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WRITER FUEL: 'Staggering' first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory show 10 million galaxies — and billions more are on the way.

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Writer Fuel: Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s First Image Includes 10 Million Galaxies. And There are BILLIONS More

A piece of the Rubin Observatory's view of the Virgo Cluster featuring spiral galaxies and merging galaxies. (Image credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory) After decades of preparation, the Vera C....

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November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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WRITER FUEL: A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground.

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Writer Fuel: Plants Have a Secret Set of Roots We Didn’t Know About

Our understanding of plant and tree roots may have been somewhat shallow. New research reveals many plants have a hidden second set of roots that extend far deeper into the soil. According to a new st...

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October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM

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WRITER FUEL: Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again.

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Writer Fuel: A Supernova Could Trigger Life-Threatening Changes to Our Climate

New research suggests that the explosive death throes of massive stars, known as supernovas, may have had dramatic effects on our planet's climate over its distant history. Investigating historic inci...

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October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Author J. Scott Coatsworth

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WRITER FUEL: How long would it take for humans to go extinct if we stopped having babies?

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Writer Fuel: If Humans Stopped Having Babies, How Fast Would We Go Extinct?

Very few people live beyond a century. So, if no one had babies anymore, there would probably be no humans left on Earth within 100 years. But first, the population would shrink as older folks died an...

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October 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM

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WRITER FUEL: Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.

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Writer Fuel: Ocean Acidification is a Ticking Time Bomb

Earth's oceans are in worse condition than scientists thought, with acidity levels so high that our seas may have entered a "danger zone" five years ago, according to a new study. Humans are inadverte...

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October 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM

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WRITER FUEL: OpenAI has published a new paper identifying why ChatGPT is prone to making things up. Unfortunately, the problem may be unfixable without also killing off AI use.

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Writer Fuel: There’s a Cure for AI Hallucinations, But It Would Probably Kill AI Use

OpenAI's latest research paper diagnoses exactly why ChatGPT and other large language models can make things up — known in the world of artificial intelligence as "hallucination". It also reveals why ...

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September 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM

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WRITER FUEL: Germany's Wendelstein 7-X stellarator has set a new benchmark for fusion reactors, bringing commercial, near-limitless clean energy one step closer to reality.

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Writer Fuel: German Breakthrough Brings Us Closer to Nearly Limitless Clean Fusion Energy

A recently concluded experimental campaign at the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany has smashed previous fusion records and set a ...

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September 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM

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WRITER FUEL: How many satellites could fit in Earth orbit? And how many do we really need?

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WRITER FUEL: How Many Satellites Can Fit In Earth’s Orbit?

In the last five years, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled and will likely double again within a similar timespan, thanks to the efforts of private companies such as SpaceX....

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September 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM

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Idea 23: They pretend to be a couple for a specific reason (family pressure, a competition), but feelings start to blur the lines.

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January 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM

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london. the inspiration for so many pieces of writing.

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london has been the inspiration for my writing since i moved here over 25 years ago. from the outside you might think is a humongous whole on crossing the river thames like some great up turned turtle...

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June 5, 2024 at 2:22 PM

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Idea 41: The character discovers a hidden talent or ability they never knew they possessed. Humorous or serious.

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January 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM

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Idea 76: Character A: "ok, weird way to propose, but yes," while the other one most definitely did not intend to propose.

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March 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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#156: Write a letter to someone who has died.

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June 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM

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#122: A journalist or student is assigned to interview a famously reclusive celebrity, finding more than just a story.

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May 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM

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#195: Two people who work together start seeing themselves in a new light.

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July 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM

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#194: A person wakes up one morning with no recollection of who they are.

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July 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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🧵 (end)

I suppose for now, this is all up in smoke, a yet to be seen course of action that I am beyond excited to explore in my own writings.

I only hope that those of you who read along with my works think so too.

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December 15, 2024 at 1:19 AM