[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 8-22-25

[Steven Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*August 22, 2025*



*“It happened, and it can therefore happen again. Therein lies the core of
what we have to say.”*

Primo Levi, Auschwitz Survivor





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*



Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage

https://www.reuters.com/science/ethiopian-fossils-reveal-new-species-human-evolutionary-lineage-2025-08-13/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMKMh9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrrEEeBa_xLq7kx-nrfiYACMPRihbqhvgHURM_C6oTLPeT5wzM0dDIKIQTdD_aem_qirQT9kSqIgi4ZLsgML6wg&sfnsn=mo



A Student Spotted a Jawbone at a Beach. It Turned Out to Be a New,
Mouse-Sized Mammal That Lived Among Dinosaurs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-student-spotted-a-jawbone-at-a-beach-it-turned-out-to-be-a-new-mouse-sized-mammal-that-lived-among-dinosaurs-180987146/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Bones Found in Spanish Cave Suggest This Neolithic Group Butchered and
Cannibalized a Rival Community

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bones-found-in-spanish-cave-suggest-this-neolithic-group-butchered-and-cannibalized-rival-community-180987182/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Newly Discovered Prehistoric Whale Is ‘Deceptively Cute’—It’s Tiny but Has
a Mouth Full of Razor-Sharp Teeth

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newly-discovered-prehistoric-whale-is-deceptively-cute-its-tiny-but-has-a-mouth-full-of-razor-sharp-teeth-180987165/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



A Comparison of Colorful Hamlets From the Caribbean Challenges Ideas About
How Species Arise

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute/2025/08/11/a-comparison-of-colorful-hamlets-from-the-caribbean-challenges-ideas-about-how-species-arise/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Five Astounding Ways Humans Are Driving Animal Evolution, Including Causing
Lizards to Grow Longer Legs and Leading Moth Populations to Become Darker

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-astounding-ways-humans-are-driving-animal-evolution-including-causing-lizards-to-grow-longer-legs-and-leading-moth-populations-to-become-darker-180987107/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053















Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place
and time. One was possibly an unknown species

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/16/science/australopithecus-homo-species-afar-ethiopia?Date=20250816&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1755356136&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMN3GJjbGNrAw3cl2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEerLi-bocmnvbryyEuWxFTc04v_O_HIkNvpTYiNLTOZtnTLr9XBFD4b00jUaw_aem_JTATJVPErcFPIvksxT2BgQ&sfnsn=mo



Never-before-seen cousin of Lucy might have lived at the same site as the
oldest known human species, new study suggests

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/never-before-seen-cousin-of-lucy-might-have-lived-at-the-same-site-as-the-oldest-known-human-species-new-study-suggests



Ancient Humans Carried Stones for Miles and Changed the Future of Our
Species

https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/ancient-humans-carried-stones-for-miles-and-changed-the-future-of-our-species



Gene that differs between humans and Neanderthals could shed light on the
species' disappearance, mouse study suggests

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/gene-that-differs-between-humans-and-neanderthals-could-shed-light-on-the-species-disappearance-mouse-study-suggests



Before Whales Took to the Sea, These Ten Species Walked on Land

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/before-whales-took-to-the-sea-these-ten-species-walked-on-land-180987160/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



7,000-Year-Old Skeletons From the ‘Green Sahara’ Reveal a Mysterious Human
Lineage

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/7000-year-old-skeletons-from-the-green-sahara-reveal-a-previously-unknown-human-lineage-180986403/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



1.04-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Found on Indonesian Island Offer Clues
About Some of the Region’s Earliest Human Relatives

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1-04-million-year-old-stone-tools-found-on-indonesian-island-offer-clues-about-some-of-the-regions-earliest-human-relatives-180987129/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



DNA has an expiration date. But proteins are revealing secrets about our
ancient ancestors we never thought possible.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/dna-has-an-expiration-date-but-proteins-are-revealing-secrets-about-our-ancient-ancestors-we-never-thought-possible



Evidence from an Uzbekistan rock shelter points to possible 80,000-year-old
arrowheads

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-evidence-uzbekistan-year-arrowheads.html



NEANDERTHAL TOOL WORKSHOP UNCOVERED IN POLAND

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/19/neanderthal-tool-workshop-uncovered-in-poland/



