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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Solves a Longtime Mystery About the Sun
gizmodo.com

This Artificial Muscle Moves Stuff on Its Own
wired.com

Photos: Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Drifts South
theatlantic.com

Uttar Pradesh: Why it took 42 years to convict a 90-year-old in India
bbc.com

The Dubious Economics of Deep-Sea Mining
nautil.us

‘Deeply personal and very authentic’: how podcasts took over the world in 20 years
theguardian.com • (see also)

What Did the Ancient Romans Smell Like?
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Scientists drill into Earth’s crust, gather historic samples of mantle
usatoday.com • (see also)

Canada’s Big Flex in Space
thewalrus.ca

Video: ‘My Photo Helped Expose A CIA Coverup’ [14:20]
youtube.com

“Dead Duck Day” marks that time a scientist witnessed gay duck necrophilia
arstechnica.com

Face-worn tech could help bring smell-o-vision to the world of VR
newatlas.com

On the space between waking and dreaming in Kafka’s diaries
aeon.co

Synthetic species created without biochemistry operate according to Darwinian evolutionary principles
phys.org • (see also)

Great White Sharks Come Much Closer to Swimmers Than Thought in Southern California
smithsonianmag.com

Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin
thedebrief.org

Video: Food expiration dates don’t mean what you think [5:05]
youtube.com

What’s really changed 10 years after the Snowden revelations?
theguardian.com

Video: Why the US is Removing These Dams [9:45]
youtube.com

Brain tumors are cognitive parasites – how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline
theconversation.com

These ‘Psychedelic Cryptography’ Videos Have Hidden Messages Designed to Be Seen While Tripping
vice.com

Development of communication in chimpanzees echoes that of human infants
phys.org

Video: How an advanced civilisation vanished 2,500 years ago [04:37]
bbc.com

Siberia’s ‘gateway to the underworld’ megaslump is revealing 650,000 year-old secrets from its permafrost
livescience.com

Video: When You’re Dead, But You Still Wanna Throw A Party [16:28]
youtube.com

Deadly heart attacks are more common on a Monday
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These Mysterious Deep-Sea Creatures Live in a Potential Mining Zone
smithsonianmag.com

2023 Finalists | Best Illusion of the Year Contest
illusionoftheyear.com

World’s oldest-known burial site found in S.Africa: scientists
phys.org

An Uncertain Energy Transition a Century Ago
daily.jstor.org

How the India Train Crash Unfolded
nytimes.com

One of the Most Surprisingly Impressive Natural Attractions in the World
mossandfog.com

A U.S.-China Collaboration a Century Ago Helped Find Riches of a Lost Civilization
smithsonianmag.com

In New Paradox, Black Holes Appear to Evade Heat Death
quantamagazine.org

The father of genetics couldn’t get anyone to listen to him — but he got the last laugh
salon.com

Video: How Flood Tunnels Work [13:54]
youtube.com

Kakhovka dam blown open in Ukraine: will it affect the nuclear power plant?
cosmosmagazine.com

In Australia, Aboriginal Knowledge and the Mystery of Fairy Circles
atlasobscura.com

Video: The Most Useful Numbers You’ve Never Heard Of [33:05]
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The search for Earth’s hidden mountains
bbc.com

Underground fungi absorb up to a third of our fossil fuel emissions
newscientist.com

Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
medicalxpress.com

‘Cryptic’ mountain creature — with 9 babies on its back — discovered as new species
news.yahoo.com

The 1970s librarians who revolutionised the challenge of search
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James Webb Space Telescope spies earliest complex organic molecules in the universe
space.com

Robert Hanssen: Convicted US spy found dead in Colorado prison
bbc.com

Scientists Experimenting With Actual Tractor Beam to Clean Up Space Junk
futurism.com

What was there before the Big Bang?
skyatnightmagazine.com

How Our Cells Kill Themselves – Scientists Decode the Exact Mechanism at the Atomic Level
scitechdaily.com

Incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System
theconversation.com

A New Cold War Could Be Much Worse Than the One We Remember
archive.is

Can movie reviews predict box office success?
phys.org

The Specific Kind of Grief Murder Leaves Behind
slate.com

Why AI will ultimately lose the war of creativity with humanity
sciencefocus.com

Arizona Drought Pushes Phoenix to Hit Pause on Construction Projects
gizmodo.com

Magnetically controlled pill cam can be ‘driven’ to where it’s needed
newatlas.com

Fungi seem to ‘sweat’ and scientists don’t know why
livescience.com

Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study
theguardian.com

Scholars may have an authentic manuscript of a medieval comedy show — and it’s pretty funny
salon.com • (see also)

Anthony Atala: ‘In regenerative medicine, the new organ is never rejected’
english.elpais.com