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Breastfeeding Has Long Been Linked to Reducing Cancer Risk. Scientists May Have Just Discovered Why
smithsonianmag.com

Fermi’s Paradox: An Astrophysicist Explains Why We May Never See Aliens
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The Ancient Greeks Built the World’s First Telegraph System—1,600 Years Before Morse Code
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The Producer Who Hoodwinked Half of Hollywood
hollywoodreporter.com

A small Colorado town is fighting over a colossal Buc-ee’s gas station
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All
wired.com • Mirror

The Secrets of Deadly Snake Bites
nautil.us

‘The sound completely changes’: To electrify boats, make them fly
bbc.com

They Found a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Tombstone in Their Backyard. Then the FBI Showed Up.
popularmechanics.com

What’s the Secret to Civet Coffee’s Distinctive Taste?
the-scientist.com • (see also)

Faced with an uncertain future, young Canadians are racking up more debt than ever before
macleans.ca

Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
futurism.com

Woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – materials science research finds they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers
theconversation.com

The ‘Heroes of Kharkiv’ who saved 48 children from kindergarten hit by Russian drone
bbc.com

In Ancient Spain, a Nail Through the Skull Could Mean Enmity, or Honor
nytimes.com • Mirror

Video: The Age of Laser Warfare Has Begun [23:19]
youtube.com

Enjoy Your Chocolate and Champagne While It Lasts
lithub.com

10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.
arstechnica.com

Music engagement is associated with substantially lower dementia risk in older adults
psypost.org

Scientists Invented an Entirely New Way to Refrigerate
sciencealert.com

Take a Look at Rare Photos of Red Lightning in New Zealand
nytimes.com • Mirror

How Scavenging Made Us Human
nautil.us

Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think
theguardian.com

Video: How billboards took over America [14:03]
youtube.com • (see also)

How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries
phys.org

The last European train that travels by sea
bbc.com

‘My Father Was Found in a Residential School Incinerator When He Was an Infant’
thewalrus.ca

Man Arrested After Scamming Food Delivery App Out of 1,000 Free Meals
vice.com

Video: Why Some Rainbows Turn White [4:16]
youtube.com

AI Pullback Has Officially Started
planetearthandbeyond.co

Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds
theguardian.com

We Might Not Be So Strange
nautil.us

Scientists prepare for the next Carrington Event
popsci.com • (see also)

A doomed planet is being torn up by its ‘zombie’ white dwarf star — but astronomers don’t understand why
space.com

Video: ‘I Ate the Extinct Banana (so you don’t have to)’ [17:42]
youtube.com • (see also)

Video: Tomahawk Missile – How is it Nearly 50 Years Old and Still Going Strong? [16:03]
youtube.com

Dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid hit, new analysis suggests
sciencenews.org

The school for astronauts hidden inside a Swiss mountain
bbc.com

Video: The Terrifying Physics of Shaking Hands With an Alien [10:13]
youtube.com

Dark Matter May Be Doing Something Strange in the Center of the Galaxy
vice.com

This week: Socioeconomic empathy, heavy metal hominins, rediscovered Kerouac, and more!
damninteresting.com

Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines
theguardian.com

Ancient Roman mass grave shows its army’s ethnic diversity
popsci.com

Video: Why Gold Still Holds So Much Power [34:04]
youtube.com • (see also)

You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?
theconversation.com

Inside Mongolia’s ‘Mars camp’: The extreme adventure that wants to turn tourists into astronauts
cnn.com

Africa’s children: 20 years on, what happened to the millennium babies?
theguardian.com

‘Mind-boggling’ poker fraud used X-ray tables, high-tech glasses and NBA players
bbc.com

Video: Can a Pro Thrower master this Ancient Weapon? [20:19]
youtube.com

COVID Vaccines Boosted Survival Outcomes in Cancer Patients
the-scientist.com

New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant ‘jet’ shooting toward the sun
livescience.com

Watch the birth of a tardigrade under a microscope: a rare glimpse of a water bear hatching
boingboing.net

Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon
dexerto.com

Video: How Hostage Negotiators Actually Work [40:05]
youtube.com

Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures
theguardian.com

Why Editing Wikipedia Is Becoming More Dangerous
slate.com

Another French museum robbery sees 2,000 gold and silver coins stolen
bbc.com

Cancer drug combo slashes risk of death by more than 40%
newatlas.com

‘I fell at the top of a mountain – and knew I had to haul my broken body down or die in the snow’
theguardian.com

Salmon use pituitary glands to ‘see’ when it’s time to migrate, researchers discover
phys.org