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A whale got its turn in the spotlight on the last day of Olympic surfing
npr.org

Video: When India Was An Island [12:37]
youtube.com

California’s little-known ancient society
bbc.com

The 1988 ItalDesign Aztec Roadster Was a Futuristic Rarity
mossandfog.com

Rosetta and beyond: tales of a mission that left a mark
esa.int

The Almost Great Bank Robbery
texasmonthly.com

Video: The Trash Computer That Became Your Phone [31:26]
youtube.com

The Well-Off People Who Can’t Spend Money
theatlantic.com • Mirror

A Foot-Long Worm From Hell Is Invading Texas—and It’s Really Hard to Kill
popularmechanics.com

All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds
theguardian.com

What Is Analog Computing?
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

A Flight Mechanic Sat on the Tail of a Fighter Plane Before Takeoff—And Accidentally Took the Ride of Her Life
popularmechanics.com

Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million)
nytimes.com

The woman who left Britain to parachute into Nazi-occupied Poland
bbc.com • (see also)

A New Psychology Study Exposes The Big Problem With Happiness
inverse.com • (see also)

The generative-AI revolution may be a bubble
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Astronomers uncover risks to planets that could host life
phys.org

Mast cells eat other immune cells during allergic reactions
cosmosmagazine.com

What is a light echo?
astronomy.com

Brain’s Defense Mechanism Against Herpesvirus Identified
neurosciencenews.com

Grad Students Find Inevitable Patterns in Big Sets of Numbers
quantamagazine.org

To Study Tornados, Bring an Apocalypse-Proof Truck. And Rocket Launchers
wired.com

Study confirms that thinking hard is unpleasant
popsci.com

Saturn’s rings are disappearing
earthsky.org

A tower on the moon could provide astronauts with light, power and guidance
phys.org

He lost two homes to California fires in six years. Now what?
bbc.com

A parasitic single-celled organism, a type of archaea, is dwelling in an Antarctic lake
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

For ISS Astronauts, Digestive Issues Are Surprisingly Common
inverse.com

AI paves way for new antibiotic to fight resistant bacteria
futurity.org

Meet the surprisingly complex ancestor of all life on Earth
washingtonpost.com • Without paywall

China’s secretive space plane caught on camera in orbit (photos)
space.com

Will We Ever Hear the 9/11 Mastermind’s Secrets?
nymag.com

Study Suggests Earth Had Hidden Polar Moons After Theia Collision
popularmechanics.com

How the FDA Could Shape the Future of Psychedelics Research
undark.org

The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly New
universetoday.com

The Police Department That Refused to Solve a Murder
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

‘Why are people always pointing the finger at furries?’: inside the wild world of the furry fandom
theguardian.com

‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal
yahoo.com

The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now – here’s why we’re still here
theconversation.com

Video: Why Taiwan isn’t “Taiwan” at the Olympics [15:40]
youtube.com

Moscow’s Spies Were Stealing US Tech — Until the FBI Started a Sabotage Campaign
politico.com • (see also)

Sprouts Spotted by the Stump of the Sycamore Gap Tree
nytimes.com

On this day in 1997 the capital of Montserrat was buried by a volcano
damninteresting.com

‘Not stranded in space’: how Nasa lost control of Boeing Starliner narrative
theguardian.com

Video: ‘The Police Raided My Legal Weed Business’ [21:33]
youtube.com

American Beer Barons: How Busch, Pabst, and Schlitz Built Beer Empires
letempsdunebiere.ca

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

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