As a new mite deadly to honeybees inches closer to North America, entomologist Sammy Ramsey’s work involves serious science and singing R&B to persuade Thai beekeepers to share their secrets (coloradosun.com)
Robert F Kennedy Jr says health issue caused by dead worm in his brain (www.theguardian.com)
Third-party US presidential candidate says 2010 issue ‘caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died’
Family of bears cool off in California pool: ‘They can take a dip whenever’ (www.theguardian.com)
Animals were strolling through the backyard of a house when they decided to take a bit of a swim in the pool
A Diary of a Palestinian Living in Israel (zeteo.com)
From top-charting songs to dating apps, genocide fever has taken over Israel.
25 Years Ago Today: The US Air Force Accidentally Bombs the Chinese Embassy In Belgrade (simpleflying.com)
This day in history in 1999, the U.S. Air Force accidentally bombed the Chinese Embassy in Serbia. Some still suspect it wasn’t really an accident.
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away. (www.propublica.org)
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
‘I’m a blue whale, I’m here’: researchers listen with delight to songs that hint at Antarctic resurgence (www.theguardian.com)
Audio collected with underwater microphones suggests numbers at least stable after centuries of industrial whaling left only a few hundred alive
Flying planes with JavaScript (pomax.github.io)
Writing auto-pilots in JavaScript for MSFS
France reclaims world record after baking baguette measuring 140.53m (www.theguardian.com)
Parisian bakers have claimed victory over rivals in Italy who created a baguette almost 133 metres long in 2019...
Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss (www.theguardian.com)
Ethereal scenes of flowing super-heated material may help explain why atmosphere is hotter than surface
Firefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Years (www.pcmag.com)
Hazel doesn’t close tabs because it’s ‘like a trip down memory lane.’ Mozilla says it has some profile and tab group features coming later this year that might help her organize those memories.
Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals (www.theguardian.com)
Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists...
‘I wanted to take my life’: Brittney Griner talks about detention in Russian prison (www.theguardian.com)
Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges
North Carolina child’s ‘monster in the closet’ was in fact 50,000 bees in the wall (www.theguardian.com)
Family discovers ‘terrifying’ gigantic bee colony in wall of home with blood-like honey oozing down wall and $20,000 in damage
A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians (www.reuters.com)
A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 km (6 miles) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and sleeping on the ground, leaving Ocheretyne in Donetsk, now occupied by Russia, and trying to reach areas controlled by Kyiv.
Why hasn’t the US called for an investigation into mass graves in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
Nothing screams ‘covering up war crimes’ like insisting that there should absolutely not be an independent investigation
‘Beautiful prize’: Oregon man with cancer wins $1.3bn lottery jackpot (www.theguardian.com)
Cheng ‘Charlie’ Saephan, who was born in Laos and immigrated in 1994, wants to provide for his family and ‘find a good doctor’
Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box (www.theguardian.com)
Galena survived six days of travel with no food or water before being discovered in relatively good shape by Amazon employee
China's Moon atlas is the most detailed ever made (www.nature.com)
The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries.
The Hidden Benefits of Digital Minimalism (blog.thenewoil.org)
A few years ago, minimalism was all the rage. Marie Kondo was on every TV, The Minimalists were in everyone’s podcast feed, and I found myself confused, regretting not having started a blog or something years ago. I’ve always been a bit of a minimalist myself, and it had never occurred to me that other people might not be...
It’s Been a Year and georgia.gov Continues to Be Hacked (boehs.org)
Illegal drug transactions facilitated through Georgia’s employee portal
Italian towns split over moves to end honorary citizenship of Mussolini (www.theguardian.com)
Ustica stripped local recognition for fascist dictator in law snaring all those deceased, but debate continues elsewhere
Chicago’s infamous sidewalk ‘rat hole’ removed by officials (www.theguardian.com)
City officials made the decision after saying the sidewalk in Roscoe Village was damaged and needed to be replaced
Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy? (www.theguardian.com)
The long read: In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?
Belgian man whose body makes its own alcohol cleared of drunk-driving (www.theguardian.com)
Bruges court heard how defendant had condition called auto-brewery syndrome sometimes brought on by intestinal problems
