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50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1974
theatlantic.com

What happened when 20 comedians got AI to write their routines
technologyreview.com • (see also)

Victims of a tsunami or human sacrifice? What happened to 20 Celts 2,000 years ago?
phys.org • (see also)

Tough new pineapple leather is 60X stronger than other materials
newatlas.com

Why ‘intelligence’ exists only in the eye of the beholder
aeon.co

White gold, Black bodies: how a tiny African nation shaped the world
theguardian.com • (see also)

X-ray vision chip gives phones ‘Superman’ power to view objects through walls
livescience.com

Scientists can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding – why this matters so much for our understanding of the cosmos
theconversation.com

Parthenon marbles recreated from 3D scans to sway British Museum to return them to Greece
abc.net.au

The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?
grist.org

Alexander the Great’s Untold Story
archaeology.org

At the heart of this distant galaxy lies not 1, but 2 jet-blasting black holes
space.com

2,500-year-old slate containing drawings of battle scenes and paleo-alphabet discovered in Spain
livescience.com

The big idea: can you inherit memories from your ancestors?
theguardian.com

Modern human DNA contains bits from all over the Neanderthal genome – except the Y chromosome. What happened?
theconversation.com

A Tale of Two Nearly Extinct Giant Salamanders
nytimes.com

Parents file $1.5M lawsuit after Quebec teacher accused of selling students’ artwork online
cbc.ca

Is there life on one of Saturn’s moons? Scientists plan a mission to find out
theguardian.com

Naked, alone and living on dog food – all for a TV show that gripped a nation
bbc.com

98-Year-Old World War II Veteran Finally Gets His High School Diploma
mymodernmet.com

Meet the Rüppell’s Vulture, the Extraordinary Bird That Can Fly as High as an Airplane
mymodernmet.com

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
nature.org

People Blamed an Influencer’s Murder-Suicide on the Eclipse. What Really Happened?
rollingstone.com

From Urine to Helium: The Most Common and Bizarre Leaks During Space Travel
inverse.com

When Children Drown, Adults Are Typically Around
slate.com

Ford’s Striking Dagenham Women
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

A Senseless Fire and the Stranger Who Put It Out
nytimes.com

Early OceanGate Titan Rider Realized His Brush With Death Years Later
businessinsider.com

Forgotten 1937 Aerial Photos Expose Antarctic Anomaly
scitechdaily.com

Video: ‘I Learned How To Fake Water Exactly Like Hollywood’ [20:58]
youtube.com

Payoff from AI projects is ‘dismal’, biz leaders complain
theregister.com

ChatGPT has caused a massive drop in demand for online digital freelancers — here is what you can do to protect yourself
techradar.com

Why Did a Father of 16 Hire a Dark-Web Hit Man?
nymag.com • Without paywall

NASA rover discovers mysterious Mars boulder unlike any others
mashable.com

Video: The College Student Who Stole $7.5M via SIM Swapping [22:38]
youtube.com

Hundreds of Ukrainian orphans taken from the Donbas region are now stranded in the Kremlin’s orphanage system
thedial.world

The Brainstem Fine-Tunes Inflammation Throughout the Body
quantamagazine.org

Video: Canadians learn to live with megafires [11:52]
france24.com

This week: Coke-free coke, space station leaks, history of Napster, and more!
damninteresting.com

The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip. Here’s what to expect.
space.com • (see also)

Voyager 1 defies the odds yet again and is back online
popsci.com • (see also)

To kill the competition, bacteria throw pieces of dead viruses at them
arstechnica.com

Inside the Unbelievable True Story of the Real WWII Fighter That Killed Godzilla
popularmechanics.com

‘I Spent a Week Eating Discarded Restaurant Food. But Was It Really Going to Waste?’
wired.com

The Tokyo Government Is Launching Its Own Dating App
vice.com

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic
reuters.com • (see also)

New Tech Maps Human Brain in Unprecedented Detail
neurosciencenews.com

Artificial amber stores data in DNA long-term
newatlas.com

Video: How Lava Turned a Rhino Into a Cave [12:51]
youtube.com

NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins
nasa.gov

Shackleton died on board the Quest; ship’s wreckage has just been found
arstechnica.com

How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?
apnews.com

Why a 3-Legged Lion and His Brother Swam Across a Crocodile-Filled River
nytimes.com

Flatulence’s surprising role in hormone production and women’s mental health
psypost.org • (see also)

Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers
news.mit.edu

Hot Tub of Despair: The deadly ocean pool that traps and pickles creatures that fall in
livescience.com

Supercapacitors Are About To Blow Past Batteries as the Kings of Power
popularmechanics.com

Some (very creepy) secrets of Mayan human sacrifices have been uncovered
sciencefocus.com

What water data from this Florida city tells us about who evacuates hurricanes
tampabay.com

The Ice Man of Ladakh building artificial glaciers in the Himalayas
bbc.com