From steveorange2011 at gmail.com Sun Jul 5 11:19:04 2026 From: steveorange2011 at gmail.com (Steven Detwiler) Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 14:19:04 -0400 Subject: [Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 7-3-26 Message-ID: *Weekly Science Report* *July 3, 2026* *?The basis of this knowledge Gnosis, the fundamental principles on which all the teachings rested, was the essential inherent divine nature of man, and the consequent possibility of becoming by self-knowledge a god-like being?.* *William Kingsland* 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. 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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* The most controversial fossil site in human evolution just got even more puzzling https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/science/homo-naledi-fossils-same-sex?Date=20260624&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&utm_content=1782332518&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSv9bdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjWkxaaVFDN1ltd3ZjaUFRc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuPMsIaMKRflSMoYSYtzlDr4e0pIyXOpYwjtT-ICPkr0qVAwIchPcMUXJ1LH_aem_5AQL81hK-VvK1pU89_PFug Artifacts dating back 400,000 years, found in cave, show ?complex and rich? pre-human society https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/29/science/israel-prehistoric-cave-scli-intl?Date=20260629&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1782746778&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSv9eRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFjWkxaaVFDN1ltd3ZjaUFRc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmF9iUXCXtnDUZ65wDjU00y1xgd4GkH_g8wsjhn4sBh-NtkndkLeCDMYj10h_aem_-fBK1MLFvNMRp_dF60FIPw Early hunter-gatherers in the Americas likely targeted large prey such as mammoths instead of smaller animals https://popular-archaeology.com/article/early-hunter-gatherers-in-the-americas-likely-targeted-large-prey-such-as-mammoths-instead-of-smaller-animals/ Megalodon?s legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery https://theconversation.com/megalodons-legendary-life-revealed-by-fossil-rediscovery-286375 Fossil kept in drawer for decades turns out to be first ever Antarctica dinosaur bone https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/science/antarctica-first-dinosaur-scli-intl Some of the last surviving Neanderthals were remarkably diverse ?? suggesting inbreeding didn't doom them https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals/some-of-the-last-surviving-neanderthals-were-remarkably-diverse-suggesting-inbreeding-didnt-doom-them Were Clovis foragers in Late Pleistocene North America big-game hunters, or just big-game scavengers? https://phys.org/news/2026-06-clovis-foragers-late-pleistocene-north.html 7,000-Year-Old Quarry Examined in South Australia https://archaeology.org/news/2026/07/01/7000-year-old-quarry-examined-in-south-australia/ Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/diminutive-species-the-hobbit-did-not-hunt-or-control-fire-deepening-the-mystery-of-its-ancestry-dwarf-elephant-bones-reveal Prehistoric plague could have caused population collapse in Stone Age Europe https://phys.org/news/2026-06-prehistoric-plague-population-collapse-stone.html *History* Native Americans celebrate victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn, 150 years later https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5825804/native-americans-little-bighorn-custer-montana-crazy-horse Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/g-s1-130772/israel-armenian-wwi-deaths-genocide The ?Peaceable Kingdom? Lost: A Friendship Found https://ictnews.org/news/the-peaceable-kingdom-lost-a-friendship-found/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSw0B1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEencBQ-lBDfOgp4UetU4TrmvtAdyzcAnGgeqvhjwOtZJRcfHmNm0qtPttAqS8_aem_Zm3nNJBjpjY6jJj4aJ0fPw Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/lost-memoir-of-hiroshima-survivor-found-after-decades-in-us-archive?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSxS8xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXMkhsdkZHbXdxWTV0VlIzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj1dEQhAwKefqN5Ej3jeIv5YEJ74aKkYTs0m_M9T8TekpiVGBOSOApxRhhES_aem_GjIwm1GYyAmQx1dcZZYPDA#Echobox=1782206008 What to know about the Society of St. Pius X, the schismatic group excommunicated by the pope https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/g-s1-131791/what-to-know-about-the-society-of-st-pius-x-the-schismatic-group-excommunicated-by-the-pope Ancient Obsidian Tools Reveal Hidden Trade Networks in Peru https://greekreporter.com/2026/06/30/ancient-obsidian-tools-reveal-hidden-trade-networks-peru/ Scientists finally know how Italy?s Renaissance-era Medici brothers died https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/medici-renaissance-murder-mystery-solved-b3006418.html In the Shadow of Bunker Hill https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2026/letters-from/in-the-shadow-of-bunker-hill/ This Building Hosted Lincoln?s Inaugural Ball and Displayed the Declaration of Independence. Today, It?s Home to Two World-Class Art Museums https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/this-building-hosted-lincolns-inaugural-ball-and-displayed-the-declaration-of-independence-today-its-home-to-two-world-class-art-museums-180988990/ A Century and a Half After