[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 8-8-25

Sun Aug 10 16:47:32 PDT 2025

*Weekly Science Report*

*August 8, 2025*

*“Buddha was not a Buddhist. Jesus was not a Christian. Muhammad was not a
Muslim. They were teachers who taught Love. Love was their religion.”*

Author Unknown

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.

I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and
inspires you!

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News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*

A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-species-penis-worm-grand-canyon

Mystery of Atlantis deepens as ocean floor discovery hints at ancient
catastrophe

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14983129/Groundbreaking-catastrophic-event-linked-destruction-legendary-Atlantis.html?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMEYVpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkXcxCtNFksw1KuBFzhKjnVEcC8k1WBw-wClbqDcIhsVFPK6FGNg-knrSoFU_aem_Go6B1yGti9uLs2NAX0RhhQ&sfnsn=mo

An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5492477/gobleki-tepe-archaeology?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMEYbJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHohmZQGvi_SFkOeddCgdYzHxFFt1NNYJlwZwzqmD3Iu4TZ51yuWYd8OTCQvK_aem_jhuEl70C_DQa8H1qeUcbvg&sfnsn=mo

Prehistoric Neanderthal diets were maggot heavy, a new study suggests

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/science/neanderthal-diet-maggots-rotten-meat

What Happened to the Bone-Crushing Dogs That Once Hunted Across North
America?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-happened-to-the-bone-crushing-dogs-that-once-hunted-across-north-america-180987037/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo
erectus interbred, according to new study

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/300-000-year-old-teeth-from-china-may-be-evidence-that-humans-and-homo-erectus-interbred-according-to-new-study

Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-gabon-forest-cave-reveals-clues.html

Searching for Artificial Memory Systems in ancient humans with spatial
statistics

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-artificial-memory-ancient-humans-spatial.html

1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in
Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existed

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/1-5-million-year-old-stone-tools-from-mystery-human-relative-discovered-in-indonesia-they-reached-the-region-before-our-species-even-existed

Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for 'ultimate elimination'
5,600 years ago, study suggests

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stone-age-family-may-have-been-cannibalized-for-ultimate-elimination-5-600-years-ago-study-suggests

'Oddly shaped head' left in Italian cave 12,500 years ago is Europe's
oldest known case of cranial modification, study finds

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/oddly-shaped-head-left-in-italian-cave-12-500-years-age-is-europes-oldest-known-case-of-cranial-modification-study-finds

Oldest known docodontan fossil found in Greenland narrows the evolutionary
gap

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-oldest-docodontan-fossil-greenland-narrows.html

*History*

Hundreds of children disappeared in Argentina. Their grandmothers united to
find them

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5494307/argentina-dirty-war-grandmothers-flower-traveled-in-my-blood

Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima

https://abcnews.go.com/International/japan-marks-80th-anniversary-atomic-bombing-hiroshima/story?id=124399141

Smithsonian says Trump impeachments will be restored to exhibit

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smithsonian-trump-impeachment-exhibit/

'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's
'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/the-smithsonian-institution-owns-the-discovery-museum-resists-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-plan-to-move-space-shuttle-to-houston

These Swimmers Are Finishing the Final Voyage of the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald,’
Which Sank in Lake Superior 50 Years Ago

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-swimmers-are-finishing-the-final-voyage-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald-which-sank-in-lake-superior-50-years-ago-180987095/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Amelia Earhart’s Trailblazing Life in Aviation

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2025/08/07/amelia-earharts-trailblazing-life-in-aviation/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-lizzie-borden-got-away-with-murder-180972707/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The Swashbuckling Tudor Mercenary Who Was Killed in a Battle That Claimed
the Lives of Three 16th-Century Kings

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-swashbuckling-tudor-mercenary-who-was-killed-in-a-battle-that-claimed-the-lives-of-three-16th-century-kings-180987082/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Scientific tools are tracing the evolution of ancient biblical manuscripts

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-scientific-tools-evolution-ancient-biblical.html

See 'hyperrealistic' reconstructions of 2 Stone Age sisters who worked in
brutal mine in the Czech Republic 6,000 years ago

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/see-hyperrealistic-reconstructions-of-2-stone-age-sisters-who-worked-in-brutal-mine-in-the-czech-republic-6-000-years-ago

Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice
the population of modern-day NYC

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/maya-civilization-had-16-million-people-at-peak-new-study-finds-twice-the-population-of-modern-day-nyc

Archaeogenetic study reveals population history of southern Caucasus in
unprecedented detail

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-archaeogenetic-reveals-population-history-southern.html

NEW DNA ANALYSIS REVEALS MALADIES THAT RAVAGED NAPOLEON'S TROOPS

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/08/new-dna-analysis-reveals-maladies-that-ravaged-napoleons-troops/

MOSAIC INSCRIPTION CONNECTS JUSTINIAN TO ANCIENT CITY IN KOSOVO

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/08/mosaic-inscription-connects-justinian-to-ancient-city-in-kosovo/

In Belize, Maya Descendants Are Reviving an Ancient, Sacred Ballgame

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-belize-maya-descendants-are-reviving-an-ancient-sacred-ballgame-180987058/

*Archaeology*

Archaeologists in Mexico Discover Long-Lost City Inhabited by Maya Rebels
Who Resisted the Spanish Conquest

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-in-mexico-discover-long-lost-city-inhabited-by-maya-rebels-who-resisted-the-spanish-conquest-180987123/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=872025&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMB4idleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhE8QvN9c4kh8Ohr3udH7YxJrRjQQHBQMvX2OFzQVB2okgR9YH4zS9XUwOmP_aem_1YQzXz7IwOXzw1xbI-p8QA&sfnsn=mo

New evidence at Pompeii shows survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption returned
to live in "precarious conditions"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pompeii-vesuvius-eruption-survivors-reoccupation-precarious-conditions/

Photos of searchers seeking victims of a Hiroshima bombing 80 years later
on a nearby island

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/japan-hiroshima-ninoshima-searchers-bomb-4589db941407a6f76c278b2c1d858d95

3000-Year-Old Mural Unearthed in Peru Reveals ‘Unique’ Ancient Art Technique

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/3000-year-old-polychrome-mural-peru-2675399?utm_campaign=artnet-news&utm_content=1754672143&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMEOg1jbGNrAwQ6CGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEePJ7ZB3zZNzYL6zzuaPod6KD8zserd24LnjU3V9K_w6irxVhEgtvUFaoLquk_aem_VqAHt8E9hF0gjZ6td1Yd1A&sfnsn=mo

Centuries-Old Hawaiian Petroglyphs Emerge From the Sand for the First Time
in Nine Years

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/centuries-old-hawaiian-petroglyphs-emerge-from-the-sand-for-the-first-time-in-nine-years-180987080/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Scientists Found Sticky Goo Inside a 2,500-Year-Old Jar. Seventy Years
Later, They Finally Know What It Is

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-found-sticky-goo-inside-a-2500-year-old-jar-70-years-later-they-finally-know-what-it-is-180987088/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Archaeologists Thought This Ancient Site in Spain Was a Church. Was It
Actually a Synagogue?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-thought-this-ancient-site-in-spain-was-a-church-was-it-actually-a-synagogue-180987117/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Shroud of Turin wasn't laid on Jesus' body, but rather a sculpture,
modeling study suggests

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/shroud-of-turin-wasnt-laid-on-jesus-body-but-rather-a-sculpture-modeling-study-suggests

Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-workers-peru-unearth-pre-incan.html#google_vignette

Mosaic with Star of David and Hidden Messages in Ancient Greek Found in
Turkey

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-863068

New Clues in Poland's Search for the ‘Eighth Wonder’ - From Königsberg to
Kaliningrad

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-863174

5,000-year-old burials in Germany hold 3 women with bedazzled baby carriers

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/5-000-year-old-burials-in-germany-hold-3-women-with-bedazzled-baby-carriers

3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry
and astonishing 'scorpion' cosmetics box

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/3-000-year-old-burial-of-elite-teen-unearthed-in-iran-with-gold-jewelry-and-astonishing-scorpion-cosmetics-box

10,000-Year-Old Rock Engravings Discovered in Libya

https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/07/libya-rock-engravings/

SETTING SAIL FOR VALHALLA

https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2025/features/setting-sail-for-valhalla/

