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Scientists unlock key to cheap hydrogen fuel with 95% less iridium
interestingengineering.com

Bizarre Historical Photos: Peering into the Strange Past
rarehistoricalphotos.com

NASA satellite narrowly avoids collision with defunct Russian satellite
spacenews.com

The Webb Space Telescope found a nearby planet with an atmosphere
qz.com

Game Theory Can Make AI More Correct and Efficient
quantamagazine.org

Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won’t give up floppy disks
bbc.com

Humans Shaped Ancient History Across 3 Ages: The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age
discovermagazine.com

Mail Carrier Drives for Five Hours to Hand Deliver Lost World War II-Era Letters
smithsonianmag.com

New antibiotic buys medicine time in the never-ending fight against superbugs
english.elpais.com

Astronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Spheres
universetoday.com

The wasps that tamed viruses
knowablemagazine.org

Why the iconic English painting The Hay Wain by John Constable is not what it seems
bbc.com

Scientists find 57,000 cells and 150m neural connections in tiny sample of human brain
theguardian.com

On this day in 1898 hydrogen was liquefied for the first time
dam.mn

Hiker Discovers 400-Year-Old Wealthy Traveler in Thawing Mountain Ice
businessinsider.com

A Father and Daughter Went Fishing—and Accidentally Discovered a 152-Year-Old Shipwreck
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Why Is the Ocean Salty?
discovermagazine.com

Cruise ship arrives at New York City harbor with dead whale caught on bow
theguardian.com

Throwing Away Fruit and Veggie Peels Is Like Throwing Out Key Nutrients
discovermagazine.com

Video: Why does this forest look like a fingerprint? [25:05]
youtube.com

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang
space.com

‘Assisted Suicide Was My Healthy Mother’s Last Wish’
thecut.com

Hair-thin silk fabric cancels out noise and creates quiet spaces anywhere
zmescience.com

Video: We’re about to witness a once-in-a-lifetime star explosion [01:51]
bbc.com

Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide erupts with another colossal X-class solar flare
space.com • (see also)

NASA Contractor Warns That Boeing Launch Must Be Stopped “Before Something Catastrophic Happens”
futurism.com

Study: Heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes
news.mit.edu

Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial
independent.co.uk

‘I discovered hydrothermal vents, but I’m only known for finding the Titanic’
theguardian.com

On this day in 1963 scientists gave Earth a temporary ring using 480 million tiny copper needles
damninteresting.com

The Hidden-Pregnancy Experiment
newyorker.com

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
theconversation.com

In the Race for Space Metals, Companies Hope to Cash In
undark.org

Hoard of 17th-century coins hidden during English Civil War unearthed during kitchen renovation
livescience.com

Century-Old Chemistry Puzzle Solved: Researchers Unveils Game-Changing Compound
scitechdaily.com

EV batteries could last much longer thanks to new capacitor with 19-times energy density that scientists created by mistake
livescience.com

A Janitor’s Mysterious Masterpiece
messynessychic.com

The Man Who Raced to Tell the World That Mount Everest Had Been Climbed
outsideonline.com • (see also)

When Were Blue Jeans Invented? These Paintings Suggest the Fashion Trend Dates Back to the 1600s
smithsonianmag.com

The Inside Story of the First Untethered Spacewalk
smithsonianmag.com

When These Snakes Play Dead, Soiling Themselves Is Part of the Act
nytimes.com

Removing Dead Bodies from Mount Everest Is Dangerous and Expensive. Here’s Why.
outsideonline.com

The Image in The Machine: Typewriter Art in the 1960 and 1970s
flashbak.com

Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists learn more about how planets evolve
theconversation.com

The real science behind the billionaire pursuit of immortality
vox.com

Video: Science Doesn’t Understand How Ice Forms [10:31]
youtube.com

‘Underwater bicycle’ propels swimmers forward at superhuman speed
newatlas.com

The Titan Submersible’s Carbon Fiber Was Supposed to Make History. Tragically, It Did.
popularmechanics.com

Salt Played a Pivotal Role in Ancient Human History
discovermagazine.com

The Package King of Miami
nymag.com

Stunning Aerial Photos Taken from a Small Plane Over Iceland and Greenland
mymodernmet.com

The fusion of two sisters into a single woman suggests that human identity is not in our DNA
english.elpais.com

Deepfakes of your dead loved ones are a booming Chinese business
technologyreview.com

What happens if we detect alien life?
astronomy.com • (see also)

What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation
theconversation.com

Drilling into magma: Risky plan takes geothermal to supercritical extremes
newatlas.com • (see also)

Researchers develop a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier
phys.org

Could alien life be hiding in the rings of Saturn or Jupiter?
space.com

Video: What if all the lightning on Earth struck the same place at once? [3:46]
youtube.com

Scientists document remarkable sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’
reuters.com