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04 August 2024

How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure

scientificamerican.com

02 August 2024

The French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace

theconversation.com

One in 100 million cotton candy lobster caught in New Hampshire

popsci.com

63 Ancient Tombs Have Emerged in Egypt, With Long-Lost Treasures and Statues Inside

popularmechanics.com

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence

aeon.co

Mysterious Antimatter Detection on ISS Sparks Radical New Theories

sciencealert.com

How a Rare Disorder Makes People See Monsters

newyorker.com

Artist Spends 10 Years Drawing His Incredible Adventures Onboard a Cruise Ship

mymodernmet.com

Archaeologists Find a 2,400-Year-Old ‘Pot of Gold’ in Turkey

nytimes.com

20 Years Later, MESSENGER Is Still Giving Us Strange Hidden Gems

inverse.com

‘Your favourite rappers are only alive because of our sacrifices’: the secret life of rap bodyguards

theguardian.com

Samsung’s EV battery breakthrough: 600-mile charge in 9 mins, 20 year lifespan

interestingengineering.com

A World-Changing Gamma Ray Laser Is on the Horizon. It Could One Day Unlock Interstellar Travel

popularmechanics.com

Video: The Greenwich Meridian is in the wrong place [25:06]

youtube.com

Witness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope

bbc.com

Fabricating Dreams: On How an Unknown Publisher in Edo Japan Enticed the World

themontrealreview.com

Video: What Made This Huge Hole Under Greenland? [6:31]

youtube.com

On this day in 1947 a Lancastrian airliner disappeared en route to Santiago, Chile

damninteresting.com

Robin Windross disappeared from a care center in 1977. His parents remain haunted by questions

thewalrus.ca

Big dinosaur extinction saw rapid bird evolution

cosmosmagazine.com

New research reveals why certain paper is more likely to cause cuts.

zmescience.com

Saturn threw a comet out of the solar system at 6,700 mph. Here’s how

space.com

Scientists traced roses’ thorny origins and solved a 400 million-year-old mystery

cnn.com

Video: How a Fisherman Created the World’s Smallest Country [41:13]

youtube.com • (see also)

On this day in 1939 Einstein co-wrote a letter to president Roosevelt urging him to fund research into atomic weaponry

damninteresting.com

Hotels and restaurants are dropping prices after unexpected quietness in Paris during the Olympics

bbc.com

Secret Medieval Papal Residence Unearthed in Rome

popularmechanics.com

New insights into Iceland’s recent bout of eruptions

cosmosmagazine.com

“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds

arstechnica.com

What happens when you don’t have enough ingredients to make a planet?

popsci.com

01 August 2024

Want to spot a deepfake? The eyes could be a giveaway

sciencenews.org

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

wired.com • Without paywall

How “intelligent” liquid metals could decarbonise industries

cosmosmagazine.com

At the 1960 Olympics, American Athletes Recruited by the CIA Tried to Convince Their Soviet Peers to Defect

smithsonianmag.com

What Happens in a Mind That Can’t ‘See’ Mental Images

quantamagazine.org

The First Air Force One and One Man’s Quest to Save It

atlasobscura.com

Video: Stephen Fry into Ukraine [45:28]

youtube.com

“Cat poop” brain parasite could be hijacked to deliver drugs

newatlas.com • (see also)

Meteorites from Mars

daily.jstor.org

New DNA analysis helps bust 200-year-old royal conspiracy theory

phys.org

Video: Why The Olympics Almost Banned This Shoe [16:48]

youtube.com

Fully-automatic robot dentist performs world’s first human procedure

newatlas.com

Video: Why did people wear powdered wigs? [5:40]

youtube.com

‘One of the most disgusting meals I’ve ever eaten’: AI recipes tested

theguardian.com

Four Friends, Two Marriages, One Affair — and a Shelf of Books Dissecting It

vulture.com • Without paywall

3,500-year-old tablet in Turkey turns out to be a shopping list

livescience.com

This humpback lost its tail — but swims on in Salish Sea

seattletimes.com

‘My jaw just dropped’: 500 million-year-old larva fossil found with brain preserved

livescience.com • (see also)

31 July 2024

When Milk Delivery Was Done by Dog-Drawn Carts: Vintage Photos from the Early 20th Century

rarehistoricalphotos.com

Video: How NASA Gave Us a Better Mattress [14:23]

youtube.com

Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice

livescience.com

Video: The Director Who Revolutionized The POV Shot [6:29]

youtube.com

What we learned by crashing Lunar Prospector into the Moon

astronomy.com

Nanoscale ‘Russian doll’ tech delivers two drugs at different times

newatlas.com

Video: Why π^π^π^π could be an integer (for all we know!). [15:20]

youtube.com

Can an AI make a data-driven, visual story?

