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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

Christie’s Helped Drive the Art World’s NFT Craze. Now, the Auction House Is Shutting Down Its Digital Art Division
smithsonianmag.com

Video: The Advanced Technology of Ancient Rome: Automatic Doors, Water Clocks, Vending Machines [12:08]
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GPT-5 Is Making Huge Factual Errors, Users Say
futurism.com

Oddball Creature Has 229 Chromosome Pairs, a Record in The Animal Kingdom
sciencealert.com

World’s first koala chlamydia vaccine approved for rollout across country
newatlas.com

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs
theguardian.com

The Color of the Future – A history of blue
hopefulmons.com

Photographer Reveals the Timeless Charm of Cuba’s Forgotten Spaces
mymodernmet.com

The unconscious process that leads to creativity: how ‘incubation’ works
theguardian.com

Woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years
bbc.com

Astronomers get best view yet of two merging black holes
reuters.com

The Real Story on AI’s Water Use–and How to Tackle It
spectrum.ieee.org

NASA rover finds potential sign of ancient life in Martian rocks
reuters.com

Video: Vera Rubin Telescope Can Do a 20 Year Space Survey in 3 Days [18:52]
youtube.com

Banksy mural scrubbed from Royal Courts of Justice
bbc.com

NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland
nytimes.com

Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors
bloomberg.com

Video: Scientists Have Found the Perfect Urinal Shape [5:46]
youtube.com

Did the Dwarf Planet Ceres Once Host Life? Astronomers Suggest Chemical Energy Could Have Fueled Microbes Long Ago
smithsonianmag.com

80 years ago today, a chicken lost its head and became a star
damninteresting.com

Discover the 100-Year-Old Self-Playing Violin, One of the Most Complex Music Players Ever Made
openculture.com

Without looking it up, what’s the longest single-syllable English word you can think of?
kottke.org

3I/ATLAS is Turning Green
avi-loeb.medium.com

This Is the First Time Scientists Have Seen Decisionmaking in a Brain
wired.com • Mirror

Category Winners From the 2025 International Photography Awards
mymodernmet.com

The Worst Air Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
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When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color
nautil.us

ACHOO Syndrome: A Strange Reflex That Causes Sneezing in the Sun
the-scientist.com

Video: Japan’s photo tomb that contained a historic legacy [05:57]
bbc.com

The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?
space.com

On this day in 1942, a small Japanese aircraft attacked the continental United States
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Video: That Time the Earth Was Sticky [11:43]
youtube.com

Why might the Big Bang theory be in crisis very soon?
aeon.co

On this day in 1890 an international fast-food icon was born
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‘I was a chess prodigy trapped in a religious cult. It left me with years of fear and self-loathing’
theguardian.com

Data from defunct NASA lander paint a radical new picture of Mars’s interior
science.org

The Reichstag Building Rises
daily.jstor.org

Most Earth-Like Planet Yet May Have Been Found Just 40 Light Years Away
sciencealert.com

How the Math of Shuffling Cards Almost Brought Down an Online Poker Empire
scientificamerican.com

‘Your Red Is My Red’: Shared Brain Codes for Color
neurosciencenews.com • (see also)

Igor Gouzenko defected 80 years ago. His Cold War-era bravery hasn’t been forgotten
cbc.ca • (see also)

Attraction goes beyond looks: Study shows voices, scents, and motion all matter
psypost.org

Man Who Saved Kid from Hersheypark Monorail Describes Entering Full Dad Mode
vice.com

Archaeologists Discovered the Skull of a Bear Once Used in Roman Gladiator Fights
popularmechanics.com

World First: Physicists Created a Time Crystal That We Can Actually See
sciencealert.com

What Makes Bruises Change Color Over Time?
the-scientist.com

Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life
apnews.com

How Malawi’s first fully solar-powered village became a beacon for energy access
rfi.fr

‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant
nature.com

50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
theconversation.com

Why Is Ice Slippery? New Study Overturns 200-Year-Old Physics Theory
scitechdaily.com

On this day in 1905, Rube Waddell allegedly destroyed a straw hat
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Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose
livescience.com

Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns – inside Ukraine’s decoy war
bbc.com

The astonishing story of the aristocrat who hid her Jewish lover in a sofa bed – and other German rebels who defied the Nazis
theguardian.com

Get to Know the Ratfish and the Forehead Teeth It Uses During Sex
nytimes.com

Video: Amethyst Used to be Really Valuable [8:41]
youtube.com