Weekly Science Report

March 25, 2022

 
“I am now 86 years old. At the age of 16 I took responsibility for Tibet at a difficult
time and in so doing I lost my freedom. At the age of 24 I lost my country and
became a refugee. I have met all kinds of difficulties, but as the Tibetan saying
goes: ‘Wherever you are happy, you can call home, and whoever is kind to you is
like your parents.’ I lost my country, but I’ve been happy and at home in the world at
large. Living a meaningful life is not about acquiring money and other facilities; it’s
about dedicating your life to helping others as much as you can.”
Dalai Lama
 

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
 
Three critical factors in the end-Permian mass extinction
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-critical-factors-end-permian-mass-extinction.html?
fbclid=IwAR2TAHwjVLkMtoX5cSUMLaGWxpXdarE0o4zKdCTuBMnqV7jGADvPJDR7Lqc
 
Evidence of Europe’s first Homo sapiens found in French cave
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00389-9
 
Paleontologists Uncover the Oldest Sabertoothed Predator
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/paleontologists-uncover-the-oldest-sabertoothed-predator-
180979725/?
utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR2ZZGWiLzsxQHeFsUYHbk6qsL2aYrIw
pwqhVnArHJmJccLIPJMp9UL5T4U
 
What Were Humans Doing in the Yukon 24,000 Years Ago?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-were-humans-doing-in-the-yukon-24000-years-ago-
180979714/
 
Octopuses were around before dinosaurs, fossil find suggests
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/08/octopuses-were-around-before-dinosaurs-fossil-find-
suggests
 
New, clearest evidence yet that humans are a dominant force driving evolution
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-clearest-evidence-humans-dominant-evolution.html?
fbclid=IwAR3Eecpa_QnJXhYpdTHRS0BxcmSUeGOutjej_zcsu8OQXJrnM9lR6soxT1Q
 
Massive ice wall may have blocked passage for first Americans
https://www.livescience.com/first-americans-ice-wall
 
Experiments show why early humans began adding handles to tools
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-early-humans-began-adding-tools.html
 
Evidence of pigment processing by humans 40,000 yrs ago found in north China
http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/0318/c90000-9973395.html
 
 
 
 

History
 
US looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/us-looks-to-boost-cooperation-with-tribes-on-land-management?
fbclid=IwAR0YiPn35zQYafVAjX8v7-dze0yzcGdTv4_BpVX1s1k1B6sGuexNF4In3Ek
 
In Pictures: Kenya’s forgotten Yaaku take back their language
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2022/0315/In-Pictures-Kenya-s-forgotten-Yaaku-take-back-their-
language?
utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=FB&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1uKxQAhptLwh0
EUI-F5fUIMHS1ar5br7R7T4fSCcyz29HYI6jVFRc1ibg#Echobox=1647378885
 
Anne Beaumanoir, French resistance member who aided Jews, dies at 98
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/03/13/anne-beaumanoir-france-dead/?
utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&ta
bid=a92b1f181b111595&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-
1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Museum’s New Director Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar Says Her Goal Is ‘Listening, Being Respectful and
Asking for Help’
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2022/02/22/national-museum-of-
the-american-indian-selects-new-director/?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a71cb79fe25bd1d1&start_with_session_counter=2&application_
server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Ancient migrants carrying maize from south were early Maya ancestors, says study
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ancient-migrants-maize-south-early.html
 
Madeleine Albright, 1st female U.S. secretary of state, dies at 84
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/madeleine-albright-1st-female-u-s-secretary-of-state-dies-at-84?
fbclid=IwAR3BERqqNS8ETo11CcFug3rLbiM1TVV_xqxxWr185Q2t2NnC4Uc8gVzoHe8
 
Native Americans face more barriers in voting. The White House suggests these changes
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/1088495865/a-report-on-expanding-native-american-voting-access-has-
these-recommendations?sc=18&f=1001
 
Monuments Men group bets on playing cards to find lost art
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-arts-and-entertainment-dallas-world-war-ii-
ce6b40c875e7daa27850cb1d49c15d38
 
Rewriting the history books: Why the Vikings left Greenland
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-rewriting-history-vikings-left-greenland.html
 
