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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

Hilarious ‘Fast-Moving Belly Flop’ Lets Frogs Walk on Water
sciencealert.com

Satellites Capture the Mysterious Rise and Fall of a “Ghost” Island in the Caspian Sea
scitechdaily.com • (see also)

The big idea: why it’s great to be an only child
theguardian.com

How corn syrup took over America
thehustle.co • (see also)

Why some animals appear to mourn their dead
bbc.com

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort
theconversation.com

AI Mistakes Are Way Weirder Than Human Mistakes
spectrum.ieee.org

New Superconductive Materials Have Just Been Discovered
wired.com

Researchers Have Found a Way to Help Erase Bad Memories
sciencealert.com

Video: Poisson’s Spot on The Darkest Ball In The World [8:07]
youtube.com

Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture
livescience.com

1,000-year-old coin hoard found at a nuclear power plant site, stuns explorers
interestingengineering.com

‘How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat’s last theorem’
newscientist.com • Mirror • (see also)

Video: How Hackers Stole $1,000,000,000 From Banks [14:10]
youtube.com

The Discovery of a Fat-Filled Cell Reveals Why Noses Are Springy
the-scientist.com

Planets Can Form in Even the Harshest Conditions
universetoday.com

A murder that shook British India and toppled a king
bbc.com

Britain’s Badger Wars
newyorker.com

Crocodile of a Migraine? An Egyptian Rx
daily.jstor.org

Citizen scientists change our view of Jupiter’s clouds
cosmosmagazine.com

Palisades Lost
nytimes.com

Critical minerals could be lurking in unexpected places
cosmosmagazine.com

Camouflaged motorcycle hides from bike thieves in plain sight
newatlas.com

NASA’s ‘Beautiful Earth’ collection celebrates our diverse landscapes
popsci.com

How a Would-Be Bomber Rebuilt His Life
thewalrus.ca

Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution.
nytimes.com

Astronomers Discover Most Distant Known Blazar
sci.news

Archaeologists Dove to the Bottom of the Mediterranean—and Found a 2,500-Year-Old Shipwreck
popularmechanics.com

Study finds big cause of uncontrollable movements in Parkinson’s disease
knowridge.com

Archaeologists Discover Intricately Decorated Tomb Belonging to a Doctor Who Treated Egyptian Pharaohs 4,100 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who made it happen
theconversation.com

An Affordable Place to Live Becomes the Scene of a Murder
curbed.com

A Small Town In Georgia, A Shocking Murder, and a Well-Liked Killer
crimereads.com

Judge ends man’s 11-year quest to dig up landfill and recover $765M in bitcoin
arstechnica.com

This week: Charity ham sale, reversible computing, massless batteries, and more!
damninteresting.com

Video: The Epic Kimbo Slice Story: From Backyard Brawls to Boxing Glory [45:40]
youtube.com

Bad Sleep Leaves the Brain More Vulnerable to Intrusive Thoughts
scientificamerican.com

Mixed Lessons from Intentionally Infecting People with Covid-19
undark.org

Ultracold indium atoms could make unexpected new types of matter
newscientist.com • Mirror • (see also)

Tragedy Spurred the First Effective Land-Mine Detector
spectrum.ieee.org • (see also)

Rebuilding After the Flames, What Does a Fire-Resistant Home Look Like?
mossandfog.com

Archaeologists just mapped a Bronze Age megafortress in Georgia
arstechnica.com

America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Sparked a Revolution
smithsonianmag.com

These Physicists Want to Ditch Dark Energy
nautil.us

How eye features shape our perceptions and actions towards others—without us even knowing
psypost.org

Video: ‘Why I Do One Of The World’s Most Dangerous Jobs’ [8:48]
youtube.com

New Math Suggests ‘Impossible’ Third Type of Particle Could Exist
sciencealert.com

See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence’s Elite 450 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

How Aerial Firefighters Navigate Increasingly Challenging Wildfire Blazes
popularmechanics.com

Yakuza boss tried to traffic nuclear weapons-grade plutonium
popsci.com

Bigmouth buffalo: The mysterious fish that live for a century and don’t decline with age
bbc.com

In Connecticut, Tow Companies Can Sell People’s Cars After 15 Days
propublica.org

SLS Could Launch A Titan Balloon Mission
universetoday.com

A Stonehenge-Like Monument Has Been Mysteriously Moving for Thousands of Years
popularmechanics.com

UK Woman Hospitalised After Sex Triggered Her Nut Allergy
vice.com