[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 6-5-26

[Steven Detwiler]

*Weekly Science Report*

*June 5, 2026*



*“Planet Earth: You Are a Crew”*

Christina Koch






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*



New insights into how the human hand evolved from our ape-like ancestors

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-insights-human-evolved-ape-ancestors.html



Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously
thought, fossil discovery shows

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/complex-animals-evolved-up-to-10-million-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-fossil-discovery-shows



Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515233340.htm#google_vignette



Archaeologists reveal wooden secret beneath ancient stone island

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e2w31wedqo



Evidence of Ancient Life Found Buried Under an Asteroid Crater

https://www.sciencealert.com/evidence-of-ancient-life-found-buried-under-an-asteroid-crater



The first signs of human cremation may date back 100,000 years

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-human-cremation-date-years.html



Thirty years at El Mirón cave uncover 40,000 years of Iberian prehistory

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-years-el-mirn-cave-uncover.html#google_vignette



A Century After Causing Controversy, Red Cave Markings in Wales Are
Classified Again as Britain’s Oldest Rock Art

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-century-after-causing-controversy-red-cave-markings-in-wales-are-classified-again-as-britains-oldest-rock-art-180988879/



'It was very very good': Ötzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast
— and scientists just used it to make a sourdough

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/it-was-very-very-good-otzi-the-icemans-body-is-covered-in-ancient-yeast-and-scientists-just-used-it-to-make-a-sourdough



Ancient humans used fire nearly 1.8 million years ago, cave evidence
suggests

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/06/ancient-humans-used-fire-nearly-1-8-million-years-ago-cave-evidence-suggests/158261



World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters
415 million years ago

https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/worlds-largest-scorpion-had-6-inch-pincers-and-prowled-uk-land-and-waters-415-million-years-ago



Humans conquered the planet 300 times faster than genetic evolution can
explain

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-conquered-the-planet-300-times-faster-than-genetic-evolution-can-explain/



Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine
history

https://theconversation.com/fossil-fishes-buried-in-the-desert-reveal-a-missing-chapter-in-marine-history-284260



New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the
trees of ancient China, fossil find hints

https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/new-velociraptor-cousin-was-a-4-winged-dragon-that-hunted-prey-from-the-trees-of-ancient-china-fossil-find-hints



Scientists hung onto woolly mammoth fossils for 70 years — then discovered
a huge mistake: ‘Something was amiss’

https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/science/scientists-hung-onto-woolly-mammoth-fossils-for-70-years-then-discovered-a-huge-mistake-something-was-amiss/

*History*



Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval
book in Rome

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/researchers-ireland-uncover-oldest-english-poem-forgotten-medieval-book-rome/



UCLA completes archive on auctioned stolen Armenian properties

https://armenianweekly.com/2026/05/12/ucla-completes-archive-on-auctioned-stolen-armenian-properties/



How the Library of Congress packed 250 years of U.S. history into a vial
the size of a quarter

https://www.fastcompany.com/91549023/library-of-congress-synthetic-data-vial



This Jewish Community in the Caribbean Smuggled Gunpowder to the Patriots
During the Revolution. A British Admiral Condemned the Island as a ‘Nest of
Vipers’

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-jewish-community-in-the-caribbean-smuggled-gunpowder-to-the-patriots-during-the-revolution-a-british-admiral-condemned-the-island-as-a-nest-of-vipers-180988740/



How a 4,000-year-old city defied history's 'rules' by becoming more equal
as it became more successful

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-year-city-defied-history-equal.html#google_vignette



Toxic plant on Ming dynasty-era surgical tools may be world’s oldest
chemical evidence of topical anesthetic

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-china/toxic-plant-on-ming-dynasty-era-surgical-tools-may-be-worlds-oldest-chemical-evidence-of-topical-anesthetic



Spectacular archaeological finds in Turkey shed new light on origins of
Christianity

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/turkey-christianity-jesus-picture-iznik-archaeology-b2986393.html



