20 New Species Discovered & Interstellar Comet Visits Earth! | Weekly Science Updates

Описание: Title: 20 New Species Discovered & Interstellar Comet Visits Earth! | Weekly Science Updates | Dec 21, 2025
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Welcome to the Scottish Science Society Weekly Science Updates Podcast with your host, Olivia Montgomery.
In this special winter solstice edition, we explore the most exciting scientific discoveries from the week of December 21, 2025 — from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the far reaches of interstellar space.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 20 New Species Discovered in Pacific Ocean's Twilight Zone
1:55 Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Closest Approach to Earth
3:05 Climate Change Hidden in Old Military Air Samples
4:00 Science Magazine's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: Renewable Energy
4:35 MIT's Top Research Stories of 2025
5:10 Closing & Call to Action
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
🌊 California Academy of Sciences discovers 20+ new species in the Pacific Ocean's twilight zone, including a hermit crab living in a clamshell
☄️ Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object, makes its closest approach to Earth at 170 million miles
🌿 Swedish military air samples reveal mosses now release spores a month earlier than in the 1990s
☀️ Science Magazine names renewable energy's unstoppable growth as 2025's top breakthrough
🔬 MIT highlights concrete batteries, AI antibiotics, and bionic knees among the year's top research stories
What about you? Leave your question or comment below, and see you next week!
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