[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-27-25

Sun Jun 29 13:25:56 PDT 2025

*Weekly Science Report*

*June 27, 2025*

*“Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and
demand that they respect yours.”*

Chief Tecumseh

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.

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inspires you!

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News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*

Half Duck, Half Beaver: Scientists Finally Crack 100-Million-Year-Old
Secret of Platypus Evolution

https://indiandefencereview.com/scientists-finally-crack-secret-platypus/

Meet the Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Child in the World’s Oldest Burial Site

https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/06/neanderthal-human-hybrid-child-world-oldest-burial-site/

These Fossil Teeth From an 11-Year-Old Reveal Clues to Why Humans Developed
an Unusually Long Childhood

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-fossil-teeth-from-an-11-year-old-reveal-clues-to-why-humans-developed-an-unusually-long-childhood-180985475/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

How the Largest Volcanic Eruption in Human History Changed the World

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2025/01/24/how-the-largest-volcanic-eruption-in-human-history-changed-the-world/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

A Jar of Fossil Bones Long Stored at a Museum Led Scientists to Discover a
Goblin-Like Lizard From 76 Million Years Ago

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-jar-of-fossil-bones-long-stored-at-a-museum-led-scientists-to-discover-a-goblin-like-lizard-from-76-million-years-ago-180986843/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

These Lizards Mysteriously Survived the Asteroid Strike That Killed the
Dinosaurs—and Their Descendants Are Still Alive Today

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-lizards-mysteriously-survived-the-asteroid-strike-that-killed-the-dinosaursand-their-descendants-are-still-alive-today-180986879/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The World’s Oldest Boomerang Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought, a New
Analysis Suggests

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-oldest-boomerang-is-even-older-than-scientists-thought-a-new-analysis-suggests-180986885/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140
Miles from Taiwan to Japan

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/archaeologists-recreate-prehistoric-tools-to-build-a-canoe-for-140-mile/

The blood-curdling Permian monsters that ruled the Earth before dinosaurs

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250624-the-bloodcurdling-permian-monsters-that-ruled-the-earth-before-dinosaurs

Dog-sized dinosaur that ran around feet of giants discovered

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglzy4zndp0o

Fossils from giant possum-like mammal that lived 60 million years ago found
in Texas

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fossils-giant-possum-mammal-lived-60-million-years/story?id=123152315

Ancient DNA Reveals Mysterious New Group of Humans in Colombia With No
Genetic Ties to People Today

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-reveals-mysterious-new-group-of-humans-in-colombia-with-no-genetic-ties-to-people-today-180986819/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

After Crocs and Lemurs Went Extinct on the Mainland, Many Survived on
Islands for Millions of Years

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/after-crocs-and-lemurs-went-extinct-on-the-mainland-many-survived-on-islands-for-millions-of-years-180986875/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

See the Face of a 10,500-Year-Old Woman, Reconstructed by Archaeologists
and Artists

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-face-of-a-10500-year-old-woman-reconstructed-by-archaeologists-and-artists-180986852/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Ancient city possibly ruled by females living in a "matriarchal society"
more than 9,000 years ago, researchers say

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-city-ruled-by-females-catalhoyuk/?linkId=835515246&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7RPSLw7GBtdbIGEF24EHFOxO72myZwXmTs8D1WvZDfL710kWLeLVN5xVbQ1g_aem_keXpoCOKn-jgiiiEFNIoTg&sfnsn=mo

Largest Human Family Tree Identifies Nearly 27 Million Ancestors

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/largest-human-genomic-family-tree-identifies-nealy-27-million-ancestors-180979657/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

What Really Killed The Neanderthals? A Space Physicist Has a Radical Idea

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-really-killed-the-neanderthals-a-space-physicist-has-a-radical-idea

This Rare, 6,000-Year-Old Limestone Fertility Figurine Could Be Poland’s
Archaeological ‘Find of the Century

