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Supervolcano shows signs of waking up, which is not a good thing, but scientists have a plan - Earth.com

Supervolcano shows signs of waking up, which is not a good thing, but scientists have a plan  Earth.com

Published on 18 August 2025 | 7:38 am

Hackaday Links: August 17, 2025 - Hackaday

1. Hackaday Links: August 17, 2025  Hackaday
2. Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Seen in Stunning New Hubble Image  ScienceAlert
3. 3I/ATLAS Is Very Actively Releasing Water  Universe Today
4. What Should Humanity Do on the Day After an Interstellar Object is Recognized as Technological?  Avi Loeb – Medium
5. Humans have 116 days until 'alien spaceship' reaches Earth as 'it could save or destroy us'  Daily Star

Published on 17 August 2025 | 11:00 pm

New early Homo species discovered that challenges 'ape-to-human' evolution theory - Earth.com

1. New early Homo species discovered that challenges 'ape-to-human' evolution theory  Earth.com
2. New discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia  Nature
3. Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species  CNN
4. Fossil teeth in Ethiopia reveal new Australopithecus species that lived alongside early Homo ancestors  Archaeology News Online Magazine
5. You've met 'Lucy.' Now ASU scientists unearth another clue to the origin of humans  yahoo.com

Published on 17 August 2025 | 8:36 pm

Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals - Live Science

Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals  Live ScienceView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:54 pm

Geologists Unearth Mysterious Hidden Oases Beneath the Great Salt Lake - Indian Defence Review

Geologists Unearth Mysterious Hidden Oases Beneath the Great Salt Lake  Indian Defence Review

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:30 pm

Mind-blowing footage of SpaceX Dragon orbiting Earth has everyone saying the same thing - UNILAD

Mind-blowing footage of SpaceX Dragon orbiting Earth has everyone saying the same thing  UNILAD

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:17 pm

The Hidden Geometry That Could Explain the Universe - SciTechDaily

1. The Hidden Geometry That Could Explain the Universe  SciTechDaily
2. The shape of the universe revealed through algebraic geometry  Phys.org

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:03 pm

How Much Has Mercury Shrunk? - Space

How Much Has Mercury Shrunk?  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 17 August 2025 | 3:00 pm

Russia Set to Launch "Noah’s Ark" Mission: Mice, Fruit Flies, and Lunar Simulants to Explore Space - The Daily Galaxy

Russia Set to Launch "Noah’s Ark" Mission: Mice, Fruit Flies, and Lunar Simulants to Explore Space  The Daily GalaxyView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 17 August 2025 | 2:35 pm

Astronomer Stuns World After "Blazing Spine Feeds Galactic Heart" With Shocking Revelation of 200-Light-Year-Wide Structure Hidden in Milky Way’s Core - Rude Baguette

1. Astronomer Stuns World After "Blazing Spine Feeds Galactic Heart" With Shocking Revelation of 200-Light-Year-Wide Structure Hidden in Milky Way’s Core  Rude Baguette
2. 'Ice cube' clouds discovered at the galaxy's center shouldn't exist — and they hint at a recent black hole explosion  Space
3. “No One Had Any Idea This Existed” – Astronomers Discover Hidden River of Gas Flowing to the Milky Way’s Heart  SciTechDaily
4. Astronomers Uncover Strange ‘Ice Cube’ Clouds at Milky Way’s Center  The Daily Galaxy
5. Astronomers uncover hidden ‘river of gas’ streaming toward Milky Way’s core  The News International

Published on 17 August 2025 | 2:17 pm

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Set to Launch Mars Probes in Historic Mission - The Daily Galaxy

1. Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Set to Launch Mars Probes in Historic Mission  The Daily Galaxy
2. Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29  Space
3. Animation Of NASA's ESCAPADE Launched To Mars Atop Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket  MSN
4. Blue Origin's New Glenn: Navigating Delays and Leadership Shifts in the Quest for Space Dominance  AInvest
5. Blue Origin Pushes Back New Glenn Flight 2 Launch Window  Aviation Week Network

Published on 17 August 2025 | 2:00 pm

Self-propelled ice could be the green power of the future - Tech Xplore

1. Self-propelled ice could be the green power of the future  Tech Xplore
2. Ice discs slingshot across a metal surface all on their own  Ars Technica
3. Watch: Death Valley's Mysterious 'Sailing Stones' Inspire Ice Slingshot That Propels Frozen Discs Without External Force  The Debrief
4. Death Valley's "Racing Rocks" Inspire Experiment To Make Ice Move On Its Own  IFLScience
5. Researchers mimic a mystery of nature to make ice move on its own  EurekAlert!

