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Why Does Drinking Water Feel so Rewarding When One is Parched?
the-scientist.com

Identical twins raised in Korea and the US show surprising differences in IQ, new study reveals
scoop.upworthy.com

How a ‘boring’ Arctic town became Europe’s Capital of Culture
bbc.com

How Utah became the most exploitative state in private adoption
thecut.com

4.2 Billion Years Ago, Our Last Universal Common Ancestor Was in an “Arms Race” Against Life’s Greatest Adversary: The Virus
thedebrief.org

The thrusters on Boeing’s cursed Starliner space capsule keep overheating
futurism.com

Titanic mission to map wreck in greatest-ever detail
bbc.com

The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster
nytimes.com

A hydrogen-powered air taxi flew 523 miles emitting only water vapor
popsci.com

German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement
arstechnica.com

Video: The Most Insane Over Water Sport In the Netherlands [8:07]
youtube.com

The most ancient human genome yet has been sequenced—and it’s a Denisovan’s
science.org

Relax to Mesmerizing Aerial Views of Iceland’s ‘Glacial Flour’ Pulsing Through Waterways
thisiscolossal.com

Not Everyone Has an Inner Voice Streaming Through Their Head
scientificamerican.com

Our Mortal Waltz: The Dance of Death Across Centuries
publicdomainreview.org

It’s So Hot That an Entire New York City Bridge That Opens for Boats Got Jammed
futurism.com

Humans Could Forge a Hybrid Consciousness by Merging With Artificial Life, Oxford Scientists Say
popularmechanics.com

Peer review is essential for science. Unfortunately, it’s broken.
arstechnica.com

Strangers ‘eavesdropped’ on confidential helpline
bbc.com

These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
apnews.com

One man has left a trail of chaos and affiliate links all across the media
theverge.com

Video: The Mystery of the Vanishing Undersea Cable [16:24]
youtube.com • (see also)

Welcome to the new, post-genomic biology
aeon.co

Real-life ‘stillsuit’: Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water
phys.org

Notorious Hacker Kingpin ‘Tank’ Is Finally Going to Prison
wired.com

A Hopping Robot Could Explore Europa Using Locally Harvested Water
universetoday.com

Redbox is officially over
thehustle.co

Watch These Supernovas in (Time-Lapse) Motion
nytimes.com

‘Dark comets’ may have given Earth its water long ago
space.com

ISS Crossing the Sun Is Captured in Spectacular Image Detailing Its Path
mymodernmet.com

Find the Girls on the Negatives: The Shocking Origins of Beautiful Photos Found in a Thrift Store
flashbak.com

Inside COVID’s Ground Zero: Wuhan, China Before and After Mass Catastrophe
lithub.com • (see also)

Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects – but the US doesn’t screen for it during pregnancy
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: How The James Webb Space Telescope Was Built [49:51]
youtube.com

80 years ago today, Soviet troops liberated the Majdanek concentration camp. But one of the Nazi criminals slipped away.
damninteresting.com

‘Absolutely incredible’: Man rowing solo across Atlantic is surrounded by whales
npr.org

This Is The Fastest Object Ever Made by Humans, And It’s Not Slowing Down
sciencealert.com

Baby Birds Born In Chernobyl Have Weird Microbiomes But Are Surprisingly Healthy
inverse.com

What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scientists take us inside the chase and tools for studying twisters
theconversation.com

Seeing 16 Sunrises in 24 Hours, Astronauts Need Different Ways to Tell Time in Space
discovermagazine.com

First look: DARPA’s latest stealth X-Plane will fly this year
newatlas.com

Defeated by A.I., a Legend in the Board Game Go Warns: Get Ready for What’s Next
nytimes.com

Video: Things That Can Change Your Eye Color [12:23]
youtube.com

Are We Seeing the End of Homework?
saturdayeveningpost.com

Google Researchers Reveal The Myriad Ways Malicious Actors Are Misusing Generative AI
discovermagazine.com

He Was Sent to Prison for Killing His Baby. What if He Didn’t Do It?
nytimes.com

Cause found for lupus, which might lead to cure
cosmosmagazine.com

Time might be a mirage created by quantum physics, study suggests
livescience.com

Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities
nytimes.com

This Island Is Inhabited by More Koalas Than Humans
smithsonianmag.com

Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York’s Criminal Underworld
crimereads.com

His brother was found dead, his mother was arrested, then this baby was found crawling by a highway
apnews.com

Video: A Breathtaking Swarm of 100 Million Butterflies [2:53]
youtube.com • (see also)

A man is caught attempting to smuggle 100 live snakes into China in his pants
npr.org

France is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics
nytimes.com

On this day in 1997 a giant chunk of ice inexplicably crashed through the roof of a Mercedes warehouse
damninteresting.com

The Race to Rebuild One of America’s Busiest Bridges
popularmechanics.com

Bather rescued 80km from Japan beach after 36 hours
bbc.com • (see also)

Here’s the problem with new plastic recycling methods
technologyreview.com

‘Ida Hammershøi: The identity of art’s most famous ‘faceless woman”
bbc.com