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-rare-6000-year-old-limestone-fertility-figurine-could-be-polands-archaeological-find-of-the-century-180986859/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Dargan cave findings reveal humans lived in Australia's Blue Mountains
during last Ice Age

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-858003#google_vignette

'Huge surprise' reveals how some humans left Africa 50,000 years ago

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/huge-surprise-reveals-how-some-humans-left-africa-50-000-years-ago

Anthropologist uncovers the 11,000-year history of avocado domestication

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-anthropologist-uncovers-year-history-avocado.html#google_vignette

*History*

Yurok Tribe celebrates largest land back deal in California history

https://ictnews.org/news/yurok-tribe-celebrates-largest-land-back-deal-in-california-history/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK_CmZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFXVXUzbktON3BRMXZZQ2dsAR6rn1SyMPaawU25lWEfiVeUpG1OskjLcuxr-gOpoGvdVv56BwIiDWq-ABl6Hg_aem_gMJRUQtHugVu-Vc9LyKCyA

Tattered Pages Discovered in Storage Reveal an Enslaved Man’s Daring Bid
for Freedom—and His Second Life at Sea

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattered-pages-discovered-in-storage-reveal-an-enslaved-mans-daring-bid-for-freedom-and-his-second-life-at-sea-180986838/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate
During the Space Race

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2025/06/12/how-the-us-and-the-soviet-union-made-unsuccessful-attempts-to-collaborate-during-the-space-race/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The Carthaginians weren’t who you think they were

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/04/23/the-carthaginians-werent-who-you-think-they-were?utm_content=discovery.content&utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial-social&fbclid=IwY2xjawLBTNNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETA1OE93Z1JWU2d6Y3Q5R256AR72Mp1m05bF02Zk4ct8mZ2j3CDxVdFjPvzVu19KSDxZhGE1zW_pmrzpr9MWVQ_aem_Kk4zOZUB1Rr5lzyUsTw4uQ

Paul Cézanne’s Hometown of Aix-en-Provence Is Finally Celebrating Its Most
Famous Native Son

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paul-cezannes-hometown-of-aix-en-provence-is-finally-celebrating-its-most-famous-native-son-180986820/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The Man Who Invented the Modern Zoo Tested Out His Ideas on People First

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-invented-the-modern-zoo-tested-out-his-ideas-on-people-first-180986839/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The Wealthy Activist Who Helped Turn “Bleeding Kansas” Free

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wealthy-activist-who-helped-turn-bleeding-kansas-free-180964494/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

This Forgotten Founding Father Hoped to ‘Die Up to My Knees in Blood’ in
the Fight for American Independence. He Got His Wish

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-forgotten-founding-father-hoped-to-die-up-to-my-knees-in-blood-in-the-fight-for-american-independence-he-got-his-wish-180986795/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Louvre museum shuts its doors as staff say they are overwhelmed

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/16/style/louvre-paris-museum-closed-strike-intl-scli

The National Archives Museum Is Using A.I. to Take Visitors on an Immersive
Journey Through American History

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-national-archives-museum-is-using-ai-to-take-visitors-on-an-immersive-journey-through-american-history-180986784/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Federal government ‘Stuck tribes with a bill’ for Indian boarding schools,
lawsuit alleges

https://ictnews.org/news/federal-government-stuck-tribes-with-a-bill-for-indian-boarding-schools-lawsuit-alleges/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLGvedleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETByaWVkbDM5ZGlxOW1vd014AR7tXZll-uQ09ASFEYew4GdRPtyicB1aZRYq7p-AJgAR6Ufsk6Uc-2NH9Mld_A_aem_vOhTUW_TIfYYTLfZZx-fNQ

America Deported Her for Publishing a Book Titled ‘Lesbian Love.’ Years
Later, She Was Murdered by the Nazis for Being Jewish

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-deported-her-for-publishing-a-book-titled-lesbian-love-years-later-she-was-murdered-by-the-nazis-for-being-jewish-180986864/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

