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At a certain point, foods with high levels of capsaicin are practically considered a poison. Here’s why.
popularmechanics.com

Where Can You Find the Oldest Cat Door on Earth?
smithsonianmag.com

Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
bbc.com

When the Nazis Massacred Greek Civilians to Send a Warning to Those Who Resisted
smithsonianmag.com

Alleged Alien Corpses Displayed to Mexican Congress Did Not Convince Scientists
smithsonianmag.com

Reanimated spiders and smart toilets triumph at Ig Nobel prizes
theguardian.com

The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine
arstechnica.com

A Brief History of the Mom & Pop Business of Public Execution
messynessychic.com • (see also)

Kids Deserve Privacy Online. They’re Not Getting It.
theatlantic.com

Webb snaps supersonic outflow of young star
phys.org

Water on the Moon and the civilizations of the future
english.elpais.com

Who Was Altamura Man? How One Neanderthal’s Misfortune Became a Blessing for Science
discovermagazine.com

Rare, deadly Nipah virus: What are the symptoms?
dw.com

Archaeologists Discover More Than 100 Ancient Drawings in a Spanish Cave
smithsonianmag.com

In Rome, It’s Luxury vs. Squalor
nytimes.com

The Gruesome 18th-century Pirate Medical Devices found on Blackbeard’s Ship
zmescience.com

‘Treebank’ in England Features Wood From Thousands of Different Tree Species
mossandfog.com

Scientists may have found the closest black hole to Earth, just 150-light-years away
zmescience.com

Following British Explorer Isabella Bird’s Footsteps Through the Rockies, 150 Years Later
smithsonianmag.com

Light Pollution Is Causing Oyster Insomnia
hakaimagazine.com

Study reveals how mutated protein invades the brain in Parkinson’s
newatlas.com

Rare polar ring galaxy is ‘one of the most spectacular’ astronomers have ever seen
livescience.com

What Would a Trip to Mars Look Like For a Tourist?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Huge plasma arc wins
bbc.com

Space Delivery: OSIRIS-REx’s Asteroid Sample Touchdown
scitechdaily.com

Video: Italy’s $12BN Bridge Mystery [10:39]
youtube.com

A New Look at One of the Oldest Weapons
nautil.us

Ambitious project aims to create research base over 600 ft underwater
newatlas.com

The importance of shining a light on hidden toxic histories
theconversation.com

Stone Age Artists in Namibia Were Master Track-Makers
discovermagazine.com

Video: This “perpetual motion” device is really clever [9:25]
youtube.com

The widow and the murderer: a friendship born of tragedy
theguardian.com

Lisztomania Enters the Twenty-first Century
newyorker.com

Bend and snap: tiny origami robots fold to control flight
cosmosmagazine.com

On this day in 1979, two desperate families took to the sky in a homemade hot air balloon
damninteresting.com

NASA UAP study team finds no extraterrestrial origins of UFO sightings in 1st report
space.com

Salt taste is surprisingly mysterious
knowablemagazine.org

JWST Just Measured The Expansion Rate of The Universe. Astronomers Are Stumped.
sciencealert.com

Video: Herculaneum scrolls: A 20-year journey to read the unreadable [6:46]
youtube.com

Robot Police Dogs Are on Patrol, But Who’s Holding the Leash?
undark.org

New Vaccine Can Completely Reverse Autoimmune Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, and Crohn’s Disease
scitechdaily.com

American Caver Mark Dickey Calls His Rescue a “Crazy Adventure”
outsideonline.com

‘You may have been poisoned’: how an independent Russian journalist became a target
theguardian.com

Where Did the Brain Come From?
nautil.us

Tiny submersible may one day explore ice-covered extraterrestrial oceans
newatlas.com • (see also)

Video: NASA’s Plan to Build A Telescope on the Moon [15:05]
youtube.com • (see also)

How Do Flies Find Every Stinky Garbage Dumpster? A Biologist Explains Their Sensory Superpower
discovermagazine.com

Video: Putin vs. The Press (full documentary) [52:46]
youtube.com

Wiping Out the Dinosaurs Let Countless Flowers Bloom
nytimes.com

In search of Excalibur – A U.S. family’s quest to solve a WWII mystery
cbc.ca

Seoul’s secret space: vast mysterious tunnel revealed for the first time
theguardian.com

The Hubble Imaged Some Globular Clusters in an Unusual Place: Near the Milky Way’s Centre
universetoday.com

Brain imaging reveals OCD sufferers have difficulty processing certainty
newatlas.com

Amateur Metal Detectorist Makes ‘Gold Find of the Century’ in Norway
smithsonianmag.com

Eclipse Records Pin Dates of 12th and 13th Century Eruptions
eos.org

New mothers may have enhanced ability to see faces in objects
theguardian.com

A Tower of Conjectures That Rests Upon a Needle
quantamagazine.org

JWST deepens major debate over universe’s expansion rate
space.com

NASA to Release, Discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Report
nasa.gov

Video: Why Red Palm Oil Farmers Risk Their Lives For This Precious Cooking Oil [11:25]
youtube.com