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The universe may have a complex geometry — like a doughnut
sciencenews.org

Creating a Bacteria Painting Is an Elegant But Dangerous Art
atlasobscura.com

Human hair: A surprisingly effective way to soak up oil spills
newatlas.com

Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
theguardian.com

Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help astronauts who trip on the Moon
cosmosmagazine.com

The Drawing the Art Institute Won’t Give Back
chicagomag.com

Directed energy weapon replaces million-dollar missiles at 13 cents a shot
newatlas.com

Video: The Soviet Obsession With Venus Revealed [16:14]
youtube.com • (see also)

Artemis 2 astronauts simulated a day in the life on their moon mission. Here’s what they learned
space.com

Researchers build AI-driven sarcasm detector
theguardian.com

2024 Comedy Pet Photo Awards finalists
newatlas.com

This Doctor Pioneered Counting Calories a Century Ago, and We’re Still Dealing With the Consequences
smithsonianmag.com

Who Were the Real Pirates of the Caribbean?
smithsonianmag.com

We Came from Lowly Mud
nautil.us

Scientists Say Our Universe Might Be a Hall of Mirrors
popularmechanics.com

Pacific squid flashes its huge attack ‘headlights’
bbc.com

How did an ancient shark parasite end up fossilized in tree resin?
sciencenews.org

U.S. spacecraft snap stunning views of auroras encircling Earth
mashable.com

Video: How Much of the Periodic Table is in YOU? [10:24]
youtube.com

In the Milky Way, 3 intruder stars are ‘on the run’ — in the wrong direction
space.com

Legendary Hermit’s Long-Lost Treasure Uncovered in Poland
popularmechanics.com

Lab-Grown Meat Is on Shelves Now. But There’s a Catch
wired.com

Video: Why can’t prices just stay the same? [7:30]
youtube.com

The Genome of a Gigantic Bacterium Reveals Odd Metabolic Properties
the-scientist.com

A ‘plague’ comes before the fall: lessons from Roman history
thebulletin.org

You live your life mostly in nitrogen – without even thinking about it
sciencenorway.no

Watch: Sony’s new microsurgery robot stitches up a corn kernel
newatlas.com

White Dwarfs are Often Polluted With Heavier Elements. Now We Know Why
universetoday.com

Could we genetically engineer a unicorn?
thetech.org

The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest in 2,000 years, scientists find
space.com

Discovery of the first ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs
phys.org • (see also)

NASA’s asteroid Bennu samples have rocks unlike any meteorite ever found
astronomy.com

Why Do People Make Music?
nytimes.com

Scientists solve mystery of ancient ‘tree of life’
bbc.com

Hong Kong is safe from China’s Great Firewall—for now
technologyreview.com

Crew trapped on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse
bbc.com

Emoji history: the missing years
blog.gingerbeardman.com

MIT students stole $25M in seconds by exploiting ETH blockchain bug, DOJ says
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Orangutan Language Is More Sophisticated Than Once Thought
discovermagazine.com

Video: 75MPH Bird to the Face [16:30]
Related video • Related video • youtube.com

The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end
arstechnica.com

The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
crimereads.com • (see also)

‘We’ve got drone swarms, dirty bombs, radar-jamming’: the fake town where America practises for war
theguardian.com

How An Organ Transplant Can Change Your Entire Personality
inverse.com • Study

Tiger beetles fight off bat attacks with ultrasonic mimicry
phys.org

Graffiti-covered door from French revolutionary wars found in Kent
theguardian.com

Sites Busted Running AI Content Farm That Rips Off Real Journalists’ Work When They Accidentally Left Prompt in Published Article
futurism.com

Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
theconversation.com

Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of almost 2m cars, researchers say
theguardian.com

Video: Scientists are obsessed with this lake [5:37]
youtube.com • (see also)

Scientists Are Investigating a Puzzling Underground ‘Anomaly’ Near the Giza Pyramids
smithsonianmag.com

Video: How Sponges Beat The First Mass Extinction [10:23]
youtube.com • (see also)

Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth
arstechnica.com

Jupiter’s mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo)
space.com

The sun just shot out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades
mlive.com

Mystery of inscription found under patio slab
bbc.com

Video: The Skyscraper Built on The World’s Most Expensive Site [9:52]
youtube.com

Superheavy Elements Are Breaking the Periodic Table
scientificamerican.com • (Seaborg also)

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console
arstechnica.com

As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose
nytimes.com