Notices by Matt Willemsen (mattotcha@mastodon.social), page 2

Yellen warns ‘wary’ Chinese banks that US sanctions are still a real risk
Treasury secretary says the United States is not ruling out action against Chinese lenders over Russian ties
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3290793/yellen-warns-wary-chinese-banks-us-sanctions-are-still-real

Flesh-eating human parasite sweeping across Central America is raising concerns in US — what to know
New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/flesh-eating-human-para

Fact Check
Unpacking Claim Letter Shows UnitedHealthcare Denied Drugs to Child with Cancer
Rating: Research In Progress
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/letter-unitedhealthcare-child-cancer-drugs/

Plutonium isotope anomalies discovered in Southern Hemisphere glaciers
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-plutonium-isotope-anomalies-southern-hemisphere.html

Neandertal genes in people today came from hook-ups around 47,000 years ago
Two genetic analyses clarify when Neandertal genes infiltrated Homo sapiens DNA
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neandertal-mate-people-47000-years-ago

The ‘Blob,’ an unprecedented marine heat wave, killed 4 million seabirds
This may be the largest die-off of wildlife, specifically nonfish vertebrates, reported in the modern era
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/blob-marine-heat-wave-killed-seabirds

Our sun may be overdue for a 'superflare' stronger than billions of atomic bombs, new research warns
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/our-sun-may-be-overdue-for-a-superflare-stronger-than-billions-of-atomic-bombs-new-research-warns

Burials of 28 people Andrew Jackson enslaved found at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, enslaved hundreds of people. Archaeologists have discovered where 28 of them were buried.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/burials-of-28-peop

Study explores why Republicans are more likely to respond to political polarization by spreading misinformation
Researchers from University of California-Irvine published a new study that finds Republicans spread more misinformation than Democrats and explains the reasons behind this behavior.
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Traces of 10,000-year-old ancient rice beer discovered in Neolithic site in Eastern China
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-year-ancient-rice-beer-neolithic.html

Our Strategy to Catch the 2024 Geminid Meteors
Don’t let the bright Moon deter you from seeing the one of the best meteor showers of the year.
One of the best meteor showers of 2024 closes out the year this coming weekend.

If skies are clear, watch for the Geminid meteors, peaking on the night of Friday into Saturday, December 13-14th.

Dogs use two-word button combos to communicate, study shows
A new study from UC San Diego's Comparative Cognition Lab shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or simple imitation of their owners.
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Dark Energy Camera Captures Stunning New Image of Messier 83
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/dark-energy-camera-image-messier-83-13491.html

Long-Standing Mystery Solved: Unexpected Discovery Revives Abandoned Breast Cancer Treatment
identifying which patients with aggressive breast cancer benefit from a targeted cancer treatment that was previously under development but had been discontinued.
https://scitechdaily.com/long-standing-myste

Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant, but little is done to stop it
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/09/formaldehyde-causes-more-cancer-than-any-other-air-pollutant-but-little-is-done-to-stop-it_partner/

Mushroom Extract Shows Promising Effects Against Prostate Cancer
https://www.sciencealert.com/mushroom-extract-shows-promising-effects-against-prostate-cancer

Scientists Find Galaxies Colliding at Millions of Kilometers an Hour
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-galaxies-colliding-at-millions-of-kilometers-an-hour

Found on VirusTotal: The world’s first UEFI bootkit for Linux
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/11/found-in-the-wild-the-worlds-first-unkillable-uefi-bootkit-for-linux/

Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/25/oxford-scientist-resigns-from-royal-society-over-elon-musks-continuing-fellowship