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Video: The Big X [14:03]
youtube.com

‘Google says I’m a dead physicist’: is the world’s biggest search engine broken?
theguardian.com

Dondurma: The Turkish ice cream eaten with a knife and fork
bbc.com

Expensive Space Telescope Damaged by Small Space Rock
futurism.com

The Fastest Way to Lose a Court Case? Use ChatGPT
thewalrus.ca

Cat burglars: scientists try to solve mystery of why felines ‘steal’ random objects
theguardian.com

‘Happy evolutionary accident’: How crayfish living underground may have gotten their bright colors
science.org

400 years of telescopes: A window into our study of the cosmos
popsci.com

Black Sailors Exonerated 80 Years After Deadly World War II Disaster
smithsonianmag.com

What became of the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?
space.com

SpaceX Reveals the Beefed-Up Dragon That Will De-Orbit the ISS
universetoday.com

Are fermented foods like kombucha actually good for you?
bbc.com

Life on Mars ‘absolutely exhilarating’: Nasa scientist’s year in a simulation
theguardian.com

Frank Deschandol’s Photos Uncover the Some of the World’s Most Elusive Insects and Arthropods
thisiscolossal.com

A comet collided with Jupiter 30 years ago, and the resulting images still inspire awe and wonder today.
planetary.org

Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Detected Close to Milky Way’s Center
sci.news

How bodies of frozen climbers were finally recovered from Everest ‘death zone’
bbc.com • (see also)

Designing the Dummies
daily.jstor.org

How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
theconversation.com

Astronomers Propose New Criteria to Classify Planets, but Pluto Still Doesn’t Make the Cut
smithsonianmag.com

US woman freed after 43 years in prison for murder she didn’t commit
bbc.com

How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?
lithub.com

Video: Why we love crustaceans and fear insects (which are crustaceans) [10:09]
youtube.com

A Century Ago, the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics
theatlantic.com

How astronomers work out the size of our solar system
space.com

These tiny, asexual animals steal genes to make their own medicine
popsci.com

How Golden Peacocks on a Dining Room Wall Destroyed a Longstanding Friendship in Victorian Society
smithsonianmag.com

Study Pinpoints Origins of Creativity in the Brain
healthcare.utah.edu

This week: Simian sympathy, time in spacetime, fickle cuisine, and more!
damninteresting.com

Smart soil can water and feed itself
phys.org

King Kong: Behind the Scenes Photos that Show the Making of 1933’s Classic Horror
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Video: New Recipe for Pi [14:28]
youtube.com

How The Science Of Tornadoes Has Changed in the 28 Years Since ‘Twister’
inverse.com

Will physics ever explain consciousness?
irishtimes.com

What will future aerial dogfights look like?
bbc.com

Monumental Proof Settles Geometric Langlands Conjecture
quantamagazine.org

A Hidden Graveyard of 18th Century Ships Makes Hawaii’s Shipwreck Beach
discovermagazine.com

Why Scratching an Itch Feels So Good
discovermagazine.com

What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation
popsci.com

A new explanation for Jupiter’s shrinking Great Red Spot
phys.org

What Are Sheaves?
quantamagazine.org

Hidden Tunnels Discovered Under 1,500-Year-Old Church in Istanbul
mymodernmet.com

How NASA and SpaceX will deorbit and destroy the ISS
newatlas.com

Is there a hottest temperature possible in the universe?
astronomy.com • (see also)

Researchers track individual neurons as they respond to words
arstechnica.com

The Art Forger Had Fooled Thousands. Then He Met Doug.
nytimes.com

Signatures of life could survive near surfaces of the moons Enceladus and Europa, NASA experiment suggests
phys.org

Video: The Untold Story of Arsenio Hall’s Late-Night Legacy [47:06]
youtube.com

NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers a surprise in a Martian rock
phys.org

Video: Why are scientists shooting mushrooms into space? [5:28]
youtube.com • (see also)

NASA built a Moon rover but can’t afford to get it to the launch pad
arstechnica.com

The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius Wasn’t Pompeii’s Only Killer
nytimes.com

The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback
lithub.com

Artificial placenta: A new lifeline for premature babies?
bbc.com

Folklore meets science in this search for the ‘sounds’ of the northern lights
astronomy.com • (see also)

Food, water, wifi: is this the future of humanitarian aid?
theguardian.com

Juke in the Box
daily.jstor.org

Psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks
sciencenews.org

Common blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom
bbc.com

The Real Story Behind the Baltimore Deaths That Inspired ‘Lady in the Lake’
smithsonianmag.com