From steveorange2011 at gmail.com Sun May 3 10:36:47 2026 From: steveorange2011 at gmail.com (Steven Detwiler) Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:36:47 -0400 Subject: [Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-1-26 Message-ID: *Weekly Science Report* *May 1, 2026* *?When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.?* Buddha 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! 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* ?Kraken? fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kraken-fossils-show-enormous-intelligent-octopuses-were-top-predators-in-cretaceous-seas/?utm_campaign=sprinklr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin Neanderthal Kids Grew Up So Fast?at Least Compared With Their Human Peers?Thanks to Genetic Adaptations to Their Environment https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthal-kids-grew-up-so-fast-at-least-compared-to-their-human-peers-thanks-to-genetic-adaptations-to-their-environment-180988583/ 700,000-Year-Old Tools from Spain Reveal North African Influence https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/22/stone-tools-reveal-north-africas-early-human-influence/ Why did Clovis toolmakers choose difficult quartz crystal? New study offers clues https://phys.org/news/2026-04-clovis-toolmakers-difficult-quartz-crystal.html Neanderthals' brains weren't to blame for their demise, new study suggests https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals/neanderthals-brains-werent-to-blame-for-their-demise-new-study-suggests Pioneers of Lakefront Living https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2026/features/pioneers-of-lakefront-living/ Neolithic Bread Wheat Identified in the South Caucasus https://archaeology.org/news/2026/05/01/neolithic-bread-wheat-identified-in-the-south-caucasus/ Evolution has reused the same genes for 120 million years, study shows https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126183 'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/he-began-to-cry-and-almost-fell-to-the-floor-the-fluffy-fossil-that-finally-showed-the-world-that-birds-are-dinosaurs Dinosaurs may have originated 10 million years earlier than fossils show https://phys.org/news/2026-04-dinosaurs-million-years-earlier-fossils.html Locked in stone for 210 million years, this newly identified crocodile cousin was built to crush larger prey https://phys.org/news/2026-04-stone-million-years-newly-crocodile.html Reconstruction of the teeth discovered in Stajnia Cave and analysed in this study https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/1126315 7,500-Year-Old Skull Thought To Be A Rare Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Turns Out To Be Something Far Less Mysterious https://indiandefencereview.com/neanderthal-hybrid-turns-less-mysterious/ Ancient DNA Study Reveals Mysterious 5,000-Year Population Collapse in Neolithic Europe https://arkeonews.net/ancient-dna-study-reveals-mysterious-5000-year-population-collapse-in-neolithic-europe/ *History* UK schoolboys? fatal hike remembered in Black Forest 90 years on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/25/uk-schoolboys-fatal-hike-black-forest-germany-anniversary?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRjM2BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrN2UxRXFVeHl6a1I1NUpCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnx_h5SnOjEef3ZbWDFSzLfxX6ny2f-203dAzYPBGqhJ7G3OhEdkJ6M4A2qL_aem_Wrf4641Kj-YGmGBOFmGEXA#Echobox=1777104383 Read a book, flip off a Nazi: when reading meant resistance ? in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/apr/28/reading-under-fire-arming-minds-hearts-during-wartime-poster-house-exhibit?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRjMjBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrN2UxRXFVeHl6a1I1NUpCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmYMi3sWYBkqZucEzGqbPHjzjRWQ5gVI73fjzKWRPT5iplbR7fsJL-_ond2F_aem_oB6HcuT7jHLvDZ1rtLnqwQ#Echobox=1777373569 Art exhibition shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/art-exhibition-shines-light-on-romani-persecution-during-holocaust?fbclid=IwY2xjawRjmmNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzNXI3bXBVVkhLYmVORVJxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHn7XHSNU45c5ENF3wXBZWZRUpJWTGpSOqjbFCJZZjhA1pkdJhRyWyoFaWalx_aem_SShATFVev3MduvFUuQ3M9A Kansas educators wrestle with teaching about John Brown as schools face scrutiny on race https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-21/was-abolitionist-john-brown-a-hero-or-a-menace-in-kansas-the-question-still-matters?utm_source=npr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=national_highlight&utm_content=homepage Pope criticizes colonization of Africa?s minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea https://apnews.com/article/africa-pope-equatorial-guinea-0134a6982c295c125259c5fa4eb73395 Did AI just solve the mystery of one of El Greco?s most enigmatic paintings? