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Grapes of math: Ordinary fruit enhances performance of quantum sensors
phys.org

The Parker Solar Probe passed closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever before on Christmas Eve 2024
skyatnightmagazine.com

Video: What if we put a pool on the moon? [2:52]
youtube.com

Ants prove superior to humans in group problem-solving maze experiment
phys.org

Video: What ACTUALLY Happened to the Rudolph Puppets? [24:19]
youtube.com

Interstellar “tunnel” connects our solar system to other stars
earth.com

In 1928, Eric the Robot promised the robo-butler of the future
popsci.com

The Hidden Culprit Behind Alzheimer’s Revealed: Microglia Under the Microscope
scitechdaily.com

Two Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting nearby star detected
phys.org

‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most terrifying ocean crossing
accuweather.com • (see also)

Teleoperated robots at scale could mean a seismic shift in how we think about labor and automation
technologyreview.com

A strong sense of self-continuity can improve health and well-being
knowablemagazine.org

From Earth to alien worlds: Exploring the fundamental limits to life
phys.org

A Distant Quasar Has 140 Trillion Times the Water of Earth’s Oceans
vice.com

The next massive volcanic eruption is coming. It will cause chaos the world is not prepared for
cnn.com • Mirror

Dramatic drone footage shows fishermen’s tinnie surrounded by sharks
abc.net.au

Captured by Venera 13 in 1982: The Only Photos Humanity Has of Venus’ Surface
rarehistoricalphotos.com • (see also)

Why do [Americans] still have to use airplane mode?
popsci.com

General Sherman Offered Savannah as a ‘Christmas Gift’ to President Lincoln. The Victory Signaled the End of His Brutal March to the Sea
smithsonianmag.com

Read J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Letter From Father Christmas” To His Young Children (1925)
openculture.com

Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere
space.com

The New Climate Gold Rush: Scrubbing Carbon From the Sky
nytimes.com

Introducing perceptein, a protein-based artificial neural network in living cells
phys.org

What happens when the internet disappears?
theverge.com

Scientists Want to Define the Kilogram by Gravity—Not Electricity. They’re Onto Something.
popularmechanics.com

Scientists reinvent equations governing formation of snowflakes, raindrops and Saturn’s rings
phys.org

IceCube Just Spent 10 Years Searching for Dark Matter
universetoday.com

Scientists observe ‘negative time’ in quantum experiments
phys.org

December Wildfires Are Now a Thing
wired.com

Scientists are building underwater neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean
sciencenews.org

Video: Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [23:10]
youtube.com • More

‘Mathematically perfect’ star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?
livescience.com

Video: One of the World’s Most Remote Places: The Tibetan Plateau [48:47]
youtube.com

The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen
bbc.com

Scientists Say Bakers Were Making an Early Version of Focaccia Bread 9,000 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

Video: What Happened to the World’s Largest Tube TV? [35:45]
youtube.com

Eyelashes’ special features help fling water from the eyes
sciencenews.org

‘I didn’t realize the role rice played’: the ingenious crop cultivation of the Gullah Geechee people
theguardian.com • (see also)

A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s Fate
nytimes.com

Planes, drones or UFOs: What are people seeing in the New Jersey sky?
space.com

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun on Christmas Eve
livescience.com

The Risk of Cancer Fades as We Get Older, And We May Finally Know Why
sciencealert.com

Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?
salon.com

New images show Brazil’s uncontacted people are thriving – but with success comes a new threat
theguardian.com

Video: The truth about Hot Ones sauces [21:31]
youtube.com

They were lost at sea for 52 hours. Here’s what it was like
cbc.ca

This week: Bird recovery, hello darkness my new friend, lick interpretations, and more!
damninteresting.com

Webb offers best glimpse ever into icy planetesimals of early solar system
phys.org

Team presents first demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy internet cables
phys.org

Antibodies Could Soon Help Slow the Aging Process
wired.com

These 500-Year-Old Cannons May Help Unravel the Mysteries of the Coronado Expedition
smithsonianmag.com

Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest
abcnews.go.com

The world’s largest waterfall, hidden underwater and unlike any other on land
livescience.com

Meet Endurance, a pioneering NASA moon rover designed to survive the frigid lunar night
space.com

Does the Sun make noise?
popsci.com

The case to build a new ISS: the International Solar Sunshade
spacenews.com

The next generation of neural networks could live in hardware
technologyreview.com • (see also)

Scientists achieve collective quantum behavior in macroscopic oscillators
phys.org • (see also)

Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem
livescience.com • (see also)

We’re about to fly a spacecraft into the Sun for the first time
arstechnica.com