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WordPress drama could have major implications for the internet
fastcompany.com

Sleep perfectionists: the exhausting rise of orthosomnia
theguardian.com

Video: The Mystery of the World‘s First Computer [14:42]
youtube.com • (see also)

Scientists Found Evidence That The Viking Apocalypse May Have Actually Happened.
popularmechanics.com

Researchers Link Asteroid Ice to the Emergence of Life on Earth
scitechdaily.com

Is the deep ocean more magnificent than outer space?
economist.com • Mirror

‘Hopes high’ for stranded humpback whale after refloating
bbc.com

Here are some stellar picks from Nikon’s top microscopy images of 2024
sciencenews.org

This Prompt Can Make an AI Chatbot Identify and Extract Personal Details From Your Chats
wired.com

The Great Bedrock Clog Heist
outsideonline.com

Hubble Observes Binary System R Aquarii
sci.news

210 years ago today a lethal wave of beer swept through a London parish
damninteresting.com

How Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ changed TV forever
theverge.com

Humans can smell much faster than we blink, study reveals
salon.com

Surprise Discovery Reveals Animal Life Thriving Under The Seafloor
sciencealert.com

Why birds do not fall while sleeping
news.cnrs.fr

NASA finally knows what happened to all the water on Mars
thebrighterside.news

How a ‘putrid’ find in a museum cupboard could be the key to bringing the Tasmanian tiger back to life
theguardian.com

This normally quiet Cascades volcano has been trembling. Should we worry?
washingtonpost.com

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