WRECK OF SPANISH PRIVATEER IDENTIFIED IN NORTH CAROLINA

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/07/wreck-of-spanish-privateer-identified-in-north-carolina/

*Egyptology*

Mystery 4,000-year-old handprint found on Egyptian soul house

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/egypt-fitzwilliam-hand-print-find-b2797125.html

>From Pagan Temples to Coptic Prayers: New Discovery Sheds Light on Early
Christianity in Egypt

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-863191#google_vignette

*General Science*

Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants

*https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02557-z?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMFlJdjbGNrAwWUy2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe9F1y-BrggFM8_gVsCiwT4xaj2OdVFf-g4kf4w3i5qCISONIyQF4JHy81dqs_aem_bMCaKUuIveHkpbLcfqBZPA&sfnsn=mo
<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02557-z?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMFlJdjbGNrAwWUy2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe9F1y-BrggFM8_gVsCiwT4xaj2OdVFf-g4kf4w3i5qCISONIyQF4JHy81dqs_aem_bMCaKUuIveHkpbLcfqBZPA&sfnsn=mo>*

Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Find “Backdoor” to 60-Year-Old
Superconducting Mystery
https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-breakthrough-scientists-find-backdoor-to-60-year-old-superconducting-mystery/

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

Harvard professor believes interstellar comet could be alien spacecraft

*https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/harvard-professor-believes-interstellar-comet-could-be-alien-spacecraft/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL3pDNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvFWy7r4skI2xdoF31TcYea59idpvR99hKQbtXAa94CQG9kW9KnsQ7uZERcB_aem_5bcDGZrnE4XU-EQFpv1hng*
<https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/harvard-professor-believes-interstellar-comet-could-be-alien-spacecraft/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL3pDNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvFWy7r4skI2xdoF31TcYea59idpvR99hKQbtXAa94CQG9kW9KnsQ7uZERcB_aem_5bcDGZrnE4XU-EQFpv1hng>

Trump administration eyes nuclear power on the moon

*https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/5437467-trump-administration-eyes-nuclear-power-on-the-moon/*
<https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/5437467-trump-administration-eyes-nuclear-power-on-the-moon/>

A planet from the Avatar movies may exist in real life

*https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493270/planet-alpha-centauri-avatar-movies-gas-giant-habitable-zone*
<https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493270/planet-alpha-centauri-avatar-movies-gas-giant-habitable-zone>

NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead

*https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-declares-troubled-lunar-trailblazer-moon-orbiter-dead*
<https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-declares-troubled-lunar-trailblazer-moon-orbiter-dead>

The World’s First Commercial Spaceplane Won’t Be Launching Anytime Soon

*https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-first-commercial-spaceplane-wont-be-launching-anytime-soon-2000639097*
<https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-first-commercial-spaceplane-wont-be-launching-anytime-soon-2000639097>

NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby

*https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasas-europa-clipper-radar-passes-key-test-during-mars-flyby*
<https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasas-europa-clipper-radar-passes-key-test-during-mars-flyby>

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to
moon's south pole

*https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/nasa-awards-firefly-aerospace-usd177-million-for-1st-multi-rover-mission-to-moons-south-pole*
<https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/nasa-awards-firefly-aerospace-usd177-million-for-1st-multi-rover-mission-to-moons-south-pole>

See the Sharpest Image Yet of an Interstellar Comet Passing Through the
Solar System

*https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-sharpest-image-yet-of-an-interstellar-comet-passing-through-the-solar-system-180987133/?utm_medium=distribution&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=editorial*
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-sharpest-image-yet-of-an-interstellar-comet-passing-through-the-solar-system-180987133/?utm_medium=distribution&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=editorial>

NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space
stations

*https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/as-the-end-of-the-iss-nears-nasa-shakes-up-program-for-commercial-replacements/*
<https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/as-the-end-of-the-iss-nears-nasa-shakes-up-program-for-commercial-replacements/>

Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

*https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/astronaut-butch-wilmore-retires-from-nasa-after-25-years*
<https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/astronaut-butch-wilmore-retires-from-nasa-after-25-years>

Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars

*https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/06/spaceships-design-stars-craft-interstellar-travel-project-hyperion*
<https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/06/spaceships-design-stars-craft-interstellar-travel-project-hyperion>

New ‘Vulcan’ rocket to fly first military mission next week

*https://www.defensenews.com/space/2025/08/06/new-vulcan-rocket-to-fly-first-military-mission-next-week/*
<https://www.defensenews.com/space/2025/08/06/new-vulcan-rocket-to-fly-first-military-mission-next-week/>

Is Earth orbit doomed to be a billionaire's playground?

