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What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
theconversation.com

The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story
newyorker.com • Mirror

OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included
arstechnica.com

CO2 levels hit highest ever recorded, WMO says, warning of more extreme weather
reuters.com

The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to describe reality
newscientist.com • Mirror

Why is America’s First Great War of Empire Barely Remembered at Home?
lithub.com

A mummy microbiome hides inside 1,000-year-old poop
popsci.com

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
bbc.com

When Tides Turn White Dwarfs Hot
universetoday.com

Spider Spotted Eating a Shrew, and the Video Is Haunting
vice.com

Certified organic and AI-free: New stamp for human-written books launches
theguardian.com

When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face
wired.com • Mirror

‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?
theguardian.com • (see also)

A sacred leaf on trial: Scientists urge WHO to support decriminalizing coca
phys.org • (see also)

China seizes 60,000 maps over ‘mislabelled’ Taiwan
bbc.com

Does blood type matter in outer space?
thetech.org

Science fiction’s ‘warp drive’ is speeding closer to reality
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Chicago ‘Splatatouille’ was probably a squirrel, say researchers
theguardian.com

Video: The Simple Bridge That Helped Win WWII [31:30]
youtube.com

This Butterfly Got a Life-Saving Wing Transplant
vice.com • (see also)

Christoffer Relander’s Dreamy Double Exposure Photography
mossandfog.com

Video: The Real Reason We Should Revive Extinct Animals [15:49]
youtube.com • (see also)

‘Their resilience is a lesson to us all’: The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach
bbc.com

Rich People Aren’t as Nice as the Rest of Us, Science Says So
vice.com

50 years later, an Ottawa high schooler’s violent unravelling still leaves deep scars
cbc.ca

Video: Why Is The World’s Rarest Fish Trapped in Death Valley? [7:46]
youtube.com

‘Planet Y’ theory hints at hidden Earth-size world lurking in the solar system
livescience.com

Video: Mushroom in the Wild Playing Keyboard [2:45]
youtube.com

How a huge dinosaur trackway was uncovered in the UK
bbc.co.uk • (see also)

Archaeologists Found a Hoard of Coins That Hint at an Ancient Civilization
popularmechanics.com

Shapeshifting ‘braided river’ in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable
livescience.com

How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away
theconversation.com

Ice That Freezes at Room Temperature Discovered in X-Ray Laser Experiment
sciencealert.com

These Jewish Prisoners Revolted Against the Nazis, Killing Their Guards and Escaping From a World War II Death Camp
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

‘Mental arithmetic really stresses me out and science has proved it’
bbc.com

On this day in 1854, a Japanese castaway returned home after accidentally circumnavigating the globe
dam.mn

Witchcraft’s chemical secrets: the science behind the spells
chemistryworld.com • (see also)

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII
lithub.com

Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
theverge.com

Video: The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet [23:27]
youtube.com

Tiny Footprints of a Neanderthal Toddler Reveal the Deeply Human Story of a Family on the Move
zmescience.com

Stunning and award-winning black and white photographs
popsci.com

Video: (1892): Pauvre Pierrot, the oldest animation movie. [4:17]
youtube.com

A volcano or a meteorite: New evidence sheds light on puzzling discovery in Greenland’s ice sheet
space.com

Video: The Mutated Animals of Chernobyl [17:50]
youtube.com

A facelift at 28? Why young people are turning to plastic surgery
bbc.com

Video: The posture myth [16:20]
youtube.com • (see also)

Mark Twain Wrote the First Book Ever Written With a Typewriter
openculture.com

Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
theatlantic.com • Mirror

This Groundbreaking Device Can Reach the Deepest Parts of Your Brain. It Could Finally Cure Parkinson’s, Scientists Say.
popularmechanics.com

Once Smuggled Animals Are Rescued, Law Enforcement Officers Call Her
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction
theguardian.com

The stunning Canadian island you can see but not touch
bbc.com

Artificial Neurons Talk Directly to Living Cells in a First
spectrum.ieee.org

Video: ‘Building My Replica Of The Gold Lyre Of Ur’ [19:34]
youtube.com

How one scientist’s wide-eyed dream of giant space cities was crushed by reality
space.com

Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too
aeon.co • (see also) • (see also)

Carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims
bbc.com

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?
theguardian.com • (see also)

Could We Really Turn Mars Green?
universetoday.com