Weekly Science Report 7-3-26
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Weekly Science Report
July 3, 2026
“The basis of this knowledge Gnosis, the fundamental principles on which all the teachings rested, was the essential inherent divine nature of man, and the consequent possibility of becoming by self-knowledge a god-like being”.
William Kingsland
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
The most controversial fossil site in human evolution just got even more puzzling
Artifacts dating back 400,000 years, found in cave, show ‘complex and rich’ pre-human society
Early hunter-gatherers in the Americas likely targeted large prey such as mammoths instead of smaller animals
Megalodon’s legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery
Fossil kept in drawer for decades turns out to be first ever Antarctica dinosaur bone
Some of the last surviving Neanderthals were remarkably diverse — suggesting inbreeding didn't doom them
Were Clovis foragers in Late Pleistocene North America big-game hunters, or just big-game scavengers?
7,000-Year-Old Quarry Examined in South Australia
Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal
Prehistoric plague could have caused population collapse in Stone Age Europe
History
Native Americans celebrate victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn, 150 years later
Israel moves to formally recognize Armenian WWI deaths as a genocide
The ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ Lost: A Friendship Found
Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
What to know about the Society of St. Pius X, the schismatic group excommunicated by the pope
Ancient Obsidian Tools Reveal Hidden Trade Networks in Peru
Scientists finally know how Italy’s Renaissance-era Medici brothers died
In the Shadow of Bunker Hill
This Building Hosted Lincoln’s Inaugural Ball and Displayed the Declaration of Independence. Today, It’s Home to Two World-Class Art Museums
A Century and a Half After Custer’s Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn Continues to Mystify
During World War I, This Woman Asked Americans to Welcome Immigrants—and Urged New Arrivals to Assimilate
How Tens of Thousands of Irish Immigrants Led the Patriots to Victory During the American Revolution
Theodore Roosevelt Survived an Assassination Attempt Because a Speech Tucked Inside His Pocket Slowed the Bullet. He Insisted on Delivering His Remarks Anyway
Archaeology
Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago
Archaeologists uncover Alexander-era settlement remains in central Türkiye
Pre-Hispanic archaeological discovery in western Mexico features ‘unprecedented’ characteristics
This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May Depict People Receiving ‘Divine Liquid’ in a Ritual
Researchers rediscover lost Ming Dynasty goldsmithing technique
Skeletons Uncovered at Thailand’s Don Yai Thong Burial Site
Authorities Investigated Reports of an Illegal Excavation in Rome. Then, They Stumbled Upon an Ancient Villa Adorned With Mosaics
Egyptology
Nothing to report
General Science
Paleontologist Neil Shubin vows to keep National Academy of Sciences relevant
When science is under siege, history offers a playbook
Superintelligent AI in space could explain the Fermi Paradox
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
NASA IG Cites Dire NASA Launch Infrastructure Needs
NASA’s cheapest missions deliver less scientific bang for the buck, study finds
China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end
Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy by making night sky brighter
Alien life on nearby 'super Earth' much likelier than we thought, study claims
NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts
‘The greatest cosmic movie ever made’: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey
NASA inspector general suggests Boeing’s Starliner will now be a decade late
First new open-ocean subsea research habitat in 40 years launched
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth thanks to solar storms
Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth’s first crust
A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it’s not clear why
Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms — and experts say it's 'quite feasible'
Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon
'Titan is actually a very reasonable destination for humans': Scientists start mapping out crewed mission to huge Saturn moon
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
One federal research network got a reprieve. Others may not
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
The global effort to genetically map 70,000 animal species
Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time
Honeybee queens push pesticides to eggs to protect themselves over their offspring
Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented – but change is needed
Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth
Other
US military stumped by UFO sightings over bases: Ex-defense official
White House picks Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories to lead new UFO council
Additional Informational
NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS
Before Karahan Tepe: The Most Ancient of Solstices
The Magic Mirror That Built an Empire
Destruction and resilience at Panaztepe: archaeoseismological evidence for third-millennium BC earthquakes in Western Anatolia
Rosalind Franklin and the search for life on Mars
End of the blue glow: BepiColombo turns off solar electric propulsion for Mercury arrival
UC Irvine astronomers discover a new Earth-like exoplanet
The Young American Scientists
China’s Tianwen-2 mission has (probably) arrived at a quasi-moon of Earth
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