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Video: ‘This Job Can Kill You. But I Do It Anyway’ [10:36]
youtube.com

US Space Force warns of “mind-boggling” build-up of Chinese capabilities
arstechnica.com

Huge Study Shows Where Gout Comes From, And It’s Not What We Thought
sciencealert.com

Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
apnews.com

Does the Enlightenment’s Great Female Intellect Need Rescuing?
newyorker.com

We’ve seen particles that are massless only in one direction
institutions.newscientist.com

Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer’s murder
nbcnews.com

Iceland embraced a shorter work week. Here’s how it turned out
cnn.com

Video: The story of the 4-Track Cart [51:03]
youtube.com

What Happens to Your Body if You Eat Too Much Sugar?
nytimes.com

“We’re at the mercy of Google.” Undecided voters in the US who turn to Google may see dramatically different views of the world
bbc.com

This week: Visual clutter, pedestrianism, echolocation education, and more!
damninteresting.com

It Might Be Possible to Detect Gravitons After All
quantamagazine.org

Your Cat Is Listening to You
nautil.us • (see also)

Researchers tortured robots to test the limits of human empathy
popsci.com

AI Systems Reflect the Ideology of Their Creators, Say Scientists
discovermagazine.com

Video: Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia [0:51]
bbc.com

Video: Tired of waiting in line? An expert explains why queues are so tricky [8:41]
youtube.com

“Aliens are more likely to see Comet A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS again than Earth is!” – the comet’s orbit is 100,000s years long
skyatnightmagazine.com

Los Angeles’s Dark, Strange History of Trick-Or-Treat Murders
crimereads.com

Math’s ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’ Has Been Debunked
quantamagazine.org

That’s not blood, it’s a fungus oozing excess juice
popsci.com

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand
nytimes.com

Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power
apnews.com

Archaeologists Unearth ‘Astonishing’ Wooden Spade, Preserved in an English Trench for 3,500 Years
smithsonianmag.com

Book Review: Why the Medical Establishment Often Gets It Wrong
undark.org

Person accidentally poisoned 46 coworkers with toxin-loaded homemade lunch
arstechnica.com

Learning More About Supernovae Through Stardust
universetoday.com

Was This Scrap of Cloth Once a Tunic Worn by Alexander the Great?
nytimes.com

Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
space.com

Video: A Bold Mission to Catch Up With Oumuamua [14:26]
youtube.com

The US island ruled by alien snakes and spiders
bbc.com

How the Occult Gave Birth to Science
nautil.us

North Korea launches new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S.
npr.org

After Flash Floods in Spain, Rescuers and Residents Face a Grim Scene
nytimes.com

Man’s Brain Tumor Shrinks by Half Amid Clinical Trial
vice.com

Concerned about your data use? Here is the carbon footprint of an average day of emails, WhatsApps and more
theguardian.com

Watch the ‘Halloween comet’ ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun
livescience.com

NASA announces 9 possible moon landing sites for Artemis 3 lunar mission
space.com

‘Not just a museum’: Kenya’s seed bank offers unexpected lifeline for farmers
theguardian.com • (see also)

LA’s glowing blue waves bring eye-watering stench: For how much longer?
seattletimes.com

Betelgeuse’s Secret Partner Betelbuddy Could Change Supernova Predictions
scitechdaily.com

Static from Styrofoam and wind harvested for electricity
newatlas.com

What Sank the Tech Tycoon’s ‘Unsinkable’ Yacht?
nytimes.com

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