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Is atomic theory the most important idea in human history?
aeon.co

Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine offer oldest evidence of human presence in Europe
theguardian.com

Video: ‘The Propeller Fell off My Airplane’ [15:30]
youtube.com • (see also)

John Williams Faces His Legacy: 54 Oscar Noms, ‘Star Wars’ Mistakes and Changing the Movies Forever
variety.com

The Oxygen Bottleneck: Technological Alien Worlds Need Fire
supercluster.com • (see also)

World’s oldest fossilised trees discovered along Devon and Somerset coast
theguardian.com • (see also)

Scientists CT scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free
phys.org

Cellular Self-Destruction May Be Ancient. But Why?
quantamagazine.org

Mass grave with 1,000 skeletons found in Germany
cnn.com

Video: Would a Submarine Work as a Spaceship? [4:22]
youtube.com

UNESCO’s Quest to Save the World’s Intangible Heritage
newyorker.com

Video: Man’s obituary leads to closure in 55-year-old cold case [4:37]
youtube.com

New method measures the 3D position of individual atoms
phys.org

Cancer vaccine for dogs almost doubles survival rates in clinical trial
newatlas.com

Ozempic Is a Brain Drug
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

What happened to Robert Oppenheimer’s brother, Frank?
knowablemagazine.org

MH370 disappearance 10 years on: can we still find it?
theconversation.com

Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth
npr.org

Baring Teeth: The Long Battle Over Fluoride Comes to a Head
undark.org

The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
theconversation.com

Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say
theguardian.com

The secret history of water on Mars: What ancient climate change tells us about the future on Earth
salon.com

70 years ago, an H-bomb test went awry. We must never forget the fallout.
washingtonpost.com • Without paywall

Anthropic’s Claude 3 causes stir by seeming to realize when it was being tested
arstechnica.com

Startling Exception Discovered to 200-Year-Old Law of Physics
sciencealert.com

World War II ‘Rumor Clinics’ Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
smithsonianmag.com

The AI Culture Wars Are Just Getting Started
wired.com

Whale that vanished from Atlantic spotted again after 200+ years
cnn.com

Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain: Kate Wagner on Formula 1 racing
wellactually.substack.com

NASA cancels a multibillion-dollar satellite servicing demo mission
arstechnica.com

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
futurism.com • (see also)

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
every.to

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?
tedium.co

Miles Davis and the Recording of a Jazz Masterpiece
esquire.com

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
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

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