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The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health
nature.com • Mirror

Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here’s why
space.com • (see also)

The inside story of the $13M Mercedes linked to Ryan Wedding and seized by the FBI
cbc.ca

To Celebrate 25 Years In Service, The Gemini Observatory Imaged The Butterfly Nebula
universetoday.com

Video: Destroying Model Houses (for Science) [22:03]
youtube.com

‘It’s going much too fast’: the inside story of the race to create the ultimate AI
theguardian.com

Under the radar: The pilot who posed as a farmhand to evade the Nazis
bbc.com

Research: Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
theconversation.com

Gene Therapy Offer a Cure for Babies With the Deadly ‘Bubble Boy Disease’
nytimes.com • Mirror

This year’s top photos from AP photographers worldwide [2025]
apnews.com

Video: Astronomy Is In Crisis…And It’s Incredibly Exciting [12:17]
youtube.com • (see also)

Alaknanda: JWST discovers massive grand-design spiral galaxy from the universe’s infancy
phys.org

3D model shows small clans created Easter Island statues
arstechnica.com • (see also)

The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
theguardian.com

A dying satellite could use its final moments to photograph the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
space.com • (see also)

Video: Can you power your computer by typing? [2:47]
youtube.com

Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules
arstechnica.com

Bit flips: How cosmic rays grounded a fleet of aircraft
bbc.com

What we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs
technologyreview.com

Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments
theguardian.com

On this day in 2008, famous anterograde amnesia patient “H.M.” passed away, and his identity was revealed to the world
damninteresting.com

Video: High-Ranking Nazi Hermann Göring Surrenders to the U.S. 36th Infantry Division in May 1945 [2:25]
youtube.com

Two longtime friends set out on a wilderness adventure in the Yukon bush. They thought they had it all under control
uphere.ca

Evidence of rain-driven climate on Mars found in bleached rocks scattered in Jezero crater
phys.org

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in ‘ice volcanoes’, new images suggest
livescience.com

Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
newscientist.com

Ancient DNA Reveals That a Teenage Girl Chewed on This Wad of ‘Gum’ 10,500 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé pendant in jewellery store
theguardian.com

Legendary Orient Express Train Is Being Reborn, and Here’s a Peek Into This Art Deco Dream
mymodernmet.com

Fluoride in water may boost cognitive function, study finds
newatlas.com

Video: How China Built the World’s Highest Bridge [15:28]
youtube.com • (see also)

Chemical evidence of ancient life detected in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks
carnegiescience.edu

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
nytimes.com • Mirror

14-Year-Old Wins Prize For Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times Its Own Weight
sciencealert.com

They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They’ve Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since.
inthesetimes.com • (see also)

‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building
theguardian.com • (see also)

Russia left without access to ISS following structure collapse at Baikonur launch site
nasaspaceflight.com

The Penicillin Myth
asimov.press

How to Measure the Earth’s Radius With Legos
wired.com • Mirror

Record-breaking 75-year-old mother bird prepares to nest
popsci.com

Video: Restoring the Oldest Electric Piano (only 3 left) [26:43]
youtube.com

Why NASA Needs Space Gardeners
universetoday.com

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis
theconversation.com

Video: Documenting a Disaster: The WW1 Combat Cameraman (No AI) [23:14]
youtube.com

Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media
bbc.com

‘We didn’t think Back to the Future sounded plausible – or good’: Huey Lewis and the News on The Power of Love
theguardian.com

Black holes may be hiding something that changes everything
aeon.co

Mark Twain Shared 60 American Dishes He Missed the Most While Traveling Abroad
mymodernmet.com

Yikes.
damninteresting.com

Does ‘laziness’ start in the brain?
theguardian.com

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era
thelocal.to

Video: Is This JWST’s Most Terrifying Discovery Yet? [17:22]
youtube.com

On this day in 1838 Wilhelm Von Osten was born—the future owner of an historic horse
damninteresting.com

Video: There is NO Quintic Formula [27:00]
youtube.com • (see also)

From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers
theguardian.com

Ansel Adams Photos Capture Daily Life Inside Japanese Internment Camps During WWII
mymodernmet.com

Scientists may have found dark matter after 100 years of searching
sciencedaily.com

Video: The Hidden Danger Inside Every Candle [7:17]
youtube.com

‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo?
theguardian.com

Video: The fewest items of clothes to never repeat an outfit. [17:19]
youtube.com