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Scientists find seismic role in formation of large gold nuggets
theguardian.com

Tomorrow, September 2nd is a holiday in the USA. So links will be sparse, or nonexistent. Here is a temporary alternative.
damninteresting.com

Why are we ticklish? The science of the silly response.
popsci.com • (see also)

Weaver Bird Nests in Africa Appear to Reflect Local Styles and Traditions
nytimes.com

A Third Of The World Lacks Internet Access. Airborne Communications Stations Could Fix That
discovermagazine.com

Placebo Science Is Rooted in Witch Hunts
nautil.us • (see also)

A ‘mosquito flight simulator’ reveals a potential weakness in one species that carries malaria.
popsci.com

Planes, trains and monster diggers: The vehicles pushing the limits of electric power
bbc.com

America’s Oldest Board Game Teaches 19th-Century Geography
mymodernmet.com

Turn Down the Streetlights
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Economists Alarmed by Growing Demand for Sausage
futurism.com

‘A tech firm stole our voices – then cloned and sold them’
bbc.com

How a little-known 17th-century female scientist changed our understanding of insects
theguardian.com

Betelgeuse’s Mysterious Dimming May Have a Simple Explanation
sciencealert.com

America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny
nytimes.com • (see also)

The Starliner spacecraft has started to emit strange noises
arstechnica.com

Video: That Time Our Ancestors Almost Went Extinct [11:36]
youtube.com

Mining for Neutrinos and for Cosmic Answers
nytimes.com

Einstein’s Other Theory of Everything
nautil.us

NASA’s Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim
space.com

British Man With a Metal Detector Stumbles Upon 52,000 Ancient Coins Worth $500K
mymodernmet.com

Video: DARPA’s Little Secrets That Changed The World [13:59]
youtube.com

Delightful Miniatures From a 1000 Year Old Manuscript
mossandfog.com

Bilinguals perceive shades differently based on which language they are using
psypost.org

Video: How bad maps win elections [11:39]
youtube.com

Egyptians Were Obsessed With the Sky. Ruins of a Massive Observatory Are Showing Just How Obsessed.
popularmechanics.com

Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core
theguardian.com

This week: Deadly books, ticklish tidbits, astronomical beer, and more!
damninteresting.com

NASA’s New Solar Sail Extends Its Booms and Sets Sail
universetoday.com

Scientists Have a New Theory About Why Orcas Are Attacking Boats
nytimes.com

Trove of Persian Gold Coins Discovered in Ancient Greek City
mymodernmet.com

This 4-Year-Old Shattered a Bronze Age Jar. Now, He’ll Get to See How Experts Restored It
smithsonianmag.com

When A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. Itself
nytimes.com

Video: The secrets of skydiving salamanders in the world’s tallest trees [3:47]
thekidshouldseethis.com • (see also)

Promising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
phys.org

Physicists recently created Coordinated Lunar Time, a time zone for our Moon.
atlasobscura.com

Machina Labs Robot Blacksmith Making Spaceship Tanks for NASA
spectrum.ieee.org

The secret inside One Million Checkboxes
eieio.games

Tiny new lasers fill a long-standing gap in the rainbow of visible-light colors, opening new applications
phys.org

Another blow for dark matter as biggest hunt yet finds nothing
newscientist.com • (see also)

Marmoset Monkeys Use Unique Calls to Name Each Other
neurosciencenews.com

Here Are 64 Years of RadioShack Catalogs to Browse Online for Free
gizmodo.com

A prosthetic leg that feels like a real body part
technologyreview.com

Al Naslaa rock: Saudi Arabia’s enigmatic sandstone block that’s split perfectly down the middle
livescience.com

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024
theatlantic.com

SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies
space.com • (see also)

The Nuremberg Code isn’t just for prosecuting Nazis − its principles have shaped medical ethics to this day
theconversation.com

The skyscraper window-washing robots are here
popsci.com

How Adam Pearson’s Acting Journey Led to ‘A Different Man’
vulture.com

The Information Entering Our Brains Dwarfs The Amount Coming Out — Why?
discovermagazine.com

Video: We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 lecture on YouTube [48:39 + 40:55]
arstechnica.com • Video Part 1 • Video Part 2

Engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy ‘forever chemicals’
phys.org

How One Japanese Company Has Survived For 1,400 Years
mymodernmet.com

When Reality Came Undone
nautil.us

The startup teaching your computer how to smell
thehustle.co

Photographer Captures Rare Double Moonbow
mymodernmet.com

Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging
nytimes.com

Video: How space changes an astronaut’s body [4:55]
youtube.com • (see also)

Injectable pacemaker regulates heartbeat for 5 days then dissolves
newatlas.com

‘In some cases, it was the women who were fiercest in the fight’: The female freedom fighters of the Haitian Revolution
bbc.com