6/23 EARTH SCIENCE SUMMARY
6/23 EARTH SCIENCE
an air pressure wave triggered by the Tonga eruption produced an equatorial plasma bubble in the ionosphere – disrupting satellite communications
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-eruption-tonga-underwater-volcano-disrupt.htmlHidden Volcanoes Melt Antarctic Glaciers from Below
https://www.livescience.com/46194-volcanoes-melt-antarctic-glaciers.htmlSynthetic species created without biochemistry
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-synthetic-species-biochemistry-darwinian-evolutionary.htmlsome microbes are powered by electricity
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-experimental-microbes-powered-electricity.htmlWithout ozone, the Earth might get a lot colder
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-ozone-earth-lot-colder.htmlcorrelation between earthquakes and cosmic radiation
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-intriguing-earthquakes-cosmic.htmlRight-handed building blocks of life might have had a rocky start
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-right-handed-blocks-life-rocky.htmlDid the earth ever wobble twelve degrees?
https://creation.com/did-the-earth-ever-wobble-twelve-degreesSolar system origin: Nebular hypothesis
https://creation.com/nebular-hypothesisSeismic waves convey lithospheric delamination mechanism in South China
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-seismic-convey-lithospheric-delamination-mechanism.htmlVolcanic tsunami hazards: What can the Santorini seafloor tell us?
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-volcanic-tsunami-hazards-santorini-seafloor.htmlStudy explains unusual deformation in Earth's largest continental rift
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-unusual-deformation-earth-largest-continental.htmlDNA can fold into complex shapes to execute new functions
https://www.sott.net/article/481625-New-discovery-DNA-can-fold-into-complex-shapes-to-execute-new-functionsGlobal average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-global-average-sea-air-temperatures.htmlyears of 'hot spot' magmatism under Central America's Cocos Plate
https://www.sott.net/article/481505-Scientists-unearth-20-million-years-of-hot-spot-magmatism-under-Central-Americas-Cocos-PlateDo cosmic rays cause earthquakes?
https://www.sott.net/article/481594-Do-cosmic-rays-cause-earthquakesTonga's Hunga eruption produced the most intense lightning ever recorded
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-tonga-hunga-eruption-intense-lightning.html6/23 CATASTROPHISM
Today's ice 8 times THICKER than last 8000 years
https://www.sott.net/article/480823-New-study-destroys-doomsday-glacier-narrative-Todays-ice-8-times-THICKER-than-last-8000-yearsArctic was warmer, ice-free in summertime 10,000 years ago
https://www.sott.net/article/480697-Arctic-was-warmer-ice-free-in-summertime-10000-years-ago-Aarhus-University-study-finds2,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden
https://www.sott.net/article/480740-2700-year-old-petroglyphs-depicting-people-ships-and-animals-discovered-in-SwedenQueen Hetepheres' silver bracelets shed light on trade networks in Ancient Egypt
https://www.sott.net/article/480803-Queen-Hetepheres-silver-bracelets-shed-light-on-trade-networks-in-Ancient-EgyptCivilization-tracing project authenticates China's 5,000-year history
https://www.sott.net/article/480868-Civilization-tracing-project-authenticates-Chinas-5000-year-historyThe origin of Grand Canyon (by late-Flood channelized flow)
https://creation.com/grand-canyon-flowProbing the earth’s deep places
https://creation.com/probing-the-earths-deep-placesPast climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/05/18/past-climate-change-to-blame-for-antarcticas-giant-underwater-landslides/Ancient DNA reveals the multiethnic structure of Mongolia's first nomadic empire
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-ancient-dna-reveals-multiethnic-mongolia.htmlEgypt archaeologists refute Ramses II-Exodus connection
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/egypt-archaeologists-refute-ramses-ii-exodus-connectionThe Tunguska event was the biggest asteroid impact in recorded history. How did it vanish without a trace?
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tunguska-event-biggest-asteroid-impact-150047293.htmlSpinosaur Britain: Multiple species likely roamed Cretaceous Britain
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-spinosaur-britain-multiple-species-roamed.htmlelephant graveyard in North Florida
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-paleontologists-elephant-graveyard-north-florida.html'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-geneticists-hidden-genome-duplication-species.htmlAntarctic Dry Valleys haven't always been dry
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-antarctic-dry-valleys-havent.htmlLandscape Where The First Australians Emerged
https://www.sciencealert.com/archeologists-map-hidden-landscape-where-the-first-australians-emerged153,000-year-old footprints from South Africa are the oldest Homo sapiens tracks
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/153000-year-old-footprints-from-south-africa-are-the-oldest-homo-sapiens-tracks-on-recordplague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remains
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/30/oldest-evidence-of-plague-in-britain-found-in-4000-year-old-human-remainsNeanderthals manufactured synthetic material with underground distillation
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-neanderthals-synthetic-material-underground-distillation.htmlGreece's oldest archaeological site dates to 700,000 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-newly-stone-tools-dawn-greek.htmlGöbekli Tepe and its “Handbags”
https://youtube.com/watch?v=a5sGNc99JoQ4 new Nazca geoglyphs using AI
https://www.sott.net/article/480955-Scientists-discover-4-new-Nazca-geoglyphs-using-AI-deep-learninghomo naledi species may have been the first to bury their dead
https://www.sott.net/article/481021-Mysterious-homo-naledi-species-may-have-been-the-first-to-bury-their-deadFarming came to Africa 7,400 years ago with migrants from Iberia, ancient genomes suggest
https://www.sott.net/article/481082-Farming-came-to-Africa-7400-years-ago-with-migrants-from-Iberia-ancient-genomes-suggestGreek island temple complex reveals 'countless' offerings left by ancient worshippers
