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Oldest fortresses in the world discovered
phys.org

Why do these mosquitoes keep perching on the nostrils of frogs who want to eat them?
cbc.ca

This Device Might Be England’s Oldest Dated Scientific Instrument
smithsonianmag.com

Life-Sparking Chemistry Discovered On Enceladus
astrobiology.com

China brings world’s first Generation IV nuclear reactor online
newatlas.com

How the Boston Tea Party’s ‘destruction of the tea’ changed American history
theconversation.com

Meet your new landlord: Google
businessinsider.com

Making Sense of Santa, as a Science Reporter and a Parent
lithub.com

NASA shares incredible [timelapse] footage of Artemis I capsule hurtling through Earth’s atmosphere after historic moon voyage
livescience.com • Realtime video

Robotic third arm controlled by breathing is surprisingly easy to use
newscientist.com

15 Years of Data Sheds New Light on Betelgeuse’s ‘Great Dimming’
sciencealert.com

An Internet video purportedly shows a tornado being blown up. Is that possible?
arstechnica.com

Neanderthal DNA may explain why some of us are morning people
theguardian.com

Are tiny black holes hiding within giant stars?
science.org

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Japan says reason behind 1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknown
theguardian.com

Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death of her four children has conviction quashed
reuters.com

The Destruction of the Nord Stream Pipeline Is the Mystery No One Wants Solved
archive.is • (see also)

Rolls-Royce unveils mock-up of future Moon reactor
newatlas.com

The Shadowy Industry Dedicated to Squeezing Every Last Penny Out of People in Prison
slate.com

Vintage Style Parenting: Photos Showing Parenting Choices That Wouldn’t Pass Today
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features
arstechnica.com

Video: FRONTLINE: The Discord Leaks (full documentary) [53:18]
youtube.com

You can’t hear it, but this sound can reveal that a tornado is on its way
bbc.com • (see also)

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia
lithub.com

Massive ‘lighthouses’ on the moon could light the way for future lunar astronauts
space.com

Unusual Boxes and 7,000-Year-Old Trove Found Locked in Ice
atlasobscura.com

Trench 94: Everything You Need to Know About the Navy’s Nuclear Graveyard
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Companies, Conservationists Battle for the Deep Sea
discovermagazine.com

These May Be the Last Photos Ever Taken of Florence Nightingale
smithsonianmag.com

Mathematicians Prove the “Omniperiodicity” of Conway’s Game of Life
discovermagazine.com

Tuberculosis kills more people than malaria or HIV. Why haven’t we found a vaccine?
vox.com

Sentenced to Life for an Accident Miles Away
newyorker.com

Panasonic’s New Powder-Powered Batteries Will Supercharge EVs
wired.co.uk

Scientists create first molecular cell atlas of a mammal brain
news.harvard.edu

Solar wind vanishes completely, causing Mars’ magnetosphere to swell
newatlas.com

New research is uncovering the hidden differences in how people experience the world. The consequences are unsettling
aeon.co

For The First Time, Physicists ‘Entangle’ Individual Molecules With Staggering Precision
sciencealert.com

Hunting Ghosts in the Sky and Finding What Makes Their Colors
nytimes.com

Video: Your Supplements are a Lie [29:56]
youtube.com

Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites teen after hiding in shell
livescience.com

NASA’s Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can’t phone home (again) due to glitch
space.com

Remarkable Winners of the 2023 International Photography Awards
mymodernmet.com

134-Year-Old Photo is the Oldest to Ever Be Developed
petapixel.com

If Saturn’s moon has signs of life, impact with a 15,000 km/h spacecraft won’t stop it
cosmosmagazine.com

Hidden No More: Why Women’s Contributions to the Italian Renaissance Matter
lithub.com

Customizing mRNA is easy, and that’s what makes it the next frontier for personalized medicine − a molecular biologist explains
theconversation.com

Why making oil is more profitable than saving the planet
npr.org

A Triplet Tree Forms One of the Most Beautiful Structures in Math
quantamagazine.org

How Stolen Checks Are Sold and Bought Online
nytimes.com

Video: Your Tattoo is INSIDE Your Immune System. Literally [9:08]
youtube.com

How do pacemakers and defibrillators work? A cardiologist explains how they interact with the electrical system of the heart
theconversation.com

Conflict Archaeology in Normandy
daily.jstor.org

‘I repeatedly failed to win any awards: my doomed career as a North Korean novelist’
theguardian.com

What Would a Modern “Golden Record” Include?
universetoday.com • (see also)

What Do We Want from Comedy?
newyorker.com • (see also)

The A.I. Surveillance Companies That Say They Can Thwart Mass Shootings and Suicides
slate.com

Video: The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky [5:36]
youtube.com

Chimp steals eagle’s dinner in surreal forest contronation
indy100.com

Rare solar storms could cause rail network chaos, scientists warn
bbc.com • (see also)

Lost world of lagoons filled with mounds of microbes discovered in Atacama desert
livescience.com