Weekly Science Report 8-8-25
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Weekly Science Report
August 8, 2025
“Buddha was not a Buddhist. Jesus was not a Christian. Muhammad was not a Muslim. They were teachers who taught Love. Love was their religion.”
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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
A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon
Mystery of Atlantis deepens as ocean floor discovery hints at ancient catastrophe
An ancient archaeological site meets conspiracy theories — and Joe Rogan
Prehistoric Neanderthal diets were maggot heavy, a new study suggests
What Happened to the Bone-Crushing Dogs That Once Hunted Across North America?
300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new study
Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa
Searching for Artificial Memory Systems in ancient humans with spatial statistics
1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existed
Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for 'ultimate elimination' 5,600 years ago, study suggests
'Oddly shaped head' left in Italian cave 12,500 years ago is Europe's oldest known case of cranial modification, study finds
Oldest known docodontan fossil found in Greenland narrows the evolutionary gap
History
Hundreds of children disappeared in Argentina. Their grandmothers united to find them
Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
Smithsonian says Trump impeachments will be restored to exhibit
'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston
These Swimmers Are Finishing the Final Voyage of the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald,’ Which Sank in Lake Superior 50 Years Ago
Amelia Earhart’s Trailblazing Life in Aviation
How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder
The Swashbuckling Tudor Mercenary Who Was Killed in a Battle That Claimed the Lives of Three 16th-Century Kings
Scientific tools are tracing the evolution of ancient biblical manuscripts
See 'hyperrealistic' reconstructions of 2 Stone Age sisters who worked in brutal mine in the Czech Republic 6,000 years ago
Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC
Archaeogenetic study reveals population history of southern Caucasus in unprecedented detail
NEW DNA ANALYSIS REVEALS MALADIES THAT RAVAGED NAPOLEON'S TROOPS
MOSAIC INSCRIPTION CONNECTS JUSTINIAN TO ANCIENT CITY IN KOSOVO
In Belize, Maya Descendants Are Reviving an Ancient, Sacred Ballgame
Archaeology
Archaeologists in Mexico Discover Long-Lost City Inhabited by Maya Rebels Who Resisted the Spanish Conquest
New evidence at Pompeii shows survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption returned to live in "precarious conditions"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pompeii-vesuvius-eruption-survivors-reoccupation-precarious-conditions/
Photos of searchers seeking victims of a Hiroshima bombing 80 years later on a nearby island
3000-Year-Old Mural Unearthed in Peru Reveals ‘Unique’ Ancient Art Technique
Centuries-Old Hawaiian Petroglyphs Emerge From the Sand for the First Time in Nine Years
Scientists Found Sticky Goo Inside a 2,500-Year-Old Jar. Seventy Years Later, They Finally Know What It Is
Archaeologists Thought This Ancient Site in Spain Was a Church. Was It Actually a Synagogue?
Shroud of Turin wasn't laid on Jesus' body, but rather a sculpture, modeling study suggests
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
Mosaic with Star of David and Hidden Messages in Ancient Greek Found in Turkey
New Clues in Poland's Search for the ‘Eighth Wonder’ - From Königsberg to Kaliningrad
5,000-year-old burials in Germany hold 3 women with bedazzled baby carriers
3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry and astonishing 'scorpion' cosmetics box
10,000-Year-Old Rock Engravings Discovered in Libya
SETTING SAIL FOR VALHALLA
WRECK OF SPANISH PRIVATEER IDENTIFIED IN NORTH CAROLINA
Egyptology
Mystery 4,000-year-old handprint found on Egyptian soul house
From Pagan Temples to Coptic Prayers: New Discovery Sheds Light on Early Christianity in Egypt
General Science
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Find “Backdoor” to 60-Year-Old Superconducting Mystery
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
Harvard professor believes interstellar comet could be alien spacecraft
Trump administration eyes nuclear power on the moon
A planet from the Avatar movies may exist in real life
NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead
The World’s First Commercial Spaceplane Won’t Be Launching Anytime Soon
https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-first-commercial-spaceplane-wont-be-launching-anytime-soon-2000639097
NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasas-europa-clipper-radar-passes-key-test-during-mars-flyby
NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
See the Sharpest Image Yet of an Interstellar Comet Passing Through the Solar System
NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations
Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years
Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars
New ‘Vulcan’ rocket to fly first military mission next week
Is Earth orbit doomed to be a billionaire's playground?
An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world
Baby star fires a jet, then gets blasted by the fallout
Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri
Can Astronomers and Satellite Operators Learn to Share the Sky?
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
24 Billion Gallons of Water Burst Through Greenland’s Ice Sheet From a Hidden Lake in 2014. Scientists Just Pieced Together What Happened
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot
Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed captive predators
Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It’s Drastically Different From Anything Found in Nature
Genetic testing reduces risks from chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer patients
'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics
Other
How to Detect Consciousness in People, Animals and Maybe Even AI
Additional Informational
A 12,800-year-old layer with cometary dust, microspherules, and platinum anomaly recorded in multiple cores from Baffin Bay
Cosmic Girls Space Competition
Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene
Flourishing chemosynthetic life at the greatest depths of hadal trenches
First asteroid sightings push Hera’s camera to the limit
NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier
Early primates survived in cold, not tropical climates
Direct observation of coherent elastic antineutrino–nucleus scattering
International Science Council
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