Custer?s Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn Continues to Mystify https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-and-a-half-after-custers-last-stand-the-battle-of-little-bighorn-continues-to-mystify-180988984/ During World War I, This Woman Asked Americans to Welcome Immigrants?and Urged New Arrivals to Assimilate https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-world-war-i-this-woman-asked-americans-to-welcome-immigrants-and-urged-new-arrivals-to-assimilate-180989035/ How Tens of Thousands of Irish Immigrants Led the Patriots to Victory During the American Revolution https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-tens-of-thousands-of-irish-immigrants-led-the-patriots-to-victory-during-the-american-revolution-180989052/ Theodore Roosevelt Survived an Assassination Attempt Because a Speech Tucked Inside His Pocket Slowed the Bullet. He Insisted on Delivering His Remarks Anyway https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/theodore-roosevelt-survived-an-assassination-attempt-because-a-speech-tucked-inside-his-pocket-slowed-the-bullet-he-insisted-on-delivering-his-remarks-anyway-180988911/ *Archaeology* Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago https://www.nbcnews.com/world/italy/scientists-reveal-secrets-ancient-scrolls-burned-mount-vesuvius-nearly-rcna351178?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRzaASrZxRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7zJHdACa3TbUQ8c24TAjb6qeC3EzrX7gS8qn6dXN6zkEyv4qeH9AF8ON5Euw_aem_KZaGNy78wdCwxAu8aPKksg&sfnsn=mo Archaeologists uncover Alexander-era settlement remains in central T?rkiye https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/archaeologists-uncover-alexander-era-settlement-remains-in-central-turkiye-3222957 Pre-Hispanic archaeological discovery in western Mexico features ?unprecedented? characteristics https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/29/mexico-veracruz-archaeological-discovery-unprecedented-characteristics This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May Depict People Receiving ?Divine Liquid? in a Ritual https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-monolith-archaeologists-unearthed-in-mexico-may-depict-people-receiving-divine-liquid-in-a-ritual-180989049/ Researchers rediscover lost Ming Dynasty goldsmithing technique https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/07/researchers-rediscover-lost-ming-dynasty-goldsmithing-technique/158499 Skeletons Uncovered at Thailand?s Don Yai Thong Burial Site https://archaeology.org/news/2026/07/02/skeletons-uncovered-at-thailands-don-yai-thong-burial-site/ Authorities Investigated Reports of an Illegal Excavation in Rome. Then, They Stumbled Upon an Ancient Villa Adorned With Mosaics https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/authorities-investigated-reports-of-an-illegal-excavation-in-rome-then-they-stumbled-upon-an-ancient-villa-adorned-with-mosaics-180988995/ *Egyptology* Nothing to report *General Science* Paleontologist Neil Shubin vows to keep National Academy of Sciences relevant https://www.science.org/content/article/paleontologist-neil-shubin-vows-keep-national-academy-sciences-relevant?utm_campaign=News+from+Science&utm_medium=ownedSocial&utm_source=facebook When science is under siege, history offers a playbook https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-is-under-pressure-again-heres-what-that-means-for-young-researchers/ Superintelligent AI in space could explain the Fermi Paradox https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/superintelligent-ai-in-space-could-explain-the-fermi-paradox *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* NASA IG Cites Dire NASA Launch Infrastructure Needs https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/nasa-ig-cites-dire-nasa-launch-infrastructure-needs/ NASA?s cheapest missions deliver less scientific bang for the buck, study finds https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-s-cheapest-missions-deliver-less-scientific-bang-buck-study-finds?__cf_chl_f_tk=TK49poFd5xHH3lZB9BYD.1vzEQtPZczyH00EeUtChYo-1783097383-1.0.1.1-F6pgQM1rZGUgvhPvbLT0t_QSfamitVtfzM0IRgE_Nok China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/china-plans-to-double-the-size-of-its-tiangong-space-station-while-the-iss-nears-its-end Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy by making night sky brighter https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/planned-17-million-satellites-devastating-for-astronomy-by-making-night-sky-brighter Alien life on nearby 'super Earth' much likelier than we thought, study claims https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/alien-life-on-nearby-super-earth-much-likelier-than-we-thought-study-claims NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-moon-base-private-space-companies-contracts-rcna352382?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook ?The greatest cosmic movie ever made?: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/science/rubin-observatory-legacy-survey-space-and-time NASA inspector general suggests Boeing?s Starliner will now be a decade late https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/nasa-inspector-general-suggests-boeings-starliner-will-now-be-a-decade-late/ First new open-ocean subsea research habitat in 40 years launched https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532117-first-new-open-ocean-subsea-research-habitat-in-40-years-launched/?