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The Webb Telescope Found Strange, Sparkling Balls That Might Have Helped Light Up the Universe
inverse.com

The Fuzzy Science on Whether Fido Is Actually Good for You
undark.org

Meet the Forgotten Woman Who Revolutionized Microbiology With a Simple Kitchen Staple
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Extreme wildfires doubled over past two decades: Study
phys.org

Move Over, Genghis Khan. Many Other Men Left Huge Genetic Legacies
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

‘The Stupidest Thing This Country Ever Did’
realclearscience.com

Scientists Built an Ingenious Trap to Catch Dark Matter. We’re About to See If It Worked.
popularmechanics.com

Video: Footage shows moment deadly South Korea factory fire breaks out [0:31]
bbc.com

You Can’t Talk Your Way Out of Depression
thewalrus.ca

Maakalla: Europe’s isolated, autonomous island
bbc.com

Jupiter’s upper atmosphere surprises astronomers
phys.org

Video: ‘Louis Vuitton Sent A Private Investigator to My House’ [11:13]
youtube.com

Project Mayhem: The U.S. Air Force’s Secret Mach 10 Hypersonic Bomber
nationalinterest.org

The science of dance: At the nightclub, we synchronize like a flock of starlings
english.elpais.com

Video: The Hunt for Europe’s Most Wanted Criminal [19:54]
youtube.com

Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies at age three: ‘He was the best giant boy’
theguardian.com

The Most Unlikely Migration
nautil.us

When Sick Pets Need Blood, Animal ‘Superheroes’ Come to the Rescue
nytimes.com

Detecting intelligent life that’s light years away: Greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
phys.org

The Ford Comuta Was an Early EV for Britain in 1967
mossandfog.com

A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Distant Civilizations
smithsonianmag.com

Queen Makes History As They Sell Their Catalog For More Than $1 Billion
forbes.com

Video: How NYC’s Most Dangerous Street Became a Popular Public Park [9:34]
youtube.com

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business
wired.com

China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
npr.org • (see also)

Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
nbcnews.com

Video: Betelgeuse looks a lot stranger than we thought, and physics shouldn’t allow it [13:51]
youtube.com

Parasites and old clothes in North Korea trash balloons
bbc.com

Video: When Did We Start Getting Cavities? [7:07]
youtube.com

Neurobiologists uncover brain mechanisms behind generalized fear
psypost.org

Powering Planes With Microwaves Is Not the Craziest Idea
spectrum.ieee.org

Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing’s Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing
livescience.com

China’s crackdown on ‘wealth-flaunting’ social media puts pressure on influencers
theconversation.com

The Color of Your Sunglasses’ Lenses Matters More Than You Think
cnet.com

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s Synapse Damage in Mice
futurism.com

Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at night
cnn.com

Astronomers find three potential super-Earths around nearby star
phys.org

‘I only learnt to know her through her diary’: Anne Frank’s father on how his daughter lived on after her death
bbc.com

The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours – from mouth to gut to vagina
theguardian.com

Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change
wired.com

‘These kids are violent, drunk on power’: can mafia children be saved from a life of crime?
theguardian.com

Video: There are NOT 195 countries [12:15]
youtube.com • (see also)

Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter
arstechnica.com

What the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy fossil reveals about nudity and shame
theconversation.com

Earth’s Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes We’re Only Starting to Understand
nytimes.com

Suspected Chinese rocket debris seen falling over village after launch, video shows
cnn.com • Video

Video: The octopus squid breaks the rules, having 8 arms instead of 10 [3:09]
youtube.com

Anti-aging molecule successfully restores multiple markers of youth
newatlas.com

‘Tiny Crime Fighters With Wings’: Bees Go to Work on a Virginia ‘Body Farm’
nytimes.com • (see also)

Video: What’s Inside a Rattlesnake Rattle? [2:52]
youtube.com

‘I almost died trying to get salt from the sea’
bbc.com

How Flounder Wound Up With an Epic Side-Eye
nytimes.com

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
space.com

Family whose roof was damaged by space debris files claims against NASA
arstechnica.com

Turning infrared light visible: New device uses 2D material to up-convert infrared light
phys.org

This Startup Claimed Its Blood Transfusions Could Reverse Aging. Then, the FDA Stepped In
popularmechanics.com

Silent Saviour: How Marcel Marceau Used Mime to Save Lives in WWII
messynessychic.com

‘I Tried to Finish a Dead Man’s Novel’
thewalrus.ca

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human body – how worried should we be?
theconversation.com

How traffic noise hurts children’s brains
bbc.com