Neolithic agriculture's slow spread: Study shows hunter-gatherers and
farmers coexisted and gradually interbred

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-neolithic-agriculture-hunter-farmers-coexisted.html



Mystery Greek hominin skull dated to be at least 286,000 years old

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-mystery-greek-hominin-skull-dated.html



The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/the-first-americans-had-denisovan-dna-and-it-may-have-helped-them-survive



Meet the Scientist Tracing 10,000 Years of Indigenous Life Along Alaska’s
Southern Coast

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2025/08/19/meet-the-scientist-tracing-10000-years-of-indigenous-life-along-alaskas-southern-coast/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=8202025&utm_content=new&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMTAMxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgUpG2jO9qo1Rvfam_15DFfrrpq7IYnjEC89-0xkyJIphZ7EC7Kb7ky1S76K_aem_-Lo8HcEz5WYtnmklLkxF3A&sfnsn=mo





*History*



New details emerge about Japan's notorious WWII germ warfare program

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/14/nx-s1-5497951/japan-germ-warfare-biological-wwii



Japan minister joins crowds at contentious shrine to mark 80 years since
World War Two defeat

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/japan-minister-joins-crowds-contentious-shrine-mark-80-years-since-world-war-two-2025-08-15/



Why Indigenous Americans are fighting for access to a sacred spot in Texas

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/10/nx-s1-5425512/in-san-antonio-native-americans-are-suing-the-city-to-protect-sacred-birds-in-a-river



William the Conqueror’s Norwich Castle to Reopen Following $37 Million
Renovation

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/william-the-conquerors-norwich-castle-to-reopen-following-37-million-renovation-180987183/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Remains of a Lost Antarctic Researcher Are Finally Recovered, 66 Years
After He Fell Into a Crevasse

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-of-an-antarctic-researcher-are-finally-recovered-66-years-after-he-fell-into-a-crevasse-180987156/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



A Tiny Typo May Explain a Centuries-Old Mystery About Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury
Tales’ and ‘Troilus and Criseyde’

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-tiny-typo-may-explain-a-centuries-old-mystery-about-chaucers-canterbury-tales-and-troilus-and-criseyde-180986991/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive
using AI

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5471614/boston-public-library-harvard-ai



Stable isotope analysis shows shifting subsistence in ancient Andean
civilization of Vichama

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-stable-isotope-analysis-shifting-subsistence.html



Ancient DNA reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-ancient-dna-reveals-west-african.html



13-year drought crippled Maya on Yucatán Peninsula 1,000 years ago, study
finds

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/13-year-drought-crippled-maya-on-yucatan-peninsula-1-000-years-ago-study-finds



Troy's fall was partly due to environmental strain—and it holds lessons for
today

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-troy-fall-due-environmental-strain.html



History of Baltic Sea's Gotska Sandön includes both trade and piracy

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-history-baltic-sea-gotska-sandn.html



Amazons, Ancient Female Warriors, May Have Existed, Recent Evidence Shows

https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/17/new-find-confirm-amazons-ancient-female-warriors-existed/



How Davy Crockett, the Rugged Frontiersman Killed at the Alamo, Became an
Unlikely American Hero

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-davy-crockett-the-rugged-frontiersman-killed-at-the-alamo-became-an-unlikely-american-hero-180987140/



This Visionary African American Politician Dreamed of Creating an All-Black
State in Oklahoma Territory

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-visionary-african-american-politician-dreamed-of-creating-an-all-black-state-in-oklahoma-territory-180987093/



This Heroic Japanese Diplomat Defied His Government to Save Thousands of
Jewish Refugees From the Holocaust

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-heroic-japanese-diplomat-defied-his-government-to-save-thousands-of-jewish-refugees-from-the-holocaust-180987067/



Which Roman emperor ruled the longest?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/which-roman-emperor-ruled-the-longest



‘A painful legacy’: Native history subject to removal at historic Florida
site

https://ictnews.org/news/a-painful-legacy-native-history-subject-to-removal-at-historic-florida-site/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMVgPpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHldjiFjbBXLkVBnLZOTj25rtQEWfngmLoi43MF9MzrNwh4PVzHqXcJmtJIsw_aem_-PTuZMfMUj-BHRCt5n-DQw&sfnsn=mo



