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The Tortured Paths of the Wound Man
nautil.us

Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
grist.org

Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge?
theguardian.com

The Pursuit of Life Where It Seems Unimaginable
quantamagazine.org

Origami Bloom Patterns Could Help Build Folding Structures in Space
nytimes.com • (see also)

There’s Something Really Suspicious About the Way This Star Died
futurism.com

MND left her without a voice. Eight seconds of scratchy audio gave it back to her
bbc.com

Scientists Solve 90-Year-Old Mystery in Quantum Physics
scitechdaily.com

AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with art
theconversation.com

Radio Waves Can Strengthen Sense of Smell
neurosciencenews.com

Video: Centaur 29P Is the Most Violent Comet We’ve Ever Seen [17:26]
youtube.com

‘Porn censorship is going to destroy the entire internet’
mashable.com

The Milky Way’s faintest satellite may not be what astronomers thought. ‘These results solve a major mystery in astrophysics’
space.com

From Paris to Alaska: Why Putin’s poop always travels back with him
indianexpress.com • (see also)

This Microbe Challenges the Definition of Cellular Life
nautil.us

How AI-enhanced hackers are stealing billions
economist.com • Mirror

What Happens When an Entire Scientific Field Changes Its Mind
scientificamerican.com

Sharks Are Older Than the Literal North Star, Which Seems Wrong
popularmechanics.com

The Oldest Unopened Bottle of Wine in the World (Circa 350 AD)
openculture.com

Christopher Herwig Motors Through Southeast Asia to Capture a Vivid Fleet of ‘Trucks and Tuks’
thisiscolossal.com

Scientists Just Split a Single Photon. Here’s What They Found
scitechdaily.com

Video: What if you had a mole of moles? [4:34]
youtube.com

The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped
theconversation.com

Video: Fly through the eye of Hurricane Erin and see the powerful storm from space [01:09]
space.com

New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope
science.nasa.gov

The Mysterious Origins of the Most Energetic Neutrino Ever Detected
wired.com • Mirror

Video: California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath [17:06]
youtube.com

Supervolcanic ‘hell’ caldera in Japan is home to 17 different volcanoes
livescience.com

The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km
theguardian.com

These Majestic Seabirds Never Stop Pooping
nytimes.com

Once home to a cult, the Chilean tourist village haunted by torture and child abuse
bbc.com

Video: The Drug That Works TOO Well? [12:07]
youtube.com

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)

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