*https://phys.org/news/2025-08-earth-orbit-doomed-billionaire-playground.html#google_vignette*
<https://phys.org/news/2025-08-earth-orbit-doomed-billionaire-playground.html#google_vignette>

An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the
frozen world

*https://www.space.com/astronomy/pluto/an-icy-supervolcano-eruption-on-pluto-may-have-left-a-massive-crater-on-the-frozen-world*
<https://www.space.com/astronomy/pluto/an-icy-supervolcano-eruption-on-pluto-may-have-left-a-massive-crater-on-the-frozen-world>

Baby star fires a jet, then gets blasted by the fallout

*https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094121.htm#google_vignette*
<https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094121.htm#google_vignette>

Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the
nearest star system, Alpha Centauri

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/proposed-spacecraft-could-carry-up-to-2-400-people-on-a-one-way-trip-to-the-nearest-star-system-alpha-centauri

Can Astronomers and Satellite Operators Learn to Share the Sky?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/starlink-and-astronomers-are-in-a-light-pollution-standoff/

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

24 Billion Gallons of Water Burst Through Greenland’s Ice Sheet From a
Hidden Lake in 2014. Scientists Just Pieced Together What Happened

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/24-billion-gallons-of-water-burst-through-greenlands-ice-sheet-from-a-hidden-lake-in-2014-scientists-just-pieced-together-what-happened-180987085/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   The quest to create
gene-edited babies gets a reboot
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/06/nx-s1-5493448/gene-editing-human-embryos-designer-babies
  Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed
captive predators
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denmark-zoo-donate-small-pets-horses-feed-captive-predators/

Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It’s Drastically
Different From Anything Found in Nature

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-rewrote-the-genetic-code-of-e-coli-and-its-drastically-from-anything-else-found-in-nature-180987098/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Genetic testing reduces risks from chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer
patients

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093829

'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines
will make America more vulnerable to pandemics

https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/these-decisions-were-completely-reckless-funding-cuts-to-mrna-vaccines-will-make-america-more-vulnerable-to-pandemics

*Other*

How to Detect Consciousness in People, Animals and Maybe Even AI

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-detect-consciousness-in-people-animals-and-maybe-even-ai/

Additional Informational

A 12,800-year-old layer with cometary dust, microspherules, and platinum
anomaly recorded in multiple cores from Baffin Bay

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0328347&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMC6AVjbGNrAwLoOmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe7p-uceA-f4U2wMGwy2136fmNNthgbME9E_R4uId3zwx4SUfBz9dBrgO5X70_aem_ddKq7KoI--W-OW2Ep1EBXA&sfnsn=mo

Cosmic Girls Space Competition

https://www.cosmicgirls.org/entryform-competition

Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09348-6?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_content=null&utm_campaign=CONR_JRNLS_AWA1_GL_PCOM_SMEDA_NATUREPORTFOLIO&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMEPq1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhO2QqNGTaygr7XLJotaGLJ51Knxpb2pJqRegfJ97VxoszOLKvkTOG3Vmo-3_aem_1Po1vDOYQABFUVs33dHZrA

Flourishing chemosynthetic life at the greatest depths of hadal trenches

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09317-z

First asteroid sightings push Hera’s camera to the limit

https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/First_asteroid_sightings_push_Hera_s_camera_to_the_limit

NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier

https://www.nasa.gov/earth/nasa-supercomputers-take-on-life-near-greenlands-most-active-glacier/

Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates

https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Research-News/Early-primates-survived-in-cold-climates-not-tropical-forests

Direct observation of coherent elastic antineutrino–nucleus scattering

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09322-2

International Science Council

https://mailchi.mp/council.science/how-do-we-measure-wellbeing-rethinking-the-human-development-index?e=725b365f54
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