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July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say

The European Union agency that tracks global warming says last month was the third-warmest July on record

The Independent UK

Fortnite's new season looks a lot like Helldivers 2, with bugs to fight, precision air strikes to launch, and even a very democratic-looking emote, but "there's literally no sign" of a collab, leaker says

Super Earth isn't involved in Fortnite's "anti-bug military defense force"

GamesRadar

Falcon 9 rocket launches Amazon Kuiper satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year (video)

SpaceX launched a batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Monday (Aug. 11). It was the 100th liftoff of the year already for Elon Musk's company.

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Alien: Earth star Timothy Olyphant only needed to do one thing to get into character for the sci-fi horror show on Disney+: 'It does a lot of the work for me'

Timothy Olyphant explains how his Alien: Earth character Kirsh is different from synthetics we've seen so far in the Alien franchise.

TechRadar

Palantir Exec Recalls Xi Jinping Predecessor's 1987 Dictum As China's Stronghold On Rare Earths Could Trigger 'Disaster' For America

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) Head of Defense Mike Gallagher warned on Wednesday that China’s dominance in rare earth production poses an immediate threat to U.S. economic and national security.

Benzinga

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts undock from ISS, head home to Earth (video)

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts left the International Space Station on Friday afternoon (Aug. 8) ahead of a planned splashdown on Saturday (Aug. 9).

Space

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Books About Alien Invasions

We must prepare.

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Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore spent a total of 464 days off Earth during his three spaceflights.

Space

Blue whales have gone silent. Why that has scientists worried about Earth’s biggest animals ... and the ocean

A dense pool of warm water dubbed ‘The Blob’ drove unprecedented temperature increases in the Pacific Ocean, affecting the blue whale’s primary food source

The Independent UK

The 10 Best Sci-Fi Books About Climate Change

It's cli-fi time!

The Mary Sue

Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects

Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for other animals.

The Conversation

How Disney Shaped the Middle-Class American Dream — And Why It’s Time To Let It Go

Disney helped shape the middle-class American dream as we know it, and some of the ideals it continues to promote do us more harm than good.

GOBankingRates

Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch 1st national security mission on Aug. 12

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch its first-ever national security mission on Aug. 12, if all goes according to plan.

Space

'Most remarkable' fossil of Jurassic sea monster from Germany is previously unknown species

Paleontologists in Germany have described a never-before-seen species of Jurassic marine reptile from 183 million years ago.

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'Destroy All Humans!' declared war on humanity 10 years ago, and we're still waiting for another good sequel

The only Crypto we care about is the mischievous extraterrestrial seeking world domination.

Benzinga

Bill Gates Has A McDonald's 'Gold Card' Granting Him Free Meals For Life, But People Ask 'Why Does A Billionaire Need A Discount On Fries?'

It's the kind of perk that sounds made up: lifetime free McDonald's for one of the richest men on Earth. But yes, Bill Gates—the co-founder of a trillion-dollar company and a guy worth well over $100 billion—can walk into any McDonald's on the planet and order a Quarter Pounder without…

MusicRadar

“We didn’t even have time to run over the performance thoroughly”: Earth Wind & Fire reveal that they had just 24 hours to prepare for their Lollapalooza guest slot with Sabrina Carpenter

Disco legends played Let’s Groove and September

Total Film

R.I.P. the Hulu app –the streaming home of Shōgun and Alien: Earth will be "fully integrated" into Disney Plus in 2026

Hulu will become a part of a new "unified" Disney Plus app

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China wants to return samples from Mars. Will there be any international cooperation?

International oversight would reduce risks, but could be "a politically sensitive and contentious matter."

GamesRadar

Stormgate, the RTS from ex-Starcraft and Warcraft devs, launches out of Steam Early Access with perfect balance, by which I mean with 50% positive user reviews: "We plan to be in active development for a long time"

Stormgate's Necrolyte update introduces not-really-1.0 with the Ashes of Earth campaign

Space

Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could trigger northern lights Aug. 8 (video)

The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.

LiveScience

Glaciers across North America and Europe have lost an 'unprecedented' amount of ice in the past 4 years

Glaciers in Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta and the Swiss Alps have set grim records over the past four years, with both the annual amount of ice lost and the four-year average reaching all-time highs.

TechRadar

Is Alien: Earth's scheming tech bro inspired by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, or Mark Zuckerburg? One of the Disney+ show's stars has his say on the matter

One Alien: Earth star says he didn't imitate any real-world tech bros to portray one of the series' shiftiest characters.

The Independent UK

Tuesday was one of the shortest days on record. An astronomer explains why

You won’t notice the sunrise arrive 1.33 milliseconds sooner, but to precision atomic clocks, it will be obvious

Cinemablend

Can We Talk About How The Fantastic Four: First Steps Is All About Female Empowerment?

I'm calling it: Sue Storm is the strongest woman in the MCU.

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