The Unexpected World of the Odyssey

https://archaeology.org/collection/the-unexpected-world-of-the-odyssey/



Ona Judge Escaped From Slavery While George Washington Was Busy Eating
Dinner Inside. Now, a New Mural Honors Her Legacy

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ona-judge-escaped-from-slavery-while-george-washington-was-eating-dinner-inside-now-new-mural-honors-her-legacy-180988851/



During the Revolution, American Women Fought for Freedom, Spied on the
British, Cared for the Sick and Fell in Love. A New Exhibition Reveals
Their Rich Wartime Stories

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-the-revolution-american-women-fought-for-freedom-spied-on-the-british-cared-for-the-sick-and-fell-in-love-a-new-exhibition-reveals-their-rich-wartime-stories-180988887/

*Archaeology*



Voices: GOP leaders say local interests were ignored in the Grand
Staircase-Escalante planning process. That’s not what I saw.

https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/05/19/voices-grand-staircase-escalante/



After a year-long rebuild, historic War of 1812 ship heads home to Lake Erie

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5821141/niagara-ship-erie-maine-1812



Scientists Uncover an “Alien” Metal Hidden in a 3,000-Year-Old Year-Old
Treasure Stash

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/space-metal-bronze-age-hoard-villena-spain/



Focus turns to Quitobaquito Springs after sacred site damage along border

https://www.kgun9.com/border-watch/focus-turns-to-quitobaquito-springs-after-sacred-site-damage-along-border



Sacrificed teens discovered in ancient Mesopotamian burial site

https://www.popsci.com/science/mesopotamia-teen-sacrifices/



1,200-year-old giant 'death jar' in Laos contains generations of human
skeletons

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1-200-year-old-giant-death-jar-in-laos-contains-generations-of-human-skeletons



Scientists Uncover Evidence That a Man Buried in Finland Crossed the North
Atlantic Centuries Ago

https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/scientists-uncover-evidence-that-a-man-buried-in-finland-crossed-the-north-atlantic-centuries-ago



Archaeologists Excavating a Monastery in Spain Identified the Remains of a
14th-Century Queen—and Multiple Skeletons Buried in the Wrong Graves

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-excavating-a-monastery-in-spain-identified-the-remains-of-a-14th-century-queen-and-multiple-skeletons-buried-in-the-wrong-graves-180988877/



Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of
history

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-notre-dame-cathedral-century-unearths.html#google_vignette



Italian teenagers discover 1,800-year-old Roman luxury house underneath
their high school gym

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/italian-teenagers-discover-1-800-year-old-roman-luxury-house-underneath-their-high-school-gym



First shipwrecks linked to real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/first-shipwrecks-linked-to-real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-found-in-bahamas



Inside Africa’s Houses of Stone

https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2026/features/inside-africas-houses-of-stone/



Possible Early Saw Technology Uncovered in Japan

https://archaeology.org/news/2026/06/05/possible-early-saw-technology-uncovered-in-japan/



The Amazon's 'lost city' has been widely misunderstood. This is its true
story

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260529-the-real-story-of-the-amazons-lost-city





*Egyptology*



The Mystery of the Golden Coffin

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/serop-simonian-egypt-theft-artifacts/686591/?gift=seTIbv7R-dGg0q0c4Fvv7QoiszNOV66EHiqPmpQWmy4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share



One mystery of the Great Pyramid’s longevity has finally been solved

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/egypt-great-pyramid-mystery-earthquake



Egypt's First Queen

https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2026/features/egypts-first-queen/



Ancient Egyptian Capital City Investigated

https://archaeology.org/news/2026/06/05/ancient-egyptian-capital-city-investigated/













*General Science*



Why AI cannot do good science without humans

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01551-3



Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish
science

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5828768/science-funding-cuts-nih-trump-administration

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*



Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel

https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/scientists-find-a-hidden-route-to-the-moon-that-saves-fuel



