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How It Feels to Surf the World’s Biggest Wave
nautil.us

Are we really prisoners of geography?
theguardian.com

Gold coin discovered in Newfoundland could be oldest English coin in Canada
cbc.ca

Video: Life on an 8-Hour Planet [5:19]
youtube.com

Bizarre Village of Abandoned Miniature Castles is Strange and Creepy
mossandfog.com

Scientists Simulate Early Universe With Quantum State of Matter In Mind-Bending Lab Experiment
vice.com

Archaeologists Discover 4,300-Foot-Long Tunnel Under Ancient Egyptian Temple
smithsonianmag.com

‘I miss eating’: the truth behind the weight loss drug that makes food repulsive
theguardian.com

These Octopuses Throw Objects, Sometimes At Each Other
discovermagazine.com

Dung beetle mothers protect their offspring from a warming world by digging deeper
theconversation.com

Cryptography’s Future Will Be Quantum-Safe. Here’s How It Will Work.
quantamagazine.org

Artemis I launch: NASA reschedules its moon launch — for the fifth time
inverse.com

Astronomers saw a distant supernova less than 6 hours after it blew up
newscientist.com

The North Pole: One of Earth’s last ‘un-owned’ lands
bbc.com • (see also)

‘It was giving me a hug’: video captures rare giant octopus encounter
theguardian.com

Video: How Would a Nuclear EMP Affect the Power Grid? [18:00]
youtube.com • More info

Team creates crystals that generate electricity from heat
phys.org

Brain stimulator implant powers itself through breathing
newatlas.com

Undetectable very-low frequency sound increases dancing at a live concert
cell.com • (see also)

Video: How this Guy Makes the World’s Smallest Handmade Sculptures [8:22]
youtube.com

How Supergenes Fuel Evolution Despite Harmful Mutations
quantamagazine.org

Redditor discovers legendary 1956 computer in grandparents’ basement
arstechnica.com

‘Exceptional’ find of ancient bronze statues uncovered in Tuscany
cbc.ca

Designing next-generation metals, one atom at a time
phys.org

They made a material that doesn’t exist on Earth. That’s only the start of the story.
npr.org

Here’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeks
technologyreview.com

Scientists Are Uncovering Ominous Waters Under Antarctic Ice
wired.com • (see also)

Video: The Most Important Airplane the US Ever Shot Down? [20:35]
youtube.com • (see also)

On this day in ’73, workers removed the remains of an extraordinary tree: The Lonely Tree of Ténéré
damninteresting.com

Video: 400MPH Pool Break with a Cannon at 80,000FPS [16:22]
youtube.com

This is Probably the Last Picture we’ll see From InSight on Mars
universetoday.com

James Webb Space Telescope’s supercold camera bounces back from glitch
space.com

In India’s Kongthong Village, Every Person’s Name Is a Song
afar.com

Men Survive 9 Days in a Collapsed Mine on Instant Coffee
vice.com

German girl, 8, freed after allegedly being locked away for most of life
theguardian.com • (see also)

Views of the Total Lunar Eclipse
theatlantic.com

Remnants of oldest known solar system discovered 90 light-years from Earth
space.com

An Army Ranger Training Tragedy and a Badge of Courage
esquire.com

On this day in 1939 a German handyman (and possible time traveller) almost succeeded
damninteresting.com

One of Nature’s Most Impressive Jumpers: The Springtail
nytimes.com

Solar storm smashes hole in Earth’s magnetosphere, triggering extremely rare pink auroras
livescience.com • (see also)

How Psychedelics Can Transform End-of-Life Care
slate.com

Rare fossil clam discovered alive
phys.org

“Telescoping can” wave energy device beats test predictions by 20%
newatlas.com

Scientists Say Stuff Might Have Been Happening Before the Big Bang
futurism.com • (see also)

Archaeologists find a trove of ancient human sacrifices fed psychedelic plants before death
salon.com • (see also)

Video: A Better Way To Picture Atoms [5:34]
youtube.com

The Enduring Mystery of the Dragonfly 44 Galaxy
quantamagazine.org

‘The Story of My Imposters’
theatlantic.com

Woman diagnosed with 12 tumors in her lifetime has a never-before-seen genetic mutation
livescience.com

Chinese scientists turn a simple wire into laser-like light
interestingengineering.com

A technologically advanced society is choosing to destroy itself. It’s both fascinating and horrifying to watch
theconversation.com

The true story behind the US’ first federal monuments
bbc.com

Bass instinct: low notes really do get people dancing, research finds
theguardian.com

The Moon Had Volcanoes Much More Recently Than We Thought, Says New Study
sciencealert.com

Remnants of planets found around 10 billion year old stars
digitaltrends.com

The Threat of Nuclear War Never Went Away
theatlantic.com

The Wood Wide Web: Scientists Debate Whether Trees Really Talk
nytimes.com

The Fibonacci Numbers Hiding in Strange Spaces
wired.com

Scientists are working on an official ‘alien contact protocol’ for when ET phones Earth
livescience.com