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The Last of the Fungus
nautil.us

Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists
theguardian.com

How Complex Math and Human Innovation Created the Calculator
lithub.com

This Tiny Snake Has a Big Mouth
nytimes.com

NASA officials sound alarm over future of the Deep Space Network
arstechnica.com

‘Scent of eternity’: scientists recreate balms used on ancient Egyptian mummy
theguardian.com

Why there’s a rush to explore the Moon’s enigmatic South Pole
bbc.com

Two of The World’s Most Advanced Telescopes Remain Closed Following Cyberattack
sciencealert.com

Woman Learns Thrift Store Painting She Bought for $4 Is Actually Lost Artwork That Could Sell for $250K
people.com

On this day in 1939, Nazi SS agents took over a Polish radio station and broadcasted counterfeit anti-German sentiments
damninteresting.com

India Takes the Lead in Global Race to the Moon
supercluster.com

The Cat Organ Might Be The World’s Most Revolting Instrument
flashbak.com

Kyle Deschanel, the Rothschild Who Wasn’t
vanityfair.com

What can archaeology tell us about the Druids’ dark arts?
aeon.co

Decades After Dictatorship, Chile Mounts Search for Hundreds Who Vanished
nytimes.com • (see also)

Why people believe their own lies
nautil.us

Empire of dust: what the tiniest specks reveal about the world
theguardian.com

Old Soviet satellite breaks apart in orbit after space debris collision
space.com

Scientists Have Observed a Never-Before-Seen Form of Oxygen
sciencealert.com

Do antibiotics really wipe out your gut bacteria?
bbc.com

Beyond fireplaces: Historic heating methods of the 19th century
archive.curbed.com

Claws and effect: Birds talented with their talons share common ancient ancestor
cbc.ca

Eczema, Asthma, Food Allergy and Hay Fever: Common Origin Discovered Behind Major Childhood Allergies
scitechdaily.com

Video: The Device that Won WW2 [18:32]
youtube.com

Non-gas giant has 73 times Earth’s mass, bewildering its discoverers
arstechnica.com

Why the Internet Didn’t Shred the Paper Business
slate.com

Video: The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over [5:34]
youtube.com

Poison, Bribes, and Murder in the Seedy Underbelly of 90s Heavyweight Boxing
vice.com

Mystery of strobing pulsar may be solved
astronomy.com

‘I Secretly Let ChatGPT Take My Final Exam’
slate.com

Scientists Devise Way to Power Smart Contact Lens With Human Tears
futurism.com

Drought in Texas Reveals World War I Shipwreck
smithsonianmag.com

We now know who killed the “Lady of the Dunes”
arstechnica.com

“It came from interstellar space”
cosmosmagazine.com

Drawings of the Taj Mahal and Agra monuments commissioned by Lady Maria Nugent in the early 19th century
blogs.bl.uk

The mystery of why some people develop ALS
bbc.com

James Webb Space Telescope gazes at the Whirlpool galaxy’s hypnotic spiral arms (photos)
space.com

How citizen science unravelled the secrets of dragons
cosmosmagazine.com

Neutrons prove ‘Bond villain’ did not cause Arecibo telescope collapse
ornl.gov

Is COVID Finally Like the Flu?
slate.com

Video: Why Silicon Valley is here [8:46]
youtube.com

Exxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050
reuters.com

The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge
tylervigen.com

America Is Draining Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
nytimes.com

Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here’s what scientists think is going on
npr.org

The World’s Oldest Cat Door Has Been Letting Working Cats Enter the Cathedral Since the 14th Century
mymodernmet.com

The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues
quantamagazine.org

How Russia’s Lunar Ambitions Came Crashing Down
themoscowtimes.com

Mysterious Loops in The Fabric of Reality: Physicists Get First Glimpse of ‘Alice Rings’
sciencealert.com

Prehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild
theguardian.com

Landslides on Mars suggest water once surrounded Olympus Mons, our solar system’s tallest volcano
space.com

Scientists Treat Severe Injuries in One Eye With Stem Cells From the Other
smithsonianmag.com

The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System
wired.com

Study reveals how much carbon damage would cost corporations if they paid for their emissions
phys.org

Video: Why British cities make no sense [11:13]
youtube.com

The other ‘Niño’ that fuels the most destructive hurricanes
bbc.com

NASA’s Psyche Mission to a Metal World May Reveal the Mysteries of Earth’s Interior
discovermagazine.com

‘How I Got Out of Yellowknife as the Wildfire Loomed’
thewalrus.ca

The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction
arstechnica.com

Video: Why Human Referees are Getting Replaced [9:14]
youtube.com