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NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies
nasa.gov

Skin cells emit slow electric pulses after injury
sciencenews.org

Metal Detectorists Were Scanning the Beach—and Found a Stunning 2,800-Year-Old Dagger
popularmechanics.com

Video: Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly? [16:10]
youtube.com

‘On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding)’
lithub.com

This N.L. man took a selfie with a beached whale, and took his photography to a whole new level
cbc.ca

Genes Play a Role in Why We Love Music
neurosciencenews.com

Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought
arstechnica.com

‘Please leave feedback’: how constant online reviews are changing our brains – and our lives
theguardian.com

Video: What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees? [6:46]
youtube.com

Nearly Forgotten, a 1969 Double Murder in Austin Still Haunts Some
texasmonthly.com

Before the Undo Command, There Was the Electric Eraser
spectrum.ieee.org

Brain Mapping Tool Reveals How Learning Rewires Synaptic Links
neurosciencenews.com

Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe
theconversation.com

The world keeps running out of helium. There is now a race to prepare for the next shortage
bbc.com

Why the hunt for reality is an impossible burden for physics
aeon.co

Video: Spontaneous fractals appear when you pull things apart [12:37]
youtube.com

“Fractal vise” holds weird shapes without damaging them
newatlas.com

This Crazy Instrument Lets Us Hear How Dinosaurs Might Have Sounded
wired.com

How the FBI Tracked, and Froze, Millions Sent to Criminals in Massive Caesars Casino Hack
404media.co • Mirror

Modern magic unlocks Merlin’s medieval secrets
cam.ac.uk

Measles can ravage the immune system and brain, causing long-term damage
theconversation.com

James Webb Space Telescope Reveals That Most Galaxies Rotate Clockwise
smithsonianmag.com

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s This American Life Forever
lithub.com

Orbital Rocket Crashes After First Launch From Continental Europe
nytimes.com

Quantum Computer Generates Truly Random Number in Scientific First
sciencealert.com

Muscle weakness in older adults may start in the brain, not the muscles
knowridge.com

Inside a Marine’s decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter jet and the betrayal in its wake
postandcourier.com • (see also)

Britain to return artwork stolen by Nazis to Jewish family
reuters.com

After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud, researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life
phys.org

Video: The Man Who Claims To Be Hitler’s Secret Son [52:24]
youtube.com • (see also)

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat for more than 1,600 years
bbc.com

What Caused the Devastating Earthquake in Myanmar?
nautil.us

This week: Dazzling ships, bendable sound, plastic chewing gum, and more!
damninteresting.com

Supernova archaeology: Finding clues in the ruins of an ancient dead star with Chandra
phys.org • (see also)

How police caught killer criminology student without DNA evidence
bbc.com

On this day in 1951 a pipe bomb exploded in Grand Central Terminal. It was merely the first of many.
damninteresting.com

‘The physics community has never split like this’: row erupts over plans for new Large Hadron Collider
theguardian.com

The Confessions of Insurance Executives
nymag.com

Video: The Post Office Scandal Explained [20:02]
youtube.com

A Murder Solved in DMs
thecut.com

Examining Rocks Under the Microscope
discovermagazine.com

Video: How Scammers Steal $1 Trillion a Year [26:34]
youtube.com

Video: Moment Bangkok high-rise under construction collapses [00:23]
bbc.com

‘How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis’
thewalrus.ca

Anthropic can now track the bizarre inner workings of a large language model
technologyreview.com

One Last Ride for Antarctica’s Ivan the Terra Bus
atlasobscura.com

NASA’s daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun
space.com

Unburying the Remains of the Third Reich
nytimes.com

Anthrax is One of the Most Notoriously Deadly Bioweapons. Scientists Just Took A Huge Step Towards a Cure.
popularmechanics.com

See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 22nd Annual Photography Contest
smithsonianmag.com

Kansas babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under bed
theguardian.com

New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics
newatlas.com

‘You’re His Property’: How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm
nytimes.com

Gigil: word for ‘cute aggression’ among new Oxford English Dictionary entries
theguardian.com

The Six-Figure Nannies and Housekeepers of Palm Beach
newyorker.com

Earth’s oceans weren’t always blue, scientists say
popsci.com

Cancer’s “Master Switch” Blocked for Good in Landmark Study
scitechdaily.com

Mysterious Giants May Be a Whole New Kind of Life That No Longer Exists
sciencealert.com

NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment
science.nasa.gov