From steveorange2011 at gmail.com Sun Apr 5 17:45:36 2026 From: steveorange2011 at gmail.com (Steven Detwiler) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 20:45:36 -0400 Subject: [Jawlist] (no subject) Message-ID: *Weekly Science Report* *April 3, 2026* *?Star Trek places its bet on the best in human nature. It dares to imagine a society of ?infinite diversity in infinite combinations,? free of war, hate, poverty, disease, and repression, and dedicated to the spirit of scientific inquiry and respect for all life, whether carbon or silicon-based, green-skinned or blue.?* Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau 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! The Weekly Science Report is also on social media at: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weeklysciencerpt/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/wklysciencerpt News Articles *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies* Giant dragonflies once roamed Earth?s skies. New research upends the textbook theory of why they went extinct https://theconversation.com/giant-dragonflies-once-roamed-earths-skies-new-research-upends-the-textbook-theory-of-why-they-went-extinct-278997 Study Finds Europe?s Neanderthals Descended from a Single Population https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/25/europe-neanderthals-descended-single-population/ In an Underwater Cave, Divers Just Found the Largest Collection of Monkey Fossils No One Fully Understood Until Now https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/underwater-cave-largest-monkey-fossils/ Gran Dolina site at Atapuerca reveals almost exclusive use of local chert 400,000 years ago https://phys.org/news/2026-03-gran-dolina-site-atapuerca-reveals.html#google_vignette Divers Discovered a 60,000-Ton Stone Structure Underwater, and No One Knows Why It Was Built https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/divers-found-massive-stones-underwater/ 60,000-year-old ostrich eggshells reveal humanity?s first brush with geometry https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-890930 Spectacular fossil treasure trove pushes back origins of complex animals https://phys.org/news/2026-04-spectacular-fossil-treasure-trove-complex.html Tasmanian tigers discovered in Indigenous rock art in Australia, suggesting these marsupials lived there much longer than thought https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/tasmanian-tigers-discovered-in-indigenous-rock-art-in-australia-suggesting-these-marsupials-lived-there-much-longer-than-thought Tracking the footsteps of West Africa's prehistoric metalworkers https://phys.org/news/2026-03-tracking-footsteps-west-africa-prehistoric.html Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human? https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-habilis-is-the-earliest-named-human-but-is-it-even-human *History* For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5753707/archbishop-canterbury-church-england-sarah-mullally At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5753780/bryan-stevenson-montgomery-square-legacy-museum Democratic lawmaker asks judge to take Trump?s name off Kennedy Center https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-4f98bf0a7fc64d81c08f507fdadf7aa5 Argentina's 'Dirty War' still on trial 50 years later https://www.dw.com/en/argentinas-dirty-war-still-on-trial-50-years-later/a-76453903 Notorious police commander dubbed "Prime Evil" testifies at South African hearing on apartheid killings https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apartheid-police-commander-prime-evil-testifies-south-africa-killings/ 'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5763755/stay-alive-berlin-ian-buruma-review?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr Samuel Pepys censored his links to slavery, new study reveals https://phys.org/news/2026-03-samuel-pepys-censored-links-slavery.html Scandinavia's largest 'burial mound' may be a monument to catastrophe, not a king https://phys.org/news/2026-03-scandinavia-largest-burial-mound-monument.html#google_vignette Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo https://phys.org/news/2026-04-previously-unpublished-verses-empedocles-papyrus.html Native Americans were making dice, gambling, exploring probability millennia before their Old World counterparts https://phys.org/news/2026-03-native-americans-dice-gambling-exploring.html New Radiocarbon Dates Push Mohenjo-daro Back to 3300 BC- Rivaling the Earliest Cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia https://arkeonews.net/new-radiocarbon-dates-push-mohenjo-daro-back-to-3300-bc-rivaling-the-earliest-cities-of-egypt-and-mesopotamia/ ?The King and I? Spotlights an English Governess Who Modernized Siamese Society. The Real Anna Leonowens Exaggerated Her Influence and Lied About Her Origins