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Cub found alone in US woods now being raised by wildlife staff in bear costumes
theguardian.com

Scientists discover new dwarf planet far beyond the orbit of Neptune: Meet 2017 OF201
livescience.com

German troops start first permanent foreign deployment since second world war
theguardian.com

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
apnews.com • (see also)

Why do horses share more DNA with bats than with cows?
thetech.org

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale
npr.org

Hawaiian volcanic rocks reveal Earth’s core contains vast hidden gold reserves
phys.org

Like a Tom Cruise stunt: hawk uses traffic patterns to target prey
theguardian.com

Aliens Might Be Talking—But We May Not Have the Tech to Hear Them
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The Mayan languages spreading across the US
bbc.com

A Snout of Significance
nautil.us

32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design
spectrum.ieee.org

Why tickling makes us laugh even when it annoys us and other mysteries that baffle neuroscience
english.elpais.com • (see also)

Why one branch on the human family tree replaced all the others
aeon.co

‘It was so unreal’: Norwegian man wakes to cargo ship in his garden
theguardian.com

Florida man rigs drone to save drowning teen
popsci.com

Sluggish sloth’s secrets of success revealed in new study
bbc.com

Ultracold atoms have been ‘hyperentangled’ for the first time
newscientist.com • Mirror

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding
bbc.com

These contact lenses give people infrared vision — even with their eyes shut
nature.com • Mirror

Photographer Who Scales Buildings to Get the Perfect Shot Arrested at Opening Night of His First Solo Exhibition
smithsonianmag.com

Graduate Student Solves Classic Problem About the Limits of Addition
quantamagazine.org

The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin
wired.com • Mirror

How 3D printing is personalizing health care
theconversation.com

The Victorian scam artist who duped an island
bbc.com

Video: Did Climate Skeptics Get This Right? [12:45]
youtube.com

These Scientists Say They’ve Identified the Oldest Known Star Chart in the World
smithsonianmag.com

A new atomic clock in space could help us measure elevations on Earth
technologyreview.com • (see also)

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration
theconversation.com

The Alfa Romeo Carabo: A 1968 Concept That Looked Straight Out of the Future
rarehistoricalphotos.com

‘My Father Was a Nazi Hunter. Then He Died in the Lockerbie Bombing.’
nytimes.com • (see also)

World’s first gene-edited spider produces red fluorescent silk
newatlas.com

Video: Darwin’s Final Obsession [13:34]
youtube.com

A cool new way to study gravity
news.mit.edu • (see also)

Using sound to ‘see’ unexploded munitions on the seafloor
phys.org

Billions of Synchronous Fireflies Put on Incredible Light Show
mossandfog.com

Curious circles on Venus suggest its surface is still changing
space.com

Hikers find mysterious stash of gold in the Czech mountains
cnn.com

What Happens When AI-Generated Lies Are More Compelling than the Truth?
behavioralscientist.org

Video: Moment police car is hit by lightning in Oklahoma [00:20]
bbc.com

Russia Used Brazil to Create Deep-Cover Spies
nytimes.com

Video: ‘Forbidden’ AI Technique [9:48]
youtube.com

Stunning Prints of Nepalese Honey Hunters Support WWF For World Bee Day
mymodernmet.com

14,000 years ago, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded hit Earth. ‘This event establishes a new worst-case scenario’
space.com

Video: ‘I Built a 17th Century Music Computer (and it sounds incredible!)’ [23:24]
youtube.com

The Cost Of Salt
inthesetimes.com

‘I’ve Visited Guantánamo 28 Times as a Reporter. It Still Defies Belief’
thewalrus.ca

Plants increase nectar production in response to pollinator buzzing sounds, study finds
phys.org

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’
apnews.com

Mitochondria Are More Than Powerhouses—They’re the Motherboard of the Cell
scientificamerican.com

British soldiers make Everest history using new method
bbc.com

Video: Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Warning (full documentary) [53:18]
youtube.com

Detroit Is Planting A Giant Sequoia Forest In its Downtown
mossandfog.com

Potentially Habitable TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Covered in Water
vice.com

A Parasitic Fungus Is Turning Cicadas Into Hypersexual Zombies
vice.com

In Photos: See The Stunning ‘Space Rainbows’ Captured By NASA
forbes.com

The Largest Iceberg on Earth Is Stuck
nautil.us

Video: The Biggest Sabotage in History [27:53]
youtube.com

Finland is obsessed with saunas, but are they any good for you?
bbc.com

‘We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.’
technologyreview.com