Daily Shaarli
August 4, 2026
Researchers found DNA from two unknown ancestor lineages in modern genomes, revealing a more complex history of human interbreeding.
Asked by: Alec Maddocks, via email
NASA awarded $175,000 for preliminary research into lunar cave-spelunking drones as part of $3.2 million dispersed via its “innovative advanced concepts” awards this summer.
For decades, engineers have searched for underground tunnels by sending signals from the surface downward — an approach
NASA’s viral Mars photo shows a rock that looks like a walking man, but experts say it is a natural formation explained by pareidolia and erosion.
A single cumulus cloud can weigh around 500 tonnes, roughly the mass of 100 elephants, yet it floats because the warm air holding those droplets aloft is measurably less dense than the cooler air beneath it.
A typical fair-weather cumulus cloud holds about 500 tonnes of liquid water — the mass of 100 elephants — yet drifts across the sky because the warm, moist air inside it is measurably less dense than the cooler air surrounding it.
On Mars, a dust storm in 2018 grew large enough to cover the entire planet, blocking sunlight for months and draining the solar panels of the Opportunity rover until it went silent — ending a mission that had lasted 15 years
A planetary dust storm so vast it choked an entire world, yet so gentle it couldn't topple a hat—a paradox that revealed how fragile even our most durable machines are in an alien environment.
La materia oscura se está transformando en partículas extrañas que llenan el universo de gravedad, según un sorprendente estudio
Un reciente estudio revela que la materia oscura podría descomponerse en gravitones y rayos gamma, abriendo una nueva vía para resolver el gran enigma cósmico.
Otro estudio científico hablando de la dificultad de poder muestrear el agua del océano subterráneo que existe en el satélite joviano
Geranylgeraniol (GG) is a naturally produced compound that helps regulate memory, metabolism, inflammation, and cellular repair, but your body makes less of it as you age
Researchers found that GG supports important cellular signaling systems that help brain cells communicate, form memories and adapt to everyday stress
Low GG levels are linked to many of the same biological changes seen in aging, including declining cellular energy, insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and impaired tissue repair
In laboratory research, GG’s metabolite, geranylgeranoic acid (GGA), has been shown to interfere with key survival mechanisms inside certain cancer cells — early findings that some researchers describe as a potential built-in check on uncontrolled cell growth
Supporting the mevalonate pathway through nutrient-dense foods, regular sunlight exposure, movement, avoidance of ultraprocessed foods, and, for some people, targeted GG supplementation, may help support the cellular systems involved in healthy aging
Researchers found that GG supports important cellular signaling systems that help brain cells communicate, form memories and adapt to everyday stress
Low GG levels are linked to many of the same biological changes seen in aging, including declining cellular energy, insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and impaired tissue repair
In laboratory research, GG’s metabolite, geranylgeranoic acid (GGA), has been shown to interfere with key survival mechanisms inside certain cancer cells — early findings that some researchers describe as a potential built-in check on uncontrolled cell growth
Supporting the mevalonate pathway through nutrient-dense foods, regular sunlight exposure, movement, avoidance of ultraprocessed foods, and, for some people, targeted GG supplementation, may help support the cellular systems involved in healthy aging
Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its beauty almost indescribable.
Saiba o que é a constante de Avogadro e como esse número pode ser usado para facilitar os cálculos na química.
A new climate study suggests centuries of drought added pressure to the Bronze Age societies that inspired Homer's The Odyssey, revealing how environmental stress, food insecurity and failing trade networks may have shaped a world of collapse and survival.
La NASA descubre en Marte un ‘mar de polígonos’ con forma de panal que se extiende hasta donde alcanza la vista
Curiosity ya había observado formaciones similares, pero nunca una extensión tan grande. Podría aportar nuevas pistas sobre el agua y el clima del Marte antiguo
Curiosity Finds "Sea Of Polygons" On Mars. But Photos Of The Rover Itself Show Its Back Wheel Isn't In Great Shape | IFLScience
Curiosity's wheel is looking pretty rough. Fortunately, NASA has a plan to deal with it, all the way from Earth.
Hace 1000 años existían decenas de miles de lenguas en el mundo, hoy solo quedan 7500: esto es lo que sucedió
En la actualidad, los seres humanos hablan lenguas o usan signos en aproximadamente 7.500 idiomas diferentes. Sin embargo, esta cifra, por impresionante que resulte, constituye únicamente una instantánea de una historia en constante transformación, y las preguntas sobre la evolución de la diversidad
Have you ever just seen someone yawn and seconds later did the same yourself? If so, you are not alone. Scientists have found that yawning is one of the
Observan desde el espacio un fenómeno geológico excepcional: 1,4 kilómetros cúbicos de magma se desplazaron 50 kilómetros en el interior de la corteza terrestre
La monitorización satelital ha permitido a un equipo internacional de científicos seguir en tiempo real la evolución de un proceso geológico de extraordinaria rareza en el subsuelo de Etiopía. Entre diciembre de 2024 y marzo de 2025, un volumen de 1,4 kilómetros cúbicos de magma se desplazó a lo lar
Were The Mysterious “Sea Peoples” Lurking Throughout Nolan's The Odyssey Real? We Asked The Experts | IFLScience
Historians and archaeologists have mixed feelings about the spectre haunting Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster.
The ancient Amazon civilization may have supported up to 3 million people, uncovering hidden earthworks beneath the rainforest canopy.
Explore Antiochus III's campaigns, from battling revolts in Media and Persia to his epic conquests during the Fourth Syrian War.
Encuentran lápidas, sarcófagos y amuletos en la necrópolis de Tell el-Deir que mezclan representaciones de dioses griegos y egipcios
El Consejo Supremo de Antigüedades de Egipto ha anunciado el hallazgo de una veintena de lápidas funerarias, varios sarcófagos y un conjunto de amuletos en Tell el-Deir, la necrópolis situada al sur de la ciudad de Nueva Damietta, en el delta del Nilo.
El descubrimiento se ha producido durante l
El descubrimiento se ha producido durante l
It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
According to a 2025 study published in Environmental Science & Technology, children’s mattresses release harmful chemicals that can contaminate infants’ sleeping environments — where they typically spend a large portion of their time.
Chinese firms including DeepSeek, MiniMax unveil new AI achievements, reflecting ‘a period of concentrated breakthroughs’ - Global Times
Several Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies on Friday announced their latest tech achievements, with DeepSeek rolling out a public beta application programming interface (API) for its flagship V4-Flash model, MiniMax launching its multimodal H3 model and ByteDance releasing its new Seedance 2.5 video creation model.
Chinese AI companies are iterating at a rapid speed, making continuous breakthroughs in frontier areas such as video generation, multimodal understanding, and agent capabilities. Chinese experts said that this progress is a natural outcome of years of sustained investment, noting that in the AI field, openness, inclusiveness and cooperation are vital to achieve win-win results.
Chinese AI companies are iterating at a rapid speed, making continuous breakthroughs in frontier areas such as video generation, multimodal understanding, and agent capabilities. Chinese experts said that this progress is a natural outcome of years of sustained investment, noting that in the AI field, openness, inclusiveness and cooperation are vital to achieve win-win results.
In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to summit Mount Everest. It was a feat that nearly drove the team mad, and one Bishop recounts in a cover story reprinted here.
Desde el software de los drones que sobrevuelan los cielos en Ucrania hasta los programas que rechazan currículums de forma automática, la llamada «Inteligencia Artificial» (IA) parece haberse instaurado, de la noche a la mañana, en todos los rincones de nuestra vida cotidiana. Nos recomienda series y llena de imágenes falsas las redes sociales, conduce coches autónomos, selecciona objetivos militares o responde dudas sobre bienestar psicológico.
Si la cosa dependiese de los cuentos de la lechera producidos en masa por la mercadotecnia empresarial, pronto estaría presente hasta en nuestra tostadora.
Si la cosa dependiese de los cuentos de la lechera producidos en masa por la mercadotecnia empresarial, pronto estaría presente hasta en nuestra tostadora.
Nabataeans established a mysterious, ancient kingdom and had a reputation for great accomplishments with links to Greece and Rome.
An AI engineer working outside academia says he has deciphered Linear A, a Bronze Age writing system from Minoan Crete.
The myth tells of a half-man, half-pig hybrid created during World War Two in Staffordshire.
This is precisely what we didn't want to happen.
Space debris in cislunar space could threaten future lunar missions as researchers warn that fragments near the Moon may remain in the Earth-Moon system.
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect | Space
Scientists are preparing to study the effects of human-made impacts on the moon when a spent SpaceX rocket stage impacts the lunar surface on Aug. 5.
Hybrid nuclear propulsion model for shorter, more sustainable Mars missions
Brussels opened tenders for seven AI gigafactories, each with 100,000 chips, seeking €20 billion in private money on top.
Total eclipse, shooting stars, and the Milky Way: Why Aug. 12 could be the greatest single day and night for skywatching for years | Live Science
A solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, Venus at dichotomy and the Milky Way at its annual best will create one of 2026's best days for skywatching.
Through piecemeal advances involving dentists, adventurers, and Queen Victoria, anesthesia evolved from a crude, risky practice into a sophisticated specialty.
Misión Swift de la NASA observa un mega agujero negro ‘errante’ que destroza una estrella - NASA Ciencia
Estos fenómenos son poco comunes, y nunca antes se había observado uno tan alejado del núcleo de una galaxia.
Algo no cuadra en el corazón de la Vía Láctea: “Esta sería la primera prueba de aniquilación extragaláctica”
Un enigma en el corazón de la Vía Láctea desconcierta a la astrofísica: un detecta por primera vez aniquilación de antimateria fuera de nuestra galaxia.
Un jour, la dernière éclipse totale de Soleil aura lieu, et ce spectacle disparaîtra pour toujours !
Une éclipse totale de Soleil, c’est un spectacle saisissant. D’autant plus si l’on prend le temps de penser à la mécanique céleste qui se cache derrière. Et que l’on découvre au passage comment un ...
Astronomers caught helium escaping the habitable-zone world LHS 1140 b — a signal that strengthens the case for the planet's habitability.
After New York-bound Pan Am Flight 526A, nicknamed the Easter Special, plunged into the sea off Puerto Rico 74 years ago, a doctor on a rescue boat snatched up a purse floating in the choppy waters.
The US Navy has awarded a historic $76.6 billion contract to build 14 new submarines, as Washington races to maintain its dominance over China in undersea warfare. The deal includes the construction of five Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). The contracts also provide for the construction of […]
Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.
The forgotten Roman city of Emperor Galerius is one of the most impressive monuments of the late Roman Empire — Felix Romuliana, known today as Gamzigrad.&h ...
