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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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* Scientists Discovered a Lost Branch of Humanity That Survived the Ice Age https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-discovered-a-lost-branch-of-humanity-that-survived-the-ice-age/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRGfJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDVzNyTUlQaFhIWENibFRnc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqdFGWTuB4JCltOAKyz8QgLXKZ7I22uPz0GVaXn-ibCk0dOhB1MPaMvJ6_nL_aem__hoElzX3ZyxAkn2zum92qA Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/05/science/dinosaurs-tiktok-documentary-cec Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/science/fossil-discovery-china-complex-life-evolution UT Austin scientists discover Ice Age fossils in underwater cave in Central Texas https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/ut-austin-scientists-discover-ice-age-fossils-in-underwater-cave-in-central-texas The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs https://gizmodo.com/the-cockroach-of-dinosaurs-likely-survived-extinction-because-of-its-big-wet-eggs-2000745388 Scientists Discover 430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools, Rewriting Human History https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-430000-year-old-wooden-tools-rewriting-human-history/ Meet the Ice Age survivor: The rotifer that cheated death for 24,000 years and started reproducing after coming back to life https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/meet-the-ice-age-survivor-the-rotifer-that-cheated-death-for-24000-years-and-started-reproducing-after-coming-back-to-life/articleshow/130311156.cms Triassic croc relative from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico finally identified after nearly 80 years in museum basement https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/triassic-croc-relative-from-ghost-ranch-new-mexico-finally-identified-after-nearly-80-years-in-museum-basement Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans https://www.newscientist.com/article/2523132-neanderthal-infants-were-enormous-compared-with-modern-humans/ Scientists just solved a 160-million-year fossil mystery ?I?ve never seen anything like it? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260415011643.htm Ten thousand years ago, human evolution went into overdrive https://www.science.org/content/article/ten-thousand-years-ago-human-evolution-went-overdrive?utm_campaign=News+from+Science&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwY2xjawRPyGFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiU3dodlY5a2QwazJsTE1Hc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHskZ59y0htamqdxul_7DKb4Cz1cOrxS2az3LZ5dKulEBw_sxdGQyn9DTNaax_aem_mhkYNfRyJIcxxSljQ1z2KA A matter of taste: Did Neanderthals really like sapiens women? https://phys.org/news/2026-04-neanderthals-sapiens-women.html 'They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater': How humans adapted to the most challenging environments https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/they-could-spend-4-or-5-hours-per-day-underwater-how-humans-adapted-to-the-most-challenging-environments How to eat an elephant: fossil find in Tanzania shows oldest signs of butchering these giant mammals https://theconversation.com/how-to-eat-an-elephant-fossil-find-in-tanzania-shows-oldest-signs-of-butchering-these-giant-mammals-276907 Neanderthals Hunted Pond Turtles, But Not for Dinner https://www.sci.news/archaeology/neanderthal-pond-turtle-tools-14684.html Ancient Humans Were Running a Massive Stone Factory 220,000 Years Ago https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/ancient-humans-were-running-a-massive-stone-factory-220000-years-ago#google_vignette Ancient Humans Swapped Heavy Sledgehammers for Surgical Blades as the Giants Died Out https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/ancient-humans-swapped-heavy-sledgehammers-for-surgical-blades-as-the-giants-died-out Homo erectus' tools include stunning geodes and fossils, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos, study finds https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-erectus-tools-include-stunning-geodes-and-fossils-possibly-as-a-way-to-connect-with-the-cosmos-study-finds This Nearly 300-Million-Year-Old Mummified Reptile Reveals the Evolutionary Origins of How We Breathe https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-300-million-year-old-mummified-fossil-reveals-the-origins-of-breathing-in-amniotes-180988521/ Ethiopia's Afar Rift provides glimpse into life and