https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-king-and-i-spotlights-an-english-governess-who-modernized-siamese-society-the-real-anna-leonowens-exaggerated-her-influence-and-lied-about-her-origins-180988394/ Native Nations Fought in the American Revolution to Protect Their Ancestral Lands. After the War, Settlers Seized Their Territory Anyway https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/native-nations-fought-in-the-american-revolution-to-protect-their-ancestral-lands-after-the-war-settlers-seized-their-territory-anyway-180988435/ Abigail Adams Asked Her Husband to ?Remember the Ladies? as He Drafted America?s Laws. Here?s What She Really Meant https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abigail-adams-asked-her-husband-to-remember-the-ladies-as-he-drafted-americas-laws-heres-what-she-really-meant-180988452/ To Finance Their Lifestyle, a Young French Couple Went to Cambodia to Steal Antiquities. They Did Almost Everything Wrong https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-finance-lifestyle-young-french-couple-cambodia-steal-antiquities-they-did-almost-everything-wrong-180988403/ *Archaeology* Damaged church floor may have revealed the grave of the fourth musketeer https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/archaeologists-may-have-found-the-grave-of-the-legendary-fourth-musketeer/ A Ghost Ship Was Missing for 139 Years. Then, in Just 2 Hours, Amateur Explorers Found It. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70810302/ghost-ship-lake-michigan-discovery/ Scientists discover a 1,200-year-old Fijian island likely built from discarded shellfish remains https://phys.org/news/2026-04-scientists-year-fijian-island-built.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ9eDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFuWmxMM3pueVVwMHRYSmc1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv1mc6uW__DejmWIeNmU3sTRLhfoP5A2xx7y1SGPuYQHEMIcBF2uJhgBC5rl_aem_Z22GnVkq5lwZbU7jwJZjzw ?It has been traumatic?: the Cornwall landmark left battered by Storm Goretti https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/03/it-has-been-traumatic-the-cornwall-landmark-left-battered-by-storm-goretti?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawQ9aP9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuWmxMM3pueVVwMHRYSmc1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHttaniliPZbWaXarbCeNArtvzij5TAfeAZ6PE_jTtLOYxG2b5HdfzVtCiy9V_aem_AIG4CQcjLjbEImugsCimrw#Echobox=1775233296 Shroud of Turin may have Indian origin, DNA analysis suggests https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/shroud-turin-origin-india-dna-b2949701.html The public got one week to comment on Chaco Canyon drilling. It?s almost over https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-public-got-one-week-to-comment-on-chaco-canyon-drilling-its-almost-over/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ-o-tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeTYhCgrY9IVxZbvThewC-v6U3tHIAB8P2Y6rWlUODxHxZzkf1VN4KLzj4Gf8_aem_Lc6Zr7-jmUjzkeX2RH9GNQ Study reassesses the ?Israeli Stonehenge? https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/study-reassesses-the-israeli-stonehenge/157503 How archaeology is preserving evidence of the Yahidne war crime https://phys.org/news/2026-03-archaeology-evidence-yahidne-war-crime.html#google_vignette Archaeologists Discover an Intact Cannonball From the Battle of the Alamo?One Day Before the Pivotal Conflict?s 190th Anniversary https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-an-intact-cannonball-from-the-battle-of-the-alamo-one-day-before-the-pivotal-conflicts-190th-anniversary-180988402/ Major underwater discoveries off Karpathos and Kasos https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/03/major-underwater-discoveries-off-karpathos-and-kasos/157633 What Did Ancient Pompeians Burn as Offerings to Their Gods? New Research Reveals the Surprising Answer https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-did-ancient-pompeians-burn-as-offerings-to-their-gods-new-research-reveals-the-surprising-answer-180988467/ Return to Serpent Mountain https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2026/features/return-to-serpent-mountain/ *Egyptology* One of the first people known to change their gender was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/03/31/g-s1-115791/hatshepsut-one-of-egypts-greatest-pharaohs Archaeologists Unearth More Than 40,000 Pieces of Pottery That Ancient Egyptians Used Like Scrap Paper https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unerath-more-than-40000-pieces-pottery-that-ancient-egyptians-used-scrap-paper-180988414/ New Scans Discover Unknown Hidden Structure Beneath Ancient Egyptian City https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/30/hidden-structure-ancient-egyptian-city/ *General Science* AI scientists are changing research ? institutions, funders and publishers must respond *https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00934-w * Trump?s new science panel includes 9 tech billionaires?and just one scientist *https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-new-science-panel-includes-9-tech-billionaires-and-just-one-scientist/?utm_campaign=sprinklr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&fbclid=IwVERTSAQ1BMNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7JD08QxCQFhVsFDfyySWkEZfevf-cV9w5Uilcp3UZY52GWSD1ZQsCNHyxndw_aem_wMDCwFgaT9ck2jFAvmyYrA&sfnsn=mo * *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* NASA announces new Mars mission, reshapes goals on the moon https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/science/nasa-ignition-mars-spacecraft-moon-base?Date=20260324&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1774390463&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin Chinese lander reveals giant 'cavity' of radiation between Earth and the moon ? and it could change how lunar exploration is done https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/chinese-lander-reveals-giant-cavity-of-radiation-between-earth-and-the-moon-and-it-could-change-how-lunar-exploration-is-done Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/scientists-discover-mirror-of-our-solar-system-in-2-exoplanets-forming-around-a-star Radio signals at the edge of extreme stars come from far beyond their surfaces https://phys.org/news/2026-03-radio-edge-extreme-stars-surfaces.html#google_vignette 'This is really intolerable': Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX's million AI satellites https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/this-is-really-intolerable-astronomers-protest-giant-orbiting-mirror-project-and-spacexs-million-ai-satellites A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/a-mission-nasa-might-kill-is-still-returning-fascinating-science-from-jupiter/ Webb telescope photos show mysterious little red dots. Astronomers don?t know what they are https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/science/little-red-dots-webb-telescope-photos Revolutionary Submarine Mysteriously Disappears Without a Trace ? Scientists Are Now Preparing for a Bold Return https://scitechdaily.com/revolutionary-submarine-mysteriously-disappears-without-a-trace-scientists-are-now-preparing-for-a-bold-return/ NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are cruising to the moon. So why are they doing CPR tests today? https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasas-artemis-2-astronauts-are-cruising-to-the-moon-so-why-are-they-doing-cpr-tests-today Big tech's next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work? https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5718416/ai-data-centers-in-space-spacex-elon-musk Success! After key milestone, Artemis II astronauts speed off toward the moon https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5770599/artemis-ii-10-day-mission-preview How did this get made? Giant planet orbits small star https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122699 Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them. https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/antarctica-hides-huge-caches-of-gold-silver-copper-and-iron-as-the-ice-melts-countries-may-race-to-harvest-them A new tweak to Einstein's relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/a-new-tweak-to-einsteins-relativity-could-transform-our-understanding-of-the-big-bang How Artemis II is beaming back stunning video from the moon https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-laser-communications-system-is-beaming-4k-video-from-the/ *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* How electric vehicles could back up our power system https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121467 *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* Whale swims to freedom after days stranded on German beach https://www.dw.com/en/whale-swims-to-freedom-after-days-stranded-on-german-beach/a-76556301 Scientists watch sperm whales work as a team to assist a birth https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5762978/sperm-whale-birth-cooperation-coordination-marine-mammals-science The surprising science behind red-light therapy ? and how it really works https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00878-1 24 new deep-sea species found including a rare new branch of life https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260325005912.htm Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00945-7 RNA-guided CRISPR system activates gene expression https://phys.org/news/2026-03-rna-crispr-gene.html Scientists Capture Sperm Whales Headbutting in Stunning New Footage https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-capture-sperm-whales-headbutting-in-stunning-new-footage/ A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5749446/botanist-search-seeds-rare-death-valley-sage