An Italian man fooled tourists with a fake Roman amphitheater near Vicenza that entered official travel guides before police exposed it.
India is home to 13,703 species of lepidoptera, about 8.25% of all known species of butterflies and moths - The Hindu
ZSI scientists catalogued 13,703 lepidoptera species in India, enhancing global biodiversity research and conservation efforts.
Alguns gigantes da Inteligência Artificial estão a comprar lotes de milhares de livros antigos simplesmente para os copiar - e eliminar de seguida
A study published in Nature Communications has identified vitamin K as a key regulator of the bone remodeling process, according to the report. The research found that vitamin K influences bone remodeling through the signaling protein GAS6, which helps coordinate the activity of bone-building and bone-resorbing cells. The findings add to a growing body of […]
UAE launches Dh11.5 million Water Aid initiative to offer workers respite from summer heat | The National
Strategy is to provide shade and insulated water coolers in Emirates, as well as helping countries facing acute shortages
Un experimento demuestra que la IA ya entiende las emociones mejor que nosotros: el hallazgo que podría revolucionar la ciencia y la educación
Un estudio suizo demuestra que modelos como ChatGPT superan a las personas en comprensión emocional y crean pruebas psicológicas en tiempo récord.
Desarrollan en China un revolucionario láser que lee letras del tamaño de una semilla a 1,3 km de distancia
La nueva tecnología combina láseres infrarrojos y óptica avanzada para distinguir caracteres de apenas tres milímetros desde más de un kilómetro.
La diversidad lingüística que ha llegado hasta hoy es la superviviente de un tamiz histórico masivo y fuertemente selectivo
Uranus is tipped so far over it does not spin like other planets so much as roll around the Sun, and the result is brutal: each pole spends about 42 years in continuous sunlight, then roughly 42 years in unbroken darkness
Uranus doesn't just experience extreme seasons—its lopsided orbit traps each pole in decades of uninterrupted darkness or light, creating weather patterns unlike anything else in the solar system.
The latest nuclear-powered submarine cruiser Ulyanovsk, has been rolled out of the construction hall at the Sevmash shipyard United Shipbuilding Corporation in Severodvinsk. The ceremony was overseen by Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy...
Researchers fed a Komodo dragon a goat to figure out if Homo floresiensis truly were the hunters they were originally thought to be.
AI companies are reportedly shredding millions of books after using them to train AI models — tech giants outsource to middlemen to secretly buy up books for training material | Tom's Hardware
Buy. Scan. Destroy. Repeat.
AI companies opt for the destructive route since it is more efficient and lower-cost. THE RESULT IS THE DESTRUCTION OF MILLIONS OF BOOKS.
AI companies opt for the destructive route since it is more efficient and lower-cost. THE RESULT IS THE DESTRUCTION OF MILLIONS OF BOOKS.
The Sun’s twin star may have tilted the planets’ orbits
https://sciworthy.com/the-suns-twin-star-may-have-tilted-the-planets-orbits/
A scientist simulated the early solar system to determine how interactions between the Sun and other stars affected its planetary orbits.
https://sciworthy.com/the-suns-twin-star-may-have-tilted-the-planets-orbits/
A scientist simulated the early solar system to determine how interactions between the Sun and other stars affected its planetary orbits.
Arch-Technocrat Elon Musk is obsessed with "humanity’s multi-planetary future amongst the stars,” even as he is wrecking our planet here. Jeff Bezos is right behind him. Why do they want to put data centers in space? Because they can. Both have a twisted notion that we can escape the "big blue marble" to fulfill our destiny in outer space. This is insanity, and insane people never ask permission to do insane things.
Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin
Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/23/space-datacenters-bezos-blue-origin
Eclipse solar total põe Portugal de olhos no céu para ver fenómeno raro - Sociedade - Correio da Manhã
Eclipse solar total põe Portugal de olhos no céu para ver fenómeno raro
https://www.cmjornal.pt/sociedade/detalhe/eclipse-solar-total-poe-portugal-de-olhos-no-ceu-para-ver-fenomeno-raro
É a primeira vez em quase cem anos que a Península Ibérica vai testemunhar um eclipse solar total. No próximo dia 12 de Agosto, quando forem 18h30 em Portugal continental (17h30 nos Açores), o Sol começará a ser tapado pela Lua. O pico acontecerá pelas 19h30 e, pelas 20h30, terá terminado. Devido ao adiantar da hora, será mais visível em pontos altos, orientados para oeste e, de preferência, desobstruídos.
Apesar de ser visível em todo o território (incluindo nas ilhas), é no Parque Natural de Montesinho, na região de Bragança, que se poderá ver o sol totalmente ‘tapado’ pelo satélite natural da Terra, causando o chamado ‘anel de fogo’. É, aliás, um dos poucos locais em toda a Europa (juntamente com algumas cidades do norte de Espanha) onde, durante 26 segundos, o Sol desaparecerá completamente.
https://www.cmjornal.pt/sociedade/detalhe/eclipse-solar-total-poe-portugal-de-olhos-no-ceu-para-ver-fenomeno-raro
É a primeira vez em quase cem anos que a Península Ibérica vai testemunhar um eclipse solar total. No próximo dia 12 de Agosto, quando forem 18h30 em Portugal continental (17h30 nos Açores), o Sol começará a ser tapado pela Lua. O pico acontecerá pelas 19h30 e, pelas 20h30, terá terminado. Devido ao adiantar da hora, será mais visível em pontos altos, orientados para oeste e, de preferência, desobstruídos.
Apesar de ser visível em todo o território (incluindo nas ilhas), é no Parque Natural de Montesinho, na região de Bragança, que se poderá ver o sol totalmente ‘tapado’ pelo satélite natural da Terra, causando o chamado ‘anel de fogo’. É, aliás, um dos poucos locais em toda a Europa (juntamente com algumas cidades do norte de Espanha) onde, durante 26 segundos, o Sol desaparecerá completamente.
Certain types of severe wildfire can create pyrocumulonimbus - something that Nasa calls the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds".
AI COMPANIES ARE BULK-BUYING RARE BOOKS AND SHREDDING THE ORIGINALS
https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2081534588485296565
Al companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous.
Pre-2022 books are premium because they're free of Al-generated text. A federal judge ruled the practice is fair use because eliminating the original means only one copy exists at a time. Anthropic hired the former head of Google Books partnerships to obtain "all the books in the world."
This got to me. A bookseller told 404 Media that rare books with almost no surviving copies are being fed into this pipeline. Books that survived wars, fires, and centuries of handling are being shredded so an Al can learn to write a better marketing email.
https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/2081534588485296565
Al companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous.
Pre-2022 books are premium because they're free of Al-generated text. A federal judge ruled the practice is fair use because eliminating the original means only one copy exists at a time. Anthropic hired the former head of Google Books partnerships to obtain "all the books in the world."
This got to me. A bookseller told 404 Media that rare books with almost no surviving copies are being fed into this pipeline. Books that survived wars, fires, and centuries of handling are being shredded so an Al can learn to write a better marketing email.
At The Time Of The Odyssey, Mediterranean Civilizations Collapsed And A Climatic Coincidence Explains Why | IFLScience
Around 3,200 years ago, multiple civilizations in and around the Mediterranean fell, an event known as the Late Bronze Age (LBA) Collapse. It has not escaped historians’ notice that the events thought to have inspired Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey probably occurred around the same time.
Subsequent generations looked back at the pre-collapse period as a golden age, worthy of commemoration in heroic tales, but it was probably brought undone not by warring gods and stolen wives, but by extended drought. New work explains the underlying causes.
Bronze Age technologies made the transportation of large amounts of food difficult, so when natural disasters struck, hunger and war formed a vicious cycle that could end entire civilizations. Archaeologists have often found signs of drought preceding the fall or great cities, but have seldom known why a period was dangerously dry.
Subsequent generations looked back at the pre-collapse period as a golden age, worthy of commemoration in heroic tales, but it was probably brought undone not by warring gods and stolen wives, but by extended drought. New work explains the underlying causes.
Bronze Age technologies made the transportation of large amounts of food difficult, so when natural disasters struck, hunger and war formed a vicious cycle that could end entire civilizations. Archaeologists have often found signs of drought preceding the fall or great cities, but have seldom known why a period was dangerously dry.
Greece's Mount Olympus Secures UNESCO World Heritage Status in Historic Decision - GreekReporter.com
MOUNT OLYMPUS SECURES UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE STATUS
https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/26/mount-olympus-secures-unesco-world-heritage-status-greece/
Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods and one of Greece’s most important natural environments, has secured UNESCO World Heritage status following a historic unanimous decision.
The World Heritage Committee added the wider Mount Olympus area to UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural property during its 48th session in Busan, South Korea.
The designation recognizes the mountain’s Outstanding Universal Value by combining its central role in Greek mythology, religion, and literature with its exceptional landscapes and biodiversity.
Moreover, the decision concludes a nomination process that began in 2014 and places Mount Olympus among the world’s most significant cultural and natural landmarks.
https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/26/mount-olympus-secures-unesco-world-heritage-status-greece/
Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods and one of Greece’s most important natural environments, has secured UNESCO World Heritage status following a historic unanimous decision.
The World Heritage Committee added the wider Mount Olympus area to UNESCO’s World Heritage List as a mixed cultural and natural property during its 48th session in Busan, South Korea.
The designation recognizes the mountain’s Outstanding Universal Value by combining its central role in Greek mythology, religion, and literature with its exceptional landscapes and biodiversity.
Moreover, the decision concludes a nomination process that began in 2014 and places Mount Olympus among the world’s most significant cultural and natural landmarks.
An Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years Ago
AN AMATEUR ASTRONOMER USING GOOGLE MAPS SPOTTED A STRANGE INDENTATION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A METEORITE CRATER FROM 390 MILLION YEARS
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-amateur-astronomer-using-google-maps-spotted-a-strange-indentation-it-turned-out-to-be-a-meteorite-crater-from-390-million-years-ago-180989158/
Scientists confirmed the astronomer’s suspicions with an expedition to the site in Quebec. The discovery offers a rare case of a reported new crater turning out to be real.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-amateur-astronomer-using-google-maps-spotted-a-strange-indentation-it-turned-out-to-be-a-meteorite-crater-from-390-million-years-ago-180989158/
Scientists confirmed the astronomer’s suspicions with an expedition to the site in Quebec. The discovery offers a rare case of a reported new crater turning out to be real.
