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“Border Science” vs. Commercial Occultism: A Nazi Debate
daily.jstor.org

The lost Lego still washing up after 28 years
bbc.com

Video: ‘NASA let me test my weird chain theory in space’ [15:02]
youtube.com

The A.I. Black Hole Swallowing Job Seekers
slate.com

We’re about to find many more interstellar interlopers—here’s how to visit one
arstechnica.com

How America’s First Star War Reporter Set the Tone For a Century of Journalism
lithub.com • (see also)

‘How the Government Ate My Name’
slate.com

Fossil found on Dorset coast is unique ‘sword dragon’ species
bbc.com

Video: ‘I Cheated At Poker By Hacking A Casino Card Shuffling Machine’ [23:20]
youtube.com

Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
theconversation.com

Amazon’s Prime Day deals could actually cost you more
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

Video: Yes, It Really Does Rain More on Weekends [7:38]
youtube.com • (see also)

Naked mole rats reveal genetic secret to long life
bbc.com • (see also)

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight
theguardian.com

A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size
anthropic.com

Scientists Just Made Light Speed Visible
popularmechanics.com

The Most Metal-Free Star Ever Observed is Found In Our Own Backyard
universetoday.com

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?
bbc.com

In Cold Blood, The Gay Panic Defense, and the Murder of John Walter Mooney
crimereads.com

A Virus From 5 Million Years Ago Is Still Building Every Human Ever Born
popularmechanics.com

The End of the Common Cold?
slate.com

Video: This Is Where We’re Gonna Bury The ISS [7:58]
youtube.com

Innovative ocean capture method turns CO2 into plastics
newatlas.com

The Earth Is Getting Darker, Which Could Mean Hotter Summers in the Future
discovermagazine.com

Secrets of a Radical Duke
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Video: The comic strip that won’t die [12:20]
youtube.com

The armed robber who went straight: John McAvoy was born into the criminal life. Here’s how he escaped it
theguardian.com

How a hatter and railroad clerk kickstarted cancer research
popsci.com • (see also)

On this day in 1446 the king of Korea dropped a new alphabet
damninteresting.com

Video: Why the world is fighting over the Panama Canal [40:19]
youtube.com

A cartoonist’s review of AI art
theoatmeal.com

How American Tech Cartels Use Apps to Break the Law
lithub.com

How Easter Island’s giant statues “walked” to their final platforms
arstechnica.com

Webb Telescope Captures the Final Moments of a Doomed Star Cloaked in Dust
scitechdaily.com

Man gets drunk, wakes up with a medical mystery that nearly kills him
arstechnica.com

Minecraft streamer completes 14-year journey walking to the Far Lands
polygon.com

The moon’s largest crater didn’t form in the way we thought
newscientist.com • (see also)

Taking These 50 Objects Out of Orbit Would Cut Danger From Space Junk in Half
wired.com • Mirror

Video: ‘Impossible’ Precision-Carved Great Chaitya Cave of India [8:11]
youtube.com

Video: 3I/ATLAS Just Got Stranger [25:50]
youtube.com

On this day in 1871, the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was consumed by one of the most severe fires in human history
damninteresting.com

Video: Camp 14: The Most Horrible Place in North Korea [22:31]
youtube.com

Birds around the world share a mysterious warning cry
sciencedaily.com

Thames Water removes 100-tonne fatberg from west London sewer
theguardian.com

Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude
wired.com

Generations of Bearded Vultures Stashed Humans’ Treasures, Including a 650-Year-Old Sandal, in These Bird Nests
smithsonianmag.com

Why Did Benjamin Franklin’s Son Remain Loyal to the British?
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Video: Why Pulleys Are Weirder Than You Think [8:37]
youtube.com

Cold war power play: how the Stasi got into computer games
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
theguardian.com

On this day in 1957, a nuclear reactor in the UK started on fire
damninteresting.com

Here’s the real reason Endurance sank
arstechnica.com

Robin Williams’ daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad
bbc.com

Archaeologists unlock secrets of 4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian temple
independent.co.uk

Astronomers Are Sounding the Alarm Over Dangerous Space Weather. Are We Prepared?
gizmodo.com • (see also)

On this day in 1959, a secret Canadian flying saucer was sent to NASA for testing
damninteresting.com

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours
theguardian.com

Scientists Finally Found Phosphine on a Brown Dwarf. Here’s What That Means for the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
smithsonianmag.com

The search for Cleopatra’s long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport
popsci.com

Video: Guédelon Castle: How to Build a Real Fortress with 800-Year-Old Tools [53:11]
youtube.com