Weekly Science Report 5-30-25
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Weekly Science Report
May 30, 2025
“In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'their highnesses,' 'their majesties,' and 'their exalted majesties' and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day.”
H.G. Wells on Ashoka the Great
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
The Famous, Feathered Dinosaur Archaeopteryx Could Fly, Suggests New Study of a ‘Beautifully Preserved’ Fossil
The Secrets of How Life Began May Be Hidden Inside the World’s Oldest Rocks
Homo erectus from the seabed—new archaeological discoveries in Indonesia
Scientists Investigate 2.2-Million-Year-Old Tooth Enamel to Unravel the Mysteries of Ancient Human Relatives
Birds were nesting in the Arctic during age of dinosaurs, scientists discover
140,000 year old bones of our ancient ancestors found on sea floor, revealing secrets of extinct human species
2.2 million-year-old teeth reveal secrets of human relatives found in a South African cave
Long shot science leads to revised age for land-animal ancestor
Fossils found in North America reveal new species of 'very odd' sea monster: Scientists
French Lamarckism beats Darwinism in China’s groundbreaking study on evolution
The Fearsome Megalodon Ate Basically Whatever It Wanted to Reach Its Daily 100,000-Calorie Need, Study Suggests
Giant Sloths the Size of Elephants Once Walked Along the Ground. Here’s How the Massive Animals Evolved and Declined
An Ice Age Infant’s 17,000-Year-Old DNA Reveals He Had Dark Skin and Blue Eyes
A Century Ago, a High School Teacher From a Small Tennessee Town Ignited a National Debate Over Human Evolution
History
These Ancient Scrolls Have Been a Tantalizing Mystery for 2,000 Years. Researchers Just Deciphered a Title for the First Time
Hundreds of artifacts reveal where the Aztecs got their obsidian
Meet the Mysterious Renaissance Muse Immortalized in the Only Leonardo da Vinci Painting in the Americas
Linguists Find Proof of Sweeping Language Pattern Once Deemed a ‘Hoax’
Dozens of boxes of Nazi materials found in basement at top Argentinian court
A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews
Amaze Yourself With the Unbelievable Story of Bessie Coleman, the Black Aviator Who Wowed the Nation With Her High-Flying Achievements
Last Surviving Grandson of President John Tyler, Who Took Office in 1841, Dies at 96
This 300-Pound Bust Was Stolen From Jim Morrison’s Grave in 1988. French Police Just Recovered It
This 55-Year-Old Sherpa Guide Just Summited Mount Everest for the 31st Time, Breaking His Own Record
These 11 Marble Sculptures of Iconic Artists Once Decorated One of America’s First Art Museums. What Happened to Them?
The Stunning Search for the Remains of Fallen WWII Airmen
The American Soldier Whose Fear of Fighting in Vietnam Led Him to Defect to North Korea. He Stayed There for 40 Years
Why America Is Just Now Learning to Love Thaddeus Stevens, the ‘Best-Hated Man’ in U.S. History
Supreme Court spurns Native American religious claim over copper mine on sacred land
These Scientists Say They’ve Identified the Oldest Known Star Chart in the World
The Smithsonian Transfers Rare 2,300-Year-Old Silk Manuscripts to China
This 3,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Found in Spain Is Upending Ideas About Ancient Gender Roles
How the Largest Volcanic Eruption in Human History Changed the World
Archaeology
How Researchers Discovered a 168-Year-Old Dutch Shipwreck Off the Coast of Australia in Underwater ‘Blizzard’ Conditions
Ancient Roman Wooden Water Pipe Made From Hollow Tree Trunks Unearthed Beneath a Street in Belgium
Archaeologists Thought They’d Found a Piece of Old Farm Equipment. It Turned Out to Be a Rare Iron Age Chariot Tire
Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemalan jungle
Experts Think the Hagia Sophia Is in Danger. They’ve Got a Plan to Protect It From Earthquakes
You Can Now Visit the Small House Where Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë Were Born
This Bewildering Byzantine Bucket Stumped Archaeologists for Decades. Now, They’ve Finally Discovered Its Purpose
This German Town Carefully Reconstructed a 5,500-Year-Old Megalithic Monument
Archaeologists Unearth Two Rare African Figurines in 1,500-Year-Old Christian Burials in Israel
Rare Physical Evidence of Roman Crucifixion Found in Britain
Egyptology
Archaeologists Discover Intricately Decorated Coffins Belonging to the Only Daughter of an Ancient Egyptian Governor
Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tombs Belonging to Three Senior Statesmen Who Helped Keep the New Kingdom Running
General Science
Science’s ‘Gollum effect’: PhDs bear brunt of territorial behaviour
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
China to launch new modules to Tiangong space station
Trump administration to revive National Space Council
Sun Launches Its Strongest Solar Flare of the Year So Far, Causing Radio Blackouts Around the World
Did Water Form in the Earliest Years of the Universe?