550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse | Scientific American
550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/550-years-later-scientists-claim-to-have-solved-what-killed-botticellis-muse/
July 26, 2026
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they’ve solved how she died.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/550-years-later-scientists-claim-to-have-solved-what-killed-botticellis-muse/
July 26, 2026
Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now, scientists think they’ve solved how she died.
How does a spacecraft launched in 1977, now more than 24 billion kilometres away, still transmit data to Earth on less electrical power than a household hallway bulb?
How does a spacecraft launched in 1977, now more than 24 billion kilometres away, still transmit data to Earth on less electrical power than a household hallway bulb?
https://marsdaily.com/md-q-how-does-a-spacecraft-launched-in-1977-now-more-than-24-billion-kilometres-away-still-transmit-data-to-earth-on-less-electrical-power-than-a-household-hallway-bulb/
Voyager 1 is still talking to Earth on roughly 22 watts of radiated radio power — less than the bulb burning in most hallway fixtures — from a distance so vast that a simple two-word message takes about 23 hours to arrive. The spacecraft, launched on September 5, 1977, is now hurtling away at 61,100 kilometres per hour and sits more than 24 billion kilometres from home, closing in on the milestone of one full light-day from Earth in November 2026, according to NASA figures reported by ScienceAlert.
https://marsdaily.com/md-q-how-does-a-spacecraft-launched-in-1977-now-more-than-24-billion-kilometres-away-still-transmit-data-to-earth-on-less-electrical-power-than-a-household-hallway-bulb/
Voyager 1 is still talking to Earth on roughly 22 watts of radiated radio power — less than the bulb burning in most hallway fixtures — from a distance so vast that a simple two-word message takes about 23 hours to arrive. The spacecraft, launched on September 5, 1977, is now hurtling away at 61,100 kilometres per hour and sits more than 24 billion kilometres from home, closing in on the milestone of one full light-day from Earth in November 2026, according to NASA figures reported by ScienceAlert.
Nuvem já chegou a Sines. O que é o cabo da Google que liga Portugal às Bermudas e aos EUA - ZAP Notícias
Nuvem já chegou a Sines. O que é o cabo da Google que liga Portugal às Bermudas e aos EUA
https://zap.aeiou.pt/nuvem-ja-chegou-a-sines-o-que-e-o-cabo-da-google-que-liga-portugal-as-bermudas-e-aos-eua-756361
Quase três anos depois de ter sido anunciado, o cabo submarino Nuvem, da Google, já está amarrado em Sines.
A infraestrutura percorre cerca de 7’000 km desde a Carolina do Sul, com pontos de amarração intermédios nas Bermudas e em São Miguel, e foi projetada para transportar 384 terabits de dados por segundo.
A chegada do cabo a Portugal foi assinalada na passada terça-feira, numa cerimónia no Oceanário de Lisboa. O projeto é financiado pela Google e tem a Meo como parceira nacional.
https://zap.aeiou.pt/nuvem-ja-chegou-a-sines-o-que-e-o-cabo-da-google-que-liga-portugal-as-bermudas-e-aos-eua-756361
Quase três anos depois de ter sido anunciado, o cabo submarino Nuvem, da Google, já está amarrado em Sines.
A infraestrutura percorre cerca de 7’000 km desde a Carolina do Sul, com pontos de amarração intermédios nas Bermudas e em São Miguel, e foi projetada para transportar 384 terabits de dados por segundo.
A chegada do cabo a Portugal foi assinalada na passada terça-feira, numa cerimónia no Oceanário de Lisboa. O projeto é financiado pela Google e tem a Meo como parceira nacional.
We Are Living in the Most Corrupt Democracy That Could Be Imagined - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization
WE ARE LIVING IN THE MOST CORRUPT DEMOCRACY THAT COULD BE IMAGINED
https://www.globalresearch.ca/living-most-corrupt-democracy-imagined/5934366
In August 1977 the New York Times wrote that the objective of the MKUltra project from the 1950’s was to find methods to “get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against such fundamental laws of nature such as self preservation.“
On June 30th 2026, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representative of the American Congress held a Hearing entitled Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA’s MKULTRA Project. The hearing was led by republican Anna Paulina Luna.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/living-most-corrupt-democracy-imagined/5934366
In August 1977 the New York Times wrote that the objective of the MKUltra project from the 1950’s was to find methods to “get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against such fundamental laws of nature such as self preservation.“
On June 30th 2026, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representative of the American Congress held a Hearing entitled Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA’s MKULTRA Project. The hearing was led by republican Anna Paulina Luna.
DarkSky International opposes Reflect Orbital’s proposed orbital illumination system | DarkSky International
DarkSky International opposes Reflect Orbital’s proposed orbital illumination system
https://darksky.org/news/organizational-statement-reflect-orbital/
FCC approves Reflect Orbital demonstration satellite
Despite more than 12,200 signatures from over 100 countries and 1,800 formal public comments opposing the proposal, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Reflect Orbital’s application to launch its Earendil-1 demonstration satellite.
The FCC concluded that it lacks the authority to evaluate the environmental impacts of an orbital solar reflector, limiting its review to radiofrequency spectrum. This leaves critical concerns—including impacts on wildlife, astronomy, public safety, and the nighttime environment—largely unaddressed and highlights a significant gap in how emerging space technologies are regulated.
https://darksky.org/news/organizational-statement-reflect-orbital/
FCC approves Reflect Orbital demonstration satellite
Despite more than 12,200 signatures from over 100 countries and 1,800 formal public comments opposing the proposal, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Reflect Orbital’s application to launch its Earendil-1 demonstration satellite.
The FCC concluded that it lacks the authority to evaluate the environmental impacts of an orbital solar reflector, limiting its review to radiofrequency spectrum. This leaves critical concerns—including impacts on wildlife, astronomy, public safety, and the nighttime environment—largely unaddressed and highlights a significant gap in how emerging space technologies are regulated.
A houseplant changed everything we thought we knew about consciousness
https://x.com/thedarshakrana/status/2079192922491420753
In 1966, Cleve Backster, a CIA interrogation specialist with a polygraph machine, was looking for ways to time how long it took different substances to travel up through plant tissue.
So, he attached electrodes to a dracaena plant in his office and watered it, expecting to see the electrical conductivity change as water moved up the stem.
Instead, the polygraph needle started tracing the exact pattern it makes when a human experiences an emotional response.
Backster stared at the readout. Plants don't have nervous systems. They don't have brains. The signal made no biological sense. So he decided to test something that made even less sense. He walked across the room, looked at the plant, and thought about burning one of its leaves with a match.
The instant the thought formed in his mind, before he moved toward the plant, before he struck a match, before he did anything physical, the polygraph exploded into frantic activity.
The plant was responding to his intention.
What happened next launched thousands of experiments and split the scientific community for decades.
Backster discovered that plants reacted to direct threats and to threats against other living things in their environment. When he dropped live brine shrimp into boiling water in another room, plants throughout the building registered distress responses at the exact moment of death. Distance didn't matter. Shielding the plants in lead containers didn't matter. The response was instantaneous and consistent.
https://x.com/thedarshakrana/status/2079192922491420753
In 1966, Cleve Backster, a CIA interrogation specialist with a polygraph machine, was looking for ways to time how long it took different substances to travel up through plant tissue.
So, he attached electrodes to a dracaena plant in his office and watered it, expecting to see the electrical conductivity change as water moved up the stem.
Instead, the polygraph needle started tracing the exact pattern it makes when a human experiences an emotional response.
Backster stared at the readout. Plants don't have nervous systems. They don't have brains. The signal made no biological sense. So he decided to test something that made even less sense. He walked across the room, looked at the plant, and thought about burning one of its leaves with a match.
The instant the thought formed in his mind, before he moved toward the plant, before he struck a match, before he did anything physical, the polygraph exploded into frantic activity.
The plant was responding to his intention.
What happened next launched thousands of experiments and split the scientific community for decades.
Backster discovered that plants reacted to direct threats and to threats against other living things in their environment. When he dropped live brine shrimp into boiling water in another room, plants throughout the building registered distress responses at the exact moment of death. Distance didn't matter. Shielding the plants in lead containers didn't matter. The response was instantaneous and consistent.
Inscribed Roman sling bullets found in Spain help date a military camp linked to a 39 BC uprising against Roman forces.
Con Galaxy Fold8 Samsung mette in campo un terzo form factor, andando a così ad offrire una ulteriore opzione per chi trova troppo stretto, piccolo e non funzionale lo schermo sterno dei classici Fold e Flip. Fold8 è senza alcun dubbio il pieghevole più comodo da usare da chiuso, ma come ogni
Every night, astronomers must carefully assess changing weather, the intensity of moonlight and shifting atmospheric conditions before deciding
Technocrats have pried open Federal land for AI data center construction. You might have missed Trump's Executive Order 14318, "Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure," on July 23, 2025, alongside the release of the "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan." Waiting to pounce with billions of dollars were large investment companies like BlackRock, KKR, Blackstone, and Carlyle. So far, it's a feeding frenzy.
Properties of a merger remnant can be predicted using a simple entropy-maximization principle
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to slam into the moon early Wednesday (Aug. 5). Here's what skywatchers might be able to see from Earth.
Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.
La cantidad de algas marinas que conforman el gran cinturón de sargazo del Atlántico alcanzaron niveles casi récord en junio de 2026: tanto el Mar Caribe como el golfo de México registraron máximos históricos.
☄️ Cet objet proche de la Terre n'est pas un astéroïde : sa trajectoire change - Actualités - Techno-Science
Depuis près de trente ans, 1998 SH2 est considéré comme un astéroïde avec une orbite proche de celle de la Terre. Des scientifiques viennent de lui découvrir un comportement inhabituel et des changements de trajectoires. La découverte a commencé le…
Homer's Odyssey is soaring in book sales nearly 3,000 years after it was written, fueled by Christopher Nolan's film.
Google pulls AI feature after users create fake refugees, bomb craters and nuclear plants | The latest National and International News - upday News
Google has suspended an artificial intelligence feature in Google Earth that allowed users to create synthetic satellite images after the tool was quickly misused to generate potentially misleading content. The company is working on implementing stricter controls before potentially reintroducing the feature. | The latest National and International News - upday News
Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike.
La teoria della termodinamica di Carnot influenza e modifica il modello scientifico di Newton, introducendo nella scienza un nuovo paradigma. Lo scienziato indaga sui fenomeni dal punto di vista dell'uomo.
Neptune’s Inner Moons And Rings Might Be Left Over From A Cosmic Game Of Marbles Caused By The Capture Of Triton | IFLScience
Evidence suggests the giant planet captured its largest moon, then things went sideways.
Scientists can now twist large oxide crystals into new materials with potentially powerful electronic properties.
