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13 December 2024

Twirling body horror in gymnastics video exposes AI’s flaws

arstechnica.com

Marble Caves: Chile’s ethereal turquoise caverns with ‘mineral ice cream’ on the walls

livescience.com

Mysterious tablet with unknown language unearthed in [the country of] Georgia

archaeologymag.com

When the future arrived, it felt… ordinary. What happened to the glamour of tomorrow?

worksinprogress.co

Cracking a Stone Age ‘Cold Case’ Dating Back 5,000 Years

discovermagazine.com

What Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Know.

quantamagazine.org

‘Like they were demon possessed’: Geomagnetic super storms are causing tractors to dance from side to side across US farms

livescience.com

Perseverance Rover Escapes Its Giant Martian Crater. Here’s What Happens Next

gizmodo.com

Video: How Scientists Solved the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake [13:30]

youtube.com

Tetanus vaccine delivered by skin cream instead of needle

newatlas.com

Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree

cnn.com

When IBM Built a War Room for Executives

spectrum.ieee.org

Video: The Unbelievable Story Behind Your Allergies [15:13]

youtube.com

Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not

universetoday.com

‘Enigmatic’ cave art was made by ice age children

science.org

One of world’s largest glacier floods triggered in Greenland

phys.org

Humpback Whale Swims Up To Photographer for Incredible Close-Up Picture

petapixel.com

Newly Described Fossil From Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth

smithsonianmag.com

Mirror Bacteria Research Poses Significant Risks, Dozens of Scientists Warn

the-scientist.com

12 December 2024

China’s hypersonic jet flies at blazing 6.5 times the speed of sound in tests

interestingengineering.com

Spacecraft makes daring approach of metal object in Earth’s orbit

mashable.com

Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Predator, Name It ‘Darkness’

sciencealert.com • (see also)

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 winners

rmg.co.uk

Brain cells in the in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

npr.org

When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts

openculture.com

The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight

gizmodo.com

Labelling Lone Fruits As ‘Sad Singles’ Helps Cut Supermarket Food Waste, Shows Study

greenqueen.com.hk • (see also)

New Jersey drone cluster sightings prompt call for ‘state of emergency’

theguardian.com

Woman Swimming Into a Fish “Wormhole” Wins 2024 ColorPro Awards

mymodernmet.com

Examining how Mars’ infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet

phys.org

This Microbe Eats Radiation For Breakfast. Now We Know Its Secret.

sciencealert.com

Mathematicians Uncover a New Way to Count Prime Numbers

quantamagazine.org

11 December 2024

The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

lithub.com

‘There was almost a utopian feeling to it’: How StumbleUpon pioneered the way we use the internet

bbc.com

Video: Everyone is Wrong About Mexican Coke (Even Johnny Harris) [9:54]

youtube.com • (see also)

Shattered Genesis spacecraft yields scientific discoveries 20 years after crash landing

spacenews.com

Video: From ashes to innovation: 3D scanning powers Notre-Dame’s restoration [1:39]

youtube.com

Video: Mad Cow Disease Mostly Infects Teenagers [12:46]

youtube.com

Do G-Rated Films Even Make Sense Anymore?

tedium.co

New look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised

medicalxpress.com

Video: How China Built its Own Vegas… But Bigger [16:54]

youtube.com • (see also)

Scientists discover more mitochondria-like symbionts with surprising metabolic capacities

phys.org

What Just Hit the Moon?

gizmodo.com

Breaking Physics: Inside the Strange World of Quantum Metals

scitechdaily.com

Battle of the chocolate bars

surbhi-bh.github.io

On this day in 1937 the greyhounds at Romford Stadium had their first race against cheetahs

damninteresting.com

From Giant Tortoises to Immortal Jellyfish, These Impressive Animals Are the Longest-Living Species on Earth

smithsonianmag.com

Precision engineering enables design of virus-like particles that can deliver genetic material into cells

phys.org

Carbon dioxide rivers? Ancient Mars liquid may not all have been water

space.com

10 December 2024

Why do dogs lick humans? It could be a sign of affection… or not

popsci.com

Moped-Riding Thief Busted With 50 Pairs of Strangers’ Glasses

vice.com

Unusual Symbiotic Organism Rewrites the Rules of Reproduction

scitechdaily.com

Space Startup Spins the Living Crap Out a Satellite—and It Actually Survived

gizmodo.com

Bird-inspired Drone Uses Legs to Walk and Jump into the Air

spectrum.ieee.org

Prehistoric New Zealand Bird Thought to Be Extinct Returns to the Wild in a Conservation Victory

mymodernmet.com

Twin studies link depression to how much fruit and vegetables we eat

newatlas.com

This Photo of Strawberries Has No Red Pixels in It

mossandfog.com

Hubble has seen “weird things” around a powerful black hole

skyatnightmagazine.com

Astronomers discover more dark comets

phys.org

A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients

propublica.org

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Twirling body horror in gymnastics video exposes AI’s flaws

