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‘Nothing has really changed’: letters from 1719 reveal familiar worries of London life
theguardian.com

Hubble Telescope witnesses a new star being born in a stunning cosmic light show (image)
space.com

Playful Perspectives by Hugo Suíssas
mossandfog.com

Breaking Physics: How Solitons Bend Time, Space, and Rules
scitechdaily.com

‘Harrowing’ stories of homelessness and slum housing
bbc.com

Video: The Race For AI Robots Just Got Real (OpenAI, NVIDIA and more) [21:25]
youtube.com

Math That Connects Where We’re Going to Where We’ve Been
quantamagazine.org

Kuru: unravelling the mystery disease that left entire Papua New Guinean villages without women
theguardian.com • (see also)

How Different Instruments Shape the Music We Love
nautil.us

Video: Elastic knots behave in a really bizarre way [11:33]
youtube.com

From Komodo Dragons to California Condors, These Animals May Reproduce On Their Own
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Scientists investigate how cerium is produced in the universe
phys.org • (see also)

Astronomers Find Two Ancient Substructures in Inner Milky Way
sci.news

How the coral crisis affects other marine wildlife
cosmosmagazine.com

The Allure and Dangers of Experimenting With Brain-Dead Bodies
undark.org

Here’s Why Medieval Medicine Was Not as Bad as We Think
mymodernmet.com

Metal Detectorist Discovers 300-Year-Old Silver Thimble Engraved With a Romantic Inscription
smithsonianmag.com

A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life
noemamag.com

Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming months
bbc.com

Genome study shows humans pass more viruses to animals than we catch from them
phys.org

Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia will finally be completed in 2026
cnn.com

This Italian town is struggling to sell off its empty homes for one euro. Here’s why
cnn.com

Video: The blunder that changed chickens forever [03:32]
bbc.com

Most of This Island Disappeared in Just a Decade
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

GM stops sharing driver data with brokers amid backlash
arstechnica.com

Astronomers find evidence that blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars
iac.es

California zombie lake turned farmland to water. A year later, is it gone for good?
theguardian.com • (sea also)

Vast Archive of Rare Japanese Textbooks Now Online To Explore for Free
mymodernmet.com

Video: BBC Verify examines how the Moscow attack unfolded [01:57]
bbc.com

This stretchy electronic material hardens upon impact just like “oobleck”
arstechnica.com

A Brief History of the Astronomer’s Chair
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

Most animals don’t go through menopause. So why do these whales?
npr.org

The magnetic shield that protects Earth and makes life possible
english.elpais.com

Thrilling Drone Footage Weaves Through Shanghai’s Tallest Buildings
mymodernmet.com

Icefields in South America are larger than all glaciers in the European Alps together
phys.org

Why Clouds Vanish During Solar Eclipses
atlasobscura.com

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation
phys.org

This Extremely Rare Neurological Condition Makes Faces Appear Distorted or ‘Like a Demon’
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Doomed egg-shaped exoplanet is death-spiraling into its star
space.com

More than half of chickenpox diagnoses are wrong, study finds
arstechnica.com

‘I think it’s a Banksy’: mystery plaque for adulterer ignites speculation in artist’s home city
theguardian.com

Interoception: The mysterious inner sense driving your emotions
bbc.com • (see also)

Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever
popularmechanics.com

This week: Magnetic weapons, pilot drugs, alien denials, and more!
damninteresting.com

49 Baffling and Unstoppable Killer Whales Are Reshaping Marine Biology
popularmechanics.com

The Europa Clipper may only need 1 ice grain to detect life on Jupiter’s ocean moon
space.com

2,000 earthquakes in 1 day off Canada coast suggest the ocean floor is ripping apart, scientists say
livescience.com

Shakespeare’s sister: Digital archives reveal hidden insights into world-famous playwright’s unknown sibling
phys.org

Video: The Lawless Early Days Of Aviation [52:28]
youtube.com • (see also)

Dogs can understand the meaning of nouns, new research finds
theguardian.com

Hackers can unlock over 3 million hotel doors in seconds
arstechnica.com

Video: Can You See Cosmic Rays on Hot Drinks? [8:30]
youtube.com

Losing hippos could throw entire ecosystems out of balance. Here’s how we can still save them
salon.com

After decades of secrecy, the ‘Ghost Army’ is honored for saving U.S. lives in WWII
npr.org

Decoding the plant world’s complex biochemical communication networks
phys.org

All aboard the moon train: DARPA is trying to figure out how to build a lunar railroad
businessinsider.com

How We Got Concussions So Wrong
slate.com

Video: Hot air balloon collides with powerlines in Minnesota [0:44]
bbc.com • (see also)

Hubble Space Telescope discovers ‘failed stars’ are bad at relationships too
space.com

The Power of Darkness: How Night Skies Inspire Creative Thoughts
lithub.com