Scientists just solved a tricky asteroid-hopping spacecraft riddle

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/scientists-just-solved-a-tricky-asteroid-hopping-spacecraft-riddle



After 10 years of upgrades, this legendary telescope has returned to chase
black holes, asteroids and cosmic chemistry

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-years-legendary-telescope-black-holes.html



The Sun Blasted a Mysterious Radio Signal for 19 Straight Days. Here’s What
We Know

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-tracked-the-suns-record-breaking-radio-burst-which-lasted-for-19-days-2000760013



Space physiology and technology: Adaptations, countermeasures, and
opportunities for wearable systems

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1128096



Physicists confirm 'negative time' is real by asking the atoms themselves

https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/physicists-confirm-negative-time-is-real-by-asking-the-atoms-themselves



Neptunian moon Nereid could be lone intact survivor from ancient satellite
system

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/20/science/neptune-moon-nereid-survivor



Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027

https://spacenews.com/isaacman-expects-chinese-crewed-mission-around-the-moon-in-2027/



Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger
and more heat resistant

https://theconversation.com/falling-space-debris-poses-an-escalating-risk-as-spacecraft-get-stronger-and-more-heat-resistant-279077



SpaceX Starlink and other satellite megaconstellations are creating an
'unregulated geoengineering experiment', scientists say

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/spacex-starlink-and-other-satellite-megaconstellations-are-creating-an-unregulated-geoengineering-experiment-scientists-say



An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/science/asteroid-earth-close-pass



NASA Awards Initial Moon Base Rover and Lander Contracts

https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/nasa-awards-initial-moon-base-rover-and-lander-contracts/



Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about
possible wreckage washing ashore

https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explosion-a69e249784c277b0d08ac8c246b21a6d









Some 'extinct' volcanoes may just be going through a growth spurt, before
they 'wake up in this catastrophic stage,' emerging research suggests

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanoes/some-extinct-volcanoes-may-just-be-going-through-a-growth-spurt-before-they-wake-up-in-this-catastrophic-stage-emerging-research-suggests



NASA astronauts briefly shelter in 'safe haven' procedure following
worsening leaks on International Space Station

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-astronauts-briefly-shelter-in-safe-haven-procedure-following-worsening-leaks-on-international-space-station



Solar sails edge closer to reality, but interstellar travel is another story

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-solar-edge-closer-reality-interstellar.html



This Clever New Engine Could Send Briefcase-Size Spacecraft to Mars

https://gizmodo.com/this-clever-new-engine-could-send-briefcase-size-spacecraft-to-mars-2000767171



James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in
all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns

https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/james-webb-telescope-detects-most-distant-dormant-black-hole-in-the-universe-invisible-in-all-wavelengths-of-light



'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive
galaxy in the ancient universe

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/astonishing-james-webb-telescope-spots-the-most-chemically-primitive-galaxy-in-the-ancient-universe



Mysterious signals keep coming from space. We have found their ‘Rosetta
stone’

https://theconversation.com/mysterious-signals-keep-coming-from-space-we-have-found-their-rosetta-stone-281753







*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*



Denver has a plan to heat and cool buildings without fossil fuels. It
involves … sewage?

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5734477/denver-geothermal-network-sewage



In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for
clean energy

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5734480/renewable-energy-utah



Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate
plan

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5734484/trump-montana-climate-change-indigenous-tribes-wildfires



Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130973



Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260603023917.htm

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*



The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01554-0



Rare seals hide in bubble caves to escape tourist attention

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-seals-hide-in-bubble-caves-to-escape-tourist-attention/



Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a
Century

https://www.wired.com/story/millions-of-bees-have-thrived-under-a-new-york-cemetery-for-more-than-a-century/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_053026&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_053026&bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashc=74eb9308055fd2296514323600108b997526be68a69044cf3fc1e2fbb0496447&esrc=twitter-newsletter-c&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active



