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Cleaning Crew Discovers One of the World’s Oldest Surviving Desktop Computers
smithsonianmag.com

Bizarre bacteria defy textbooks by writing new genes
nature.com

Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin
space.com

MIT scientists learn how to control muscles with light
news.mit.edu

US sues Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation, seeks breakup of monopoly
arstechnica.com

Potentially habitable ‘exo-Venus’ with Earth-like temperature discovered
phys.org

NASA report identifies cost-effective approaches to dealing with orbital debris
spacenews.com

Left Turns Are Dangerous on City Streets, A Case to Restrict Them
archive.is

One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell
sfgate.com • (see also)

‘The issue is when to pull the trigger’: how prepared are we for human bird flu?
theguardian.com

US Air Force Drops Photos of B-21 Raider, Its Newest Stealth Bomber
businessinsider.com

Ridiculously simple idea cuts cargo ship emissions by 17.3% in first trials
newatlas.com

Video: Molossia: A small, unrecognised ‘nation’ within the US [02:56]
bbc.com • (see also)

Some Wind Turbines in Iowa Crumpled by Tornadoes
nytimes.com

The truth about Asian hornets: how terrified should humans and honeybees actually be?
theguardian.com

50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones harbor oldest-known human viruses
livescience.com

Designed to Crash: The bizarre story of Antonov An-28 HA-LAJ and its demise
admiralcloudberg.medium.com

Mind-Blowing Head Transplant System with Robotic Surgeons and AI Precision
neurosciencenews.com

Scientists Determine Properties of Extremely Rare Element: Promethium
sci.news

Study finds widespread ‘cell cannibalism’ and related phenomena across tree of life
phys.org

Call of an elusive toadlet finally recorded after 43 years
cosmosmagazine.com

Video: How chaos onboard flight SQ321 unfolded [01:14]
bbc.com • (see also)

How plants choose their mates and repel other suitors
phys.org

Peering into Pluto’s ocean using mathematical models and images from the New Horizons spacecraft
phys.org

When Kodak Went to War with Polaroid
steveblank.com

Complete Stellar Collapse: unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly
eurekalert.org

Electric ‘Ripples’ in the Resting Brain Tag Memories for Storage
quantamagazine.org

Beachcombers Discover Rare, Deep-Sea Anglerfish Washed Up on Oregon Coast
smithsonianmag.com

Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now
arstechnica.com

Russia begins nuclear drills in an apparent warning to West over Ukraine
apnews.com

What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court
wired.com

Milky Way photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures
theguardian.com

Video: Deadly Shootouts & Betrayals: Inside the Bandidos [47:02]
youtube.com

AI computers could run in extreme environments like Venus thanks to heat-proof memory device
livescience.com

NASA Doesn’t Want Random Billionaires Messing Up The Hubble Space Telescope
jalopnik.com

‘Hidden Gem’ Dinosaur Skin Fossil Reveals Surprises About Feather Evolution
sciencealert.com

Something strange is happening with Earth’s magnetic field tail
space.com

The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely
arstechnica.com

Scientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new process
livescience.com

Ancient viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric disorders
medicalxpress.com

After Swirling Around a Black Hole, Matter Just Falls Straight In
universetoday.com

Ketamine’s Effect on Brain Activity Revealed
neurosciencenews.com

AI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look Inside
wired.com

TSMC’s EUV machines are equipped with a remote self-destruct in case of an invasion
tomshardware.com

Scientists Shrunk the Gap Between Atoms to an Astounding 50 Nanometers
popularmechanics.com

The Tragic Downfall of the Internet’s Art Gallery
slate.com

East Coast has a giant offshore freshwater aquifer—how did it get there?
arstechnica.com

Wonderfully Colorful Caterpillars Photographed by Samuel Jaffe
mossandfog.com

Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’
theguardian.com

Video: 343867 and Tetrahedral Numbers [12:03]
youtube.com

Alaska’s technicolor rivers are rapidly spreading – and we now know why
newatlas.com

More valuable than gold: New Zealand feather becomes most expensive in the world
theguardian.com

Why are there so many rogue planets and what do they look like?
newscientist.com • Without paywall

Mars rover mission will use pioneering nuclear power source
nature.com

A Closer Look at the Science of Mirror Neurons
nautil.us

Earth’s quasi-moons, mini-moons, and ghost moons
planetary.org

Video: The Engineering of Duct Tape [10:43]
youtube.com

How Neanderthal language differed from modern human – they probably didn’t use metaphors
theconversation.com

Video: What Happened To Etsy? [12:04]
youtube.com

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
theguardian.com