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Video: How close can we actually get to the Sun? [5:47]
youtube.com

Scientists say they’ve proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth
cbc.ca

Your Intelligence Might Be Determined by a Rhythm in Your Brain
vice.com

These plants smell like rotten meat — Now we know how they do it
salon.com

Video: NASA’s Jupiter Trojan Probe Spots First Ever Contact Binary Satellite [17:06]
youtube.com

Scientists studying suspected Lake Superior meteotsunami that left residents ‘in awe’
cbc.ca

World’s oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian
bbc.com

The Woman Behind the World’s Biggest Camera
nautil.us

The Unseen Fury Of Solar Storms
noemamag.com • (see also)

60-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Texas Was Home to Giant Prehistoric Possums
discovermagazine.com

Scientists Edited Sperm to Bypass an Egg. The Result? A Mouse With Two Dads.
popularmechanics.com

Video: The Magnetic Shadow Effect [5:54]
youtube.com

AI Already Knows Us Too Well
nautil.us

How ancient humans crossed dangerous seas without maps or metal
knowridge.com

Video: ‘You’re telling me this thing could fly?’ [16:51]
youtube.com

Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776
theconversation.com

America Deported Her for Publishing a Book Titled ‘Lesbian Love.’ Years Later, She Was Murdered by the Nazis for Being Jewish
smithsonianmag.com

‘The rebirth of longform runs counter to everything media experts are peddling’
honest-broker.com

A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up
quantamagazine.org

A new ocean is forming in East Africa
popsci.com

Spider fear inflates size perception, highlighting the role of emotion in threat assessment
psypost.org

Deep space asteroid sample contains unexpected ingredient
popsci.com

‘I Fought in Ukraine and Here’s Why FPV Drones Kind of Suck’
warontherocks.com

Many U.S. babies may lack gut bacteria that train their immune systems
sciencenews.org • Mirror

Epic Timelapse Shows Tornado’s 77-Minute Life in 1 Minute
petapixel.com

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its 1st exoplanet and snapped its picture (image)
space.com

America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
theatlantic.com • Mirror

The Death of the Middle-Class Musician
thewalrus.ca

An Elephant’s Tusk Never Forgets
nautil.us

How Do Squids Camouflage?
the-scientist.com

Indira Gandhi’s Emergency: When India’s democracy was put on pause
bbc.com

Deadly Fungus That Haunted Ancient Tombs May Now Help Fight Against Cancer
discovermagazine.com

Bear Finally Freed After Two Years With a Plastic Lid Around Its Neck
vice.com

The Scheme That Broke the Texas Lottery
newyorker.com • Mirror • (see also)

‘My career as an astronaut—from the wild ride of training to the challenges and drama of missions’
technologyreview.com

‘Nothing short of spectacular’: ESA’s Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)
space.com

Walking the Race Line on the Train Line
daily.jstor.org

What would happen if you tried to land on a gas giant?
popsci.com

Gorgeous Images of Earth From Space
mossandfog.com

Matter vs. Force: Why There Are Exactly Two Types of Particles
quantamagazine.org

Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art
nytimes.com

Keenan’s System is a faint pair of interacting galaxies in Ursa Major, joined by a 22,000-light-year bridge of glowing material
astronomy.com

Strange Cellular Entity Challenges Very Definition of Life Itself
sciencealert.com

The axion may help clean up the messy business of dark matter
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
theguardian.com

Discovery of HMS Endeavour wreck confirmed
arstechnica.com

Sudanese Photographer Shares Personal Experience Documenting His Country’s Ongoing War
mymodernmet.com

Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years
sciencenews.org • (see also)

‘Sweating’ paint keeps buildings cool even in hot and humid cities
newatlas.com

A hidden asteroid family may share Venus’ orbit: ‘It’s like discovering a continent you didn’t know existed’
space.com

3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee
theconversation.com • (see also)

Pulsars Could Have Tiny Mountains
universetoday.com

Orcas in Washington are creating grooming tools out of kelp stalks
nautil.us

Exposure to heavy metals is associated with higher likelihood of ADHD diagnosis
psypost.org

A nuclear fusion disaster wouldn’t really be a big deal. Here’s why
sciencefocus.com

Video: A quiet walk in Shenzhen, “China’s Silicon Valley” [1:39:25]
youtube.com

The Business of Betting on Catastrophe
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Hurricane-killing particles could sabotage storms before they grow
newatlas.com

A failed Soviet Venus probe from the ’70s crashed to Earth in May — why was it so hard to track?
space.com

Mysterious “Dragon Man” Skull Identified As Denisovan
scitechdaily.com