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Parachutes Made of Mucus Change How Some Scientists See the Ocean
nytimes.com

Quantum theory is challenging long-standing ideas about entropy
institutions.newscientist.com

The Texan Doctor and the Disappeared Saudi Princesses
newyorker.com

Video: How This Guy Makes the World’s Most Inventive Clocks [8:50]
youtube.com

How a Genius Formula Carved Onto a Bridge Changed Mathematical History
sciencealert.com

Man Sues Town for $647 Million Over Trashed Bitcoin Hard Drive
vice.com

Will NASA’s Europa Clipper Really Find Aliens? Here’s What the Spacecraft Can and Can’t Do
inverse.com

Carnivorous plants eat faster with a fungal friend
sciencenews.org

Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.
livescience.com

Is Déjà Vu a Cosmic Wrinkle or a Glitch in Your Memory? A Scientist Reveals What May Cause That Strange Sensation.
popularmechanics.com

The Mystery of Salem’s Great Misery Island
messynessychic.com

Atmospheric phenomenon Steve spotted over south-east SA following Aurora Australis
abc.net.au

Explore the Maya Temples at Copán Ruinas
mused.com

On this day in 1964, China detonated its first atomic bomb, prompting the US to attempt to install a spy device atop the Himalayas
damninteresting.com

‘Quantum Memory’ Proves Exponentially Powerful
quantamagazine.org

Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery
reuters.com

Alien life is out there. Can AI find it?
nationalgeographic.com • Mirror

Axiom Space, Prada Unveil Spacesuit Design for Moon Return
axiomspace.com

NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle
science.nasa.gov • (see also)

Come back from away
cbc.ca

Video: The Trillion Dollar Equation [31:21]
youtube.com

‘My six-year-old daughter was shot at Sandy Hook – and I faced a torrent of abuse’
theguardian.com

Video: What if Earth grew 1cm every second? [5:15]
youtube.com

Did child labor fuel the ancient pottery industry?
phys.org

The deep-sea ’emergency service’ that keeps the internet running
bbc.com • (sea also)

Can humans smell fear?
sciencefocus.com

Video: How are holograms possible? [46:23]
youtube.com

Working in silence and no sharp corners: How humans would live on the moon
smh.com.au

Video: The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure [20:09]
youtube.com

The Anatomical Quirk That Saved Dr. No
nautil.us

Why Lasers Could Be Kryptonite for Drones
wsj.com • Mirror

Mysterious gooey blobs washed up on Canada beaches baffle experts
theguardian.com

The first robot car race was a historic moment — and a complete failure
theverge.com

They Were Driving Through a Tunnel. Then the Water Rushed In.
nytimes.com

Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González
theguardian.com

En route to an asteroid, spacecraft snaps ghostly views of Earth
mashable.com

That gold statue hidden in the woods has been found in Massachusetts
boston.com

In Jordan, a ‘Stunning’ Discovery Under Petra’s Ancient Stone
nytimes.com

People think they already know everything they need to make decisions
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Video: What’s the Loudest Possible Sound? [13:31]
youtube.com

When Europe’s railroad dining cars were the height of luxury
cnn.com

Fumes of Fiery Volcanic Moon Detected Outside The Solar System
sciencealert.com

Why pickles and ice-cream? The science of strangely specific pregnancy cravings
theguardian.com

Physicists Synthesize New Isotope of Plutonium
sci.news • (see also)

A Husband in the Aftermath of His Wife’s Unfathomable Act
newyorker.com

How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong
newyorker.com

To build a better dome, look to dragonfly wings
popsci.com

Meet the tiny tuft-tailed saviour of Madagascar’s endangered baobabs
rfi.fr

Harnessing Hellfire: The Geothermal Breakthrough Set to Transform Clean Energy
scitechdaily.com

NASA, SpaceX set for launch of historic Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter
nasaspaceflight.com • Livestream

170 years ago today, a Japanese castaway returned home after accidentally circumnavigating the globe
dam.mn

The pickled dragon hoax that fooled the world
bbc.com

Attention Kmart Shoppers: It’s Closing Time
nytimes.com

Video: The Insane Engineering of Europa Clipper [20:56]
youtube.com

Mystery Drones Swarmed a U.S. Military Base for 17 Days. The Pentagon Is Stumped.
wsj.com • Mirror

Even a Single Bacterial Cell Can Sense the Seasons Changing
quantamagazine.org

A simple experiment revealed the complex ‘thoughts’ of fungi
popsci.com

Closure for family as body found 56 years after India plane crash
bbc.com

Video: How SpaceX Landed A Rocket… Without Landing Legs. Catching a Giant Rocket With Giant Chopsticks [21:02]
youtube.com

Cells From Different Species Can Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA
wired.com