[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 1-16-26

Thu Jan 15 21:34:37 PST 2026

*Weekly Science Report*

*January 16, 2026*

*“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”*

Mahatma Gandhi

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*

Oldest rock art served as maps for finding water in the desert over 12,000
years ago

https://www.earth.com/news/oldest-rock-art-engraved-arabian-desert-served-as-maps-to-watering-holes/

10 things we learned about Neanderthals in 2025

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/10-things-we-learned-about-neanderthals-in-2025

Ancient bone arrow points reveal organized craft production in prehistoric
Argentina

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-ancient-bone-arrow-reveal-craft.html

The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2025, From Preserved Blood Vessels to
the Return of a Short King

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-top-ten-dinosaur-discoveries-of-2025-from-preserved-blood-vessels-to-the-return-of-a-short-king-180987925/

18,000-Year-Old Circular Dwellings Made of Mammoth Bones Unearthed in
Ukraine

https://www.sci.news/archaeology/mammoth-bone-structures-ukraine-14448.html#google_vignette

Recent discovery reveals Africa's oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual
practices

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-discovery-reveals-africa-oldest-cremation.html

Meet five new species discovered in 2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5662605/five-new-species-discovered-2025

Scientists Stunned by 7,000-Year-Old Mummies With DNA From Nowhere on Earth

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/01/mummies-with-dna-from-nowhere-on-earth/

Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence
suggests

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ammonites-survived-asteroid-impact-dinosaurs.html#google_vignette

Oldest known poison arrows show Stone Age humans’ technological talents

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00051-8

Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510396-hominin-fossils-from-morocco-may-be-close-ancestors-of-modern-humans/?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPLabljbGNrA8tp52V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHnVw2QL9Xu3qW8PBihQVbGRY9CXSHRcYUGYvlAMu6u3GuoXwMvXMuqO3I30C_aem_YTpYSxGYPz1hSJvnrcV5Zw&sfnsn=mo

Oldest known cremation pyre in Africa reveals mysterious woman who lived
9,500 years ago

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/science/oldest-known-cremation-pyre-africa

Fossilized bones are revealing secrets from a lost world

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251228074449.htm

A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260104202738.htm

How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/how-did-life-begin-on-earth-new-experiments-support-rna-world-hypothesis

Giant 'cow of the Cretaceous' discovered almost 100 years ago identified as
new duck-billed dinosaur

https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/giant-cow-of-the-cretaceous-discovered-almost-100-years-ago-identified-as-new-duck-billed-dinosaur

Deep Sulawesi cave dig could reveal overlap between extinct humans and us

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-deep-sulawesi-cave-reveal-overlap.html

*History*

Her husband's kidnapping became Malaysia's biggest mystery. Then came a
stunning confession

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx276v1yvryo?at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&at_campaign_type=owned&utm_social_handle_id=228735667216&at_link_id=F0DE17BA-E301-11F0-9F29-A7AFE5A502D2&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_link_origin=BBC_News&utm_social_post_id=635391847&at_link_type=web_link&fbclid=IwdGRzaAO9Lq1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5ioQn6XbDj_gK6BFDf1he-k6OaxD8FAkesUv2gksKV7JgBGHduRdvkZToQbg_aem_CffXlXz_BgEwTAFkwkabrg&sfnsn=mo

What Happened to the Sodder Children, the Siblings Who Went Up in Smoke in
a West Virginia House Fire?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=12242025&utm_content=archival-card&fbclid=IwdGRzaAO9a_NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4WfJWpYH_lO36hcruuscdO96WO5cJzMQaqtaPkNoDCU2_XqydYcsc-RTf_JA_aem_XhKuftNaCYthamGg5eVzRg

Church of England launches holiday ad to counter far-right Christian
nationalism

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/nx-s1-5638572/church-of-england-launches-holiday-ad-to-counter-far-right-christian-nationalism

She thought finding a stolen Amelia Earhart statue would come with a hefty
reward. It only damaged her reputation

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/americas/missing-amelia-earhart-statue-found-hdy

Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wwii-navy-veteran-ira-ike-schab-remaining-pearl-128590004

In eastern China, ancient ruins are pushing back the date of Yangtze
delta’s earliest cities

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337191/eastern-china-ancient-ruins-are-pushing-back-date-yangtze-deltas-earliest-cities

Simulations explore Neanderthal and modern human encounters in ancient
Europe

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-simulations-explore-neanderthal-modern-human.html