death 100,000 years ago https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ethiopia-afar-rift-glimpse-life.html Long Misidentified, This Seal Tooth Pendant Was Carefully Crafted by a Prehistoric Human Roughly 15,000 Years Ago https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-misidentified-this-seal-tooth-pendant-was-carefully-crafted-by-a-prehistoric-human-roughly-15000-years-ago-180988543/ Prehistoric farmers fertilised soil and grew millet https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/04/prehistoric-farmers-fertilised-soil-and-grew-millet/157783 780,000-Year-Old Charcoal Reveals How Early Humans Mastered Fire https://www.sci.news/archaeology/pleistocene-gesher-benot-yaaqov-charcoal-14701.html Archaeologists to reveal secrets of Welsh castle?s hidden cave that was once home to ancient hippo https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/wogan-cavern-pembroke-castle-hippo-b2959061.html *History* Clearfield County father-son treasure hunters win FOIA lawsuit against FBI over gold hunt https://wjactv.com/news/local/clearfield-county-father-son-treasure-hunters-win-foia-lawsuit-against-fbi-over-gold-hunt?fbclid=IwY2xjawRHnjZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEepOg99py126FeOrO087mb0YI71qyTxqFfF293Hfvg_6_R9GhR6ca_U6SjGio_aem_gr8b5bdpF1KZ4ZxyKtouwQ 'London Falling': A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames https://www.npr.org/2026/04/04/nx-s1-5766048/london-falling-review-patrick-radden-keefe Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/underground-railroad-museum-lawsuit-trump-grant-canceled-dei-diversity-rcna264586?fbclid=IwY2xjawRHyT9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFqMW80S3hSNnhId0hHOXc0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHo-IJJaBPwxeE3uXP0vZlqILCADbucAU-tnwQR9vSveVtkHTjfrJd0PJgvI-_aem_w2ajndfq9kwVRuqv4KGChg DNA analysis identifies members of Oregon family missing since 1958 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/dna-analysis-oregon-family-missing-1958?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRPyKNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiU3dodlY5a2QwazJsTE1Hc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrbfUEB8CZRbWtvN95xxp5IjOkmxcLLhcByMKq5khKOMy0OZSwPvtf0xlewK_aem_eUxqbfVxxhU1SKcd-mmNUA#Echobox=1776416450 Metal detectorist finds Viking Age gold coin that might upend history https://www.popsci.com/science/gold-coin-viking-england/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRP1LxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYamxqVlJiMzJobVIxVVY5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHh1b7IFWNIxZ3BqXgBDlAavqEClQAsDa6CMExojU8Dv2R_XeNMVO7J_gXhia_aem_ML5RdU5-PK4HANKjvcSTOA New search engine reveals if ancestors were in Nazi party https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr411ndee7yo?at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_id=2331A66C-38A4-11F1-AE7B-DF7EE6B65BF2&fbclid=IwY2xjawRP1PNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYamxqVlJiMzJobVIxVVY5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgXuLJiIUIff6UCGSr1aCRQfwCz4ohgm1KANERHTiglTBdpceYvAgl86-C7j_aem_V_A42Z35lEBzrLtXmbxx2A Hezbollah rocket hits remains of 1,500-year-old Byzantine church in northern Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-rocket-hits-remains-of-1500-year-old-byzantine-church-in-nahariya/ Trump administration agrees to let Pride flag fly at NYC's Stonewall site https://gothamist.com/news/trump-administration-agrees-to-let-pride-flag-fly-at-nycs-stonewall-site Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-korean-society-practiced-human-sacrifice-and-high-inbreeding-researchers-find DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/dna-reveals-ancestry-of-man-buried-in-stone-age-monument-in-spain-but-his-religion-remains-a-mystery The Unexpected World of the Odyssey https://archaeology.org/collection/the-unexpected-world-of-the-odyssey/ This Punjabi Princess Fought for Women?s Suffrage and Sheltered Refugees During World War II. A Goddaughter of Queen Victoria, She Rejected British Imperialism https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-punjabi-princess-fought-for-womens-suffrage-and-sheltered-refugees-during-world-war-ii-a-goddaughter-of-queen-victoria-she-rejected-british-imperialism-180988491/ In a New Documentary, One of Britain?s Most Famous Historians Reframes the American Revolution as a ?Messy Divorce? