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05 November 2025

How Giraffes Got Their Very Long Legs

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New evidence suggests Einstein’s cosmic constant may be wrong

sciencedaily.com

Is This Man the Hardest-Working Art Thief in History?

magazine.atavist.com

Video: The Chemical That Turns Everything Black [11:11]

youtube.com

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

theconversation.com • (see also)

‘Interstellar visitor’ 3I/ATLAS may have just changed color — for the third time

livescience.com

04 November 2025

These Mysterious ‘Decorations’ in Spiderwebs Might Help Spiders Better Locate Their Prey

smithsonianmag.com

Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors

bbc.com

Do We Need Hobbies?

newyorker.com • Mirror

‘As if a shudder ran from its brain to its body’: The neuroscientists that learned to control memories in rodents

livescience.com

Video: Life and death on India’s toxic trash mountains [13:27]

youtube.com

Woman Ordered Medicine by Mail, Got a Box of Human Fingers Instead

vice.com

Rise of the ‘porno-trolls’: how one porn platform made millions suing its viewers

theguardian.com

Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life

theconversation.com

Archaeologists Found a 1,200-Year-Old Inscription That May Bring New Life to a Maya Civilization

popularmechanics.com

The Skyline of Paris Is Filled With Zinc Rooftops. But Can They Survive Climate Change?

smithsonianmag.com

The Curious Case of Kacyee Nicole

switchboardmagazine.com

Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science

sciencenews.org

She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.

nytimes.com • Mirror

Video: Concrete’s Greatest Weakness [17:03]

youtube.com

The future of propellantless space travel

phys.org

Scientists detect biggest black hole flare ever seen — with the power of 10 trillion suns

space.com

2-mile-tall, naked ‘Marree Man’ looming over Australian outback is a total mystery

livescience.com

03 November 2025

This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers

cnn.com

Video: Could TRAPPIST-1e Be Earth 2.0? [20:30]

youtube.com

Hellbender salamanders are huge—and in trouble

popsci.com

This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem

nytimes.com • Mirror

Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet Inscribed With an Ominous Royal Threat

popularmechanics.com

A Century in the Making: The DNA Discovery Story

mcgill.ca

How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder

theguardian.com

Image: Catching Lemmon’s tail – new long exposure of comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6)

astronomy.com

Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

nytimes.com • Mirror

Behind the fear: The unsolved killings in Dawson Creek, B.C.

cbc.ca

We Could Use Neutrino Detectors As Giant Particle Colliders

universetoday.com • (see also)

Nikola Tesla Accurately Predicted the Rise of Wireless Technology & the Smartphone in 1926

openculture.com • (see also)

Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’

theguardian.com

Memento Mori: A mosaic from Pompeii of a wealthy man whose dog died in the Mount Vesuvius eruption

livescience.com

Scientists Finally Solved the Weird Mystery of the Booming New York Lake

vice.com • (see also)

‘The Dramatic Story of My Parents’ Escape from War-Torn Vietnam’

thewalrus.ca

What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

lithub.com

What Happened To NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter From The Mars 2020 Mission?

bgr.com

02 November 2025

Do Black Holes Really Need Singularities?

universetoday.com

In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science

popsci.com • (see also)

Basic science discoveries that changed the world

nature.com • Mirror

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together

theguardian.com

Vintage Drag: Rare Photos Capture the Secret World of Early Drag Performers

rarehistoricalphotos.com

A Submersible Uncovered Secret Structures. Then, It Vanished Under Antarctic Waters.

popularmechanics.com

Video: Horse ride in the desert creates optical illusion

ksl.com

Video: Simulating The Strange Way Life (Likely) Started [28:49]

youtube.com

Thai cave rescue diver Richard Harris devised an experiment. If it worked, he’d be a hero. If it didn’t, he could explode

theguardian.com

31 October 2025

Behind the Masks of Ed Gein

crimereads.com

Aviator Alfred Buckham created some of the earliest and most awe-inspiring bird’s-eye images

bbc.com

Tutivillus Is Watching You

daily.jstor.org

This week: Mösquitos, underground astronauts, UberCheats, and more!

