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Video: When 50,000 volts go through a wire at 5,000,000 FPS [21:54]
youtube.com

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test
arstechnica.com

How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand
hms.harvard.edu

Researchers find that songbirds sometimes get ‘divorced’
npr.org

Iraq War Through Historical Photos: From City Streets to Desert Outposts, 2003-2011
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Existing NASA Spacecraft Could Intercept the Weird Interstellar Object Cruising Into Our Star System
futurism.com

Finland’s Short, Precious Summers Are Plagued by Goose Poop
nytimes.com

Why did Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?
bbc.com

Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions − an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it
theconversation.com

What If a Kid is Terrified of Food? The Rise of ARFID
thecut.com • Mirror

Mother-eating spiders ‘will chill parents to the bone’
theguardian.com

Leaking Signals From Starlink Satellites May Ruin One of Astronomy’s Grandest Missions
studyfinds.org

Horseshoe Crabs Break Free from Biomedical Testing
the-scientist.com

Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent – and more severe
bbc.com

90 Billion Liters of Water Punched Through Greenland’s Ice Sheet – And Nobody Noticed
sciencealert.com

Edinburgh University’s ‘skull room’ highlights its complicated history with racist science
theguardian.com

Our brain’s mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep
newscientist.com • Mirror

Sticky goo in 2,500-year-old bronze jars finally identified, settling 70-year debate [honey]
livescience.com

You might be ghosting the internet. Can it survive?
bbc.com

‘Left in a paper bag at birth, I’ve spent years looking for my birth mom to say: thank you’
cbc.ca

Video: The Colonial Mean Girl Who Almost Ended America [11:59]
youtube.com

The Surprising Durability Of Africa’s Colonial Borders
noemamag.com

Video: Watch a cheetah up-close as it chases its prey [03:22]
bbc.com • (see also)

Living Near the Ocean May Add Years to Your Life
neurosciencenews.com

Mitochondria aren’t only the ‘powerhouses of cells’ — they also battle germs
livescience.com

Man Awarded $12,500 After Google Street View Photographed His Ass
gizmodo.com

Video: How Were These ‘Shakespeare-isms’ Actually Used? [19:14]
youtube.com

The Return of Yellowstone’s Wolves Set off a Stunning Chain Reaction
vice.com

A Family Doctor’s Search for Salvation
newyorker.com • Mirror

When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space
nytimes.com • (see also)

Scientists behind controversial 2010 arsenic-based life study clap back as paper gets pulled: ‘We do not support this retraction’
space.com

Can Artificial Intelligence Learn the Nuances of Human Humor?
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination – for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
theconversation.com

‘Time travel’ memory hack rejuvenates memories, study finds
livescience.com

Tampa hits 100 degrees for 1st time in recorded weather history. Will it continue?
tampabay.com

MIT uses 10,000 ultracold atoms to settle 98-year debate between Einstein and Bohr
interestingengineering.com • (see also)

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: What We Know Now
skyandtelescope.org

‘Our dreams were shattered’: the Black Californians forced from the city they built
theguardian.com

World’s first lunar radio telescope readies for far side mission
newatlas.com • (see also)

How a Brutal Beer War Led to the Downfall of the Brewery That Made Milwaukee Famous
esquire.com • (see also)

Ancient site stirs heated political debate on India’s past
bbc.com

Memories aren’t static in the brain — they ‘drift’ over time
livescience.com

This Temporary Tattoo Can Tell If Your Drink’s Been Spiked
vice.com

Scientists Just Found a Coral Species They Thought Had Gone Extinct, Marking the First Record of It in 24 Years
smithsonianmag.com

Cambridge researchers find 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint
bbc.com

Sight of someone potentially infectious causes immune response, research suggests
theguardian.com • (see also)

Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations
nytimes.com

How social platforms — and algorithms — are shaping the way we talk
cbc.ca

Earth’s Underground Life Could Exist on Mars, Scientists Say
scitechdaily.com

Video: This Experiment Only Works in a Falling Plane [11:06]
youtube.com

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology
arstechnica.com

Photos: Building a Medieval Castle in the 21st Century
theatlantic.com

Whatever Happened to London’s “Little America”?
daily.jstor.org

80 years ago today a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
damninteresting.com

Astronomers witness a newborn planet emerging from the dust around a sun-like star
livescience.com

Video: The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything [32:31]
youtube.com

World’s Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior, Research Suggests
sciencealert.com • (see also)

This week: Ukulele popularity curves, beats by poultry, singing bridges, and more!
damninteresting.com

Why do we put seatbacks up for landing? An aviation expert explains.
popsci.com

Video: Something Weird Is Happening With This Bright Red Beach [6:44]
youtube.com