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‘It’s our moonshot’: Why scientists are drilling into volcanos
bbc.com

Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Smallest dinosaur egg ever found confirmed in China
phys.org

Why do humans have near-equal numbers of male and female babies, unlike many other animals? New study offers some clues
zmescience.com

Video: What happens when you set a river free? [3:37]
youtube.com

What the US Army’s 1959 ‘Soldier of Tomorrow’ Got Right About the Future of Warfare
wired.com

Video: The “dirty side” of a hurricane, explained [5:06]
youtube.com

Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball mystery
bbc.com

Is There Life on Europa?
404media.co

Riding the Sunset Limited of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1950s: Photos of an Era When Travel Was Glamorous
rarehistoricalphotos.com

She Shared Her Notes with John Steinbeck. It was Her Novel’s Undoing.
nytimes.com

Socially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseases
theconversation.com

New, non-hallucinogenic versions of psychedelics are blurring the boundaries of the drug trip
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Video: How This Chalk Artist Creates Illusions on Pavement [9:29]
youtube.com

Kurt Vonnegut’s Lost Board Game Is Finally for Sale
openculture.com

A tipster warned of a ‘dysfunctional’ hire at a local police department. That was an understatement.
poynter.org

Stunning Fossil Reveals Fireflies Glowed When Dinosaurs Ruled Earth
sciencealert.com

See the First Section of the Largest-Ever Cosmic Map, Revealed in Stunning Detail by the Euclid Space Telescope
smithsonianmag.com

On this day in 1998 Zhiqiang Shoe Factory in China announced they were officially halting production of “lotus shoes.”
damninteresting.com

Standing desks do not reduce risk of stroke and heart failure, study suggests
theguardian.com

Can Virtual Reality Help You Kick Cocaine? UK Scientists Are Finding Out
vice.com • (see also)

Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit
spacenews.com

In Rare Move, Judge Changes Mind After 27 Years and Frees Brooklyn Man
nytimes.com

North Korea deploys troops to fight with Russia: Seoul
bbc.com

Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing
theconversation.com

Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities
nasa.gov

How the Human Brain Contends With the Strangeness of Zero
quantamagazine.org

This week: Anti-raking agenda, picky bees, earthquake gold, and more!
damninteresting.com

Hemingway, after the hurricane
theconversation.com

US charges Indian agent in Sikh separatist murder plot
bbc.com

You Can Now See the Code That Helped End Apartheid
wired.com

U.S. approves mega geothermal energy project in Utah
washingtonpost.com

Video: In 2009, the ‘balloon boy’ incident captivated American television audiences [16:45]
aeon.co

Physicists show that neutron stars may be shrouded in clouds of axions
phys.org

65 years ago today, humanity received its first grainy images of the far side of the moon
damninteresting.com

Big Advance on Simple-Sounding Math Problem Was a Century in the Making
quantamagazine.org

Copy of US Constitution found in filing cabinet sells for $9m
bbc.com

Video: Sound of Earth’s magnetic flip 41 000 years ago [1:20]
esa.int

Newly Discovered Frogs that Sound Like Star Trek Sound Effects Named After Series’ Iconic Captains
thedebrief.org

The Rise and Fall of Matchbox’s Toy-Car Empire
hagerty.com

How a Canadian carpenter became an options trader, made $300 million, and then went bust
sherwood.news

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