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Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects – but the US doesn’t screen for it during pregnancy
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: How The James Webb Space Telescope Was Built [49:51]
youtube.com

80 years ago today, Soviet troops liberated the Majdanek concentration camp. But one of the Nazi criminals slipped away.
damninteresting.com

‘Absolutely incredible’: Man rowing solo across Atlantic is surrounded by whales
npr.org

This Is The Fastest Object Ever Made by Humans, And It’s Not Slowing Down
sciencealert.com

Baby Birds Born In Chernobyl Have Weird Microbiomes But Are Surprisingly Healthy
inverse.com

What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scientists take us inside the chase and tools for studying twisters
theconversation.com

Seeing 16 Sunrises in 24 Hours, Astronauts Need Different Ways to Tell Time in Space
discovermagazine.com

First look: DARPA’s latest stealth X-Plane will fly this year
newatlas.com

Defeated by A.I., a Legend in the Board Game Go Warns: Get Ready for What’s Next
nytimes.com

Video: Things That Can Change Your Eye Color [12:23]
youtube.com

Are We Seeing the End of Homework?
saturdayeveningpost.com

Google Researchers Reveal The Myriad Ways Malicious Actors Are Misusing Generative AI
discovermagazine.com

He Was Sent to Prison for Killing His Baby. What if He Didn’t Do It?
nytimes.com

Cause found for lupus, which might lead to cure
cosmosmagazine.com

Time might be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests
livescience.com

Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities
nytimes.com

This Island Is Inhabited by More Koalas Than Humans
smithsonianmag.com

Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York’s Criminal Underworld
crimereads.com

His brother was found dead, his mother was arrested, then this baby was found crawling by a highway
apnews.com

Video: A Breathtaking Swarm of 100 Million Butterflies [2:53]
youtube.com • (see also)

A man is caught attempting to smuggle 100 live snakes into China in his pants
npr.org

France is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics
nytimes.com

On this day in 1997 a giant chunk of ice inexplicably crashed through the roof of a Mercedes warehouse
damninteresting.com

The Race to Rebuild One of America’s Busiest Bridges
popularmechanics.com

Bather rescued 80km from Japan beach after 36 hours
bbc.com • (see also)

Here’s the problem with new plastic recycling methods
technologyreview.com

‘Ida Hammershøi: The identity of art’s most famous ‘faceless woman”
bbc.com

China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to showcase Earth protection skills
space.com

What Happens When Your Bank Isn’t Really a Bank and Your Money Disappears?
nytimes.com

On this day in 1897 three explorers set out for the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon – they were never seen alive again
damninteresting.com

A High-Energy Proton Beam Could Finally Connect Us to Proxima Centauri
popularmechanics.com

Watch: World’s smallest chariot pulled along by single-celled algae
newatlas.com

What happens when matter is squashed to the brink of collapse? We weighed a neutron star to help NASA find out
theconversation.com

Video: How the Internet is Heating Paris [9:54]
youtube.com

The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans’ Understanding of the Wilderness
smithsonianmag.com

The Stunning Lavender Bloom of Central Spain
nytimes.com

Physicists Create ‘Impossible’ Time Crystal by Blasting Atoms Into Balloons
sciencealert.com

Video: Civil War Prison Food – Andersonville to Elmira [23:20]
youtube.com

Mice created with full human immune systems for the first time
newatlas.com

Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests
theguardian.com

Scientists Are Planning on Plunging Into the World’s ‘Portal to Hell’
popularmechanics.com

Video: Why fish are better at breathing than you are [5:20]
youtube.com

These monkeys were ‘notoriously competitive’ until Hurricane Maria wrecked their home
npr.org

Video: Can Paris fix its poop problem before the Olympics? [8:05]
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If a Victorian historian had his way, there’d be a giant time capsule under Stonehenge
bbc.com • (see also)

‘A noise like thunder – then my classroom went black. How I lost my brother, sister and stability to the Aberfan disaster’
theguardian.com

Video: Yoko and The Beatles [1:41:10]
youtube.com

US mountaineer buried by avalanche 22 years ago found preserved in ice, police say
theguardian.com

The Curious Case of Lobsters: From Pauper’s Fare to Gourmet Delight
mossandfog.com • (see also)

How a simple physics experiment could reveal dark matter hiding in an extra dimension
newscientist.com • Without paywall

Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for ‘sun kinks.’
grist.org

Radioactive Real Estate: Finding a Forever Home for Nuclear Waste
undark.org • (see also)

She Made $10,000 a Month Defrauding Apps like Uber and Instacart. Meet the Queen of the Rideshare Mafia
wired.com • Without paywall

A Look Back at StripWare
ironicsans.beehiiv.com

On this day in 1908, a scientist finally succeeded in liquefying helium
dam.mn

Study finds black holes made from light are impossible — challenging Einstein’s theory of relativity
livescience.com

New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception
prospect.org

Dirty Cops and Dirty Movies: Chicago’s Notorious Film Censors
saturdayeveningpost.com

Europe’s first Ariane 6 flight achieved most of its goals, but ended prematurely
arstechnica.com