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Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years
sciencenews.org • (see also)

‘Sweating’ paint keeps buildings cool even in hot and humid cities
newatlas.com

A hidden asteroid family may share Venus’ orbit: ‘It’s like discovering a continent you didn’t know existed’
space.com

3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee
theconversation.com • (see also)

Pulsars Could Have Tiny Mountains
universetoday.com

Orcas in Washington are creating grooming tools out of kelp stalks
nautil.us

Exposure to heavy metals is associated with higher likelihood of ADHD diagnosis
psypost.org

A nuclear fusion disaster wouldn’t really be a big deal. Here’s why
sciencefocus.com

Video: A quiet walk in Shenzhen, “China’s Silicon Valley” [1:39:25]
youtube.com

The Business of Betting on Catastrophe
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Hurricane-killing particles could sabotage storms before they grow
newatlas.com

A failed Soviet Venus probe from the ’70s crashed to Earth in May — why was it so hard to track?
space.com

Mysterious “Dragon Man” Skull Identified As Denisovan
scitechdaily.com

Rampaging raccoons: how the American mammals took over a German city – and are heading across Europe
theguardian.com

‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago
theconversation.com

The Rubin Observatory found 2,104 asteroids in just a few days. It could soon find millions more
space.com

It Was Already One of Texas’s Strangest Cold Cases. Then a Secretive Figure Appeared.
texasmonthly.com

Phantoscopes, Radiovision, and the Dawn of TV
daily.jstor.org

The Sad Case of The World’s Youngest-Ever Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
sciencealert.com

This supermassive black hole is eating way too quickly — and ‘burping’ at near-light speeds
space.com

Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth
theguardian.com

Video: The Invention That Saved Science [28:31]
youtube.com

Instability Could Be Necessary Rule of Biology
popularmechanics.com

‘You don’t brag about wiping out 60‑70,000 people’: the men who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
theguardian.com • (see also)

New Clues Emerge on How Life Survived ‘Snowball Earth’
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Video: The $40BN Plan to Save The World’s Fastest Sinking City [14:13]
youtube.com

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different
wired.com

‘A timebomb’: could a French mine full of waste poison the drinking water of millions?
theguardian.com

Giant Michael Jackson statues popped up 30 years ago. Where have they gone?
bbc.com • (see also)

Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images
nytimes.com

New original Damn Interesting article/episode by Jennifer Lee Noonan: Much Ado About Adenoids
dam.mn

‘Dreadful danger for all mankind’: Einstein’s powerful anti-war letter goes up for auction
livescience.com • (see also)

Time Is The Fundamental Fabric of the Universe, Study Suggests
scienceblog.com

Video: How SNL’s Costume Designers Make 200+ Costumes Every Week [17:02]
youtube.com

$40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea
nytimes.com

Scientists reveal a surprising link between depression and microbes in your mouth
psypost.org

Real Ice: the plan to refreeze the Arctic
thenarwhal.ca

‘Eldest daughter syndrome’ to the rebellious youngest sibling: Does your birth order shape your personality?
bbc.com

She flew hazardous fighter planes for Britain during WW2. She just turned 106
theguardian.com

Video: The Simplest Unsolved Problem in Math [42:33]
youtube.com

The Solar System’s Greatest Mystery May Finally Be Solved
universetoday.com

These Never-Before-Seen Ceramics Show How Picasso Mastered New Art Forms
smithsonianmag.com

When Humans Learned to Live Everywhere
nytimes.com

Dead NASA satellite unexpectedly emits powerful radio pulse
newscientist.com • Mirror

Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination
theguardian.com

Scientists Detect Light Traversing the Entire Human Head—Opening a Window to the Brain’s Deepest Regions
zmescience.com

How ‘Jaws’ Made a Template for the Modern Blockbuster
nytimes.com

Video: The weird zombie existence of the Family Circus [22:00]
youtube.com

The History of the Ocean, as Told by Tiny Beautiful Fossils
daily.jstor.org

Study knocks down hypothesis about why birds sing at dawn
npr.org

Hey aliens, here’s our new album! How do you follow up a 50-year-old record that’s hurtling through space?
theguardian.com • (see also)

Video: How AI is Ruining the Electric Grid [23:19]
youtube.com

‘The Bangkok ‘death cafe’ that changed my life’
bbc.com

First methane-powered sea spiders found crawling on the ocean floor
cnn.com

This week: Pastoral tripping, bacterial brutality, nuclear rockets, and more!
damninteresting.com

It’s a long holiday weekend in the USA, so we’ll be (mostly) off for several days. See you on the other side!
damninteresting.com

Video: Brian Cox On The Question Of Intelligent Life In The Universe [59:14]
youtube.com

Tolstoy’s Christian Anarchism
daily.jstor.org

Honda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry
arstechnica.com

Watch Bob Dylan Play “Mr. Tambourine Man” in Color at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival
openculture.com