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-a-new-documentary-one-of-britains-most-famous-historians-reframes-the-american-revolution-as-a-messy-divorce-180988457/ *Archaeology* Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/stone-age-tombs-in-scotland-reveal-webs-of-descent-among-male-relatives 4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells? and beer tabs https://phys.org/news/2026-04-year-clay-tablets-inscribed-magical.html#google_vignette Monumental ship burial beneath ancient Norwegian mound predates the Viking Age https://phys.org/news/2026-04-monumental-ship-burial-beneath-ancient.html Archaeologists Uncovered a Massive 6,000 Year Old Mystery Building in Romania https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/archaeologists-uncovered-a-massive-6000-year-old-mystery-building-in-romania Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/anglo-saxon-burial-holds-an-older-sister-cradling-her-little-brother-after-they-both-died-1-400-years-ago-possibly-of-an-infectious-disease Archaeologists Uncover 4,000-Year-Old Water System in China https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/10/water-system-china/ Archaeologists Didn?t Expect to Find Anything at This Site in England. Then, They Stumbled Upon a Roman Villa and a Bronze Artifact Dubbed ?Norfolk Nessie? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-didnt-expect-to-find-anything-at-this-site-in-england-then-they-stumbled-upon-a-roman-villa-and-a-bronze-artifact-dubbed-norfolk-nessie-180988505/ 16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/16th-century-silver-coin-discovered-near-strait-of-magellan-marks-the-spot-of-a-doomed-spanish-colony Pioneers of Lakefront Living https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2026/features/pioneers-of-lakefront-living/ A Sudden Squall Doomed This Stone-Hauling Vessel in Lake Erie. More Than 150 Years Later, Divers Just Found the Shipwreck https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sudden-squall-doomed-this-stone-hauling-vessel-in-lake-erie-divers-just-found-the-shipwreck-more-than-150-years-later-180988557/ *Egyptology* Why Does This Newly Discovered 2,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Depict a Roman Emperor as an Egyptian Pharaoh? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-does-this-newly-discovered-2000-year-old-stone-slab-depict-a-roman-emperor-as-an-egyptian-pharaoh-180988549/ *General Science* Nothing to report *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* White House budget seeks to scrap 54 major NASA science missions https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/white-house-budget-puts-54-nasa-science-missions-on-the-chopping-block/?utm_campaign=sprinklr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin High nickel concentrations in Martian bedrock point to potential biosignatures https://phys.org/news/2026-04-high-nickel-martian-bedrock-potential.html Do the Moon?s Poles Hold Less Water Than We Thought? https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/do-the-moons-poles-hold-less-water-than-we-thought/ Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5775710/artemis-lunar-flyby-complete-heading-home What the Astronauts See That Trump Cannot https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/what-astronauts-see-trump-cannot/686720/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776440/artemis-moon-crater-carroll-wiseman The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more' https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/the-powerful-new-rubin-observatory-just-found-11-000-new-asteroids-and-measured-tens-of-thousands-more Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/05/satellite-mirror-plans-could-disrupt-sleep-and-ecosystems-worldwide-scientists-say NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago https://www.livescience.com/space/nasa-telescope-uncovers-new-mystery-in-supernova-first-spotted-by-chinese-astronomers-2-000-years-ago-space-photo-of-the-week Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid https://phys.org/news/2026-04-bennu-sample-reveals-newly-asteroid.html#google_vignette This New Image of Mars Is Not the Same Thing NASA Saw in 1976 https://gizmodo.com/this-new-image-of-mars-is-not-the-same-thing-nasa-saw-in-1976-2000746938 'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK https://www.livescience.com/space/meteoroids/we-all-screamed-when-it-happened-bright-green-fireball-meteor-caught-exploding-over-famous-viking-raid-site-in-uk Private Japanese spacecraft will inspect 2 dead satellites in 2027 https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/private-japanese-spacecraft-will-inspect-2-dead-satellites-in-2027 Stephen Hawking's black hole information paradox could be solved ? if the universe has 7 dimensions https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/stephen-hawkings-black-hole-information-paradox-could-be-solved-if-the-universe-has-7-dimensions