[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-27-25
Steven Detwiler
steveorange2011 at gmail.com
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
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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
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better place. This publication is Mr. Detwiler’s contribution to bring
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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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