Don’t overcomplicate things, just sit back and enjoy the Friday Grail news briefs!
- “A great archaeological discovery will write a new chapter in the history of the pharaohs”: Egyptologist Zahi Hawass teases Great Pyramid revelation in 2026.
- Big tech says superintelligent AI is in sight – the average expert disagrees.
- Mathematical model indicates Neanderthal disappearance can be explained by genetic dilution. (Archived page link)
- Shared gut microbe imbalances found across autism, ADHD, and anorexia nervosa.
- A trip around our surprisingly psychedelic planet: Inside Earth’s most hallucinatory ecosystems. (Archived page link)
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launches twin probes on trip to Mars — and scores a booster touchdown.
- A filmmaker who had a near-death experience at 11 accompanied two palliative care doctors to the Amazon to learn about shamanic approaches to death.
- Beneath the surreal surface of the new movie Bugonia lies a fascinating question: Why do some people cling to the idea that aliens are real?
- NASA astrobiologist says that humanity’s expansion into space marks the next great leap in evolution.
- Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research.
- Sam Altman’s creepy orb start-up has only scanned 2 percent of its ideal number of eyeballs.
- ‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey.
Thanks to Kay Orchison and Sardonicus.
Quote of the Day
Whatever needs to be maintained by force is doomed.
Henry Miller