There is no surface anywhere on Jupiter to land on or crash into, just hydrogen that thickens with depth until it stops behaving like a gas and starts conducting electricity like a metal, so a descending probe would be crushed and absorbed into the planet long before it ever found solid ground
What looks like a planetary surface is actually an illusion—Jupiter has no ground, only an infinite descent into crushing pressures and exotic states of matter.
Resulta curioso que dos de las estatuas más famosas y representativas del Quattrocento no se hayan hecho en honor de un príncipe o un literato ni de un personaje religioso o mitológico, sino de mercenarios. Una está en Padua y fue hecha por el célebre Donatello; la otra se alza en Venecia y la autor
Encuentran en una villa romana de Córdoba la biblioteca más antigua de la Península Ibérica y la más occidental de todo el imperio
Un equipo de la Universidad de Granada ha confirmado que una estancia de la villa romana de Fuente Álamo, en el término municipal de Puente Genil, funcionaba como biblioteca, lo que la sitúa como la más antigua documentada en la Península Ibérica y una de las mejor preservadas de todo el Imperio.
U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications? | CBC News
Despite hundreds of public comments opposing a giant space mirror that would shine light roughly five kilometres wide, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given it the green light. What could this mean for Canadians?
Fascínio por lua gelada de Júpiter, devido ao que poderá existir sob a sua camada gelada: um oceano global de água líquida.
Hycean Worlds -- which are planets like Neptune -- may be able to host life. Such planets may be where we find extraterrestrial life.
Descubren entre la arena de la bahía de Hiroshima restos de la explosión atómica de 1945 con una aleación metálica desconocida
La investigación sobre los residuos de las explosiones nucleares sigue deparando sorpresas a la comunidad científica. Un grupo de investigación liderado por Luca Bindi, del Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra de la Universidad de Florencia, ha identificado una aleación metálica multicomponente has
Descubren que las islas del Mediterráneo central fueron colonizadas antes de la invención de la agricultura por los últimos cazadores-recolectores europeos
La publicación en la revista PNAS Nexus de nuevas evidencias procedentes de Malta ha sacudido los cimientos de lo que se creía saber sobre las capacidades marítimas de los últimos cazadores-recolectores europeos.
El descubrimiento de que las islas del Mediterráneo central fueron colonizadas ante
El descubrimiento de que las islas del Mediterráneo central fueron colonizadas ante
China Completes World's Largest Superconducting Magnet for Next-Generation Fusion Reactor- The Defense News
HEFEI, China — Chinese scientists have completed the construction and testing of the world's largest superconducting magnet designed for a nuclear
Portugal prepara uma candidatura conjunta com Espanha e já reservou até 200 milhões de euros para comprar capacidade de computação, caso o projeto seja escolhido. A União Europeia abriu esta quinta-feira o concurso para instalar até sete “gigafábricas” de inteligência artificial. Estas instalações terão uma escala muito superior à dos centros de dados convencionais. Vão reunir milhares de processadores avançados, sistemas de armazenamento, redes de alta velocidade e serviços de computação na nuvem. O objetivo é criar na Europa capacidade para treinar e executar os modelos de IA mais exigentes, reduzindo a dependência de infraestruturas estrangeiras. Bruxelas espera mobilizar mais
To see a “world of life almost as unknown as that of Mars,” two explorers climbed inside the bathysphere and descended into the sea’s cold depths in 1931.
In 1024, an impatient Kievan Rus warlord led 800 Vikings into the Aegean, triggering a Byzantine massacre on the island of Lemnos.
The Derveni papyrus, an ancient Greek papyrus roll, is considered to be Europe's oldest surviving readable manuscript.
Entraram no domingo em vigor as novas regras europeias para a Inteligência Artificial. Há novas obrigações, sobretudo em matéria de transparência.
The Judgement of Paris, which was likely the first ancient Greek beauty pageant, set off one of the most important narratives in mythology.
We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."
For several decades now, one medication has been the primary drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, but research shows there's still a lot we can learn about how it works inside the body.
Honor Powrie celebrates the optical techniques that have digitized, restored and protected the Bayeux Tapestry
Space security and sustainability are moral responsibilities
The Z80 helped power some of the most memorable computers, game consoles, and arcade machines of the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond.
In January 1953, Maurice Wilkins showed James Watson the DNA image produced by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling without Franklin’s knowledge, weeks before three Nature papers changed biology
In January 1953, an X-ray diffraction image sharp enough to read the geometry of DNA off by eye left a drawer at King's College London and travelled to Cambridge without Rosalind Franklin's knowledge — reshaping biology and her legacy at once.
Descubren un reptil marino de 245 millones de años con el hígado, el estómago y los intestinos intactos
Un fósil hallado en China conserva estómago, hígado e intestinos de un reptil marino de hace 245 millones de años y obliga a revisar la evolución de los antepasados de cocodrilos y dinosaurios.
Para que un robot conviva con nosotros, no basta con que tenga muchos datos; necesita entender el mundo tal y como lo experimentamos.
Tycho Brahe, el científico con la nariz de plata Lo mandó levantar el Rey de los daneses como regalo al más sabio de sus vasallos, Tycho Brahe, un hombretón de encendido genio, que se hacía acompañar siempre de un enano apodado Jepp, y que se pavoneaba de tres rasgos que lo hacían inconfundible: su colosal altura, su barriga prodigiosa y una nariz postiza de plata de la que se sentía especialmente orgullosos, Tycho Brahe brilla con luz propia. Lo mandó levantar el Rey de los daneses como regalo al más sabio de sus vasallos, Tycho Brahe, un hombretón de encendido genio, que se hacía acompañar siempre de un enano apodado Jepp, y que se pavoneaba de tres rasgos que lo hacían inconfundible: su colosal altura, su barriga prodigiosa y una nariz postiza de plata de la que se sentía especialmente orgullosocomienza nuestra historia:
En un rincón de Dinamarca flota una isla en la que una vez, hace ya muchos años, se erigió un lugar maravilloso llamado Urianburg, en honor a Urania, la musa de la Astronomía. Lo mandó levantar el Rey de los daneses como regalo al más sabio de sus vasallos, Tycho Brahe, un hombretón de encendido genio, que se hacía acompañar siempre de un enano apodado Jepp, y que se pavoneaba de tres rasgos que lo hacían inconfundible: su colosal altura, su barriga prodigiosa y una nariz postiza de plata de la que se sentía especialmente orgulloso....
En un rincón de Dinamarca flota una isla en la que una vez, hace ya muchos años, se erigió un lugar maravilloso llamado Urianburg, en honor a Urania, la musa de la Astronomía. Lo mandó levantar el Rey de los daneses como regalo al más sabio de sus vasallos, Tycho Brahe, un hombretón de encendido genio, que se hacía acompañar siempre de un enano apodado Jepp, y que se pavoneaba de tres rasgos que lo hacían inconfundible: su colosal altura, su barriga prodigiosa y una nariz postiza de plata de la que se sentía especialmente orgulloso....
Drought in Europe: a month without rain in England, record low water levels in the Rhine and shallowing of the Danube - BBC News Russian Service
Drought in Europe: a month without rain in England, record low water levels in the Rhine and shallowing of the Danube
Pela primeira vez, a energia solar foi, durante o mês de julho, a principal fonte de produção de eletricidade em Portugal.
Among the Roman emperors of the 4th century, there is hardly a more controversial and difficult-to-understand figure than Flavius Claudius Julianus, who&h ...
Vikings from Greenland were living in North America before Christopher Columbus, according to a recent study.
Falcon 9 Rocket Stage "Abandoned" In High-Earth Orbit Is About To Slam Into The Moon, With The Energy Of 11.8 Gigajoules | IFLScience
The Moon is about to get a new crater courtesy of Elon Musk, and astronomers are ready to watch it happen.
Why Did the US Government Brief Groups of Christian Pastors About UFOs and Aliens? – Bible Science Forum
In February 2026, President Trump directed the U.S. government to release documents on UFOs, UAPs, and alien life. Questions arise about the nature of these phenomena, ranging from interdimensional entities to possible deceptions involving spiritual beings, echoing long-standing debates on extraterrestrial existence and their implications for faith.
L'associazione ambientalista: "Gravi rischi per la vita sui fondali". Anomalia massima "In Sardegna con +3,5 gradi centigradi"
“¿Qué pensás?“, le pregunté a Roberto como queriendo evadirme de mis pensamientos. “Que solo podemos elegir cómo morir”. Lo miré sin querer entender. “Si queremos morir esperando, en el fuselaje del avión, compartiendo nuestros últimos momentos con los compañeros, o si preferimos morir caminando”
The High-Luminosity LHC, planned to switch on in 2030, could help physicists unravel mysteries about the Higgs boson, dark matter and more.
Emmy Stein, la botánica que ayudó a entender qué cambios se pasan a las siguientes generaciones - Mujeres con ciencia
Emmy Stein. Fitocarcinoma. Herencia genética. Antirrhinum. Características hereditarias. Radiación. Leyes de Mendel.
Data collected by NASA's missions about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will continue to reveal insights about the comet and interstellar objects at large.
A Rare Comet Made History as the Third Known Interstellar Object to Fly Through Our Solar System. Studies Are Now Revealing the Mysterious Conditions in Which It Formed
In the latest research, telescope observations of 3I/ATLAS examine its chemical structure and suggest that it took shape in a peripheral region of a relatively calm planetary system
A single uranium fuel pellet the size of a fingertip holds roughly the energy of one tonne of coal, 149 gallons of oil, or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas, and a typical reactor core contains about 10 million of them stacked into 12-foot zirconium rods.
A uranium fuel pellet the size of a fingertip holds roughly the energy of a tonne of coal — and a typical reactor core stacks about ten million of them into twelve-foot zirconium rods. Here's how the math, the metallurgy, and the physics actually work.
One of the greatest minds of philosophy, Socrates' views on death made him go down in history for his taking of poison after his trial.
Socrates’ reflections on death, especially his belief that it is either a peaceful sleep or a transition to another existence, offer a powerful perspective on facing mortality. As we navigate a world filled with uncertainty, his teachings provide timeless wisdom that can help alleviate the fear of death, encouraging us to live with greater purpose and serenity.
Socrates’ reflections on death, especially his belief that it is either a peaceful sleep or a transition to another existence, offer a powerful perspective on facing mortality. As we navigate a world filled with uncertainty, his teachings provide timeless wisdom that can help alleviate the fear of death, encouraging us to live with greater purpose and serenity.
Researchers demonstrated that blooms of the free-floating seaweed Sargassum can sustainably extract rare earth elements from water.
