Weekly Science Report 2-13-26
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Weekly Science Report
February 13, 2026
"I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal."
Abraham Lincoln
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
Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones
Scientists Found an Ancient Human Relative Where None Was Expected
How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology
A Prehistoric Bear Attack Ended in the Gruesome Death of a Teenage Boy Around 27,000 Years Ago
World's oldest known sewn clothing may be stitched pieces of ice age hide unearthed in Oregon cave
A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals
Northern Britain's oldest human remains are of a young female child, DNA analysis reveals
More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why
Two rare 5th millennium BC fetal burials in Iran reveal variable prehistoric practices
New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them
Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
Archaeopteryx, one of the world's first proto birds, has a set of weird, never-before-seen features, new study reveals
History
A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed
The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed
Paleo-Inuit people braved icy seas to reach remote Greenland islands 4,500 years ago, archaeologists discover
Ancient DNA suggests hunter-gatherers in Europe's lowlands endured until 2500 BCE
A White Historian Claimed That Black People ‘Had No History.’ This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise
Rumors Suggested That Anne Boleyn Was a Witch With Six Fingers. Did This Elizabethan Artist Rework a Portrait of the Tudor Queen to Debunk the Gossip?
Afghanistan Was a Crossroad of the Ancient World, Where Hellenistic Culture Blended With Buddhist Influences
One Was a Teenage Diplomat. Another Was a Nuclear Engineer. Here’s How Eight Presidents Made Their Mark Outside of the White House
How a Little-Known French Region Safeguarded the Louvre’s Treasures During World War II
Archaeology
Ocean Ridge: Condo project could unearth more of town’s ancient history
3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories
Medieval tunnel discovered in Germany were likely used for secret cult rituals
Ancient cone-shaped vessels may have served as beeswax lamps during ritual processions, study finds
Skull fragments expand the frontiers of Iberian severed head ritual
Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery
AI helps archaeologists solve a Roman gaming mystery
Western Europe's earliest known mule died 2,700 years ago — and it was buried with a partially cremated woman
CT scans reveal the last moments of Inca children sacrificed as 'messengers to the gods'
Police stumble upon ancient Roman shipwreck while on routine patrol
How did ancient Vietnamese people get such black smiles?
Archaeologists Say They’ve Identified Traces of a 2,000-Year-Old Love Note Still Etched Into a Wall in Ancient Pompeii
Rich medieval Christians bought graves 'closer to God' despite leprosy stigma, archaeologists find
Neolithic Cultural Revolution
Egyptology
Ancient rock art depicting hunters and geometric shapes discovered in Egypt's Sinai Desert — and it spans a period of 10,000 years
General Science
Nothing to Report
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere
Sun releases 4 strong solar flares: What to expect
'Textbooks will need to be updated': Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals
NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month
The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore
He witnessed the sun’s power ‘like nobody else before or since.’ Now his first portrait has been found
Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible
On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station
The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit
America’s Largest Particle Collider Just Shut Down. Here’s What Happens Next
Something supercharged Uranus with radiation during Voyager flyby 40 years ago. Scientists now know what.
Uranus' moon 'Miranda' seems to have an ocean and possibly life
https://www.earth.com/news/uranus-moon-miranda-may-have-hidden-ocean-possibly-extraterrestrial-life/
Radio signal discovered at the center of our galaxy could put Einstein's relativity to the test
New experiments suggest Earth's core contains up to 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen
NASA Thinks Boeing’s Starliner Can Fly in April, Which Is Hilarious
Can life begin on a moon without a sun?
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process
Vulcan Centaur rocket launches 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military
Caught in the act: Astronomers watch a vanishing star turn into a black hole
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
China banned all fishing to save the Yangtze River. This 'nuclear' option appears to be working.
EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
Hospitality executive gets Trump nod to lead national parks
China's emissions policies are helping climate change but also creating a new problem
Astronomers Are Closing In on the Kuiper Belt’s Secrets
Life on Earth is lucky: A rare chemical fluke may have made our planet habitable
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form
Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing “intelligence”
NIH redefines ‘clinical trials,’ dividing researchers
Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases
Study of Buddhist Monks Finds Meditation Alters Brain Activity
Amino acid 'stickers' help decode spider silk's strength and flexibility
Eleven genetic variants affect gut microbiome
Beyond the Fitbit: Why your next health tracker might be a button on your shirt
AI-guided protein design for enhanced intracellular antibodies
Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness
Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here's what scientists think is going on
Other
Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek
Additional Informational
NASA is funded. Now what: A look ahead at space policy in 2026
Resurrecting Ancient Enzymes in NASA’s Search for Life Beyond Earth
NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station
NASA’s Juno Measures Thickness of Europa’s Ice Shell
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars
A Cambrian soft-bodied biota after the first Phanerozoic mass extinction
Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From
40th Anniversary Special Issue of Holocaust and Genocide Studies
2025 SWF Space Sustainability Research Fellowship Results Webinar, Feb 18
A.3 NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission Data, Applications, Research, and Technology Team Proposal is due on March 13
Core Survey by NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Universe’s Dark Side
AI Helps Pinpoint the Moon’s First Soft Landing
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945
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