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/did-ai-just-solve-the-mystery-of-one-of-el-grecos-most-enigmatic-paintings/?utm_campaign=sprinklr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin *Archaeology* Canadian woman shot dead in Mexico, authorities say https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-woman-fatally-shot-mexico-9.7170773 This small sea area between Europe and Africa is the site of 124 shipwrecks, archaeologists find https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/science/shipwrecks-algeciras-gibraltar-intl-scli?Date=20260422&Profile=cnn&utm_content=1776866860&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads&fbclid=IwY2xjawRWTjRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFVWE0dG5jWk9OM2hmNlZ5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuyVlF2yhriQjKxLwBvagfhSEKk3Do5MtEvTzkIYqvjhZ0pqbg5bWTfqdo-L_aem_qX7-326drgYyBBFNHyAeFw Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/g-s1-118305/mexico-to-beef-up-security-at-tourist-sites Antiquities from US collection returned to Greece https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1301502/antiquities-from-us-collection-returned-to-greece/ Buyer beware: fakes, forgeries and fraudsters in Myanmar https://www.newmandala.org/buyer-beware-fakes-forgeries-and-fraudsters-in-myanmar/ 700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/700-year-old-mummy-from-bolivia-contains-earliest-confirmed-evidence-of-strep-throat-bacteria-in-the-americas Imported Silver and Medicinal Drink Identified in Etruscan Tomb https://archaeology.org/news/2026/04/20/imported-silver-and-medicinal-drink-identified-in-etruscan-tomb/ New Archaeological Discoveries Reveal How San Antonio?s Earliest Settlers Irrigated Crops and Accessed Drinking Water https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-archaeological-discoveries-reveal-how-san-antonio-colonists-irrigated-crops-and-accessed-drinking-water-180988571/ Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization https://phys.org/news/2026-04-archaeological-amazon-clues-indigenous-inhabitants.html 1,900-year-old souvenir cup featuring Hadrian's Wall and Roman forts discovered in Spain https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/1-900-year-old-souvenir-cup-featuring-hadrians-wall-and-roman-forts-discovered-in-spain A 13-Year-Old Boy Found This Bronze Coin in a Field. It Turned Out to Be the First Ancient Greek Artifact Discovered in Berlin https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-13-year-old-boy-found-this-bronze-coin-in-a-field-it-turned-out-to-be-the-first-ancient-greek-artifact-discovered-in-berlin-180988627/ 'Lifelong monogamy' and 'half orphans': DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/lifelong-monogamy-and-half-orphans-dna-analysis-reveals-clues-about-life-on-the-roman-frontier-after-the-fall-of-rome Oldest burial in Patagonia reveals early human settlement along South America's Atlantic coast https://phys.org/news/2026-04-oldest-burial-patagonia-reveals-early.html Ancient Builders Mastered Dolomitic Lime Plaster 8,000 Years Before the Romans https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/ancient-builders-dolomitic-lime-plaster-before-romans/ Researchers Discovered a Lost Copy of the Oldest English Poem, Composed by an Illiterate Cowherd More Than 1,300 Years Ago https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-discovered-a-lost-copy-of-the-oldest-english-poem-composed-by-an-illiterate-cowherd-more-than-1300-years-ago-180988644/ Ancient Shamash Gate in Nineveh Reveals Two Battles 2,500 Years Apart https://greekreporter.com/2026/04/30/shamash-gate-ancient-nineveh-battles/ The Unexpected World of the Odyssey https://archaeology.org/collection/the-unexpected-world-of-the-odyssey/ Buried Beneath Sand for Centuries, Archaeologists Just Found a Perfectly Preserved 2,000-Year-Old Anchor in the North Sea https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/04/archaeologists-found-anchor-north-sea/ *Egyptology* Egyptian mummy discovered stuffed with excerpt from ?The