Published on 17 August 2025 | 1:30 pm

Mysterious Radio Bursts Unveil Hidden Cosmic Matter Between Galaxies - The Daily Galaxy

Mysterious Radio Bursts Unveil Hidden Cosmic Matter Between Galaxies  The Daily Galaxy

Published on 17 August 2025 | 1:30 pm

Triassic freshwater deposits at Petrified Forest preserve diverse tanystropheids - Phys.org

1. Triassic freshwater deposits at Petrified Forest preserve diverse tanystropheids  Phys.org
2. Fossil found in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park reveals new species  KJZZ
3. A Mini Loch Ness Monster Look-Alike Lived in Arizona Around 220 Million Years Ago  Discover Magazine
4. New Species of Reptile Named After Discovery of 'Extremely Rare' Fossil  Newsweek
5. Tiny Spiked Reptile Fossil Shocks Scientists: What Did It Reveal About Ancient Arizona?  TheTravel

Published on 17 August 2025 | 12:40 pm

Billions of Sea Stars Are Wasting Away, And We Finally Know Why - ScienceAlert

1. Billions of Sea Stars Are Wasting Away, And We Finally Know Why  ScienceAlert
2. Cause of sea star wasting disease finally discovered, raises new questions  Cascadia Daily News
3. The bacteria killing sea stars in the Pacific: How our team uncovered a decade-long mystery  The Conversation
4. Unmasking the sea star killer  Canadian Geographic
5. A wasting disease killed millions of sea stars. After years of searching, scientists just found a cause.  MSN

Published on 17 August 2025 | 12:04 pm

Astronomers Say They’ve Finally Solved the “Little Red Dots” Mystery - Yahoo News Australia

Astronomers Say They’ve Finally Solved the “Little Red Dots” Mystery  Yahoo News AustraliaView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 17 August 2025 | 12:00 pm

Predicting the topological properties of quantum spin liquids using Rydberg atom lattices - Phys.org

Predicting the topological properties of quantum spin liquids using Rydberg atom lattices  Phys.org

Published on 17 August 2025 | 12:00 pm

A Mega-Quake Shocked Myanmar. Could California Be Next? - SciTechDaily

1. A Mega-Quake Shocked Myanmar. Could California Be Next?  SciTechDaily
2. Earth split captured on camera for the first time: Why it is a breakthrough for earthquake science  Times of India
3. San Andreas fault could unleash an earthquake unlike any seen before, study of deadly Myanmar quake suggests  Live Science
4. Hollywood loves quake disaster flicks, but do we know what the real ‘Big One’ will look like?  Los Angeles Times
5. Research on 2025 M7.7 Mandalay earthquake reveals variable rupture behavior of the Sagaing Fault  The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform

Published on 17 August 2025 | 10:28 am

Lab-grown stem cells initiate key steps of human egg and sperm formation - Phys.org

Lab-grown stem cells initiate key steps of human egg and sperm formation  Phys.org

Published on 17 August 2025 | 10:24 am

Six-Planet Parade On Monday: When And Where To See It By A Crescent Moon - Forbes

1. Six-Planet Parade On Monday: When And Where To See It By A Crescent Moon  Forbes
2. Did you see it? Planetary conjunction puts on a show  WJAR
3. Six-Planet Parade On Sunday: When And Where To See It By A Crescent Moon  Forbes
4. Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here’s how to spot them  AP News
5. Six-Planet ‘Parade’ On Friday: When And Where To See It  Forbes

Published on 17 August 2025 | 10:00 am

Giant 'X' appears over Chile as 2 celestial beams of light cross: Space photo of the week - Live Science

Giant 'X' appears over Chile as 2 celestial beams of light cross: Space photo of the week  Live ScienceView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 17 August 2025 | 10:00 am