How do supergiant exoplanets form? James Webb Space Telescope finds a clue https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/how-do-supergiant-exoplanets-form-james-webb-space-telescope-finds-a-clue Check out NASA?s new space telescope https://wtop.com/the-space-place/2026/04/check-out-nasas-new-space-telescope/ China?s space station crew to ?maximize opportunities? with extra month in orbit https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3350472/chinas-space-station-crew-maximise-opportunities-spending-extra-month-orbit 3D dark energy map is mind-blowing https://www.space.com/science/3d-dark-energy-map-is-mind-blowing-space-photo-of-the-day-for-april-16-2026 2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now ?? and Earth would feel it https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/2-supermassive-black-holes-may-collide-100-years-from-now-and-earth-would-feel-it Artemis II astronauts detail 'intense' reentry in interview with ABC News' David Muir https://abcnews.com/US/artemis-ii-astronauts-detail-intense-reentry-interview-abc/story?id=132112982 Christina Koch Shares Strong Message After Artemis II Return to Earth https://www.mensjournal.com/news/hristina-koch-message-after-artemis-ii-splashdown The sun is tearing an asteroid to pieces, and Earth is now flying through the fallout https://phys.org/news/2026-04-sun-asteroid-pieces-earth-flying.html Huge Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo ship arrives at space station https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/northrop-grumman-cygnus-cargo-craft-arrives-at-space-station Physicists just witnessed pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light ?? without breaking the laws of relativity https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/particle-physics/physicists-just-witnessed-pinpricks-of-darkness-moving-faster-than-the-speed-of-light-without-breaking-the-laws-of-relativity White House Releases Space Nuclear Initiative https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/white-house-releases-space-nuclear-initiative/ NASA science faces 'very serious threat' from new White House budget, experts say https://www.space.com/astronomy/nasa-science-faces-very-serious-threat-from-new-white-house-budget-scientists-say *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/07/sea-level-rise-health-crisis-christiana-figueres Exploring the green side of Rio de Janeiro: a vast urban rain forest https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5776528/rio-brazil-rain-forest-hike Amazon at risk from mineral extraction for clean energy https://www.scidev.net/global/news/amazon-at-risk-from-mineral-extraction-for-clean-energy/ *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* Mysterious pod of killer whales never seen before visits Seattle https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mysterious-pod-of-killer-whales-never-seen-before-visits-seattle/ A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead https://apnews.com/article/gray-whale-dies-washington-river-ba070a4060f2f48f0e4533cc14b944b2 Toddler injured after sticking hand into wolf habitat at Zoo America https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/05/zooamerica-wolf-enclosure-toddler-injured/89477584007/ Drowned chicks and food scarcity: Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now endangered https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/drowned-chicks-and-food-scarcity-emperor-penguin-and-antarctic-fur-seal-now-endangered Sperm whales? communication closely parallels human language, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/sperm-whales-alphabet-vocalizations-similar-humans?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_us&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRP1QBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFYamxqVlJiMzJobVIxVVY5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHigdghOCiX9ue2hMWTSRQlro26l-4UbChVYdOUPQn2zBM9zrEzMOZ5wMmZAT_aem_-UzGcDM-FYgQ9aXAEsM__g#Echobox=1776248710 "Weird blob" creature thought to be the world's oldest octopus isn't an octopus after all. Here's what scientists found. