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The airliner pilot who gets to fly World War Two’s biggest bomber
bbc.com

Video: Everything That Went Wrong During The Wizard of Oz’s Seriously Troubled Production [30:58]
openculture.com • (see also)

This Drilled Cow Bone May Have Been an Ancient Egyptian Cop’s Whistle
smithsonianmag.com

Archaeologists Solved the Mystery of 6,000-Year-Old Dragon Stones. The Answer? A Cult.
popularmechanics.com

Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests
theguardian.com

Video: Madelline’s ‘Dopamine’ in French and English at the same time (headphones recommended) [2:45]
youtube.com

Rare Gold Nuggets Worth $700,000 Stolen From Paris’ Natural History Museum in Brazen Heist
smithsonianmag.com

Practicing for Mars Here on Earth
universetoday.com

Video: Solving a Medieval Music Theory Puzzle [31:44]
youtube.com

Building ventilation invented by ancient Persians and Romans is making a modern comeback
cbc.ca

Grenada: When the Cold War Got Spicy
daily.jstor.org

New Type of Tektite Reveals 11-Million-Year-Old Asteroid Impact in Australia
sci.news

‘Ladybugs of the Sea’ Take Top Honors in the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest
thisiscolossal.com

This week: Marsupial chlamydia, nudist activism, monorail rescue, and more!
damninteresting.com

The Sun Was Supposed to Enter a Deep Sleep. Instead, It’s Waking Up.
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Can a spacecraft land on a teeny tiny asteroid? Japan’s Hayabusa2 will certainly try
space.com

Incredible 112-Million-Year-Old Amber Reveals an Entire Ancient Ecosystem
sciencealert.com

During WWII, the U.S. government censored the weather
popsci.com

Video: How the Golden Gate Bridge Works [1:24:25]
youtube.com

Experience: ‘I lived underwater for 100 days’
theguardian.com

Inside the Space Force’s race to prepare for orbital combat
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

Scientists Intrigued by Cream Designed to Make Old Scars Disappear
futurism.com

Twenty
damninteresting.com

We’ve officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: ‘We’re entering the next great chapter of exploration’
space.com

New Research Helps Explain Gas Craters in Siberia
nytimes.com • Mirror

Video: How a 19-year-old accidentally discovered solar power [15:51]
youtube.com

The island that banned hives: can honeybees actually harm nature?
theguardian.com

The Rats of New York City Have Developed Their Own Language
popularmechanics.com

Why ‘the most controversial queen in history’ was so hated
bbc.com

What are the ‘magic numbers’ in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful?
livescience.com • (see also)

What to Know About Mirror Life
nautil.us

‘Resistance is when I put an end to what I don’t like’: The rise and fall of the Baader-Meinhof gang
theguardian.com • (see also)

New species of coral named after Chewbacca
popsci.com

The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Emphasize Epic and Endangered Migrations
thisiscolossal.com

On this day in 1740 Commodore Anson’s squadron departed from England on a secret world-circumnavigating mission
damninteresting.com

Did an Enslaved Chocolatier Help Hercules Mulligan Foil a Plot to Assassinate George Washington?
smithsonianmag.com

Misunderstood Malthus
daily.jstor.org

Scuba-clad man robs Disney Springs restaurant, swims away
wftv.com

Are Some People Addicted to Revenge?
nautil.us

Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit
theguardian.com

Fly Through One of the World’s Largest Waterfalls in This Stunning Drone Video
mossandfog.com

Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show
bbc.com

A Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Is Passing Earth, and You Can Watch It Live
vice.com

Triathlete ready to face life with no limbs after sepsis
bbc.com

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps
lithub.com

Why Theme Parks Keep Getting More Extreme
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest
popsci.com

Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years
theguardian.com

Video: How The Space Shuttle Lost Its Jet Engines [13:44]
youtube.com

Life after impact: New discovery links microbial colonization to ancient meteorite crater
phys.org

These teens turned their rooms into tech-free zones. This was the result
bbc.com

World’s oldest mummies found in China and Southeast Asia
upi.com

‘You’re going about your day and suddenly see a little Godzilla’: Bangkok reckons with a giant lizard boom
theguardian.com

Albert Einstein Gives a Speech Praising Immigrants’ Contributions to America (1939)
openculture.com

Long Lives Helped Early Humans Thrive
nautil.us

Stop AI-Shaming Our Precious, Kindly Em Dashes—Please
theringer.com

Doomed ‘cannibal’ star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day
space.com

Banksy work stolen from gallery ‘in 36 seconds’
bbc.com

Researchers solve decades-old color mystery in iconic Jackson Pollock painting
apnews.com

New images reveal unexpected polarization flips near M87’s supermassive black hole
phys.org