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Plant-animal hybrid cells make solar-powered tissues, organs or meat
newatlas.com

Turkey’s legendary burning mountain where the flames never go out
cnn.com • (see also)

Astronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranus
gizmodo.com

Reinventing the world’s favorite building material
washingtonpost.com

Deep sea rocks suggest oxygen can be made without photosynthesis, deepening the mystery of life
theconversation.com

Russia fines Google $20 decillion
cnn.com • (see also)

This Incredible Photo of an Ant’s Face Is Like Something From a Nightmare
sciencealert.com

Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plans over Russia security fears
theguardian.com

Strange methane world on Titan could be a secret alien haven
earth.com

Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina
theguardian.com

Video: Why Red 3 is still in your candy [8:03]
youtube.com

How the U.S. military lost a $250 million war game in minutes
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

A Portrait of Alan Turing Made by an A.I.-Powered Robot Could Sell for Up to $180,000
smithsonianmag.com

A Rock-Star Researcher Spun a Web of Lies—and Nearly Got Away with It
thewalrus.ca

The Making of the American West’s Last Great Outlaw Hideouts
crimereads.com

Typing monkey would be unable to produce ‘Hamlet’ within the lifetime of the universe, study finds
phys.org

Brutal and captivating wildlife images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year shortlist
popsci.com

This 19th-Century ‘Toy Book’ Used Science to Prove That Ghosts Were Simply an Illusion
smithsonianmag.com

Video: How This Single ‘M’ Almost Ruined a US Presidency [9:16]
youtube.com

Playing in mud and dirt can boost your child’s immune system – here’s how
theconversation.com

On this day in 1961 the Soviet Union detonated the most powerful bomb ever constructed
damninteresting.com

Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds
theguardian.com

Goose barnacles resembling ‘udon noodles’ surprise beachgoers at Port Elliot
abc.net.au

What’s so special about the human brain?
nature.com

Video: A guide to our alphabet [20:07]
youtube.com

Meet America’s secret team of nuclear first responders
npr.org

Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water
apps.npr.org

Scientist Calculates Perfect Beer Glass Shape To Keep Liquid Cool
discovermagazine.com

Video: We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The Internet [13:07]
youtube.com

A 13,000-Year-Old Camp Site Reveals Hunting Patterns from Ancient Humans
discovermagazine.com

For all the promise and dangers of AI, computers plainly can’t think. To think is to resist – something no machine does
aeon.co

Scientists Say This New Tech Could Rival Superconductors
popularmechanics.com

Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981
gizmodo.com

The owners of a New Zealand volcano that erupted in 2019, killing 22 people, appeal their conviction
apnews.com

Astronomers discover one of the fastest-spinning stars in the universe
phys.org

Living on a Volcano’s Edge, Italians Practice for Disaster
nytimes.com

These creatures defy biological time
popsci.com

This Ancient Supernova Remnant Looks Like a Stellar Dandelion
universetoday.com

Without chaos theory, social science will never understand the world
aeon.co

Lost Maya city with temple pyramids and plazas discovered in Mexico
theguardian.com

‘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
bbc.com • (see also)

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
gizmodo.com • (see also)

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)