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High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Denisovan fossil
arstechnica.com

Lucy Letby: Courtroom drama, a failed appeal, and battles over the truth
bbc.com

Japan’s government is (finally) done with floppy disks
popsci.com

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes 20th close approach to the sun
phys.org

Incredible Hydrothermal Environment Discovered Deep Beneath The Ocean
sciencealert.com

Netherlands: How the Dutch became the tallest nation on Earth
english.elpais.com

Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world
theguardian.com

What Is the Longest Word in the English Language?
mymodernmet.com

The Science of Dogs
nytimes.com

ChatGPT just (accidentally) shared all of its secret rules – here’s what we learned
techradar.com

High speed video shows hippos get airborne when running
phys.org

15 Years Ago, the International Space Station Accidentally Tested An Unresolved Question
inverse.com

How the microbes that make us sick also helped us evolve
noemamag.com

How Influencers and Algorithms Are Creating Bespoke Realities for Everyone
wired.com

Tool preventing AI mimicry cracked; artists wonder what’s next
arstechnica.com

The dangers of sneezing—from ejected bowels to torn windpipes
arstechnica.com

A new blue: Mysterious origin of the ribbontail ray’s electric blue spots revealed
phys.org

How We Solved the Hole in the Ozone
nautil.us • (see also)

Why Ernest Hemingway’s Younger Brother Established a Floating Republic in the Caribbean
smithsonianmag.com

We’re off for US Independence Day, but here is our explore page in case you need a fix
damninteresting.com

Oldest known picture story is a 51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting
theguardian.com

Ways to interact with virtual versions of our deceased loved ones are now a possibility – but there’s a raft of ethical and emotional challenges involved
theconversation.com

Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes after living alone for nearly a decade
nbcnews.com

China targets its first planetary defense test mission
planetary.org

‘Almost whole island homeless’ in Hurricane Beryl’s wake
bbc.com

Lo Manh Hung: The Story of South Vietnam’s Youngest Photo Journalist, 1968
rarehistoricalphotos.com

The Fake Oilman
newyorker.com

Watch This Pilot Land Her Plane After the Glass Canopy Opens and Shatters Mid-Flight
mymodernmet.com

Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit
arstechnica.com

Even a happy adoption is founded on an unstable sense of self
aeon.co

The fight against light pollution
astronomy.com

Why GPS Is Under Attack
nytimes.com

Who Stashed $2 Million of Civil War Gold in a Kentucky Cornfield?
popularmechanics.com

Play shown for first time since 1671 controversy
bbc.com

Treasure hunters: the enthralling, emotional inside story of a house clearance
theguardian.com

A bizarre video of eyeballs confirms our pupils shrink with age
sciencenews.org

NASA reveals origins of bizarre ‘furry UFO’ that mysteriously slammed into luxury North Carolina mountaintop resort
dailymail.co.uk

How Researchers Solved the Mystery of This 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck
smithsonianmag.com

Video: What should an electric car sound like? [5:17]
youtube.com

Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose
theconversation.com

Study reveals fireworks’ impact on air quality
phys.org

How a musical indie game went against the grain to explore the Deaf experience
theverge.com

Big Brother of the Brain Is Here
nautil.us • (see also)

NASA Asteroid Experts Create Hypothetical Impact Scenario for Exercise
nasa.gov

Scientists crack new method for high-capacity, secure quantum communication
phys.org

From China to the Mediterranean and More, Here’s How Different Cultures Envision Dragons
smithsonianmag.com

Bussana Vecchia: The battle over Italy’s eclectic, handbuilt village
bbc.com

Exploring the Ancient History of the Olympics
mossandfog.com

The Caribbean has a defense system against deadly hurricanes — but it’s vanishing
vox.com

Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds
reuters.com

The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Unexpected Music of a Coral Reef
nautil.us

A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots
nytimes.com

The Life and Untimely Death of a Boeing Whistleblower
nymag.com

The forgotten priest who predicted black holes
bbc.com • (see also)

Video: The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn’t very bright [23:20]
youtube.com

Why Is Chile So Long?
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com

‘New York weirdness’: why did a mysterious bell ring in a subway station for weeks?
theguardian.com

Love and other negotiations in the time of the non-disclosure agreement.
thecut.com

Food Companies Intentionally Make Their Products Addictive — And It’s Making Us Sick
zmescience.com