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Balanced boulders on San Andreas fault suggest the 'Big One' won't be as destructive as once thought Kiley Price, LIveScience, December 26, 2023 The 2023 American Geophysical Union talk abstract is: Rood, A., Stafford, P., and Rood, D. L., 2023, S33B-01 San Andreas fault earthquake hazard model overturned by precariously balanced rocks (Invited) S33B - Seismology Generaby Paul H. - Laboratory
Scientists thought they understood maize’s origins. They were missing something big Genes from a long-lost wild relative may have sparked the invention of agriculture in the Americas BU Lizzie Wade, Science, November 2023 Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Ancient History
'Curse tablet' with oldest Hebrew name of god is actually a Fishing weight, experts argue News By Tom Metcalfe, Live Science Researchers say they see no sign of an inscription on a tablet previously thought to contain the Hebrew name for the god Yahweh. Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Ancient History
Cats' dazzling eye colors may come from 1 unusual ancestor News By Patrick Pester, Live Science, November, 2023 The open access preprint is: Tabin, J.A. and Chiasson, K.A., 2023. Evolutionary Insights Into Felidae Iris Color Through Ancestral State Reconstruction. bioRxiv, pp.2023-03. Also, there is: Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, including a 'play faceby Paul H. - Laboratory
The oldest known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family come from India Cosmos Magazine, December 24, 2023 The paper is: Manchester, S.R., Kapgate, D.K. and Judd, W.S., 2023. Burseraceae in Cretaceous of India, Manchester, Kapgate, Judd. International journal of Plant Sciences Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
Guinness Book of Records names ancient Paratethys as 'largest lake ever' Around 9.75 to 7.65 million years ago, the lake dried up, causing a drop in water levels by about 250 meters (820 feet), a study noted. Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, December 22, 2023 Daily Mail article Open access paper Palcu, D.V., Patina, I.S., Sandric, I., Lazarev, S., Vasiliev, I.,by Paul H. - Laboratory
The main page is: Eldgos við Sundhnúkagíga Bein streymi frá eldgosi við Sundhnúk Hér er hægt að fylgjast með beinu streymi af eldgosinu á Reykjanesskaga á vefmyndavélum RÚV. (Direct stream from volcanic eruption at Sundhnúk Here you can monitor the direct flow of the volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula on the RÚV webcams.) Vefritstjórn 18. desember 2023 kl. 16:57, uby Paul H. - Laboratory
The volcano in Iceland finally started erupting 30 minutes ago. Shawn Willsey's Iceland Eruption Livestream Without the commentary Someone asked: "when will stop erupting? This answer was: WHen it decides to stop. Yours, Paulby Paul H. - Laboratory
Long dormant volcanoes can erupt rapidly and explosively, The open access paper is: Cserép, B., Szemerédi, M., Harangi, S., Erdmann, S., Bachmann, O., Dunkl, I., Seghedi, I., Mészáros, K., Kovács, Z., Virág, A. and Ntaflos, T., 2023. Constraints on the pre-eruptive magma storage conditions and magma evolution of the 56–30 ka explosive volcanism of Ciomadul (East Carpathians, Romanby Paul H. - Laboratory
People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now All things Considered, Decemeber 13, 2023 Staring At The Stars - Dan Marfisi and Glenn Jordan (The X-Files) Jones House Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Paper Lens
Charles Hazelius Sternberg Sternberg, C.H., 1909. The life of a fossil hunter. H. Holt. Google Books - The Life of a Fossil Hunter Internet Archive 1 - The Life of a Fossil Hunter Internet Archive 2 - The Life of a Fossil Hunter Sternberg, C.H., 1917. Hunting dinosaurs in the bad lands of the Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada; a sequel to The life of a fossil hunter. Publby Paul H. - Paper Lens
The World's Biggest Nuclear Fusion Reactor Just Came Online TECH 04 December 2023 By AFP Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
Gigantic Wave in Pacific Ocean Was Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' on Record Carly Cassella, Nature, December 11, 2023 January 1, 1995: Confirmation of the Existence of Rogue Waves This Month in Physics History APS News January 2018 The open access paper is: Gemmrich, J. and Cicon, L., 2022. Generation mechanism and prediction of an observed extreme rogue wave. Scientific repby Paul H. - Laboratory
A decade-old article that the Art News quotes is: Digging for the truth at controversial megalithic site Proving the authenticity of these ruins has taken on the aura of a nationalistic quest. Michael Bachelard and Karuni Rompies, Sydney Morning Herald, 2013 It is well worth taking another look at. Yours, Paul H,by Paul H. - Ancient History
Archaeologists Call Foul on the Purported Discovery of a 27,000-Year-Old Pyramid Does Indonesia's Gunung Padang site house an "prehistoric pyramid"? Nope, say experts. Artnet News, December 7, 2023 Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Ancient History
