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What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks
wired.com • Mirror

Researchers in China say they’ve built a laser-based system that can read letters three millimeters tall from nearly a mile away
vice.com

Archaeologists Discover More Than 100 Structures Linked to a Mysterious Pre-Columbian Civilization in the Remote Peruvian Andes
smithsonianmag.com

A Culture War is Brewing Over Moral Concern for AI
undark.org

Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
theguardian.com

The impossible predicament of the death newts
crookedtimber.org

20-Year Mystery of The Muon’s Wiggle May Finally Be Solved
sciencealert.com

Private Japanese lunar lander heads toward a touchdown in the moon’s far north
phys.org

The bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in Japan
newscientist.com • Mirror

Researchers genetically altered fruit flies to crave cocaine
popsci.com

Panjandrum: The ‘giant firework’ built to break Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
bbc.com

A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World
wired.com

Scientists create ‘mosquito STD’ to fight malaria—and it’s working
knowridge.com

The atmosphere is getting thirstier and it’s making droughts worse – new study
theconversation.com

‘I Tried Magic Mushrooms for My Mental Health. Here’s What Happened.’
5280.com

Video: Brian Cox Explains The Scientific Miracle Of The Earth’s Atmosphere [59:09]
youtube.com

The great iceberg hunt on Canada’s epic new road
bbc.com

Many of Dead Sea scrolls may be older than thought, experts say
theguardian.com

Drinking Coffee Is Associated With a Longer, Healthier Life, According to a New Study
nytimes.com

Confessions of a Pugilist: What Mike Tyson Learned from His Mother (and Alexander the Great)
lithub.com

Graphite, long thought mundane, hides a shocking secret
scitechdaily.com

Most people obey arbitrary rules even when it’s not in their interest to do so, experiments show
phys.org

Meet the Defiant Loyalists Who Paid Dearly for Choosing the Wrong Side in the American Revolution
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Synchronized Indoor Skydiving Champions Perform Gravity-Defying Routine
mymodernmet.com

On this day in 2004, the Killdozer attacked Granby, Colorado
damninteresting.com

Johann Bessler’s Mysterious Rotating Wheel
amusingplanet.com

How physicists used antimatter, supercomputers and giant magnets to solve a 20-year-old mystery
theconversation.com

Video: If We launched Voyager 3, Would We Still Send the Golden Records? [13:09]
youtube.com • (see also)

Be proud — science says it’s healthy
salon.com

Passenger sees Mount Etna erupting from plane window
bbc.com

Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia
science.org

Riding With Strangers: California Hitchhikers in the 1970s
flashbak.com

1,600-Year-Old Mosaic Unveiled for the First Time Ever in Western Negev
mymodernmet.com

Dutch museum to display 200-year-old condom probably made from sheep’s appendix
theguardian.com

Amanda Guinzburg’s conversation with Chat GPT, akin to a personal episode of Black Mirror
amandaguinzburg.substack.com • via

NASA Plans to Build Giant Telescope on Dark Side of the Moon for Good Reason
petapixel.com • (see also)

Taking a realistic look at terraforming Mars
phys.org

Sydney airport’s lost property auction puts weird and wonderful on the radar
theguardian.com

Video: The Artificial Sweetener That’s Actually Good For You [12:27]
youtube.com

Why ‘ocean time’ reveals new ways of seeing the world
aeon.co

Scientists Found 6,000-Year-Old Human Remains. No Other People Share Their DNA.
popularmechanics.com

How your pets alter your immune system
bbc.com

Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon
newscientist.com • Mirror

Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda after all
arstechnica.com

AI Models Show Signs of Falling Apart as They Ingest More AI-Generated Data
futurism.com

Video: True Wireless Power is FINALLY here (building a TRULY wire-free setup) [22:33]
youtube.com

Amelia Earhart’s Reckless Final Flights
newyorker.com • Mirror

Japanese Scientists Develop Artificial Blood Compatible With All Blood Types
tokyoweekender.com

Greenland’s mega tsunamis: First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world
phys.org • (see also)

World’s strongest handheld laser built by YouTuber is super powerful
interestingengineering.com

An Underwater Volcano Near Oregon Is Ready To Blow—and It Will Be Livestreamed
vice.com

Video: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Football (ft. Tom Brady) [27:16]
youtube.com

This 55-Year-Old Sherpa Guide Just Summited Mount Everest for the 31st Time, Breaking His Own Record
smithsonianmag.com

How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter
theguardian.com

Video: Einstein Didn’t Want People To Study His Brain [14:50]
youtube.com • (see also)

Scientists Are Building Concrete Batteries on the Ocean Floor
popularmechanics.com

How luna moths grow extravagant wings
sciencenews.org

Tourist damages two of China’s terracotta warriors after jumping fence
theguardian.com

A 355-Year-Old Company That Once Owned One-Third of Canada Is Shutting Down
nytimes.com

Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport
bbc.com