The fire also produced a pyrocumulonimbus, a towering fire-generated cloud that can ignite further blazes, creating its own winds, lightning and, in some cases, tornadoes.
France's national firefighters federation said the phenomenon had never previously been recorded in the country.
France's national firefighters federation said the phenomenon had never previously been recorded in the country.
ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/chatgpt-stops-cloning-famous-writers-voices-but-may-capture-a-similar-feeling/
New behavior capturing a writer’s “broad qualities” could have legal implications.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now refusing requests to generate text that directly mimics the style of famous authors. When asked to do so, the popular LLM instead offers a response that draws on the “broad qualities” of those authors “while remaining distinct in its own voice,” for example.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/chatgpt-stops-cloning-famous-writers-voices-but-may-capture-a-similar-feeling/
New behavior capturing a writer’s “broad qualities” could have legal implications.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now refusing requests to generate text that directly mimics the style of famous authors. When asked to do so, the popular LLM instead offers a response that draws on the “broad qualities” of those authors “while remaining distinct in its own voice,” for example.
In December 1942, beneath the abandoned squash court under Chicago's Stagg Field, Enrico Fermi's team pulled the cadmium control rods from a stack of graphite bricks and uranium slugs and watched the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction hold steady for 28 minutes before Fermi ordered the emergency rod called zip dropped back in and the pile went silent
In December 1942, Enrico Fermi's team pulled the cadmium control rods from a stack of graphite bricks and uranium slugs and watched the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction hold steady for 28 minutes
https://nuclearpowerdaily.com/np-in-december-1942-beneath-the-abandoned-squash-court-under-chicagos-stagg-field-enrico-fermis-team-pulled-the-cadmium-control-rods-from-a-stack-of-graphite-bricks-and-uranium-slugs-and-watched-the-w/
t 3:25 p.m. on December 2, 1942: in a converted squash court beneath the west stands of Stagg Field, physicist George Weil pulled a cadmium-plated control rod out of a lattice of graphite bricks and uranium slugs, and for 28 minutes the pile behind him ran as the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in history. There was no flash. No bang. Just the quickening click of a boron trifluoride counter and 49 people standing very still in a cold room in Hyde Park.
THE PILE PRODUCED ABOUT HALF A WATT OF POWER. LESS THAN A FLASHLIGHT BULB. IT WAS ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE CENTURY.
https://nuclearpowerdaily.com/np-in-december-1942-beneath-the-abandoned-squash-court-under-chicagos-stagg-field-enrico-fermis-team-pulled-the-cadmium-control-rods-from-a-stack-of-graphite-bricks-and-uranium-slugs-and-watched-the-w/
t 3:25 p.m. on December 2, 1942: in a converted squash court beneath the west stands of Stagg Field, physicist George Weil pulled a cadmium-plated control rod out of a lattice of graphite bricks and uranium slugs, and for 28 minutes the pile behind him ran as the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in history. There was no flash. No bang. Just the quickening click of a boron trifluoride counter and 49 people standing very still in a cold room in Hyde Park.
THE PILE PRODUCED ABOUT HALF A WATT OF POWER. LESS THAN A FLASHLIGHT BULB. IT WAS ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE CENTURY.
FROM SANCTIONS TO MARTIAL LAW AND A STATE OF EMERGENCY
https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/from-sanctions-to-martial-law-and-a-state-of-emergency
Sanctions are an instrument of power used to advance economic interests, political power, and cultural hegemony.[1] They can affect international relations, economic relations, criminal law, the labor market, or everyday violations of rules.
Today, however, they do not serve to uphold democratic values or prevent human rights violations. Rather, they are a weapon for securing the neo-imperialist dominance of the West and its leading power, the United States. They serve not only to force the subjugation of states beyond the use of direct military force, but also to eliminate domestic political opposition through extrajudicial, arbitrary measures and to enforce preemptive obedience among the general population by instilling fear.
https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/from-sanctions-to-martial-law-and-a-state-of-emergency
Sanctions are an instrument of power used to advance economic interests, political power, and cultural hegemony.[1] They can affect international relations, economic relations, criminal law, the labor market, or everyday violations of rules.
Today, however, they do not serve to uphold democratic values or prevent human rights violations. Rather, they are a weapon for securing the neo-imperialist dominance of the West and its leading power, the United States. They serve not only to force the subjugation of states beyond the use of direct military force, but also to eliminate domestic political opposition through extrajudicial, arbitrary measures and to enforce preemptive obedience among the general population by instilling fear.
From the Digital Services Act to economic sanctions, by way of hate speech laws, Europe has quietly erected a sprawling apparatus of surveillance and censorship.
1953: Korean War hostilities end
https://apnews.com/today-in-history/july-27
On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people.
https://apnews.com/today-in-history/july-27
On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people.
Chinese company Unitree reveal their "all terrain" dog.
Italian con artist jailed for building 'world's oldest and largest amphitheatre' 20-years ago | Euronews
ITALIAN CON ARTIST JAILED FOR BUILDING 'WORLD'S OLDEST AND LARGEST AMPHITHEATRE' TWENTY YEARS AGO
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/27/italian-con-artist-jailed-for-building-worlds-oldest-and-largest-amphitheatre-20-years-ago
In Italy, a structure promoted for years as an "ancient Roman amphitheatre" has turned out to be a fake, constructed recently using modern materials.
A man has been jailed in Italy for fraud after charging tourists €40 to visit a fake Roman amphitheatre he built himself twenty years ago.
Franco Malosso 'von Rosenfranz', 69, claimed to have discovered the site, known as the Berico Maritime Amphitheatre in the north-eastern city of Vicenza, after a landslide in 2005.
According to Italy's Correiere della Sera, Malosso told visitors the site was one of the world’s "oldest and largest amphitheatres" and dated back to AD 393.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/27/italian-con-artist-jailed-for-building-worlds-oldest-and-largest-amphitheatre-20-years-ago
In Italy, a structure promoted for years as an "ancient Roman amphitheatre" has turned out to be a fake, constructed recently using modern materials.
A man has been jailed in Italy for fraud after charging tourists €40 to visit a fake Roman amphitheatre he built himself twenty years ago.
Franco Malosso 'von Rosenfranz', 69, claimed to have discovered the site, known as the Berico Maritime Amphitheatre in the north-eastern city of Vicenza, after a landslide in 2005.
According to Italy's Correiere della Sera, Malosso told visitors the site was one of the world’s "oldest and largest amphitheatres" and dated back to AD 393.
NASA ASTRONAUT AND TWO RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH AFTER 241 DAYS ON SPACE STATION
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/nasa-astronaut-two-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-soyuz-ms-28
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft undock from the ISS at 3:03 a.m. ET on Sunday (July 26) and landed on Earth about 3 hours and 24 minutes later.
A U.S.-Russian crew returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), after 241 days in orbit.
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos undocked from the orbiting lab on Sunday at 3:03 a.m. EDT (0703 GMT).
The Soyuz, known as MS-28, landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan 3 hours and 24 minutes later, at 6:27 a.m. EDT (1027 GMT).
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/nasa-astronaut-two-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-soyuz-ms-28
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft undock from the ISS at 3:03 a.m. ET on Sunday (July 26) and landed on Earth about 3 hours and 24 minutes later.
A U.S.-Russian crew returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), after 241 days in orbit.
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos undocked from the orbiting lab on Sunday at 3:03 a.m. EDT (0703 GMT).
The Soyuz, known as MS-28, landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan 3 hours and 24 minutes later, at 6:27 a.m. EDT (1027 GMT).
A QUANTUM HEAT ENGINE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDES WORK AND REFRIGERATION
https://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-simultaneously-refrigeration.html
The laws of thermodynamics state that heat naturally flows from hotter systems or regions to colder systems or regions until a state of thermal equilibrium is reached. This simple principle underpins the operation of numerous technologies, ranging from refrigerators to power plants.
Yet quantum systems, which are governed by quantum mechanics, can exhibit unusual behaviors that cannot be explained by classical physics. These behaviors could be used to create innovative thermal devices.
Researchers at Qufu Normal University, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Palermo recently observed an anomalous thermal effect that allows a quantum system to absorb heat from colder thermal reservoirs. This unusual effect was leveraged to develop a new quantum heat engine that simultaneously produces work and refrigeration.
https://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-simultaneously-refrigeration.html
The laws of thermodynamics state that heat naturally flows from hotter systems or regions to colder systems or regions until a state of thermal equilibrium is reached. This simple principle underpins the operation of numerous technologies, ranging from refrigerators to power plants.
Yet quantum systems, which are governed by quantum mechanics, can exhibit unusual behaviors that cannot be explained by classical physics. These behaviors could be used to create innovative thermal devices.
Researchers at Qufu Normal University, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Palermo recently observed an anomalous thermal effect that allows a quantum system to absorb heat from colder thermal reservoirs. This unusual effect was leveraged to develop a new quantum heat engine that simultaneously produces work and refrigeration.
Third form of magnetism earns Europe's top physics prize
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321612/20260726/third-form-magnetism-earns-europes-top-physics-prize-could-reshape-ai-hardware.htm
For 120 years, physics students learned that every magnetic material falls into one of two fundamental classes. That lesson is now obsolete. The European Physical Society announced Saturday that its 2026 Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter Physics — one of Europe's most prestigious awards in the field, with a track record of preceding Nobel Prizes — has gone to the trio who proved that a third, long-hidden class of magnetism exists. Dr. Libor Šmejkal, Prof. Jairo Sinova, and Prof. Tomas Jungwirth discovered altermagnetism: a magnetic phase that eliminates the central design constraint holding back spintronic AI chips while operating naturally at terahertz speeds.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321612/20260726/third-form-magnetism-earns-europes-top-physics-prize-could-reshape-ai-hardware.htm
For 120 years, physics students learned that every magnetic material falls into one of two fundamental classes. That lesson is now obsolete. The European Physical Society announced Saturday that its 2026 Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter Physics — one of Europe's most prestigious awards in the field, with a track record of preceding Nobel Prizes — has gone to the trio who proved that a third, long-hidden class of magnetism exists. Dr. Libor Šmejkal, Prof. Jairo Sinova, and Prof. Tomas Jungwirth discovered altermagnetism: a magnetic phase that eliminates the central design constraint holding back spintronic AI chips while operating naturally at terahertz speeds.
THE MYSTERY OF LINEAR B, GREECE'S ENIGMATIC SCRIPT
https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/25/mystery-linear-b-greece-enigmatic-script/
Linear B, the enigmatic script of ancient Greece used by the Mycenaean civilization, has long captivated the minds of experts and enthusiasts alike.