Iliad? https://www.popsci.com/science/egyptian-mummy-iliad/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRjlMlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzNXI3bXBVVkhLYmVORVJxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvHGfGFaVviXvpLcTOzN6fGHHugNNn1xYsQ_xXRnmA2PE32I388bzelqmhIT_aem_lCTo9sZAoGSsjDLgBQralQ Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/archaeologists-discover-perfectly-circular-ancient-egyptian-temple-that-may-have-been-used-for-sacred-water-rituals *General Science* National Science Foundation?s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5835619-future-nsf-research-limbo/ *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* Mysterious green lights in Hawaii sky leave astronomers searching for answers https://kfor.com/news/mysterious-green-lights-in-hawaii-sky-leave-astronomers-searching-for-answers/ Artemis II Crew Says Lunar Landing Doable Soon https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/artemis-ii-crew-says-lunar-landing-doable-soon/ So How Did Artemis 2?s Heat Shield Hold Up? The First Results Are In https://gizmodo.com/so-how-did-artemis-2s-heat-shield-hold-up-the-first-results-are-in-2000749198 The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete https://www.space.com/space-exploration/the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-nasas-next-great-observatory-is-finally-complete This Greek Volcano Seemed Quiet for 100,000 Years. Then It Erupted Again. Should Scientists Take a Second Look at ?Extinct? Volcanoes? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-greek-volcano-seemed-quiet-for-100000-years-then-it-erupted-again-scientists-take-a-second-look-at-extinct-volcanoes-180988651/ Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanoes/yellowstones-volcano-may-be-fueled-in-a-very-different-way-than-we-thought With eyes on future NASA moon base, Space Force launches cislunar acquisition task force https://breakingdefense.com/2026/04/with-eyes-on-future-nasa-moon-base-space-force-launches-cislunar-acquisition-task-force/ NASA's Curiosity rover finds building blocks of life on Mars. Scientists aren't sure how they got there https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/nasas-curiosity-rover-finds-building-blocks-of-life-on-mars-scientists-arent-sure-how-they-got-there In its third flight, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket puts satellite payload into wrong orbit https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-satellite-wrong-orbit/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=930566717&fbclid=IwdGRzaARSULdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4IDuPipPSn-2nb3Rim5UFeXRbiutBUQhXtJlRydmlup2zu1JvGG4w48DvbjA_aem_06hiNLW9x7xld8wvKh1F-g&sfnsn=mo An Out of Control SpaceX Rocket Is Going to Smash Into Moon, Astronomer Says https://futurism.com/space/spacex-rocket-projected-slam-into-moon Interstellar comet came from a much different solar system than ours https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/01/science/interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-deuterated-water SpaceX launches high-power ViaSat internet satellite in rare flight of Falcon Heavy rocket https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launches-viasat-internet-satellite-falcon-heavy-rocket/ DARPA selects three companies for lunar orbiter studies https://spacenews.com/darpa-selects-three-companies-for-lunar-orbiter-studies/ Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/scientists-identify-10-000-impossible-exoplanet-candidates-potentially-tripling-the-number-of-known-alien-worlds Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch still wobbly while adapting to gravity after moon mission https://www.10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/artemis-ii-astronaut-christina-koch-gravity-adapting-after-lunar-trip/507-b9f52da3-8e4f-4592-9881-62f6ce0e9155 Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to 'cosmic noon' https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/largest-ever-3d-map-of-the-universe-shows-47-million-galaxies-from-the-milky-way-to-cosmic-noon-space-photo-of-the-week The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off https://www.npr.org/2026/04/19/nx-s1-5789935/voyager-1-probe-nasa Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-2-and-tiangong-space-station-astronauts-set-record-for-farthest-distance-between-humans *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* How rural Mass. towns are saving green by going green https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/04/22/rural-towns-financial-savings-electric-new-england-budgets?utm_source=npr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=national_highlight&utm_content=homepage