How Indigenous engineers are using AI to preserve their culture

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/indigenous-engineers-are-using-ai-preserve-culture-rcna176012?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=NBC%20News&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR7_wlJ8d_pxvLfJOtPkF0GPgsaLEnX5OkAXs27D14DDrJUX9sv0TPQIqQdnHg_aem_dyBvNU7aGVrxueI5EARoMg&_branch_match_id=1435363093323326093&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXB2w6CIAAA0L%2FpUe1iVltrllY689K00BcGgug0NDCtHvr2zin7vpMbVeU453SUCuo6pal4rabzkIB0mX4TvCtw3lRk64wZKDXM%2FDK7a4dLbJvm1YBj464I7N6DV7hBH9ZH7RQyiTybAz2oTSBnhjVdWJZwE7CWgxaHkfOMCD8ziOgDks9%2B8BMDnW7i%2FaKObpvX9sImP0ELKkTFGcSiHSUV2yPKKW7b%2Bg%2F0VKeyswAAAA%3D%3D&sfnsn=mo

This London Museum Lets You ‘Order’ Objects From Its Vast Collections—and
Maybe Even Touch Them

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-london-museum-lets-you-order-items-from-its-vast-collections-and-maybe-even-touch-them-180986848/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

How Do I Research Ancestors Who Sailed to America in the 1600s? And More
Questions From Our Readers

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-do-i-research-ancestors-who-sailed-to-america-in-the-1600s-and-more-questions-from-our-readers-180986823/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The mystery of Boerne's ancient Bible: Who brought it there?

https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2025-06-09/the-mystery-of-boernes-ancient-bible-ho-brought-it-there

A Century Ago, a Mob Brutally Attacked an American Diplomat in Persia. His
Death Shaped U.S.-Iran Relations for Decades

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-ago-a-mob-brutally-attacked-an-american-diplomat-in-persia-his-death-shaped-us-iran-relations-for-decades-180985016/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic,
Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

*Archaeology*

Biblical carving discovered near US has experts wondering about possible
link to Jesus’ death

https://nypost.com/2025/06/16/lifestyle/biblical-carving-possibly-linked-to-jesus-death-found-in-canada/

This Viking Woman Was Buried With a Small Dog at Her Feet 1,000 Years Ago

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-viking-woman-was-buried-with-a-small-dog-at-her-feet-1000-years-ago-180986792/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Ancient Roman masterpieces emerge from a London demolition pit

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/20/nx-s1-5439437/roman-artifacts-london

See a Vibrant, Colorful Mosaic Discovered at an Ancient Roman Settlement in
France

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-vibrant-colorful-mosaic-discovered-at-ancient-roman-settlement-in-france-180986887/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

A Sinkhole Opened Up on a Busy Street in England, Revealing the Remains of
a Massive Medieval Hospital

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sinkhole-opened-up-on-a-street-in-england-revealing-the-remains-of-a-massive-medieval-hospital-180986890/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

This Medieval Sword Pulled From a Dutch Riverbed Is Marked With Intricate
Copper Symbols

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-medieval-sword-pulled-from-a-dutch-riverbed-is-marked-with-intricate-copper-symbols-180986858/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour confirmed to be in waters off Rhode Island
after decades of research

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/captain-cook-endeavour-ship-rhode-island-newport-harbor/

'God-king' born from incest in ancient Ireland wasn't a god or a king, new
study finds

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/god-king-born-from-incest-in-ancient-ireland-wasnt-a-god-or-a-king-new-study-finds

Temple of Civilization That Mysteriously Vanished 1,000 Years Ago Revealed

https://www.newsweek.com/archaeology-tiwanaku-civilization-temple-palaspata-disappearance-bolivia-2090442

Study reveals previously unknown ancient makeup recipe from Iranian tomb

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-858789

Diet data analysis shows early farmers in the Andes were doing just fine,
challenging popular theory

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-diet-analysis-early-farmers-andes.html

