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Video: What staying up all night does to your brain [5:36]
youtube.com • (see also)

Breath and Emotion Connected by Newly Identified Brain Circuit
neurosciencenews.com

A Winning Photograph of Octopus Embryos with Chromatophores
nautil.us

Why so many families are “drowning in toys”
vox.com

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System
lithub.com

Remembering Cyberia, the World’s First Ever Cyber Cafe
vice.com

Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea
sciencenews.org

Nature’s first fiber optics could light the way to internet innovation
sciencenews.org

Watch Ethiopian wolves drink flower nectar, a first for a large carnivore
science.org

Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
phys.org

This week: Legal definitions of bread, always bet on scissors, prank food deliveries in Belgium, and more!
damninteresting.com

Video: What NASA Unexpectedly Discovered When They Opened the Bennu Sample [22:56]
youtube.com

‘Impossible’ black holes discovered by the James Webb telescope may finally have an explanation
livescience.com

Video: The Physics That Doomed Amelia Earhart [36:35]
youtube.com

Vaccines have successfully been delivered via mosquito bite
newatlas.com

On this day in 1987, a Max Headroom doppelgänger seized control of televisions in Chicago
damninteresting.com

From Chimpan-A to Chimpanzee, These Apes May Have Humanlike Culture
nytimes.com

Hiker Steps into 280-Million-Year-Old Fossilized World in Italian Alps
aol.com

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history
opb.org

Uranus may not have a weird magnetic field after all
astronomy.com

How Native Americans Guarded Their Societies Against Tyranny
daily.jstor.org

Cops Searching for Vigilante Who Installed NSFW Traffic Signs in Colorado
vice.com

US Proposes Forcing Google to Sell Chrome to Fix Search Monopoly
nytimes.com

One of the world’s cruelest delicacies gets a guilt-free makeover
newatlas.com

Discovery Alert: A Rare Glimpse of a Newborn Planet
science.nasa.gov

Video: Hobbits Were Real. Why Were They So Small? [10:21]
youtube.com

Does this banana scare you? The harsh reality of life with an unusual phobia
theguardian.com

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
space.com

The ‘mad egghead’ who built a mouse utopia
theguardian.com

Unprecedented image may reveal impending supernova that could be visible from Earth
cnn.com

All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA.
quantamagazine.org

It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy
theconversation.com

The Final Days of Leo Tolstoy Captured in Rare Footage from 1910
openculture.com

This Chemistry Breakthrough Might Change Everything From Medicine to Farming
scitechdaily.com

On this day in 1980, a fire at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas became the deadliest disaster in Nevada history
damninteresting.com

The Periodic Table Just Got Wilder: Scientists Unveil the Secrets of the Heaviest Element Ever – Moscovium
scitechdaily.com

The Milky Way represents an outlier among similar galaxies, universe survey data shows
phys.org

Video: New Calculation Finds we are close to the Kessler Syndrome [7:33]
youtube.com

First Detailed Image of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Is Out of This World
gizmodo.com

Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years
popsci.com

The stuck tampon
wellcomecollection.org

Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
arstechnica.com • Listen

Are Nonhallucinogenic Psychedelics a Pharmacy Oxymoron?
pharmacytimes.com

Mathematicians Solved a Notorious Old Problem, Shaking Up Abstract Algebra
popularmechanics.com

The mysterious Virginia mansion allegedly bought with stolen Nigerian money
msn.com

Are We Accidentally Building A Planetary Brain?
noemamag.com

The Deep Sea
neal.fun • (see also)

Study traces the spicy history of chili peppers
phys.org

‘How a silly science prize changed my career’
nature.com

Physicists Shed Light on Precise Shape of Single Photon
sci.news • (see also)

On this day in 1980, a shallow freshwater lake was accidentally converted to a deep saltwater lake
damninteresting.com

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
apnews.com

200 monkeys run riot in Thailand, forcing police to barricade their own station
scmp.com

‘Doomsday fish’ returns to Southern California shores for the third time this year
cnn.com

As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products
nytimes.com

Woman accidentally discovers 280 million-year-old lost world while hiking in Italian Alps
livescience.com

A new nuclear arms race is beginning. It will be far more dangerous than the last one
theguardian.com

What delusions can tell us about the cognitive nature of belief
theconversation.com

How railroads inspired the creation of time zones
bbc.com

Being Interesting Is a Burden. Join the Dull Club.
nymag.com