"When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes."

— William Shakespeare
Julius Cæsar

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Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Psychiatrist Rami Kaminski says he has observed a previously unrecognised personality type – the "otrovert". Here is what he thinks these people can teach us
Categories: Astronomy

Why ageing doesn't have to mean years of poor health

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
A new measure of ageing says today's older people are the healthiest ever – keeping the trend going won't be easy, however
Categories: Astronomy

Mind-blowing effects of nature on our brains revealed in new book

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Kate Douglas discovers plans for a "nature revolution" in Marc Berman's fascinating and ambitious new book Nature and the Mind
Categories: Astronomy

Mind-blowing effects of nature on our brains revealed in new book

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Kate Douglas discovers plans for a "nature revolution" in Marc Berman's fascinating and ambitious new book Nature and the Mind
Categories: Astronomy

The surprising exercises that will improve your sleep

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
What's the best exercise to help you sleep better? Grace Wade investigates – and makes some unexpected discoveries
Categories: Astronomy

The surprising exercises that will improve your sleep

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
What's the best exercise to help you sleep better? Grace Wade investigates – and makes some unexpected discoveries
Categories: Astronomy

Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decades

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:30pm
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US
Categories: Astronomy

Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decades

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:30pm
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US
Categories: Astronomy

"You will tell me everything": Exclusive 'Foundation' Season 3 clip shows a tense reunion for Demerzel and Gaal Dornick (video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:00pm
It's a 300-year reunion in our violent peek at this week's episode, 'The Shape of Time'.
Categories: Astronomy

AI helps astronomers make a potentially major find — an exploding star being attacked by a black hole

Space.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:00pm
Artificial intelligence helps astronomers observe what may be the first known case of a star exploding while interacting with a black hole.
Categories: Astronomy

Why AI ‘Therapy’ Can Be So Dangerous

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:10pm

Using AI chatbots for “therapy” is dangerous, mental health experts say. Here’s why

Categories: Astronomy

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient origins and glimpsing the destiny that awaits it in the distant future
Categories: Astronomy

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient origins and glimpsing the destiny that awaits it in the distant future
Categories: Astronomy

Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
A physics phenomenon discovered 150 years ago allows tiny objects to levitate using just sunlight – and now it could enable swarms of sensors to explore part of Earth’s long-neglected upper atmosphere
Categories: Astronomy

Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
A physics phenomenon discovered 150 years ago allows tiny objects to levitate using just sunlight – and now it could enable swarms of sensors to explore part of Earth’s long-neglected upper atmosphere
Categories: Astronomy

Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Some 2.6-million-year-old teeth found in Ethiopia hint that an unknown species from the Australopithecus genus coexisted with one of our Homo relatives, but it is hard to draw firm conclusions from the evidence
Categories: Astronomy

Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Some 2.6-million-year-old teeth found in Ethiopia hint that an unknown species from the Australopithecus genus coexisted with one of our Homo relatives, but it is hard to draw firm conclusions from the evidence
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Perseverance rover spies mysterious 'helmet' on Mars (photo)

Space.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
The medieval-looking "helmet" is the latest addition to Mars' gallery of odd-shaped rocks.
Categories: Astronomy

What Is a Glacial Outburst Flood? Alaska’s Suicide Basin Explained

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:52am

Meltwater from a glacial lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater

Categories: Astronomy

New Human Ancestor Identified from Fossil Teeth

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:30am

Ancient teeth found in Ethiopia belong to a never-before-seen species in the Australopithecus genus of human ancestors

Categories: Astronomy