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Finding Language in the Brain
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

The 2022 Nature inFocus photo winners deliver spectacle and surprise
newatlas.com

Y chromosome degeneration: Amami spiny rat could be a glimpse of our genetic future
newscientist.com

Where did the Earth’s oxygen come from? New study hints at an unexpected source
theconversation.com • (see also)

French man wins right to not be ‘fun’ at work in wrongful termination case
washingtonpost.com

AI experts are increasingly afraid of what they’re creating
vox.com

We can now use cells from dead people to create new life. But who gets to decide?
technologyreview.com

The Secret Life of Videocassettes in Iran
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

A woman who disappeared over five decades ago was found in Fort Worth this week
cbsnews.com

How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle
newyorker.com

Hubble Telescope Observes Surreal Galactic Collision
gizmodo.com

How Dogs Explore the World Through Smell
lithub.com

The Brain Uses Calculus to Control Fast Movements
quantamagazine.org

Emperor Charles V’s secret code cracked after five centuries
theguardian.com • (see also)

Before the US was a country, Filipinos were likely living in raised, stilted homes over the swamplands outside New Orleans
bbc.com

We now know why black hole jets make high-energy radiation
arstechnica.com

Climate change: Could centuries-old wheat help feed the planet?
bbc.com

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano is erupting, prompting an ashfall advisory for the Big Island
cnn.com

The High-Temperature Superconductivity Mystery Is Finally Solved
wired.com

Melting point: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow the thawing of the Arctic?
theguardian.com

An AI Found an Unknown ‘Ghost’ Ancestor in The Human Genome
sciencealert.com

‘I spent over a year capturing this, the largest image ever taken of the complete andromeda galaxy’
reddit.com

How Did a World War II Boat End Up at the Bottom of a California Lake?
atlasobscura.com

A French Village’s Radical Vision of a Good Life with Alzheimer’s
newyorker.com

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves
newscientist.com

Oxford scientists crack case of why ketchup splatters from near-empty bottle
arstechnica.com

Video: Egg Drop From Space [26:56]
youtube.com

Gallery: New close-up photos of the moon from Artemis I
flickr.com • (see also)

Double telescope study of zone where Wow! signal originated comes up empty
phys.org • (see also)

What if the dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct? Why our world might look very different
theconversation.com

Video: Aftermath of NASA DART’s Rapid Scheduled Disassembly [14:30]
youtube.com

A physicist just solved 50-year lightning mystery, landmark paper reveals new insights
interestingengineering.com • (see also)

With JWST Fully Operational Again, we get Images Like This: Saturn’s Moon Titan
universetoday.com

Long-lost ancient mural rediscovered in northern Peru after more than a century
theguardian.com

Video: Beating Scammers at Their Own Game [10:28]
youtube.com

Parasite gives wolves what it takes to be pack leaders
nature.com • (see also)

This week: 🛏️Sexual cannibalism, ⌨️digital dating in the 60s, 🥥suggestive coconuts, and more!
damninteresting.com

Things will be quiet around here for the next few days due to American Thanksgiving. But if you really need something to read:
damninteresting.com

After renegade nurse chops off man’s foot, state finds heap of system failures
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Video: Why plague doctors wore beaked masks [5:32]
youtube.com

Fact Check: Did a Ukrainian Sniper Just Make the World’s Second-Farthest Kill?
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The story of the purple tomato — and why its success is a win for GM foods
theconversation.com

Discovered in the deep: the squid that makes a decoy out of its own skin
theguardian.com

Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures
news.mit.edu

Video: What If a Supernova Hits Earth? [11:18]
youtube.com

Scientists Are Investigating Signs of Ancient Human Civilization Underwater
vice.com • (see also)

Video: Spicy chillies: Behind the agonising pleasure of capsaicin [7:21]
bbc.com

NASA Regains Communication With Orion Spacecraft After Unexpected Glitch
cnet.com

Video: The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel [27:50]
youtube.com

How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA
nature.com

An Alaskan Town Is Losing Ground—and a Way of Life
newyorker.com

Video: Japan & the Portuguese Barbarians [18:33]
youtube.com

Mysterious Changes Identified in The Brains of People Who Get Migraines
sciencealert.com

Video: Can This Metal Really Beat the Lithium Battery? [13:03]
youtube.com

How a Forgery of a Forgery Began a Career in the Artistic Underworld
lithub.com

“‘The Terminal Man’ lived in a Paris airport for 18 years. I’ll never forget the weeks I spent with him”
theguardian.com

How HIMARS Rocket Launchers Helped Ukraine ‘Get Back in the Fight’ Against Russia
popularmechanics.com

Tax filing websites have been sending users’ financial information to Facebook
theverge.com • (see also)

The real paleo diet: researchers find traces of world’s oldest meal in 550m-year-old fossil
theguardian.com • (see also)

Induced “hibernation” state protects organs during heart surgery in mice
newatlas.com