[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 5-1-26

Sun May 3 10:36:47 PDT 2026

*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!

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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/
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