Ancient Puebloans kept macaws and parrots in great houses for ceremonial use

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-ancient-puebloans-macaws-parrots-great.html

6 'lost' cities archaeologists have never found

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/6-lost-cities-archaeologists-have-never-found

Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-genomic-reveals-people-pigs-pacific.html

UNRAVELING THE SECRETS OF THE INCA EMPIRE

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/05/decoding-ancient-incas-writing-system-khipus/682814/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cr&utm_campaign=2025_Content_FullPlacements_Prospecting_Sales_Standard&utm_content=010526_UncravelingSecretsIncaEmpire_NA_NA_NoCTA&utm_term=FullPlacement_Advantage&referral=FB_PAID&fbclid=IwdGRzaAPKLbBleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAY8ou88BXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHsGKn-VSFyzdqnyxvr4D-N4D7FFXOfkK9ig6zkLWa006r-n_8tGlHtyWX8-P_aem_CacX8SrIdDSoudwa0tHMJA&campaign_id=6754888483877&ad_id=6857500776677&utm_id=6754888483877&sfnsn=mo

The 17th-century Pueblo leader who fought for independence from colonial
rule – long before the American Revolution

https://theconversation.com/the-17th-century-pueblo-leader-who-fought-for-independence-from-colonial-rule-long-before-the-american-revolution-270361?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPP6whjbGNrA8_rLmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHiH8LegfWAMDPFXuTk7OX4F8d4M0xPhzT4qDGFFsN_d9ahlxmP1vQ8AIGe9R_aem_BA7S8i9kKOpi69kCDUwjEQ&sfnsn=mo

Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered in new study

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-roots-medieval-migration-england-uncovered.html

Whale hunting began 5,000 years ago in South America, a millennium earlier
than previously thought

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-whale-began-years-south-america.html

Surface ceramics reveal self-sufficient rural economy in Ancient Samos

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-surface-ceramics-reveal-sufficient-rural.html

Could Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA Be Hiding Inside One of His Renaissance
Sketches?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-leonardo-da-vincis-dna-be-hiding-inside-one-of-his-renaissance-sketches-180987982/

How a Sudden Winter Storm in 1617 Sparked the Deadliest Witchcraft Trials
in Norwegian History

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-sudden-winter-storm-in-1617-sparked-the-deadliest-witchcraft-trials-in-norwegian-history-180987919/

*Archaeology*

An early Christian fresco depicting Jesus as the Good Shepherd discovered
in Türkiye

https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/12/29/decouverte-d-une-fresque-paleochretienne-representant-jesus-en-bon-pasteur-en-turquie_6659752_1650684.html

Lchashen wagon: A 3,500-year-old covered wagon that transported a deceased
chief to the next world

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lchashen-wagon-a-3-500-year-old-covered-wagon-that-transported-a-deceased-chief-to-the-next-world

Otto the Great’s Tomb Marble Was Not Greek, Overturning a Long-Held
Assumption

https://greekreporter.com/2025/12/20/otto-great-tomb-marble-not-greek/

3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a
mysterious catastrophic event

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/3-300-year-old-cremations-found-in-scotland-suggest-the-people-died-in-a-mysterious-catastrophic-event

2,300-year-old Celtic gold coins found in Swiss bog

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-300-year-old-celtic-gold-coins-found-in-swiss-bog

Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age Chinese secret to brewing red rice wine

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/red-rice-wine-brone-age-recipe-china-b2890638.html

3,000 BC find takes archaeologists by surprise

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj69r8g1exdo

Archaeology team uncovers lost mission site of Espiritu Santo

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-archaeology-team-uncovers-lost-mission.html

Scientists have uncovered evidence of Ireland's largest prehistoric
hillfort settlement

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-scientists-uncovered-evidence-ireland-largest.html

Centuries-old 'trophy head' from Peru reveals individual survived to
adulthood despite disabling birth defect

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/centuries-old-trophy-head-from-peru-reveals-individual-survived-to-adulthood-despite-disabling-birth-defect

OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION HUB EXCAVATED IN TURKEY

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/12/30/olive-oil-production-hub-excavated-in-turkey/

Pompeii’s Graffiti Captures Every Joke, Boast and Argument of an Ancient
Roman City Frozen in Time

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/pompeiis-graffiti-captures-every-joke-boast-and-argument-of-an-ancient-roman-city-frozen-in-time-180987831/