Indigenous funeral urns discovered on human-made islands in Amazon
rainforest

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/indigenous-funeral-urns-discovered-on-human-made-islands-in-amazon-rainforest

Magdeburg Cathedral’s 300-kg marble lid lifted, revealing Otto the Great’s
coffin

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-859063#google_vignette

Remote cave discovery shows ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300 km
of Pacific Ocean

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-remote-cave-discovery-ancient-voyagers.html

*Egyptology*

Going underground: Experts clash over 'hidden city' beneath Egypt pyramids

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/03/26/going-underground-experts-clash-over-hidden-city-beneath-egypt-pyramids

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-the-ancient-statues-of-this-egyptian-female-pharaoh-destroyed-180986883/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

'Thriving and densely-built': Archaeologists unearth 'tower' houses and
ceremonial building in ancient Egyptian city of Imet

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/thriving-and-densely-built-archaeologists-unearth-tower-houses-and-ceremonial-building-in-ancient-egyptian-city-of-imet

*General Science*

Iranian missile strikes Israel’s ‘crown jewel of science’

*https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-scientists-weizmann-strike-047e6115726fcc417af46036f25d5c37
<https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-scientists-weizmann-strike-047e6115726fcc417af46036f25d5c37>*

A Robot Just Might Be an Astronaut’s Best Friend

*https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2025/06/19/a-robot-just-might-be-an-astronauts-best-friend/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2025/06/19/a-robot-just-might-be-an-astronauts-best-friend/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   'Artificial intelligence is not a
miracle cure': Nobel laureate raises questions about AI-generated image of
black hole spinning at the heart of our galaxy
https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/artificial-intelligence-is-not-a-miracle-cure-nobel-laureate-raises-questions-about-ai-generated-image-of-black-hole-spinning-at-the-heart-of-our-galaxy
  Mysterious radio pulses detected high above Antarctica may be evidence of
an exotic new particle, scientists say
https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/mysterious-radio-pulses-detected-high-above-antarctica-may-be-evidence-of-an-exotic-new-particle-scientists-say
  The Exploration Company outlines plans for human spaceflight
https://spacenews.com/the-exploration-company-outlines-plans-for-human-spaceflight/
  China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in
novel lunar orbits
https://spacenews.com/china-lays-foundation-for-cislunar-infrastructure-with-spacecraft-in-novel-lunar-orbits/
  Scientists Discover ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
Generated—Surprisingly—by Lumps of Metal
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-dark-oxygen-on-the-ocean-floor-generated-surprisingly-by-lumps-of-metal-180984778/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

See the First-Ever Direct Images of the Sun’s South Pole, Captured by the
Solar Orbiter Spacecraft

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-first-ever-direct-images-of-the-suns-south-pole-captured-by-the-solar-orbiter-spacecraft-180986788/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Pacific Ocean life at risk from noisy deep-sea mining

https://www.scidev.net/global/news/pacific-ocean-life-at-risk-from-noisy-deep-sea-mining/

The administration’s anti-consensus Mars plan will fail

https://spacenews.com/the-administrations-anti-consensus-mars-plan-will-fail/

ESA studying impacts of proposed NASA budget cuts

https://spacenews.com/esa-studying-impacts-of-proposed-nasa-budget-cuts/

Abrasive lunar dust is still less toxic than city pollution, study finds

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-abrasive-lunar-toxic-city-pollution.html

The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here's what it means.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/ocean-changing-colors-researchers-means/story?id=122927595

Hey aliens, here’s our new album! How do you follow up a 50-year-old record
that’s hurtling through space?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/20/aliens-new-album-golden-record-space-voyager-chuck-berry

Space chiefs set out vision for living in mammoth ‘space oases’ in 2040

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/space-chiefs-set-out-vision-for-living-in-mammoth-space-oases-in-2040-tkhjx5qbc

Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the
megaconstellation age?

https://www.space.com/astronomy/satellite-streaks-can-the-huge-new-vera-rubin-observatory-function-in-the-megaconstellation-age

Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/firefly-aerospace-to-launch-ocula-moon-imaging-service-as-early-as-2026

This graphic shows what’s at stake in the proposed 2026 NASA budget

https://www.astronomy.com/science/this-graphic-shows-whats-at-stake-in-the-proposed-2026-nasa-budget/

A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from
North America

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/a-new-star-has-exploded-into-the-night-sky-and-you-can-see-it-from-north-america

Satellite coated in ultra-dark 'Vantablack' paint will launch into space
next year to help combat major issue

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/satellite-coated-in-ultra-dark-vantablack-paint-will-launch-into-space-next-year-to-help-combat-major-issue

These Colorful Satellite Views Reveal Our Forests in Unprecedented Detail
and Showcase the Potential of the New Biomass Mission

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-colorful-satellite-views-reveal-our-forests-in-unprecedented-detail-and-showcase-the-potential-of-the-new-biomass-mission-180986878/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

These may be the oldest rocks on Earth

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-may-be-earths-oldest-rocks-found-in-canada/

Fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission launched to ISS

https://spacenews.com/fourth-axiom-space-private-astronaut-mission-launched-to-iss/

Astronomers Detected a Mysterious Radio Burst. It Turned Out to Be From a
Dead NASA Satellite

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-detected-a-mysterious-radio-burst-it-turned-out-to-be-from-a-dead-nasa-satellite-180986884/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Its First Direct Image Discovery of
an Exoplanet

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/james-webb-space-telescope-reveals-its-first-direct-image-discovery-of-an-exoplanet-180986886/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

China's next-gen astronaut capsule for moon missions aces crucial pad-abort
test

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/chinas-next-gen-astronaut-capsule-for-moon-missions-aces-crucial-pad-abort-test-video

Failed Orbital Mission Loses Human Remains, Space Pot

https://gizmodo.com/failed-space-mission-loses-human-remains-space-pot-2000620216

Four astronauts launch to the space station as NASA grapples with strange
twist in leak issue

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/25/science/axiom-space-iss-leak-zvezda-module

Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/23/giant-asteroid-could-crash-moon-2032-firing-debris-earth

This observatory's first images are stunning — and just the start
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/nx-s1-5355034/vera-c-rubin-observatory-first-images
  There's a 'ghost' plume lurking beneath the Middle East — and it might
explain how India wound up where it is today
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/theres-a-ghost-plume-lurking-beneath-the-middle-east-and-it-might-explain-how-india-wound-up-where-it-is-today
  Strange signals detected from Antarctic ice seem to defy laws of physics.
Scientists are searching for an answer
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/science/anomalous-signals-antarctica-neutrino-detectors
  May 2024 solar storm cost $500 million in damages to farmers, new study
reveals
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/may-2024-solar-storm-cost-usd500-million-in-damages-to-farmers-new-study-reveals
*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Namibia’s green hydrogen scheme grows veg in the desert

https://www.scidev.net/global/news/namibias-green-hydrogen-scheme-grows-veg-in-the-desert/

Ocean crisis demands a new kind of science

https://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/ocean-crisis-demands-a-new-kind-of-science/

Ancient groundwater records reveal worrying forecast for US Southwest

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/ancient-groundwater-records-reveal-worrying-forecast-for-us-southwest

Scientists Are Just Beginning to Understand How Life Makes Clouds, and
Their Discoveries May Drastically Improve Climate Science

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-are-just-beginning-to-understand-how-life-makes-clouds-and-their-discoveries-may-drastically-improve-climate-science-180986872/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   First methane-powered sea
spiders found crawling on the ocean floor

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/science/spiders-deep-sea-methane-new-species

Your Brain Is Glowing, and Scientists Can’t Figure Out Why

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-brain-is-glowing-and-scientists-cant-figure-out-why/

Scientists Are Using Drones to Unleash Thousands of Mosquitoes in Hawaii in
a Bid to Save Native Birds. Here’s How It Works