pudding.cool

How to SUPPPPRESS Light From a Star That Is Ten Billion Times Brighter Than Its Habitable Exoplanet

universetoday.com

Archaeologists Found a Cult’s Secret Temple Hidden Among Ancient Tombs

popularmechanics.com

Watch Sierra Space Blow Up Its Inflatable Space Station In The Name Of Science

jalopnik.com • Video

Video: The Clever Way to Count Tanks [16:44]

youtube.com

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How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure

The French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace

One in 100 million cotton candy lobster caught in New Hampshire

63 Ancient Tombs Have Emerged in Egypt, With Long-Lost Treasures and Statues Inside

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence

Mysterious Antimatter Detection on ISS Sparks Radical New Theories

How a Rare Disorder Makes People See Monsters

Artist Spends 10 Years Drawing His Incredible Adventures Onboard a Cruise Ship

Archaeologists Find a 2,400-Year-Old ‘Pot of Gold’ in Turkey

20 Years Later, MESSENGER Is Still Giving Us Strange Hidden Gems

‘Your favourite rappers are only alive because of our sacrifices’: the secret life of rap bodyguards

Samsung’s EV battery breakthrough: 600-mile charge in 9 mins, 20 year lifespan

A World-Changing Gamma Ray Laser Is on the Horizon. It Could One Day Unlock Interstellar Travel

Video: The Greenwich Meridian is in the wrong place [25:06]

Witness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope

Fabricating Dreams: On How an Unknown Publisher in Edo Japan Enticed the World

Video: What Made This Huge Hole Under Greenland? [6:31]

On this day in 1947 a Lancastrian airliner disappeared en route to Santiago, Chile

Robin Windross disappeared from a care center in 1977. His parents remain haunted by questions

Big dinosaur extinction saw rapid bird evolution

New research reveals why certain paper is more likely to cause cuts.

Saturn threw a comet out of the solar system at 6,700 mph. Here’s how

Scientists traced roses’ thorny origins and solved a 400 million-year-old mystery

Video: How a Fisherman Created the World’s Smallest Country [41:13]

On this day in 1939 Einstein co-wrote a letter to president Roosevelt urging him to fund research into atomic weaponry

Hotels and restaurants are dropping prices after unexpected quietness in Paris during the Olympics

Secret Medieval Papal Residence Unearthed in Rome

New insights into Iceland’s recent bout of eruptions

“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds

What happens when you don’t have enough ingredients to make a planet?

Want to spot a deepfake? The eyes could be a giveaway

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

How “intelligent” liquid metals could decarbonise industries

At the 1960 Olympics, American Athletes Recruited by the CIA Tried to Convince Their Soviet Peers to Defect

What Happens in a Mind That Can’t ‘See’ Mental Images

The First Air Force One and One Man’s Quest to Save It

Video: Stephen Fry into Ukraine [45:28]

“Cat poop” brain parasite could be hijacked to deliver drugs

Meteorites from Mars

New DNA analysis helps bust 200-year-old royal conspiracy theory

Video: Why The Olympics Almost Banned This Shoe [16:48]

Fully-automatic robot dentist performs world’s first human procedure

Video: Why did people wear powdered wigs? [5:40]

‘One of the most disgusting meals I’ve ever eaten’: AI recipes tested

Four Friends, Two Marriages, One Affair — and a Shelf of Books Dissecting It

3,500-year-old tablet in Turkey turns out to be a shopping list

This humpback lost its tail — but swims on in Salish Sea

‘My jaw just dropped’: 500 million-year-old larva fossil found with brain preserved

When Milk Delivery Was Done by Dog-Drawn Carts: Vintage Photos from the Early 20th Century

Video: How NASA Gave Us a Better Mattress [14:23]

Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice

Video: The Director Who Revolutionized The POV Shot [6:29]

What we learned by crashing Lunar Prospector into the Moon

Nanoscale ‘Russian doll’ tech delivers two drugs at different times

Video: Why π^π^π^π could be an integer (for all we know!). [15:20]

Can an AI make a data-driven, visual story?

How to SUPPPPRESS Light From a Star That Is Ten Billion Times Brighter Than Its Habitable Exoplanet

Archaeologists Found a Cult’s Secret Temple Hidden Among Ancient Tombs

Watch Sierra Space Blow Up Its Inflatable Space Station In The Name Of Science

Video: The Clever Way to Count Tanks [16:44]

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