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Video: ‘I Found the Weirdest Place in America Using Data Analysis’ [23:43]
youtube.com

Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship’s final hours
bbc.com

Mathematicians Wrote a Proof for a 100-Year-Old Problem—and May Have Just Changed Geometry
popularmechanics.com

Intelligence Evolved at Least Twice in Vertebrate Animals
quantamagazine.org

American YouTuber Arrested After Trying to Give Isolated Tribe Diet Coke
vice.com

Say Hello to Nature’s Fire Brigade
atlasobscura.com

‘We thought it was the end of the world’: How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966
bbc.com

There’s Now a Third Way to Inherit Traits That Isn’t Your DNA or RNA, Scientists Say
popularmechanics.com

‘We made everything bear-proof’: the Italian village that learned to love its bears
theguardian.com

How Silica Gel Took Over the World
scopeofwork.net

Background music: When the wrong tune drains workplace energy and focus
phys.org

States Are Banning Forever Chemicals. Industry Is Fighting Back
wired.com • (see also)

Why we can’t squash the common cold, even after 100 years of studying it
popsci.com

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?
simone.org • (see also)

On this day in 1994 a “deadhead” attempted to hijack a FedEx flight
damninteresting.com

Unexpected driver of megastorms
cosmosmagazine.com

Meet ‘Nighthawk’: Mars helicopter mission could be big leap for exploration
space.com

Scientists Discover a Simple Method to Reduce Mercury Levels in Tuna
sciencealert.com

Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer
theconversation.com

WWII Ordnance Is Polluting the Baltic Sea
eos.org

At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way
smithsonianmag.com

An icy new map of Antarctica could help direct the search for alien life
salon.com

Scientists Are Finally Close to Digitally Recreating Worm Brains
vice.com

Video: Queen Alexandra: Royal photographer of behind-the-scenes Royal Family life in the Edwardian era [8:43]
youtube.com

Mum who killed her baby ‘haunted’ by secret for 25 years
bbc.com

Metal Detectorists Unearth Ancient Dagger Decorated With Tiny Stars, Crescent Moons and Geometric Patterns
smithsonianmag.com

How bacteria could help build and maintain cities on the moon
space.com

North America is Dripping from Below, Geoscientists Discover
jsg.utexas.edu

The Undying Unicorn
daily.jstor.org

Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field
popsci.com

Woman contacted by stranger on DNA site – and the truth about her birth unravelled
bbc.com

Climate Violence Is Coming for Rich Countries, and They’re Not Ready
thewalrus.ca

Scientists Recover Underwater Camera Designed to Snap Photos of Loch Ness Monster [in 1970]
futurism.com

‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war
theguardian.com

Brain Structure That Filters Consciousness Identified
scientificamerican.com

Perseverance Witnesses Larger Dust Devil Consuming Smaller One on Mars
sci.news

Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots
nytimes.com

This week: Zoom discrimination, whale pinging, adorable aggression, and more!
damninteresting.com

Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says
arstechnica.com

Video: World’s Most Dangerous Bus Route In Peru [3:17]
youtube.com

Something Truly Scary Discovered at The Bottom of Belize’s Great Blue Hole
sciencealert.com

How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory
quantamagazine.org

Iconic “rotting flesh” scented corpse flower in grave danger of dying out
newatlas.com

Jupiter’s mysterious hotspot created by solar wind: study
abc.net.au

How a ‘mudball’ meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America
space.com

160x More Power From a Twist: The Metamaterial Breakthrough Redefining Energy Storage
scitechdaily.com

Booze Makes Male Fruit Flies More Attractive to Females
vice.com

Video: South Korea is Over [14:46]
youtube.com

Insightful Japanese Model Explains How Earthquakes Happen
mymodernmet.com

40-Foot Waves Slam Into Cruise Ship in Nausea-Inducing Video
vice.com • (sea also)

‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour
theguardian.com

How to talk for a very, very long time
popsci.com

The Real Story Behind Sam Altman’s Firing From OpenAI
msn.com

Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop
nytimes.com • (see also)

NASA proves its electric moon dust shield works on the lunar surface
space.com

Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
nytimes.com

D-VHS History: A Confusing DRM-Laden Video Format That Looked Great
tedium.co

The Lingering Mystery of the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke
atlasobscura.com

Everyone Loved a Colorado Prison’s VFW Post—Until a Popular YouTuber Heard About It
5280.com

Photos: Search-and-Rescue Dogs
theatlantic.com