Scientists just proved a fundamental quantum rule for the first time - ScienceDaily

Scientists just proved a fundamental quantum rule for the first time  ScienceDaily

Published on 17 August 2025 | 9:06 am

Scientists Create New Magnetic State: The Magneto-Ionic Vortex (“Vortion”) - SciTechDaily

Scientists Create New Magnetic State: The Magneto-Ionic Vortex (“Vortion”)  SciTechDaily

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:51 am

Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 17, 2025 - Mashable

1. Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 17, 2025  Mashable
2. Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 15, 2025  yahoo.com
3. The Moon Tonight: What to Expect in the Night Sky  Info Petite Nation
4. What is tonight's moon phase? Here's what to look for on Aug. 11  USA Today
5. Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 18, 2025  Mashable

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:02 am

New Chinese see-through brain technique offers clearest look inside its workings - South China Morning Post

1. New Chinese see-through brain technique offers clearest look inside its workings  South China Morning Post
2. Chinese scientists develop ‘X-ray vision’ for brain tissue  Macao News
3. Chinese scientists use ‘ionic glass’ to make organs transparent without slicing, unlocking 3D ‘X-ray visio  The Economic Times
4. China’s ‘ionic glass’ method turns brains and hearts transparent for 3D mapping  Interesting Engineering

Published on 17 August 2025 | 4:00 am

Scientists puzzled by new phenomenon witnessed on Greenland ice sheet: 'We haven't observed anything like this before' - yahoo.com

1. Scientists puzzled by new phenomenon witnessed on Greenland ice sheet: 'We haven't observed anything like this before'  yahoo.com
2. Meltwater lake on 79°N Glacier triggers lasting cracks and ice uplift  Phys.org
3. Scientists Stunned by Mysterious Phenomenon Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet  The Daily Galaxy
4. Buried Lake Erupts Under Greenland’s Ice, Unleashing A Colossal Crater  MSN
5. Scientists discover surprising cause of massive flood that unleashed more than 20 billion gallons of water: 'It was so unexpected'  yahoo.com

Published on 17 August 2025 | 1:15 am

Stunning New NASA Perseverance Rover Images Show Mars Clearer Than Ever Before - SciTechDaily

1. Stunning New NASA Perseverance Rover Images Show Mars Clearer Than Ever Before  SciTechDaily
2. What would Mars look like in daylight? 'Enhanced' photo from Perseverance offers a look  USA Today
3. Clear skies on Mars as NASA rover captures one of the sharpest panoramas of the Red Planet ever taken  BBC Sky at Night Magazine
4. Clearest Mars images yet reveal mystery rock and ancient terrain in stunning detail  ScienceDaily
5. Mars rover captures beautiful blue skies on Red Planet  WV News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 11:39 pm

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century - KOMO

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century  KOMOView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 10:52 pm

This mental trick helps you run faster in just seconds, according to science - Earth.com

This mental trick helps you run faster in just seconds, according to science  Earth.com

Published on 16 August 2025 | 10:52 pm

‘Deceptively cute’: Ancient whale had a Pokémon face and a predator bite - OregonLive.com

1. ‘Deceptively cute’: Ancient whale had a Pokémon face and a predator bite  OregonLive.com
2. Scientists have discovered an ancient whale species. It may have looked like a mash-up of ‘a seal and a Pokémon’  PBS
3. Australian Paleontologists Discover Weird ‘Pokémon’ Ancestor of Modern Whales  The Daily Beast
4. Ancient predatory whale with big eyes and razor-sharp teeth was 'deceptively cute'  Live Science
5. Scientists Discover 'Deceptively Cute' Prehistoric Species That Looked Like a Pokémon  IGN

Published on 16 August 2025 | 10:07 pm

Building Blocks of Life Discovered Circling a Baby Star - ScienceAlert

Building Blocks of Life Discovered Circling a Baby Star  ScienceAlert

Published on 16 August 2025 | 10:03 pm

Scientists Discover One-Of-A-Kind Two-Headed Fossil From Dinosaur Age - Indian Defence Review

Scientists Discover One-Of-A-Kind Two-Headed Fossil From Dinosaur Age  Indian Defence Review

Published on 16 August 2025 | 7:15 pm

'Mysterious Giant' Hints at The First Detection of a Black Hole Trinary - ScienceAlert