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-are-using-drones-to-unleash-thousands-of-mosquitoes-in-hawaii-in-a-bid-to-save-native-birds-heres-how-it-works-180986821/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Mice with two fathers have their own offspring for the first time

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2485396-mice-with-two-fathers-have-their-own-offspring-for-the-first-time/

Doctors Detected a Mysterious Antibody in a French Woman’s Body. It Turned
Out to Be a Brand New Blood Type

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doctors-detected-a-mysterious-antibody-in-a-french-womans-body-it-turned-out-to-be-a-brand-new-blood-type-180986866/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=98054053

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/science/orca-kelp-tool-grooming

Chicago’s rodents are evolving to handle city living

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1088505

*Other*

Nothing to report

Additional Informational

Construction of ESA’s ambitious LISA mission begins

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/LISA/Construction_of_ESA_s_ambitious_LISA_mission_begins

NASA Tracks Snowmelt to Improve Water Management

https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/armstrong/nasa-tracks-snowmelt-to-improve-water-management/

Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_gets_world-first_views_of_the_Sun_s_poles

Fewer Feeds, More Focus: NASA’s Social Media Overhaul

https://www.nasa.gov/social-media/fewer-feeds-more-focus-nasas-social-media-overhaul/

A gas-rich cosmic web revealed by the partitioning of the missing baryons

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02566-y

Aurelia Institute Newsletter

https://mailchi.mp/aureliainstitute/horizon-2025?e=57e055f9a1

How astronomers rank dangerous asteroids (and what that means for you)

https://www.planetary.org/articles/how-astronomers-rank-dangerous-asteroids-and-what-that-means-for-you?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20250627&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20250627

Updates from our asteroid-hunting Shoemaker NEO Grant winners

https://www.planetary.org/articles/shoemaker-neo-grant-winner-updates-2025?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20250627&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20250627

Save NASA Science Campaign progress report

https://www.planetary.org/articles/save-nasa-science-campaign-progress-report?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20250627&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20250627

Webb finds evidence of a lightweight planet around TWA 7

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_finds_evidence_of_a_lightweight_planet_around_TWA_7

Tomographic Evidence Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre: Methodological
Appraisal and Critical Responses

https://grahamhancock.com/pilicyd1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLLwxFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHi18zvxagNUvYCFubtBt5PYYFpl26VoPjLbdU1ehjr8cPRtLmhBC2eBdZtuv_aem_XU0Jwt1zMKNumC8nIjdQXg&sfnsn=mo

WHOI Ocean Insights Newsletter

https://explore.whoi.edu/ocean-insights-june-26-2025?ecid=ACsprvsXSalVZDgWLiTp-JgBM_c-78icCbVjazePe48_wI81ASS360a5eaM6CLcXOAkDWCyzyLik&utm_campaign=6570037-Ocean%20Insights%202025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_fnQFw_K_jFDgn71IASDJJvHZMC2feZ06x2TY6oXyv4arOKn-o49Ise-aY96RaVdLITfOX8F422saI4Hzed4aMnQKP8qfu7X5_bXDFwxiNIv8WzWs&_hsmi=368719973&utm_content=368719972&utm_source=hs_email

EU Space Act: enhancing market access and space safety

https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/eu-space-act-enhancing-market-access-and-space-safety-2025-06-25_en

Could theropod dinosaurs have evolved to a human level of intelligence?

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cne.25458

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Resumes Full-Time Propulsion

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/psyche/2025/06/20/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-resumes-full-time-propulsion/

Could the Epic of Gilgamesh, previously attributed to the Sumerians around
4,000 years ago, date back more than 10,000 years?

https://grahamhancock.com/hancockg25/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLGfbVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHs5gf1lJHUFFmTcFi0q4HptYQ0VFntnw-oHXt04v6_Wr9OOZ2jjxPhh32GCk_aem__mjsb6tkiQRfswzFol68aw&sfnsn=mo
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