Weekly Science Report 11-14-25
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Weekly Science Report
November 14, 2025
“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.”
Bruce Barton
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.
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News Articles
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
Neanderthals used ‘crayons’ to color
Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur
A Single Gene Could Have Contributed to Neanderthals’ Extinction, Study Suggests
Neanderthals caught and cooked crabs 90,000 years ago
'The images could be much older': Analysis of rocks shows Neanderthals made art at least 64,000 years ago
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Ancient 'frosty' rhino from Canada's High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge
Rare Fossils Reveal Surprisingly Gorilla-Like Features of Ancient Human Relative
New Evidence Suggests the First Americans Didn’t Walk From Siberia—They Sailed From Japan
How a great-grandmother helped researchers unravel a dinosaur mummy mystery
The Dinosaurs of North America Were Thriving Up Until an Asteroid Wiped Them Off the Face of the Earth, Scientists Argue
A Single Gene Could Have Contributed to Neanderthals’ Extinction, Study Suggests
Where did the first people come from? The case for a coastal migration from southern Africa
Ancient DNA uncovers unknown Argentina lineage that has persisted for last 8,500 years
Stone Age Pacific fishing practices revealed through chemical fingerprints hidden in collagen
Prehistoric Jomon people in Japan had 'little to no' DNA from the mysterious Denisovans, study finds
Paleogenomics: humans and dogs spread across Eurasia together
The world’s oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth
Archaeologists Found Ancient Tools That Contradict the Timeline of Civilization
History
German dentists hold memorial recognizing sadistic practices of profession under Nazis
James Vanderbilt's 'Nuremberg' explores the human horror in a Nazi leader's story
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
The U.S. just produced its last penny after a more than 200-year run
80 years later, a Holocaust survivor meets an American soldier who helped free him
All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows
Should Hitler's DNA have been studied – or just left alone?
The Dionne Quintuplets Captivated the World During the Great Depression. But Their Fame Came at a Cost
Iconic Andean monument may have been used for Indigenous accounting
The True Story Behind ‘Nuremberg,’ a WWII Drama About Hermann Göring’s Cat-and-Mouse Game With an American Psychiatrist
Elderly Jews Were Among the Most Likely to Die in the Holocaust. Why Has History Forgotten About the Genocide’s Oldest Victims?
The Real Story Behind Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’ and the Shocking Assassination of President James A. Garfield
How This Italian Town Came to Be Known as the ‘City of Witches’
U.S. Spy Agency Releases Amelia Earhart Records
Archaeology
Archaeologists Decipher Crumbling Hieroglyphs to Reveal the Name of a Forgotten Maya Queen Who Ruled 1,400 Years Ago
Archaeologists discover 24 new graves at Tulsa's Oaklawn Cemetery
Thieves steal Roman statues from Syria’s national museum
The rise and fall of a Harappan city
Did Easter Island’s Mysterious Moai Statues Waddle to Their Final Locations? Here’s What That May Have Looked Like
5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities
First scientific evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh found on skeleton
Massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico depicts the cosmos and the 'order of the universe,' study claims
Cold case solved: Team confirms identity of medieval duke from Árpád and Rurik dynasties
2,300-year-old tool used for skull surgery unearthed at Celtic settlement in Poland
Prehistoric tomb discovered in south China's island province
Archaeologists Excavating a Roman Fort in Britain Discovered a Rare Red Gemstone Engraved With a Surprising Design
Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains
Bronze Age Mycenaean Road Network Reconstructed Using Advanced Digital Mapping
Dig uncovers secrets of first public railway
Egyptology
Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
Egyptologist Reveals Mysterious Messages Hidden in the Hieroglyphics on a 3,000-Year-Old Obelisk
Ancient Egypt’s Gold: New Revelations Rewrite the Boom That Built an Empire
Opium use in ancient Egypt: Alabaster vase residue points to widespread use
Scientists Scan Egypt’s Menkaure Pyramid with High-Tech Tools
General Science
Influential list of highly cited researchers now shuts out more scientists: here’s why
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Japan launches advanced new cargo spacecraft to ISS for 1st time
'No spacecraft would survive': Europe simulates catastrophic solar storm to warn of real risks
Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is still full of surprises — an unexpected brightening has scientists baffled
New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa
The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
'Ghost particles' can zoom through you without a trace. Scientists are getting to the bottom of this cosmic mystery
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
"Fireball meteor" lights up skies across Minnesota, Wisconsin
SpaceX launches 100th Starlink mission of 2025
Astronomers discover 2nd fastest asteroid in the solar system hiding in the sun's glare
Can Mars’ ice confirm past life?
Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens
Stranded astronauts 'in good condition' after space debris delays planned return
Astronomers discover the famous Pleiades star cluster could be 20 times bigger than we thought
New 'exosuit' with artificial muscles could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars
The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-radio-signal-from-comet-3i-atlas-ends-debate-about-its-nature/
Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged
ESA's sun spacecraft captures 1st close-up of our star's magnetic engine in motion
Breakup of ancient supercontinent Nuna created 'incubators' for complex life, study finds
How a scientific mistake from the 1970s derailed Mars exploration
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/how-a-scientific-mistake-from-the-1970s-derailed-mars-exploration/
For the first time, physicists peer inside the nucleus of a molecule using electrons as a probe
Does quantum gravity exist? A new experiment has deepened the mystery
https://www.space.com/astronomy/does-quantum-gravity-exist-a-new-experiment-has-deepened-the-mystery
Can you still do good astrophotography on a 14 year old DSLR?
Blue Origin will “move heaven and Earth” to help NASA reach the Moon faster, CEO says
A plan written by Trump’s NASA pick was leaked. Here’s what to know about ‘Project Athena’
China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own
Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal
A full moon with a chance of fireballs: Don't miss the Southern Taurid meteor shower peak tonight
A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space
The future of propellantless space travel
Mars is the ultimate sandbox in 'Mars First Logistics', a physics-based delivery game where you build your own rovers
These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth's 'evil twin'
Scientists Unearth Mysterious Meteorite Crater in China
How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the moon
A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk
How Many Starlink Satellites Have Fallen Out Of The Sky?
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back
Antarctic glacier retreating at rate 10 times faster than previously measured: Study
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline
The magic of the world's rarest blood type
Scientists now know that bees can process time, a first in insects
Orcas seen hunting great white sharks to eat their livers in drone footage recorded in Mexico
New frog-like insects leap into the science books
Mystery of how much squid short-finned pilot whales eat resolved
New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints
Other
2-mile-tall, naked 'Marree Man' looming over Australian outback is a total mystery — Earth from space
Additional Informational
International Science Council Newsletter
Evidence for improved DNA repair in long-lived bowhead whale
UNM research suggests Halloween fireballs could signal increased risk of cosmic impact or airburst in 2032 and 2036
Experiments reveal extreme water generation during planet formation
ESCAPADE, NASA’s twin Mars orbiters
Mapping Space Debris: An Interactive Data Visualization of Orbital Debris and Its Origins
Ocean Insights Newsletter
Sun: First Glimpse of Polar Magnetic Field in Motion
N° 68–2025: Protein Out of Thin Air: ESA’s pilot project HOBI-WAN launched
Highlights on Space Sustainability: ITU SSF-2025 and SWF 7th Summit for Space Sustainability Webinar, Dec 3
Akatsuki, the Venus Climate Orbiter
An extremely luminous flare recorded from a supermassive black hole
Comparing the motion of dark matter and standard model particles on cosmological scales
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