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Dive Team to Investigate Wreck of Sunken Nazi Steamer
gizmodo.com

This week: 🐙 Octopus-on-octopus crime, 📦 human shipping costs, 🦈 renaissance sharks, and more!
damninteresting.com

New ‘vortex beams’ of atoms and molecules are the first of their kind
sciencenews.org

Video: Why Are Scorpions Fluorescent? [10:29]
youtube.com

Stanford researchers develop an engineered ‘mini’ CRISPR genome editing system
news.stanford.edu

Dead star collision causes stellar explosion like nothing seen before
cnet.com

Study reveals threat of catastrophic supervolcano eruptions ever-present
phys.org

How finger counting gives away your nationality
bbc.com

The mysterious troughs on giant asteroid Vesta keep puzzling scientists
space.com

A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep
hakaimagazine.com

The Amazing True Story of How the Microwave Was Invented by Accident
popularmechanics.com

The archaeological treasures that survived 9/11
nationalgeographic.com

Miami’s Surfside Condo Was Flawed and Failing. Here’s a Look Inside.
nytimes.com

Perseverance: Nasa’s Mars rover makes second drill sample bid
bbc.com

An Accidental Discovery Hints at a Hidden Population of Cosmic Objects
jpl.nasa.gov

Atomic-scale imaging reveals ants use zinc to sharpen their teeth
phys.org

Missions to Mars Shouldn’t Exceed Four Years Due to Radiation Risks, Scientists Say
gizmodo.com

In a Word: And & Ampersand
saturdayeveningpost.com

On this day in 1945 General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri. WW2 was over, but not for everyone.
dam.mn

Gift Card Gang Extracts Cash From 100k Inboxes Daily
krebsonsecurity.com

A Dishonest Study on Dishonesty Puts a Prominent Researcher on the Hot Seat
archive.is

Video: Why people think this photo of JFK’s killer is fake [10:57]
youtube.com

Outstanding Color Autochromes from Pre-Revolutionary Russia
flashbak.com • (see also)

Storms, floods, other weather disasters quadrupled worldwide since 1970s, UN agency says
cbc.ca

In the Absence of Cruise Ships, Humpbacks Have Different Things to Say
hakaimagazine.com • (see also)

The largest geomagnetic storm in recorded history occurred on this day in 1859
damninteresting.com

The Complex Truth About ‘Junk DNA’
quantamagazine.org

A sketch artist and a grieving mother set out to solve a cold case. The more they dug, the more terrifying the truth became.
magazine.atavist.com

The Universe Has Already Made Almost All the Stars It Will Ever Make
nautil.us

Photos from ‘beyond the grave’: camera discovery reveals climber’s last images before fatal avalanche
theguardian.com

Mind Bending Fractals With Infinitely Complex Shapes
mossandfog.com

The Ghost Town left Behind by an American Sect of Hollow Earth Believers
messynessychic.com

Lake Tahoe ski resort uses snow-making machines to fight wildfire
theguardian.com • (see also)

Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Ida
theatlantic.com

Wild cockatoos observed using tools as ‘cutlery’ to extract seeds from tropical fruit
theguardian.com

Infants laugh in a similar pattern to great apes, study finds
cnn.com • (see also)

Incredible Hubble Photo Shows Jets Blasting Across Space in Rare Celestial Phenomenon
sciencealert.com

How Scorpion Tails Do the Bend and Twist
nytimes.com

Computer-Generated New Yorker Cartoons Are Delightfully Weird
hyperallergic.com

Video: SkyLab – Maybe the Most Important Space Programs So Far. [16:43]
youtube.com

The Pentagon Wants to Launch a Nuclear Thermal Rocket in 4 Years
popularmechanics.com

Amateur astronauts: SpaceX’s civilian launch on Sept. 15 is a mission like no other
news.yahoo.com

A Nightmare of Blood and Steel: The ’90s Subway Crash That Changed Everything
nytimes.com

Man can change his pupil size on command, once thought an impossible feat
livescience.com

Documenting the Last Pay Phones In America
bloomberg.com

Scientists want to build a ‘Lunar Ark’ on the moon to preserve Earth’s species
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome share striking similarities
newatlas.com

Russian cosmonauts find new cracks in ISS module
reuters.com

Highly polluting leaded petrol now eradicated from the world [for ground transport], says UN
bbc.com • (see also)

So … What If Aliens’ Quantum Computers Explain Dark Energy?
wired.com

Video: This Virus Shouldn’t Exist (But it Does) [11:09]
youtube.com

New mathematical solutions to an old problem in astronomy
phys.org

Mysterious structures hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet
space.com

How the Airline Industry Got Wise to Seat Belts
airspacemag.com

The Man Who Swam the Seine
gq.com • (see also)

To Learn More Quickly, Brain Cells Break Their DNA
quantamagazine.org

Ending prices with .99 can backfire for stores, study reveals
studyfinds.org

After Victory in World War II, Black Veterans Continued the Fight for Freedom at Home
smithsonianmag.com

A Quarter of Stars Like Our Sun Eat Their Planets, Study Finds
vice.com

How game-makers are catering to disabled players
arstechnica.com