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African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size
theguardian.com

This week: Perk extinction, oversized insects, snail eye secrets, and more!
damninteresting.com

Ice moves by itself on experimental metal surface
popsci.com

‘As urgent and relevant today as it ever was’: The radical manifesto hidden in Georges Seurat’s 1884 masterpiece
bbc.com

Michael Rockefeller’s Strange Disappearance: A Mystery That Still Haunts
rarehistoricalphotos.com

On this day in 1977 SETI received a strong, still inexplicable signal
damninteresting.com

Week in wildlife: A wild elephant, a playful dolphin and fighting zebras
theguardian.com

New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder
quantamagazine.org

An Archaeology Student Found a Medieval Gold Artifact During Her First Dig
smithsonianmag.com

Vietnam War: A refugee returns with his son on the 50th anniversary
slate.com

‘I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down’
nytimes.com

Clear skies on Mars as NASA rover captures one of the sharpest panoramas of the Red Planet ever taken
skyatnightmagazine.com

A Quantum Gas That Refuses to Warm Up
scienceblog.com • (see also)

Europe scorched by wildfires – pictures from space
theguardian.com

Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools
space.com

“This is the first time that complete sentences of inner speech have been decoded in real time from a large vocabulary”
english.elpais.com

Dog finds human remains in Birmingham for fourth time in a year
al.com • Mirror

The Mayan civilization experienced 44 years of drought in its last two centuries
english.elpais.com

She was a quiet bird expert. Then she was called to investigate a murder in Maine.
bostonglobe.com • Mirror

Some People Just Don’t Like Music—and Now We Might Know Why
vice.com • (see also)

Image: JWST’s view of the Ring Nebula
astronomy.com

Lip balm’s surprising history from earwax to Lip Smackers
popsci.com

Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Roman ‘Drug Stash’ Hidden Inside a Bone
zmescience.com

ADHD medication’s striking ties to crime, traffic accidents and injury
newatlas.com

When the U.S. almost nuked Alaska—on purpose
popsci.com

Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
nytimes.com • Mirror

The shape of the universe revealed through algebraic geometry
phys.org

U.S. Pilot Stranded in Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’
nytimes.com

An interstellar mission to study a black hole up close: Science fiction or reality?
english.elpais.com

Scientists Use Earth’s Shadow to Hunt for Alien Probes
universetoday.com

‘I gave the zoo my daughter’s beloved pony to be fed to the lions’
thetimes.com

What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door
nytimes.com

Scientists reversed memory loss by powering the brain’s tiny engines
sciencedaily.com

See how aerosols loft through Earth’s sky
sciencenews.org

On “Mocha Dick,” the White Whale of the Pacific that Influenced Herman Melville
lithub.com

How We Became Captives Of Social Media
noemamag.com

Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt raises fears of record flooding
bbc.com

Hidden Inside Our Electronics, Tiny Doodles From Another Era
nytimes.com • Mirror

This Is What Happens Inside Lava Planets
universetoday.com

Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.
nytimes.com

Worm invades man’s eyeball, leading doctors to suck out his eye jelly
arstechnica.com

Comet’s Water Reveals Clues About Life on Earth
universetoday.com

After Mount Vesuvius Erupted, Pompeii’s Poorest Survivors Lived Amid the Rubble of the Ancient City for Hundreds of Years
smithsonianmag.com

Giant Einstein ring reveals one of the Universe’s biggest black holes
sciencedaily.com

Fast Radio Burst Source Traced Record Distance Across The Universe
sciencealert.com

Can modern LLMs actually count the number of b’s in “blueberry”?
minimaxir.com

Archaeologists Found a 1,600-Year-Old Roman Mosaic of Flip-Flops
popularmechanics.com

Jellyfish swarm forces shutdown of French nuclear plant
rfi.fr

Otter pelts, Orthodox priests and a $7.2m bargain: how Russia sold Alaska to the US
theguardian.com

A dating app, a niqab and a 9mm gun – how a US woman was hired to end a UK family feud
bbc.com

What Does It Mean To Be Thirsty?
quantamagazine.org

A Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Hat From Cleopatra’s Egypt Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory
zmescience.com

Remarkable Coral Like Rocks Discovered on Mars
mossandfog.com

How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again
knowablemagazine.org

The mysterious ‘dark comets’ prowling our Solar System
bbc.com

This Visionary African American Politician Dreamed of Creating an All-Black State in Oklahoma Territory
smithsonianmag.com

Elephants Ask Humans for Food Using Non-Verbal Gestures
discovermagazine.com

Fish, teapots and a pineapple! Ghana’s most stylish coffins
theguardian.com

Video: Scientists are creating a mini universe and simulating black holes [5:26]
youtube.com

Antarctic glacier melt reveals remains of Briton who died in 1959 accident
theguardian.com