Volunteers discover 'significant' Roman building

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5qwpv3l6wo

'Extraordinary' Roman box made of bone found

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74vm30wrlyo

Ancient clay cylinders provide first foundation text documenting
Nebuchadnezzar II's restoration of the ziggurat of Kish

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-clay-cylinders-foundation-text.html#google_vignette

DNA Reveals Unexpected Burial In One of Europe’s Largest Neolithic Monuments

https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/06/dna-unexpected-burial-europe-largest-neolithic-monument/

1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a
turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-100-year-old-mummy-found-in-chile-died-of-extensive-injuries-when-a-turquoise-mine-caved-in-ct-scans-reveal

Monumental tomb discovered in Turkey might be of royal from King Midas'
kingdom

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/monumental-tomb-discovered-in-turkey-might-be-of-royal-from-king-midas-kingdom

3,300-Year-Old Mask Unearthed in Bahrain Sheds Light on Lost Dilmun
Civilization

https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/12/mask-bahrain-sheds-light-lost-dilmun-civilization/

Tumba Madžari Great Mother: A boxy goddess figurine from North Macedonia
designed to protect Stone Age houses 7,800 years ago

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/tumba-madzari-great-mother-a-boxy-goddess-figurine-from-north-macedonia-designed-to-protect-stone-age-houses-7-800-years-ago

Mycenaean Gold Artifacts Found in Kefalonia Bear Solar Symbols Linked to
Nordic Cultures

https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/12/mycenaean-gold-artifacts-kefalonia-solar-symbols-nordic-cultures/

*Egyptology*

King Tutankhamun’s Tomb Is at Risk of Collapse, Study Finds

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-tutankhamun-tomb-collapse-risk-study-2703689?utm_campaign=artnet-news&utm_content=1764970627&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRzaAPCKhhjbGNrA8IqRmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHomXMcOP_4R4hxAkMroic79XyvgOWDUtv4M_r3aQX88Bs-8L7-wrwUK9cvov_aem_WAL8Uyt1TikWWNx52YEhoQ&sfnsn=mo

2,000-year-old workshops, Roman necropolis uncovered in Egypt’s western
Delta

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/559586/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/,yearold-workshops,-Roman-necropolis-uncovered-in-.aspx

ANCIENT WORKSHOPS AND NECROPOLIS EXPLORED IN NORTHERN EGYPT

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/12/31/ancient-workshops-and-necropolis-explored-in-northern-egypt/

*General Science*

Science in 2026: what to expect this year

*https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04114-0
<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04114-0>*

It’s been a difficult year for science. Here’s what researchers say about
the future

*https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5647420/science-research-funding-cuts-health
<https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5647420/science-research-funding-cuts-health>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*

A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded

https://www.theverge.com/news/847891/a-starlink-satellite-seems-to-have-exploded

Gizmodo’s Guide to the Coolest Space Missions of 2026

https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-guide-to-the-coolest-space-missions-of-2026-2000702992

Most sensitive radio observations to date find no evidence of
technosignature from 3I/ATLAS

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-sensitive-radio-date-evidence-technosignature.html

Space debris led to an orbital emergency in 2025. Will anything change?

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/space-debris-led-to-an-orbital-emergency-in-2025-will-anything-change

Tractor beams inspired by sci-fi are real, and could solve the looming
space junk problem

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/tractor-beams-inspired-by-sci-fi-are-real-and-could-solve-the-looming-space-junk-problem

Hunting for dark matter axions with a quantum-powered haloscope

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-dark-axions-quantum-powered-haloscope.html#google_vignette

Are we the Martians? The intriguing idea that life on Earth began on the
red planet

https://gizmodo.com/the-solution-to-satellite-pollution-make-them-indestructible-2000703923

Scientists Just Clocked a ‘Rogue’ Planet the Size of Saturn

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-just-clocked-a-rogue-planet-the-size-of-saturn/

Are we the Martians? The intriguing idea that life on Earth began on the
red planet

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-martians-intriguing-idea-life-earth.html

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing
tail

https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-reveals-weird-wobbling-jets-in-rare-sun-facing-tail

Celestis books Stoke Space rocket for 2nd-ever deep space memorial flight
for human remains

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/celestis-books-stoke-space-rocket-for-2nd-ever-deep-space-memorial-flight-for-human-remains

A Solution to Satellite Pollution? Make Them Indestructible

https://gizmodo.com/the-solution-to-satellite-pollution-make-them-indestructible-2000703923

Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/nx-s1-5659773/russia-iranian-satellites

Finding runaway stars to help map dark matter in the Milky Way

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-runaway-stars-dark-milky.html

FYI: These Are the Asteroids You Should Mine

https://gizmodo.com/fyi-these-are-the-asteroids-you-should-mine-2000704248

NASA Needs a Drone Detector At Kennedy Space Center

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-needs-a-drone-detector-at-kennedy-space-center-2000704323

Space Startup Aims To Genetically Enhance Astronauts For Mars Odysseys

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinholdenplatt/2025/12/31/space-startup-aims-to-genetically-enhance-astronauts-for-mars-odysseys/

Space Force shows off snowy new Alaska radar post

https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/space-force-shows-off-snowy-new-alaska-radar-post-space-photo-of-the-day-for-jan-1-2026

Searching for light dark matter by tracking its direction with quantum
sensors

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-dark-tracking-quantum-sensors.html#google_vignette

Scientists are getting our robotic explorers ready to help send humans to
Mars

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/scientists-are-getting-our-robotic-explorers-ready-to-help-send-humans-to-mars

GREAT NEWS FOR NASA IN THE HOUSE-SENATE FY2026 APPROPRIATIONS REPORT

https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/great-news-for-nasa-in-the-house-senate-fy2026-appropriations-report/

Astronomers discover the earliest, hottest galaxy cluster in the universe,
and it breaks all the rules

https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/astronomers-discover-the-earliest-hottest-galaxy-cluster-in-the-universe-and-it-breaks-all-the-rules

Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in
first 7 nights of observations

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/vera-c-rubin-observatory-discovers-enormous-record-breaking-asteroid-in-first-7-nights-of-observations

NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space
Station due to medical issue
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-considering-bringing-astronauts-home-early-from-international-space-station-due-to-medical-issue

Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4
billion for the agency

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/congress-rejects-president-trumps-deep-nasa-budget-cuts-proposes-usd24-4-billion-for-the-agency?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPKTPpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4RG5vtmEp5RQT1nHXjziUGlFKQVstxIdKqtPFtV8BAwtRMSOXS1c3pPoJbUQ_aem_omzo0JL2DMVVx9zUqkqdiQ&sfnsn=mo

Space Force begins base network overhaul as cybersecurity demands grow

https://spacenews.com/space-force-begins-base-network-overhaul-as-cybersecurity-demands-grow/

Advanced quantum detectors are reinventing the search for dark matter

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-advanced-quantum-detectors-reinventing-dark.html#google_vignette

NASA's Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars' Mount
Sharp

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/nasas-curiosity-rover-sends-stunning-new-panorama-from-high-on-mars-mount-sharp

'It would be a fundamental breakthrough': Mysterious dark matter may
interact with cosmic 'ghost particles'

https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/it-would-be-a-fundamental-breakthrough-mysterious-dark-matter-may-interact-with-cosmic-ghost-particles

Solar Orbiter Sets Record Watching Sunspot Region That Sparked Global
Auroras

https://gizmodo.com/solar-orbiter-sets-record-watching-sunspot-region-that-sparked-global-auroras-2000705589

Betelgeuse's elusive companion star: Siwarha's 'wake' detected

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-betelgeuse-elusive-companion-star-siwarha.html

Scientists Just Unlocked a Fuel Source on the Moon, And It’s Massive!

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/01/scientists-unlocked-fuel-source-on-moon/

Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Wake-Up Call for Humanity and Space Exploration

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/comet-3i-atlas-a-wake-up-call-for-humanity-and-space-exploration/

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2026 on new Falcon 9 rocket (

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-6-88-b1101-ccsfs-jrti

Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of
Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/hundreds-of-iceberg-earthquakes-are-shaking-the-crumbling-end-of-antarcticas-doomsday-glacier
  Scientists create a system for tracking underwater blackouts
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1112519   Scientists study 100
possible alien radio signals from collapsed Arecibo Observatory, ending
groundbreaking 21-year search
https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/scientists-study-100-possible-alien-radio-signals-from-collapsed-arecibo-observatory-ending-groundbreaking-21-year-search

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Turning plastic waste into valuable chemicals with single-atom catalysts

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-plastic-valuable-chemicals-atom-catalysts.html#google_vignette

Tokamak experiments exceed plasma density limit, offering new approach to
fusion ignition

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-tokamak-exceed-plasma-density-limit.html

Tribes seek holistic Northwest forest management

https://ictnews.org/news/tribes-seek-holistic-northwest-forest-management/?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPOmoxjbGNrA86avGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHiEgByD3bYArA7lui6iOWmJmzmAyEL8h7AdxMWF6VvfqC1ZMC5ChyXRaReHW_aem_kLFPJu7AuH-mr2V_lY8Obg&sfnsn=mo

Why scientists are planting tiny forests in big cities

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5625056/forest-nature-climate-change-los-angeles

Climate anxiety is altering family planning. Should it?

