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Video: A journey through an ancient underground Mayan cave [03:39]
bbc.com

Spain’s Old Ways May Show How to Keep Cool
nytimes.com • Mirror

The Miami Showband massacre: what led to the killing of the ‘Irish Beatles’?
theguardian.com

This Newly Launched Satellite Just ‘Bloomed’ a Record-Breaking Antenna in Orbit
gizmodo.com

How much do electric car batteries degrade?
sustainabilitybynumbers.com

After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
arstechnica.com

Why Is Everything Spicy Now?
theatlantic.com • Mirror

A family at war and accusations of poisoning leave tycoon’s body in limbo for 12 years
bbc.com

How Davy Crockett, the Rugged Frontiersman Killed at the Alamo, Became an Unlikely American Hero
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Video: How the CEO of ALDI was Kidnapped [33:34]
youtube.com

As the Great Salt Lake dries up, clouds of dangerous dust blow into boomtowns
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened
theguardian.com

Fifty Years of Fractals
daily.jstor.org

‘What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life’
nytimes.com • Mirror

An alternative to LASIK—without the lasers
medicalxpress.com

16 breathtaking images from the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year contest
popsci.com

‘Stunning survival story’: Police rescue California man trapped behind waterfall for two days
theguardian.com

Meet the Oxbridge graduates who can’t get a (good) job
thetimes.com

Royal Navy robotic sub controlled from 10,000 miles away
newatlas.com

A Murder in Silicon Valley
slate.com

The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned Into Something Evil.
quantamagazine.org

Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets
theconversation.com

Dedicated volunteer exposes “single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history”
arstechnica.com

The hardest working font in Manhattan
aresluna.org

This Scary State of Consciousness Can Trick Your Brain Into Seeing “Demons.” A Neuroscientist Explains Why.
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Laid back, unreliable, free-spirited: the ‘type B’ personality is having a moment
theguardian.com

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
reuters.com • (see also)