NASA Wants Your Help to Study These Rare, High-Altitude Clouds That Appear to Glow at Sunrise and Sunset
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab ending remote work policy for nearly 5,500 employees. 'Employees who do not return by their required date will be considered to have resigned.'
An extreme cousin for Pluto? Possible dwarf planet discovered at solar system's edge
Cataclysmic 1831 Eruption Traced to Quadruple Volcano on Abandoned Soviet Island
3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks — generating a million times more energy than Hiroshima atomic bomb
China launches spacecraft it says will collect samples from asteroid near Mars
NASA discovers phenomenon that could have led to water loss on Mars
SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround
NASA switches to backup propellant line on Psyche spacecraft
The hunt for mysterious 'Planet Nine' offers up a surprise
The Plan to Send Plant-Filled ‘Gardens’ Into Orbit
A 164-Foot Tsunami Pushed This Enormous Boulder Atop a Cliff in Tonga 7,000 Years Ago
Astronomers Discover a Possible Dwarf Planet Far Beyond Neptune, Where There Should Have Only Been Empty Space
Should Scientists Inject Saturn’s Moon Enceladus With Life?
The sun is killing off SpaceX's Starlink satellites
New research reveals the strongest solar event ever detected, in 12350 BC
Pulled NASA nomination blindsides space community: ‘Major blunder’
The Resilience Spacecraft Likely Crashed on the Moon
Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft
How the Trump administration’s plans to slash NASA’s budget will impact science
Astronomers discover most powerful cosmic explosions since the Big Bang
A long-running experiment finds a tiny particle is still acting weird
Rubin Observatory to detect millions of new solar system objects in vivid detail, simulations suggest
An 'invisible threat': Swarm of hidden 'city killer' asteroids around Venus could one day collide with Earth, simulations show
ISS Conference Scrapped as NASA Budget Cuts Threaten Crew and Cargo
When the sun dies, could life survive on the Jupiter ocean moon Europa?
How physicists used antimatter, supercomputers and giant magnets to solve a 20-year-old mystery
See the Highest-Resolution Views of the Sun’s Corona, as Wisps of Plasma Dance in Crystal Clear Detail
Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda after all
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/milky-way-galaxy-might-not-collide-with-andromeda-after-all/
Trump’s budget puts Huntsville-made spacecraft on the chopping block
James Webb Space Telescope unveils fiery origins of a distant, hellish exoplanet
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Can Scientists Harness the Magic of Mushrooms to Clean Up Polluted Landscapes?
Nuclear fusion breakthrough: World’s largest stellarator delivers first helium-3
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
This Eye-Catching Rattlesnake Found in Arizona Has Unusual ‘Leopard Spots,’ Likely From a Genetic Mutation
Underwater camera captures elusive tentacled creature 3 miles below ocean surface
Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death
The all-female free divers of Jeju Island have a 'superpower' in their genes
Climbers Summit Mount Everest in Five Days Using Controversial Xenon Gas
This 14-Year-Old Built an App That Detects Heart Diseases in Seconds
A New, Shape-Shifting ‘Flapjack’ Octopus Has Been Discovered in the Deep Sea Off the Coast of Australia
South Korea’s Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Finds
Other
What losing billions in federal grants means for universities, and the nation
Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split second
Additional Informational
Billions wasted, mysteries unsolved: The missions NASA may be forced to abandon
What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared
Harvard Law School’s ‘copy’ of Magna Carta revealed as original
Volcanic worlds across the Solar System
The Planetary Society condemns deep, damaging 24% cut to NASA’s budget
NASA Helps with Progress on Vast’s Haven-1 Commercial Space Station
Ocean Insights Newsletter
International Science Council Newsletter
Life after death: Europa in the evolving Habitable Zone of a Red Sun
Apocalypse When? Hubble Casts Doubt on Certainty of Galactic Collision
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