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World’s most powerful X-ray laser set for massive upgrade that will help us better understand the atomic world
livescience.com

Video: The Beatles Recording Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts club Band [35:24]
youtube.com

Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
theconversation.com • (see also)

Black hole destroys star, goes after another
phys.org

Did Canada Betray Afghanistan’s Female Soccer Players?
thewalrus.ca

Why did Hurricane Milton cause tornadoes in Florida?
bbc.com

See the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners
npr.org

Maylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl
propublica.org

How Different Stars Affect the Habitability of Their Planets
discovermagazine.com

Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?
theguardian.com

Another Reason to Hate Ticks
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users
bleepingcomputer.com

Pilot dies flying Turkish Airlines plane from US to Turkey
bbc.com

British Ecological Society Photo Contest Celebrates the Breadth and Beauty of the World’s Biodiversity
mymodernmet.com

Video: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shaking [1:59]
youtube.com

Physicists Simulated a Black Hole in The Lab, And Then It Began to Glow.
sciencealert.com

Zap Energy shows off its new fusion power prototype, Century
techcrunch.com

Art or rubbish? Dutch museum worker accidently throws beer can artwork in bin
euronews.com

The ‘Beautiful Confusion’ of the First Billion Years Comes Into View
quantamagazine.org

Raking Leaves Is Pointless—and Bad for Your Yard
outsideonline.com

Photos: Building Human Towers in Spain
theatlantic.com

Meet Big Boy, a 600-Ton Train with Devoted Fans
thrillist.com

Scientists accidentally find deep-sea ‘jelly’ creatures merged into ‘single entity’ after injury, revealing bizarre new behavior
livescience.com

Squid Collapse Triggers Massive Sperm Whale Migration From the Gulf of California
scitechdaily.com

The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes
404media.co

Fugitive father filmed with children in New Zealand wilderness three years after disappearing
theguardian.com

A satellite collision catastrophe is now inevitable, experts warn
sciencefocus.com

Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices
arstechnica.com

Backpack bans to prevent school shootings are forcing girls to hide tampons in their hair and shoes
thecut.com

On this day in 1446 the king of Korea dropped a new alphabet
damninteresting.com

On the Nature of Time
writings.stephenwolfram.com

Video: Japan’s $40BN Airport is Sinking [12:26]
youtube.com

Google threatened with being broken up by US
bbc.com

Geckos Use Hidden Inner Ear “Sixth Sense” to Detect Vibrations
neurosciencenews.com

Aurora’s high-speed VTOL X-plane passes ground effect testing
newatlas.com • (see also)

A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out
institutions.newscientist.com

Video: Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn’t last that long [16:12]
youtube.com

Nanostructures Found in Deep Sea Vents Generate Energy Without Life
sciencealert.com

‘We’ve used hallways, we’ve used bathrooms’: How zoos protect animals when hurricanes hit
bbc.com

Video: The Prime Constant [11:23]
youtube.com

We’re finally going to the Solar System’s most intriguing but unexplored frontier
arstechnica.com

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
apnews.com

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle
lithub.com

Cocaine: a cultural history, from medical wonder to illicit drug
aeon.co

SpaceX rocket snaps amazing views of Earth during Hera asteroid probe launch (photos)
space.com

Video: The Problems with China’s Space Program [16:45]
youtube.com

Teenager claims first ever Tetris ‘rebirth’
bbc.com

The Wendigo and 6 Other Ancient Monsters From Indigenous Folklore
atlasobscura.com

Long Covid: study shows damage to brain’s ‘control centre’
theweek.com

Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe
phys.org

Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
apnews.com

California Just Became the First State to Ban Sell-By Dates
foodandwine.com

Video: The Game Prototype That Had to Be Banned by Its Own Studio [16:05]
youtube.com

Hurricane Milton’s rapid intensification into a Category 5 storm, explained
vox.com

Microbes Found Alive Sealed in Rock For 2 Billion Years
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Our Galaxy Could Be Falling Into a Colossal ‘Basin of Attraction’ That’s as Old as Time
sciencealert.com

Video: The real reason cheese is yellow [6:32]
youtube.com

Archaeologists found an ancient Egyptian observatory
arstechnica.com

Unseen Thunderbirds films found in garden shed
bbc.com

NASA Made the Hubble Telescope to Be Remade
spectrum.ieee.org