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Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it’s likely one of the most ancient
theconversation.com

Awareness at Death
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Earth’s Smallest Flowering Plant Can Handle 20X Earth’s Gravity
universetoday.com

Bumblebees developed a fascinating defense mechanism against Asian hornets
zmescience.com

The Brief, Bloody Story of Los Angeles’s Own “Bonnie & Clyde”
crimereads.com

Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term
theconversation.com

‘My Company Forgot About Me for Two Years, But I Kept Getting Paid’
esquire.com

Once the site of legendary parties, the Intercontinental in Kabul is still a potent symbol of who rules Afghanistan
theguardian.com

Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius
theguardian.com

A Wild Idea to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
nautil.us

Winners of the 2023 Epson International Pano Awards
theatlantic.com

Space: NASA finds signs of the ‘building blocks of life’ in sample brought back from Bennu asteroid
english.elpais.com

Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again.
technologyreview.com

The Medieval Sect That Inspired the Video Game ‘Assassin’s Creed’
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

How a Series of Air Traffic Control Lapses Nearly Killed 131 People
nytimes.com • (see also)

The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry
spectrum.ieee.org

World War Two experimental catapult unearthed by archaeologists
bbc.co.uk

Remembering Pablo Picasso’s Light Painting
mossandfog.com

Archaeologists Discover Remains of 5,000-Year-Old Wine in Ancient Egyptian Tomb
sciencealert.com

Quantum Physics Isn’t as Weird as You Think. It’s Weirder
scientificamerican.com

Colourful beauty of Parthenon marbles revealed in scientific analysis
theguardian.com

Written for laymen, read by women and kings, Christian Wolff’s mathematical method made him a key Enlightenment philosopher
aeon.co

Ting Zhu’s Quest to Reverse Chirality and Create a New Life Form
nautil.us

NASA’s Webb Captures an Ethereal View of NGC 346
nasa.gov

Neanderthal gene variants associated with greater pain sensitivity
phys.org

The Deep Link Equating Math Proofs and Computer Programs
quantamagazine.org

The acute suicide crisis among veterinarians: ‘You’re always going to be failing somebody’
bbc.com

Could “starquakes” be a source of mysterious fast radio bursts?
arstechnica.com

Elephants are just as scary as leopards, if you’re an impala
cosmosmagazine.com

Unmasking Banksy – the street artist is not one man but a whole brand of people
theconversation.com

Afterglow of cataclysmic collision between two planets seen for first time
theguardian.com

Why Dizziness Is Still a Medical Mystery
newyorker.com

No One Ever Said It: On the Long History of “Ye Olde” in English
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Study shows birds disperse eaten insects’ eggs
phys.org

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Horseshoe crab wins gold
bbc.com

World’s first flu-resistant chickens could pave way for gene-edited UK poultry
theguardian.com

Blacklight Studies Reveal That Most Mammals Secretly Glow
atlasobscura.com

There’s A New Record For The Fastest Human-Made Object: 394,736 MPH
theautopian.com

Starting soon (11am Eastern Time): NASA’s reveal of the Bennu asteroid sample
youtube.com

To avert climate disaster, what if one rogue nation dimmed the Sun?
bbc.com

Asteroids May Be Hiding Never-Seen Elements From Beyond The Periodic Table
sciencealert.com • (see also)

The 1st Americans were not who we thought they were
livescience.com

Far Beyond Pluto: NASA’s New Horizons To Continue Exploring Outer Solar System
scitechdaily.com

Video: Wirtz pumps are really clever [12:04]
youtube.com

China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element
livescience.com

An enduring Möbius strip mystery has finally been solved
sciencenews.org

Maya reservoirs relied on aquatic plants like water lilies to help keep water clean
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Video: Surviving the coldest place on Earth [4:28]
youtube.com

Why giraffes have purple tongues
zmescience.com

How do humans try to communicate with aliens?
planetary.org • (see also)

Russia’s Economy Is Increasingly Structured Around Its War in Ukraine
nytimes.com

Why Circus Peanuts Practically Disappeared
mashed.com

Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist
wired.com

The Myth of Meritocracy Runs Deep in American History
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Should we celebrate the doctors who experiment on themselves?
aeon.co • (see also)

Gaia space observatory finds half a million new stars
dw.com

The EU Just Kicked Off Its Biggest Climate Experiment Yet
wired.co.uk

Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die
nytimes.com • (see also)

The Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Shows Key Differences
sciencealert.com

The robot aircraft with a nightmarish nuclear mission
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