OK Rep. defends history cartoon claiming slavery was ‘better than being
killed’

https://kfor.com/news/ok-rep-defends-history-cartoon-claiming-slavery-was-better-than-being-killed/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMVgmRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkk1nPCJhLb2oB0AXFJ9oHCQwnKer0zviDkdaWgeojJqvyrwtKsv_dgfotiE_aem_stFphs66nWeAGxCB1DDb7w&sfnsn=mo



Hear the Long-Lost Chants of English Monks Whose Monasteries Were Dissolved
by Henry VIII

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hear-the-long-lost-chants-of-english-monks-whose-monasteries-were-dissolved-by-henry-viii-180987204/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



This 102-Year-Old Man Just Became the Oldest Person on Record to Summit
Japan’s Mount Fuji

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-102-year-old-man-just-became-the-oldest-person-on-record-to-summit-japans-mount-fuji-180987223/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Nine Mythical Places Archaeologists Think May Have Actually Existed

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nine-mythical-places-archaeologists-think-may-have-actually-existed-180984996/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Two Friends Went Fishing on the Mississippi River. Police Say They May Have
Just Solved a 1967 Cold Case

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-friends-went-fishing-on-the-mississippi-river-police-say-they-may-have-just-solved-a-1967-cold-case-180987215/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053









Someone Returned a Library Book That Their Grandmother Checked Out Eight
Decades Ago

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/someone-returned-a-library-book-that-their-grandmother-checked-out-eight-decades-ago-180987216/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Hair found in Inca device could change what’s known about medieval
civilization

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/inca-empire-civilisation-device-human-hair-b2810187.html?callback=in&code=MZUWMTDKZJCTZJRMMI0ZNWNJLWFJM2ETMZFHMMJLMWM5NDQ3&state=60775316242b49d6a63d32ff13cd82c5



Urban civilization rose on the back of tides in Southern Mesopotamia

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-urban-civilization-rose-tides-southern.html



Silver used as form of currency in Land of Israel 3,600 years ago – study

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-864913



Ibex motif linked to fertility and celestial symbolism in ancient Near East
art

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-ibex-motif-linked-fertility-celestial.html





*Archaeology*



Rising seas could put Easter Island's moai at risk by 2080, study warns

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rising-seas-put-easter-islands-moai-risk-2080-124626146?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMK3SxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHl85eivE7-mQrj16BBxzpo9dcSHPm5gZpVJ_VLwf5JNm1Tnto_kPi06LhT4o_aem_ZvzLW5YgdMd8t_3eEFNuRA&sfnsn=mo



Understanding the Gaps in Africa’s Archaeological Record

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/understanding-the-gaps-in-africas-archaeological-record-180987132/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



A 2,000-Year-Old Sun Hat Worn by a Roman Soldier in Egypt Goes on View
After a Century in Storage

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-2000-year-old-sun-hat-worn-by-a-roman-soldier-in-egypt-goes-on-view-after-a-century-in-storage-180987192/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



This Ship Mysteriously Vanished 115 Years Ago. Now, It’s Been Found at the
Bottom of Lake Superior

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ship-mysteriously-vanished-on-lake-superior-115-years-ago-now-its-been-found-180984265/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



In the Muddy Banks of North Carolina, Student Archaeologists May Have
Discovered the Remnants of a Centuries-Old Spanish Ship

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/timber-from-colonial-era-spanish-ship-among-four-shipwrecks-discovered-in-north-carolina-180987139/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



This Colorful Mural of Stars and Fish Is the First of Its Kind Found on the
Coast of Northern Peru

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-colorful-mural-of-stars-and-fish-is-the-first-of-its-kind-found-on-the-coast-of-northern-peru-180987144/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



This ancient Siberian ice mummy had a talented tattooist

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/siberian-ice-mummy-tattoos



ARCHAEOLOGISTS LOCATE SIGNIFICANT NATIVE AMERICAN CAMPSITE IN NORTH CAROLINA

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/08/12/archaeologists-locate-significant-native-american-campsite-in-north-carolina/



Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90
minutes' of her first excavation

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeology-student-finds-rare-ninth-century-gold-within-the-first-90-minutes-of-her-first-excavation







These Ancient Japanese Islanders Created a Signature Skull Shape by Molding
Babies’ Heads

