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Spain’s first private rocket successfully lifts off
phys.org

Before the music died, he recorded and rescued it for the ages
messynessychic.com

The Blue-Ringed Octopus: Small, adorable, and very dangerous
zmescience.com

How a Zero-Gravity Omega Watch Repair Revolutionized NASA’s Space Station Fixes
wired.com

From beer to vegan leather, fungi are increasingly being used in new ways. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about the mysterious organisms
thewalrus.ca

Sesame seed-sized radar senses movements a fraction of the width of a hair
newatlas.com

Plot thickens in the hunt for a ninth planet
phys.org

There’s Even a Club for Impoverished French Aristocrats
messynessychic.com

Astronomers Can’t Pinpoint the Source of the Most Powerful Source of Radiation Ever Observed
inverse.com

How Will A.I. Learn Next?
newyorker.com

Rare 1,000-Year-Old Brooch Goes on Display in England
smithsonianmag.com

Disney Has No Comment on Microsoft’s AI Generating Pictures of Mickey Mouse Doing 9/11
futurism.com

Video: Was the B29-Superfortress a Failure? [21:02]
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This week: ♻️Non-recycled Lego, tree vapors, deadly tires, and more!
damninteresting.com

Cannabis doesn’t make you more creative — it makes you think you’re more creative
zmescience.com

Video: Frog Defends Eggs From Wasps [4:21]
youtube.com

Hubble’s Hitchcock Moment: A Bizarre Explosion in Unexpected Place
scitechdaily.com

Eclipses do odd things to radio waves. An army of amateur broadcasters wants to find out why
bbc.com

The Details Are in the Devil’s Tumors
hakaimagazine.com

How a Man in Prison Stole Millions from Billionaires
newyorker.com

The Problem with the Suburbs (1963)
saturdayeveningpost.com

‘Our Language Is Dying’
nytimes.com

‘Dormant’ HIV has ongoing skirmishes with the body’s immune system
sciencenews.org

Stage that once hosted William Shakespeare found, claims Norfolk theatre
bbc.com

Scaredy cats? Wild animals fear humans more than lions, study finds
theguardian.com

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
time.com

Settler colonialism is not distinctly Western or European
aeon.co

How a disgruntled scientist looking to prove his food wasn’t fresh discovered radioactive tracers and won a Nobel Prize 80 years ago
theconversation.com

Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
bbc.com

‘The Mystery of My Burning Esophagus’
nytimes.com

iOS 17 forces woman named ‘Siri’ to change her name
cultofmac.com

Russia pinpoints cause of Luna-25 moon lander’s failure
space.com

Puzzling objects found far beyond Neptune hint at second Kuiper belt
science.org

Why rings of RNA could be the next blockbuster drug
nature.com

No mirrors: In a first, lasers deflected using only air
interestingengineering.com

New James Webb data offers potential explanation for “impossible” galaxies at cosmic dawn
salon.com

Prada will help design the spacesuits for NASA’s 2025 Artemis III mission
engadget.com • (see also)

September Was the Most Anomalously Hot Month Ever
scientificamerican.com

‘My Brain Doesn’t Picture Things’
nautil.us • (see also)

The Secret Life of Plastic
thewalrus.ca

Which human population is the most genetically unique?
thetech.org

Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs
theguardian.com

A Crucial Ingredient for Life Is Bubbling Up on Europa
nautil.us

Secret World War II-Era Tunnels Could Become a London Tourist Attraction
smithsonianmag.com

Winners of the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2023
theatlantic.com

Your Microbiome Will Outlive You
popularmechanics.com

Who Hired the Hitmen to Silence Zitácuaro?
nytimes.com

Russian woman has lived 80 years with needle in her brain, doctors discover
theguardian.com

What We Can Learn from an Insomniac Fish
nautil.us

Who Killed the Fudge King of the Jersey Shore?
magazine.atavist.com

A Massive, Two-Fault Earthquake May Have Struck the Pacific Northwest 1,100 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

‘Skimpflation’: An even sneakier form of shrinkflation
bbc.com

Despite one of the US military’s greatest fiascoes, American troops are still in Somalia fighting an endless war
theconversation.com

Mysterious Planet-Like Objects in the Orion Nebula Are Baffling Astronomers
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Are Humans Dying Out? [13:06]
youtube.com

Snack Food CEO Vows to Battle Ozempic
futurism.com

The Race to Protect Endangered Condors Against Deadly Bird Flu
undark.org

Scandinavian spy drama: the intelligence chief who came under state surveillance
theguardian.com

What is an attosecond? A physical chemist explains the tiny time scale behind Nobel Prize-winning research
theconversation.com

‘They’re just meat’: Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin
reuters.com