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Inside the secret list of websites that make AI like ChatGPT sound smart
washingtonpost.com

Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left” and “right?”
oceanservice.noaa.gov

Why the Brain’s Connections to the Body Are Crisscrossed
quantamagazine.org

Building telescopes on the Moon is becoming an achievable goal
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Methane may not warm the Earth quite as much as previously thought
sciencenews.org

After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, These Ten Giant Creatures Roamed the Earth
smithsonianmag.com

While other explorers may claim credit for discovering the North Pole, an unsung and largely forgotten former sharecropper has as good a case as anyone
bbc.com • (see also)

JWST captures spectacular spiral galaxy smash
cosmosmagazine.com

A First-of-Its-Kind Signal Has Been Detected in The Human Brain
sciencealert.com

Scientists Think They’ve Narrowed Down The Star Systems Most Likely to Host Life
sciencealert.com

Researchers develop carbon-negative concrete
phys.org

Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star?
phys.org

How Lower-Class Innovation, Like, Changes the Langwage
lithub.com

How Similar Are Insect Brains to Human Brains?
discovermagazine.com

What happened when US police teargassed protesters
theguardian.com

The White House grounds are safe after a toddler breached the fence
npr.org

Lab-grown blood could (one day, maybe) save your life
vox.com

EVE Online player uses obscure rule to pull off the biggest heist in the game’s history
pcgamer.com

The Nabataeans and the Lost City of Petra
discovermagazine.com

Solar dish reactor produces hydrogen and captures waste products
newatlas.com

Black bear breaks into vehicle, guzzles 69 cans of pop
cbc.ca • (see also)

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: An act of desperate resistance by Polish Jews
france24.com

Meet TCG Anadolu: The World’s First Drone Aircraft Carrier
popularmechanics.com

Phyllis Latour Doyle: The Forgotten Spy Whose Knitting Helped Pave the Way for D-Day
amightygirl.com • (see also)

Defunct NASA Satellite Expected to Fall to Earth in Days
gizmodo.com

The quest to build wildfire-resistant homes
technologyreview.com

The presidential campaign of Convict 9653
theconversation.com

We make thousands of unconscious decisions every day. Here’s how your brain copes with that
theconversation.com

70-Year-Old Mystery Over Bizarre ‘Tully Monster’ May Finally Have Been Solved
sciencealert.com

‘My Transplanted Heart and I Will Die Soon’
nytimes.com

Giant exoplanet imaged directly thanks to star-mapping data
space.com

Sleeping beauties: the evolutionary innovations that wait millions of years to come good
theguardian.com

How secrets affect families
bbc.com

Scans that are 64 million times clearer give a new look at the brain
newatlas.com

Video: It’s the Matrix, but for locusts. [7:04]
youtube.com

The Architecture of Musical Instruments
mossandfog.com

The Myth of Objective Data
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Spanish Athlete Emerges After 500 Days Alone in Underground Cave
smithsonianmag.com

Humans Are Erasing Billions of Years of Data From Ancient Meteorites
sciencealert.com

With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, NATO Readies for Combat on Its Borders
nytimes.com

Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones
newyorker.com

Scientists discover 1st ‘neutron-rich’ isotope of uranium since 1979
livescience.com

Galactic Surprise: James Webb Space Telescope Unveils Hidden Companion Galaxy
scitechdaily.com

Cold Temperatures Seem to Have a Mysterious Effect on Longevity
sciencealert.com

NASA Wants an International Fleet of Spacecraft to Monitor Asteroid Flyby
gizmodo.com

Sound can successfully remove microplastics from water
newatlas.com

Earth-like exoplanets may be much more common than previously thought
newatlas.com

An Alabama Kidnapping That’s Stranger Than Fiction
gardenandgun.com

Mother Nature can’t stop evolving eyes
salon.com

Welcome to Mars! Caltech’s Jaw-Dropping, 5.7 Terapixel Virtual Expedition Across the Red Planet
scitechdaily.com

Space X scraps Starship launch at the last minute due to frozen valve
npr.org

12-year-olds can’t buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields
npr.org

Mark Twain’s Two Week Stint as a Confederate Soldier
historynet.com • (see also)

NASA Plans Threaten the Future of New Horizons
universetoday.com

Sony World Photography Award 2023: Winner refuses award after revealing AI creation
bbc.com

A Tiny Number of Shoplifters Commit Thousands of New York City Thefts
nytimes.com

How to Fight Like a Girl
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Video: A History Of The World According To Getty Images [18:22]
vimeo.com

Video: It’s Weird How Many Species Live At Both Poles [9:51]
youtube.com

Chaos theory: Why the Universe is a massive unpredictable mess
sciencefocus.com • (see also)