If these whales go extinct, we?ll know who to blame https://www.vox.com/climate/484406/god-squad-gulf-mexico-rices-whales-endangered-species Few new antibiotics for children, report warns https://www.scidev.net/global/news/few-new-antibiotics-for-children-report-warns/ AI tool targets death data gaps in poor regions https://www.scidev.net/global/news/ai-tool-targets-death-data-gaps-in-poor-regions/ Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time https://www.livescience.com/health/anatomy/scientists-mapped-all-the-nerves-of-the-clitoris-for-the-first-time *Other* MAGA congressman says Americans would become ?unglued? if they hear the same briefings on aliens he gets https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alien-ufo-briefings-tim-burchett-b2950992.html?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQ7349jbGNrBDvfTGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHk7kAerliS1G_JsRYkZnlHXzDo66ElTsukFohB_VTlFz6LsL-ij_M-YtFqOk_aem_ApDEPnWzThDNhCjk98bg1w&sfnsn=mo Matt Gaetz claims military once briefed him on alien breeding program involving humans when he was in office https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/matt-gaetz-alien-human-breeding-program-b2949902.html?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQ7PdhjbGNrBDs9_2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHioOClcz9Xuy_5xB9scMmt58H7voIbrBiwrPseWVCh_Qf5zWUSaBZAl5n5ld_aem_c66EUdmZ_kpB5qN-TPl8TA&sfnsn=mo Additional Informational Renew Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Petitions: - UK Petition: https://www.change.org/p/renew-star-trek-starfleet-academy-for-a-third-season?source_location=search - US Petition: https://www.change.org/p/renew-star-trek-starfleet-academy-for-a-full-season-3?source_location=search Has Something Changed in the Near-Earth Meteoroid Environment? https://www.amsmeteors.org/2026/03/has-something-changed-in-the-near-earth-meteoroid-environment/ NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America?s National Space Policy https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-unveils-initiatives-to-achieve-americas-national-space-policy/ A rare encounter: How Juice came to observe 3I/ATLAS https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/A_rare_encounter_How_Juice_came_to_observe_3I_ATLAS Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10170-x ARCA?s Annual Interdisciplinary Art Crime Conference, June 19-20: Amelia, Italy https://www.artcrimeresearch.org/annual-interdisciplinary-art-crime-conference/ Cultural Heritage Emergencies Summit, Nov 9-10: Washington DC https://ncp.si.edu/cultural-heritage-emergencies-summit The unseen toll of war on science https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-scientific-casualty-of-the-russia-ukraine-war/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ9eDFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuWmxMM3pueVVwMHRYSmc1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjnQJDllJfKAGDz6jZMwz5vDB4tds0PbSFTbPLjAR6_0Gnl1vYO3yEOHSbI__aem_32OF2g2vP-OqsliWn_EbbA UCLA researchers uncover buried ancient delta on Mars https://physicalsciences.ucla.edu/ucla-researchers-uncover-buried-ancient-delta-on-mars/ NASA's Artemis II crew are quite the photographers. See what they've snapped so far https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5773282/artemis-ii-nasa-photos?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwY2xjawQ9aW1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFuWmxMM3pueVVwMHRYSmc1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHm1b7NXmqfqqfZ_3iesF6xaJZz83aYTeMWAqSMvKHxqj7ac4A7xDirDlAqIh_aem_nvmgtBsY4JRUBZa-NT3hnw Protect Chaco Canyon Petition https://nmwild.org/get-involved/sign-a-petition/protect-chaco-canyon/?emci=16f56c47-412c-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&emdi=57a6101b-a92e-f111-9a48-000d3a14b640&ceid=6617941 Emily Katz Anhalt: Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times Webcast, Apr 29 https://marktwainhouse.org/event/emily-katz-anhalt-ancient-wisdom-for-polarized-times-virtual/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ9elxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuWmxMM3pueVVwMHRYSmc1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnLHeK4YRLXyinzKAb4TrwtJqhTkoECNGYEpg2NwrZluTe88jUp7-CugqDNc_aem_pTibxvFjCwrPLPeHnpdThw A pioneering report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and UNESCO sheds light on the way 3,000 companies approach AI https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/pioneering-report-thomson-reuters-foundation-and-unesco-sheds-light-way-3000-companies-approach-ai International Science Council Newsletter https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=725b365f54&u=2e9b648776114e2888e7ea8c5&id=a45d56afa3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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