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weird-blob-creature-isnt-octupus-after-all/ For regrowing human limbs, this salamander gene could hold the key https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124515 Scientists create living tissues capable of changing shape in a programmed manner https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123829 *Other* Popular UFO expert dead at 60: ?He challenged us to look beyond? https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/reality-show-ufo-expert-dead-at-60-he-challenged-us-to-look-beyond.html Is the ?Ghost Murmur? quantum device possible? Scientists are skeptical https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-quantum-ghost-murmur-purportedly-used-in-iran-scientists/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRHfotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE1QktDTHFrVG1ZcUZhV3U5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpoOn3xpmaspP133u3M91aEP3lI8obKIHW7fV6uOrnmDt4fv0KMRzyXKlv6K_aem_g8K4AMVDWEOH0-6FE23zAg Speculation swirls around deaths and disappearances of staff at secretive government laboratories. Here's what we know. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deaths-disappearances-scientists-staff-government-labs/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=930050324&fbclid=IwdGRzaARP0_xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5QlZstRzRgLvGoWgVPQSpEJxj6HWgkU0ID-y2CYM_ghLKBMd_Uxe7Gaj2s7A_aem_XV1OCUvSS7MXN3AmBDmRsQ&sfnsn=mo Additional Informational The Planetary Society urges Congress to reject historic cuts to NASA, again https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/the-planetary-society-urges-congress-to-reject-historic-cuts-to-nasa-again?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260410&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260410 Early Data from NSF?DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Reveals Over 11,000 New Asteroids https://rubinobservatory.org/news/11000-new-asteroids The best images from Artemis II https://www.planetary.org/articles/the-best-images-from-artemis-ii?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260410&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260410 These photos of the moon weren?t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/apr/08/social-media/Moon-photos-artemis-II-AI-NASA/ New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/apr/07/nasa-apollo-artemis-earth-dull/ Eyeing the Richat Structure https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/eyeing-the-richat-structure/ Massive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution https://hms.harvard.edu/news/massive-ancient-dna-study-reveals-natural-selection-has-accelerated-recent-human-evolution The Planetary Society urges Congress to reject historic cuts to NASA, again https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/the-planetary-society-urges-congress-to-reject-historic-cuts-to-nasa-again?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260417&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260417 Different architecture of Jupiter and Saturn satellite systems from magnetospheric cavity formation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02820-x AASLH?s History & Democracy Initiative https://aaslh.org/democracy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRPyLJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFiU3dodlY5a2QwazJsTE1Hc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnk7VW_jNN8RMFHLQZK7wOD07PQf2GCzwFEZwNEs_rkzPGiTVtZz3sZTUV3o_aem_5uUD8g9b9b7AnWLlh8_GqQ Mapping the First Lunar Sites: A Tool to Support the Development of Transparent and Informed Lunar Governance https://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/copuos/lsc/2026/TPs/13%20April/PDF_Slides_For_All_Moonkind_Item_5.pdf Graphene and lasers for space propulsion https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Graphene_and_lasers_for_space_propulsion UNESCO Dive into Heritage Website https://diveintoheritage.unesco.org/?lang=en United States and ASEAN Partners Deepen Cooperation to Combat Cultural Property Trafficking https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/united-states-and-asean-partners-deepen-cooperation-to-combat-cultural-property-trafficking/ A Match Made Under Heaven: The Emerging Role of China?s Private Sector in Space https://www.csis.org/blogs/trustee-china-hand/match-made-under-heaven-emerging-role-chinas-private-sector-space Aurelia Prize in Design for Space Urbanism https://mailchi.mp/aureliainstitute/prize-winners-2026?e=57e055f9a1 China?s High-Tech Drive in 10 Charts https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-high-tech-drive-10-charts?auHash=BpssPm6IgPNoA-Zh_jLco5Whz90pSP-e-f5N5adZPyc Space-to-Space Call: NASA's Artemis II Astronauts and the International Space Station- Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfmG9qmZn6Y A time capsule of human civilization, bound for the Moon https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/time-capsule-human-civilization-bound-moon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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