At $236.4 million, a portrait of a woman by Gustav Klimt became the second-most expensive painting ever sold at auction. An 18-karat solid gold toilet by the artist Maurizio Cattelan sold for $12.1 million at the auction at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday. Read more: https://nyti.ms/4o1y1hh | The New York Times

Joining the Shenzhou-20 crew on their journey home on Friday were "mice astronauts," which had been transported to the space station on October 31. They lived aboard the space station for almost two weeks, nearly twice the originally planned duration. After landing, scientific researchers conducted on-site studies of the mice, including observing their behavior and examining key physiological and biochemical indicators. The experiment provides a solid foundation for further large-scale mammalian