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Alien worlds might not have a night and day. How would that change evolution?
bbc.com

Scientists found a way to make sound travel in only one direction
zmescience.com

A unique event in Japan gave scientists unprecedented insight into gaming’s mental health effects
psypost.org

Why have so many people been killed or gone missing in Dawson Creek, B.C.?
cbc.ca

The anonymous, anything-goes forum at the heart of the Pelicot rape case
theguardian.com

The Real Tomb Raiders: How Freeports Enabled International Art Theft
lithub.com

Gravity can exist without mass and dark matter could be myth, says study
interestingengineering.com • (see also)

SpaceX launches mega Starship rocket in successful test flight (with tower landing)
apnews.com • Video 1 • Video 2

Video: NASA’s Search For Life in a Radiation Death Zone [17:55]
youtube.com

Point Nemo, the Most Remote Place in the World
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Video: ‘Our flatmate found a scorpion in her Shein parcel’ [0:58]
bbc.com

Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century
theguardian.com

Remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine found on Everest
arstechnica.com

Video: Every Other Video About Color is Wrong [21:33]
youtube.com

New Gmail Security Alert For Billions As 7-Day AI Hack Confirmed
forbes.com

Video: The Secret to Good Airport Design: Aesthetic vs Efficiency [16:38]
youtube.com

America Is Updating Its Nuclear Weapons. The Price: $1.7 Trillion.
nytimes.com

Hardy’s Paradox Finally Confirmed: Landmark Experiment Shakes Local Realism
scitechdaily.com

Man learns he’s being dumped via “dystopian” AI summary of texts
arstechnica.com

An Enormous Photo of the Moon Zooms in on the Cratered Lunar Topography in Incredible Detail
thisiscolossal.com

‘There’s nobody like him’: Sammy Basso, longest survivor of rapid ageing disease, dies at 28
cbc.ca

Video: Math’s Fundamental Flaw [33:59]
youtube.com

World’s highest-voltage gun accelerates electrons from zero to 80% the speed of light
phys.org

Meet the team paid to break into top-secret bases
bbc.com

North Korea accuses South Korea of flying drones to its capital and threatens to attack next time
apnews.com

The Pettiest Drama in the Tech World Is Taking Place at … WordPress?
slate.com

Webb allows researchers to use new method of finding atmospheres in distant planets
phys.org

Video: Why is it always Rubidium? [19:39]
youtube.com

In a rare disclosure, the Pentagon provides an update on the X-37B spaceplane
arstechnica.com

New images show remarkable state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship
theguardian.com

Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
rollingstone.com

Each of These Glittering Stars Is 10,000x More Massive Than the Sun
petapixel.com

The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due
theconversation.com

The Best Wildlife Photographs From Years Past
smithsonianmag.com

Our Better Nature: Great Pumpkins
saturdayeveningpost.com

These beaches are among LA’s favourites. But they’re fake
bbc.com

The dinosaur-killing asteroid turned ants into farmers
popsci.com

Never-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size ‘millipede’ solves evolutionary mystery
livescience.com

Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Getting Much, Much Stronger
wired.com

Can New Mexico’s Ancient Water System Survive Climate Change?
undark.org • (see also)

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