Weekly Science Report 6-13-25
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Weekly Science Report
June 13, 2025
“It happened, and it can therefore happen again. Therein lies the core of what we have to say.”
Primo Levi, Auschwitz Survivor
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.
I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and inspires you!
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News Articles
Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies
How scientists confirmed the existence of 200-million-year-old species thought to be extinct
Anthropologists map Neanderthals' long and winding roads across Europe and Eurasia
Philippine islands had technologically advanced maritime culture 35,000 years ago, archaeologists discover
Evidence of human habitation from up to 700,000 years ago found in Iran's Qaleh Kurd cave
Teen girl from 6,200 years ago with cone-shaped skull unearthed in Iran
Oldest known human fingerprint discovered on ancient Neanderthal artwork
Strange pits on 'hobbit' teeth and other archaic humans could reveal hidden links in our family tree
14,000-year-old mummified ‘puppies’ weren’t dogs at all, new research shows
History
CIA releases 54 declassified documents related to RFK assassination
This Exiled Romanov Princess Fled the Bloodshed of the Russian Revolution and Reinvented Herself as a Fashion Icon
National Park signage encourages the public to help erase negative stories at its sites
Stolen Paintings Linked to Retired Couple Who Supposedly Moonlighted as Art Thieves Returned to New Mexico Museum After 40 Years
Tulsa’s new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre
The Dead Sea Scrolls Changed Our Understanding of the Bible. Could Some of Them Be Even Older Than We Thought?
Medieval murder: Records suggest vengeful noblewoman had priest assassinated in 688-year-old cold case
'Lost Colony' of Roanoke may have assimilated into Indigenous society, archaeologist claims — but not everyone is convinced
Decorative terracotta pieces challenge existing ideas on Carpetania's role in Mediterranean globalization
Did China’s first emperor send expedition west in quest for ‘elixir of life’?
Were the first kings of Poland actually from Scotland? New DNA evidence unsettles a nation’s founding myth
Archaeology
Yemen’s Al-Qahira Castle Survived Centuries of War and Neglect. Can It Survive Its Own Restoration?
Ancient Sarcophagus Unearthed in Israel Portrays an Epic Drinking Contest Between the God Dionysus and the Mythical Hero Hercules
Archaeologists Stumble Onto Sprawling Ancient Roman Villa During Construction of a Road in France
Historians Set the Record Straight on This Misidentified 155-Year-Old Shipwreck in Lake Michigan
Retiree Uncovers Wooden Artifact 2,000 Years Older Than Stonehenge
Massive Fields Where Native American Farmers Grew Corn, Beans and Squash 1,000 Years Ago Discovered in Michigan
Lost civilisation discovered beneath the Indian ocean could ..
Archaeologists Discover More Than 100 Structures Linked to a Mysterious Pre-Columbian Civilization in the Remote Peruvian Andes
3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an 'astronomical complex' likely used for predicting solstices
A turning point in the Bronze Age: Study reveals diet and social transformation in Central Europe around 1500 BC
Lead isotope analysis debunks legend of Dutch basin made entirely from Spanish treasure fleet silver
1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex discovered under Syrian war ruins
Ottoman-era burial found in Israel may violate Islamic tradition
One Roman soldier had enormous feet, 2,000-year-old waterlogged leather shoe reveals
Archaeologists in Turkey claim Church of the Holy Fathers found under lake
Egyptology
Tutankhamun’s Iconic Gold Death Mask Is Getting a New Home Near the Pyramids of Giza
General Science
Nothing to report
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
MUSK THREATENS TO DECOMMISSION DRAGON AMID FEUD WITH TRUMP
NASA withdraws support for conferences
A SECOND LUNAR LANDING FAILURE FOR ISPACE
China's asteroid-and-comet hunter probe unfurls a 'solar wing'
NASA raises the odds that an asteroid could hit the moon in 2032
White House drops NASA nominee with Musk ties
Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds
JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'
NASA evaluating data indicating air leaks aboard space station have been sealed off
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
‘Ticking time bomb’: Ocean acidity crosses vital threshold, study finds
Copenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and 'sponge parks'
A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
Axolotls May Hold the Key to Regrowing Limbs, and Scientists Are Unraveling Their Secrets to Help Humans Do the Same
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
A Large, Invasive Lizard Was Spotted in a California Park
Dehorning Rhinos Curbs Poaching, New Study Finds
CRISPR-based technology leads to discovery of complex multigenic traits in tomato plants
How humpback whales are playfully communicating with humans, according to scientists
Two Invasive Termites Are Interbreeding in Florida, Raising Concerns That the Hybrid Pests Could Spread Around the World
Lion kills businessman at luxury safari lodge in Namibia after he stepped out of tent to use toilet
Koalas set to benefit from new genetic screening tool
Ancient DNA from Papua New Guinea reveals centuries of genetic isolation
Other
Nothing to report
Additional Informational
NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts
ESA’s new asteroid hunter opens its eye to the sky
Aurelia Institute Newsletter
Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles
Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
NASA Launching Rockets Into Radio-Disrupting Clouds
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