There is a new paper that illustrates the deglaciation of the north American ice sheet complex in calendar years. It provides a basis for evaluating pseudoscience, e.g. Saginaw Bay craterwrong, involving the Laurentide Ice Sheet. It is an open access paper. Dalton, A.S., Dulfer, H.E., Margold, M., Heyman, J., Clague, J.J., Froese, D.G., Gauthier, M.S., Hughes, A.L., Jennings, C.E., Norrby Paul H. - Laboratory
Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, including a 'play face' they share with humans By Jennifer Nalewicki, Live Science, October 30, 2023 The paywalled paper is: Scott, L. and Florkiewicz, B.N., 2023. Feline faces: Unraveling the social function of domestic cat facial signals. Behavioural Processes, p.104959. Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
Dinosaurs Might Be The Reason We're Not Living to 200 Years Old David Nield, ScienceAlert, December 1, 2023 The open access essay is at Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
Kerry Sieh, Dayana Schonwalder Angel, Jason Herrin, and Jia Yong Quah, 2023. Proximal ejecta of the Bolaven extraterrestrial impact, southern Laos Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120 (50) e2310351120 Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
Newman, S.J., 2020. Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud. bioRxiv. Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Humanities
The earliest basketry in southern Europe SciTechDaily, December 3, 2023 The open access paper is: Martínez-Sevilla, F., Herrero-Otal, M., Martín-Seijo, M., Santana, J., Lozano Rodríguez, J.A., Maicas Ramos, R., Cubas, M., Homs, A., Martínez Sánchez, R.M., Bertin, I. and Barroso Bermejo, R., 2023. The earliest basketry in southern Europe: Hunter-gatherer and farmer plant-based technby Paul H. - Ancient History
Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too ScienceDaily, December 4, 2023 The open access paper is: Dany Azar, André Nel, Diying Huang, Michael S. Engel. The earliest fossil mosquito. Current Biology, 2023; 33 (23): 5240 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.047 Other papers: Maksoud, S., Azar, D., Granier, B. and Gèze, R., 2017. New data on the age of the Lowerby Paul H. - Laboratory
Cosmic Rhythms: Strange Discovery of a Six-Planet System in Perfect Harmony SciTechDaily, December 3, 2023 Strange Discovery of a Six-Planet System in Perfect Harmony Luque, R., Osborn, H.P., Leleu, A., Pallé, E., Bonfanti, A., Barragán, O., Wilson, T.G., Broeg, C., Cameron, A.C., Lendl, M. and Maxted, P.F.L., 2023. A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 11006by Paul H. - Laboratory
“Chill Factor” – The Volcanic Plot Twist in Dinosaur Extinction SciTechDaily, December 4, 2023 The open access paper is: Callegaro, S., Baker, D.R., Renne, P.R., Melluso, L., Geraki, K., Whitehouse, M.J., De Min, A. and Marzoli, A., 2023. Recurring volcanic winters during the latest Cretaceous: Sulfur and fluorine budgets of Deccan Traps lavas. Science Advances, 9(40), p.eadg8284.by Paul H. - Laboratory
There is now an experimental online dashboard that provides 24 hour predictions of where auroras can be seen. Aurora Prediction Dashboard Space Weather Prediction Center For predictions about solar storms, there is: Yours, Paul Hby Paul H. - Laboratory
Early Cambrian microfossils preserve introvert musculature of cycloneuralians The open access paper is: Zhang, H., Xiao, S., Eriksson, M.E., Duan, B. and Maas, A., 2023. Musculature of an Early Cambrian cycloneuralian animal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290(2008), p.20231803. Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
'Impossible' orange auroras spotted in UK after solar storm slams into Earth What Are You Really Seeing When You Spot An Orange Aurora? It is very unlikely that the color is really there, even though you might see it and photograph it. Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
Aurora may be visible this week in Massachusetts as solar storms impact Earth Northern Lights to stretch into parts of Oklahoma thanks to recent solar storm Northern lights coming to Colorado Northern lights might be visible in New Hampshire Thursday night into Friday morning Northern Light Live Sodankylä, Finland Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Laboratory
A 27,000-year-old pyramid? Controversy hits an extraordinary archaeological claim Dyani Lewis, Nature, November 28, 2023 Yours, Paul H.by Paul H. - Ancient History
The Glowing Secret That Mammals Have Been Hiding By Cara Giaimo, The New York Times Published Oct. 20, 2023 Updated Oct. 23, 2023 Blacklight Studies Reveal That Most Mammals Secretly Glow Sunny Fitzgerald, Atlas Obscura, October 21, 2023 The open access paper is: Anich, P.S., Anthony, S., Carlson, M., Gunnelson, A., Kohler, A.M., Martin, J.G. and Olson, E.R., 2021. Biofluorescencby Paul H. - Laboratory