Weekly Science Report 12-19-25
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Weekly Science Report
December 19, 2025
“Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.”
African Proverb
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
Mystery foot fossil may shake up human family tree
Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas
Earliest botanical art hints at prehistoric mathematical thinking
The 'hobbits' mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home
Sea reptile’s tooth shows that mosasaurs could live in freshwater
All Life on Earth Traces Back to One Ancient Ancestor—And It’s Way Older Than We Knew
Enormous 68-million-year-old egg nicknamed 'The Thing' is excavated in Antarctica
A 400-million-year-old fossil is revealing how plants grew into giants
Rare near-complete dinosaur skull to go on display at National Museum of Natural History
Scientists Find Human Footprints in New Mexico Emerging from the Mud
New Israeli fossil research shows some winged dinosaurs lost ability to fly
Pahon Cave provides a look into 5,000 years of surprisingly stable Stone Age tool use
8.2 ka event triggered social transformation, not destruction, at China's Jiahu site
Ancient Tools Found in Kenya Push Back Human Technological Evolution by 400,000 Years
Modern Humans Reached Australia Around 60,000 Years Ago via Two Routes, Genetic Analysis Suggests
FACE OF HOMO ERECTUS INDIVIDUAL FROM ETHIOPIA RECONSTRUCTED
https://archaeology.org/news/2025/12/18/face-of-homo-erectus-individual-from-ethiopia-reconstructed/
History
New Excavation Reveals Christians and Zoroastrians Coexisted in 5th Century Mesopotamia
18th-Century Maori War Cloak Returned to New Zealand
How a Near-Shipwreck on a Luxury Ocean Liner Inspired ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ and a Decade of Disaster Movies
South Dakota MMIP Office hosting DNA drive to help bring 273 unidentified Indigenous people home
Oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest found in 3,700-year-old bones in Italy
Santa Claus’ bone fragment is in a Northern Virginia Catholic Church
True origin of 'first black Briton' revealed
Lumbee Tribe’s federal recognition is assured after final push by Trump
A Swiss factory was part of the covert Nazi armament programme
A New Discovery at Easter Island Could Rewrite History As We Know It
Scientists Decode 3,500-Year-Old DNA—and Discover a Bronze Age Community Unlike Any Other
1,400 years ago, Nubians tattooed their toddlers. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall infected by parasites, study finds
Archaeology
Previously unknown early medieval settlement unearthed during work on wind farm
Archaeologists Are Unraveling the Mysteries Behind Deep Pits Found Near Stonehenge
'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
With feathers into the afterlife: New results on the Bad Dürrenberg shaman burial
16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France
Lost Indigenous settlements described by Jamestown colonist John Smith finally found
2,400-year-old 'sacrificial complex' uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered
Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
Archaeologists Say They’ve Found a 3,000-Year-Old Map of the Cosmos at an Ancient Maya Site in Mexico
Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old mysterious mass burial site
Egyptology
Egypt reveals restored colossal statues of pharaoh in Luxor
General Science
Why Humanoid Robots Still Can’t Survive in the Real World
6 Scary Predictions for AI in 2026
Scientists build 'most accurate' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
How should we deal with space junk? Space recycling, of course
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
Atomic Josephson junctions: How Bose-Einstein condensates replicate Shapiro steps
Giant structure discovered deep beneath Bermuda is unlike anything else on Earth
James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling 'hell planet' with an atmosphere that shouldn't exist
When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
Mysterious X-ray variability of the strongly magnetized neutron star NGC 7793 P13
An 'origami' airless wheel to explore lunar caves
A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
Max Space unveils plans for commercial space station
Astronomers capture 1st direct images of collisions in a nearby star system: 'It's like looking back in time'
Astronomers find mysterious lemon-shaped exoplanet with NASA's Webb telescope
Perseverance Mars rover ready to roll for miles in years ahead
Astronomers find mysterious lemon-shaped exoplanet with NASA's Webb telescope
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally, confirmed as Nasa chief
Astronomers Observe Spacetime Whirlpool for the First Time
Early Earth’s belly held onto its water
Good news for lunar bases? Earth's atmosphere leaks all the way out to the moon
The moon-forming event: Why it was by explosive ejection rather than a giant impact
Surprise! 2 private spacecraft rendezvous in orbit on newly revealed 'Remora' mission
Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites before making 550th SpaceX landing
A Starlink Satellite Is Tumbling Toward Earth After a Strange Anomaly in Orbit
Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
US lab creates bubble wrap-like window material that traps heat without blocking light
Could architecture in space make a greener Earth?
Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries
Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Science sleuths raise concerns about scores of bioengineering papers
'Very novel and very puzzling': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant
Sweeping study shows similar genetic factors underlie multiple psychiatric disorders
Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
WHO reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism
Long live the aeonophiles!
Rare, deep-sea encounter: Scientists observe 'extraordinary' seven-arm octopus
Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'
AI-assisted device can improve autism care access
Drone sampling of whale breath reveals first evidence of potentially deadly virus in Arctic
Other
‘A lot of stories but very few facts’: sceptics push back on buzzy UFO documentary
For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert
Additional Informational
International Science Council Newsletter
NASA’s Two-in-One Satellite Propulsion Demo Begins In-Space Test
NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Completes First Cosmic Map Like No Other
Eva-Maria Geigl: “The history of humanity is made up of a succession of migration
Lyme Disease Did Not Come From a Secret Military Lab, Contrary to FDA Chief's Claim
The Bruce Murray Space Image Library
NASA Study Suggests Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean
WHOI Ocean Insights
Depth-dependent anisotropy in the Earth’s inner core linked to chemical stratification
Aurelia Institute Newsletter
Titan’s strong tidal dissipation precludes a subsurface ocean
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-12 Assignments for Space Station Mission
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