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In the hunt for alien life, is man truly ‘the measure of all things?’
phys.org • (see also)

United Airlines Was Forced to Ground Planes Because Pilots Couldn’t Turn Off the ‘No Smoking’ Signs
paddleyourownkanoo.com

Doctors Saved Her Life. She Didn’t Want Them To.
nytimes.com

Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos similar to Chornobyl, study finds
theguardian.com

China produced large quantities of water using the Moon’s soil
bgr.com

What the unique shape of the human heart tells us about our evolution
theconversation.com

Matching Dinosaur Footprints Connect Ancient Continents Across the Atlantic
scitechdaily.com

“Suspended animation” drug could buy time in medical emergencies
newatlas.com

Ancient Mars lake was larger than any on Earth
earthsky.org

On this day in 1980 a strange device and a menacing letter mysteriously appeared in a Lake Tahoe casino
damninteresting.com

Just 5 impacts on Mars sent hundreds of meteorites to Earth
popsci.com

Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain
medicalxpress.com

The brothers on a four-month voyage through the Arctic Circle
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This Victorian-Era Technology Is Still Astonishingly Accurate At Capturing Weather
inverse.com

How To Make Millions As a Professional Whistleblower
gq.com

Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech
theguardian.com

NASA’s Starliner decision was the right one, but it’s a crushing blow for Boeing
arstechnica.com

Mitochondria are flinging their DNA into our brain cells, study shows
phys.org

The Earth’s deepest living organisms may hold clues to alien life on Mars
bbc.com

Second-Largest Diamond Ever Found Is Discovered in Botswana
nytimes.com

Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down, study shows
phys.org

Chinese Plan ‘Magnetic Moon Launcher’ To Transport Extracted Lunar Resources Back To Earth
eurasiantimes.com

Woman swallowed by pavement sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur
bbc.com

A Prominent Accessibility Advocate Worked With Studios and Inspired Change. But She Never Actually Existed.
ign.com

Fake watermelons full of drugs fail to fool US agents
bbc.com

Electrostatic Motors Reach the Macro Scale
spectrum.ieee.org

World-first lung cancer vaccine trials launched across seven countries
theguardian.com

NASA Asteroid Collision Debris May Be Headed Toward Earth
sciencealert.com

The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests
space.com

Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food for Humans?
undark.org

‘I’ve never seen a vessel this size go down so quickly’: why did the Bayesian sink in 60 seconds?
theguardian.com

Creature the size of a dust grain found hiding in California’s Mono Lake
phys.org

Scientists Uncovered a Blow From the Past: 17th Century Brains Contained Cocaine
popularmechanics.com

Astronomers are rallying to save NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory
astronomy.com

‘Gay animals more common than you would think’
bbc.com

A newly approved ‘living drug’ could save more cancer patients’ lives
sciencenews.org • (see also)

Volcano Erupts Near Fishing Town in Iceland
nytimes.com

US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she’d died
theguardian.com

Video: Sometimes…Jellyfish Live on Land [6:42]
youtube.com

Strange stars full of metals may be created by imploding supernovae
newscientist.com • Mirror • (see also)

Archaeology Student Discovers Trove of Silver Viking Age Armbands in Denmark
smithsonianmag.com

Kentucky prisoners hack state-issued computer tablets to digitally create $1M
kentucky.com

Video: For mRNA Vaccines, COVID Was Just the Beginning [11:06]
youtube.com

Zapping sand to create rock could help curb coastal erosion
sciencenews.org

World’s fastest microscope freezes time at 1 quintillionth of a second
newatlas.com

Bifungites Fossils Are Found All Over but What Made Them Was a Mystery
nytimes.com

Solar panels: Great moments from more than 140 years of innovation
newatlas.com

Everest’s Sherpas fear their homes could wash away
bbc.com

Humpback Whales Wield and Manufacture Their Own Tools
sci.news

Town urges curfew over mosquito-spread disease that kills up to 50% of people
arstechnica.com

90 years ago today, a shadowy cabal asked a highly decorated Marine major general to lead a coup against the US government
damninteresting.com

Ramses: A new mission racing to land on asteroid Apophis
planetary.org

Why we need a better way to measure hurricanes
bbc.com

Hacker dad who faked death to avoid child support sentenced to prison
arstechnica.com

Beyond gene-edited babies: the possible paths for tinkering with human evolution
technologyreview.com

Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for Waterspouts
wired.com

Prehistoric humans may have stuck pikes in ground to kill mammoths, say experts
theguardian.com

Discover the Hidden History of Tomb Robbing in Ancient Egypt
smithsonianmag.com

A bank in Wales says it received a postcard from 121 years ago
cbc.ca

Winners of the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards
mymodernmet.com