[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 4-17-26

Sat Apr 18 20:50:03 PDT 2026

*Weekly Science Report*

*April 17, 2026*

*“The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor
and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.”*

President John F. Kennedy

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*

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
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