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The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Before plunging to its death, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft saw secrets in the seas of Saturn’s moon Titan
space.com

‘We pledged not to eat each other’: the family that was shipwrecked for 38 days
theguardian.com

Stunning Tang dynasty mural in tomb unearthed in China may portray a ‘Westerner’ man with blond hair
livescience.com

The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
wired.com

A Stranger to Oneself: The Mystery of Fetal Microchimerism
the-scientist.com • (see also)

370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping
newatlas.com

Time flies: Our brains perceive time more like counters than clocks
newatlas.com

There Are More Whale Falls Off Southern California Than the Rest of the World Combined
atlasobscura.com

Smell of human stress can affect dogs’ emotions, leading them to make more pessimistic choices
phys.org

Video: The giant metal walls keeping London above water [5:33]
youtube.com • (see also)

We’re building nuclear spaceships again—this time for real
arstechnica.com

When the U.S.A. Was Neutral
zocalopublicsquare.org

‘I felt the water tremble’: Ukraine’s Olympic swimmers train as bombs fall
theguardian.com

Realism was a revolution in music, not just in literature
aeon.co • (see also)

Metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor split water to generate ‘dark oxygen,’ new study finds
phys.org

What Does a City Get Back From Hosting the Olympics?
nytimes.com

Study confirms forever chemicals are absorbed through the skin
labonline.com.au

Scientists Created Room-Temperature Time Crystals – What It Means
popularmechanics.com

Russia’s Nuclear-Armed Spacecraft Could Supercharge Space War I
forbes.com

Video: The Plans to Assassinate Hitler [12:25]
youtube.com • (see also)

Angel Island: The US’s little-known ‘Ellis Island of the West’
bbc.com

A Mathematician Brilliantly Argues Why Pi Day Should Actually Be in July
inverse.com

Video: The Sand That (almost) Killed Millions [20:28]
youtube.com • (see also)

NASA looking at what artifacts to preserve from space station before 2030 demise
space.com

The Mystery of Lost City of Cahokia’s Abandonment Just Got Even Deeper
sciencealert.com

Mercury may have massive 9-mile-thick layer of diamonds below surface: Study
interestingengineering.com

World’s first dual-tower solar thermal plant boosts efficiency by 24%
newatlas.com • (see also)

Not just matriarchs: male elephants say ‘let’s go’
cosmosmagazine.com

The Secret That Dr. Ruth Knew
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Florida police tell people to stop taking selfies with ‘depressed’ black bear
theguardian.com

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic
bbc.com

Neanderthals didn’t truly go extinct, but were rather absorbed into the modern human population, DNA study suggests
livescience.com

Video: The Big X [14:03]
youtube.com

‘Google says I’m a dead physicist’: is the world’s biggest search engine broken?
theguardian.com

Dondurma: The Turkish ice cream eaten with a knife and fork
bbc.com

Expensive Space Telescope Damaged by Small Space Rock
futurism.com

The Fastest Way to Lose a Court Case? Use ChatGPT
thewalrus.ca

Cat burglars: scientists try to solve mystery of why felines ‘steal’ random objects
theguardian.com

‘Happy evolutionary accident’: How crayfish living underground may have gotten their bright colors
science.org

400 years of telescopes: A window into our study of the cosmos
popsci.com

Black Sailors Exonerated 80 Years After Deadly World War II Disaster
smithsonianmag.com

What became of the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?
space.com

SpaceX Reveals the Beefed-Up Dragon That Will De-Orbit the ISS
universetoday.com

Are fermented foods like kombucha actually good for you?
bbc.com

Life on Mars ‘absolutely exhilarating’: Nasa scientist’s year in a simulation
theguardian.com

Frank Deschandol’s Photos Uncover the Some of the World’s Most Elusive Insects and Arthropods
thisiscolossal.com

A comet collided with Jupiter 30 years ago, and the resulting images still inspire awe and wonder today.
planetary.org

Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Detected Close to Milky Way’s Center
sci.news

How bodies of frozen climbers were finally recovered from Everest ‘death zone’
bbc.com • (see also)

Designing the Dummies
daily.jstor.org

How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
theconversation.com

Astronomers Propose New Criteria to Classify Planets, but Pluto Still Doesn’t Make the Cut
smithsonianmag.com

US woman freed after 43 years in prison for murder she didn’t commit
bbc.com

How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?
lithub.com

Video: Why we love crustaceans and fear insects (which are crustaceans) [10:09]
youtube.com

A Century Ago, the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics
theatlantic.com

How astronomers work out the size of our solar system
space.com

These tiny, asexual animals steal genes to make their own medicine
popsci.com

How Golden Peacocks on a Dining Room Wall Destroyed a Longstanding Friendship in Victorian Society
smithsonianmag.com