_E
xcavations
 
Space Commerce Institute
https://cie.spacefoundation.org/space-commerce-institute/?
utm_content=196424984&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-
101353061895&fbclid=IwAR3v2BpduUzVci8_lESBSJYVMUPPmzE4vEtEgb81PcYfr7ulkX86G
ViEKv0
 
TED Talk, the Fascinating (and Dangerous) places Scientists aren’t Exploring
https://www.ted.com/talks/
ella_al_shamahi_the_fascinating_and_dangerous_places_scientists_aren_t_exploring#t-2413
 
No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers and Scientists Share Adventures, Inspiration, and Advice
https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Explorers-Scientists-Adventures-Inspiration/dp/
1426371764/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=no+boundaries+national+geographic&qid=1638975649&sr=8-
3&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a7b892f6807bc3d8&start_with_session_counter=3
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NASA Podcast, DAVINCI mission to Venus
https://appel.nasa.gov/podcast/episode-76-davinci/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=NASA+-
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0677#content
 
First Person: The Holocaust, genocide, and war
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1110822
 
NASA Provides Updated International Space Station Transition Plan
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-provides-updated-international-space-station-transition-plan
 
Modernizing Space Domain Awareness with ATLAS: Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis
System
https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2912025/modernizing-space-domain-
awareness-with-atlas-advanced-tracking-and-launch-anal?
fbclid=IwAR1bWXtPyGNOFCZNngAWRKqGlla8dtM4myw0Ql0D1HsmDIQrRtYcXa7dYFA&fir
eglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=adf97e13ce6a3a29&start_with_session_counter=2&appli
cation_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
A conversation with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III and Dr. Richard Kurin of the Smithsonian
Institution
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conversation-with-lonnie-bunch-and-richard-kurin-of-the-
smithsonian-institution/?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a133b6ad2891963e&start_with_session_counter=2&ap
plication_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
 
 
TED Talks, How wind energy could power Earth ... 18 times over
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_jorgensen_how_wind_energy_could_power_earth_18_times_over?
utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social&utm_content=2022-02-
03&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a7ecd68681f053e5&start_with_session_counter=3
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THE ROMA IN AUSCHWITZ
http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_auschwitz/?
fbclid=IwAR3qCtRXB_6LRPCKEJXj244BasBrjwum2ftuLaHHSBH84uPMdiXhdBhqp64
 
K. Renee Horton: Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/Diagonally_Parked_in_a_Parallel_Universe
 
UB chosen to lead Space University Research Initiative project
http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2022/01/air-force-suri-grant.html?
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c_NGiP3ecYH1U5Ofi5fe0oGBdGRzX-DxbfN32jUQYcvo
 
The Smart Neanderthal: Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L5QZNBW?
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Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_827610_623295960_pe_b7_reftag/?
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Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KQDGS2M/ref=pe_45376810_622431690_recs_kc_recs_em
 
Returning to the historical treasure of Chaco Canyon
https://news.asu.edu/20220125-discoveries-returning-historical-treasure-chaco-canyon