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Friday October 3, 2025     6':00 PM ET


Ellie's World Blog Today
On the road to closure ...


New lunar samples from the far side reveal it formed from cooler magma than the near side, confirming the Moon's interior is not uniform

Mystery Ozone Surge Discovered in Mars' Winter Darkness

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What if the Universe Remembers Everything? New Theory Rewrites the Rules of Physics

AI techniques excel at solving complex equations in physics, especially inverse problems

Something Extraordinary Happened - Scientists Solve Quantum Metal Mystery

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AI could make it easier to create bioweapons that bypass current security protocols

Here's What Makes Apple's New 40-Watt Power Adapter Unique

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Japan's hot springs which mimic ancient oceans hold clues to the origins of life on Earth

Computational tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds

Antarctica sees similar climate change effects as Greenland: Study

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Gifted Dogs Show They Can Learn Language Skills Thought Unique to Humans

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Divers recover more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from 1715 'Treasure Fleet' shipwreck in Florida

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Century-Old Viral Therapy Could Help Us Out of an Impending Superbug Crisis

Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient

Flu detection could soon be as simple as chewing gum. Scientists have created a molecular sensor that releases a thyme-like flavor when it encounters influenza, offering a low-tech, taste-based alternative to nasal swabs. Unlike current tests that are slow, costly, or miss early infections, this method could catch the flu before symptoms appear.

Millions could be living with hidden smell loss after COVID without knowing

Concussion history in NCAA athletes yields mixed health outcomes

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Charli XCX beef, love and sex: Life of a Showgirl is Taylor Swift’s most adult album ever

Taylor' Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl dropped at midnight

Taylor Swift to Rule Box Office Again as 'Showgirl' Aims for $35 Million Debut

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison for prostitution-related conviction. He also must pay a $500,000 fine

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US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast, killing four, Defense Secretary announces



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 3, 1969

Gwen Stefani - Videos - Discography - Filmography

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter,
who people would listen to, that was when I started feeling good about myself.



October 3, 1984

Ashlee Simpson - Videos - Discography - Filmography

Life brings things to you at a certain time for a certain reason.
If you just go with it, that's where the best moments come from.



October 3, 1973

Lena Headey - Videos - Filmography

I can be super fit then really lazy and ignore everything.



October 3, 1973

Neve Campbell - Videos - Filmography

If you can see life as a learning experience,
you can turn any negative into a positive.



October 3, 1964

Clive Owen - Videos - Filmography

The sexiest part of the body are the eyes.



October 3, 1976

Seann William Scott - Videos - Filmography

Whatever you are thinking about doing - go for it !



Thursday October 2, 2025     7:00 PM ET


Asteroid Ryugu's Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a Genuine Surprise to Scientists

Record-Smashing Rogue Planet Caught Growing at 6 Billion Tons Per Second

Newly discovered comet 'Lemmon' may be visible to the naked eye this month - but it will look more like a lime

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus just revealed stunning new clues to life

Asteroid 2025 TF flew just 420 km (260 miles) above Antarctica, second-closest flyby on record

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Scientists Find Cosmic 'Fingerprints' of Mysterious Dark Matter

Dark matter and dark energy may only be a cosmic illusion

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After an artificial intelligence-generated actress drew intense backlash from human actors, the character's maker says it's not meant to replace people. But many in Hollywood aren't buying it.

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Bering Land Bridge emerged much later than we thought it did, new study finds

NASA Captures Stunning Images of a Titanic Iceberg's Collapse

1,000 Swiss glaciers already gone, and the melting is speeding up

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Fat Bear Week 2025 Champion Announced: It's Chunk!

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Study finds ancient Parthian man shot by an arrow which was never removed

Early humans dined on giant sloths and other Ice Age giants, archaeologists find

From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?