https://www.sott.net/article/481113-Greek-island-temple-complex-reveals-countless-offerings-left-by-ancient-worshippersWhat are meteorites? I visit and study the craters they've left across our planet
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-meteorites-craters-theyve-left-planet.htmlHezekiah tunnel inscriptions
https://creation.com/hezekiah-inscriptionsmystery of strange half-circles from Paleolithic site in France finally solved
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/150-year-old-mystery-of-strange-half-circles-from-paleolithic-site-in-france-finally-solvedOldest carved piece of wood to be found in Britain
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/07/oldest-carved-piece-of-wood-to-be-found-in-britain-dates-back-6000-yearsoldest-known burial site found in S Africa
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/5/scientists-say-worlds-oldest-known-burial-site-found-in-s-africa12,000-year-old flutes made from bird bones
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-prehistoric-instruments-levant.htmlSymbolic connections between the Pashupati Seal and the Lascaux Shaft Scene
https://www.sott.net/article/481171-Symbolic-connections-between-the-Pashupati-Seal-and-the-Lascaux-Shaft-SceneKing Tutankhamun's 'longer than normal skull, exceedingly large brain' revealed in vivid new facial approximation
https://www.sott.net/article/481187-King-Tutankhamuns-longer-than-normal-skull-exceedingly-large-brain-revealed-in-vivid-new-facial-approximation86,000-year-old human bone found in Laos cave hints at 'failed population' from prehistory
https://www.sott.net/article/481236-86000-year-old-human-bone-found-in-Laos-cave-hints-at-failed-population-from-prehistoryancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers
https://www.sott.net/article/481299-Study-shows-ancient-Alaskans-were-freshwater-fishersFor {way less than} a billion years of Earth's history our days were only 19 hours long
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-billion-years-earth-history-days.htmlOoids grew rapidly in the Flood
https://creation.com/ooidsTrilobite Demise
https://www.icr.org/article/trilobite-demise/Lost giants: New study reveals decline in abundance of African megafauna
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https://phys.org/news/2023-06-lost-giants-reveals-decline-abundance.html-
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8366Giant tree-kangaroos once lived in unexpected places all over Australia
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-giant-tree-kangaroos-unexpected-australia-major.htmlLingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-lingering-effects-neanderthal-dna-modern.htmlfarming in Africa was ignited by oversea-migrants from Iberia 7,400 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-ancient-genomes-farming-africa-ignited.htmlAlaska's Denali fault
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-roadblocks-limits-geoscientists-alaska-denali.htmlHomo naledi may have dug cave graves and carved marks into cave walls
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-dug-cave-graves-carved-marksWalls along River Nile reveal ancient form of hydraulic engineering
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-walls-river-nile-reveal-ancient.htmlOldest Signs of Human Ancestors’ Trek to Australia Found in Laotian Cave
https://www.sciencealert.com/oldest-signs-of-human-ancestors-trek-to-australia-found-in-laotian-cavePaleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-paleo-americans-mastodons-mammoths-megafauna-eastern.htmlnew details on Neanderthals
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-museum-norway-reveals-neanderthals.htmlPeru archaeology: Ancient mummy found under rubbish dump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65915074Polar bears survived 1,600 years of ice-free summers in the early Holocene
https://www.sott.net/article/481404-Polar-bears-survived-1600-years-of-ice-free-summers-in-the-early-Holocene-new-evidence-suggestsDivers are about to pull a 3,000-year-old shipwreck from the ocean depths
https://www.sott.net/article/481506-Divers-are-about-to-pull-a-3000-year-old-shipwreck-from-the-ocean-depthsNeanderthals created Europe's oldest 'intentional' engravings {maybe}
https://www.sott.net/article/481508-Neanderthals-created-Europes-oldest-intentional-engravings-up-to-75000-years-ago-study-suggests4,000-year-old sanctuary in Netherlands
https://www.sott.net/article/481521-Archaeologists-find-4000-year-old-sanctuary-in-NetherlandsPopulation reconstructions for humans and megafauna suggest mixed causes for North American Pleistocene extinctions
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Population-reconstructions-for-humans-and-megafauna-Broughton-Weitzel/2f4442a192a2b852b72ca7d73a422ece7e0f0c5dEarth’s upper mantle viscosity may be lower than assumed
https://creation.com/upper-mantle-viscosity-may-be-lower-than-assumed{I'm guessing that this is an attempt to uphold mantle circulation theory to explain continental drift, whereas NewGeology.us explains said drift better by considering that the continents slid over the mantle.}
Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for ... years on their way out of Africa
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-ancient-humans-arabia-years-africa.htmlAncient DNA points to Irish language’s 4,500-year-old roots
https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2023/06/18/news/advances_in_genetic_mapping_upending_irish_origin_story_language_now_under_debate-3360298/rare evidence for early Homo sapiens in Britain
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/22035/When Neanderthals turned bone into tools
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-unseen-industry-neanderthals-bone-tools.html10 temples, tombs and monuments that align with the summer solstice
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/10-temples-tombs-and-monuments-that-align-with-the-summer-solsticeancient Maya city in jungle
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65974439Fossil-rich site in China
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/palaeontology/yanliao-biota-china-early-mammal-evolution/‘Stonehenge’ Monument First of Its Kind in The Netherlands
https://www.sciencealert.com/4000-year-old-stonehenge-monument-first-of-its-kind-in-the-netherlandsNeanderthal cave engravings identified as oldest known
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-neanderthal-cave-engravings-oldest-years.html