For decades, historians, linguists, and archaeologists have been debating over this fascinating writing system that dominated the Greek world thousands of years ago. Its discovery in the early 20th century in many different archaeological sites across Greece opened a new chapter in understanding the ancient Greek world.
This script, also found in the famous palace of Knossos on Crete, was initially an archaeological riddle, wrapped in the mystery of the Aegean Bronze Age. However, it was eventually deciphered. This revealed its position as the earliest form of written Greek.
https://greekreporter.com/2026/07/25/mystery-linear-b-greece-enigmatic-script/
Linear B, the enigmatic script of ancient Greece used by the Mycenaean civilization, has long captivated the minds of experts and enthusiasts alike.
For decades, historians, linguists, and archaeologists have been debating over this fascinating writing system that dominated the Greek world thousands of years ago. Its discovery in the early 20th century in many different archaeological sites across Greece opened a new chapter in understanding the ancient Greek world.
This script, also found in the famous palace of Knossos on Crete, was initially an archaeological riddle, wrapped in the mystery of the Aegean Bronze Age. However, it was eventually deciphered. This revealed its position as the earliest form of written Greek.
Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US history
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w10gwnj74o
President Donald Trump has ordered signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to caution visitors about exhibits his administration views as "inaccurate".
The order directs the Department of Interior to issue the warnings, and also to direct people about where they can find "accurate information regarding America's history".
The Trump administration has often accused the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest research museum, as well as other academic organisations of harbouring an anti-American bias.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w10gwnj74o
President Donald Trump has ordered signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to caution visitors about exhibits his administration views as "inaccurate".
The order directs the Department of Interior to issue the warnings, and also to direct people about where they can find "accurate information regarding America's history".
The Trump administration has often accused the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest research museum, as well as other academic organisations of harbouring an anti-American bias.
FCC approves launch of satellite designed to reflect sunlight back to Earth
https://www.jpost.com/science/space/article-902636
July 23, 2026
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a satellite launch on Thursday to test a reflector designed to direct sunlight towards points on Earth.
The Earendil-1 satellite, created by startup Reflect Orbital, contains a highly specular thin-film reflector that can direct “abundant sunlight” to specific locations at specific times, including night, extending usable hours for solar cells to collect energy and providing illumination for critical operations, according to the FCC application.
https://www.jpost.com/science/space/article-902636
July 23, 2026
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a satellite launch on Thursday to test a reflector designed to direct sunlight towards points on Earth.
The Earendil-1 satellite, created by startup Reflect Orbital, contains a highly specular thin-film reflector that can direct “abundant sunlight” to specific locations at specific times, including night, extending usable hours for solar cells to collect energy and providing illumination for critical operations, according to the FCC application.
Proposal involves the launch of a private satellite to test reflecting sunlight onto the Earth’s surface
In a remarkable archaeological discovery, the Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus), a Portuguese ship that sank over 500 years ago, has been found in the desert of Namibia, revealing a treasure trove of gold coins and other valuable artifacts.
A Remarkable Find Beneath the Sands One of the most extraordinary maritime discoveries in history, the Bom Jesus ( The Good Jesus ), a Portuguese ship that sank over five centuries ago , has been uncovered in the Namibian desert. The vessel, which departed from Lisbon on March 7, 1533 , was lo
2,000-Year-Old Tomb of China's Shortest-Reigning Emperor Reveals Priceless Gold Treasures - GreekReporter.com
A 2,000-year-old Chinese emperor's tomb revealed record Han Dynasty gold, nearly 2 million coins, and rare Confucian artifacts.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra's new processor, brighter screens and chassis tweaks are nice, but the updates don’t do enough to earn the ‘ultra’ tag.
I tested the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and it's truly like having an iPad mini or Kindle in your pocket.
We may owe our very existence to an ancient poop explosion. If the earliest animals hadn't been such prolific poopers, life might not have diversified into all the weird and wonderful forms we see today. That's the conclusion reached by a new review study published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
In 1846, French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier predicted the position of an unseen eighth planet from irregularities in Uranus's orbit, and when he wrote to the Berlin Observatory, they found Neptune within a single degree of his coordinates on the very first night they looked
In September 1846, Urbain Le Verrier mailed coordinates for an unseen planet to the Berlin Observatory. Johann Galle found Neptune within a single degree of the prediction on the first night of searching — the first world discovered by mathematics before it was seen through glass.
AMD's new Zen 6 chips will have a low-power core built from five different generations of Zen | TechSpot
Patch notes that the system needs a way to properly identify these low-power cores in user space, since they currently show up as "unknown" in the CPU...
Los incendios forestales dejan una factura que va mucho más allá de las hectáreas quemadas. Los costes económicos, sociales y ambientales que generan estos desastres van desde la pérdida de biodiversidad y productividad hasta el impacto sobre el turismo y las infraestructuras....
Comportamiento auxético en redes amorfas, diseñadas usando inteligencia artificial y fabricación aditiva con resultados sorprendentes
Le guide indispensable de l’éclipse de Soleil du 12 août : ce qu’il faut absolument savoir avant le jour J
L’éclipse totale de Soleil du 12 août 2026 se rapproche. Certaines régions d’Espagne et d’Islande profiteront d’un spectacle exceptionnel. La France n’en verra qu’une version partielle. Et c’est bi...
Doctors hope clinical trial could improve the treatment of some forms of advanced lung cancer.
Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.
As the Moon starts getting crowded, questions of safety and responsibility are becoming hard to ignore.
The United States has expanded its national security restrictions to ban imports of advanced humanoid and quadruped robots, drawing criticism from China over what
The Odyssey is fiction. But its monsters and magic may have been based on real science. | National Geographic
Odysseus faced the cyclops, his men turned into pigs, and he sailed between a six-headed monster and a whirlpool. Each of these, it turns out, have potential real-life explanations.
Cornell's 'microwave brain' chip has encoded radio signals into its own language and cut satellite image data by eight times.
La Tabula Capuana: el calendario sagrado de los etruscos que todavía no ha podido ser completamente descifrado
En el Altes Museum de Berlín descansa uno de los tesoros más enigmáticos de la antigüedad. Se trata de una simple tabla de terracota, de unos 60 por 50 centímetros, que parece un ladrillo grande.
Pero en su superficie cocida, un escriba de la antigua Italia grabó hace casi 2.500 años un texto qu
Pero en su superficie cocida, un escriba de la antigua Italia grabó hace casi 2.500 años un texto qu
Tiene 1,96 metros de altura, casi dos mil trescientos años y un detalle que la hace especial entre las esculturas de bronce que se conservan de la Antigüedad griega, junto con el Auriga de Delfos y los bronces de Riace: al igual que ellos el Efebo de Anticitera conserva sus ojos, hechos de pasta vít
Al igual que pasó con otros muchos países europeos, Italia no fue un estado unificado hasta mediados del siglo XIX.
Hasta entonces era un mosaico de reinos y repúblicas que, a medida que retrocedemos en el tiempo, estaba compuesto por más y más teselas sueltas, algo especialmente grave no por la
Hasta entonces era un mosaico de reinos y repúblicas que, a medida que retrocedemos en el tiempo, estaba compuesto por más y más teselas sueltas, algo especialmente grave no por la
Concrete makes up half of all human-made stuff on our planet. And its use will double, in part to battle climate threats created by the production of concrete itself. Industry can deliver cleaner versions, but how soon? The answer might lie with four Indonesians from a tiny, disappearing island.
We're One Step Closer To Using Whole Of The Freaking Moon As A Gravitational Wave Detector | IFLScience
The idea isn't to place a detector on the Moon, but to use the Moon itself. A new study says it may be easier than it sounds.
NASA will livestream the August 12 total solar eclipse and chase the Moon's shadow to study the Sun and Earth's atmosphere.
A cruel chapter of the Byzantine-Bulgarian wars saw Emperor Basil II earn the title "Bulgar Slayer" after blinding thousands of soldiers.
Tyndareus of Sparta was the king whose daughter, Helen, was involved in causing the Trojan War. What do we know about this Spartan king?
Descubren una de las más antiguas Tumbas de Gigantes en el yacimiento arqueológico de Carrarzu Iddia, en Cerdeña
Las tareas de reconocimiento arqueológico desarrolladas en el área de Carrarzu Iddia, en el término municipal de Bortigali en el centro-oeste de Cerdeña, han culminado con el descubrimiento de una nueva Tumba de Gigantes que hasta ahora permanecía completamente oculta por la espesura del matorral me
Covid 19 Origins - Lab Leak THE ORIGIN “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the
A recent article published in Nature Medicine highlights the ubiquitous presence of synthetic chemicals in the global food supply and emphasizes the need to transition to a safer, more sustainable food system.
Cislunar space has become the focal point of considerable interest and strategic planning because of the many proposed missions to send crews to the moon in the next decade. These include NASA's Artemis program, China and Russia's International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), the European Space Agency's Argonaut program and others. The long-term goals of these programs include creating infrastructure between Earth and the moon that will facilitate continued exploration and even development.
Asteroid (44) Nysa Is A World Like No Other – It’s The First Known 3-Lobed Space Object And Even Has Its Own Moon | IFLScience
The first known three-headed asteroid in our Solar System.
One of the most infamous heists in the cultural institution’s history was the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa—when Pablo Picasso numbered among the suspects.
The Grand Canyon has featured in the history of America's indigenous communities for millennia. The area has been occupied by humans for more than 10,000 years.
National Geographic’s 7 Natural Wonders of America
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/seven-natural-wonders-of-america-grand-canyon-redwoods-everglades-yellowstone
National Geographic’s 7 Natural Wonders of America
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/seven-natural-wonders-of-america-grand-canyon-redwoods-everglades-yellowstone
FP-1, Liutyi, Hornet: The drones behind Russia’s new fuel crisis (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,619) – EUobserver
By turning Russia’s vast territory and imported refinery hardware into easy prey, Ukraine’s precision drone strikes are now driving the country’s worst fuel crunch since Soviet times.
The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus has finally been solved, researchers posit.
Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.
A Little-Known Photographer Captured the First Clear Image of a Total Solar Eclipse 175 Years Ago. Today, These Celestial Events Still Reveal the Mysteries of the Sun
A Little-Known Photographer Captured THE FIRST CLEAR IMAGE OF A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 175 YEARS AGO
Anthropic's artificial intelligence (AI) models "gained unauthorized access" to three outside organizations during testing that was supposed to keep them away from "real-world" systems, the company said Thursday.
Move aside cats and dogs.
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have discovered a gas giant around a brown dwarf in the stellar system CD-35 2722.