Trump canceled the National Nature Assessment. Scientists will publish it anyway https://www.knkx.org/environment/2026-04-22/trump-canceled-national-nature-assessment-scientists-will-publish-anyway?utm_source=npr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=national_highlight&utm_content=homepage >From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the 'tree-huggers' prevail https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787684/tree-hugger-history-earth-day Toxic fallout from Gulf war ?could last decades? https://www.scidev.net/global/news/toxic-fallout-from-gulf-war-could-last-decades/ One million defend Argentina?s glaciers after law reform https://www.scidev.net/global/news/one-million-defend-argentinas-glaciers-after-law-reform/ This company says nuclear fusion could finally power the grid ? and soon https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/climate/nuclear-fusion-real-world-electricity-grid?Date=20260430&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1777548139&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRiOIxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFmWXNzUG16U1pMMFFGdms3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlyGJhTHRHGwJv4pojfMHvWRumP7mA6RjTI4BDlihjKYRriaIVaVW31EtbiD_aem_Scs1F7X_ZAudj7c8deOzXA *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* 'It's so chaotic': Humpback whales are forming super-groups https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260416-the-humpback-super-groups-swarming-the-seas?ocid=fbfut&fbclid=IwY2xjawRWTbVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFVWE0dG5jWk9OM2hmNlZ5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHio8I_vKnZUh7vcbAv3Ubjka_QptGDqbDOZG8HQMh46LjXrf_ypqBi5_kf4w_aem_WpgzhzEI_nQ3rrISzZ1o2w Gene therapy for a rare type of deafness shows lasting results https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5791478/gene-therapy-deafness-hearing Two startlingly different views on long-awaited data on America's anti-HIV efforts https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/g-s1-118221/hiv-aids-pepfar-trump-foreign-aid Mysterious "golden orb" found in ocean depths off Alaska in 2023 is finally identified https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-orb-identified-alaska-national-oceanic-atmospheric-association/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=932086044&fbclid=IwY2xjawRjmI9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFzNXI3bXBVVkhLYmVORVJxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsBlHKryDzHo1O7T-qq5yimiN0T9qwCZlFS6YA4FtWlNQPNgv7mhgrlTuBrJ_aem_BgMT58qSw92zdcuDB79r1g *Other* A portal to an ancient, invisible realm reopens in Uganda https://www.cnn.com/travel/kasubi-tombs-ancient-kingdom-uganda?Date=20260421&Profile=CNN+International&utm_content=1776771438&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Medieval images may have triggered imagined soundscapes, reshaping how viewers experienced saints https://phys.org/news/2026-04-medieval-images-triggered-soundscapes-reshaping.html Additional Informational Science Committee Democratic Staff Report Reveals Details on NASA?s Illegal Implementation of Trump?s FY2026 Budget Request Without Congressional Approval https://democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/science-committee-democratic-staff-report-reveals-details-on-nasas-illegal-implementation-of-trumps-fy2026-budget-request-without-congressional-approval ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/exomars-rover?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260424&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260424 NASA Welcomes Latvia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-welcomes-latvia-as-newest-artemis-accords-signatory/ NASA Kennedy Center Director Announces Plans to Retire https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-kennedy-center-director-announces-plans-to-retire/ NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars https://www.nasa.gov/missions/tech-demonstration/nasa-fires-up-powerful-lithium-fed-thruster-for-trips-to-mars/ CSUN Prof?s Research Shows Lack of Genetic Diversity May Have Contributed to Neanderthals? Disappearance https://newsroom.csun.edu/2026/04/14/csun-profs-research-shows-lack-of-genetic-diversity-may-have-contributed-to-neanderthals-disappearance/ NASA on Track for Future Missions with Initial Artemis II Assessments https://www.nasa.gov/missions/nasa-on-track-for-future-missions-with-initial-artemis-ii-assessments/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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* Scientists Have One Big Question After Reconstructing A 3.7 Million-Year-Old Face https://www.bgr.com/2161182/scientist-reconstruct-3-million-year-old-face-little-foot/ Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5815047/neanderthal-tooth-dentistry-cavity-drill?