'Mysterious Giant' Hints at The First Detection of a Black Hole Trinary  ScienceAlert

Published on 16 August 2025 | 7:01 pm

Giant dormant virus discovered in algae could revolutionize gene editing - Earth.com

Giant dormant virus discovered in algae could revolutionize gene editing  Earth.com

Published on 16 August 2025 | 6:50 pm

400 Years After Their Discovery, Red Blood Cells Continue To Astonish Scientists - SciTechDaily

400 Years After Their Discovery, Red Blood Cells Continue To Astonish Scientists  SciTechDaily

Published on 16 August 2025 | 5:14 pm

Meet the 'neglectons': Previously overlooked particles that could revolutionize quantum computing - Live Science

1. Meet the 'neglectons': Previously overlooked particles that could revolutionize quantum computing  Live Science
2. Lost Particle Resurfaces As the Key to Universal Quantum Computing  SciTechDaily
3. Predicted quasiparticles called ‘neglectons’ hold promise for robust, universal quantum computing  Physics World
4. Weird particles reveal future of computing  CONTACT magazine
5. Particles once considered 'garbage' may finally unlock universal quantum computing  Earth.com

Published on 16 August 2025 | 5:12 pm

Great white sharks have a DNA mystery science still can’t explain - ScienceDaily

Great white sharks have a DNA mystery science still can’t explain  ScienceDaily

Published on 16 August 2025 | 4:49 pm

World’s Most Active Underwater Volcano May Be Ready To Erupt Again in 2025, Scientists Warn - The Daily Galaxy

World’s Most Active Underwater Volcano May Be Ready To Erupt Again in 2025, Scientists Warn  The Daily GalaxyView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 4:35 pm

How Recharging the Brain’s “Batteries” Restored Lost Memory - SciTechDaily

1. How Recharging the Brain’s “Batteries” Restored Lost Memory  SciTechDaily
2. reverses pharmacological and neurodegenerative cognitive impairment in mice  Nature
3. Scientists reversed memory loss by powering the brain’s tiny engines  ScienceDaily
4. First proof brain’s powerhouses drive – and can reverse – dementia symptoms  New Atlas
5. Neurodegenerative diseases: Research establishes causal link between mitochondrial dysfunction and cognitive symptoms  Medical Xpress

Published on 16 August 2025 | 4:24 pm

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Found ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ on Mars… Is This a Clue to Ancient Life? - The Daily Galaxy

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Just Found ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ on Mars… Is This a Clue to Ancient Life?  The Daily GalaxyView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 3:00 pm

Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos - Space

Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 3:00 pm

The pioneering therapy that could roll back the rigours of ageing - The Telegraph

The pioneering therapy that could roll back the rigours of ageing  The Telegraph

Published on 16 August 2025 | 3:00 pm

SpaceX Declares "They Walked Out on Their Own" After Dragon Capsule Brings Home 6,700 Pounds of Next-Gen Robots From Daring Mission - Rude Baguette

1. SpaceX Declares "They Walked Out on Their Own" After Dragon Capsule Brings Home 6,700 Pounds of Next-Gen Robots From Daring Mission  Rude Baguette
2. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission  NASA (.gov)
3. Crew 10 returns to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown  Spaceflight Now
4. 4 people and 5 months in space, NASA's Crew-10 mission safely returns to Earth  NPR
5. Army astronaut again returns to Earth after adventure  The Redstone Rocket

Published on 16 August 2025 | 2:11 pm

If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen? - Space

If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?  Space

Published on 16 August 2025 | 2:00 pm

Scientists have finally made an elusive meteorite diamond, predicted to be 50% harder than Earth diamonds - Live Science

1. Scientists have finally made an elusive meteorite diamond, predicted to be 50% harder than Earth diamonds  Live Science
2. "Superhard" Hexagonal Diamonds Found In Meteorites Produced In Bulk For The First Time  IFLScience
3. Chinese scientists create meteorite diamond in laboratory breakthrough  South China Morning Post
4. Chinese Scientists Synthesize Rare Lonsdaleite Diamond in Lab Breakthrough  WebProNews
5. Scientists Make 'Alien' Diamond On Earth, Harder Than Anything Found In Nature  NDTV