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-ancient-japanese-islanders-created-a-signature-skull-shape-by-molding-babies-heads-180982763/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Watch as Experts Preserve a 249-Year-Old Gunboat That Sank During the
American Revolution

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-as-experts-preserve-a-249-year-old-gunboat-that-sank-during-the-american-revolution-180987220/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Archaeologists Are Investigating an Ancient Mosaic Depicting Sandals That
Look Strangely Like Modern Flip-Flops

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-are-investigating-an-ancient-mosaic-depicting-sandals-that-look-strangely-like-modern-flip-flops-180987214/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Archaeologists Discover 900-Year-Old English Cathedral’s Hidden Medieval
Crypt

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-900-year-old-english-cathedrals-hidden-medieval-crypt-180982648/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Sonar Scan Reveals Hidden Fleet Beneath German Lake

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-864660#google_vignette



*Egyptology*



Photos from Egypt show archaeologists and divers recovering ancient
artifacts from the seabed

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/egypt-alexandria-divers-ancient-artifacts-f8c4e808cd671cf08ddad3ce00aaa07b



Rare gold coin depicting Egyptian queen unearthed in Jerusalem

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-864777









*General Science*



Nothing to report



*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



China's lunar lander aces touchdown and takeoff tests ahead of planned 2030
crewed moon mission

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/chinas-lunar-lander-aces-touchdown-and-takeoff-tests-ahead-of-planned-2030-crewed-moon-mission-video



Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth
itself

https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteorite-that-punched-a-hole-through-georgia-roof-may-be-older-than-earth-itself



The Secretive Spaceplane of the U.S. Space Force Conducts First-of-Its-Kind
Maneuvers

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-secretive-spaceplane-of-the-us-space-force-conducts-first-of-its-kind-maneuvers-180985425/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Scientist challenges world leaders over mystery comet he fears could be
alien probe — but time is running out

https://nypost.com/2025/08/10/us-news/scientist-challenges-world-leaders-over-mystery-comet-he-fears-could-be-alien-probe-but-time-is-running-out/?sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMGwJ1jbGNrAwa53mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEen6rm5TiWEJgY7bWIgrL788r9XRDSQr6-CEYBifOP862g-YpwUGXeFOhrEik_aem_aNV47PcKU-Q858ev2KQUyQ&sfnsn=mo



Giant, free-floating planets may form their own planetary systems

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-giant-free-planets-planetary.html



Can Cosmic Rays Help Alien Life Thrive?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-cosmic-rays-help-alien-life-thrive/



Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half
a century

https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-made-rockets-taking-nasa-to-the-moon-for-the-first-time-in-half-a-century-redmond-travel-mars-colonization-base-international-space-neil-armstrong-eclipse-travel-industry-wxploration



13,123-foot deep structures in Antarctica prove an integral belief about
the icy continent

https://www.wionews.com/photos/13-123-foot-deep-structures-in-antarctica-prove-one-thing-about-the-icy-continent-1755059991432



Hubble telescope uncovers rare star born from cosmic collision: 'A very
different history from what we would have guessed'

https://www.space.com/astronomy/hubble-space-telescope/hubble-telescope-uncovers-rare-star-born-from-cosmic-collision-a-very-different-history-from-what-we-would-have-guessed



Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to
space on Sep. 29

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-sets-launch-date-nasa-escapade-mars-probes-2nd-new-glenn-rocket-liftoff



After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to
the Moon

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/after-recent-tests-china-appears-likely-to-beat-the-united-states-back-to-the-moon/



A Comet That Exploded Over Earth 12,800 Years Ago May Have Triggered
Centuries of Bitter Cold

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/comet-hit-earth-12800-years-ago/



This Newly Launched Satellite Just ‘Bloomed’ a Record-Breaking Antenna in
Orbit

https://gizmodo.com/this-newly-launched-satellite-just-bloomed-a-record-breaking-antenna-in-orbit-2000644290



SpaceX launches Space Force's X-37B space plane on 8th mystery mission

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-space-forces-x-37b-space-plane-on-8th-mystery-mission



Jaw-dropping photo captures solar tornado and gigantic plasma eruption
raging on the sun at the same time

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/jaw-dropping-photo-captures-solar-tornado-and-gigantic-plasma-eruption-raging-on-the-sun-at-the-same-time



