Welcome to this week’s quantum computing update as the field continues to evolve with advances that reach across many sectors. This week brings progress in hardware...

Tipranks.com

Quantum Computing News: UCLA Unveils New Tech, Quantinuum Targets $10 Billion, IonQ Gains Morgan Stanley - TipRanks

Care and Feeding is Slates parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.
Care and Feeding readers, Im Arionneyour new columnist. Im mom to an 18-year-old son, Jackso… [+14626 chars]

Slate Magazine

My Husband Pushed Us to Live Closer to His Family. Now He’s Complaining About the One Thing I Ask for in Return. - Slate

NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is headed toward a big and bizarre metal asteroid, has delivered a stunning perspective of our home planet from deep space.
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 atop a SpaceX
 Falcon H… [+2274 chars]

The spacecraft, bound for a metallic asteroid, turned to snap a striking image of our home planet from 180 million miles away.

Space.com

NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams home haunting view of distant Earth (photo) - Space

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) established a reputation worldwide in 2019 when it released the first-ever image of a black hole. This was made possible by the science of Very Long Baseline Interfe… [+4953 chars]

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) established a reputation worldwide in 2019 when it released the first-ever image of a black hole.

ScienceAlert

Shadow Realm at Black Hole's Edge Simulated For The First Time - ScienceAlert

NASAs launch of three rockets, including two with colorful vapor trails, could be visible across multiple mid-Atlantic states including New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. 
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The launch window, which was delayed by Hurricane Erin last week, opens at 10 p.m. Monday and continues until 3 a.m. Tuesday at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia

nj.com

NASA launch of 3 rockets with colorful vapor trails may be seen from several eastern states - NJ.com

You know that feeling when everyone tells you something is impossible, so you never even try? That is what happened in chemistry for a hundred years. Students memorized a rule, one called Bredt’s rul… [+5510 chars]

Neil Garg is leading the charge to rewrite a fundamental principle that's been part of organic chemistry since 1924 -- Bredt's rule.

Earth.com

100-year-old chemistry rule proven false, textbook updates needed - Earth.com

Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure of a dying star in a rare kind of cosmic explosion called an "extremely stripped supernova."
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Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure of a dying star in a rare kind of cosmic explosion called an "extremely stripped supernova."

Phys.Org

Astronomers have glimpsed the core of a dying star—confirming theories of how atoms are made - Phys.org

By simulating Einstein’s equations under extreme conditions, researchers may finally glimpse what happened before the Big Bang. Credit: Shutterstock
What if the Big Bang wasn’t truly the beginning?… [+6458 chars]

What if the Big Bang wasn’t truly the beginning?

SciTechDaily

What If the Big Bang Wasn’t the Beginning? Supercomputers Search for Clues - SciTechDaily

Some of the first human settlers in the Americas carried more than primitive skills and tools, they also brought a small but powerful genetic variant called MUC19. 
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A Denisovan version of a gene variant called MUC19 made its way into some human populations, who then settled the Americas.

DNA from extinct human cousins helped early humans colonize the Americas - Earth.com

Orcas are known for their advanced hunting skills, but a recent discovery has shown an unexpected side to their predatory behavior. Filmed by the BBC in their documentary series Parenthood, the foota… [+2987 chars]

Orcas have stunned scientists with a terrifying new hunting technique, revealing a level of intelligence and coordination never seen before.

Indiandefencereview.com

Shocking Footage Reveals the Most Deadly Hunting Technique Ever Seen in Orcas! - Indian Defence Review

Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests. But new research shows that they were braving the cold.
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Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests. But new research shows that they were braving the cold.

Our primate ancestors evolved in the cold—not the tropics - Phys.org

"The ultimate test of climate projections is to compare them with what has played out..." says earth sciences professor Torbjörn Törnqvist, lead author on a new study published in the open-access jou… [+2252 chars]

"The ultimate test of climate projections is to compare them with what has played out..." says earth sciences professor Torbj&ouml;rn T&ouml;rnqvist, lead author on a new study published in the open-access journal Earth's Future (published by the American Geo…

Slashdot.org

30 Years of Satellite Data Confirm Predictions from Early Models of Sea Level Rise - Slashdot

Gold behaves differently when it is reduced to a single layer of atoms. Electrons take new routes and light couples to the surface in surprising ways. A team reports they have isolated such a layer a… [+5656 chars]

Scientists say they've created a new supermaterial and given it a fitting name: "goldene," echoing graphene’s single-atom carbon sheet.

Introducing 'goldene': the world's newest supermaterial that is one atom thick - Earth.com

A SpaceX cargo ship is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday morning (Aug. 25), and you can watch the rendezvous live.
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The CRS-33 resupply mission is expected to dock with the station around 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday (Aug. 25).

Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrive at the ISS on Aug. 25 with 5,000 pounds of supplies - Space

Since the early 2000s, scientists have been puzzled by a gleaming turquoise spot in the middle of the Antarctic Ocean showing up in satellite images.
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Scientists have been puzzled by a gleaming turquoise spot in the Antarctic Ocean showing up in satellite images. They went to have a look.

Futurism

Satellites Spotted a Strange Glow in the Ocean, and Scientists Have a Wild Explanation - Futurism

Heres what youll learn when you read this story:
<ul><li>In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France.</li><li>Over the next several ye… [+3801 chars]

Remains of a Neanderthal who may have roamed the Earth 42,000 years ago offer insight into an isolated people

menshealth.com

Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History - menshealth.com

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a new discovery by observing and analyzing the first new type of plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora. This research helps us understand "a… [+2831 chars]

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a new discovery by observing and analyzing the first new type of plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora. This research helps us understand "alien aurora" on other planets, which in turn teaches us more…

Alien aurora: Researchers discover new plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora - Phys.org

Once the satellites and lab tests gave us a solid confirmation of the existence of gravitationaltime dilation, researchers decided to study the Earth instead. They wanted to know if this effect could… [+1141 chars]

Thanks to Einstein's theory of relativity, numerous tests have concluded tangible effects on how we on Earth record and measure the passing of time.

How Does Gravity Affect Time? - bgr.com

<table><tr><td>IN A NUTSHELL</td></tr><tr><td><ul><li>Olivine plays a crucial role in transporting water deep into Earths mantle.</li><li> Recent research reveals that infrared transparency of olivin… [+5485 chars]

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Olivine plays a crucial role in transporting water deep into Earth’s mantle. 🔍 Recent research reveals that infrared transparency of olivine facilitates rapid heating of subducting slabs. 💧 Only oceanic plates older than 60 million years ca…

Rudebaguette.com

"I Feel Sick Inside": Scientists Reveal Rare Mineral Discovery Suggests Colossal Ocean Hidden Beneath Earth Could Rewrite Human Survival - Rude Baguette

Quantum computers hold the potential of solving some optimization and data processing problems that cannot be tackled by classical computers. Many of the most promising quantum computing platforms de… [+5412 chars]

Quantum computers hold the potential of solving some optimization and data processing problems that cannot be tackled by classical computers. Many of the most promising quantum computing platforms developed so far are based on superconducting qubits, tiny cir…