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100 years before quantum mechanics, one scientist glimpsed a link between light and matter
theconversation.com

15 gorgeous images from the 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year awards
popsci.com

Scientists Found a Miracle Drug in Easter Island’s Soil. The Natives Never Saw a Dime.
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Kepler Reveals the True Source of the Signal Coming From KOI-1755
universetoday.com

What will it take for us to eat lab-grown steak?
dezeen.com

Remember: Kurt Vonnegut was 47
joanwestenberg.com • (see also)

Video: Curve-creased orgami artists Erik & Martin Demaine (father-son team) [10:56]
youtube.com

This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake’s methane surprises scientists
space.com

The radioactive ‘miracle water’ that killed its believers
popsci.com • (see also)

The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of
newscientist.com • Mirror

Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet
theguardian.com

The World’s Tallest Bridge Opens in China, Stands Nine Times Taller Than Golden Gate Bridge
mossandfog.com

Video: Polar bears occupy abandoned Soviet-era research station [00:39]
bbc.com

Based on a *True* True Story?
informationisbeautiful.net

The Asteroid Belt’s Slow Disappearing Act
universetoday.com

Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells
sciencenews.org

The accidental discovery that forged the Iron Age
sciencedaily.com

Is this the face of Nelson’s lover Lady Hamilton?
theguardian.com

Video: 5 Ways Space Is Actually Good for You [11:02]
youtube.com • (see also)

How the Brain Balances Excitation and Inhibition
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Is Life a Form of Computation?
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain: What We Know, and What We Think We Know
the-scientist.com

On this day in 1957, a radioactive cooling tank in Russia exploded, hurling seventy tons of radioactive fission products into the atmosphere
damninteresting.com

A Chinese Astronaut Heard A Sound In Space That Hasn’t Been Explained In Two Decades
bgr.com

Vast Anomaly in Earth’s Gravity Field Signals Shifts Deep Beneath The Surface
sciencealert.com

Tiny Arctic Organisms Are Defying the Rules of Biology
scitechdaily.com

Video: How Egypt is Flooding the Desert [24:32]
youtube.com

Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence
nytimes.com • Mirror

Unusual New 3I/ATLAS Discovery Suggests the Interstellar Comet is “Anomalously Massive”
thedebrief.org

Michaelina Wautier: the female Flemish artist now seen as an old master
theguardian.com

From the Origin of Life to the Future of Medicine
the-scientist.com

Torngat Mountains visitor gets front row seat as black bear fights polar bear
cbc.ca

The stripper who ushered in the modern subscription-based internet
thehustle.co • (see also)

New JWST Data Shows Rogue Planet With a Colorful Combo of Wavelengths, Strong Storms, and Beautiful Auroras
discovermagazine.com

‘To them, ageing is a technical problem that can, and will, be fixed’: how the rich and powerful plan to live for ever
theguardian.com

‘I took a job on a whim on New Year’s Eve – and ended up stranded at sea for six months’
bbc.com

Americans Still Obey a Time System From 1916. Scientists Say It’s Breaking Our Bodies.
popularmechanics.com

Solving the 100-year-old mystery of two missing Scottish soldiers
bbc.com

‘Why I gave the world wide web away for free’
theguardian.com

New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems
quantamagazine.org

To Understand America, Look to the Everyday Apple
thewalrus.ca

Two Indian researchers have designed a shoe rack that banishes foul odours
bbc.com

France’s Republican calendar and the doomed battle to revolutionise time
rfi.fr

Woman hospitalized with pain and vomiting—diet soda cured her
arstechnica.com • (see also)

New analysis of Apollo sample rewrites a chapter of the moon’s early history
phys.org

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem
thewalrus.ca

‘It reinforced the idea that anything can happen’: The glitch in Super Mario Bros that obsessed gamers
bbc.com

Extraterrestrials are People, Too
nautil.us • (see also)

How to Measure Nothing Better
spectrum.ieee.org

Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim
bbc.com

Near the black hole at our Galaxy’s centre, there are things that even the Webb Telescope can’t see
skyatnightmagazine.com

‘We were obedient our entire lives’: the nuns who broke back into their convent
theguardian.com

This week: Skipping champions, Malthusian revision, bouncy house airplane, and more!
damninteresting.com

Archaeologists Discover a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in Southern Spain
smithsonianmag.com

Astrocat Félicette in Photos: The Story of the First Cat Launched Into Space
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Sept. 26, 2005: Cassini visits Saturn’s weirdest moon
astronomy.com

Your Consciousness Is Shaping Reality, According to This Mind-Bending Theory
popularmechanics.com

Video: Is it really that bad to eat cookie dough? [5:04]
youtube.com

Venus Might Have Giant Underground Tunnels—Here’s What That Means
vice.com

Weird glass in Australia appears to be from giant asteroid impact — but scientists ‘yet to locate the crater’
livescience.com