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‘A whirling mass of limbs and lingerie’: the salacious, riotous story of the high-kicking cancan
theguardian.com

Could a planet really develop a brain?
livescience.com

‘A crypto founder faked his death. We found him alive at his dad’s house’
sfstandard.com

Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago
theconversation.com • (see also)

The Line between Canada and the US Cuts through the Haskell Free Library
thewalrus.ca

Archaeologists Explored a ‘Blood Cave’—and Found Chopped-Up Maya Skulls
popularmechanics.com

Video: The Taco Bell Art Heist [14:31]
youtube.com

‘It was just the perfect game’: Henk Rogers on buying Tetris and foiling the KGB
theguardian.com

Saudi Arabia’s Neom: A project so huge it could change the weather
newatlas.com

Research Uncovers the Parthenon’s Spectacular Lighting Effects for Athena in Antiquity
arkeonews.net

How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them ‘sweat’
space.com

Video: The Rise and Fall of Tokyo’s Ugliest Building [15:15]
youtube.com

‘My X Account Was Hijacked to Sell a Fake WIRED Memecoin. Then Came the Backlash’
wired.com • Mirror

Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought
phys.org

Face Blindness Affects 1 in 50
neurosciencenews.com

Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court’s basement
bbc.com

How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes
theconversation.com

Video: Can You See X-Rays In a Cloud Chamber? [7:22]
youtube.com

This century-old chair tells a story long buried
cbc.ca

A century ago, suspended monorails were serious mass-transit contenders
popsci.com

The big idea: could the English language die?
theguardian.com

‘I was Hitler’s neighbour: If he’d known we were Jewish, we’d have been sent to Dachau’
theguardian.com • (see also)

Scientists Create Ultra-Rare Hydrogen-6 Isotope
scitechdaily.com

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit
space.com

Your Brain Maps Actions Like It Maps Space
neurosciencenews.com

100 Years Ago: The Man Who Singlehandedly Stopped Thousands of Illegal Deportations
saturdayeveningpost.com

Chimps’ rhythmic drumming could shed light on music’s evolutionary roots
theguardian.com

A humanized mouse antibody erases cancer in 84 people with a genetic mutation
english.elpais.com

Scientists Stumbled Upon an Active Volcanic Eruption in a Mid-Ocean Ridge for the First Time Ever
smithsonianmag.com

Cats and Dogs Are Weirdly Starting to Look Like Each Other, Thanks to Human Evolution
popularmechanics.com

Visit the Arctic vault holding back-ups of great works
bbc.com

The Alcatraz Escape and Its Surprising Popular Mechanics Connection
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree
theguardian.com

Why Germs Love Our Collective Amnesia
nautil.us

A New DNA Test Could Potentially Solve the Lindbergh Baby Mystery After 93 Years
popularmechanics.com

The US isn’t prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds
space.com • (see also)

On this day in 1963 scientists gave Earth a temporary ring using 480 million tiny copper needles
damninteresting.com

Flailing tube man-inspired robot uses no electronics
popsci.com

Women are reclaiming their place in baseball
theconversation.com

Winners of the 1839 Awards 2025 Color Photography Contest
mymodernmet.com

Asteroid Vesta could be a fragment of a solar system planet, but which one?
space.com

World’s largest atom smasher turns lead into gold; alchemy’s greatest moment is here
interestingengineering.com

This US Company Just Successfully Tested a Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Plane
wired.com

Surgeons attempt medical first: Removing spinal tumor through patient’s eye
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

The Daring Polish Resistance Fighter Who Volunteered to Be Sent to Auschwitz So He Could Sabotage the Nazi Death Camp From the Inside
smithsonianmag.com

Study Says Dogs Can Smell Your Stress and It Affects How They Behave
mymodernmet.com

Why Is Everyone Getting Their Tattoos Removed?
gq.com

Scientists marvel as NZ snail lays egg from neck
phys.org

Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming
arstechnica.com

These Beautiful Birds Form Something Like Lasting Friendships
nytimes.com

Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia Roshchyna Her Life
forbiddenstories.org

Video: Resurrecting America’s Nuclear Disaster Site [11:30]
youtube.com

NASA’s Hubble Pinpoints Roaming Massive Black Hole
science.nasa.gov

Crime Scene Investigators Could Soon Identify a Suspect’s Face From DNA
discovermagazine.com

Did solar power cause Spain’s blackout?
technologyreview.com

Smallpox used to kill millions every year. Here’s how humans beat it.
vox.com

For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
theconversation.com

Ukrainians Are Designing The Future Of Post-War Reconstruction
noemamag.com

‘I Loved That AI:’ Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
404media.co

We have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolution
arstechnica.com