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Image: A spiral amongst thousands (JWST)
esa.int

Ancient statue of Hercules emerges from Rome sewer repairs
theguardian.com

Machines Learn Better if We Teach Them the Basics
quantamagazine.org

Canadian team discovers power-draining flaw in most laptop and phone batteries
cbc.ca

Some carnivorous plants evolved to eat poop instead of bugs. And they’re better off for it.
livescience.com

‘Why I Hunt for Sidewalk Fossils’
nytimes.com

Space Sail Experiment Showcases Promising Technique for Quickly Disposing Space Junk
gizmodo.com

New Map of All Matter In the Universe Reveals Something Strange About the Cosmic Web
vice.com

Video: How The Parthenon Marbles Ended Up In The British Museum [9:35]
youtube.com

Missing radioactive capsule found in WA outback after frantic search
abc.net.au

Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal?
theconversation.com

Mysterious Medieval City in Africa Had a Genius System to Survive Drought
sciencealert.com

A Physical Theory For When the Brain Performs Best
quantamagazine.org

This is going to sting.
damninteresting.com

Will an AI be the first to discover alien life?
nature.com • (see also)

Gigantic ‘alien’ comet spotted heading straight for the sun
livescience.com

Video: Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes? [5:26]
youtube.com

Study of 500,000 Medical Records Links Viruses to Alzheimer’s Again And Again
sciencealert.com

One woman’s forgotten story reveals a dirty truth about Africa’s written histories
theguardian.com

Video: Magenta: The colour that doesn’t exist [04:09]
bbc.com • (see also)

James Webb Space Telescope recovers from 2nd instrument glitch
space.com

Video: True Facts: The Smartest Slime [11:57]
youtube.com

A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Team Up Is in Danger of Disappearing
scientificamerican.com

Gene editing company hopes to bring dodo ‘back to life’
theguardian.com

Video: Surviving on Leather [17:06]
youtube.com • (see also)

Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth on Feb. 1. Here’s how to see it.
space.com

The myth propelling America’s violent police culture
theatlantic.com

The Spaceport at the Edge of the World
wired.com

Scientists Create Semi-Living ‘Cyborg’ Cells That Could Transform Medicine
sciencealert.com

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damninteresting.com

70 years ago today the North Sea Flood inundated Britain and the Netherlands
damninteresting.com

Hammock Saves Woman From Rogue Wave on North Shore During XXL Swell
theinertia.com • (see also)

Incredible Footage Shows Planets Circling a Star Light-Years Away
sciencealert.com

Tiny Meteorite Collected in 2021 Contains the Building Blocks of Life
mymodernmet.com

Profitable retrofit system could slash steelmaking emissions by 94%
newatlas.com

How Rare Island Bunnies Do a Parasitic Plant’s Bidding
nytimes.com

Nope, coffee won’t give you extra energy. It’ll just borrow a bit that you’ll pay for later
theconversation.com

Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years
news.yahoo.com

AI: World likely to hit key warming threshold in 10-12 years
apnews.com

Photos: The Snow Monkeys of Nagano
theatlantic.com

Defunct Satellite and Rocket Stage Nearly Collide in Potential ‘Worst-Case Scenario’
gizmodo.com

Eight Thousand Years of Bog Bodies Reveal a Grim Burial Tradition
nytimes.com

Rare ‘mother of pearl’ clouds spotted over Scotland
theguardian.com

The generative AI revolution has begun—how did we get here?
arstechnica.com

San Diego Zoo announces birth of critically endangered Przewalski’s horse, cloned using 42-year-old DNA
abc.net.au

‘I Work for CNET’s Parent Company. Its AI-Generated Articles Disgust Me.’
futurism.com

The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack
wired.com

Before Folding 30 Years Ago, the Sears Catalog Sold Some Surprising Products
smithsonianmag.com

Drone Photographer Captures Rare Waterfall in Reverse
mossandfog.com

New York’s Forgotten Radio Island
messynessychic.com

Yes, Animals and Insects Have Stood Trial in Court
discovermagazine.com

What time is it on the Moon?
nature.com

Video: This microscope uses touch [10:41]
youtube.com

Tears, blunders and chaos: inside Elon Musk’s Twitter
theguardian.com

Astronomers Say They Have Spotted the Universe’s First Stars
quantamagazine.org

A “Missing Link” – Researchers Shed Light on the Origin of Complex Life Forms
scitechdaily.com

Rolls Royce Teases Nuclear Reactor That Could Power A Moon Base
wccftech.com • (see also)

Lightning Strikes Create a Strange Form of Crystal Rarely Seen in Nature
sciencealert.com

Intricately carved stones that fell down drain at ancient pool uncovered by archaeologists in Carlisle
theguardian.com

Why We Made Fewer Memories during the Pandemic
thewalrus.ca