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<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/a-unique-martian-mineral-offers-fresh-clues-about-planet-s-past/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/a-unique-martian-mineral-offers-fresh-clues-about-planet-s-past/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/a-unique-mar</span><span class="invisible">tian-mineral-offers-fresh-clues-about-planet-s-past/</span></a> </p><p>New research published in Nature Communications identifies an iron sulfate on Mars that may represent a brand-new mineral. Sulfur is common on Mars and combines with other elements to form minerals, especially sulfates. While most sulfates are highly soluble and readily dissolve on Earth during rainfall, on the dry surface of Mars, these minerals can survive for billions of years and preserve important clues on the planet’s early history.</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>NASA&#x27;s Parker Solar Probe made the closest-ever studies of the Sun -- and got this unprecedented look at multiple solar eruptions piling up on top of each other. </p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/science-resea</span><span class="invisible">rch/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/</span></a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#nasa</a></p>

<p>Lithium was created in the Big Bang. Now, this light metal has become crucial for modern technology. The recent discovery of a massive amount of lithium in southern California could change everything. But at what cost? It’s “Lithium Valley” on Big Picture Science.</p><p>Listen: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/lithium-valley" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/lithium-valley"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/lithium-valley</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr2xl1e41eo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr2xl1e41eo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr2</span><span class="invisible">xl1e41eo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss</span></a></p><p>Books about Hannibal at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=hannibal" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=hannibal"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=hannibal</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>From tracking a rare interstellar visitor to revealing hidden star systems, the SETI Institute is at the forefront of space science. Explore four recent stories showcasing our role in groundbreaking discoveries and global scientific collaboration. </p><p>Read the full stories: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-2025-july-roundup/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-2025-july-roundup/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/seti-institu</span><span class="invisible">te-in-the-news-2025-july-roundup/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/skymapper-and-seti-institute-team-up-to-map-the-entire-sky-all-the-time/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/skymapper-and-seti-institute-team-up-to-map-the-entire-sky-all-the-time/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/skymapper-an</span><span class="invisible">d-seti-institute-team-up-to-map-the-entire-sky-all-the-time/</span></a></p><p>Today, the SETI Institute announced a strategic collaboration with SkyMapper, the world’s leading decentralized global astronomy and space science network. Together, they plan to deliver continuous, real-time astronomical data to scientists, educators, and enthusiasts worldwide. </p><p><a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>Remarkable advance in basic chemistry: Researchers have created hexanitrogen, composed of six bound nitrogen atoms. It&#x27;s the most energetic molecule ever made!</p><p>If it can be made &amp; stored in bulk (big if) it could be a powerful rocket fuel or energy storage material. </p><p><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/most-energetic-molecule-ever-made-is-stable-in-liquid-nitrogen/4021662.article" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.chemistryworld.com/news/most-energetic-molecule-ever-made-is-stable-in-liquid-nitrogen/4021662.article"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.chemistryworld.com/news/mo</span><span class="invisible">st-energetic-molecule-ever-made-is-stable-in-liquid-nitrogen/4021662.article</span></a><br><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/chemistry/" rel="tag">#chemistry</a></p>

<p>You don&#x27;t see toys like this around anymore. The Atomic Energy Lab set was available from 1951 to 1952 and sold for a whopping $50.</p><p>&quot;The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source, a pure beta source, a gamma source, a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber, an electroscope, a geiger counter, and a manual.&quot; </p><p>More here 🤯:<br><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/culture/radioactive-toy-deemed-world-most-dangerous" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="interestingengineering.com/culture/radioactive-toy-deemed-world-most-dangerous"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">interestingengineering.com/cul</span><span class="invisible">ture/radioactive-toy-deemed-world-most-dangerous</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/toys/" rel="tag">#Toys</a></p>