Machu Picchu: Inca site ‘has gone by wrong name for over 100 years’
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/23/machu-picchu-inca-site-wrong-name?
CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1648049155
 
The Dyatlov Pass Mystery May Have Just Been Solved by New Video Evidence
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vwg8/the-dyatlov-pass-mystery-may-have-just-been-solved-by-new-video-
evidence?utm_medium=social&utm_source=vice_facebook
 
Iowans' advocacy prompted legal protections for American Indian remains and burials
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/2022/03/19/iowa-history-native-american-indian-burials/
7038151001/
 
The Last King of Babylon
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/458-2203/features/10334-babylon-nabonidus-last-king
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Archaeology
 
A Hidden Figure In North American Archaeology
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-hidden-figure-in-north-american-archaeology?
utm_source=dscfb&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dscfb&fbclid=IwAR3nUjjURKFld3S9biG15Bqo_hjU
EfSFHLE8ZUkffquiMz4Kvn3wlHeZ07Y
 
Ancient sarcophagus found under Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/ancient-sarcophagus-found-under-notre-dame-cathedral-paris-
2022-03-15/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending
%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1HIcT4QOWOj4idsnhHZAZ09
WIsxXm3Z_vfqHZCnjKWWB5wxFl2LSf0LEs
 
In a sacred pool, researchers see reflections of Phoenicians' past
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/sacred-pool-researchers-see-reflections-phoenicians-
rcna20245
 
New computer predictive model is useful in identifying ancient hunter-gatherer sites
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ancient-hunter-gatherer-sites.html?
fbclid=IwAR2zlKyztubpCTDRVj8NPggpDHgnybyzBltM5QsDBO29ylJ9EED-DOx666Y
 
Archaeologist claims to find oldest Hebrew text in Israel, including the name of God
https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologist-claims-to-find-oldest-hebrew-text-in-israel-including-the-name-
of-god/
 
Unknown symbols written by the lost 'painted people' of Scotland unearthed
https://www.livescience.com/pictish-stone-discovered-scotland
 
Archaeologists discover centre for greatest Chinese philosophers during Warring States period from over
2,000 years ago
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3170781/archaeologists-discover-centre-greatest-
chinese-philosophers?module=live&pgtype=homepage
 
The colored skeletons of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, from 9,000 years ago
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220318110255.htm
 
Who Drank From Nestor's Cup?
https://www.archaeology.org/issues/459-2203/digs/10339-digs-italy-nestors-cup
 
19th-century whaling shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico
https://www.livescience.com/19th-century-whaling-shipwreck-found
 
Yorkshire's 'Atlantis' may finally be revealed
https://www.livescience.com/yorkshire-atlantis-could-be-revealed
 
 
 
 
 
 

Egyptology
 
Government Scientists to Scan Great Pyramid With Cosmic Rays to Find Secrets
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4awp3b/government-scientists-to-scan-great-pyramid-with-cosmic-rays-to-
find-secrets?
utm_source=vice_facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3DU28ieaZR2SDHlUjSIDtrXT_uUz-
mmPobuxLKfwQm4OfW5Q6umCG60MI
 
5 stunningly preserved ancient Egyptian tombs unearthed in Saqqara
https://www.livescience.com/five-ancient-tombs-found-saqqara-egypt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

General Science
 
The march of the penguins has a new star: an autonomous robot
https://www.popsci.com/science/autonomous-robot-emperor-penguins-antarctica/?
fbclid=IwAR3DnEdUMYhL5JqJwHTp34jnwFwQJ8t0jFvtVs6bnCUk7xc8VOMIVu9zEgY
 
 

Physics, Earth and Space Sciences

 
Tiny magnetic waves have been discovered in Earth’s core
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312917-tiny-magnetic-waves-have-been-discovered-in-
earths-core/?
utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2AnPS1iOC
AboU-D5Gff62vEiVAiQi6_0azTsdcOo3jjW2ugfne8rwMGfA#Echobox=1648048543-1
 
'We want to be the UPS or FedEx of the moon': A startup's big moonshot
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ups-fedex-moon-startup-big.html
 
Still searching for Planet 9
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-planet.html
 
