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Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
Men who lived in Spain 4500 years ago left almost no male genetic legacy today
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/men-who-lived-spain-4500-years-ago-left-almost-no-
descendants-alive-today?r3f_986=https://www.google.com/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/neolithic-
britons-mass-feasts-stonehenge-avebury-wiltshire-dorset-
cardiff-university-sheffield-a8821651.html
Hominids may have hunted rabbits as far back as 400,000 years ago
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hominids-hunt-rabbits-stone-age
Changes in Diet May Have Fostered Changes in Speech
https://www.archaeology.org/news/7476-190315-diet-bite-language
Genomes Offer Clues to Population History of Iberia
https://www.archaeology.org/news/7475-190315-spain-ancient-genomes
History
‘China Could Have Been a Very Different Country.’ A Search for Family Reveals a Lost Moment
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-could-have-been-a-very-different-country-a-search-for-family-
reveals-a-lost-moment-11551974189
Smithsonian Shortens Folklife Festival On National Mall To Just 2 Days
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/14/703602525/smithsonian-shortens-folklife-festival-on-national-
mall-to-just-2-days?sc=tw
Hitler's goddaughter Edda Goering dead at 80, buried secretly in unmarked grave in Germany
https://www.foxnews.com/world/hitlers-goddaughter-edda-goering-dead-at-80-buried-secretly-in-
unmarked-grave-in-germany?cmpid=prn_msn
The social impact of museums working with refugees and migrants
https://www.museumnext.com/2019/03/the-social-impact-of-museums-working-with-refugees-and-
migrants/
'Pocahontas And The English Boys' Bridged 2 Wildly Different Cultures
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/698699742/pocahontas-and-the-english-boys-bridged-2-wildly-
different-cultures?sc=tw
For Priest Turned Professor, 'Holy Envy' Is Key To Appreciating World Religions
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/11/702175258/for-priest-turned-professor-holy-envy-is-key-to-
appreciating-world-religions?sc=tw
The Library of Congress wants to attract more visitors. Will that undermine its mission?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-library-of-congress-wants-to-attract-
more-visitors-will-that-compromise-its-scholarly-mission/2019/03/07/582d590e-1a90-11e9-8813-
cb9dec761e73_story.html?utm_term=.1c8fb3fe3ba8
Turkish police seize ancient manuscript stolen from Syrian museum
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-police-seize-ancient-manuscript-stolen-from-syrian-
museum-141839
French Painting Stolen by Nazis in 1940 Raid to Be Returned to Owner's Descendants
https://www.livescience.com/64996-gurlitt-nazi-loot-painting-identified.html
Archaeology
Bodies found in missing climbers search
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-47509067?
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Massacre of Children in Peru Might Have Been a Sacrifice to Stop Bad Weather
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/science/peru-child-sacrifice.html
https://theconversation.com/ancient-dna-is-a-powerful-tool-
for-studying-the-past-when-archaeologists-and-geneticists-
work-together-111127
Sea otters' stone tools provide new clues for archeologists
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/sea-otter-animal-archeology-stone-tools-1.4792446
Study of old slave quarters in Maryland leads to scientific breakthrough
https://wtop.com/anne-arundel-county/2019/03/study-of-old-slave-quarters-in-maryland-leads-to-
scientific-breakthrough/slide/1/
China discovers bamboo slips recording rules of ancient board game
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/13/c_137892029.htm
Old Stone Fort built to protect Ohio settlers, but likely not by French explorer
https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190303/archaeology-old-stone-fort-built-to-protect-ohio-settlers-
but-likely-not-by-french-explorer
Maya ritual cave ‘untouched’ for 1,000 years stuns archaeologists
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/maya-ritual-balamku-cave-stuns-
archaeologists/
Searching for the ships Cortés burned before destroying the Aztecs
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/archaeologists-search-yucatan-coast-for-hernan-cortes-lost-
ships/
Pafos excavations show Agora was much larger than previously assumed
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/34777-pafos-excavations-show-agora-was-much-
larger-than-previously-assumed.html
Egyptology
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General Science
10 Women in Science and Tech Who Should Be Household Names
https://www.wired.com/story/10-women-science-tech-household-names/?
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Trump calls for cutting National Science Foundation funding by $1 billion
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433507-trump-
proposes-cutting-national-science-foundation-budget-by-
billion-dollars
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2019/03/11/
cmu-army-ai-pittsburgh-farnam-jahanian-artificial-
intelligence-defense/stories/201903110135?
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Gazette
Researchers develop 'acoustic metamaterial' that cancels sound
https://m.phys.org/news/2019-03-acoustic-metamaterial-cancels.html
4-D printing multi-metal products with a desktop electrochemical 3-D printer
https://techxplore.com/news/2019-03-d-multi-metal-products-desktop-electrochemical.html
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
https://www.wired.com/story/astronomers-think-they-can-
explain-mysterious-fast-radio-bursts/?
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https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-super-sized-space-launch-
system-might-be-doomed/?
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'Enormous' solar storm struck Earth more than 2,600 years ago: study
https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/sci-tech/2019/3/12/1_4332835.html
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702155579/amid-tourism-
push-concern-grows-over-indonesias-komodo-dragons?sc=tw
Team discovers double helix structure in synthetic macromolecule
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-team-helix-synthetic-macromolecule.html
A Trump official said seismic air gun tests don’t hurt whales.
So a congressman blasted him with an air horn.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/
2019/03/08/trump-official-said-seismic-air-gun-tests-dont-
hurt-whales-so-congressman-blasted-him-with-an-air-horn/?
utm_term=.eca8ca4ac57f
Mysterious Type Of Killer Whale, Sought After For Years, Found In Southern Ocean
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/701101633/new-whale-species
Narwhals spend at least half time diving for food, can fast for
several days after meal
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/p-
nsa030619.php
Scientists left camera traps to record wild apes -- watch what happens
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/cp-slc030719.php
Seeing through a robot's eyes helps those with profound motor impairments
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/giot-sta031519.php
New cardiac pump clinically superior, safer for patients
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-cardiac-clinically-superior-safer-patients.html
Teen Inventor Designs Noninvasive Allergy Screen Using Genetics and Machine Learning
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/teen-inventor-designs-noninvasive-allergy-screen-
using-genetics-and-machine-learning-180971692/
Other
A Child Explains Why He Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Playroom
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kgjvn/jackson-oswalt-explains-why-he-built-a-nuclear-
reactor-in-his-playroom
Additional Informational
Space Photos of the Week: The Moon Needs Sunscreen
https://www.wired.com/story/space-photos-of-the-week-moon-sunscreen/?
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TED Talk, The Disarming Case to act right now on Climate Change
https://www.ted.com/talks/greta_thunberg_the_disarming_case_to_act_right_now_on_climate