Weekly Science Report 9-19-25
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Weekly Science Report
September 19, 2025
“To the people of antiquity Egypt appeared as the very mother of magic”.
Lewis Spence, Egypt
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
Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest
Ancient DNA from Mexico's mammoths reveals unexpected — and unexplained — genetic mysteries
Africa’s Oldest Mummy Is a Toddler Who Died 5,400 Years Ago, Nearly a Millennium Before the Egyptians Started Mummifying Their Dead
112-Million-Year-Old Amber Samples Preserve a Snapshot of an Ancient Forest
Oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed dinosaur is found in Mongolia
Early humans may have walked from Turkey to mainland Europe, research suggests
Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests
Baby Pterosaur Fossils Reveal Mid-Flight Injury and Watery Death, Helping Solve a Paleontological Mystery
45,000-Year-Old Pig Painting in Indonesia May Be Oldest Known Animal Art
Mysterious Craters Discovered on the Bottom of Lake Michigan Could Hold Lessons About Early Life on Earth
Evidence of cosmic impact discovered at classic Clovis archaeological sites
Oldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say
Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans
A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
17-million-year-old fossil of large extinct songbird discovered in Australia
New Homo naledi evidence supports intentional burial practices
History
Leni Riefenstahl made movies for Hitler. A new documentary digs through her archives
One of the world's most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
Curator Rediscovers Tenth-Century ‘Portrait’ of a Viking With an ‘Unusual, Ornate Hairstyle’
Activist and Writer Mary Church Terrell Led the Charge for Desegregation
Was Venice’s Iconic Winged Lion of St. Mark’s Square Made in Ancient China?
The Reinvention of George Washington’s Mother, From Paragon of Virtue to Greedy Shrew to Widow Striving for Independence
Thieves Steal and Destroy Solid Silver Statue of Abraham Lincoln Created by Mount Rushmore Sculptor Gutzon Borglum
‘A painful legacy’: Native history subject to removal at historic Florida site
How a Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever By Inventing the Huddle
The True Story of the Monuments Men
Long-Lost Rubens Painting of Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion Discovered in a Paris Mansion
Before Tuskegee, There Was Riverside Airfield
Did an Enslaved Chocolatier Help Hercules Mulligan Foil a Plot to Assassinate George Washington?
Gold worth $700,000 stolen from Paris' Natural History Museum amid string of similar heists
‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes
During the Great Depression, This Black Educator Looked to Conflicts Abroad for Lessons on Fighting Racism at Home
New reconstructions show piercing eyes of men who lived 2,500 years ago in mysterious Indian civilization
The newly discovered desert city that's rewriting the history of the Americas
Iraq's Yazidis rediscover lost history through photos found in a museum archive
Ancient crop discovered in the Canary Islands thanks to archaeological DNA
Bronze Age and Iron Age cultures in the Middle East were really committed to wine production, analysis reveals
Archaeology
Divers Recover Ancient Shipwreck That Sank 2,600 Years Ago Off the Coast of Spain
Bronze Age Britons Threw Massive Ragers With Food and Friends From Far Away
Divers Find a Well-Preserved Roman Helmet From the Naval Battle That Ended a Punic War
Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
Archaeologists in Gaza Rushed to Rescue Thousands of Ancient Artifacts From an Impending Airstrike
Archaeologists Say They’ve Pieced Together the Ancient Fragments of the ‘World’s Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle’
Workers Uncover an Underground Chamber Sealed for More Than a Century Near the National Mall
How an ancient Jewish inscription became a flashpoint between Turkey and Israel
Scientists Finally Uncover the Origin of the Mysterious Bronzetti Figures
9,000-Year-Old Workshop Yields Insight into West African Toolmaking Practices
Helmet from Pivotal Ancient Naval Battle Recovered
Ancient copper smelting workshop unearthed in South Sinai
1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands
Provenance study shows 19th century looted 'Incan mummy' was actually an Aymara man
Objects Linked to Renaissance Pope Unearthed During Subway Construction
'Extremely unusual' discovery of wampum beads in Ferryland believed to be province's first
Ancient bronze mirrors linked to economic prosperity of early Han Dynasty
Archaeologists uncover forgotten Scottish castle thought to have been home to kings
Bronze Age monument discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo
1,600-year-old coin hoard found in complex tunnel system under Galilee dates to last Jewish rebellion against Romans
Egyptology
Pharaoh's 3,000-year-old gold bracelet vanishes from museum in Egypt, authorities say
Egyptian Police Officer's Bone Whistle Found
Did ancient Egyptians really booby-trap the pyramids?
General Science
Electronics breakthrough means our devices may one day no longer emit waste heat, scientists say
ChatGPT passed the Turing Test. Now what?
