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The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception
torontolife.com

The Taiwan Catastrophe: What America—and the World—Would Lose If China Took the Island
foreignaffairs.com

There’s One Last Place Planet 9 Could Be Hiding
universetoday.com

DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Reveals Surprise Some 200 Years Later
sciencealert.com

Chinese Women Say AI Boyfriends Are “Better Than a Real Man”
futurism.com

Eugène-François Vidocq and the Birth of the Detective
publicdomainreview.org

This week: Public huffing, Meth-addicted fish, Narco cat hijinks, and more!
damninteresting.com

The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits
theguardian.com

This new map of the Universe suggests dark matter shaped the cosmos
nature.com

US stingray falls pregnant despite having no mate
bbc.com

Frog sprouts mushroom, stumps the science world
newatlas.com

Video: AI Generated Videos Just Changed Forever [12:01]
youtube.com

‘The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger’
thecut.com

In the quantum world, the future causes the past
iai.tv

Famous lizard fossil exposed as a forgery
newatlas.com

How much electricity does AI consume?
theverge.com

After a decade and $1.2 billion, NASA reveals its booty from Bennu: 121 grams
arstechnica.com

The Enduring Mystery of the Amber Room, Coveted by Tsars, Nazis, and Treasure Hunters
atlasobscura.com

Loophole allows man to live free in New York hotel for 5 years, then he claimed to own the building
apnews.com • (see also)

Steeped in War and Erasure: Amitav Ghosh on How Tea Funded the British Empire’s Expansion
lithub.com

Unfolding the Mysteries of Polygonal Billiards
quantamagazine.org

The Neuroscience of Musical Tastes
neurosciencenews.com

Experts Recreate Looming 43-Foot-Tall Statue of Constantine Using 3D Modeling
smithsonianmag.com

Bacteria in your gut can improve your mood − new research in mice tries to zero in on the crucial strains
theconversation.com

‘I sold Monets and Picassos to billionaires. Then I went to prison.’
motherjones.com

So you think you know all about the plague?
npr.org

Video: Behind the Hacks: The Origins of Anonymous [22:30]
youtube.com

The trials of trucking school
harpers.org

Scientists Resort to Once-Unthinkable Solutions to Cool the Planet
wsj.com

New evidence of independent written language on Easter Island before arrival of Europeans
phys.org • (see also)

Super-resolution microscopy harnesses digital display technology
phys.org

Video: UV light kills viruses. Why isn’t it everywhere? [7:43]
youtube.com

Mars experienced a precursor to plate tectonics
arstechnica.com

Passing stars altered orbital evolution of Earth and other planets, astronomers find
phys.org

Bacteria could help turn CO2 to rock under extreme conditions
newscientist.com • Without paywall

Who Really Killed Christina McNeil? Inside Her Father’s 26-Year Murder Case
esquire.com

The Genetic Secret of Giant Ocean Creatures Is Finally Revealed
sciencealert.com

Exclusive: Life Aboard a Nuclear Submarine as the US Responds to Threats Around the Globe
vanityfair.com

Video: How to Start a War With a Flash Drive [31:44]
youtube.com • (see also)

What, Exactly, Should You Eat? Inside the $190 Million Study Trying to Find the Answer
wsj.com

Romance In the White House: What George Washington Wrote To His Wife
lithub.com • (see also)

The text file that runs the internet
theverge.com

Indo-European languages: The debate over their origin and spread
knowablemagazine.org

NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test
jpl.nasa.gov

Romans Stored Hallucinogenic Seeds in a Vial Made From an Animal Bone
smithsonianmag.com

The cruel Thames: the job of pulling bodies from a dark, dangerous river
theguardian.com

Daily gold nanocrystal drink promising as MS and Parkinson’s treatment
newatlas.com

Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers are using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks
theverge.com

Amazon Sued Over Prime Video Ads: Class-Action Complaint Accuses Tech Giant of ‘Immoral, Unethical, Oppressive, Unscrupulous’ Conduct
variety.com

Scientists grow ‘meaty’ rice hybrid food for protein kick
bbc.com

Altermagnetism: A new type of magnetism, with broad implications for technology and research
phys.org

Siberia’s ‘road of bones’ … and those who survived it – in pictures
theguardian.com

Wherever a Dead Body Lies, The Exact Same Organisms Always Appear
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake
space.com

Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.
nytimes.com • (see also)

It’s Confirmed. A Major Atlantic Ocean Current Is Verging on Collapse.
sciencealert.com

Video: The Roman Colosseum: What It Was Like to Attend the Games [20:36]
youtube.com

The “love hormone” holds the key to better memory, according to new neuroscience research
psypost.org

Strange Object Described as Dracula’s Sandwich Could Represent a New Kind of Baby Star
sciencealert.com

Surreal Numbers Are a Real Thing. Here’s How to Make Them
scientificamerican.com