damninteresting.com

The Death of Marat: Unlocking the complex clues hidden inside art history’s 1793 true crime masterpiece

bbc.com

Video: What Happened to the Survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade? [19:40]

youtube.com

The global biomass of mammals since 1850

nature.com

In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test

nytimes.com • Mirror

Spooky.

damninteresting.com

Here’s How the AI Crash Happens

theatlantic.com • Mirror

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How Giraffes Got Their Very Long Legs

New evidence suggests Einstein’s cosmic constant may be wrong

Is This Man the Hardest-Working Art Thief in History?

Video: The Chemical That Turns Everything Black [11:11]

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

‘Interstellar visitor’ 3I/ATLAS may have just changed color — for the third time

These Mysterious ‘Decorations’ in Spiderwebs Might Help Spiders Better Locate Their Prey

Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors

Do We Need Hobbies?

‘As if a shudder ran from its brain to its body’: The neuroscientists that learned to control memories in rodents

Video: Life and death on India’s toxic trash mountains [13:27]

Woman Ordered Medicine by Mail, Got a Box of Human Fingers Instead

Rise of the ‘porno-trolls’: how one porn platform made millions suing its viewers

Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life

Archaeologists Found a 1,200-Year-Old Inscription That May Bring New Life to a Maya Civilization

The Skyline of Paris Is Filled With Zinc Rooftops. But Can They Survive Climate Change?

The Curious Case of Kacyee Nicole

Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science

She Was Ready to Have Her 15th Child. Then Came the Felony Charges.

Video: Concrete’s Greatest Weakness [17:03]

The future of propellantless space travel

Scientists detect biggest black hole flare ever seen — with the power of 10 trillion suns

2-mile-tall, naked ‘Marree Man’ looming over Australian outback is a total mystery

This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers

Video: Could TRAPPIST-1e Be Earth 2.0? [20:30]

Hellbender salamanders are huge—and in trouble

This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem

Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet Inscribed With an Ominous Royal Threat

A Century in the Making: The DNA Discovery Story

How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder

Image: Catching Lemmon’s tail – new long exposure of comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6)

Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

Behind the fear: The unsolved killings in Dawson Creek, B.C.

We Could Use Neutrino Detectors As Giant Particle Colliders

Nikola Tesla Accurately Predicted the Rise of Wireless Technology & the Smartphone in 1926

Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’

Memento Mori: A mosaic from Pompeii of a wealthy man whose dog died in the Mount Vesuvius eruption

Scientists Finally Solved the Weird Mystery of the Booming New York Lake

‘The Dramatic Story of My Parents’ Escape from War-Torn Vietnam’

What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

What Happened To NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter From The Mars 2020 Mission?

Do Black Holes Really Need Singularities?

In 1925, seven students went 60 hours without sleep—for science

Basic science discoveries that changed the world

Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together

Vintage Drag: Rare Photos Capture the Secret World of Early Drag Performers

A Submersible Uncovered Secret Structures. Then, It Vanished Under Antarctic Waters.

Video: Horse ride in the desert creates optical illusion

Video: Simulating The Strange Way Life (Likely) Started [28:49]

Thai cave rescue diver Richard Harris devised an experiment. If it worked, he’d be a hero. If it didn’t, he could explode

Behind the Masks of Ed Gein

Aviator Alfred Buckham created some of the earliest and most awe-inspiring bird’s-eye images

Tutivillus Is Watching You

This week: Mösquitos, underground astronauts, UberCheats, and more!

The Death of Marat: Unlocking the complex clues hidden inside art history’s 1793 true crime masterpiece

Video: What Happened to the Survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade? [19:40]

The global biomass of mammals since 1850

In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test

Spooky.

Here’s How the AI Crash Happens

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