Weekly Science Report 6-5-26
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Weekly Science Report
June 5, 2026
“Planet Earth: You Are a Crew”
Christina Koch
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
New insights into how the human hand evolved from our ape-like ancestors
Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows
Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution
Archaeologists reveal wooden secret beneath ancient stone island
Evidence of Ancient Life Found Buried Under an Asteroid Crater
The first signs of human cremation may date back 100,000 years
Thirty years at El Mirón cave uncover 40,000 years of Iberian prehistory
A Century After Causing Controversy, Red Cave Markings in Wales Are Classified Again as Britain’s Oldest Rock Art
'It was very very good': Ötzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists just used it to make a sourdough
Ancient humans used fire nearly 1.8 million years ago, cave evidence suggests
World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago
Humans conquered the planet 300 times faster than genetic evolution can explain
Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history
New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints
Scientists hung onto woolly mammoth fossils for 70 years — then discovered a huge mistake: ‘Something was amiss’
History
Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval book in Rome
UCLA completes archive on auctioned stolen Armenian properties
How the Library of Congress packed 250 years of U.S. history into a vial the size of a quarter
This Jewish Community in the Caribbean Smuggled Gunpowder to the Patriots During the Revolution. A British Admiral Condemned the Island as a ‘Nest of Vipers’
How a 4,000-year-old city defied history's 'rules' by becoming more equal as it became more successful
Toxic plant on Ming dynasty-era surgical tools may be world’s oldest chemical evidence of topical anesthetic
Spectacular archaeological finds in Turkey shed new light on origins of Christianity
The Unexpected World of the Odyssey
Ona Judge Escaped From Slavery While George Washington Was Busy Eating Dinner Inside. Now, a New Mural Honors Her Legacy
During the Revolution, American Women Fought for Freedom, Spied on the British, Cared for the Sick and Fell in Love. A New Exhibition Reveals Their Rich Wartime Stories
Archaeology
Voices: GOP leaders say local interests were ignored in the Grand Staircase-Escalante planning process. That’s not what I saw.
After a year-long rebuild, historic War of 1812 ship heads home to Lake Erie
Scientists Uncover an “Alien” Metal Hidden in a 3,000-Year-Old Year-Old Treasure Stash
Focus turns to Quitobaquito Springs after sacred site damage along border
Sacrificed teens discovered in ancient Mesopotamian burial site
1,200-year-old giant 'death jar' in Laos contains generations of human skeletons
Scientists Uncover Evidence That a Man Buried in Finland Crossed the North Atlantic Centuries Ago
Archaeologists Excavating a Monastery in Spain Identified the Remains of a 14th-Century Queen—and Multiple Skeletons Buried in the Wrong Graves
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history
Italian teenagers discover 1,800-year-old Roman luxury house underneath their high school gym
First shipwrecks linked to real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas
Inside Africa’s Houses of Stone
Possible Early Saw Technology Uncovered in Japan
The Amazon's 'lost city' has been widely misunderstood. This is its true story
Egyptology
The Mystery of the Golden Coffin
One mystery of the Great Pyramid’s longevity has finally been solved
Egypt's First Queen
Ancient Egyptian Capital City Investigated
General Science
Why AI cannot do good science without humans
Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel
Scientists just solved a tricky asteroid-hopping spacecraft riddle
After 10 years of upgrades, this legendary telescope has returned to chase black holes, asteroids and cosmic chemistry
The Sun Blasted a Mysterious Radio Signal for 19 Straight Days. Here’s What We Know
Space physiology and technology: Adaptations, countermeasures, and opportunities for wearable systems
Physicists confirm 'negative time' is real by asking the atoms themselves
Neptunian moon Nereid could be lone intact survivor from ancient satellite system
Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027
Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant
SpaceX Starlink and other satellite megaconstellations are creating an 'unregulated geoengineering experiment', scientists say
An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth
NASA Awards Initial Moon Base Rover and Lander Contracts
Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore
Some 'extinct' volcanoes may just be going through a growth spurt, before they 'wake up in this catastrophic stage,' emerging research suggests
NASA astronauts briefly shelter in 'safe haven' procedure following worsening leaks on International Space Station
Solar sails edge closer to reality, but interstellar travel is another story
This Clever New Engine Could Send Briefcase-Size Spacecraft to Mars
James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns
'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the ancient universe
Mysterious signals keep coming from space. We have found their ‘Rosetta stone’
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
Denver has a plan to heat and cool buildings without fossil fuels. It involves … sewage?
In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for clean energy
Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan
Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane
Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled
Rare seals hide in bubble caves to escape tourist attention
Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century
Nutritional stress and warming seas threaten Hawaiʻi’s last false killer whales
Three landmark studies highlight expanded benefits of kidney drug finerenone
New ‘universal vaccine’ technology could protect us from future virus outbreaks
Scientists race to collect the last seeds from a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct
This is how we found ‘The Heaven Sword,’ East Asia’s tallest tree after years of looking
A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands
Promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer doubles survival rates
Other
Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files
Disclosure Foundation releases NSA UFO documents
Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after comments on UFOs and demons
Additional Informational
Why Museums Matter More Than Ever
Museum of Looted Antiquities, Neo-Assyrian Gold Earrings
NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo
A critical initialization for biological neural networks
Early fossil eukaryotes were benthic aerobes
The death jar: a new mortuary tradition at the Plain of Jars, Lao PDR
B612 Newsletter Vol. 59
Holocaust Survivors and the Establishment of the State of Israel (May 14, 1948)
What would it be like to fly through Saturn’s rings?
Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru
High-fidelity modular skeletons authenticate a Cambrian origin for Bryozoa
Relativistic electron acceleration at the bow shock of Jupiter and beyond
NASA Finds New Way Earth May Have Received Elements Needed for Life
NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today
International Science Council Newsletter
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