8-year-old finds 1,800-year-old silver denarius in school sandbox (www.thehistoryblog.com)
... a silver denarius from the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-160 A.D.). The denarius is heavily worn and weighs 2.4 grams, evidence that it was minted during a time of currency debasement when the silver content plummeted with rising inflation.
World's only spotless giraffe born at Tennessee zoo, public asked to help name her (wjla.com)
The giraffe born without spots on July 31 is the only one of her kind on Earth, zoo officials stated Monday.
LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery (www.nature.com)
Efforts to replicate the material have pieced together the puzzle of why it displayed superconducting-like behaviours.
A 13-Year-Old Girl Is Apparently the New Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult (www.vice.com)
“Tiny Teflon,” whose mother is also in the cult, has announced her plan to indoctrinate more children into it.
Natural history museum closes because of chemicals in taxidermy collection (phys.org)
A South Dakota museum has closed after almost 40 years over concerns that the chemicals in its taxidermy collection could endanger visitors and staff, the affiliated zoo announced Thursday.
Wildlife Officials Find Dead "Salmon Shark" on the Banks of an Idaho River (www.fieldandstream.com)
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game responded to calls and emails about the dead shark earlier this week. IDFG fisheries biologist Joe DuPont shared photos of what appear to be a dead salmon shark—a saltwater species with a home range well over 1,000 miles from the Gem State.
Huge earth fissure forms in Cocotitlán, Mexico (lagazzettadf.com)
Earth fissures like this are common where the groundwater has been heavily withdrawn. This is not a “geological” fault as the article translation says. The crack is some 500 m long and 3 m deep.
Exotic creature may be on the loose in Durant (www.kxii.com)
If it was what Durant Animal Control thinks, small animals could be in danger.
Maui truthers are using a Falcon 9 photo as wildfire evidence (arstechnica.com)
You can always count on conspiracy theorists to make a tragedy worse....
Man tests positive on pregnancy test, leaves doctor astonished (www.jpost.com)
A 42-year-old man's severe abdominal pain leads to a surprising positive pregnancy test, a shocking diagnosis, and many medical questions.