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This Weird Wednesday episode has the jumping robot that could help us discover our solar system, a salmon escape with a high bounty, the egg heist of the century, and dumpster diving for bitcoin. Plus, on This Day in History, we look back to 1994 – the day the famous painting The Scream was stolen from an art museum in Oslo.
A Jumping Robot Could Leap Over Enceladus' Geysers - Universe Today
NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Company offers $45-per-fish bounty on 27,000 escaped salmon - UPI.com
The heist of 100,000 eggs in Pennsylvania becomes a whodunit that police have yet to crack | AP News
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A new study finds heavy cannabis use can impair brain function during memory tasks and an ancient mammoth bone structure reveals clues about ice age hunters' lives. Plus, on This Day in History, America’s first bicycling club is founded.
Largest study ever done on cannabis and brain function finds impact on working memory | ScienceDaily
America’s First Bicycle Club | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center
A First-of-a-Kind Bicycle Club Makes Its Debut in Boston – Transportation History
First US cycling club formed | February 11, 1878 | HISTORY
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The new material that is as strong as steel but light as Styrofoam along with the PlayStation Network issue that occurred over the weekend and their plan for compensation. Plus, on This Day in History, the chess match of Man vs. Computer.
Scientists Create a Material as Strong as Steel but Light as Styrofoam Using AI | ZME Science
Sony Reveals Compensation For All PS Plus Players After PSN Outage | Forbes
Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess match | May 11, 1997 | HISTORY
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Anti-slip shoes that were inspired by geckos and an update on the Europa Clipper mission as new images have been received from its flight to Jupiter. Plus, on This Day in History, restrictions on leather shoes were issued during WWII.
Gecko-Inspired Material Could Be The Future of Anti-Slip Shoes That Stick to Ice
En Route to Jupiter, NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Images of Stars - NASA
NASA's Europa Clipper on its way to Jupiter's icy moon shares first images of stars from space
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A new study suggests that apes can recognize when a human doesn’t know something and will try to fill in the gaps, plus, we look at the first possible lunar data center. On This Day in History, we focus on Jack Kilby and his groundbreaking work at Texas Instruments.
Bonobos Know When You’re Clueless — Their Theory of Mind Explains Why | ZME Science
The World’s First Moon Data Center Is Launching — Here’s What It Means | ZME Science
Texas Instruments Integrated Circuit | Bullock Texas State History Museum
How a Texas Instruments engineer created the integrated circuit | San Antonio Report
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It's a Weird Wednesday episode; the new fabric that will warm you up without the use of electronics, a resurfaced image has people questioning life on Mars, an old satellite that is for sale, and cats are safe in Scotland…for now. Plus, on This Day in History, the lost atomic bomb off the coast of Georgia.
New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather | Live Science
Smart fabric can heat up by 30°C after 10 minutes of sun exposure
Why Is Everyone Talking About The "Square Structure" Captured On Mars? | IFLScience
NASA Image Reveals Wild ‘Square Structure’ on Mars—Elon Musk Backs Urgent Mission to Investigate
TELSTAR SATELLITE FRAME / Historical Space Technology / Press Photos / Bell Labs | eBay
Cats won't be banned in Scotland, the government confirms | AP News
Fact Sheet: The Missing Tybee Bomb - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
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How robot pets could be beneficial, the sample from Bennu adds insight to extraterrestrial life, and on This Day in History, the space mirror that designed to light up the long winter for the arctic.
Cat-Like Robot Mimics Bunting to Help You Relax — And It Actually Works | ZME Science
Our chances of finding alien life just skyrocketed. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Space mirror test a qualified success | Tampa Bay Times
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Groundbreaking immunotherapy for treating brain cancer in kids, the retro yet futuristic spaceplane that could be used to resupply the ISS and, on This Day in History, the day the music died - the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly.
Groundbreaking immunotherapy could finally treat devastating childhood brain tumors | ZME Science
Curvy spaceplane is one step closer to its ISS rendezvous | Popular Science
Retro Spaceplane aces test for space station cargo missions
Flashback: How Waylon Jennings Survived the Day the Music Died
Former Buddy Holly drummer Carl Bunch died "positive and at peace" - NorthIowaToday.com
Roger Arthur Peterson (1937-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial
The day the music died: How Don McLean’s “American Pie” immortalized a tragedy The Daily The Daily
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A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains revealed a pristine frozen ancient forest, we head out of this world where the Juno spacecraft detected the largest volcanic eruption in our solar system, and a feel-good story for Friday, a man is reunited with his dog after 8 years. Plus, on This Day in History, the first automobile to reach 100 mph.
Pristine Ancient Forest ‘Frozen in Time’ Discovered in Rocky Mountains | Scientific American
NASA spacecraft flew by distant world. It saw unprecedented volcanism. | Mashable
Juno Sees a Massive Hotspot of Volcanic Activity on Io - Universe Today
Volcanic eruption on Io covers area larger than Lake Superior - Earth.com
Arizona Man Who Never Stopped Trying is Reunited with Dog Lost 8 Years Ago in Another State
America's First Car to Exceed 100 MPH Is Headed to Auction. It'll Fetch Over $1M
World’s first fastest car broke records in 1905 when it sped to 104mph – The US Sun | The US Sun
History: The first car to break 100mph - PosterConnection
1904 Napier L48 “Samson” - Sports Car Market
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For the first time a mouse with two male parents reaches adulthood – yes, you heard that correctly and we’ve got details. Plus, an amateur astronomer thought he’d discovered a dangerous asteroid, only to realize it wasn’t an asteroid at all – what was it? Stick around to find out. And on This Day in History, the first computer virus is created … as a joke.
First mouse with two male parents to reach adulthood | ScienceDaily
Mouse with two fathers survives to adulthood, marking scientific milestone | Phys.org
Astronomers Thought They Had Found A Dangerous Asteroid Near Earth — What Was It | ZME Science
1st Computer Virus is Written, January 30, 1982 - EDN
What Is Elk Cloner and How Did It Work?
Elk Cloner: The first computer virus
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