Micah Hanks

Appalachia

Founder and Editor at The Debrief Media

Writer, podcaster, space-time traveler | Editor-in-Chief, Creator/Co-founder of @DebriefMedia | Host of The Micah Hanks Program: https://t.co/esV48CEbdi

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Tech Firm Palantir’s Government Work on Data Collection Sparks New Privacy Fears

2 days ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Welcome to this week’s Intelligence Brief… On Wednesday, a new bombshell report revealed concerns among government officials and tech industry experts about efforts to compile data on American citizens, marked by a significant expansion of tech company Palantir’s involvement in government work.
7,000 Years Ago, a 1,200-Ton Boulder Was Dropped on a Pacific Island-Now Scientists Know How It Got There

3 days ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Researchers surveying the island nation of Tonga in the South Pacific have made a surprising discovery: a massive 1,200-ton out-of-place boulder that mysteriously made its way to an unlikely location thousands of years ago. Martin Köhler, a PhD candidate with the University of Queensland’s School of the Environment, said the odd discovery was made while he and other researchers were exploring the southern side of the island of Tongatapu.
"It Seems Like Science Fiction”: Researchers Unleash Breakthrough Tracking Technology Using Environmental DNA

4 days ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Scientists have revealed a novel means of tracking everything from wildlife to illicit substances using environmental DNA detectable in the air around us. The findings, outlined in a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, show that tracking virtually anything using environmental DNA can be achieved as simply as capturing this ever-present genetic material from the air using a vacuum.
Hypersonic Flight and AI Dogfights: U.S. Defense Startups Set to Redefine Air Power

1 week ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… recently, two groundbreaking developments in autonomous and high-speed aviation are signaling a dramatic shift in the future of military airpower.
Scientists Have Made a Dark Discovery About Earth's Oceans-Experts Call It a “Genuine Cause for Concern”

1 week ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Scientists say Earth’s oceans are slowly getting darker, according to new findings that reveal a concerning trend affecting the largest bodies of water that cover our planet. According to the new findings, nearly one-fifth of the global ocean has darkened within the past two decades. This phenomenon is being driven by changes in the optical properties of ocean water, which spans more than 75 million square miles of the Earth’s surface.
James Webb Space Telescope Time Travels to Spot an Ancient "Mega-Monster," Revealing a Cosmic Oddity

1 week ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Stunning new deep-field imagery captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed one of the most distant known galaxies observed by astronomers. Formed just 280 million years after the Big Bang—a blink of the eye at cosmic timescales—the new imagery of galaxy cluster Abel S1063 provides astronomers with an unprecedented look at some of the earliest galaxies to have formed in our universe.
Scientists Are Decoding a Mysterious Form of Writing From the Ancient Inca Empire-Here’s What It Reveals

1 week ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Researchers studying an ancient form of writing used by the Incas in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a longstanding mystery. The research, undertaken by Professor Sabine Hyland at the University of St. Andrews, reveals that the enigmatic form of communication, known as quipu (also written as khipu), helped record observations of the ancient climate during the height of the Incan Empire.
Emergency Drill Reveals U.S. Government's "Cosmic Blindspot" with Sobering Vulnerabilities to Solar Storms

2 weeks ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

Welcome to this week’s Intelligence Brief… Recently, an after-action report on the U.S. government’s readiness in the face of potential threats from space has revealed concerns about our vulnerability to severe solar storms.
Look: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Catches Rare Glimpse of a Mystery in the Martian Skies

2 weeks ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured new images of a mystery gleaming in the Martian skies as dawn approached over the Red Planet earlier this year. The images, captured shortly before 4:30 a.m. on March 1, 2025, revealed what NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab called “a hauntingly beautiful glimpse” of the planet’s mysterious moon Deimos, in long-exposure composite imagery. The stunning view was assembled from 16 images of the otherwise faintly glowing moon as it rose in the Martian pre-dawn sky.
14,000 Years Ago, a Mysterious Solar Event “500 Times More Intense” Than Any Previously Known Bombarded Earth-Could it Happen Again?

2 weeks ago | thedebrief.org | Micah Hanks

New findings indicate that a massive solar storm, roughly 500 times more powerful than any previously recorded, left its mark on our planet near the end of the last Ice Age. Approximately 14,000 years ago, the unprecedented solar event—now judged to be the most powerful known to have occurred—marked Earth’s transition into the Holocene epoch, according to the findings of an international team of scientists.

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7 Apr 25

The dire wolf has been resurrected, in a historic achievement by Colossal Biosciences that offers a rare glimpse at North America's once-extinct ancient canids. Congratulations to @BenLamm and the team on this incredible achievement! https://t.co/QzsUDNNH3E

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Articles

Tech Firm Palantir’s Government Work on Data Collection Sparks New Privacy Fears

7,000 Years Ago, a 1,200-Ton Boulder Was Dropped on a Pacific Island-Now Scientists Know How It Got There

"It Seems Like Science Fiction”: Researchers Unleash Breakthrough Tracking Technology Using Environmental DNA

Hypersonic Flight and AI Dogfights: U.S. Defense Startups Set to Redefine Air Power

Scientists Have Made a Dark Discovery About Earth's Oceans-Experts Call It a “Genuine Cause for Concern”

James Webb Space Telescope Time Travels to Spot an Ancient "Mega-Monster," Revealing a Cosmic Oddity

Scientists Are Decoding a Mysterious Form of Writing From the Ancient Inca Empire-Here’s What It Reveals

Emergency Drill Reveals U.S. Government's "Cosmic Blindspot" with Sobering Vulnerabilities to Solar Storms

Look: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Catches Rare Glimpse of a Mystery in the Martian Skies

14,000 Years Ago, a Mysterious Solar Event “500 Times More Intense” Than Any Previously Known Bombarded Earth-Could it Happen Again?

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