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  • Netflix crime drama to return for second series

    Netflix crime drama to return for second series

    Netflix has confirmed hit crime drama Department Q, which was set and filmed in Edinburgh, will return for a second series.

    The streaming giant said Matthew Goode will again play DCI Carl Morck, a damaged and shambolic detective who heads up the department of misfits in the basement of a police station.

    The show follows the team as they are charged with solving cases which were previously deemed unsolvable.

    The new season will see Morck reunited with team members Alexej Manvelov as Akram, Leah Byrne as Rose and Jamie Sives as Hardy.

    Department Q is based on a book series by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen.

    But Scandi noir became Tartan noir after the show’s director set foot on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh while scouting locations.

    A Danish language version of the programme was previously shown on the BBC, but Netflix brought the first big budget English language version to screens worldwide in May.

    Department Q spent six weeks in Netflix’s top ten shows following its release.

    Scott Frank, the show’s writer and director, previously told BBC Scotland News how the Scottish setting also allowed him to focus on the humour of the original novels.

    Frank, who also directed The Queen’s Gambit, said: “I’m grateful to the folks at Netflix, as well as our shining cast and crew, for once more risking their careers to enable my folly.”

    Netflix executives Mona Qureshi and Manda Levin said: “We are raring to return to Carl Morck and his band of glorious misfits at Department Q.

    “Scott Frank brought us best-in-class storytelling and thrilled Netflix audiences worldwide.

    “We can’t wait to see what Morck and the gang uncover in season two… Edinburgh, we’re back.”

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  • NOAA/British Geological Survey Release 2025 World Magnetic Model Report | NESDIS

    NOAA/British Geological Survey Release 2025 World Magnetic Model Report | NESDIS

    NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey have released their joint Technical Report for the 2025 World Magnetic Model (WMM 2025), the standard navigation model for the U.S. Department of Defense and the global public which provides critical global data for navigation systems on ships, aircraft, satellites, antennas and even your handheld smartphones and GPS devices.

    Updated last December, the WMM provides accurate declination, which is the difference between true north and Earth’s magnetic north. The WMM is revised every five years to ensure that navigational instruments continue to provide correct readings as Earth’s magnetic field shifts over time.

    “The WMM provides critical information about the Earth’s magnetic field, which is the foundation for safe and reliable navigation for military and civilian applications,” said Deke Arndt, Director of NOAA NCEI. “This model reflects NCEI’s commitment to transforming Earth system observations into scientific understanding and providing tools for the public good.”

    For 2025, two versions of the model have been updated and released. In addition to the WMM 2025 version, the release includes the first-ever WMM 2025 High Resolution model, which provides greater directional accuracy for heading systems that are able to support this higher-resolution version. 

    “Both the standard and high-resolution models provide crucial magnetic field data that enhance global positioning systems,” said Arnaud Chulliat, CIRES senior research scientist for NOAA NCEI. “Satellite GPS is an important tool for determining your location, but knowing your orientation– the direction you are facing–relies on Earth’s magnetic field.”

    Learn more about the WMM and geomagnetic models from NOAA NCEI.
     

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  • Water in Comet 12P/Pons Brooks is very similar to Earth’s oceans

    Water in Comet 12P/Pons Brooks is very similar to Earth’s oceans

    New observations of comet 12P/Pons Brooks have pinned down a D/H ratio in its water that matches Earth’s oceans within acceptable uncertainties. This unexpected discovery tightens the link between cometary ice and the water at our taps.

    For the first time, researchers mapped ordinary water and deuterium bearing water in a comet’s coma using ALMA, giving spatial detail that nailed the source and sharpened the measurement.

    Who led the study


    Martin Cordiner of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center led the international team that combined ALMA and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF).

    “Our new results provide the strongest evidence yet that at least some Halley type comets carried water with the same isotopic signature as that found on Earth, supporting the idea that comets could have helped make our planet habitable,” said Cordiner.

    “By mapping both H2O and HDO in the comet’s coma, we can tell if these gases are coming from the frozen ices within the solid body of the nucleus, rather than forming from chemistry or other processes in the gas coma,” said Stefanie Milam from NASA’s Goddard and co-author of the study.

    Isotopes explain Earth’s water

    Water is H2O, but the hydrogen can be the heavy isotope deuterium, so scientists track the D/H ratio to compare water across the solar system and test shared origins or separate histories.

