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Can modern LLMs actually count the number of b’s in “blueberry”?
minimaxir.com

Archaeologists Found a 1,600-Year-Old Roman Mosaic of Flip-Flops
popularmechanics.com

Jellyfish swarm forces shutdown of French nuclear plant
rfi.fr

Otter pelts, Orthodox priests and a $7.2m bargain: how Russia sold Alaska to the US
theguardian.com

A dating app, a niqab and a 9mm gun – how a US woman was hired to end a UK family feud
bbc.com

What Does It Mean To Be Thirsty?
quantamagazine.org

A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Hat From Cleopatra’s Egypt Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory
zmescience.com

Remarkable Coral Like Rocks Discovered on Mars
mossandfog.com

How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again
knowablemagazine.org

The mysterious ‘dark comets’ prowling our Solar System
bbc.com

This Visionary African American Politician Dreamed of Creating an All-Black State in Oklahoma Territory
smithsonianmag.com

Elephants Ask Humans for Food Using Non-Verbal Gestures
discovermagazine.com

Fish, teapots and a pineapple! Ghana’s most stylish coffins
theguardian.com

Video: Scientists are creating a mini universe and simulating black holes [5:26]
youtube.com

Antarctic glacier melt reveals remains of Briton who died in 1959 accident
theguardian.com

‘I’m a physicist who studies fossils, and I recently discovered preserved blood vessels in the world’s largest T. rex’
theconversation.com

This quantum radar could image buried objects
technologyreview.com

Stellar Flares Unveil Hidden Magnetic Secrets of TRAPPIST-1
universetoday.com

A giant virus wags its tail
phys.org

Memento Mori: How Smiling Skeletons Have Reminded Us to Live Fully Since Ancient Times
openculture.com

The lethal legacy of Aukus nuclear submarines will remain for millennia – and there’s no plan to deal with it
theguardian.com • (see also)

Scientists Rewrite the Genetic Code of E. Coli, and It’s Drastically Different From Anything Found in Nature
smithsonianmag.com

What It’s Like to Brainstorm with a Bot
newyorker.com • Mirror

Wild pigs found with blue meat in California spark alarm
sfgate.com

How Do Humans Freedive? The Science Behind the Mindblowing Ability
popularmechanics.com

U-2 spy plane celebrates 70th anniversary with new flight records
newatlas.com

Finger Amputations Are Surprisingly Common, and Toes May Be the Best Replacements
discovermagazine.com

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon—a space lawyer explains why
arstechnica.com

Video: The Tragic Genius Who Died for Math [32:43]
youtube.com

Digital resurrection: fascination and fear over the rise of the deathbot
theguardian.com

105 years ago today, Mr. Ponzi’s scheme unraveled
damninteresting.com

Why Hasn’t Medical Science Cured Chronic Headaches?
newyorker.com • Mirror

The great myth of empire collapse
aeon.co

‘Whether rich or poor, it was the longest of nights’: How a 2003 blackout brought New York City to a standstill
bbc.com

Tiny fireball that crashed into Georgia home is 4.56bn-year-old meteorite, say experts
theguardian.com

He died in the Empress of Ireland shipwreck. A century later, his belongings found his family
cbc.ca

North Korea dismantles propaganda speakers at border
bbc.com

‘The ocean is spitting our rubbish back’: Italy’s museum of plastic pollution
theguardian.com

Hear How Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains the Difference Between Art and Science
mymodernmet.com

‘Fort Bragg Has a Lot of Secrets. It’s Its Own Little Cartel’
rollingstone.com

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
theguardian.com

NASA Rovers Keep Getting Stuck, And We Finally Know Why
sciencealert.com

Three September 11 victims’ remains identified by new genetic techniques after nearly 24 years
abc.net.au

“Raindrops in the Sun’s Corona”: New Adaptive Optics Shows Stunning Details of our Star’s Atmosphere
nso.edu

Congressperson Urges NASA to Send Its Jupiter Probe Chasing in Pursuit of the Weird Visitor Coming From Interstellar Space
futurism.com

500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart Mystery
popularmechanics.com

Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
theguardian.com

William Merritt Chase, the Accidental Ally
daily.jstor.org

AOL dial-up Internet to be discontinued
help.aol.com • More info

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
wired.com

Ancient Romans Loved Fossils Just as Much as We Do, Even Though They May Not Have Fully Understood What They Were
smithsonianmag.com

On this day in 1945, 29-year-old Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived his second atomic bomb
damninteresting.com

75,000-Year-Old Treasure Trove of Ice Age Animal Remains Provides Snapshot of a Lost World
discovermagazine.com

This Snail Can Regrow Its Eyes—and Understanding How May One Day Help Humans With Injuries
smithsonianmag.com

Is it true that sharks don’t get cancer or other diseases?
thetech.org

The Poet Who Watched a Football Game on Nagasaki’s Atomic Killing Field
lithub.com

Video: Why starving kids need special food [21:51]
youtube.com

Scientists may finally know why the first stars in the universe left no trace
livescience.com

Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this California man’s plane. But why?
latimes.com

Video: On the frontlines of an effort to save Arctic ice [7:18]
youtube.com