Why mapping the entire seafloor is a daunting task, but key to improving
human life

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5502442/ocean-floor-map-mariana-trench-challenger-deep-tsunami



A team of scientists found a black hole that formed soon after the Big Bang

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/13/nx-s1-5500427/oldest-known-supermassive-black-hole



The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in
History

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sinking-uss-indianapolis-triggered-worst-shark-attack-history-25715092/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Astronomers detect the brightest fast radio burst of all time

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1095535

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny
solar cells that can be powered by indoor light

https://www.livescience.com/technology/your-gadgets-could-soon-be-battery-free-thanks-to-new-solar-cells-powered-by-indoor-light



'This technology is possible today': Nuclear waste could be future power
source and increase access to a rare fuel

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/nuclear-energy/this-technology-is-possible-today-nuclear-waste-could-be-future-power-source-and-increase-access-to-a-rare-fuel



Abrupt changes taking place in Antarctica 'will affect the world for
generations to come'

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/abrupt-changes-taking-place-in-antarctica-will-affect-the-world-for-generations-to-come









*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



Rabbits With ‘Horns’ Seen in Colorado Are Going Viral. Here’s What’s Really
Happening

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rabbits-with-horns-seen-in-colorado-are-going-viral-heres-whats-really-happening-180987195/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



New, Implanted Device Could Offer a Long-Elusive, Drug-Free Treatment for
Rheumatoid Arthritis

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-implanted-device-could-offer-a-long-elusive-drug-free-treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-180987121/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



Scientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-off

https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-identify-culprit-behind-biggest-ever-u-s-honeybee-die?utm_campaign=Science&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMOqiljbGNrAw6qWmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEee5tnJkSirtO0QnyrUjHHuc5Zhe3esTe6jNJRnu91w6VLbzB5FozV5EnDcQc_aem_8LxyWDC9nb5ESPt5nw2e2A&sfnsn=mo



Scientists find blue whales suddenly going silent. Why they think it's
happening.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/11/blue-whales-silent-study/85608755007/



RNA editing tool can take some of the risk out of gene therapy

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-rna-tool-gene-therapy.html



These Lizards Have So Much Lead in Their Blood, They Should Be Dead.
Instead, They’re Thriving

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-lizards-have-so-much-lead-in-their-blood-they-should-be-dead-instead-theyre-thriving-180987224/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

*Other*



The Black Market for Fake Science Is Growing Faster Than Legitimate
Research, Study Warns

https://www.wired.com/story/black-market-for-fraudulent-science-growing-faster-than-legitimate-research/



Mysterious 'UFO' caught hovering over Disney World before vanishing into
the darkness

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15022453/UFO-caught-hovering-Disney-World-epcot.html



Cows, Hikers and Mountain Bikers Coexist at This National Monument, With
Help From New Technology

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cows-hikers-and-mountain-bikers-coexist-at-this-national-monument-with-help-from-new-technology-180987209/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053



























Additional Informational



Stolen Childhood. Children Liberated in Auschwitz

https://books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/H.-Kubica-Stolen-Childhood.-Children-Liberated-in-Auschwitz/728



Supporting asteroid defense: The 2025 Shoemaker NEO Grant winners

https://www.planetary.org/articles/2025-shoemaker-neo-grant-winners?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20250815&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20250815



NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-finds-new-evidence-for-planet-around-closest-solar-twin/



As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/as-nasa-missions-study-interstellar-comet-hubble-makes-size-estimate/



New discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09390-4



NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-spacex-33rd-station-resupply-launch-arrival/



WHOI Insights Newsletter

https://explore.whoi.edu/ancient-seas-marshall-islands-habitats?ecid=ACsprvvuw8iFxXkfEzeWOlKXGrIz0sRAbdoBHD8XT4oK7edYLkm5M8uLbtOMEY9cDZbLZ0gUgCAp&utm_campaign=6570037-Ocean%20Insights%202025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9osFjRS6SM756qcfWtdTLiBL5XD5pCAhAyGup3d9BlmPHSmntCo94PXznKZ5NCUEjaXvZJxGsgZVH7k7y2HqnL-YmJrWRVmVsoxrxmYPOpkiK0CXc&_hsmi=376998502&utm_content=376998502&utm_source=hs_email
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