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Video: ‘I used to hate QR codes. But they’re actually genius’ [35:12]
youtube.com

The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology
quantamagazine.org

Video: We Finally Understand Why Tardigrades Refuse to Die [19:39]
youtube.com

Artificial Photosynthesis Breakthrough Turns CO₂ Into Ethylene With Record Efficiency
scitechdaily.com

The Rat Studies that Foretold a Nightmarish Human Future
newyorker.com

Don’t believe the hype: AGI is far from inevitable
ru.nl

An ‘abomination’ of a sub – and the boss convinced Titan was safe
bbc.com

Video: How to Dispose of a Body [8:59]
youtube.com

Medical Imaging Technique Reveals What Truly Lies Beneath a Volcano
sciencealert.com

The Strange Romance of Seahorses
nautil.us

We’re only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene’s flooding
arstechnica.com

Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
behavioralscientist.org

Emu simulations show birds that run while keeping a foot on the ground save energy
abc.net.au

Marvel and DC lose ‘Super Hero’ trademarks
theverge.com

Is Tuna Healthy? What to Know About Mercury and Sustainability.
nytimes.com

Video: The invention that broke English spelling [22:46]
youtube.com

The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun
wired.com

Overlooked Weather Phenomenon Produces Gamma Rays in Our Atmosphere
sciencealert.com

On this day in 1918, America’s WW1 Ace of Aces Frank Luke, Jr. died
damninteresting.com

Video: John Oliver Is Still Working Through the Rage [37:31]
youtube.com

The real story behind the iconic 1974 breakfast photo at the National Mall
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

On this day in 1957, a radioactive cooling tank in Russia exploded, hurling seventy tons of radioactive fission products into the atmosphere
damninteresting.com

Japan’s magic bullet: 60 years of the train that helped rebuild the idea of a country
theguardian.com

China unveils lunar spacesuit for crewed moon mission
spacenews.com

Big Lebowski actor Jeff Bridges is bringing back an iconic camera – the Widelux
digitalcameraworld.com

Double take: the twins they never knew they had
theguardian.com

French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II
rfi.fr

‘What I found on the secretive tropical island they don’t want you to see’
bbc.com

Astronomers prepare for once-in-a-lifetime event: A ‘new star’ in the night sky
space.com

A Very Tall Tale: Photograph of the Cardiff Giant (ca. 1869)
publicdomainreview.org

The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
nytimes.com

DNA Reveals Identity of Officer on the Lost Franklin Expedition—and His Remains Show Signs of Cannibalism
smithsonianmag.com

Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do
theconversation.com

Video: The Invasion Russia Doesn’t Want You to Know About [26:08]
youtube.com

A Breakthrough in Anti-Aging: Korean Scientists Discover Lifespan-Extending Drug
scitechdaily.com

SpaceX on mission to return two stranded astronauts
bbc.com

This week: Livin’ on a prayer, defunct cruise ships, allergic mammoths, and more!
damninteresting.com

Man tricks OpenAI’s voice bot into duet of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”
arstechnica.com

The Journey of 10 Billion Birds
discovermagazine.com

Why does it help to breathe into a bag when hyperventilating?
mcgill.ca

Hunting for One of the World’s Most Exquisite Peppers
nytimes.com

Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens
theverge.com

The 1963 Ford Cardinal—too radical for America at the time
arstechnica.com

What Are Wind Phones, and How Do They Help With Grief?
smithsonianmag.com

In the Stereoscope, Another World
daily.jstor.org

Reactive dust from Great Salt Lake may have health consequences
sciencenews.org

Scientists confirm there are 40 huge craters at the bottom of Lake Michigan
livescience.com

Tiny Black Holes Could Zip Through Our Solar System, Causing Mars to Wobble
sciencealert.com

Dark matter could have slight interaction with regular matter, study suggests
phys.org • (see also)

Archaeologists Dug Up The Ruins Of A Castle—and Found Bronze Shields from 2,700 Years Ago
popularmechanics.com

The Real Story Behind Norman Rockwell’s 1964 Painting ‘The Problem We All Live With’
rarehistoricalphotos.com

How special is the Milky Way galaxy? Survey team releases new findings
phys.org

An Ancient Peruvian Site Reveals a Remarkable Painted Throne Room
thisiscolossal.com

Why Microsoft made a deal to help restart Three Mile Island
technologyreview.com

Step Into Beguiling Bygone Eras in Jeff Bartels’s ‘Urban Glitch’ Series
thisiscolossal.com

Malcolm Gladwell Holds His Ideas Loosely. He Thinks You Should, Too.
nytimes.com

New Research Sheds Light on How Human Brain Processes Number Zero
sci.news

The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US
theguardian.com

The Wild West of Papal Conclaves
daily.jstor.org

Hummingbirds thrive on an extreme lifestyle. Here’s how.
knowablemagazine.org