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In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury
arstechnica.com

Samples of Life’s Possible Origins From the Ocean’s ‘Lost City’
nytimes.com

A new report finds Boeing’s rockets are built with an unqualified work force
arstechnica.com

How an Instagram-Perfect Life in the Hamptons Ended in Tragedy
nytimes.com • Mirror

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation
wired.com

Experiments Prepare to Test Whether Consciousness Arises from Quantum Weirdness
scientificamerican.com

Molecule restores cognition, memory in Alzheimer’s disease model mice
uclahealth.org

After private equity takes over hospitals, they are less able to care for patients, top medical researchers say
nbcnews.com

Scientists May Have Found Signs of a Hidden Universe on the Ocean Floor
popularmechanics.com

Racehorse poo analysis predicts future success
bbc.com

Gaia spots possible moons around hundreds of asteroids
phys.org

Video: The Game That Stole $130,000,000 [9:31]
youtube.com • (see also)

Sandwich to star power: Mayonnaise may unlock ‘never unstable’ nuclear fusion
interestingengineering.com

Your microwave oven has its own microbiome
nature.com

Terraforming Mars could be easier than scientists thought
science.org

Google and Meta ignored their own rules in secret teen-targeting ad deals
arstechnica.com

Nissan’s new paint cools cars by up to 21 °F in direct sunlight
newatlas.com

She’s the Oldest Common Loon in the World. She Just Had Her 42nd Chick
smithsonianmag.com

NASA official acknowledges internal “disagreement” on safety of Starliner return
arstechnica.com

Your future air conditioner might act like a battery
technologyreview.com

Philippe Petit Still Goes on High Wires, 50 Years After His Twin Towers Walk
nytimes.com

Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future
theconversation.com

How the Alchemist of New England Became a Legendary Counterfeiter
atlasobscura.com

Monumental Portraits of Tiny Peacock Spiders Flaunting Their Colorful Bodies
mymodernmet.com

To exercise or snack? This unsuspecting brain chemical plays a major role
zmescience.com

Readers trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims
theconversation.com

Sapphires form inside the fiery hearts of volcanoes, not deep in the mantle like we thought
livescience.com

Video: The $1BN Race to Save Notre Dame From Collapse [12:24]
youtube.com

‘A king will die’: 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered
livescience.com

Boeing Furious at NASA Plan to Return Stranded Astronauts on SpaceX Craft
futurism.com

Physicists Pinpoint the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect
quantamagazine.org

‘We’re not doing anything wrong’: why the word Taiwan is banned at the Olympics
theguardian.com

Why Some People Are Paying to Be Left on a Desert Island—Alone
afar.com

Titanium Heart Successfully Implanted Into Human for the First Time
mymodernmet.com

Is Hikikomori — an Extreme, Long-Term Form of Social Isolation — a Disease Unto Itself?
discovermagazine.com

The gravity-defying physics of breakdancing
bbc.com

Unique transistor ‘could change the world of electronics’ thanks to nanosecond-scale switching speeds and refusal to wear out
livescience.com

Observations confirm plasma bubble origin of persistent radio emissions from fast radio bursts
phys.org

Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket generate sonic boom during landing (video)
space.com

Video: How French Drains Work [16:40]
youtube.com

Scientists uncover hidden forces causing continents to rise
phys.org

Incredible Winners and Finalists From the Prix de la Photographie Paris Competition
mymodernmet.com

Documenting The Grit of S. Korea’s Aging Female Haenyeo Divers
nautil.us

Up On The Roof, A Handful Of Urban Stardust
sciencefriday.com

A Murder in Laredo
crimereads.com

The World’s Oldest Hotel Has Been Operating for 1300 Years
mossandfog.com

A Breakthrough Study Suggests Magnetic Fields Could Manipulate Human Brains
popularmechanics.com

Sun mysteries we still haven’t cracked
space.com

The Chipotle Bowl Thrower Who Was Forced to Work Fast Food
grubstreet.com • Mirror

How children of freed spies learned they were Russian on flight to Moscow
theguardian.com

Video: The Insane Realism of the Film That Invented the Modern Car Movie [42:09]
youtube.com

Slime Mold Helps to Map the Universe’s Tendrils of Dark Matter
scientificamerican.com

Hiroshima governor says nuclear disarmament must be tackled as a pressing issue, not an ideal
ca.news.yahoo.com

1st ‘hyperspectral’ image of aurora borealis reveals true colors of northern lights
space.com

Boeing’s Stranded Starliner Has Failed So Spectacularly That It Looks Like It’ll Push Back SpaceX’s Next Astronaut Launch
futurism.com

Video: The most dangerous elements on the periodic table [4:38]
youtube.com

Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case
theverge.com

By 2100, the Northern Sea Route Will Be Navigable Year-Round. That Changes Everything.
popularmechanics.com

Video: A.I. ‐ Humanity’s Final Invention? [18:29]
youtube.com

Fast-Tracking the Search for Habitable Worlds
universetoday.com