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VR is as good as psychedelics at helping people reach transcendence
technologyreview.com • (see also)

Video: Can We Throw Satellites to Space? [42:13]
youtube.com • (see also)

New information on ‘gigantic jet’ lightning bursts that reach toward space
phys.org

Planetary Defense: Study Finds That NASA’s DART Spacecraft Could Obliterate Asteroids
scitechdaily.com

Will Europa finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
universetoday.com

Video: The Simple Secret of Runway Digits [17:37]
youtube.com

Europe’s remote, lost-in-time villages
bbc.com

Are the Colors in Webb Telescope Images ‘Fake’?
gizmodo.com

UCB demonstrates “incredibly cheap and easy” carbon-capture material
newatlas.com

Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat
theconversation.com

MIT Claims New Artificial Neuron 1 Million Times Faster Than the Real Thing
futurism.com

Newly Discovered Super-Earth ‘Ross 508b’, Located Just 37 Light-Years Away, May Possess Potential to Support Life
weather.com

The Secret to Being Lucky
wired.com • (see also)

Scientists Find Strong Magnetic Fields Can Relieve Anxiety and Depression
scitechdaily.com

No trace of dark matter halos
phys.org

The captured American spy plane that crashed during a Hungarian pleasure flight
telex.hu • (see also)

The Curiosity rover turns 10 years old. This is what it’s taught us about Mars
npr.org

‘Fire-breathing dragon clouds’: a wildfire-fueled phenomenon explained
theguardian.com • (see also)

On this day in 1945 the first ever nuclear bomb was used in war
damninteresting.com

The UK’s deadliest garden
bbc.com

Don’t fall for the snake oil claims of ‘structured water’. A chemist explains why it’s nonsense
theconversation.com

The Rise and Fall of “True Crime” Radio Dramas
daily.jstor.org

This week: 🕷️Necrobiotic grippers, 🍗medical cannibalism, 🌎Earth spin speed, and more!
damninteresting.com

The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find
bbc.com • (see also)

French Scientist’s Photo of ‘Distant Star’ Was Actually Chorizo
vice.com

‘Something Is Wrong Here.’ More Than 100 Local Residents Had Brain Tumors, but What Was the Cause?
nytimes.com

Even scientists can’t keep up with all the newly discovered particles – our new naming scheme could help
theconversation.com

Scientists create first full map of human immune system connectivity
newatlas.com

Stalin’s Architect: The Remarkable Life of Boris Iofan
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Insects may have been evolving to avoid light. So maybe we need to look harder for them.
nautil.us

Video: True Facts: The Self-Sacrificing Amoeba [10:53]
youtube.com • (see also)

The Sinkhole That Swallowed a Mexican Farm
newyorker.com

Antlers Do What No Other Bones Can
theatlantic.com

Scientists Explain ‘Mystery Masses’ Discovered on Seafloor
cnet.com

With solar arrays now operational, Lucy’s got some shimmering to do
arstechnica.com

Outsourcing our memory to digital devices may actually be beneficial
newatlas.com • (see also)

At Long Last, Mathematical Proof That Black Holes Are Stable
quantamagazine.org

Dogs are symbolic containers of human hopes, desires and vices
aeon.co

Physicists Finally Measure a Long Theorized Molecule Made From Light And Matter
sciencealert.com

Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality
bbc.com

How Canada’s Bob Dylan Ended up a Taxi Driver
thewalrus.ca

Many drugs have mirror image chemical structures – while one may be helpful, the other may be harmful
theconversation.com

Why We Need to Study Nothing
nautil.us

The Elusive Origin of Zero
scientificamerican.com

The Women of the Manhattan Project
crimereads.com

From whistling arrows and trumpeting elephants to battle cries and eerie horns, ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies
theconversation.com • (see also)

This Tiny Modular Nuclear Reactor Just Got the Green Light From U.S. Regulators
popularmechanics.com

Explorers just uncovered Australia’s deepest cave. A hydrogeologist explains how they form
theconversation.com

Researchers repaired cells in damaged pig organs an hour after the animal’s death
technologyreview.com

Geometric Analysis Reveals How Birds Mastered Flight
quantamagazine.org

‘As a young woman, I had a friendly correspondence with a German soldier right after World War II’
theatlantic.com

The ejector seats that fire through the floor
bbc.com • (see also)

Video: Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack (full documentary) [53:17]
youtube.com

Discovered in the deep: the snail with iron armour
theguardian.com

Remote Surgical Robot Could Join Astronauts on Future Mars Missions
cnet.com

Scientists Reveal The Full Danger of The World’s Largest Active Volcano
sciencealert.com

Martian Glaciers May Have Carved Its Valleys
eos.org

What To Do When Paris Becomes A Ghost Town
messynessychic.com • (see also)

Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
theconversation.com

‘Ghost footprints’ left by ancient hunter-gatherers discovered in Utah desert
livescience.com