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e227_tv2_tp1_a1demo0ecg7rma Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth thanks to solar storms https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/rescue-mission-launches-to-save-nasa-telescope-thats-falling-back-to-earth-thanks-to-solar-storms Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense https://phys.org/news/2026-07-japan-space-probe-skims-asteroid.html#google_vignette The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth?s first crust https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/the-missing-500-million-cosmic-bombardment-melted-earths-first-crust/ A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it?s not clear why https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/a-martian-rock-has-lots-of-carbon-on-it-and-its-not-clear-why/ Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms ?? and experts say it's 'quite feasible' https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/scientists-propose-launching-a-giant-airbag-into-space-to-protect-us-from-solar-superstorms-and-experts-say-its-quite-feasible Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/human-flight-was-still-7-years-away-in-1776-now-were-headed-back-to-the-moon 'Titan is actually a very reasonable destination for humans': Scientists start mapping out crewed mission to huge Saturn moon https://www.space.com/astronomy/saturn/titan-is-actually-a-very-reasonable-destination-for-humans-scientists-start-mapping-out-crewed-mission-to-huge-saturn-moon SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-17-46-b1100-vsfb-ocisly *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* One federal research network got a reprieve. Others may not https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/06/one-federal-research-network-got-reprieve-others-may-not/414499/?oref=ge-homepage-river *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* The global effort to genetically map 70,000 animal species https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/1216966362/vertebrate-genome-animals-biology Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/science/synthetic-cell-research?Date=20260701&Profile=cnn&utm_content=1782924429&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads&fbclid=IwY2xjawSyqXBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhQkcwMjNWRExsbVpwN21nc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuLq1dVH4NKOIgKytGYr7C_boVj2CUNm7j5MnId_ZxJ3NG6DWUN5YQ3VhnRX_aem_JXLO4cIDg8cv8d4yn4OiLw Honeybee queens push pesticides to eggs to protect themselves over their offspring https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134467 Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented ? but change is needed https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1134527 Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/04/hunting-tardigrade-sequencing-dna-life-earth-invertebrate-year *Other* US military stumped by UFO sightings over bases: Ex-defense official https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5942796-pentagon-us-bases-ufo-sightings/?fbclid=IwdGRzaASsDqJjbGNrBKwOx2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlDLuAf9vcUeZpYWlPuUlnvB4JHCco9oZCzwRVwvH9ZZCXjBlB4ISngfsLlh_aem_O_UKbZwY79hrt1ptEFPAMg&sfnsn=mo White House picks Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories to lead new UFO council https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-picks-harvard-professor-with-polarizing-alien-theories-to-lead-new-ufo-council Additional Informational NASA?s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-finds-clues-to-ancient-distant-origin-of-comet-3i-atlas/ Before Karahan Tepe: The Most Ancient of Solstices https://grahamhancock.com/newmanh4/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSxToxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFzd0hGRDE2UVhlcXJQbHFDc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlrEtBX-Ti2ULLEUznJRCfWXAkuCkA_JHaXgjBCpHrZd1jU2CtUqIz9TTuuD_aem_Y-Et4pZ2mEwmVbmVuq639g The Magic Mirror That Built an Empire https://grahamhancock.com/barnharte1/?fbclid=IwdGRzaASowUJjbGNrBKjBZ2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmwN6gbh5tLDqNKaQpk3va-lULH2fjBvsXZW-gzwrDVdeBMkKIz_6ISl6IH6_aem_Q9pT1ib6WyOb42ZPDp9Fsw&sfnsn=mo Destruction and resilience at Panaztepe: archaeoseismological evidence for third-millennium BC earthquakes in Western Anatolia https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/destruction-and-resilience-at-panaztepe-archaeoseismological-evidence-for-thirdmillennium-bc-earthquakes-in-western-anatolia/057712375A0E2A036AE98C3B66D7FE1A Rosalind Franklin and the search for life on Mars https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2026-rosalind-franklin?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260703&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260703 End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/End_of_the_blue_glow_BepiColombo_turns_off_solar_electric_propulsion_for_Mercury_arrival UC Irvine astronomers discover a new Earth-like exoplanet https://news.uci.edu/2026/06/30/uc-irvine-astronomers-discover-a-new-earth-like-exoplanet/ The Young American Scientists https://www.scientificamerican.com/report/young-american-scientists-2026/ China?s Tianwen-2 mission has (probably) arrived at a quasi-moon of Earth https://www.planetary.org/articles/chinas-tianwen-2-mission-has-probably-arrived-at-a-quasi-moon-of-earth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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