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What is ‘model collapse’? An expert explains the rumours about an impending AI doom
theconversation.com

Scenes From San Francisco’s Unhoused Encampment Sweeps
kqed.org

Our Very Strange Search for “Sea Level”
newyorker.com

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
theconversation.com

Lufthansa is using artificial sharkskin to streamline airplanes
arstechnica.com

Vaults of ambition: shock find under London Museum enchants its builders
theguardian.com

Room temperature metalworking inspired by insects and crab shells
newatlas.com

‘The one thing we’re all afraid of is going insane’ – Stockholm Syndrome and the art of hostage negotiation
bbc.com • (see also)

The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age
technologyreview.com

Video: Why Russia Built a Skyscraper in the Middle of Nowhere [8:38]
youtube.com • (see also)

Humans know very little about the deep sea. That may not stop us from mining it
salon.com

Diminishing Dark Energy May Evade the ‘Swampland’ of Impossible Universes
quantamagazine.org

‘Incredibly rare’ dead sea serpent surfaces in California waters; just 1 of 20 since 1901
yahoo.com

Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance
theguardian.com • (see also)

How did divers manage to blow up the Nord Stream pipeline?
cbc.ca

A coffee plantation in Brazil enslaved Africans. Centuries later, their descendants have taken over
theguardian.com

After 7 years and almost $100K, Canadian woman born without arms and short legs can now drive
cbc.ca

Armed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy
vox.com

Video: Where does punctuation come from?! [18:55]
youtube.com

Libya’s central bank halts operations after director kidnapped
bbc.com

A Lab at Texas A&M Is Part of a Program Studying Insects as Food. Cue Conspiracists.
texasmonthly.com

‘Failure of Roman engineering on industrial scale’: discovery of water wells in England proves trial and error
theguardian.com

‘Canada’s version of Bernie Madoff’: The rise and fall of Greg Martel
cbc.ca

How the Brain Learns to Make Inferences
neurosciencenews.com

Video: The scientists drilling into an active Icelandic volcano [05:48]
bbc.com

The first rule of Bite Club? Survive an attack by an apex predator
theguardian.com

Blind cavefish have extraordinary taste buds that increase with age, research reveals
phys.org

Art Dealer Arrested for Trying to Sell a Fake Leonardo da Vinci for $1.4 Million
smithsonianmag.com

7.0-magnitude earthquake triggers Russian volcano eruption and ash cloud warning for aircraft
news.sky.com

Space beer may taste better than Earth beer
popsci.com

Breakthrough brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to speak again
psypost.org

Does being a gifted kid make for a burned-out adulthood?
vox.com • (see also)

Why Do Plants Wiggle? Scientists Solve Age-Old Mystery That Puzzled Charles Darwin
scitechdaily.com

How Deep Can Humans Really Go?
mcgill.ca

The Surprising Factor Making the United States a Tornado Hot Spot
eos.org

More Than 4,000 Moth Species Flit Across Texas. One Scientist Photographed 550 in His Yard.
texasmonthly.com

Bananas are at risk of extinction, but scientists have a plan
popsci.com • (see also)

Sleep resets neurons for new memories the next day
news.cornell.edu • (see also)

Implantable Device Can Detect and Reverse Opioid Overdose
futurism.com

This week: Snacking chemicals, equine desserts, intergalactic slime, and more!
damninteresting.com

A distant quasar may be zapping all galaxies around itself
sciencenews.org

Birthrates are plummeting worldwide. Can governments turn the tide?
theguardian.com

Her Dad Was the BTK Killer. Their Daughter Was Gabby Petito. Why Would They Ever Agree to This?
slate.com

Review of 400 years of scientific literature corrects the Dodo extinction record
phys.org

The Geometric Tool That Solved Einstein’s Relativity Problem
quantamagazine.org

Ancient Scribes Got Ergonomic Injuries, Too
nytimes.com

The superstorms from space that could end modern life
bbc.com • (see also)

NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour
science.nasa.gov

Zebrafish regenerate their spinal cords in a surprising way
popsci.com

The brain creates parallel copies for a single memory, new study reveals
medicalxpress.com

‘Golden spike’ showing the moment Earth turned into a giant snowball discovered in ancient Scottish rocks
livescience.com • (see also)

Thousands of Sharks Found Sleeping ‘Like a Carpet’ on the Ocean Floor
gizmodo.com

This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space
wired.com

Photos: The Building of Nusantara, Indonesia’s new capital city
theatlantic.com

Minuscule wasps enlisted to fight off moths in new pest control strategy
theguardian.com

A Logo on a Prosthesis Is Like a Tattoo You Didn’t Ask For
theatlantic.com • Mirror

How the Great Depression Fueled a Grassroots Movement to Create a New State Called Absaroka
smithsonianmag.com

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 Finalists
theatlantic.com

Archaeologists Finally Decoded a 4,000-Year-Old Tablet—and It Warns, ‘A King Will Die’
popularmechanics.com

Video: Dragonflies hunt by predicting the future [16:51]
youtube.com