'We are not giving up yet': Private mission to rescue NASA's Swift telescope is spinning out of control, and engineers are racing to fix it | Live Science
Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is recovering from an unexpected spin in orbit, and will need a little more time to rescue NASA's falling Swift observatory.
A Brazilian creative studio called Seneda & Abrucio has teamed up with Playtype, a Copenhagen-based type foundry, to build something that doesn't rely on asking nicely to...
El ADN influye en los escalofríos que provoca la música y el arte - Infoterio - Noticias científicas que explican el mundo
Un estudio con 15 500 personas revela que los genes influyen en los escalofríos que provoca la música y el arte, pero no lo explican todo.
Le télescope spatial TESS a contribué à détecter une planète située à près de 40.000 années-lumière. Ce résultat repose sur le principe de la microlentille gravitationnelle, un phénomène lié à la relativité générale d’Albert Einstein. La planète, nommée Gaia23bra b,…
The current cosmological model is based on the assumption that the universe is isotropic, basically the same in all directions
Portugal nunca teve uma esperança de vida tão elevada, mas a boa notícia acaba por aumentar a pressão para responder a um novo desafio: garantir que os anos “extra” são vividos com saúde e não em modo sobrevivência.
For centuries, Homer's epic poem and central character Odysseus have been misunderstood, but these are the main ways people get it wrong.
Scientists created the first-ever map of this vast underground fungal network and found it could stretch to the sun and back more than a billion times.
57% full: Europe's gas crisis deepens as UK left with just 3 days of storage | The latest National and International News - upday News
European gas storage levels have fallen to their lowest point for this time of year in almost two decades, raising alarm about potential winter supply shortages. EU inventories stood at just 57.1% full at the start of August, far below the five-year average of 74%. | The latest National and International News - upday News
Court records reveal how Anthropic destroyed millions of books for AI training through its confidential Project Panama operation.
Seven areas of England are now officially in drought, the Environment Agency has said, while July is on course to be the driest month on record.
Descubren que el plomo se trabajaba en la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce 1800 años antes de que llegaran los fenicios
Un hallazgo en el yacimiento de Minferri, en la localidad leridana de Juneda, ha venido a trastocar por completo la cronología establecida para la metalurgia del plomo en la península ibérica. Las investigaciones desarrolladas en este enclave de la Edad del Bronce, cuyos resultados se acaban de publ
Rinvenuta nell'archivo della farmacia del convento di San Marco
In the 1930s, National Geographic sent the painter Norman Wilkinson—who invented dazzle camouflage—on a road trip around England to sketch its greatest cathedrals.
The Caspian Sea has become the latest region to be sucked into the growing conflict between Iran and its adversaries – not least because it’s a vital artery in the growing relationship between Iran and Russia.
El hombre que descubrió la inmunidad en una espina de rosal | Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Amazings® / NCYT®)
¿Cómo defiende nuestro cuerpo su integridad frente a los millones de microbios que lo acechan cada día? Hoy en día, la respuesta parece obvia: gracias al sistema inmunitario. Sin embargo, a finales del siglo XIX, la ciencia estaba convencida de que la sangre era simplemente un fluido de transporte y que las infecciones se combatían de forma puramente química. Todo cambió gracias a un hombre de temperamento volcánico, una mente brillantemente intuitiva y una espina de rosal: Ilya Metchnikov.
Considerado el padre de la inmunología celular y galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina en 1908, Metchnikov no solo transformó nuestra comprensión de las enfermedades, sino que también sentó las bases de la revolución moderna de los probióticos y el estudio del envejecimiento.
Considerado el padre de la inmunología celular y galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina en 1908, Metchnikov no solo transformó nuestra comprensión de las enfermedades, sino que también sentó las bases de la revolución moderna de los probióticos y el estudio del envejecimiento.
Un análisis liderado por la Universidad de Oxford revela que la expansión masiva del pollo de granja ha creado las condiciones idóneas para que Campylobacter, una bacteria antes recluida en aves silvestres, prolifere, adquiera resistencia a los antibióticos y amenace la salud pública global.
DESI’s largest 3D map of the universe could reveal how dark energy shapes cosmic evolution through the most detailed universe map ever created.
Industrial poultry farming leads to 100-fold increase in food-poisoning bacteria, study finds | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News
Researchers tracked genetic changes in a bacteria that causes food-poisoning in bird populations, and found large-scale poultry farming is linked to antimicrobial resistance.
The Via Egnatia was an ancient Roman road that ran from the Adriatic Sea to Byzantium, connecting northern ancient Greek cities.
A century of hints has suggested the famed red supergiant had a star pal but seeing it amid Betelgeuse’s brightness has been hard — until now.
Researchers developed a fully biodegradable energy-harvesting device that uses spent coffee grounds to transform motion into electricity.
'Mirror life is a very, very bad idea': The strange new organisms scientists are begging each other not to build – before it's too late | BBC Science Focus Magazine
THE STRANGE NEW ORGANISMS SCIENTISTS ARE BEGGING EACH OTHER NOT TO BUILD – BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/mirror-life-experiment-dangers
Many biochemicals (DNA, proteins and sugars – the most basic components of life) can exist in two mirror-image forms, but more complex living organisms (cells, for example) overwhelmingly exist in only one form. Since the dawn of time, life began working in a certain ‘chirality’ and has stuck with it. It’s as if complex living structures are all ‘right-handed’, but the simpler components – the ingredients – that combine to make them can be either right- or left-handed.
Given that our immune systems have never been exposed to anything like mirror life before, we could be extremely vulnerable to infection by a mirror microorganism – a bacterium, say – should it ever be created and released.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/mirror-life-experiment-dangers
Many biochemicals (DNA, proteins and sugars – the most basic components of life) can exist in two mirror-image forms, but more complex living organisms (cells, for example) overwhelmingly exist in only one form. Since the dawn of time, life began working in a certain ‘chirality’ and has stuck with it. It’s as if complex living structures are all ‘right-handed’, but the simpler components – the ingredients – that combine to make them can be either right- or left-handed.
Given that our immune systems have never been exposed to anything like mirror life before, we could be extremely vulnerable to infection by a mirror microorganism – a bacterium, say – should it ever be created and released.
This biodegradable textile is alive and can host engineered microbes that can change its color or add UV protection
It’s one of the biggest mysteries of the cosmos: What are these little red dots? | National Geographic
Massive galaxies? Dusty black holes? Black hole stars? Scientists have raised a lot of theories around what the crimson blobs in James Webb data might be.
Os incêndios florestais em França criaram "nuvens de fogo" capazes de gerar o seu próprio clima
Os incêndios florestais que assolam o sudoeste de França são tão extremos que criaram o seu próprio clima, segundo as autoridades de combate aos incêndios.
As nuvens de fogo, ou "pyrocumulonimbus", são nuvens gigantescas formadas por incêndios florestais particularmente intensos.
Funcionam assim: incêndios florestais de grandes proporções geram calor na atmosfera, tornando-a mais leve e permitindo que suba rapidamente para a atmosfera mais fria. Ao subir, o ar arrefece e pode condensar-se em imponentes nuvens de tempestade capazes de gerar o seu próprio clima: produzindo chuva, vento e até relâmpagos.
Estas nuvens de fogo são perigosas pois não só podem fazer com que as chamas que se encontram por baixo se propaguem mais rapidamente, como os raios produzidos podem iniciar novos incêndios. Podem também tornar os incêndios menos previsíveis e mais difíceis de combater.
É um fenómeno “que nunca vimos em França”, disse Mark Vermeulen, chefe do Corpo de Bombeiros da região de Gironda, numa conferência de imprensa no domingo.
Os incêndios florestais que assolam o sudoeste de França são tão extremos que criaram o seu próprio clima, segundo as autoridades de combate aos incêndios.
As nuvens de fogo, ou "pyrocumulonimbus", são nuvens gigantescas formadas por incêndios florestais particularmente intensos.
Funcionam assim: incêndios florestais de grandes proporções geram calor na atmosfera, tornando-a mais leve e permitindo que suba rapidamente para a atmosfera mais fria. Ao subir, o ar arrefece e pode condensar-se em imponentes nuvens de tempestade capazes de gerar o seu próprio clima: produzindo chuva, vento e até relâmpagos.
Estas nuvens de fogo são perigosas pois não só podem fazer com que as chamas que se encontram por baixo se propaguem mais rapidamente, como os raios produzidos podem iniciar novos incêndios. Podem também tornar os incêndios menos previsíveis e mais difíceis de combater.
É um fenómeno “que nunca vimos em França”, disse Mark Vermeulen, chefe do Corpo de Bombeiros da região de Gironda, numa conferência de imprensa no domingo.
FROM SANCTIONS TO MARTIAL LAW AND A STATE OF EMERGENCY
https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/from-sanctions-to-martial-law-and-a-state-of-emergency
Sanctions are an instrument of power used to advance economic interests, political power, and cultural hegemony.[1] They can affect international relations, economic relations, criminal law, the labor market, or everyday violations of rules.
Today, however, they do not serve to uphold democratic values or prevent human rights violations. Rather, they are a weapon for securing the neo-imperialist dominance of the West and its leading power, the United States. They serve not only to force the subjugation of states beyond the use of direct military force, but also to eliminate domestic political opposition through extrajudicial, arbitrary measures and to enforce preemptive obedience among the general population by instilling fear.
https://forumgeopolitica.com/article/from-sanctions-to-martial-law-and-a-state-of-emergency
Sanctions are an instrument of power used to advance economic interests, political power, and cultural hegemony.[1] They can affect international relations, economic relations, criminal law, the labor market, or everyday violations of rules.
Today, however, they do not serve to uphold democratic values or prevent human rights violations. Rather, they are a weapon for securing the neo-imperialist dominance of the West and its leading power, the United States. They serve not only to force the subjugation of states beyond the use of direct military force, but also to eliminate domestic political opposition through extrajudicial, arbitrary measures and to enforce preemptive obedience among the general population by instilling fear.
O santo com cabeça de cachorro: por que São Cristóvão foi representado como figura antropozoomórfica
O santo com cabeça de cachorro: por que São Cristóvão foi representado como figura antropozoomórfica
https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/cx27r0km0yro
Mártir da Igreja Católica celebrado como protetor dos viajantes, e depois da invenção do automóvel, também dos motoristas, São Cristóvão é comumente representado como um brutamontes que leva o menino Jesus sobre os ombros.
Existe, porém, uma versão menos conhecida do santo: o chamado São Cristóvão Cinocéfalo, com tronco e membros humanos e cabeça de cachorro. Com essas feições, o mártir foi cultuado desde o final do século 5º, da Ásia Menor até os Bálcãs e a Rússia.
https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/cx27r0km0yro
Mártir da Igreja Católica celebrado como protetor dos viajantes, e depois da invenção do automóvel, também dos motoristas, São Cristóvão é comumente representado como um brutamontes que leva o menino Jesus sobre os ombros.