Marble Caves: Chile’s ethereal turquoise caverns with ‘mineral ice cream’ on the walls

Mysterious tablet with unknown language unearthed in [the country of] Georgia

When the future arrived, it felt… ordinary. What happened to the glamour of tomorrow?

Cracking a Stone Age ‘Cold Case’ Dating Back 5,000 Years

What Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Know.

‘Like they were demon possessed’: Geomagnetic super storms are causing tractors to dance from side to side across US farms

Perseverance Rover Escapes Its Giant Martian Crater. Here’s What Happens Next

Video: How Scientists Solved the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake [13:30]

Tetanus vaccine delivered by skin cream instead of needle

Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree

When IBM Built a War Room for Executives

Video: The Unbelievable Story Behind Your Allergies [15:13]

Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not

‘Enigmatic’ cave art was made by ice age children

One of world’s largest glacier floods triggered in Greenland

Humpback Whale Swims Up To Photographer for Incredible Close-Up Picture

Newly Described Fossil From Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth

Mirror Bacteria Research Poses Significant Risks, Dozens of Scientists Warn

China’s hypersonic jet flies at blazing 6.5 times the speed of sound in tests

Spacecraft makes daring approach of metal object in Earth’s orbit

Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Predator, Name It ‘Darkness’

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 winners

Brain cells in the in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts

The First Helicopter Crash on Mars: NASA Pinpoints What Went Wrong During Ingenuity’s Final Flight

Labelling Lone Fruits As ‘Sad Singles’ Helps Cut Supermarket Food Waste, Shows Study

New Jersey drone cluster sightings prompt call for ‘state of emergency’

Woman Swimming Into a Fish “Wormhole” Wins 2024 ColorPro Awards

Examining how Mars’ infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet

This Microbe Eats Radiation For Breakfast. Now We Know Its Secret.

Mathematicians Uncover a New Way to Count Prime Numbers

The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

‘There was almost a utopian feeling to it’: How StumbleUpon pioneered the way we use the internet

Video: Everyone is Wrong About Mexican Coke (Even Johnny Harris) [9:54]

Shattered Genesis spacecraft yields scientific discoveries 20 years after crash landing

Video: From ashes to innovation: 3D scanning powers Notre-Dame’s restoration [1:39]

Video: Mad Cow Disease Mostly Infects Teenagers [12:46]

Do G-Rated Films Even Make Sense Anymore?

New look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised

Video: How China Built its Own Vegas… But Bigger [16:54]

Scientists discover more mitochondria-like symbionts with surprising metabolic capacities

What Just Hit the Moon?

Breaking Physics: Inside the Strange World of Quantum Metals

Battle of the chocolate bars

On this day in 1937 the greyhounds at Romford Stadium had their first race against cheetahs

From Giant Tortoises to Immortal Jellyfish, These Impressive Animals Are the Longest-Living Species on Earth

Precision engineering enables design of virus-like particles that can deliver genetic material into cells

Carbon dioxide rivers? Ancient Mars liquid may not all have been water

Why do dogs lick humans? It could be a sign of affection… or not

Moped-Riding Thief Busted With 50 Pairs of Strangers’ Glasses

Unusual Symbiotic Organism Rewrites the Rules of Reproduction

Space Startup Spins the Living Crap Out a Satellite—and It Actually Survived

Bird-inspired Drone Uses Legs to Walk and Jump into the Air

Prehistoric New Zealand Bird Thought to Be Extinct Returns to the Wild in a Conservation Victory

Twin studies link depression to how much fruit and vegetables we eat

This Photo of Strawberries Has No Red Pixels in It

Hubble has seen “weird things” around a powerful black hole

Astronomers discover more dark comets

A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients

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