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Squid have tiny teeth in their suckers − scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials
theconversation.com

Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles
lithub.com

On this day in 1986 over 1,700 people were killed when a lake exploded
damninteresting.com

A rare and wild adventure on the Colorado River
bbc.com

Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought ‘impossible’
livescience.com

Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind
theconversation.com

The expedition that searched for the tallest tree in the Amazon and found a sanctuary of giant specimens
english.elpais.com

That book is poison: Even more Victorian covers found to contain toxic dyes
arstechnica.com

This spider makes its home in the burrows of extinct giant ground sloths
sciencenews.org

Drone swarms could stop wildfires, researchers say
bbc.com

Scientists Seeking Life on Mars Heard a Signal That Hinted at the Future
nytimes.com

75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY
theconversation.com

How Do You Break Up a Company Like Google?
nymag.com

Video: The moment a bouncy castle goes flying in Alabama [00:19]
bbc.com

Dazzling Jewels Stolen in Green Vault Heist Go Back on Display in Dresden
smithsonianmag.com

Archaeologists to dig in search of skeletons at Waterloo battlefield
theguardian.com

Video: What Was A Real Viking Funeral Like? [23:09]
youtube.com

Flights cancelled in Japan after scissors go missing
bbc.com

Strange and wondrous creatures: plankton and the origins of life on Earth
theguardian.com

The Quest to Uncover the Secrets of Gold Hydrogen
wired.com

Inside the FBI’s Dashboard for Wiretapping the World
404media.co • Mirror

A 100km drive into Asia’s ancient empire
bbc.com

Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
flashbak.com • (see also)

The Charming, Eccentric, Blessed Life of Lee Maxwell
5280.com

People are falling in love with — and getting addicted to — AI voices
vox.com

The mind-bending mirrors behind advanced technology
bbc.com

Atlantic Niña: The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why
newscientist.com • Mirror

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Earthquakes With Unprecedented Accuracy
scitechdaily.com

Astrophysicists May Have Found the Source of Mysterious Wow! Signal
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Why are People Ticklish?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist
nautil.us

How pythons can eat such giant meals
popsci.com

Rare Photos of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Climate Change’s Latest Deadly Threat: Lightning Strikes
wired.com • (see also)

Archaeologists Stumble Upon a 2,000-Year-Old Dolphin Mosaic in England
smithsonianmag.com

Why Does AI Art Look Like That?
theatlantic.com • Mirror

A New Treatment for Severe Allergic Reactions — Without the Needle
nytimes.com

This spider uses trapped fireflies to lure in more prey
sciencenews.org

Soil’s noisy: how sound recordings track soil health
cosmosmagazine.com

At Its Core, Life Is All About Play − Just Look At The Animal Kingdom
discovermagazine.com

Video: This Man Stole a Dead Boy’s Identity, Then Disappeared [19:40]
youtube.com

Behind the Scenes of Metropolis (1927): Old Photos from a Cinematic Masterpiece
rarehistoricalphotos.com

The benefits of a well-timed curse: What science says about swearing
english.elpais.com

At the Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of Lung Disease
undark.org • (see also)

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