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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

GamesRadar

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.

Space

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.

LiveScience

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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.

TechRadar

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

The Independent UK

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.

Cinemablend

Burnt offerings, whispering to mountains: Inside Bolivians' rituals for Mother Earth

Every August, Bolivians climb mountains, light offerings, and whisper prayers to Pachamama, or Mother Earth

The Independent UK

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As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?

The military junta that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in 2021 is preparing the ground for national elections in December and January.

The Conversation

Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds

Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.

Space

A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake

Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake stuck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.

LiveScience

Space junk cleanup tech that could 'shepherd' debris into Earth's atmosphere gets US patent

The Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled a patent for what it describes as a new method for space debris removal.

Space

‘Like Castle Dracula with vampires who service the place’: Woody Allen describes dinner at Epstein’s home

‘Jeffrey lives in a vast house alone, one can picture him sleeping in damp earth,’ the filmmaker reportedly wrote on occasion of the disgraced financier’s 63rd birthday

The Independent UK

No One Can Hear Alien: Earth Reviews In Space, But Critics Have Plenty To Say Online About It

The sci-fi series is coming soon.

Cinemablend

Alien: Earth debuts to the franchise's third-highest Rotten Tomatoes score, with only Ridley Scott's original movie and James Cameron's Aliens ranking ahead

Alien: Earth has the franchise's highest Rotten Tomatoes score in nearly 40 years

Total Film

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Space

Venus and Jupiter conjunction 2025: How to see two iconic planets meet in the morning sky

Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent moon joining later!

MusicRadar

“They’ve raised me on the greatest songs of all time”: Sabrina Carpenter gets her Let’s Groove on and celebrates September a month early as she's joined on stage by Earth, Wind & Fire at Lollapalooza

“I thought, ‘why not bring out my friends from Chicago?’”

WhatToWatch

How to watch the Alien movies in order: the original to Romulus in time for Alien: Earth

Here's how to watch the Alien movies in order of release date and chronologically.

Space

Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

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Benzinga

Bill Gates-Backed Quidnet Energy Just Stored Power Underground for Six Months—Aiming to Turn Earth Into a Giant Battery

Quidnet Energy, backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures led by Bill Gates, recently demonstrated long-duration energy storage by storing electricity underground under pressure for six consecutive months with virtually no self-discharge.

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 devs stay true to their word, immediately roll out a patch full of fixes after the studio's "Super Earth sanctioned vacation," but one major issue still remains

"No status effects fix... it's jover…"

Space

The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here's what to expect from the dazzling cosmic light show

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive fireballs that light up the night sky.

Evening Standard

Alien: Earth review: 'instant TV classic splices body horror with AI angst'

5/5 This new series on Disney is a prequel to the original Ridley Scott film that both echoes its brilliance and takes the Alien franchise into new territory to tackle contemporary tech angst

The Conversation

Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?

Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at 86,399.99867 seconds long. How that happens, and how we can even measure it with such precision, might make your head spin faster too.

Inverse

'Alien: Earth Review: The Sci-Fi Spinoff Fails To Capture A Modern TV Reboot Formula

Noah Hawley's 'Alien' prequel reveals the limits of the TV spinoff formula he perfected with 'Fargo' and 'Legion.'

TechRadar

I watched the first six episodes of Alien: Earth, and it's the Peter Pan-inspired sci-fi horror show I didn't know I needed on Disney+

The Alien franchise's first TV series puts a curious but confident Jurassic Park-style spin on its established formula.

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