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F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

Stroke Damage Reversed As Stem Cells Regrow the Brain

A step toward diagnosing the flu with your tongue

40 years of breast cancer awareness has saved over half million lives and counting

Study Traces Autism's Origin to The Rise of Human Intelligence

Poor sleep speeds brain aging and may raise dementia risk

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Eric Dane says he'll fight ALS to the last breath, advocates in DC for further research and assistance

Why Taylor Swift's newest album may be her most consequential one yet

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Prince William opens up on family, grief and change, in rare candid conversation: 'The hardest year I've ever had'

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Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization at a time she calls the most frightening moment of my life.

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Two regional flights operated by a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines collided on a LaGuardia Airport taxiway on Wednesday evening, injuring one person, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said



Dame Jane Morris Goodall (3 April, 1934 - 1 October, 2025)   Wikipedia

Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human.

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91

Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died at 91



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 1-2, 2025


Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

The energies this year center around a peaceful resolution in the Middle East with the end of Hamas control and the creation of a Palestinian state. People will do a lot of praying. All we can do is hope for the best in the rise of ongoing conflicts at home and abroad.



October 2, 1949

Annie Leibovitz Photographer - Videos - Photos

You can't hide the truth from the camera. It is your witness.



October 2, 1949

Donna Karan Fashion Designer - Videos

Everything in life... has to have balance.



October 2, 1970

Kelly Ripa - Videos - Television

Yoga quiets the mind and helps you deal with anxiety.



October 2, 1951

Sting - Videos - Discography

The deeper you get into Yoga you realize it is a spiritual practice.
It's a journey I'm making. I'm heading that way.



October 2, 1986

Camilla Belle - Videos - Filmography

Fashion is an art form, like acting or painting.



October 2, 1954

Lorraine Bracco - Videos - Filmography

Life is a crazy journey where you sometimes
meet the most colorful characters.



October 2, 1948

Avery Brooks - Videos - Filmography

Knowledge is going to make you stronger.
Knowledge is going to let you control your life.
Knowledge is going to give you the wisdom to teach their children.
Knowledge is the thing that makes you smile in the face of disaster.



October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948

Mahatma Gandhi Political and Spiritual leader of India - Videos

Truth alone will endure. All the rest will
be swept away in the tides of time.



Wednesday October 1, 2025     7:00 PM ET


Fresh Evidence of Complex Chemistry Found in The Alien Ocean of Saturn's Moon

Venus' clouds are 60% water, according to reanalyzed Pioneer data

Earth Is at Risk From 'Invisible' Asteroids Lurking Near Venus

First Stars Appeared in a 'Pre-Heated' Universe, Says Surprising Study

Scientists just solved Uranus' coldest mystery

Scientists just found the strongest signs of life on Mars yet

Webb spots first hints of atmosphere on a potentially habitable world - Hints of an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e raise hopes it could be a watery, potentially habitable world.

Solar rain mystery solved by researchers

Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar system

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Signal Hidden in a Gamma-Ray Burst Could Be a Strange Newborn's First Heartbeat

Scientists may be closing in on dark matter's true identity

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Tiny Quantum Dots Could Transform How We See in the Dark

New AI Tool Finds Hidden Brain Lesions That Doctors Miss in Children With Epilepsy

Scientists Develop the World's First Rechargeable Hydride Ion Battery

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6.9 magnitude earthquake + aftershocks kill more than 60 in central Philippines

Twin hurricanes Imelda and Humberto churn up powerful waves along US East Coast as they target Bermuda

Yosemite's glaciers have survived 20,000 years - but we could be the first people to see Sierra Nevada ice-free

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Working Egg Cells Made Using DNA From Human Skin in World First

Yoga isn't as heart-healthy as you think, new study reveals

Alzheimer's Drug Shows Surprising Benefits For Some Kids With Autism

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12,000-Year-Old Desert Rock Art in Arabia Conveyed Important Message For Ancient People

Tiny Bone Whistle May Have Been Used by Ancient Egyptian Cops 3,300 Years Ago

Rare human statue unearthed at Gobeklitepe

Farmers were already diversifying cereal cultivation in the early Neolithic period, study finds

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Live updates: Government shutdown begins as Trump layoffs threat looms

Government shuts down after Trump and Congress fail to reach deal

Hegseth pushes to remake the military in his preferred image

Trump announces 'TrumpRx' site for discounted drugs and deal with Pfizer to lower prices

Trump suggests that admin should use "dangerous cities as training grounds" for military and National Guard

Trump's Medbeds



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


October 1, 2025


World Vegetarian Day - Videos

Vegetarian Awareness Month Ends November 1 on World Vegan Day



October 1, 2025


International Coffee Day



October 1, 1924 - December 29, 2024

Jimmy Carter - Life in Pictures - Videos

39th president of the US (1977 - 1981)

Jimmy Carter's 1969 UFO Incident

Quote: We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.



