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Michigan DOT Still Has a Century-Old Ford Model T in Service
thedrive.com

Spider Orchids Lure Wasps with Sexual Deception
nautil.us

The great silence: Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens
space.com • (see also)

Basketball-Sized Meteorites Strike the Surface of Mars Every Day
universetoday.com

Song melodies have become simpler since 1950, study suggests
phys.org

During World War II, Parachuting Pigeons Carried Messages to French Resistance
mymodernmet.com • (see also)

A Butterfly Traveled an Unbelievable 2,600 Miles Across the Atlantic, Defying All Odds
popularmechanics.com

At 30, She Died in Childbirth. It Shredded Her Brooklyn Family.
nytimes.com

‘It’s easier than life on the ground’: meet the Russian climbers who fell in love scaling the world’s skyscrapers
theguardian.com

The 1960s Soviet Thaw Through The Lens of Vladimir Lagrange
rarehistoricalphotos.com

The Challenger Disaster: Behind The Fatal Flaw And The Engineering That Fixed It
slashgear.com

Seaside city’s secrets hidden in underground tunnels
bbc.com

What the internet looked like in 1994, according to 15 webpages born that year
fastcompany.com

To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’
theconversation.com

Watch: The morbid, mesmerizing beauty of AI gymnastics
newatlas.com

All the Adventure, a Fraction of the Cost: The D.I.Y. Orient Express
nytimes.com

‘The Chicana butch lesbian who defied the LAPD – and won: ‘I couldn’t be someone else’’
theguardian.com

‘This is what drives the migraine headache’: Scientists uncover ‘missing link’ in why some migraines happen
livescience.com

Why Italy Fell Out of Love With Cilantro
atlasobscura.com

Death Valley is so hot right now, rescue helicopters can’t fly.
12news.com

‘The Kidnapping I Can’t Escape’
nytimes.com

How the Brain Decides What to Remember
wired.com

The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem but saved it for us
arstechnica.com

NASA crew in simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
apnews.com

Melodies in chart-topping music have become less complex, study finds
theguardian.com

She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country’s poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.
nbcnews.com

Why Do We Feel Sick to Our Stomach?
mcgill.ca

How Deep-Sea Comb Jellies Hold Their Shape Under Crushing Pressure
smithsonianmag.com

The Knotty Death of the Necktie
newyorker.com

Complex life on Earth is older than we think
cosmosmagazine.com

This week: Taxing billionaires, MadLib love letters, toy predestination, and more!
damninteresting.com

NASA’s vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video
space.com

Fangs and toilet seat-shaped head: giant salamander-like fossil found in Namibia
theguardian.com

The real story behind Mister Rogers’ joyful flipping of the bird
boingboing.net

High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Denisovan fossil
arstechnica.com

Lucy Letby: Courtroom drama, a failed appeal, and battles over the truth
bbc.com

Japan’s government is (finally) done with floppy disks
popsci.com

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes 20th close approach to the sun
phys.org

Incredible Hydrothermal Environment Discovered Deep Beneath The Ocean
sciencealert.com

Netherlands: How the Dutch became the tallest nation on Earth
english.elpais.com

Revolution in the air: how laughing gas changed the world
theguardian.com

What Is the Longest Word in the English Language?
mymodernmet.com

The Science of Dogs
nytimes.com

ChatGPT just (accidentally) shared all of its secret rules – here’s what we learned
techradar.com

High speed video shows hippos get airborne when running
phys.org

15 Years Ago, the International Space Station Accidentally Tested An Unresolved Question
inverse.com

How the microbes that make us sick also helped us evolve
noemamag.com

How Influencers and Algorithms Are Creating Bespoke Realities for Everyone
wired.com

Tool preventing AI mimicry cracked; artists wonder what’s next
arstechnica.com

The dangers of sneezing—from ejected bowels to torn windpipes
arstechnica.com

A new blue: Mysterious origin of the ribbontail ray’s electric blue spots revealed
phys.org

How We Solved the Hole in the Ozone
nautil.us • (see also)

Why Ernest Hemingway’s Younger Brother Established a Floating Republic in the Caribbean
smithsonianmag.com

We’re off for US Independence Day, but here is our explore page in case you need a fix
damninteresting.com

Oldest known picture story is a 51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting
theguardian.com

Ways to interact with virtual versions of our deceased loved ones are now a possibility – but there’s a raft of ethical and emotional challenges involved
theconversation.com

Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes after living alone for nearly a decade
nbcnews.com

China targets its first planetary defense test mission
planetary.org

‘Almost whole island homeless’ in Hurricane Beryl’s wake
bbc.com

Lo Manh Hung: The Story of South Vietnam’s Youngest Photo Journalist, 1968
rarehistoricalphotos.com