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The Final Days of Leo Tolstoy Captured in Rare Footage from 1910
openculture.com

This Chemistry Breakthrough Might Change Everything From Medicine to Farming
scitechdaily.com

On this day in 1980, a fire at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas became the deadliest disaster in Nevada history
damninteresting.com

The Periodic Table Just Got Wilder: Scientists Unveil the Secrets of the Heaviest Element Ever – Moscovium
scitechdaily.com

The Milky Way represents an outlier among similar galaxies, universe survey data shows
phys.org

Video: New Calculation Finds we are close to the Kessler Syndrome [7:33]
youtube.com

First Detailed Image of a Star Outside Our Galaxy Is Out of This World
gizmodo.com

Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years
popsci.com

The stuck tampon
wellcomecollection.org

Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
arstechnica.com • Listen

Are Nonhallucinogenic Psychedelics a Pharmacy Oxymoron?
pharmacytimes.com

Mathematicians Solved a Notorious Old Problem, Shaking Up Abstract Algebra
popularmechanics.com

The mysterious Virginia mansion allegedly bought with stolen Nigerian money
msn.com

Are We Accidentally Building A Planetary Brain?
noemamag.com

The Deep Sea
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Study traces the spicy history of chili peppers
phys.org

‘How a silly science prize changed my career’
nature.com

Physicists Shed Light on Precise Shape of Single Photon
sci.news • (see also)

On this day in 1980, a shallow freshwater lake was accidentally converted to a deep saltwater lake
damninteresting.com

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
apnews.com

200 monkeys run riot in Thailand, forcing police to barricade their own station
scmp.com

‘Doomsday fish’ returns to Southern California shores for the third time this year
cnn.com

As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products
nytimes.com

Woman accidentally discovers 280 million-year-old lost world while hiking in Italian Alps
livescience.com

A new nuclear arms race is beginning. It will be far more dangerous than the last one
theguardian.com

What delusions can tell us about the cognitive nature of belief
theconversation.com

How railroads inspired the creation of time zones
bbc.com

Being Interesting Is a Burden. Join the Dull Club.
nymag.com

The World Is Watching the U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, and It’s Scary
nytimes.com

Skulls of Jigsaw Murders victims found in Edinburgh University archive
bbc.com

Germany suspects sabotage behind severed undersea cables
bbc.com

The best way to find planet nine might be hundreds of tiny telescopes
phys.org

‘Look, they’re getting skin!’: are we right to strive to save the world’s tiniest babies?
theguardian.com

Monitoring glacier velocity could help predict volcanic activity, a study of more than 210,000 glaciers suggests
eos.org

What Is Exploding Head Syndrome?
discovermagazine.com

How Magician David Copperfield Made the Statue of Liberty Disappear (1983)
openculture.com

The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why
arstechnica.com

Earth Had Ring System Similar To Saturn Roughly 466 Million Years Ago: Study
ndtv.com

Scientists Reveal a Shocking Solution to The Chicken or Egg Paradox
sciencealert.com

A Mummified Saber-Toothed Kitten Emerges in Siberia
nytimes.com

Keeping weight off may be stymied by fat cells’ ‘memory’ of obesity
sciencenews.org

Ancient Egyptian ritual potion included hallucinogens and bodily fluids
popsci.com

How a Team of Gophers Restored Mount St. Helens After Its Catastrophic Eruption With Less Than a Day of Digging
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Video: The World’s First Omnidirectional Screen [7:45]
youtube.com

1,900 times Earth’s gravity: China activates world’s most advanced hypergravity facility
interestingengineering.com

‘I have been deceiving you… I’m sorry about that’: The British politician who was caught faking his own death
bbc.com

Video: What If You Dig a Hole to the Center of the Earth? [11:42]
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The Arecibo Message Fifty Years Later
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

James Webb Space Telescope discovers mysterious ‘red monster’ galaxies so large they shouldn’t exist
livescience.com

Video: Australia’s Cassowaries EXPOSED: The Truth Behind the World’s Most Dangerous Bird [6:28]
youtube.com

Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is that still possible?
npr.org

The Life and Times of Gaston Means, one of the Greatest Rogues in American History
crimereads.com

Video: How Solid State Cooling Could Change Everything [16:00]
youtube.com

‘It invites us to reconsider our notion of shadow’: Laser beams can actually cast their own shadows, scientists discover
livescience.com

Video: The Opposite of Infinity [15:04]
youtube.com

Mysterious Hoard of 3,000 Roman Coins Discovered in Germany, Miles from the Empire’s Borders
mymodernmet.com

The drama and farce of the Baker Street bank heist
bbc.com

After decades, tiny 500-year-old royal portrait is identified as Mary Tudor
theguardian.com

The 900km Amazon highway that’s dividing a nation
bbc.com

Jupiter stuns in new images
popsci.com