    Different comets have shown different D/H values in the past, which complicated the idea that comets filled Earth’s oceans.

    A warm inner solar system comet, 103P/Hartley 2, carried water with a D/H close to Earth’s, measured with the Herschel telescope in 2011 and often cited as evidence for icy deliveries from small bodies.

    Other targets pulled in the opposite direction. Rosetta sampled 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko and found a much higher D/H, pointing to diverse water reservoirs among comets.

    Meteorites have long weighed in too. Many carbonaceous chondrites (a rare type of primitive stony meteorite characterized by their high carbon content and other volatile elements) show ocean-like water, which led many researchers to favor asteroids over comets as the main source of Earth’s water supply. 

    What comet 12P reveals

    12P/Pons Brooks belongs to Halley-type comets, objects with orbits between 20 and 200 years that sweep through the inner solar system only now and then.

    Its orbital period is about 71 years according to NASA Jet Propulsion Lab’s (JPL’s) Small-Body Database (SBD) database, so it gives us rare chances to study an icy body that likely formed far from the Sun.

    Many members of this class are thought to originate in the Oort cloud, a distant reservoir of small icy bodies nudged inward over time, which means their ice can preserve early solar system conditions.

    Measuring comet 12P water

    ALMA’s interferometry links many antennas to create high resolution images at millimeter wavelengths, letting scientists map where molecules arise within the coma rather than just tallying totals along a line of sight.

    The group paired ALMA’s maps with near infrared measurements from the NASA IRTF, using its iSHELL spectrograph to track water and companion gases that inform composition and context.

    That one-two approach narrowed uncertainties enough to report a D/H with a precision that separates it from many past comet results.

    Earth-like water in 12P is important

    If some Halley-type comets carry ocean-like water, then the roster of plausible couriers expands beyond certain asteroids and a few Jupiter family comets.

    A mixed delivery, timed during heavy bombardment in early Earth history, remains a coherent picture that many geochemists and dynamicists can test with new targets.

    Comets also carry carbon based molecules. ROSINA (Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis) mass spectrometer identified the amino acid glycine and phosphorus at 67P, a reminder that icy bodies can ship both water and life’s raw materials together to rocky worlds.

    Why comets show different water

    Different formation zones, thermal histories, and processing by sunlight and cosmic rays can tweak isotope ratios in ices.

    That leads to the mix of D/H values seen so far, including the high number at 67P and Earth-like water at Hartley 2 and now 12P.

    Sampling a broader set of Oort cloud and Halley-type objects will show whether 12P sits at one end of a spectrum or marks a common pattern for this family.

    Comet 12p and future space missions

    Future campaigns can repeat the ALMA plus IRTF playbook on other periodic comets as they approach the Sun.

    Missions on the horizon, such as Comet Interceptor, aim to visit a dynamically pristine object and could take isotope studies off Earth entirely with in situ measurements.

    Each target with a precise D/H moves the debate from broad strokes to fine lines, where models of solar system dynamics and geochemistry either hold water or spring leaks.

    12P passed perihelion in April 2024, which brought its activity within reach of powerful facilities that did not exist during many earlier apparitions.

    Timing, instrumentation, and careful cross calibration combined to give the field a clean measurement that others can challenge or confirm with comparable methods.

    Precision like this offers a stepping stone toward a full inventory of small-body water sources across different dynamical classes and origins. This is a leap forward, even by today’s technological standards.

    What we still need to learn

    Isotope ratios in other molecules, such as nitrogen and oxygen species, will further test shared heritage between cometary ices and Earth’s reservoirs.

    Linking those chemical fingerprints with dynamical simulations of how material moved around the young solar system will sharpen which bodies delivered what, and when.

    A handful of well measured comets can anchor those models, but the goal is a population view that explains the widespread seen so far without special pleading.

    The study is published in Nature Astronomy.

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  • Ayaneo’s dual-screen Android handheld is its next modernized Nintendo DS

    Ayaneo’s dual-screen Android handheld is its next modernized Nintendo DS

    There are currently many handhelds that replicate the design and functionality of Nintendo’s iconic portables, including the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, but few can properly recreate the Nintendo DS experience, which is still Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time. The new Pocket DS potentially fits that bill with a 7-inch, 16:9, 1080P OLED folding top screen paired with a smaller 5-inch, 4:3, 1,024×768 LCD display on the handheld itself.

