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Ancient Roman Sandals Discovered in Germany
mymodernmet.com

Hybrids between two species can produce “swarms” that flourish
arstechnica.com

It’s Oil That Makes LA Boil
noemamag.com

Does Jupiter protect Earth from asteroids and comets?
planetary.org

Tiny But Not Timid, Maria Fernanda Cardoso’s ‘Spiders of Paradise’ Show Their True Colors
thisiscolossal.com

William L. Calley Jr., Convicted in My Lai Massacre, Is Dead at 80
nytimes.com

Ukraine’s death-defying art rescuers
theguardian.com

Why the solar corona is so much hotter than sun’s surface
phys.org

The New Gods of Weather Can Make Rain on Demand—or So They Want You to Believe
wired.com • Without paywall

How epigenetics influence memory formation
medicalxpress.com

Rosalind Franklin’s Methods of Discovery
daily.jstor.org

‘Sensational breakthrough’ marks step toward revealing hidden structure of prime numbers
science.org

Are Electric Cars Worth the Money?
nytimes.com

Why do we see colors that aren’t there?
livescience.com • (see also)

What GoFundMe conceals: The campaigns that fail
theconversation.com

The Chimps Who Learned to Say ‘Mama’
nytimes.com

Being in Space Mimics Age-Related Muscle Loss
universetoday.com

New study reveals people’s faces evolve to match their names
phys.org

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?
lithub.com

Video: Is Black Widow Silk Stronger Than Steel? [8:09]
youtube.com

The Unspoken Risks Of Quantum Computing Could Come Back To Bite Us
inverse.com

Latest solar superstorm blinded the systems that prevent satellites from crashing in space
english.elpais.com

How the Vampire Finch Developed a Taste for Blood
atlasobscura.com

Nashville Museum Returns Hundreds of Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Mexico
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Biopixels and Nanoscapes, two breathtaking studies of butterfly wings [03:28]
thekidshouldseethis.com

How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths
bbc.com

Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing
wired.com

The World’s Oldest Bonsai Trees
mossandfog.com

Stop Panicking about Kid’s Screen Time
thewalrus.ca

Discovery sheds light on the origins of matter in the early universe
phys.org

More Than Half of Contiguous U.S. River Water Comes from Ephemeral Streams
eos.org

Aurora alert: Strong geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights at mid-latitudes across US and Europe
space.com

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords
wired.com

Did the U.K.’s Most Infamous Family Massacre End in a Wrongful Conviction?
newyorker.com

This intricate maze connects the dots on quasicrystal surfaces
sciencenews.org

On this day in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
damninteresting.com

Scientists figure out why there are so many colorful birds in the tropics and how these colors spread over time
phys.org

Numbers game: Is math the language of nature or just a human construct?
salon.com

How Do Animals Change Their Social Habits as They Age?
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists Have Located ‘Hidden Elements’ Recovered from Early Astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Alchemy Laboratory
thedebrief.org

AI trained on AI churns out gibberish garbage
popsci.com

The Baddass Female Gladiators of Ancient Rome
atlasobscura.com

The Dirty Secret of Olympic Swimming: Everyone Pees in the Pool
wsj.com

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Guards: The Banality of Evil in Portraits
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Language affects how fast our brains perceive different shades of color
newatlas.com

In Japan, Turning the Tables on Rude Customers
nytimes.com

Scientists Have Come Damn Close to Fully Predicting Solar Storms. Is Our Power Grid Saved?
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Video: ‘My FBI Declassified Story’ [9:25]
youtube.com

A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Just Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside is Mind-Blowing
popularmechanics.com

Innovative Ways Humans Have Kept Cool Throughout History
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Kepler’s 1607 pioneering sunspot sketches solve solar mysteries 400 years later
phys.org

CRISPR Uncovers Antidote for Venomous Cobra Bites
nautil.us

Memory for music doesn’t diminish with age
nature.com • (see also)

World’s first electricity grid-scale wave energy device deployed in Hawaii
interestingengineering.com

Ukraine Uses Science Fiction Technology To Neutralize Russia’s Nastiest Mine
forbes.com • Without paywall

Now Uranus’ Moon Ariel Might Have an Ocean too
universetoday.com

Famous Paintings Seen Side by Side With Their Real-Life Locations
mymodernmet.com

Video: The Closest Black Hole Isn’t as Far as You’d Like [9:01]
youtube.com

Your world is different from a pigeon’s—but a new theory explains how we can still live in the same reality
phys.org • (see also)

Ready or not, here come the police drones
popsci.com