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Quantum batteries harvest energy from light
physicsworld.com

What Humans Can Learn From Nature’s Biggest Hibernators
theatlantic.com

MIT Scientists Develop New Regenerative Drug That Reverses Hearing Loss
scitechdaily.com

Where our thoughts come from: How microemotions affect spontaneous thought
theconversation.com

Drought Is Threatening Hydropower in the Southwestern US
wired.com

Video: Has Putin Doomed The International Space Station? [13:40]
youtube.com

‘We got a kick out of it’: art forgers reveal secrets of paintings that fooled experts
theguardian.com

Researchers Identify ‘Master Problem’ Underlying All Cryptography
quantamagazine.org

Yes, The Dunning-Kruger Effect Really Is Real
skepticalinquirer.org

Dark matter could be a cosmic relic from extra dimensions
livescience.com

Differences between the Moon’s near and far sides linked to colossal ancient impact
phys.org • (see also)

A Surprise Cave Finding Has Once Again Upended Our Story of Humans Leaving Africa
sciencealert.com

Scientists Spy on Mount Etna With Fiber Optic Cables
wired.com

Intuition: When is it right to trust your gut instincts?
bbc.com

Video: The World’s TALLEST Man (251 cm, 8 feet 2 inches!) [9:12]
youtube.com

How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s
crimereads.com

The Fiery History of the Molotov Cocktail
popularmechanics.com

Escape from Kabul: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
thewalrus.ca

This week: 🍄 Chernobyl’s fungus, 👽 alien chats, 🤖 slime robots, and more!
damninteresting.com

Picturesque Italian Lake Suddenly Turns Blood Red
gizmodo.com

The Many Wars Within the Last Great War
lithub.com

Could high-flying kites power your home?
knowablemagazine.org

Secret Government Info Confirms First Known Interstellar Object on Earth, Scientists Say
vice.com

Rejuvenation of woman’s skin could tackle diseases of ageing
bbc.com

The Axiom-1 crew launches today—are these guys tourists, astronauts, or what?
arstechnica.com • Live stream

The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II
theconversation.com

Why Bigger Things Don’t Always Fall Faster
wired.com

How Orangutans Changed Their Behavior After Devastating Fires
atlasobscura.com

Oxford spinoff demonstrates world-first hypersonic “projectile fusion”
newatlas.com

Video: This is not an animation: the spectacular sight of magnets meeting a metallic liquid [04:56]
aeon.co

Before Amelia Earhart, there was the Forgotten First Lady of Flight
messynessychic.com

Scientists detect record-breaking ‘megamaser’ 5 billion light-years away
space.com

Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
theconversation.com

They met in a Nazi labour camp. They were reunited 79 years later at a memorial gala
cbc.ca

How—and Why—Did Cultural Tastes for Spicy Food Develop?
lithub.com

That time when Soviet rocket scientists nearly nuked New York City
arstechnica.com

Psychotherapy May Be The Key to Managing Chronic Back Pain, Study Reveals
sciencealert.com • (see also)

‘Extraordinary’ W boson particle finding contradicts understanding of how universe works
theguardian.com

Documenting Drugs: The Artful Intoxications of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
publicdomainreview.org

We’ve been watching a failed star turn into a giant planet
arstechnica.com

Inside the Takedown that Shredded the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity
wired.com

Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
phys.org

The Genius of Fishing with Tidal Weirs
nautil.us

The Man Who Walked Around the World, Collecting the Autographs of the Rich and Famous
smithsonianmag.com

Your Digital Footprint: It’s Bigger Than You Realize
cnet.com

‘Where I Go: My Life as a Mentalist’
zocalopublicsquare.org

The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner
bbc.com

On this day in 1994 a “deadhead” attempted to hijack a FedEx flight
damninteresting.com

Tanis: ‘First dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid strike’
bbc.com

Ultrastrong magnetic fields could prevent neutron stars from forming black holes
physicsworld.com

Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 ‘words’, scientist claims
theguardian.com

These Souped-Up X-rays Are Nearly Ready to Zap Stuff
gizmodo.com

Why you really wouldn’t want to have blue blood
theconversation.com

The Incredible True Story of Jody Harris, Con Artist Extraordinaire
trulyadventure.us

In 1980, an Earthquake Destroyed an Italian Town—and Revealed Another
atlasobscura.com

Scientists Found a Way to Make Shock-Absorbing, Reusable Body Armor
popularmechanics.com

Squid recorded color-matching a substrate for the first time
phys.org

Video: How an electric car dream was crushed [04:31]
bbc.com • (see also)

Wunderwaffe – The Nazi Superweapons of WW2
heritagedaily.com

Lab turns hard-to-process plastic waste into carbon-capture master
phys.org