    It will be powered by a very capable Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 processor, but we don’t yet know what the Pocket DS’ emulation capabilities will be. The entry-level model features 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (expandable through a microSD card slot), but the Pocket DS can be configured with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, pushing its price to $759, or $639 with early backer discounts.

    The handheld also features a pair of anti-drift TMR joysticks, Hall effect triggers with sensitivity adjustments, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, gyroscopic controls, a fingerprint scanning power button, and an 8,000mAh battery. Ayaneo hasn’t revealed the handheld’s actual battery life, but it will offer multiple performance modes and the ability to turn off the second screen for those trying to max out their playtime.

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  • New brain implant can decode a person’s ‘inner monologue’

    New brain implant can decode a person’s ‘inner monologue’

    Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that can capture and decode a person’s inner monologue.

    The results could help people who are unable to speak communicate more easily with others. Unlike some previous systems, the new brain-computer interface does not require people to attempt to physically speak. Instead, they just have to think what they want to say.

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  • India's Russian oil imports dip in July, skips LatAm supply, data shows – Reuters

    1. India’s Russian oil imports dip in July, skips LatAm supply, data shows  Reuters
    2. US trade adviser Navarro says India’s Russian crude buying must stop  Dawn
    3. India’s purchase of Russian oil has to stop, says US trade adviser  Al Jazeera
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  • Women’s tennis hits a record $249 million in prize money in 2025

    Women’s tennis hits a record $249 million in prize money in 2025

    As women’s tennis continues to skyrocket in popularity and engagement, so too does prize money for the players.

    In 2025, a record-breaking $249 million in prize money will be awarded to players on the Hologic WTA Tour, an astounding 13 percent increase from 2024 ($221 million).

    This figure comes on the heels of the announcement that the US Open will have a record-breaking $90 million purse combined for the women’s and men’s fields. (The second biggest purse among the Slams is Wimbledon, followed by the French Open and then the Australian Open.) The winner of the final Grand Slam of the season will take home $5 million, and the runner-up will get $2.5 million.

    “It’s incredible to see the WTA reach this historic milestone of nearly $250 million in prize money this season,” said French Open champion and World No. 2 Coco Gauff. “It’s not only a reflection of how far women’s tennis has come, but also to the value we bring to the sport on a global stage. This achievement isn’t just about the numbers — it’s about breaking barriers, creating opportunity and sending a clear message to the next generation to dream without limits.”

    The WTA 1000-level events offer anywhere from $3.6 million on the low end to $9.5 million on the high end (Indian Wells). The 500-level tournaments range from just over $1 million to $1.4 million (the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club has the biggest purse), and the 250-level tournaments hand out $275,094 — save for Eastbourne, where $389,000 was at stake.

    The United Cup in Australia, which kicked off the season, had a $5,585,000 purse, and $15.5 million will be on the line at the end-of-the-year WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

    As of August 11, Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek leads the WTA Tour in year-to-date prize money with $7.4 million, followed by World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka (just over $7 million), two-time Slam champion Gauff ($5.8 million), 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva ($4.1 million) and Australian Open champion Madison Keys ($3.9 million).

    Thirty-nine players have earned over $1 million in prize money so far this year. 

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  • Max Verstappen dramatically edges out Lewis Hamilton after an epic, season-long battle – 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    Max Verstappen dramatically edges out Lewis Hamilton after an epic, season-long battle – 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    To mark F1’s 75th anniversary celebrations, F1.com is counting down the sport’s 25 greatest races with a new feature every week. While you may not agree with the order, we hope you enjoy the stories of these epic races that have helped make this sport what it is today. You can read the introduction to the series and see the list of races here.

    Coming in at No. 11 on our list is the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which brought a dramatic conclusion to Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton’s breathtaking scrap for the championship. Phillip Horton shares the story from start to finish below…

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  • Dow opens higher as Home Depot puts focus on retail earnings – Reuters

    1. Dow opens higher as Home Depot puts focus on retail earnings  Reuters
    2. Dow rises as Home Depot kicks off big retail earnings: Live updates  CNBC
    3. US stock futures muted with Jackson Hole, retail earnings on tap  Investing.com
    4. Markets News, Aug. 18, 2025: Stocks Close Little Changed as Major Indexes Hover Near Record Highs Ahead of Retail Sector Earnings  Investopedia
    5. General Motors, Caterpillar, Medtronic  TradingView

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