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began https://www.newscientist.com/article/2524042-a-lost-ancient-script-reveals-how-writing-as-we-know-it-really-began/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRzaARtY7ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4-YHAqwwpeytXX-imuHX9qA3QYBN0N1BSXEAZFe9MruhPAI82wtzCvhlGz8w_aem_PHZNaGu-d-vGd9zdwxtkGg&utm_id=97757_v0_s02_e224_tv2_tp1_a1demo0ecg7rma&sfnsn=mo Early Humans Returned to This Pyrenees Cave for 2,000 Years and Left Bones, Hearths, and Rare Jewelry https://www.discovermagazine.com/early-humans-returned-to-this-pyrenees-cave-for-2-000-years-and-left-bones-hearths-and-rare-jewelry-49051 Modern experiments suggest rhino teeth may have been part of Neanderthal toolkits https://phys.org/news/2026-05-modern-rhino-teeth-neanderthal-toolkits.html Cut marks on 1.6 million-year-old bones reveal early humans moved prized meat https://phys.org/news/2026-05-million-year-bones-reveal-early.html Reanalysis of Northern Australian Stone Tools Pushes Back Heat Treatments by 20,000 Years https://archaeology.org/news/2026/05/11/reanalysis-of-northern-australian-stone-tools-pushes-back-heat-treatments-by-20000-years/ Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows 'deep genetic links' with modern humans https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/homo-erectus-genetic-material-sequenced-for-the-first-time-and-it-shows-deep-genetic-links-with-modern-humans Study Finds Early Humans May Have Relied on Portable Containers as Far Back as 500,000 Years Ago https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/study-finds-early-humans-may-have-relied-on-portable-containers-as-far-back-as-500000-years-ago New Evidence Suggests Humans Rode Horses 6,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Previously Thought https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/14/humans-ride-horses-earlier/ ?Last titan?: Southeast Asia?s biggest dinosaur discovered https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127693 *History* Remains of US airman missing since second world war laid to rest in Florida https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/airman-missing-ww2-florida?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRs3sZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMQk1SczllaDJhbHlNQVVuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqxb8B38qL8PG9Ph_FzhaLT2ZyVtif2yvZmhXwCs4nSN64jEVKNIcXLWQ9FF_aem_lkF306qqaYC-klo9BecudA#Echobox=1777973882 The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/the-man-who-blew-up-a-nuclear-power-station-koeberg-south-africa?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRs4CNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMQk1SczllaDJhbHlNQVVuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHl0iMaXkZDzg8uRUfVAIYokdICedROn5PguOzC_xZLZkTge0CC-xM9iheU2m_aem_kOb4RmvqktoviAxesHbrFw#Echobox=1777987380 Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjpyqjj8y4o The Unexpected World of the Odyssey https://archaeology.org/collection/the-unexpected-world-of-the-odyssey/ The Last Maya Kingdom https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2026/features/the-last-maya-kingdom/ History Remembers Mary Boleyn as the Scandalous ?Other Boleyn Girl.? New Research Debunks the Myths Surrounding the Tudor Mistress https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-remembers-mary-boleyn-as-the-scandalous-other-boleyn-girl-new-research-debunks-the-myths-surrounding-the-tudor-mistress-180988703/ Born and Raised in Philadelphia, This Loyalist Fled to England During the American Revolution. In His Absence, the Patriots Declared Him a Traitor and Seized His Property https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/born-and-raised-in-philadelphia-this-loyalist-fled-to-england-during-the-american-revolution-in-his-absence-the-patriots-declared-him-a-traitor-and-seized-his-property-180988705/ *Archaeology* Oldest astronomical observatory in the Americas discovered in Peru https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/30/ancient-astronomical-observatory-peru Mysterious green rocks in Pyrenees cave