Weekly Science Report 3-28-25
- Emergency Manager's Weekly Report
- Mar 30
- 5 min read
March 28, 2025
“Archaeology gives us the power to ask questions of the past and of ourselves, about how we got here, what our values are, and the tools to choose whether and how we bring them forward with us into the future.”
Dr. Marcy Rockman
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
380-million-year-old fossils dumped in landfill after N.J. college didn't pay UPS bill, lawsuit claims
15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Could This Prehistoric Burial Site Have Influenced the Construction of Stonehenge?
A Hunter Was Out Looking for Deer in West Texas. He Found a Rare Mammoth Tusk Instead
These 200,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings Could Be the World’s Oldest
Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'
Largest fully preserved dinosaur claw unearthed in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert
Ancient, Parasitic Wasp Used Its Rear End Like a Venus Flytrap to Catch Insects and Lay Its Eggs on Them, Study Suggests
New Study Reveals How Humans Cultivated Avocados Over Thousands of Years
'Inside-out, headless wonder' fossil discovered
Rewriting Human History: 110,000-Year-Old Discovery Suggests Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Worked Together
History
DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services
JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues
Discover These 15 Enchanting Libraries Sure to Thrill Any Book Lover
Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
Man accused of hiding stolen 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers dies ahead of court hearing
Restoration Reveals the Secrets of One of Winston Churchill’s Most Beloved Paintings
These Were the Most—and Least—Visited National Parks in 2024
Our Fathers Were Interned Under the Alien Enemies Act. This Law Should Be Repealed, Not Revived
On 35th anniversary of Gardner heist, museum prepares for stolen art’s return
How to give back looted objects
The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
This Dusty Painting Turned Out to Be Gustav Klimt’s Long-Lost Portrait of an African Prince
Women Played a More Important Role in Producing Medieval Manuscripts Than Previously Thought
The True Story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond—and Why the British Won’t Give It Back
Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?
Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history
Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover Mosaics of Two Fighting Cupids and a Mysterious Inscription at an Ancient Greek City Hall
Home to over 8M artifacts, Tallahassee archaeological center to close under spending cuts
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
Eagle-Eyed Man Discovers Rare Viking Arm Ring That May Have Been Lost in a Marsh in Sweden 1,000 Years Ago
A 3,000-Year-Old Settlement Turns Up in a Business Park in France
Explore Rome’s Hidden Underworld, Where a City Lurks Beneath a City
Egyptology
Surprising skeletons prompt a radical rethink of Egyptian pyramids
What Ancient Treasures Does the Grand Egyptian Museum Hold? Here’s a Sneak Peek
The Bashiri mystery: A 2,300-year-old Egyptian mummy that no archaeologist dares to open
Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites
General Science
Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding
New material gives copper superalloy-like strength
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
2 NASA astronauts return to Earth after an unexpectedly long mission in space
Bridenstine urges Senate to quickly confirm Isaacman as NASA administrator
NASA's upcoming telescope launch aims to address some existential questions
James Webb Space Telescope Reveals That Most Galaxies Rotate Clockwise
China opens 2028 Mars sample return mission to international cooperation
NASA terminating $420 million in contracts
Delft University of Technology and Brown University pioneer technology for next-generation lightsails in space exploration
SpaceX Astronauts Will Try Growing the First Mushrooms in Space on Upcoming Fram2 Mission Over Earth’s Poles
Two ROVs to Join the U.S. Academic Research Fleet
Scientists Detect ‘Unexpected’ Oxygen in the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Found, Defying Ideas About the Early Universe
This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system
Europe’s first Mars rover will have UK-built lander
Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes
Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Wind turbine parts may be giant technofossils that puzzle future scientists
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
A cell pulls off one of the 'Holy Grails' of biotechnology
Australian Man Makes History by Living with a Titanium Heart for More Than 100 Days Before Receiving a Transplant
Cougar Cubs Spotted in Michigan for the First Time in More Than a Century
This 17-Year-Old Scientist Is Making an Acetaminophen Alternative That Is Less Damaging to the Liver
Killer whale spotted off the Outer Banks coast
After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud, researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life
Giant, fungus-like organism may be a completely unknown branch of life
Other
Mathematicians solve vexing 'crowd problem' that explains why public spaces devolve into chaos
Additional Informational
How Asteroid Impact Risk Predictions Tend to Shrink – Philip Plait Explains
Telepylos: Gateway to a Lost World
The hidden stories of the cultural looting of Latin America
Ocean Insights Newsletter
Secure World Foundation Newsletter
The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an “extinction event” for space science and exploration
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields
The growth of super-large pre-planetary pebbles to an impact erosion limit
NAU team sheds light on unheard voices from the Holocaust
NASA’s Starling mission
Rare Collection: New Medal of Honor Museum Brings Tales of Heroism to Life
NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time
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