NASA extends Ingenuity Mars Helicopter mission
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-mission.html?
fbclid=IwAR34k9HzJM78fX4gp365hsx6xjZk9-811PCjmlOp3Vn9-c4_R7pp3rUD3Gc
 
Hydrate or Die-drate: Was Venus Ever Habitable?
https://aasnova.org/2022/03/15/hydrate-or-die-drate-was-venus-ever-habitable/?
fbclid=IwAR3zd2E5Ug5cZuQU2ZJL-NSRTvnb7I1j7b3MYeh3Jiy2yo-LimuZ1gEutaY
 
Surprising behavior of hybrid matter: Antimatter atoms in superfluid helium
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-behavior-hybrid-antimatter-atoms-superfluid.html
 
NASA system predicts impact of small asteroid
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-nasa-impact-small-asteroid.html?
fbclid=IwAR3CMgBAXb8sZZkqHj2xafDG_5ieK3_QhY2BBax_PLXSjPaEL38fgDJFKGg
 
UK government backs plan to harvest solar power from space
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2312713-uk-government-backs-plan-to-harvest-solar-power-from-
space/?
utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1tkmimTQkRohEFvd4Di
e32shexsMVlBIDH_UWmTgDDUNIV2xl3snY9Vq4#Echobox=1647526324-1
 
Holes the size of city blocks are forming in the Arctic seafloor
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/world/arctic-seafloor-holes-permafrost-scn/index.html?utm_content=2022-
03-
15T04%3A30%3A20&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_medium=social&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglas
s_params&tabid=a1abce87a63102cc&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1
-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Pristine asteroid Ryugu contains amino acids that are building blocks of life
https://www.space.com/asteroid-ryugu-samples-analysis-hyabusa2?
fbclid=IwAR2mik7S0lfjwHGgzcFgCBS7ligLYkqD9fT6iDJkMhmWyfCmYCWOOjePXRA&fireglass_rsn=true#fi
reglass_params&tabid=a26216ae18c8adae&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=iso
lation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
No European Mars mission this year, due to war in Ukraine
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-space-exploration-science-business-paris-
ea15a0f806347f26a183789b0ed67896?
utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&fbclid=IwAR0CmOlZ2tmhnzJYWAL6
bprLZzhxuqSU8Y8Q3Es8vWMeq2czZFDm2lQHDWw&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a5980bd
9688c4176&start_with_session_counter=2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-
1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Untouched by time, this pristine world soars high above the Amazon
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/untouched-by-time-this-pristine-world-soars-high-
above-the-amazon-feature?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fb20220322ngm-
tepuisApr2022&linkId=157454960&fbclid=IwAR3QAmT7zayKNLjCKU3G1IjvGjoQzVA37YslF31ldSLqSddTid
LtUMWy3YE&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a889587e4d96cba6&start_with_session_counter=
2&application_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
A research study analyzes the characteristics of Apophis, the asteroid that will approach Earth in 2029
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-characteristics-apophis-asteroid-approach-earth.html
 
Gaia mission finds parts of the Milky Way much older than expected
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-gaia-mission-milky-older.html
 
Scientists Find Unexplained Waves Inside the Sun That Defy Known Physics
https://www.vice.com/en/article/akv8ez/scientists-find-unexplained-waves-inside-the-sun-that-defy-known-
physics?utm_source=vice_facebook&utm_medium=social

 
Zooming into the sun with Solar Orbiter
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-sun-solar-orbiter.html
 
A Stunning Image Shows Stars Aligned for the James Webb Space Telescope
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-stunning-image-shows-stars-aligned-for-the-james-webb-space-
telescope/
 
5,000 Exoplanets! NASA Confirms a Cosmic Milestone
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-000-exoplanets-nasa-confirms-a-cosmic-milestone/
 
 
 

Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources

 
Midwestern US has lost 57.6 billion metric tons of soil due to agricultural practices, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-midwestern-lost-trillion-metric-tons.html
 
Microscopic ocean predator with a taste for carbon capture
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-microscopic-ocean-predator-carbon-capture.html
 
Scientists confirm thermonuclear fusion in a sheared-flow Z-pinch device
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-scientists-thermonuclear-fusion-sheared-flow-z-pinch.html
 
