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Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact
astronomy.com

The Strange, Long-Clawed Therizinosaurus Looks Like an Evolutionary Experiment
discovermagazine.com

Video: This Drone Video Shows What It’s Like to Climb to Mount Everest’s Summit [04:11]
outsideonline.com

Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) Is Much Older Than We Thought
popularmechanics.com

‘World’s rarest spade-toothed whale’ washes up on New Zealand beach
bbc.com

Underground cave found on moon could be ideal base for explorers
theguardian.com

Video: Catatumbo Lightning: Venezuela’s Never-ending Storm [08:50]
thekidshouldseethis.com

Polar ice melting makes Earth heavier to rotate, causing longer days: Study
interestingengineering.com

The Central U.S. is at risk for major shaking. But scientists don’t know why — or when — the next big one will strike.
undark.org

Battery X: A Secret Test of Women at War during WWII
daily.jstor.org

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction
lithub.com

AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: autonomous weapons enter the battlefield
theguardian.com

Anesthesia Induces Unconsciousness by Destabilizing Brain Activity
neurosciencenews.com

Is a male Nazi high jumper who competed as a woman really behind sex testing at the Olympics?
cbc.ca

Instagram influencer jailed for trafficking and slavery
bbc.com

Scientists discover how water controls muscle speed and performance
knowridge.com

Attacking Italians in Louisiana
daily.jstor.org

How naturally-produced opioids help plumb the depths of animal minds
salon.com

What Could Explain the Gallium Anomaly?
quantamagazine.org

Australian Fossilized Amber Reveals A 42 Million Year-Old Secret
inverse.com

Modern hurricanes are rewriting the rules of extreme storms
bbc.com

The Disappearing Arborglyphs Carved by Sheepherders Across the American West
atlasobscura.com

You Can Now Visit France’s First-Ever Cheese Museum
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Hornbills: Dino-birds with large keratin casques [11:01]
thekidshouldseethis.com

Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner
theconversation.com

Erica picked up a rock by chance 10 years ago. It might hold the oldest form of complex life on Earth
news.unsw.edu.au

‘We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse’
theconversation.com

‘Sensational’ Proof Delivers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
quantamagazine.org

Google and Microsoft now each consume more power than some fairly big countries
techradar.com

Here’s what’s (probably) on the other side of a black hole
sciencefocus.com

‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say
theguardian.com • (see also)

460 years after it sank, this ship is almost ready to sail again, thanks in part to Canadian know-how
cbc.ca

NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation
arstechnica.com

Johannes Hartlieb’s Book of Herbs (1462)
publicdomainreview.org

How Mississippi man’s release from Nashville jail ended in Lauren Johansen’s death. ‘Someone in our office made a mistake’
clarionledger.com

AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts
theconversation.com

Edith Clarke: Architect of Modern Power Distribution
spectrum.ieee.org

When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces
thewalrus.ca

Animals use physics? Let us count the ways
arstechnica.com

Video: How Cheap Cigars Legitimized Quantum Mechanics [12:04]
youtube.com

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