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Video: Tired of waiting in line? An expert explains why queues are so tricky [8:41]
youtube.com

“Aliens are more likely to see Comet A3 Tsuchinshan ATLAS again than Earth is!” – the comet’s orbit is 100,000s years long
skyatnightmagazine.com

Los Angeles’s Dark, Strange History of Trick-Or-Treat Murders
crimereads.com

Math’s ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’ Has Been Debunked
quantamagazine.org

That’s not blood, it’s a fungus oozing excess juice
popsci.com

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand
nytimes.com

Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power
apnews.com

Archaeologists Unearth ‘Astonishing’ Wooden Spade, Preserved in an English Trench for 3,500 Years
smithsonianmag.com

Book Review: Why the Medical Establishment Often Gets It Wrong
undark.org

Person accidentally poisoned 46 coworkers with toxin-loaded homemade lunch
arstechnica.com

Learning More About Supernovae Through Stardust
universetoday.com

Was This Scrap of Cloth Once a Tunic Worn by Alexander the Great?
nytimes.com

Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater
space.com

Video: A Bold Mission to Catch Up With Oumuamua [14:26]
youtube.com

The US island ruled by alien snakes and spiders
bbc.com

How the Occult Gave Birth to Science
nautil.us

North Korea launches new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S.
npr.org

After Flash Floods in Spain, Rescuers and Residents Face a Grim Scene
nytimes.com

Man’s Brain Tumor Shrinks by Half Amid Clinical Trial
vice.com

Concerned about your data use? Here is the carbon footprint of an average day of emails, WhatsApps and more
theguardian.com

Watch the ‘Halloween comet’ ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun
livescience.com

NASA announces 9 possible moon landing sites for Artemis 3 lunar mission
space.com

‘Not just a museum’: Kenya’s seed bank offers unexpected lifeline for farmers
theguardian.com • (see also)

LA’s glowing blue waves bring eye-watering stench: For how much longer?
seattletimes.com

Betelgeuse’s Secret Partner Betelbuddy Could Change Supernova Predictions
scitechdaily.com

Static from Styrofoam and wind harvested for electricity
newatlas.com

What Sank the Tech Tycoon’s ‘Unsinkable’ Yacht?
nytimes.com

Plant-animal hybrid cells make solar-powered tissues, organs or meat
newatlas.com

Turkey’s legendary burning mountain where the flames never go out
cnn.com • (see also)

Astronomers Found Something Cold and Wet Near Uranus
gizmodo.com

Reinventing the world’s favorite building material
washingtonpost.com

Deep sea rocks suggest oxygen can be made without photosynthesis, deepening the mystery of life
theconversation.com

Russia fines Google $20 decillion
cnn.com • (see also)

This Incredible Photo of an Ant’s Face Is Like Something From a Nightmare
sciencealert.com

Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plans over Russia security fears
theguardian.com

Strange methane world on Titan could be a secret alien haven
earth.com

Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina
theguardian.com

Video: Why Red 3 is still in your candy [8:03]
youtube.com

How the U.S. military lost a $250 million war game in minutes
washingtonpost.com • Mirror

A Portrait of Alan Turing Made by an A.I.-Powered Robot Could Sell for Up to $180,000
smithsonianmag.com

A Rock-Star Researcher Spun a Web of Lies—and Nearly Got Away with It
thewalrus.ca

The Making of the American West’s Last Great Outlaw Hideouts
crimereads.com

Typing monkey would be unable to produce ‘Hamlet’ within the lifetime of the universe, study finds
phys.org

Brutal and captivating wildlife images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year shortlist
popsci.com

This 19th-Century ‘Toy Book’ Used Science to Prove That Ghosts Were Simply an Illusion
smithsonianmag.com

Video: How This Single ‘M’ Almost Ruined a US Presidency [9:16]
youtube.com

Playing in mud and dirt can boost your child’s immune system – here’s how
theconversation.com

On this day in 1961 the Soviet Union detonated the most powerful bomb ever constructed
damninteresting.com

Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds
theguardian.com

Goose barnacles resembling ‘udon noodles’ surprise beachgoers at Port Elliot
abc.net.au

What’s so special about the human brain?
nature.com

Video: A guide to our alphabet [20:07]
youtube.com

Meet America’s secret team of nuclear first responders
npr.org

Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water
apps.npr.org

Scientist Calculates Perfect Beer Glass Shape To Keep Liquid Cool
discovermagazine.com

Video: We Fell For The Oldest Lie On The Internet [13:07]
youtube.com

A 13,000-Year-Old Camp Site Reveals Hunting Patterns from Ancient Humans
discovermagazine.com

For all the promise and dangers of AI, computers plainly can’t think. To think is to resist – something no machine does
aeon.co

Scientists Say This New Tech Could Rival Superconductors
popularmechanics.com

Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981
gizmodo.com