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Video: Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades? [4:03]
youtube.com

Man, 34, Has Tooth Implanted in Eye to Restore His Vision
today.com

A Single, ‘Naked’ Black Hole Rewrites the History of the Universe
quantamagazine.org

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
theguardian.com

Video: The Golden Ratio Makes This Cactus Illusion Work [11:13]
youtube.com

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing
grist.org

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
nytimes.com • Mirror

‘Glue gun’ prints bone grafts directly onto fractures during surgery
newatlas.com

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 winners unveiled
space.com

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources
arstechnica.com

The wedding crasher mystery solved after four years
bbc.com

Video: Sleeper Agents in Large Language Models [13:37]
youtube.com

After crafting quiet Florida life, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must now face trial
theguardian.com

A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth
nytimes.com • Mirror

This Freediver Held His Breath For Over 29 Minutes Underwater, Shattering World Record
mymodernmet.com

Hunting for Aliens in the Galaxy’s Most Promising Neighbourhood
universetoday.com

These Ant Queens Seem to Defy Biology: They Lay Eggs That Hatch Into Another Species
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Woman Scammed Out of $6,800 by ‘Astronaut’ Who Said He Was Running Out of Oxygen
vice.com

NASA Uses Colorado Mountains for Simulated Artemis Moon Landing Course
nasa.gov

Thousands of ‘robber bees’ invade B.C. apiarist’s shop in attempted honey heist
cbc.ca

Information Could Be the Fifth State of Matter, Proving We Live in a Simulation
popularmechanics.com

There Is a Rare Disorder Where People See Other Faces as Dragons
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Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
theguardian.com

‘Once in a Lifetime’: Rare ‘Virgin Birth’ of Eight Iguana Babies Surprises Zookeepers in England
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Piano arrangements generated from the digits of Pi [7:11]
youtube.com

Octopuses prefer to use different arms for different tasks, scientists find
theguardian.com

The Artwork That Spawned 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Mystery
rollingstone.com

Why has the Atlantic hurricane season gone ‘remarkably’ quiet?
bbc.com

Philip Gourevitch on Gilles Peress’s Photo from September 11th
newyorker.com • Mirror

Video: Why does an escalator handrail move faster than the stairs? [22:17]
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On this day in 1973 an ambitious cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated
damninteresting.com

The Reinvention of George Washington’s Mother, From Paragon of Virtue to Greedy Shrew to Widow Striving for Independence
smithsonianmag.com

After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch
arstechnica.com

Christie’s Helped Drive the Art World’s NFT Craze. Now, the Auction House Is Shutting Down Its Digital Art Division
smithsonianmag.com

Video: The Advanced Technology of Ancient Rome: Automatic Doors, Water Clocks, Vending Machines [12:08]
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GPT-5 Is Making Huge Factual Errors, Users Say
futurism.com

Oddball Creature Has 229 Chromosome Pairs, a Record in The Animal Kingdom
sciencealert.com

World’s first koala chlamydia vaccine approved for rollout across country
newatlas.com

‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs
theguardian.com

The Color of the Future – A history of blue
hopefulmons.com

Photographer Reveals the Timeless Charm of Cuba’s Forgotten Spaces
mymodernmet.com

The unconscious process that leads to creativity: how ‘incubation’ works
theguardian.com

Woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years
bbc.com

Astronomers get best view yet of two merging black holes
reuters.com

The Real Story on AI’s Water Use–and How to Tackle It
spectrum.ieee.org

NASA rover finds potential sign of ancient life in Martian rocks
reuters.com

Video: Vera Rubin Telescope Can Do a 20 Year Space Survey in 3 Days [18:52]
youtube.com

Banksy mural scrubbed from Royal Courts of Justice
bbc.com

NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland
nytimes.com

Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors
bloomberg.com

Video: Scientists Have Found the Perfect Urinal Shape [5:46]
youtube.com

Did the Dwarf Planet Ceres Once Host Life? Astronomers Suggest Chemical Energy Could Have Fueled Microbes Long Ago
smithsonianmag.com

80 years ago today, a chicken lost its head and became a star
damninteresting.com

Discover the 100-Year-Old Self-Playing Violin, One of the Most Complex Music Players Ever Made
openculture.com

Without looking it up, what’s the longest single-syllable English word you can think of?
kottke.org

3I/ATLAS is Turning Green
avi-loeb.medium.com

This Is the First Time Scientists Have Seen Decisionmaking in a Brain
wired.com • Mirror

Category Winners From the 2025 International Photography Awards
mymodernmet.com

The Worst Air Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
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When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color
nautil.us