hint that prehistoric people were working copper there for 4,000 years https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/mysterious-green-rocks-in-pyrenees-cave-hint-that-prehistoric-people-were-working-copper-there-for-4-000-years Have archaeologists found the long-lost Maya city of Sac Balam? https://www.science.org/content/article/have-archaeologists-found-long-lost-maya-city-sac-balam?utm_campaign=News+from+Science&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ownedSocial&fbclid=IwY2xjawRs3rFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMQk1SczllaDJhbHlNQVVuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlOq2OBkEj9TjlS3CH3tLihhLKIot45QDFouK1QcqleEQOO_fE5uHDuMKAHt_aem_WQRFerrR484qDx-XtPFleA 'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/speculation-and-egregious-failure-30-researchers-publish-scathing-critiques-of-study-that-questioned-date-of-early-human-occupation-of-monte-verde-in-chile 4,000-year-old tablets reveal magic spells, kings feared, and a beer receipt https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260504023848.htm Divers Discover the Shipwreck of a World War I-Era Coast Guard Cutter, Which Vanished With 131 Sailors on Board in 1918 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/divers-discover-the-shipwreck-of-a-world-war-i-era-coast-guard-cutter-which-vanished-with-131-sailors-on-board-in-1918-180988676/ DNA Solves a 166-Year Mystery From the Doomed Franklin Expedition With Four New Identifications https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/dna-finally-identifies-four-more-franklin-expedition-sailors-lost-in-the-arctic We found hundreds of huge ancient mass graves hidden in the Sahara desert https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hundreds-huge-ancient-mass-graves.html#google_vignette Has the mystery of the Tepantitla mural finally been solved? https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/05/has-the-mystery-of-the-tepantitla-mural-finally-been-solved/158087#google_vignette Satellite Imagery Reveals Monumental Tombs in Sudan's Atbai Desert https://archaeology.org/news/2026/05/15/satellite-imagery-reveals-monumental-tombs-in-sudans-atbai-desert/ Mysterious Ancient Tunnel Discovered Beneath Jerusalem Streets https://archaeology.org/news/2026/05/15/mysterious-ancient-tunnel-discovered-beneath-jerusalem-streets/ 8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it's unclear if he was enslaved https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/8-year-old-african-american-boy-from-colonial-maryland-found-buried-with-white-colonists-and-its-unclear-if-he-was-enslaved *Egyptology* New discoveries at Dra Abu El-Naga in Luxor revealing new titles that have never shown before https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/567988.aspx *General Science* Nothing to Report *Physics, Earth and Space Sciences* Astronomers believe they?ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto https://apnews.com/article/pluto-atmosphere-kuiper-belt-c6b0ec2e0631f47c25ce18479b14e1ed?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRmM6lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEexhDL3YpTv00z6wo5x8Io_wQFgGDDz5U1f6BJAJmrcvfL-wQYZHUS10AMYhI_aem_7D_vPJC8SRCOL6sXiVbDMw ISS module cracking still unresolved despite stopping air leaks https://spacenews.com/iss-module-cracking-still-unresolved-despite-stopping-air-leaks/ House Appropriations Subcommittee Clears NASA Bill on Party-Line Vote https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/house-appropriations-subcommittee-clears-nasa-bill-on-party-line-vote/ Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch https://futurism.com/space/explosion-spacex-prepares-starship-launch Watch NASA?s Curiosity Rover Struggle to Break Loose From a Rock on Mars https://gizmodo.com/watch-nasas-curiosity-struggle-to-break-loose-from-a-rock-on-mars-2000755142 Space junk falls to Earth faster when sunspots peak, reshaping satellite collision forecasts https://phys.org/news/2026-04-space-junk-falls-earth-faster.html#google_vignette Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/europes-1st-reusable-spacecraft-space-rider-clears-key-hurdles-on-the-road-to-launch Nasa brought crashing down to earth as budget threat follows lunar success https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/03/nasa-budget-science-trump-isaacman?