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*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!

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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
<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
<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
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