Weekly Science Report 5-9-25
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Weekly Science Report
May 9, 2025
"You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they'll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it's as if they never existed."
The Monuments Men
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
Fossil Cycads That Lived Alongside Dinosaurs Tell the Story of a Doomed National Monument
An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens
Fossils Reveal Enormous, Crocodile-Like Reptiles Survived for Millions of Years Longer Than Previously Thought
Why Have Birds Never Gotten as Big as T. Rex?
A Single Prehistoric Bone Might Rewrite the History of the World’s Strangest Mammals
Ancient bone spear tip found in Russia is oldest in Europe and made by Neanderthals
Striking intelligence of Neanderthal stone knappers revealed
Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age—here's what they took with them
African dig uncovers bone tools that offer insights on early human life
Scientists Unearth Earliest Evidence of Human Presence in Sicily, Dating to 16,500 Years Ago
Origins of language: Wild chimps mirror linguistic structures in human language
History
Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson must allow access to information on Wallenberg case - opinion
New tribal national park in North Dakota aims to preserve rugged and scenic landscape
Smithsonian begins removing exhibits, artifacts from African American History Museum
‘It’s much more extreme’: US institutions and artists enter a new culture war
Trump fires Doug Emhoff, Biden appointees from Holocaust museum board
The Mellon Foundation announces 'emergency funding' for humanities councils
A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All'
Dachau's memorial marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp
The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
Could DNA testing shed new light on 93-year mystery of Lindbergh baby case?
Carthaginians, Ancient Rome’s Infamous Enemies, Are Not Exactly Who Scholars Thought They Were, Ancestry Study Suggests
The Many Myths of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the 19th-Century Royal Whose Beauty and Tragic Death Transformed Her Into a Legend
When a Historian Saw This Haunting Photograph of a Nameless Native Girl, She Decided She Had to Identify Her
Historians alarmed as Trump seeks to rewrite US story for 250th anniversary
Martin Scorsese’s New Documentary Will Feature One of Pope Francis’ Final Interviews
Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details
The Hawaiian Language Nearly Died. A Radio Show Sparked Its Revival
80 years after VE Day a veteran says, 'I hope people will see the futility of it all'
Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers
Germany, Europe mark 80 years since end of World War II
Carthaginians, Ancient Rome’s Infamous Enemies, Are Not Exactly Who Scholars Thought They Were, Ancestry Study Suggests
DNA Links Modern Picuris Pueblo Tribe to Ancestors Who Lived in Chaco Canyon Hundreds of Years Ago
The Daring Polish Resistance Fighter Who Volunteered to Be Sent to Auschwitz So He Could Sabotage the Nazi Death Camp From the Inside
These Irreplaceable Yiddish Artifacts Would Have Been Lost to History If They Weren’t Evacuated to New York After World War II
4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights
Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet Cats to Arrive in the United States
Study of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk's account provides insights into ancient Dongola
Vesuvius challenge: AI unlocks text of burned philosophical treatise papyrus
How Britain's long-distance tin trade transformed the Bronze Age
Archaeology
Archaeologists Thought They’d Found a Piece of Old Farm Equipment. It Turned Out to Be a Rare Iron Age Chariot Tire
Archaeologists Unearth 2,300-Year-Old Sword Decorated With Two Small Swastikas in a Celtic Necropolis
What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Locals Thought These Shipwrecks Had Belonged to Pirates. They Turned Out to Be 300-Year-Old Danish Slave Ships
An Ohio Earthwork Where Thousands Once Gathered for Celestial Observations and Religious Ceremonies Is Open to the Public
Scientists Think a Skeleton Found in a Well Is the Same Man Described in an 800-Year-Old Norse Text
1,800-Year-Old Horse Buried With Grave Goods Suggests Deep Bond Between a Roman Soldier and His Steed
Remains of 22 WWI soldiers exhumed in Ypres
'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China
Centuries-old Austrian mummy found to be exceptionally well preserved thanks to unusual embalming method
Mysterious Tikal altar that wasn't Maya after all includes at least 4 skeletons — and 1 was a child
Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru
Egyptology
Egyptologist Reveals Mysterious Messages Hidden in the Hieroglyphics on a 3,000-Year-Old Obelisk
These Extraordinary Archaeological Sites Are a Portal to Ancient Egypt
Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Ancient Tree-Lined Road in Egyptian Military Fortress
Depictions of the Milky Way found in ancient Egyptian imagery
General Science
How water vapor is powering the next generation of soft robots
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks
NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan
China to lend Chang’e-5 moon samples to U.S. universities
Could our solar system have 9 planets after all? Astronomers may have confirmed possible existence.
Humans still haven't seen 99.999% of the deep seafloor
Scientists Stumbled Upon an Active Volcanic Eruption in a Mid-Ocean Ridge for the First Time Ever
NASA Spent Billions to Bring Rocks Back from Mars. Trump Wants to Leave Them There
From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
A New Analysis Raises Doubts About Potential Hints of Life Recently Detected on a Distant Exoplanet
NASA Is Studying Tropical Ecosystems by Linking the Ground, Air and Space
Astronomers Discover a Giant, Glowing Molecular Cloud Hidden in Earth’s Cosmic Neighborhood
New Biomass satellite will provide an unprecedented look at the planet's forests
Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
Stormy waves traversing the Earth's core provide new hints into future planetary exploration
AI predicts cancer survival outcomes; Hubble spots a wandering black hole
The biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years: NASA's lessons and surprises
Modeling study finds Venus's crust is surprisingly thin
The Only Particle Collider in the U.S. Will Be Replaced with an Upgrade
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Database reveals vital ocean links to aid conservation
Researchers develop practical solution to reduce emissions and improve air quality from brick manufacturing in Bangladesh
Satellite study reveals the fastest sinking city in the US
Bees are particularly affected by higher temperatures and more intensive land use, new study reveals
Nanoplastics generated from real-world plastic waste readily adsorb heavy metal ions, study reveals
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Why Ten Billion Snow Crabs Disappeared Off the Coast of Alaska
Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department
Ancient Chinese Poems Reveal the Decline of a Critically Endangered Porpoise Over 1,400 Years
New research contradicts RFK Jr.'s claim that severe autism cases are rising
Liberian women at risk from unchecked contraceptive use
Engineering an antibody against flu with sticky staying power
Moffitt researchers show that reactivity to tumor antigens is important for TIL therapy
Study uncovers gene networks driving the development of distinct neuron subtypes in the human cerebral cortex
Independent evaluations refute claims of novel neurological disease in New Brunswick
A more realistic look at DNA in action: Study shows it behaves differently when crowded by molecules
Other
Sundown Cinema, Beloved Outdoor Film Series, Has Been Canceled
Additional Informational
The Voyager Golden Records: A cosmic love letter
A small core in Vesta inferred from Dawn’s observations
A possible sign of life on K2-18b? Here’s what it means — and why it's just the beginning
WHOI Ocean Insights Newsletter
Aurelia Institute Newsletter
Indus Script and Indus Culture M N Vahia Rajesh Nisha Yadav final paper
REALITY TRANSFORMATION Virtual GATHERING: Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science to Shift Into Your Desired Reality, May 12-17 https://www.realitytransformationgathering.com/home1?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEweERqQXU2dWJWbUlHRDVlRwEejAmKvD1LjUUVf_iCPl_QzcWPdZDjjubTOmxXgZ-Eg2omF_MArEquZeO7RZc_aem_xGSBTeCPGASYjPl8tLnWIg
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