Nutritional stress and warming seas threaten Hawaiʻi’s last false killer
whales

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1131000



Three landmark studies highlight expanded benefits of kidney drug finerenone

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130745



New ‘universal vaccine’ technology could protect us from future virus
outbreaks

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130939



Scientists race to collect the last seeds from a critically endangered tree
before it goes extinct

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/scientists-race-to-collect-the-last-seeds-from-a-critically-endangered-tree-before-it-goes-extinct



This is how we found ‘The Heaven Sword,’ East Asia’s tallest tree after
years of looking

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1128761



A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands

https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-species-of-tiny-octopus-was-discovered-in-the-galapagos-islands/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_060626&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_060626&bxid=5bd6790424c17c1048020acb&cndid=41291302&hasha=3ed15b3d4270f52ce4da5de4e5031836&hashc=74eb9308055fd2296514323600108b997526be68a69044cf3fc1e2fbb0496447&esrc=twitter-newsletter-c&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active



Promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer doubles survival rates

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/promising-new-treatment-for-pancreatic-cancer-doubles-survival-rates?utm_campaign=newshour&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_content=1780426292





*Other*



Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5891821-pentagon-second-batch-ufo-files-release/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR-v8VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyNjl3NlVDS0RHdEtiUWJWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpgavywxnQZ0dplqYnk_yr_02GBJX4o9mj1Ggqwer5-5Dkq54k5985evkD87_aem_E-suGAaXQ0Uhj0b70zhOXw



Disclosure Foundation releases NSA UFO documents

https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/disclosure-foundation-nsa-ufo-documents/



Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and
demons

https://apnews.com/article/catholic-church-washington-archdiocese-ufos-demons-exorcism-6cb3c6d10fdfc1b6263b05f9bfabd85c?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSRL_hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFhZ1l1QXk2RnZYdTR5MUs3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg4qDAy8staMRcp_twNHESxb3CW87ahew7uREgah2LNuLZllqRUoWQZR4gmJ_aem_giT70VWlJqG-RHHUZdTiMA





























Additional Informational



Why Museums Matter More Than Ever

https://www.artsentry.com/museums-matter-more-than-ever/



Museum of Looted Antiquities, Neo-Assyrian Gold Earrings

https://mola.omeka.net/items/show/1971



NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/cryogenic-fluid-management-cfm/nasa-industry-prepare-cryogenic-fuel-technology-demo/



A critical initialization for biological neural networks

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10528-1



Early fossil eukaryotes were benthic aerobes

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10533-4



The death jar: a new mortuary tradition at the Plain of Jars, Lao PDR

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/death-jar-a-new-mortuary-tradition-at-the-plain-of-jars-lao-pdr/D0A49363A484C2C891205FF638A5B5E6



B612 Newsletter Vol. 59

https://mailchi.mp/b612foundation/asteroids-beyond-b612-newsletter-vol59?e=14ee0a90a4



Holocaust Survivors and the Establishment of the State of Israel (May 14,
1948)

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/postwar-refugee-crisis-and-the-establishment-of-the-state-of-israel?query=Israel+and+survivors?utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=otd&utm_content=foundingofthestateofisrael(1948)20260514



What would it be like to fly through Saturn’s rings?

https://www.planetary.org/articles/what-would-it-be-like-to-fly-through-saturns-rings?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260529&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260529



Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2026/05/25/ancient-dna-reveals-web-of-marriage-and-migration-in-peru.html



High-fidelity modular skeletons authenticate a Cambrian origin for Bryozoa

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10590-9



Relativistic electron acceleration at the bow shock of Jupiter and beyond

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10473-z



NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/astrobiology/nasa-finds-new-way-earth-may-have-received-elements-needed-for-life/



NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-farewell-to-maven-mars-mission-hosts-media-call-today/





International Science Council Newsletter

https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=725b365f54&u=2e9b648776114e2888e7ea8c5&id=b73c68f2b0
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