<p>A resident of northern <a href="/tags/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a> has died from Pneumonic Plague.</p><p><a href="/tags/plague/" rel="tag">#Plague</a> is rare to humans, w/ on avg ~7 cases reported annually in the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a>, most of them in the western states, acc/to federal <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> ofcls.</p><p>The death in <a href="/tags/coconinocounty/" rel="tag">#CoconinoCounty</a>, which includes <a href="/tags/flagstaff/" rel="tag">#Flagstaff</a>, was the first recorded death from pneumonic plague since 2007, local ofcls said. Further details including the identify of the victim were not released.</p><p><a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/hhs/" rel="tag">#HHS</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/pneumonic-plague-death-arizona-2c32ed6bd4a86be3d38828fe69aeb68b" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/pneumonic-plague-death-arizona-2c32ed6bd4a86be3d38828fe69aeb68b"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/pneumonic-p</span><span class="invisible">lague-death-arizona-2c32ed6bd4a86be3d38828fe69aeb68b</span></a></p>

<p>Must watch: <a href="https://youtu.be/qJZ1Ez28C-A" rel="nofollow">youtu.be/qJZ1Ez28C-A</a><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#Physics</a> <a href="/tags/quantumphysics/" rel="tag">#QuantumPhysics</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/qJZ1Ez28C-A" rel="nofollow">Something Strange Happens When...</a></p>

<p>Interstellar clouds are brewing rich organic chemistry. Astronomers just detected a complex molecule called cyanocoronene (C₂₄H₁₁CN) floating between the stars in Taurus. </p><p>We don&#x27;t know if life is common in the universe. But prebiotic chemistry sure is.</p><p><a href="https://public.nrao.edu/news/cosmic-chemistry-breakthrough-largest-aromatic-molecule-found-in-deep-space/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="public.nrao.edu/news/cosmic-chemistry-breakthrough-largest-aromatic-molecule-found-in-deep-space/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">public.nrao.edu/news/cosmic-ch</span><span class="invisible">emistry-breakthrough-largest-aromatic-molecule-found-in-deep-space/</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p>Humans have wanted to live longer for centuries. A drug discovered decades ago might show promise. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceAlert</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/-jZ2BX" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/-jZ2BX</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/humans/" rel="tag">#Humans</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>From ATP to MRI: Mildred Cohn&#x27;s Pioneering Work in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance</p><p>By Dale DeBakcsy</p><p><a href="https://www.wisarchive.com/post/from-atp-to-mri-mildred-cohn-s-pioneering-work-in-nuclear-magnetic-resonance" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wisarchive.com/post/from-atp-to-mri-mildred-cohn-s-pioneering-work-in-nuclear-magnetic-resonance"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wisarchive.com/post/from-a</span><span class="invisible">tp-to-mri-mildred-cohn-s-pioneering-work-in-nuclear-magnetic-resonance</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#WomenInStem</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Exhumed and Exhaled</p><p>Charles Babbage breathes in the past.</p><p><a href="https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/memory/exhumed-and-exhaled" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.laphamsquarterly.org/memory/exhumed-and-exhaled"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.laphamsquarterly.org/memor</span><span class="invisible">y/exhumed-and-exhaled</span></a></p><p>Charles Babbage at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/556" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/556"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/556</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p>The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.</p><p>Key takeaways of our investigation:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/lab/" rel="tag">#Lab</a></p>

<p>You&#x27;ll be hearing a lot about the amazing new Vera Rubin Observatory today. Here&#x27;s a peek at its most important feature: an unusual optical design that gives it a HUGE field of view, allowing it to scan the entire visible universe, over and over. </p><p><a href="https://www.lsst.org/about/tel-site/optical_design" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.lsst.org/about/tel-site/optical_design"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.lsst.org/about/tel-site/op</span><span class="invisible">tical_design</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/astrodon/" rel="tag">#astrodon</a></p>