October 1, 1969

Zach Galifianakis - Videos - Filmography

American society loves to prop people up and then tear them down.



October 1, 1989

Brie Larson - Videos - Filmography

The same myths are told in every culture.
They might swap out details, but it's still the same story.



October 1, 1935

Julie Andrews - Videos - Filmography

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if
you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.



October 1, 1962

Esai Morales - Videos - Filmography

I love bringing roses to a woman when she least expects it.



October 1, 1964

Christopher Titus - Videos - Filmography

I think we exist in a collective psychosis. With the world moving
as fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function.



October 1, 1950

Randy Quaid - Videos - Filmography

Mental illness is everywhere.



Tuesday September 30, 2025     7:00 PM ET


A geomagnetic storm reached G3 - Strong levels on September 30, after a coronal mass ejection (CME) shock/sheath impacted Earth.

First Stars Appeared in a 'Pre-Heated' Universe, Says Surprising Study

https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-simulated-a-black-hole-in-the-lab-and-it-then-began-to-glow

Our Asteroid Belt Is Slowly Disappearing. A New Study Reveals Its Fate.

Astronomers stunned as fiery auroras blaze on a planet without a star. A rogue planet lights up with alien auroras and storms, offering a thrilling glimpse into extraterrestrial weather.

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Improved models of heavy ion collisions reveal new details of early universe nuclear matter

World's most sensitive detector tightens the net on elusive dark matter

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New trial investigates how smart flooring could protect older adults from fall-related injuries

Microsoft unveils new liquid-cooled computer chips - they could prevent AI data centers from massively overheating

The hidden forces inside diamonds that could make tech 1,000x faster

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Unusual Crater in The North Sea Result of a Cosmic Collision, Study Confirms

Sea of Saharan 'star dunes' clashes with otherworldly terrain where 2 countries meet - Earth from space

This tiny butterfly has the most chromosomes of any animal on Earth

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First living cochlea outside the body shows how hearing really works

Scientists finally explain the real reason pregnant women get morning sickness

Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis Uncovered Years Before Symptoms Appear

New Alzheimer's Treatment Slows Decline, But Comes at a High Cost

Your Blood Type Affects Your Risk of an Early Stroke, Study Reveals

Long commutes and small homes are wrecking sleep

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250929054920.htm

Participating in cognitively stimulating activities can help optimize brain health in older adulthood

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Gobekli Tepe: archaeologists have now uncovered a life-size human statue at the site. While similar artworks have been found at the contemporary site of Karahan Tepe, this is the first of its kind to have been recovered at Gobekli Tepe

Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Earthwork Circles Built 6,500 Years Ago - Nearly 2,000 Years Before Stonehenge

Experiments might have helped usher in the iron age

Scientists have digitally removed the 'death masks' from four Colombian mummies, revealing their faces for the first time

Copper workers experiments might have ushered in the Iron Age

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No more woke in the US military: key takeaways from Pete Hegseth's speech

US braces for government shutdown as midnight deadline looms

Hegseth pushes to remake the military in his preferred image

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Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


September 30, 1985

Katrina Law - Videos - Filmography

I always wanted to play a badass character like Wonder Woman,
which isn't that far from my character Jessica Knight in NCIS.



September 30, 1982

Lacey Chabert - Videos - Filmography

Do what you're passionate about
and you'll make a difference.



September 30, 1975

Marion Cotillard - Videos - Filmography

I just want to tell beautiful stories where
the characters overcome obstacles.



September 30, 1957

Fran Drescher - Videos - Filmography

The seeds of knowledge are everywhere;
empower yourself.