In South Dakota, a Tribal Nation Owns the Largest Native-Managed Buffalo Herd in the World
https://dailyyonder.com/in-south-dakota-a-tribal-nation-owns-the-largest-native-managed-buffalo-herd-in-the-
world/2022/03/17/
 
Astronomy's contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1087203642/astronomys-contribution-to-climate-change-rivals-the-
emissions-from-some-countri?sc=18&f=1001
 
Extend life of key climate sensor that maps world’s forests, Nasa told
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/20/nasa-urged-to-extend-life-of-key-climate-sensor-that-
maps-worlds-forests-gedi-aoe?
fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a6ca64b2132b55f4&start_with_session_counter=3&application_
server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Limitless power arriving too late: why fusion won’t help us decarbonize
https://theconversation.com/limitless-power-arriving-too-late-why-fusion-wont-help-us-decarbonise-176974?
utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&fireglass_rsn=true#Echobox=1648042302&f
ireglass_params&tabid=ad528d3718cbbd84&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_address=is
olation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Nearby star could explain why our sun didn't have sunspots for 70 years
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-nearby-star-sun-didnt-sunspots.html?fbclid=IwAR1KC7AuKLiW1cfbFLa-
tfKXinNnDTz8ad1EuAH-YKZvmIUji1RochkHI-g
 
Deforestation impacts go far beyond carbon
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/947514
 
Stanford-led study: Methane leaks are far worse than estimates, at least in New Mexico, but there’s hope
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/947652
 
Carbon-coated nickel enables fuel cell free of precious metals
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/947667
 
Global warming speeds up currents in the ocean's abyss
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-global-currents-ocean-abyss.html
 
 

Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences

 
Mount Sinai researchers develop novel method to identify and treat aggressive early-stage lung cancers
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/947647
 
Scientists find microplastics in blood for first time
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-scientists-microplastics-blood.html
 
Stem cell secrets allow researchers to revamp reprogramming
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-stem-cell-secrets-revamp-reprogramming.html
 
Medicines 3D-printed in seven seconds
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-medicines-3d-printed-seconds.html
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other
 
UFO conspiracies can be more dangerous than you think
https://www.popsci.com/military/ufo-conspiracy-dangerous/?
utm_campaign=trueanthem_manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2zTOzR2cc_
YjBm03ZQyXNPcMyc3q5JuC2YsEVv3OsrB8N8IVh1xyBuEbo
 
In Hungary, the arts are being suppressed by the government, a new report says
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1087824790/hungary-arts-freedom-suppressed?sc=18&f=1001
 
The Evolving Quest for a Grand Unified Theory of Mathematics
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-evolving-quest-for-a-grand-unified-theory-of-mathematics/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Informational
 
NOAA Adapting Stormwater Management for Coastal Floods
https://coast.noaa.gov/stormwater-floods/
 
Interagency Sea Level Rise Scenario Tool
https://sealevel.nasa.gov/task-force-scenario-tool/
 
Museums worldwide called on to support colleagues in Ukraine
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2022/03/museums-worldwide-called-on-to-
support-colleagues-in-ukraine/?fbclid=IwAR2kdJXxaxCn8-DEe0LWuOLQ6s8Nh4KK-rxew-IV747J3t9WadIc-
3pFGMc#
 
DARPA Kicks Off Program to Explore Space-Based Manufacturing
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-03-23
 
10 Breakthrough Technologies
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/23/1045416/10-breakthrough-technologies-2022/?
utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter&fireglass_rsn=
true#fireglass_params&tabid=a0a4f2cb2aad3290&start_with_session_counter=3&application_server_addres
s=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-America-Historians-Biggest-Legends/dp/1541601394/
ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648160252&sr=1-
1&fireglass_rsn=true#fireglass_params&tabid=a4a4884b051a41bc&start_with_session_counter=3&applicati
on_server_address=isolation1-us-east-1.wss.prod.fire.glass
 
Monuments Men Foundation WWII Most Wanted Art
https://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/wwii-most-wanted
 
Spotlight on Oral History
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/oralhistory/spotlight.htm
 
CITY OF BOSTON ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM GOES DIGITAL
https://www.boston.gov/news/city-boston-archaeology-program-goes-digital