The Debrief

@Debriefmedia

The latest news from the frontiers of science and technology for the rebelliously curious. - http://TheDebrief.org / Email: [email protected]

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 22

New research reveals how an ancient viral code in our DNA continues to shape what it means to be human. thedebrief.org/an-ancient-vir…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. New study reveals hidden viral DNA in primates plays key role in gene regulation and evolution through ancient regulatory elements.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · 5 h

A remarkable discovery at England’s famous Stonehenge has now been traced to a surprising source, which upends past thinking on its origins. thedebrief.org/stonehenge-mys…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. A discovery from England’s famous Stonehenge has now been traced to a surprising source, which upends past thinking on its origins.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · 8 h

These are the first high-resolution images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS... captured days before astronomers even knew it existed. thedebrief.org/vera-rubin-obs…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. A mysterious new interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, was discovered in July. It turns out that wasn't the first time our telescopes spotted it.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · 11 h

It was one of Antartica's most mysterious and unexplored regions. Now scientists have mapped it. thedebrief.org/scientists-rev…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. Scientists have just published the most detailed map of Antartica's seafloor revealing ultra-deep canyons reaching up to 4,000 meters.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · 12 h

A puzzling discovery was made by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Jupiter's moon Europa. Now these scientists are close to solving the mystery. thedebrief.org/james-webb-spa…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. SWRI experiments could explain puzzling levels of equatorial hydrogen peroxide on Saturn's moon Europa detected by the JWST.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 22

Seismologists reveal that the March 2025 Myanmar earthquake likely moved at 'supershear' velocity. thedebrief.org/seismologists-…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. Seismologists reveal that the March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake likely moved at 'supershear' velocity, which is analogous to supersonic.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 22

Enter 'Ammonite': Meet the mysterious new space object that's shaking up the hunt for Planet Nine. thedebrief.org/enter-ammonite…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. Astronomers have discovered "Ammonite," a mysterious object on the solar system’s edge whose unusual orbit challenges current theories about a hypothetical ninth planet.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 22

Search for the "fountain of youth" leads researchers to a mind-altering conclusion. thedebrief.org/the-fountain-o…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. Psilocybin shows potential as an anti-aging drug, extending lifespan and improving cellular health in new studies.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 22

Look what the ESO's Very Large Telescope just spotted in the disc around a distant star: thedebrief.org/esos-very-larg…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. Scientist studying a star over 440 light-years away have spotted a planet creating intricate patterns in the star's protoplanetary disc.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 21

In a stunning first, astronomers have watched a star survive a close encounter with a supermassive black hole. thedebrief.org/in-a-stunning-…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. For the first time, astronomers have confirmed a star’s survival following a tidal disruption event with a supermassive black hole.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 21

Betelgeuse is not alone: Astronomers finally confirm existence of star's mysterious companion. thedebrief.org/astronomers-re…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star closest to Earth, has finally been proven to have a companion star in observations from NASA scientists.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 21

Discovery of this remote space object's peculiar 'dance' was "like finding a hidden rhythm in a song we thought we knew.” thedebrief.org/astronomers-sp…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. In the dark, icy outskirts of our solar system—far beyond Neptune's orbit—astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddball that appears to be locked in an

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 21

A new study reveals how Doubling-Back Aversion leads people to reject smarter choices just to avoid undoing past progress. thedebrief.org/researchers-di…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. A new study reveals how Doubling-Back Aversion leads people to reject smarter choices just to avoid undoing past progress.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 20

NASA satellite spots strange circles, a "smiley face," and other curiosities on the Greenland Ice Sheet. thedebrief.org/satellite-imag…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. With the arrival of summer, the Greenland Ice Sheet has adopted its ‘summer look,’ revealing a few odd shapes and other curiosities.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 20

Age of 'INVICTUS': The ESA just revealed a breathtaking first look at its new hypersonic program, with concept images of its bold new propulsion tech. thedebrief.org/age-of-invictu…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. The ESA's INVICTUS initiative has entered the race to develop potentially revolutionary reusable hypersonic flight technology.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 19

Evolution keeps producing anteaters, and scientists now know the weird reason why. thedebrief.org/evolution-keep…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. New research has revealed the evolutionary reason anteaters have evolved at least a dozen times since the time of the dinosaurs.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 19

DARPA-funded research unleashes robots that consume other robots, whose developers admit “conjures some bad sci-fi scenarios.” thedebrief.org/darpa-funded-t…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. DARPA-funded scientists have demonstrated a concept that sounds like a science fiction horror movie, which they call "robot metabolism."

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 19

Look: A NASA spacecraft just had its closest-ever encounter with the Sun, with stunning new images to prove it. Here's what they reveal. thedebrief.org/nasas-parker-s…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has proven to be an essential tool in understanding space weather, a major potential hazard to life on Earth.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 18

Astronomers have spotted strange activity occurring over Jupiter’s north pole... and it may soon lead to a paradigm shift in physics. thedebrief.org/astronomers-sp…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has detected an unusual new variety of plasma phenomenon occurring over Jupiter's north pole.

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The Debrief@Debriefmedia · Jul 18

“Everything is unusual about this galaxy”: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a strangely shaped "Infinity Galaxy." thedebrief.org/everything-is-…

Debriefmedia's tweet card. The Infinity Galaxy is a recent discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope’s COSMOS-Web survey, found in archival data.

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