September 30, 1971

Jenna Elfman - Videos - Filmography

In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have
to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.



September 30, 1964

Monica Bellucci - Videos - Filmography

I believe that time destroys everything.



September 30, 1961

Eric Stoltz - Videos - Filmography

I'm a big believer in therapy. I've been in
therapy for years. It helps you focus.



September 30, 1974

Daniel Wu Actor, Director - Videos - Filmography

I like to do something unique with each film.



September 30, 1939

Len Cariou - Videos - Filmography

May your dreams all come true.



September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984

Truman Capote Writer - Videos

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue.
That's why there are so few good conversations.
Due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.



September 30, 1207 - December 17, 1273

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

13th-century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, theologian, mystic
Following his death, his followers founded the Sufi Order
Order of the Whirling Dervishes, famous for its Sufi dance.

Each form you see has its unseen archetype.



Monday September 29, 2025     7:00 PM ET


JWST Finds Bizarre Planet Baked by Auroras, Far From Any Sun

A fresh black hole merger detection has offered the clearest evidence yet for Einstein's relativity and Hawking's predictions confirming that black holes are defined by mass and spin

The Sun's poles may hold answers to long-standing mysteries about magnetic cycles, solar wind, and space weather

Earth Just Received Final NASA Laser Message From 218 Million Miles Away

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By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position without violating Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

“Like Talking on the Telephone” – Quantum Breakthrough Lets Individual Atoms Chat Like Never Before

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6,100-Qubit Processor Shatters Quantum Computing Record

OpenAI has published a new paper identifying why ChatGPT is prone to making things up. Unfortunately, the problem may be unfixable.

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Earth's Ancient Shield: Scientists Crack the Billion-Year-Old Mystery of the Magnetic Field

The Sound of Earth's Flipping Magnetic Field Is Unnerving Horror

Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blue planet

Vast Anomaly in Earth's Gravity Field Signals Shifts Deep Beneath The Surface

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Largest Study of Its Kind Reveals The Genes Behind Dyslexia

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

Stunning images reveal how antibiotics shatter bacterial defenses

Miscarriages, down syndrome, and infertility all linked to this hidden DNA process

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Eagle brooches: 1,500-year-old pins filled with dazzling gems and glass - and worn by powerful Visigoth women

30,000-year-old 'personal toolkit' found in the Czech Republic provides 'very rare' glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer

Fossils in Germany reveal a Jurassic sea monster with a swordfish snout

Ancient Egyptian statue of 'Messi' found at Saqqara necropolis is 'only known example of its kind from the Old Kingdom

Ancient Hobbits slowed down growth during childhood, showing that humans didn't always grow 'bigger and bigger brains'

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Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl LX halftime show

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Jennifer Lopez reflects on divorce from Ben Affleck: 'It changed me'



Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


September 29, 1980

Zachary Levi - Videos - Filmography

Reality has a way of resetting itself. The rules are changing



September 29, 1942

Ian McShane - Videos - Filmography

I made decisions that I regret and used them as learning lessons.
I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.



September 29, 1962

Roger Bart - Videos - Filmography

Through humor, you can soften some
of the worst blows that life delivers.



September 29, 1953 - September 28, 2024

Drake Hogestyn Actor - Videos - Filmography

Like sands through the hourglass
these are the Days of our Lives.



September 29, 1935 - October 28, 2022

Jerry Lee Lewis - Videos - Discography

When they look back on me I want 'em
to remember me simply for my music.



September 29, 1901 - November 28, 1954

Enrico Fermi - Videos

Italian Nobel Prize winning physicist - development of the first nuclear
reactor contributions to quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics


The fundamental point in fabricating a chain reacting machine
is of course to see to it that each fission produces a certain number
of neutrons and some of these neutrons will again produce fission.



September 29, 1974

Alexis Cruz - Video - Filmography


Playing Skaara on Stargate SG1

opened the doors of my mind to the Many-Worlds Interpretation

one of many Multiverse hypotheses in physics and philosophy.



Sunday September 28, 2025     7:00 PM ET


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