Hey folks!

As you may already know, we are taking some time off this week. However, we promised to bring you some of the year’s best articles. And in today’s edition, we’ve got you the weirdest stories of the year.

Is jet fuel from human poop actually sustainable?: An explainer on the sustainability of aviation fuel made from human waste.

How a bird expanded a fundamental right: An explainer on how the tussle between saving Rajasthan’s state bird and renewable power has given rise to a new fundamental right.

A daring heist in Dadar: An explainer on what may have motivated Mumbai’s thieves to steal underground copper cables.

The snake venom industry is facing a fatal bite!: An explainer on what’s dragging down India’s snake venom industry.

What’s up with AI and the 2024 Physics Nobel Prize?: An explainer of why two pioneers of AI, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.

And we couldn’t stop at just top 5, so here’s a bonus pick:

The mystery of disappearing languages: A story about how social and economic growth threatens language extinction.

That’s all from us for this year, folks! We hope you have an amazing start to the New Year. Our team is taking the 1st off to celebrate, and we’ll be back with a new story on the 2nd of January, 2025. Have a blast!

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