Adrian Villellas

Adrián Villellas is a computer engineer and entrepreneur in the fields of digital marketing and advertising technology. He has led projects in data analysis, sustainable advertising, and solutions for new audiences. He also contributes to scientific initiatives related to astronomy and space observation. He writes for science, technology, and environmental media outlets, where he makes complex topics and innovative advances accessible to a broad audience.
A worker in a white hard hat handles core samples in a field in Wyoming

A Wyoming coal mine bought for $2 million in 2011 holds what Ramaco calls the largest unconventional rare earth deposit in the US, and a new engineering report has pushed first production back to 2031

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October 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Illustration of a plesiosaur in shallow water

A geologist studying drill cores from under the North Sea found Jurassic fossil vomit packed with shells and squid-like remains, and he believes long-necked plesiosaurs brought it up in river deltas

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October 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Woman listening to music with headphones

Researchers in China stressed 120 young adults and found relaxing music helped their heart rate and mood recover faster than water sounds, while listening beforehand did not blunt the stress

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October 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Researcher with a miniature horse outdoors

A UC Davis study found just three minutes with miniature horses and donkeys left 61 teenagers calmer and less lonely, and those who saw an animal choose to walk away felt the biggest drop in sadness

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October 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Insect remains recovered from the Cruz de la Esquina cave

Researchers sifting 8,173 insect remains from a burial cave on Gran Canaria found granary weevils revealing it first stored grain, and blowflies showing the dead were placed inside right after death

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October 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Medieval illustration of dogs attacking a chained bear

A bear shoulder blade found in England in 1864 helped show that bear-baiting was established by the 12th century, about 400 years before Shakespeare’s London, as imports of live bears grew after 1066

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October 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Coated steel samples held by a researcher

University of Queensland engineers made a coating that releases rust-fighting molecules where it is damaged, and lab tests showed corrosion over 600 times slower than some top paints

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October 1, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Greek krater with cremated remains inside Tomb 10188 at Pontecagnano

Archaeologists checking a building plot in Italy found a 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb where a Greek wine vessel painted with horsemen and a siren held the cremated bones of a person of high rank

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October 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Roebuck Castle building on the University College Dublin campus

Roebuck Castle, a medieval fortress long believed demolished, is hiding inside a Victorian-looking building at University College Dublin, where walls possibly from the early 1200s survive under plaster

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October 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
GoSun Moonrider tractor charging from its solar canopy at sunset

A fully electric tractor that recharges from its own solar roof goes on sale in North America, runs about five hours per charge and could save small farms around $15,000 over five years

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October 1, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Close-up of a green kākāpō parrot held by a ranger

New Zealand’s kākāpō, a flightless parrot that fell to just 51 birds in 1995, now numbers 325 after 90 chicks joined the count, and conservationists are running out of safe islands for them

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October 1, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Purple deep-sea octopus on the seafloor off Trinidad and Tobago

Scientists on Trinidad and Tobago’s first locally led deep-sea expedition followed 219 bubble streams to 25 cold seeps and found at least 20 possible new species, including an octopus first seen in 2014

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October 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Woman sitting in bed in the morning looking at her phone

Two Oregon State studies of 1,512 adults found social media support eased loneliness far less than real-life ties, and checking apps within 30 minutes of waking was tied to twice the odds of depression

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September 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Specimens of the new red sponge Polycapus rubrum

NOAA scientists studying sponges collected in Alaska trawl surveys as early as 1997 identified nine deep-sea sponges new to science, including a red one so unusual that it needed a brand-new genus

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September 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Archaeologist uncovering a Roman silver coin in the soil on Gotland

Archaeologists on Sweden’s Gotland found 45 Roman silver coins and a gold ring buried beside a farm building around AD 450, and two coins are ancient forgeries probably made in what is now Ukraine

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September 30, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Octopus clinging to the dorsal fin of a Risso's dolphin off Devon

A volunteer photographer off Devon captured an octopus clinging to the fin of a Risso’s dolphin, and scientists say it shows how the biggest octopus boom in 75 years may be changing their diet

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September 30, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Illustration of a predatory dinosaur hunting a diving bird

A 66-million-year-old feather found inside fossilized dinosaur poop in Montana belonged to a diving bird eaten by a predator, and its modern design may explain why some birds survived the asteroid

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September 30, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Purple chat speech bubbles on a translucent screen

According to psychology, the feelings people develop for social AI are real, and being dumped by a chatbot can trigger a small existential crisis

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September 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ancient Greek amphorae

Surveys for an offshore wind farm off Italy revealed a shipwreck 1,640 feet deep carrying over 300 amphorae from the fifth or fourth century BC, and scientists want to learn where the jars were made

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September 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Goat moth caterpillar (Cossus cossus) on the ground

A sudden vinegar smell next to a garden tree can mean a goat moth caterpillar has spent years tunneling through the trunk, and the wood can end up snapping

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September 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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