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Shark Skin Generates Thrust, Say Researchers
discovermagazine.com

Not Old World Europe, this is India’s Ghostly Town of Sidhpur
messynessychic.com

Europe Has Big Plans for Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
universetoday.com

One big problem with how we rank countries by happiness
vox.com

A Metal Detectorist Stumbled Upon the Gold Nugget of a Lifetime
popularmechanics.com

Scientists Found Earth’s Secret Underground Power Grid
popularmechanics.com

Scientists discover how caterpillars can stop their bleeding in seconds
phys.org

Sunken British Warship That Left Crew Marooned for 66 Days Has Been Identified
smithsonianmag.com

When Sleep Deprivation Is an Antidepressant
nautil.us

Why Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapsed after Strike by Container Ship
scientificamerican.com

How nature can alter our sense of time
theconversation.com

Mars’ Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone Thought
universetoday.com

Cows in Texas and Kansas test positive for highly pathogenic bird flu
arstechnica.com

Video: How The Dinosaurs Actually Died [11:39]
youtube.com

Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way’s central black hole
phys.org

The Aftermath of China’s Comedy Crackdown
newyorker.com

What to do if you encounter a mountain lion
bbc.com

World’s fastest camera shoots at 156.3 trillion frames per second
newatlas.com • (see also)

North Korea TV censors Alan Titchmarsh’s trousers
bbc.com

How Rapa Nui Lost a Tree, Only to Have It Sprout Up Elsewhere
smithsonianmag.com

Missouri Compromise of 1820: Annotated
daily.jstor.org

How did the Big Bang get its name? Here’s the real story
nature.com

A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?
theguardian.com

Why NASA Will Fire Three Rockets At The Solar Eclipse
forbes.com

Everything We Know About the Shocking Collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
popularmechanics.com • Video

Scientists on the hunt for evidence of quantum gravity’s existence at the South Pole
phys.org

Canada’s maple syrup reserve hits 16-year low
bbc.com

Archaeologists are now finding microplastics in ancient remains
cnn.com

‘Nothing has really changed’: letters from 1719 reveal familiar worries of London life
theguardian.com

Hubble Telescope witnesses a new star being born in a stunning cosmic light show (image)
space.com

Playful Perspectives by Hugo Suíssas
mossandfog.com

Breaking Physics: How Solitons Bend Time, Space, and Rules
scitechdaily.com

‘Harrowing’ stories of homelessness and slum housing
bbc.com

Video: The Race For AI Robots Just Got Real (OpenAI, NVIDIA and more) [21:25]
youtube.com

Math That Connects Where We’re Going to Where We’ve Been
quantamagazine.org

Kuru: unravelling the mystery disease that left entire Papua New Guinean villages without women
theguardian.com • (see also)

How Different Instruments Shape the Music We Love
nautil.us

Video: Elastic knots behave in a really bizarre way [11:33]
youtube.com

From Komodo Dragons to California Condors, These Animals May Reproduce On Their Own
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Scientists investigate how cerium is produced in the universe
phys.org • (see also)

Astronomers Find Two Ancient Substructures in Inner Milky Way
sci.news

How the coral crisis affects other marine wildlife
cosmosmagazine.com

The Allure and Dangers of Experimenting With Brain-Dead Bodies
undark.org

Here’s Why Medieval Medicine Was Not as Bad as We Think
mymodernmet.com

Metal Detectorist Discovers 300-Year-Old Silver Thimble Engraved With a Romantic Inscription
smithsonianmag.com

A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life
noemamag.com

Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months
bbc.com

Genome study shows humans pass more viruses to animals than we catch from them
phys.org

Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia will finally be completed in 2026
cnn.com

This Italian town is struggling to sell off its empty homes for one euro. Here’s why
cnn.com

Video: The blunder that changed chickens forever [03:32]
bbc.com

Most of This Island Disappeared in Just a Decade
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

GM stops sharing driver data with brokers amid backlash
arstechnica.com

Astronomers find evidence that blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars
iac.es

California zombie lake turned farmland to water. A year later, is it gone for good?
theguardian.com • (sea also)

Vast Archive of Rare Japanese Textbooks Now Online To Explore for Free
mymodernmet.com

Video: BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded [01:57]
bbc.com

This stretchy electronic material hardens upon impact just like “oobleck”
arstechnica.com

A Brief History of the Astronomer’s Chair
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

Most animals don’t go through menopause. So why do these whales?
npr.org