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Video: ‘Part Plane, Drone & Spaceship? How I Learned To Fly This Unique VTOL’ [22:49]
youtube.com

Metal Vocalists Scream for Science
the-scientist.com

A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
npr.org

This week: Medical Rube Goldberg, peppermint poison, petrichor evolution, and more!
damninteresting.com

An Iranian volcano appears to have woken up — 700,000 years after its last eruption
livescience.com

Video: This Liquid Can Mimic Living Cells [7:38]
youtube.com

Ancient underground freezer unearthed at South Korean castle
popsci.com

Video: Moment grain silo collapses in Illinois [00:36]
bbc.com

Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it’s melting
npr.org

Video: Why Simple Everyday Objects Are Impossible to Make [26:00]
youtube.com

Tragic OceanGate Titan submersible’s $62 SanDisk memory card found undamaged at wreckage site
tomshardware.com

New space debris shield: Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel ‘Space Armor’
space.com

New Alzheimer’s Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours
sciencealert.com

The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves Crashes Into View
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Video: This country is 17% fake #DamInteresting [14:30]
youtube.com • (sea also)

Inside NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Combat Center, c.1966
flashbak.com

Zircon Crystals Could Reveal Earth’s Path Among the Stars
eos.org

Night owls versus early birds: who is superior according to science?
theguardian.com

Mysterious gullies on Mars appear to have been carved by burrowing CO₂ ice blocks
phys.org

Scientists Intrigued by Black Hole That Fell Into Star, Then Ate It From the Inside
futurism.com

Army general says he’s using AI to improve “decision-making”
arstechnica.com

You Can Now Walk Through the Colosseum’s Secret Tunnel Once Used by Ancient Roman Emperors
smithsonianmag.com

Misophonia: having strong negative reactions to certain sounds is linked to mental inflexibility
theconversation.com

On this day in 1964, China detonated its first atomic bomb, prompting the US to attempt to install a spy device atop the Himalayas
damninteresting.com

Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body Chiron
reuters.com

Why an abundance of choice is not the same as freedom
aeon.co

Magnifying the minuscule: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2025
theguardian.com

Drew Struzan’s Larger Than Life Legacy in the Movies
mossandfog.com

‘You are constantly told you are evil’: inside the lives of diagnosed narcissists
theguardian.com

Video: Ancient zombie pathogens: an investigation. [21:04]
youtube.com

Scientists create ‘Superwood’ that’s 10 times stronger than steel
cnn.com

Moving Away Makes Faces Seem Angrier
neurosciencenews.com

Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever
theconversation.com

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