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/30/nx-s1-5652478/climate-anxiety-family-planning

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*   Life's first molecule: Borate
boosts its formation, finds study
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-life-molecule-borate-boosts-formation.html

Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in
danger of closing

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/26/arbuscular-mycorrhizal-fungi-living-library-vital-ecosystem-engineers#Echobox=1766769834-1

Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/21/nx-s1-5650781/new-species-deep-pacific-ocean

Did reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone really cause an ecological cascade?

https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/did-reintroducing-wolves-to-yellowstone-really-cause-an-ecological-cascade

Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bizarre-ecosystem-discovered-more-than-two-miles-beneath-arctic-ocean/

These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-orcas-are-on-the-brink-and-so-is-the-science-that-could-save-them/

Jellyfish sleep like humans — even though they don’t have brains

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00044-7

This CRISPR breakthrough turns genes on without cutting DNA

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260104202813.htm

Scientists learn more about how human embryos implant using artificial wombs

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/23/nx-s1-5646649/human-embryos-implantation-artificial-womb

Why scientists are catching whale breaths....with drones

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/26/nx-s1-5655233/whale-health-breath-blow-virus-drone

Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2026/01/02/nx-s1-5658576/brain-organoids-research-ethics

70 Percent of Cancer Patients Now Survive at Least Five Years, Study Finds

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/70-percent-of-cancer-patients-now-survive-at-least-five-years-study-finds/

*Other*

How a power outage in Colorado caused U.S. official time to be 4.8
microseconds off

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/21/nx-s1-5651317/colorado-us-official-time-microseconds-nist-clocks

A New Mexico monastery where the silence calls

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-mexico-monastery-christ-in-the-desert/

A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/a-quirky-guide-to-myths-and-lore-based-in-actual-science/

'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dies at 90

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/erich-von-dniken-swiss-writer-spawned-alien-archaeology-129100696

Mysterious Voynich manuscript may be a cipher, a new study suggests

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-voynich-manuscript-may-be-a-cipher-a-new-study-suggests

Additional Informational

Trust depends on public openness about how science is practiced

https://council.science/blog/trust-depends-on-public-openness-about-how-science-is-practised/

NASA to Preview US Spacewalks at Space Station in January

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-preview-us-spacewalks-at-space-station-in-january/

Fusion reactors may be key to uncovering dark matter

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2025/12/national-news-outlets-highlight-uc-physicists-work-on-dark-matter.html

A Ranger Discovered Part of Yosemite’s Untold History. Now It's At Risk of
Being Lost Again

https://www.npca.org/articles/11270-a-ranger-discovered-part-of-yosemite-s-untold-history-now-it-s-at-risk-of

First Sky Map from NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/first-sky-map-from-nasas-spherex-observatory/

A hidden diversity of ceratopsian dinosaurs in Late Cretaceous Europe

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09897-w

NASA Selects Tech Proposals to Advance Search-for-Life Mission

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-tech-proposals-to-advance-search-for-life-mission/

Soft photonic skins with dynamic texture and colour control

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09948-2

New Executive Director Kara Cannon Appointed to Launch Tesla Science Center
at Wardenclyffe’s Next Phase

https://teslasciencecenter.org/announcements/new-executive-director-kara-cannon/?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPJ-G9jbGNrA8n4n2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi2d6czmXkjj7rekpkN5xKVP26rcac5h6AVjLzHP-75_Z1i1dB0WRUbJBisb_aem_71CMpdncYxA3rMc0nmVFCw&sfnsn=mo

Little to no active faulting likely at Europa’s seafloor today

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67151-3

Scientists Identify ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ with NASA’s Webb Telescope

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/scientists-identify-astronomys-platypus-with-nasas-webb-telescope/

The visual system of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67429-6

NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-examines-cloud-9-first-of-new-type-of-object/
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