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Where does lightning strike? New maps pinpoint 36.8 million yearly ground strike points in unprecedented detail
theconversation.com

German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times
bbc.com

Weird Particle Floating Through Air May Cause Alzheimer’s
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Archaeologists in Panama find ancient tomb filled with gold treasure
cbsnews.com

Heaviest pair of supermassive black holes ever measured will someday collide, astronomers report
salon.com

Victorian Slums Revealed: Haunting Photos of Everyday Life in Victorian England
rarehistoricalphotos.com

The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs’s Greatest Rival
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Video: How Fish Survive Hydro Turbines [22:21]
youtube.com

This Is What Ancient Roman Wine Tasted Like
smithsonianmag.com

Tech & Creativity: In The AI Age, Are They Breaking Up?
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Miles Davis and the Recording of a Jazz Masterpiece
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Video: How humanity got hooked on coffee [5:34]
youtube.com

‘Extraordinary’: Islamic and Jewish science merge in 11th-century astrolabe
theguardian.com

We’ve been here before: AI promised humanlike machines – in 1958
theconversation.com

Freeing Birdman of Alcatraz
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Scientists investigating the “sewage system” of the brain search for mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s
salon.com

New mysterious species of sea creature surfaces along the UK coasts
interestingengineering.com

She mourned her son’s death at an Ottawa hospital. Then he sent her a text message
cbc.ca

One of the Oldest Organisms on the Planet is a Box Huckleberry Shrub in Pennsylvania
mossandfog.com

Your Child’s Medicine Probably Wasn’t Fully Vetted. Here’s Why.
undark.org

Could Tardigrades Have Colonized The Moon?
discovermagazine.com

A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers
newatlas.com

The Many Real Life Deaths Surrounding The “Star Wars” Defense Initiative
crimereads.com

Life on hellish planet Venus? There may be hope yet, hidden in the chemistry of its acidic atmosphere
skyatnightmagazine.com

Video: The Search for The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet [38:00]
youtube.com

Swiss ski resort Rüschegg Eywald falls victim to climate change
bbc.com

Mark Twain Wrote a Book Called Tom Sawyer, Detective
crimereads.com

New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions
phys.org

Daily fibre supplement improves older adults’ brain function in just three months – new study
theconversation.com

NASA space photo shows odd-looking sky holes near Florida
businessinsider.com

Scientists reveal secrets of Earth’s magnificent desert star dunes
reuters.com

Europa, Thought to Be Habitable, May Be Oxygen-Starved
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Video: The $1BN Plan to Fix Paris’ Dirty Secret [8:06]
youtube.com

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated ahead of ‘imminent’ volcanic eruption
cnn.com

‘I set out to fight fires—then discovered that I loved them.’
newyorker.com

A False Volcano Emergency Created This Stunning Abandoned Village
atlasobscura.com

This Exoplanet 580 Light-Years From Earth Might Have Seasons Just Like Ours
inverse.com

A man stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil but kept it secret for 2 years
businessinsider.com

Decoding the Geometry of Music: 70-Year-Old Math Problem Solved
scitechdaily.com

The NASA Mars helicopter’s work is not done, it turns out
digitaltrends.com

The Kuiper Belt is Much Bigger Than We Thought
universetoday.com

How to fix a runway in Antarctica
bbc.com

Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics
theconversation.com

Why The “Eye Of The Sahara” Is A Geological Mystery
twistedsifter.com

Video: Everyone should see this experiment for themselves [12:25]
youtube.com

Incredible Professional Finalists from the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards
mymodernmet.com

How Portugal eased its opioid epidemic, while U.S. drug deaths skyrocketed
npr.org

Video: 18th Century Spiced Hot Chocolate [19:27]
youtube.com

Holes at the beach can be deadly, in rare but harrowing instances
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This week: Budding redwoods, lottery liability, culinary tires, and more!
damninteresting.com

Podcast: Hold On: The quest for the highest-stakes hold music of all time
radiolab.org

Scientists Create DVD-Shaped Disc That Can Hold More Movies Than You Could See in Your Entire Life
futurism.com

How the Village Voice Met Its Moment
newyorker.com

Drying without dying: Tracing water scarcity coping mechanisms from mosses to flowering plants
phys.org

ChatGPT and Google Gemini Are Both Doomed
nymag.com

Glitter banned by EU with calls for Australia to follow
cosmosmagazine.com

Water Worlds Around Other Stars Could Have Oceans 1000 Kilometers Deep
discovermagazine.com

10,000 People Were Evacuated So Experts Could Safely Detonate an Unexploded World War II-Era Bomb
smithsonianmag.com

How Does a 10 Day Week Sound? The French Tried It For 13 Years
messynessychic.com

Scientists Discover Bizarre Material Where Electrons Stand Still
scitechdaily.com