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_us&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwdGRzaARkw4JjbGNrBGTDpWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhy8AakDgSMP-lX1bL8R_TxlGTBR85E3Xx4Hpvhw5SrB6DB3vEJCLBBxPi5K_aem_rDBLxhNup66Ai7fpTqZNOw&sfnsn=mo The Satellite Trash Surrounding Earth Is One Bad Solar Storm Away From Disaster https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-satellite-trash-surrounding-earth-is-one-bad-solar-storm-away-from-disaster/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRtvW5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE3dks4bTA5aUkwdUlsTHdzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnWqmzZdbwrjZdaybN0FaoUEBy3K334lIUJ3pZidxOk4DIx9ZI8kYq6JxVvI_aem_F5YmK0mh0v2Bkmk-DAhXKg China's Tianzhou 10 freighter delivers 7 tons of cargo to Tiangong space station https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinas-tianzhou-10-freighter-delivers-7-tons-of-cargo-to-tiangong-space-station Surrounded by stardust: Antarctic ice cores confirm Earth is accumulating iron-60 from local interstellar cloud https://phys.org/news/2026-05-stardust-antarctic-ice-cores-earth.html New spacecraft will watch Earth's shield take the hit as solar storms come roaring in https://phys.org/news/2026-05-spacecraft-earth-shield-solar-storms.html#google_vignette This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-startup-wants-to-make-drugs-in-orbit-if-it-succeeds-it-could-transform-the-space-economy/ 'I heard gasps' and 'oh my God': Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/i-heard-gasps-and-oh-my-god-artemis-ii-astronauts-reveal-inside-story-of-their-mind-bending-solar-eclipse Scientists discover hidden ?brakes? that stop massive earthquakes https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515233325.htm *Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources* Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland ? and flooding it https://www.npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5806062/washington-tribe-restore-wetlands-fish Scientists May Have Solved Two of Fusion Energy?s Biggest Problems at Once https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-may-have-solved-two-of-fusion-energys-biggest-problems-at-once/ *Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences* Precision DNA editing targets root cause of severe childhood epilepsy in preclinical study https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1128135 New review confirms alcohol causes dozens of health harms, some reversible https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126901 Wearable polygraph detects hidden stress https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127540 New McMaster-made drug candidate shows promise as a brain cancer treatment https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1128173 Scientists discover ?holy grail? of genes that could regrow human limbs, living tissue https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/scientists-find-the-holy-grail-of-genes-that-could-regrow-human-limbs/ *Other* Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public https://apnews.com/article/trump-ufos-uap-aliens-pentagon-records-investigation-3e658d2cf3742465127c0049c872240a?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Facebook Additional Informational U.S. Department of Defense, UAP Encounters Website https://www.war.gov/UFO/ How do things in space get their names? https://www.planetary.org/articles/how-do-things-in-space-get-their-names?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260508&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260508 International Science Council Newsletter https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=725b365f54&u=2e9b648776114e2888e7ea8c5&id=fd12eff905 The Planetary Society's Casey Dreier and Jack Kiraly Receive 2026 Harold Masursky Award from the American Astronomical Society?s Division of Planetary Sciences https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/dreier-and-kiraly-masursky-award?utm_campaign=downlink&utm_medium=email&utm_source=20260508&s_src=downlink&s_subsrc=20260508 Artemis II Photo Gallery https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/ShowQueryResults-Table.pl?results=1778154845127922 Responsible Investment in the Space Sector: A Guide to Stewardship for Sustainable Value Creation https://mailchi.mp/swfound.org/announcing-handbook-for-new-actors-in-space-2nd-edition-6149003?e=1278109aa1 Asteroid Foundation Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/asteroidday/eros-near-andromeda-live-event-and-un-multisensoriality-forum-5699905?e=dee220d1a0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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