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Kola nuts, close up
wellcomecollection.org • (see also)

This 800-Mile-Long Science Experiment Could Prove There Are Way More Than Four Dimensions
popularmechanics.com

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?
theguardian.com

A Swiss-born author’s dangerous game – the story of Russian Roulette
blog.nationalmuseum.ch

Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case.
quantamagazine.org

Rats get taste for drugs in Houston police evidence room
theguardian.com

Archaeologists Dug Up 52 Egyptian Mummies. Over a Dozen Had Mysterious Golden Tongues.
popularmechanics.com

6-wheeled electric cyber van launches its own personal air taxi
newatlas.com

Here’s what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander
space.com

Watch Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting from Start to Finish: Every Episode from 31 Seasons in Chronological Order
openculture.com

Stanford Researchers Produce Ammonia Fuel From Thin Air
spectrum.ieee.org

‘Spooky’ quantum entanglement discovered inside individual protons for 1st time ever
livescience.com

Legendary Gaia Spacecraft Maps Entire Galaxy, Promptly Retires
gizmodo.com

Video: The Hunt for the Blackest Black [12:36]
youtube.com

Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage
space.com

Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket
arstechnica.com

Video: How This Nazi Megastructure Became Luxury Apartments [12:52]
youtube.com

What Happens When a Plastic City Burns
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Are Genetically Distinct—But Radiation Isn’t the Reason
gizmodo.com • (see also)

20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought
livescience.com

Do animals experience mental illness?
popsci.com

Tire simulation is so good it’s replacing real-world testing
arstechnica.com

Signatures of ice-free ancient ponds and lakes found on Mars
phys.org

A Breath Away From a Cure: How Xenon Gas Could Transform Alzheimer’s Treatment
scitechdaily.com

In Kabukicho, Two Women Run Audacious Sex Scams
unseen-japan.com

An Emotional Time Machine: How Our Sense of Smell Can Unlock Childhood Memories
lithub.com

Video: It finds the derivative: The Ott Derivimeter (1930s) [8:50]
youtube.com

The psychology of alexithymia: What it is, who it affects, and why
psypost.org • (see also)

This Quasar Helped End the Dark Ages of the Universe
universetoday.com

Your brain is lying to you about the “good old days”
vox.com

Octopus arms have segmented nervous systems to power extraordinary movements
phys.org

P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it’s a first
cbc.ca

FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
arstechnica.com

‘Titanic’ artifact salvage efforts paused indefinitely
popsci.com

NASA’s Electric Marvel: The Dust Shield Transforming Moon Missions
scitechdaily.com

S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls
bbc.com

‘A kitten on heat with a racy physique’: the mystery of the bloodcurdling cat screech used in hundreds of movies
theguardian.com • (see also)

On this day in 1919 a massive molasses storage tank burst, flooding the streets of Boston with sticky goo
damninteresting.com

Study finds cash rewards help smokers quit
bbc.com

Glacier Experts Uncover Critical Flaw in Sea-Level Rise Predictions
scitechdaily.com

Video: How Japan Made Their Outlet Safe [12:31]
youtube.com

Webb telescope just solved the ‘universe-breaking problem’
mashable.com

Metal Detectorists Discover 1,200-Year-Old Graves That May Have Belonged to High-Status Viking Women
smithsonianmag.com

CEO of AI Music Company Says People Don’t Like Making Music
404media.co

Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: One of the most controversial medical procedures in history [6:30]
youtube.com • (see also)

Scientists Say an Antimatter Engine Could Be the Key to Interstellar Travel
popularmechanics.com

Quantum engineers create a ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ inside a silicon chip
phys.org

Can AI Models Show Us How People Learn? Impossible Languages Point a Way.
quantamagazine.org

Video: Why People Live In Tubes At The Bottom of the Ocean [8:37]
youtube.com

Melting Ice Reveals Remains of 5,900-Year-Old Trees in Wyoming, Uncovering a Long-Lost Forest
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Sophisticated smuggling tunnel found between US and Mexico [0:32]
bbc.com

The Eternal, Essential Apartment
daily.jstor.org

Los Angeles fires leave NASA’s Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years
space.com

This Giant Smiley Face in Oregon Appears in The Trees in Autumn
mossandfog.com

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman
wired.com

What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?
space.com

Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out
theconversation.com

Indoor Temperatures Affect Cognitive Function in Older Adults
neurosciencenews.com

Giant ‘kidney beans’ spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and life
livescience.com