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The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet
cnet.com • (see also)

How AI May Be Used to Create Custom Disinformation Ahead of 2024
wired.com

How an Amateur Diver Became a True-Crime Sensation
newyorker.com

The Tigris: The river that birthed civilisation
bbc.com

Inside the Wagner Group’s Armed Uprising
newyorker.com

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock
news.ku.dk

Mother of 3 woke from a coma thinking she was 15. Years of her life are still out of memory’s reach
cbc.ca • (see also)

Video: This Omega Seamaster Was All That Survived A Tragic Plane Crash in the 1970s [58:48]
youtube.com

Three Ancient Roman Coins That Were Part of a Hoard Found in the U.K. Were Mysteriously Swapped With Other, More Valuable Coins
news.artnet.com

Hiroshima attack marks its 78th anniversary – its lessons of unnecessary mass destruction could help guide future nuclear arms talks
theconversation.com • (see also)

Banished to a Remote Idaho Valley, Beavers Created a Lush Wetland
e360.yale.edu

Video: How Voyager 2 Threaded The Needle Through Space [10:26]
youtube.com

OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1,000 people to Venus by 2050
interestingengineering.com

Excavations Uncover Hints of Nero’s Theater in Rome, and Much More
nytimes.com

Could Earth ever become a rogue planet?
space.com • (see also)

The Bizarrely Unbalanced Early Universe Might Explain Why We Exist
inverse.com

Video: Storing dead people at -196°C [5:35]
youtube.com

Born without arms, French horn player Felix Klieser uses his feet to play
bbc.com

The PLATO Mission Could be the Most Successful Planet Hunter Ever
universetoday.com

Nanotech used to grow eye cells as a potential treatment for blindness
newatlas.com • (see also)

Cracking the curry recipe: Iconic dish was introduced to Southeast Asia about 2,000 years ago
zmescience.com

This Ancient Weapon Was Made From an Object That Fell Out of The Sky
sciencealert.com

Kent scientists climb cathedral roofs to collect cosmic dust
theguardian.com

Extraordinary photos of July’s extreme weather
bbc.co.uk

New Simulation Reveals the Churning Interiors of Giant Stars
universetoday.com

Why Do Cats Knead?
discovermagazine.com

Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy
space.com

Astronomers are Watching a Planet Get its Atmosphere Blasted Away into Space
universetoday.com

The Mystery of the Colorado River’s Missing Water
wired.com

Scientists Say Textbooks Are Wrong About How Life Exploded on Earth
futurism.com • (see also)

Women Hunters Were Extremely Common in Ancient and Modern-Day Foraging Societies
discovermagazine.com

Quake it off: Taylor Swift fans generate seismic activity during Seattle shows
theguardian.com

This week: Prescription video games, gambling for normies, birdfeed seller’s gambit, and more!
damninteresting.com

European satellite plunges back to Earth in first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry
arstechnica.com

Melting Swiss glacier uncovers climber missing since 1986
bbc.com

Why Dunkin’ and Lego rebrands succeeded – but X missed the mark
theconversation.com

A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies
businessinsider.nl

Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best
arstechnica.com

A series of planned commands sent to NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft July 21 inadvertently caused the antenna to point 2 degrees away from Earth
jpl.nasa.gov • (see also)

Ukraine moves Christmas date to 25 December in snub to Russia
theguardian.com

Fly-ing solo: scientists discover genetic on-switch for “virgin birth” in fruit flies
salon.com

Officials bust illegal lab containing 20 infectious agents, hundreds of lab mice
arstechnica.com

Billions of Years Ago, the Milky Way May Have Looked Like a Lentil — and It Could Again
inverse.com

The ingenious tricks animals use to survive wildfires
vox.com • (see also)

Pico Cão Grande Is One of the Most Astounding Peaks on the Planet
mossandfog.com

Flipping a Switch and Making Cancers Self-Destruct
nytimes.com

Scientists asked people to pretend they were art thieves. Here’s what they learned about memory
zmescience.com

Petrified trees reveal Yellowstone geyser’s ongoing battle with drought
phys.org

On this day in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
damninteresting.com

The absurdity of emergence
iai.tv

Scientists Resurrected an Extinct Animal Frozen for 46,000 Years in Siberia
vice.com

Emperor Nero’s lost theatre found under site of hotel in Rome
theguardian.com

Bizarre True Story: Physicists Once Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator
sciencealert.com

Bees and wasps independently invent the same architectural tricks
phys.org

Is Star Trek’s Warp Drive Possible?
daily.jstor.org

This Is How the First-Ever U.S. Asteroid Sample Return Will Unfold
scientificamerican.com

Isles of Scilly remains are iron age female warrior, scientists say
theguardian.com

Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints
reuters.com

Hep C has a secret strategy to evade the immune system. And now we know what it is
npr.org

‘How I Became A Modern Bootlegger’
lithub.com