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‘We were just trying to get it to work’: The failure that started the internet
bbc.com

This Toad Is So Tiny That They Call It a Flea
nytimes.com

Stellarators and AI: The Future of Fusion Energy Research
spectrum.ieee.org

Video: This Single Rule Underpins All of Physics [32:43]
youtube.com

Rubber and tree sap: How ancient Maya cities have withstood the ravages of time
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Rare dime bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades fetches $500,000 at auction
apnews.com

‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?
theguardian.com

Video: 1.5 Years of Heavy Construction in 1.5 Hours [1:36:34]
youtube.com

Watch Astronauts Give a Rare Tour of China’s Luxurious Space Station
futurism.com

High school students who came up with ‘impossible’ proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
livescience.com

How forensic DNA analysis can falsely link people to crime scenes
livescience.com

Meet the Eukaryote, the First Cell to Get Organized
quantamagazine.org

Jaw-Dropping Report Reveals Causes of Arecibo Telescope Collapse
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When the Nazis Seized Power, This Jewish Actor Took on the Role of His Life
smithsonianmag.com

Video: The Secret Behind the World’s Fastest Card Thrower [9:27]
youtube.com

Study Confirms a Simple Trick to Communicate With Your Cat
sciencealert.com

Remains of man whose death was recorded in 1197 saga uncovered in Norway
theguardian.com

Video: How Do You Fly a Plane Through a Hurricane? [15:40]
youtube.com

How Gothic Architecture Became Spooky
architecturaldigest.com

Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life
institutions.newscientist.com • (see also)

A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species
nytimes.com

Google Street View Is Showing Strange “Businesses” in the Middle of the Ocean
futurism.com

Europe’s bold ‘Explore 2040’ campaign aims to get astronauts to the moon and Mars
space.com

Video: ‘Why Can’t I Vote Online?’ [12:44]
youtube.com

Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar
bbc.com

A Giant Structure in Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe
sciencealert.com

The complex considerations that magicians face when exposing the tricks of their trade
phys.org • (see also)

What’s the fastest recorded wind speed?
livescience.com

A chain of Mars exploration catastrophes: When NASA confused the metric with the imperial system
english.elpais.com

If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the Crow
nytimes.com

‘It’s a unique language spoken by two people’: The twins who created their own language
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We Are Living in a Golden Age of Apples
scientificamerican.com

‘Whale orgy’ off southern Australia a promising sign for southern right species
abc.net.au

Scientists discover a promising way to create new superheavy elements
phys.org • (see also)

This Flipping Ship Just Escaped the Wrecker’s Claws—And Her Story Is Mind-Blowing!
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The U.S. empire was built on bird dung
sciencenews.org

Can Wild Animals Experience Trauma? Yes — And It Changes Them Completely
inverse.com

Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub
theguardian.com

A new volcanic era
cnn.com

‘Visual clutter’ alters information flow in the brain
news.yale.edu

A deep sea expedition is filming jaw-dropping footage
mashable.com

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years
nytimes.com • (see also)

Lady Baker and the source of the Nile
harkness.substack.com

We’ve Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For 300 Years
sciencealert.com

Anti-immigrant crusader Musk illegally overstayed visa when moving to U.S.
salon.com

‘If I had the power I’d destroy the whole thing’: what went wrong with the ghost town of Disney-style castles?
theguardian.com

Video: ‘i made an illegal shoe to run faster’ [20:38]
youtube.com

NASA Astronaut Has ‘Medical Issue’ After SpaceX Splashdown
nytimes.com

Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life
theconversation.com

Most Powerful Gamma Rays Ever Seen in Galaxy’s Center Detected by Scientists
sciencealert.com

Experience: ‘I do hair and makeup for the dead’
theguardian.com

Is It Fascism? A Leading Historian Changes His Mind.
nytimes.com

The mystery of one of Italy’s most iconic pastas
bbc.com

Brain waste-clearance system shown in people for first time
nih.gov

New species of tardigrade reveals secrets of radiation-resisting powers
nature.com

Humans Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau
sciencealert.com

Image: Star cluster NGC 602 from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope
esawebb.org

Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin
msn.com

A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.
thetransmitter.org

Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
smithsonianmag.com