Published on 16 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it - Space

Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Dinosaur tracks reappear at San Antonio. Here's where to find them. - MySA

1. Dinosaur tracks reappear at San Antonio. Here's where to find them.  MySA
2. Dinosaur Tracks from Nearly 115 Million Years Ago Uncovered on Private Property in Texas After Severe July Floods  People.com
3. 115 million-year-old dinosaur tracks unearthed in Texas after devastating floods  Live Science
4. Dinosaur footprints found after flooding latest in a history of fossils in Texas  Houston Chronicle
5. Texas Standard for Aug. 11, 2025: Dinosaur tracks uncovered after floods  Texas Standard

Published on 16 August 2025 | 12:41 pm

Saturday Citations: A new category of supernovas; neurons beat machine learning; depression and vitiligo - Phys.org

1. Saturday Citations: A new category of supernovas; neurons beat machine learning; depression and vitiligo  Phys.org
2. Star Trying to Swallow a Black Hole May Have Triggered a New Type of Supernova  ScienceAlert
3. New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode  Reuters
4. Why the death of this star is very, very strange  The Washington Post
5. Spotify-like AI helps discover never-before-seen supernova as greedy star attempts to eat a black hole  Live Science

Published on 16 August 2025 | 12:30 pm

Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere - Space

1. Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere  Space
2. Photophoretic flight of perforated structures in near-space conditions  Nature
3. Misunderstood “photophoresis” effect could loft metal sheets to exosphere  Ars Technica
4. Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone  New Scientist
5. Sunlight is all that’s needed to keep these tiny aircraft aloft  Science News

Published on 16 August 2025 | 12:00 pm

Topological spin textures: Scientists use micro-structured materials to control light propagation - Phys.org

Topological spin textures: Scientists use micro-structured materials to control light propagation  Phys.org

Published on 16 August 2025 | 11:30 am

Scientists Baffled by "Alien Mineral" That Acts in a Weird Way When Heated Up - Futurism

Scientists Baffled by "Alien Mineral" That Acts in a Weird Way When Heated Up  Futurism

Published on 16 August 2025 | 11:00 am

Astrophysicists Stunned as "Space Is Folding Like Paper" After James Webb Uncovers Disturbing Clues Pointing to Universe-Scale Black Hole - Rude Baguette

1. Astrophysicists Stunned as "Space Is Folding Like Paper" After James Webb Uncovers Disturbing Clues Pointing to Universe-Scale Black Hole  Rude Baguette
2. Mission Review: James Webb Space Telescope  GOV.UK
3. James Webb Telescope Sparks Europe’s Tech Innovation Surge  WebProNews
4. 10 lessons from the James Webb telescope that could shape European tech  The Next Web
5. "Stars Are Folding Into Themselves": Webb Telescope Unveils Cosmic Phenomenon Leaving Experts Questioning Universe’s Survival Timeline  Rude Baguette

Published on 16 August 2025 | 10:49 am

An interstellar visitor and hairy caterpillars: The best science pictures of the week - BBC

1. An interstellar visitor and hairy caterpillars: The best science pictures of the week  BBC
2. Stunning snails to ice mummy tattoos: 10 of the best science pictures of the week  BBC

Published on 16 August 2025 | 10:00 am

Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting material - Phys.org

1. Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting material  Phys.org
2. Spin excitations and flat electronic bands in a Cr-based kagome superconductor  Nature
3. Scientists observe new quantum behavior in superconducting material  Interesting Engineering

Published on 16 August 2025 | 7:16 am

NASA shares photos of an extraordinary event witnessed by astronauts on the ISS - Earth.com

1. NASA shares photos of an extraordinary event witnessed by astronauts on the ISS  Earth.com
2. A Gigantic Jet Caught on Camera: A Spritacular Moment for NASA Astronaut Nicole Ayers!  NASA Science (.gov)
3. Pillar of light bolting into Earth reveals new secret about thunderstorms  India Today
4. NASA is calling for public submissions after astronaut captures something spectacular  Notebookcheck
5. Rare 'gigantic jet' captured from space | 'They are typically observed by chance' | Inshorts  Inshorts

Published on 16 August 2025 | 7:00 am