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The A-level student who became an enemy of the Chinese state
bbc.com

Video: Can you “see” images in your mind? Some people can’t [5:19]
youtube.com

Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of ‘The Heart of Lincoln,’ a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History
smithsonianmag.com

By the end of today, NASA’s workforce will be about 10 percent smaller
arstechnica.com

Scientists spot alien world ‘like something out of science fiction’
independent.co.uk

Turkey said it would become a ‘zero waste’ nation. Instead, it became a dumping ground for Europe’s rubbish
theguardian.com

Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement
theconversation.com

A weird ice that may form on alien planets has finally been observed
sciencenews.org

Why did a plane crash in Toronto, and how did everyone survive?
bbc.com • Video

Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating
theconversation.com

Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
arstechnica.com

The Vasa Warship Sank After Only 25 Minutes of Sailing, Taking 30 Lives With it
discovermagazine.com

On this day in 1944, a flight of plywood airplanes attacked a Nazi POW camp
damninteresting.com

The Caterpillars That Can Kill You
nautil.us

New experiments finally prove a long-forgotten theory about how quantum particles spin
theconversation.com

Scientists just rewrote our understanding of epigenetics
livescience.com

Lake Victoria is turning green – the deadly bacteria behind it
theconversation.com • (see also)

What Would Happen if a Tiny Black Hole Passed Through Your Body?
universetoday.com

Why This ‘Perpetual’ Lightning Storm Mysteriously Vanished In 2010, Only To Reappear 160 Days Later
forbes.com

Carbon Nanotube Particle Accelerators Could Outmuscle LHC
discovermagazine.com

Giant carnivorous plant newly described to science
cosmosmagazine.com

Why The Air Force Bombarded Oklahoma City With Sonic Booms In The 1960s
jalopnik.com

How humanity moved from ‘eternal’ to ‘bookended’ time
aeon.co

Moth employs novel optical illusion to appear 3D
cosmosmagazine.com

Astronomers realize mysterious TV signal in their data bounced off an airplane
space.com

‘My Secret Landlord and Me’
curbed.com

A tourist lost both of her hands to a bite while trying to photograph a shark
nytimes.com

How Does Earth’s Magnetic Field Work?
discovermagazine.com

This Mom Flies to Work Every Day Because It’s Cheaper Than Renting
vice.com

No More Needles: Stanford Scientists Create a Painless, Living Vaccine You Rub on Your Skin
scitechdaily.com

‘He meant a great deal to me and my people’: How the assassination of Malcolm X shook the US 60 years ago
bbc.com

Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase heart failure risk – study
theguardian.com

New study finds meteoric iron in early Iron Age artifacts in Poland
phys.org

This River Is Filled With Human Bones but No One Knows Exactly Why
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
gizmodo.com

Birds-of-Paradise Glow to Attract Mates, Adding a Flashy Element to Their Impressive Courtship Displays
smithsonianmag.com

Unexpected TV signal leads to a new method for filtering out unwanted radio frequencies
phys.org • (see also)

The teeming life of dead trees
knowablemagazine.org • (see also)

Chronic stress affects the way mice perceive loudness
popsci.com • (see also)

Dial Up the Story of the First 911 Call, Which Was Placed on This Day in 1968
smithsonianmag.com

How to Prepare for Your Digital Afterlife
nytimes.com

Unusual Ways People Used Lead—and Suffered For It
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

If the ultra-rich want to escape from reality — good riddance
salon.com

Why can’t we remember our lives as babies or toddlers?
theguardian.com • (see also)

Smell like an Egyptian: researchers sniff ancient mummies to study preservation
theguardian.com

Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter
apnews.com

The Parking Lot Frisbee Game That Started in 1968 Is Still Going Strong
nytimes.com

‘I thought I was dead’: Terrifying video of humpback whale gobbling up kayaker explained
livescience.com

A Flaming Flower in the Large Magellanic Cloud
universetoday.com

Cuttlefish ink can help keep sharks away from humans
popsci.com

Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage
lithub.com

Arctic Rush: Inside the 19th-Century Craze to Reach the North Pole
lithub.com • (see also)

Why some animals thrive on being alone
bbc.com

Offshore worker Robbie Robson was bludgeoned to death on an oil rig. Was it a random attack or does the industry have questions to answer?
theguardian.com

These Black Holes Are So Ancient They Shouldn’t Even Exist
popularmechanics.com

Discovery of collagen in fossil bone could unlock new insights into dinosaurs
news.liverpool.ac.uk

How Much Is Your Kidney Worth?
noemamag.com

Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
theconversation.com

Scientists Found the Largest Underground Thermal Lake at the Bottom of a Subterranean Abyss
popularmechanics.com

Accidental Breakthrough As Supercooled Wires Detect Near-Light-Speed Protons
scitechdaily.com • (see also)