Physics, Earth and Space Sciences
NASA Discovers ‘Clearest Sign’ Yet of Ancient Life on Mars in a Rock Studied by the Perseverance Rover
Why solar flares are way hotter than researchers thought
After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch
Scientists find evidence of flowing water on Ryugu’s ancient parent asteroid. 'It was a genuine surprise!'
SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base
China’s dual-use asteroid-collision research threatens satellites
The weird ringed dwarf planet Quaoar may have an extra moon, astronomers discover
Scientists find quasi-moon orbiting the Earth for the last 60 years—and it's not the first one
Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say
Geologists find direct evidence of an extraterrestrial impact and tsunami in North Carolina
'Artificial super astronauts': How AI and robotics could help humanity settle Mars
1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say
NASA Is Testing a Nuclear Battery That Could Last 433 Years
After 10 years of black hole science, Stephen Hawking is proven right
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be turning bright green, surprising new photos reveal
Extraterrestrial life needs the right atmosphere. This planet 40 light-years away might fit the bill, scientists say.
Harvard professor believes interstellar objects might be proof we are not alone, "I want to figure it out"
Astronomers Discover Unusual, Long-Lasting Gamma-Ray Explosion Outside Our Galaxy That Appeared Several Times Throughout a Day
Asteroid-Deflecting Missions May Need to Hit Asteroids in the Perfect Spots to Prevent Future Collisions
We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration'
Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable, and astronomers may know soon
'The sun is slowly waking up': Scientists say a rise in solar storms awaits us
'Dramatic' changes spotted in first black hole ever imaged
Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
Can a spacecraft land on a teeny tiny asteroid? Japan's Hayabusa2 will certainly try
How Prepared Are We for a Rare and Powerful Solar Event?
Discovery of new moon or ring system orbiting mysterious distant planet Quaoar
Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones
Huge crater under North Sea was created by asteroid impact, scientists say
We are just beginning to discover what Earth's inner core is really made of
Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft arrives at ISS on its debut mission
How Volunteers Helped Train Satellites to Health-Check the Chesapeake
Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources
US energy chief tells BBC nuclear fusion will soon power the world
The Vatican Puts Environmental Preaching Into Practice at New Ecological Center in Italy
Academies publishes strongest rebuke yet of the EPA attempts to dismiss climate threats
New climate report warns property prices face a $611 billion hit. What does that mean?
Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of Los Angeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
New model can accurately predict a forest’s future
Reversing Antarctic sea ice loss depends on ocean layering, study finds
3D-printed fuel cells could reshape sustainable aerospace applications
First experimental proof of multiscale coupling in plasma has implications for fusion energy
Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences
New Helmet-Shaped Device Could One Day Treat Conditions Such as Parkinson’s Without Invasive Surgery, Scientists Suggest
Brain implants are here, they help — and they’re a little creepy
At Almost 500 Feet Below the Water, Experts Heard the Sounds of the Elusive Beaked Whale
Octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, scientists find
Dr. Peter Hotez takes the war against science very personally
Child’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an Infection
Orcas attack two boats, sinking one
Three-Minute Take-Home Test May Identify Symptoms Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Years Before a Traditional Diagnosis
Scientists Deposit 200,000 Rare Oysters in a Shipwreck 100 Feet Below the Surface of the North Sea
Other
Inside ‘Blood & Myth,’ Hulu’s chilling true-crime tale of Alaska’s legendary ‘little people’: ‘I came away believing’
Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing at the beleaguered arts institution
Additional Informational
Searching for Home: A Sisters in the Wind Review
The oldest known lepidosaur and origins of lepidosaur feeding adaptations
Oral History of Human Origins Research
Shocked quartz at the Younger Dryas onset (12.8 ka) supports cosmic airbursts/impacts contributing to North American megafaunal extinctions and collapse of the Clovis technocomplex
Monuments Men and Women Foundation Stops Auction Sale of Paintings Looted by the Nazis from the Schloss Collection
The Schloss Story: Art, War, and Restitution
NASA the Mars Report
Ocean Insights Newsletter
NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year
NASA Analysis Shows Sun’s Activity Ramping Up
Culture is driving a major shift in human evolution, new theory proposes
AI-powered CRISPR could lead to faster gene therapies, Stanford Medicine study finds
NOAA Fisheries Partners with Smithsonian to Archive Marine Specimens for Genetic Research
Claims of pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no.
Newly released video at House UFO hearing appears to show U.S. missile striking and bouncing off orb
Space Settlement Summit, Nov 3-4: Orlando, FL
EPSC-DPS2025: Study Questions Ocean Origin of Organics in Enceladus’s Plumes
Can Hayabusa2 touchdown? New study reveals space mission’s target asteroid is tinier and faster than thought
Aurelia Institute Newsletter
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