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Sound of a Black Hole ‘Kicked’ Through Space Heard in a Stunning First
sciencealert.com

Smell triggers the same brain response as taste does – even if you haven’t eaten anything
theconversation.com

How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

The “boot camp” promised a miracle. That’s not what they experienced.
slate.com

Video: The real reason Britain has twin towns [12:49]
youtube.com

How a Harvard maverick forever changed our concept of the stars
sciencenews.org

Engineers Are Pitching the Idea of a Crash-Proof Airplane
vice.com

On this day in 1952, Captain James Robinson Risner executed arguably the most daring rescue in aviation history
damninteresting.com

Video: The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute [1:25:37]
youtu.be

The sound of crying babies makes our faces hotter, according to new research
phys.org

This Star Is Consuming Its Companion And Could Explode Brilliantly
universetoday.com

What the Trees Are Telling Us
daily.jstor.org

Are we living in a black hole?
nationalgeographic.com

Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?
nytimes.com • Mirror

‘You just can’t recreate that glow’: The people who hunt old TVs
bbc.com

NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
jpl.nasa.gov

Scientists track down fresh boulder falls on the moon
space.com

Nudists Declare War on SpaceX
futurism.com

‘Was it all smoke and mirrors?’: How adult children are affected by grey divorce
bbc.com

60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details
arstechnica.com

Why OpenAI’s solution to AI hallucinations would kill ChatGPT tomorrow
theconversation.com

Scientists Finally ‘See’ a Proton Move Through Water, and It Only Took 200 Years
gizmodo.com

On this day in 1979, two desperate families took to the sky in a homemade hot air balloon
damninteresting.com

Video: This Event Changed Every School in America [11:53]
youtube.com

Blue Eyes Are Just an Illusion (and What Makes Green So Rare)
vice.com

The builder who photographed distant galaxies
bbc.com

The dirty truth behind the e-waste recycling industry
restofworld.org

Video: Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades? [4:03]
youtube.com

Man, 34, Has Tooth Implanted in Eye to Restore His Vision
today.com

A Single, ‘Naked’ Black Hole Rewrites the History of the Universe
quantamagazine.org

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
theguardian.com

Video: The Golden Ratio Makes This Cactus Illusion Work [11:13]
youtube.com

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing
grist.org

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
nytimes.com • Mirror

‘Glue gun’ prints bone grafts directly onto fractures during surgery
newatlas.com

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 winners unveiled
space.com

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources
arstechnica.com

The wedding crasher mystery solved after four years
bbc.com

Video: Sleeper Agents in Large Language Models [13:37]
youtube.com

After crafting quiet Florida life, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must now face trial
theguardian.com

A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth
nytimes.com • Mirror

This Freediver Held His Breath For Over 29 Minutes Underwater, Shattering World Record
mymodernmet.com

Hunting for Aliens in the Galaxy’s Most Promising Neighbourhood
universetoday.com

These Ant Queens Seem to Defy Biology: They Lay Eggs That Hatch Into Another Species
smithsonianmag.com

Woman Scammed Out of $6,800 by ‘Astronaut’ Who Said He Was Running Out of Oxygen
vice.com

NASA Uses Colorado Mountains for Simulated Artemis Moon Landing Course
nasa.gov

Thousands of ‘robber bees’ invade B.C. apiarist’s shop in attempted honey heist
cbc.ca

Information Could Be the Fifth State of Matter, Proving We Live in a Simulation
popularmechanics.com

There Is a Rare Disorder Where People See Other Faces as Dragons
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
theguardian.com

‘Once in a Lifetime’: Rare ‘Virgin Birth’ of Eight Iguana Babies Surprises Zookeepers in England
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Piano arrangements generated from the digits of Pi [7:11]
youtube.com

Octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, scientists find
theguardian.com

The Artwork That Spawned 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Mystery
rollingstone.com

Why has the Atlantic hurricane season gone ‘remarkably’ quiet?
bbc.com

Philip Gourevitch on Gilles Peress’s Photo from September 11th
newyorker.com • Mirror

Video: Why does an escalator handrail move faster than the stairs? [22:17]
youtube.com

On this day in 1973 an ambitious cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated
damninteresting.com

The Reinvention of George Washington’s Mother, From Paragon of Virtue to Greedy Shrew to Widow Striving for Independence
smithsonianmag.com

After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch
arstechnica.com