Existe, porém, uma versão menos conhecida do santo: o chamado São Cristóvão Cinocéfalo, com tronco e membros humanos e cabeça de cachorro. Com essas feições, o mártir foi cultuado desde o final do século 5º, da Ásia Menor até os Bálcãs e a Rússia.
THE AI MILITARY COMPLEX
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/27/the-ai-military-complex-which-are-the-main-companies-in-it
Billions of dollars is flowing into a handful of companies now leading the AI transformation of the military.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/27/the-ai-military-complex-which-are-the-main-companies-in-it
Billions of dollars is flowing into a handful of companies now leading the AI transformation of the military.
THE 2026 FIELDS AND ABACUS MEDALS
https://www.quantamagazine.org/series/fields-and-abacus-medals-2026/
Every four years, the math world’s preeminent awards are given to the finest minds of a generation. The young winners — all under 40 on the first day of the year — have reshaped mathematics and theoretical computer science. Here are their stories.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/series/fields-and-abacus-medals-2026/
Every four years, the math world’s preeminent awards are given to the finest minds of a generation. The young winners — all under 40 on the first day of the year — have reshaped mathematics and theoretical computer science. Here are their stories.
Troia è esistita davvero? Le tavolette ittite svelano la storia di “Wilusa” e i veri nomi dei suoi re – Scienze Notizie
TROIA È ESISTITA DAVVERO? LE TAVOLETTE ITTITE SVELANO LA STORIA DI “WILUSA” E I VERI NOMI DEI SUOI RE
https://www.scienzenotizie.it/2026/07/27/troia-e-esistita-davvero-le-tavolette-ittite-svelano-la-storia-di-wilusa-e-i-veri-nomi-dei-suoi-re-44127102
I resti del livello Troia VIIa e gli archivi segreti dell'Impero Ittito spazzano via due secoli di scetticismo: l'antica Ilio è esistita davvero e fu rasa al suolo dal fuoco.
Pubblicato il 27 Luglio 2026
A lungo considerata soltanto uno scenario mitologico nato dalla fantasia di Omero, la città di Troia (l’antica Ilio) esiste ed è stata identificata con certezza scientifica nel sito archeologico di Hissarlık, situato nell’attuale Turchia nord-occidentale.
Le ricerche storiche, archeologiche e filologiche condotte negli ultimi due secoli — dagli scavi ottocenteschi fino ai moderni rilevamenti geofisici e alle analisi dei testi ittiti — confermano che il luogo non solo è reale, ma è stato teatro di frequenti conflitti armati durante l’Età del Bronzo.
https://www.scienzenotizie.it/2026/07/27/troia-e-esistita-davvero-le-tavolette-ittite-svelano-la-storia-di-wilusa-e-i-veri-nomi-dei-suoi-re-44127102
I resti del livello Troia VIIa e gli archivi segreti dell'Impero Ittito spazzano via due secoli di scetticismo: l'antica Ilio è esistita davvero e fu rasa al suolo dal fuoco.
Pubblicato il 27 Luglio 2026
A lungo considerata soltanto uno scenario mitologico nato dalla fantasia di Omero, la città di Troia (l’antica Ilio) esiste ed è stata identificata con certezza scientifica nel sito archeologico di Hissarlık, situato nell’attuale Turchia nord-occidentale.
Le ricerche storiche, archeologiche e filologiche condotte negli ultimi due secoli — dagli scavi ottocenteschi fino ai moderni rilevamenti geofisici e alle analisi dei testi ittiti — confermano che il luogo non solo è reale, ma è stato teatro di frequenti conflitti armati durante l’Età del Bronzo.
Science Corporation's vision-restoring chip wins EU approval
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/science-corporations-vision-restoring-chip-wins-eu-approval/
Science Corporation, a startup developing novel brain-computer interfaces (BCI), won approval from Europe’s medical device regulator to begin selling a device that restores vision lost from age-related macular degeneration.
The company said the device, called PRIMA, also received a designation from the US Food and Drug Administration that is the first step toward an expedited regulatory review, which could see the device used to treat two rare kinds of blindness.
Millions of people around the world suffer from age-related macular degeneration, which destroys the light-sensitive cells at the back of the eyes, making it difficult to read and recognize faces.
To use the device, patients suffering from this loss of vision undergo an hour-long outpatient procedure that plants a small chip in back of their eye. Then they wear camera-equipped glasses that transmit a view of the world to the chip. Max Hodak, Science Corp.’s founder and CEO, says the product gives functional vision to people who have lost it.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/science-corporations-vision-restoring-chip-wins-eu-approval/
Science Corporation, a startup developing novel brain-computer interfaces (BCI), won approval from Europe’s medical device regulator to begin selling a device that restores vision lost from age-related macular degeneration.
The company said the device, called PRIMA, also received a designation from the US Food and Drug Administration that is the first step toward an expedited regulatory review, which could see the device used to treat two rare kinds of blindness.
Millions of people around the world suffer from age-related macular degeneration, which destroys the light-sensitive cells at the back of the eyes, making it difficult to read and recognize faces.
To use the device, patients suffering from this loss of vision undergo an hour-long outpatient procedure that plants a small chip in back of their eye. Then they wear camera-equipped glasses that transmit a view of the world to the chip. Max Hodak, Science Corp.’s founder and CEO, says the product gives functional vision to people who have lost it.
CIECA VEDE DOPO AUTOTRAPIANTO SEGMENTO ANTERIORE OCCHIO E PARTE RETINA
https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2026/07/molinette-donna-cieca-torna-a-vedere-dopo-un-autotrapianto-di-occhio-02f94c71-b619-4111-9170-b306408f6710.html
Elena, 67 anni, ha recuperato la vista dopo oltre cinque anni di cecità. INTERVENTO SENZA PRECEDENTI ALLE MOLINETTE DI TORINO: TRASFERITI DA UN OCCHIO ALL’ALTRO CORNEA, TESSUTI OCULARI E PER LA PRIMA VOLTA ANCHE LA PARTE CENTRALE DELLA RETINA.
https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2026/07/molinette-donna-cieca-torna-a-vedere-dopo-un-autotrapianto-di-occhio-02f94c71-b619-4111-9170-b306408f6710.html
Elena, 67 anni, ha recuperato la vista dopo oltre cinque anni di cecità. INTERVENTO SENZA PRECEDENTI ALLE MOLINETTE DI TORINO: TRASFERITI DA UN OCCHIO ALL’ALTRO CORNEA, TESSUTI OCULARI E PER LA PRIMA VOLTA ANCHE LA PARTE CENTRALE DELLA RETINA.
Is This Giant Celestial Body a Moon, a Planet or Something in Between? The Strange Object Calls Astronomical Labels Into Question
IS THIS GIANT CELESTIAL BODY A MOON, A PLANET OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-this-giant-celestial-body-a-moon-a-planet-or-something-in-between-the-strange-object-calls-astrononomical-labels-into-question-180989183/
A newly discovered celestial object seems to blur the line between planet and moon, leaving some astronomers puzzled over what to call it.
Scientists have found thousands of exoplanets—those beyond our solar system—since the first two were discovered in 1992. But moons orbiting those distant planets have remained elusive, even though astronomers suspect that many exist. Now, they’ve found something that might be even stranger.
Astronomers have spotted an object estimated to be roughly as massive as Jupiter. Oddly, it orbits a brown dwarf—a “failed star”—which in turn orbits a small star. This unusual three-tiered hierarchy was seen in a star system called CD-35 2722 that’s located about 73 light-years from Earth. The findings, reported in the journal Nature on July 22, highlight the diversity of objects in the universe and forces some astronomers to rethink astronomical labels.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/is-this-giant-celestial-body-a-moon-a-planet-or-something-in-between-the-strange-object-calls-astrononomical-labels-into-question-180989183/
A newly discovered celestial object seems to blur the line between planet and moon, leaving some astronomers puzzled over what to call it.
Scientists have found thousands of exoplanets—those beyond our solar system—since the first two were discovered in 1992. But moons orbiting those distant planets have remained elusive, even though astronomers suspect that many exist. Now, they’ve found something that might be even stranger.
Astronomers have spotted an object estimated to be roughly as massive as Jupiter. Oddly, it orbits a brown dwarf—a “failed star”—which in turn orbits a small star. This unusual three-tiered hierarchy was seen in a star system called CD-35 2722 that’s located about 73 light-years from Earth. The findings, reported in the journal Nature on July 22, highlight the diversity of objects in the universe and forces some astronomers to rethink astronomical labels.
California startup wants to send thousands of mirrors to orbit for the dumbest reason ever
https://gizmodo.com/california-startup-wants-to-launch-thousands-of-mirrors-to-space-for-the-dumbest-reason-ever-2000732370
A new startup has come up with a way to sell sunlight on demand, proposing a constellation of satellites that would reflect beams of light onto Earth.
Reflect Orbital wants to deploy up to 50’000 in-space mirrors mounted on satellites to create sunlight after dark, The New York Times reported. The California-based startup has applied to launch a 59-foot-long (18 meters) prototype satellite named Earendil-1 later this year to test its idea, with hopes to be able to illuminate dark areas at a steep price.
Astronomers are deeply concerned that the proposed constellation poses significant risks to the night skies, which have been severely compromised by the thousands of satellites already in Earth orbit.
https://gizmodo.com/california-startup-wants-to-launch-thousands-of-mirrors-to-space-for-the-dumbest-reason-ever-2000732370
A new startup has come up with a way to sell sunlight on demand, proposing a constellation of satellites that would reflect beams of light onto Earth.
Reflect Orbital wants to deploy up to 50’000 in-space mirrors mounted on satellites to create sunlight after dark, The New York Times reported. The California-based startup has applied to launch a 59-foot-long (18 meters) prototype satellite named Earendil-1 later this year to test its idea, with hopes to be able to illuminate dark areas at a steep price.
Astronomers are deeply concerned that the proposed constellation poses significant risks to the night skies, which have been severely compromised by the thousands of satellites already in Earth orbit.
Bom Jesus: A Lost Ship’s laden with gold and silver journey Through Time – African Explorer Magazine
Bom Jesus, laden with treasures bound for India, set sail from Lisbon in 1533 as part of the Portuguese spice trade. Its disappearance left historians with mere speculation and the echoes of a bygone era.
A ship, the Bom Jesus, disappeared 500 years ago and was found in a desert in southwest Africa with gold aboard.