<p>BREAKING NEWS</p><p>Orcas seen grooming each other with kelp, in a first for marine tool use </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/23/killer-whales-kelp-grooming-tool-use" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/23/killer-whales-kelp-grooming-tool-use"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/environmen</span><span class="invisible">t/2025/jun/23/killer-whales-kelp-grooming-tool-use</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/marine/" rel="tag">#Marine</a> <a href="/tags/orcas/" rel="tag">#Orcas</a> <a href="/tags/whales/" rel="tag">#Whales</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/kelp/" rel="tag">#Kelp</a> <a href="/tags/ocean/" rel="tag">#Ocean</a></p>

<p>Could a “great act of moral imagination” save our imperiled watersheds and their rivers? Writer Robert Macfarlane presents the case for why rivers are alive, on this week&#x27;s Big Picture Science.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-rights-of-rivers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-rights-of-rivers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/the-rights-of-rivers</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>The invention of the screw was over 2300 years ago. Yet this simple object remains the fastener in nearly every modern-day invention. This week, Big Picture Science unwinds the history and importance of ingenious and deceptively simple devices in “Nuts and Bolts”. Listen: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/nuts-and-bolts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/nuts-and-bolts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/nuts-and-bolts</span></a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/ppod/" rel="tag">#PPOD</a>: This video, made from images taken by Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument during its record-breaking flyby of the Sun on Dec. 25, 2024, shows the solar wind racing out from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/k1dTwEyuD44?si=mq6dZIVEMP93eKFR" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youtu.be/k1dTwEyuD44?si=mq6dZIVEMP93eKFR"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/k1dTwEyuD44?si=mq6dZI</span><span class="invisible">VEMP93eKFR</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Next <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a>: A Vaporizing Planet<br>TODAY, Jul 17, 2025 | 3:30 PM PDT / 6:30 PM EDT</p><p>Join communications specialist Beth Johnson for a live interview with astrophysicist Marc Hon (MIT), lead author of a new study revealing one of the most extreme exoplanets ever discovered — a small, rocky world that&#x27;s literally disintegrating as it orbits its star.</p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/kcMRyGUYR_g?si=NAl-ASSBYvkBlXOZ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/live/kcMRyGUYR_g?si=NAl-ASSBYvkBlXOZ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/live/kcMRyGUYR</span><span class="invisible">_g?si=NAl-ASSBYvkBlXOZ</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/ppod/" rel="tag">#PPOD</a>: HOPS-315 is a baby star where astronomers have observed early planet formation. The image from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and JWST data shows hot minerals starting to solidify. </p><p>In orange, we see the distribution of carbon monoxide, blowing away from the star in a butterfly-shaped wind. In blue, we see a narrow jet of silicon monoxide, also beaming away from the star.</p><p>Credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>My latest cartoon for <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/newscientist.com" rel="nofollow">@newscientist.com</a> 🧪 <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p>Pure idiocy</p><p><a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> Says It Will Eliminate Its <a href="/tags/scientific/" rel="tag">#Scientific</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> Arm</p><p>The decision comes after a <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> ruling allowing the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin to slash the federal work force &amp; dismantle agencies.</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="/tags/braindrain/" rel="tag">#BrainDrain</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/climate/epa-firings-scientific-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.l81V.O4DgmQBqHXzk&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/climate/epa-firings-scientific-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.l81V.O4DgmQBqHXzk&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/cli</span><span class="invisible">mate/epa-firings-scientific-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Xk8.l81V.O4DgmQBqHXzk&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>

<p>No new <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> this week, so let&#x27;s go back to April 1 and an interesting exoplanet called HD 20794 d with an eccentric orbit. The temperature differences make it a great place to study a planet&#x27;s potential habitability! Listen to the whole show: <a href="https://sites.libsyn.com/462636/super-earth-laboratory-using-hd-20794-d-to-understand-habitability" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sites.libsyn.com/462636/super-earth-laboratory-using-hd-20794-d-to-understand-habitability"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.libsyn.com/462636/super-</span><span class="invisible">earth-laboratory-using-hd-20794-d-to-understand-habitability</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>