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US Government Says UFOs are “Real”: An Analysis of the 60 Minutes Investigation
skeptic.com

Astronomers measure strongest magnetic field ever detected
newatlas.com

Titan penis flower blooms in one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world
zmescience.com

Video: Flying here is (surprisingly) legal [6:16]
youtube.com

Interactive: Compare JWST’s new images with shots of the same parts of space from Hubble
webbcompare.com

Study: People with low BMI aren’t more active, they are just less hungry and “run hotter”
eurekalert.org

Taking the Magic Out of Magic Mushrooms
nytimes.com

First Image of Micrometeoroid Damage to the James Webb Space Telescope
discovermagazine.com

The Bizarre Bird That’s Breaking the Tree of Life
newyorker.com • (see also)

In this week’s bonus episode: 🧮Simulation mathematics, 💰hacking the lottery, ⭐astronomical inaccuracy, and more!
damninteresting.com

Stress hormone awakens our brain 100 times a night to shape our memory
newatlas.com

Video: How to make Roads with Nukes [17:22]
youtube.com

The UFO sightings that swept the US
bbc.com

Russia ousts boisterous space chief Dmitry Rogozin
theverge.com

The massive, strange Comet K2 is touring the solar system, surprising scientists as it goes
space.com

Jim Thorpe Is Restored as Sole Winner of 1912 Olympic Gold Medals
nytimes.com

Tiny motors take a big step forward
phys.org

30 years after its discovery, astronomers realize first confirmed exoplanet is truly rare
inverse.com

Webb Images of Jupiter and More Now Available In Commissioning Data
blogs.nasa.gov

Can Planting a Trillion New Trees Save the World?
nytimes.com

Bizarre radio burst with “heartbeat” rhythm is longest detected by far
newatlas.com

The Controversial Plan to Unleash the Mississippi
hakaimagazine.com

Video: Linguists Explain Slang Trends Through History [8:19]
youtube.com

When Writing Becomes Traumatic: Reporting on the Jonestown Massacre
lithub.com

The Forgotten Nuclear Accidents at Chalk River
thewalrus.ca

How colours affect the way you think
bbc.com

Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces
nytimes.com

A 3D printer could make your next meal
expmag.com

World’s oldest tree still growing near the Norwegian-Swedish border
sciencenorway.no

The history of brainwashing
wellcomecollection.org

NASA’s New Horizons probe still exploring, 7 years after Pluto flyby
space.com

Imaginary numbers are real
aeon.co

Amazon Admits Giving Ring Camera Footage to Police Without a Warrant or Consent
theintercept.com

Vincent van Gogh: Hidden self-portrait discovered by X-ray
bbc.com

‘I Woke Up with an Allergy to Cold’
outsideonline.com

Scientists Had Never Seen This Elusive Whale Alive—Until Now
hakaimagazine.com

The Mysterious Mushroom That Only Grows in Burn Scars
atlasobscura.com

Star Discovered Orbiting Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Every 4 Years
discovermagazine.com

‘It’s a little bit of utopia’: the dream of replacing container ships with sailing boats
theguardian.com

We know Greek statues weren’t white. Now you can see them in color.
npr.org

Polarized light reveals final fate of a star “spaghettified” by a black hole
arstechnica.com

Mass and Angular Momentum, Left Ambiguous by Einstein, Get Defined
quantamagazine.org

Who Really Blew Up Mare Island?
usni.org • (see also)

Charcuterie’s link to colon cancer confirmed by French authorities
theguardian.com

There is a 10 Percent Chance Someone Will Die From Falling Rocket Debris in the Next Decade
smithsonianmag.com

Scotland’s rare seaweed-eating sheep
bbc.com

What Should Be Done With India’s ‘Man-Eating’ Tigers?
atlasobscura.com

James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released first images
theconversation.com

As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis
theguardian.com

‘How I Became a Pathological Liar’
nytimes.com

What Humans Can Learn From the Sea Cucumber’s Toxic Arsenal
wired.com

A Supervolcano in New Zealand Is Rumbling So Much It’s Shifting The Ground Above It
sciencealert.com

See the Winners of NASA’s 2022 Photographer of the Year Competition
gizmodo.com

Mysterious glow of a ‘milky sea’ caught on camera for first time
theguardian.com

Faster-Than-Light Travel Could Work Within Einstein’s Physics, Astrophysicist Shows
sciencealert.com

Video: Did People Used To Look Older? [22:53]
youtube.com

Research Suggests Gophers Are One of the First Mammalian Farmers
discovermagazine.com

‘They couldn’t even scream any more. They were just sobbing’: the amateur investors ruined by the crypto crash
theguardian.com

Editing cholesterol genes could stop the biggest killer on earth
technologyreview.com

Embryo Cells Set Patterns for Growth by Pushing and Pulling
quantamagazine.org