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The World’s Oldest Story? Astronomers Say Global Myths About ‘Seven Sisters’ Stars May Reach Back 100,000 Years
singularityhub.com

The status of supersymmetry
symmetrymagazine.org

New video reveals electric eels joining forces for a successful fishing trip
syfy.com

A brief history of some of America’s most fraught presidential transitions
nationalgeographic.com

Napoleon’s defeat in Egypt gave birth to Egyptology
nationalgeographic.com

Can This Group Revive the Finicky Corpse Flower?
wired.com

Nepalese team makes first successful winter ascent of K2
theguardian.com

WHO team in China: Searching for coronavirus′ birthplace
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DRC: How the CIA got Patrice Lumumba
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Toronto man returns 10-year old girl’s private diary … 38 years later
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A New Drug for Peanut Allergies Is Offering Hope for Food Allergy Sufferers
discovermagazine.com

The Crooked Geometry of Round Trips
quantamagazine.org

The rise and fall (and rise again) of retro car design
arstechnica.com

That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure … in 1938
theconversation.com

How Medieval Europe Finally Ditched Roman Numerals
discovermagazine.com

This Black Hole Is Really Taking Its Time Eating a Poor Star
gizmodo.com

How the Civil War Got Its Name
daily.jstor.org

Enormous pigeon-eating catfish wreaking havoc on Europe’s ecosystems
nationalgeographic.com

On this day in 1919 a giant molasses tank exploded in Boston
damninteresting.com

The secret letters of history’s first-known businesswomen
bbc.com

100 days of warning: inside the Boogaloo killings of US law enforcement
theguardian.com

Happy 20th birthday, Wikipedia!
diff.wikimedia.org

Mathematicians Probe Unsolved Hilbert Polynomial Problem
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This week: Clones among us, unfresh sushi, how to brighten your lightning, interstellar parkland, and more
damninteresting.com

When B-17 Bombers Became Actual Bombs: WWII Bomber Footage
popularmechanics.com

How viruses shape our world
nationalgeographic.com

Video: Tensegrity Explained [11:06]
youtube.com

NASA declares Mars lander InSight’s burrowing ‘mole’ is dead
cnet.com

See how volcanoes spark lightning storms
nationalgeographic.com

How the IWW Grew after the Centralia Tragedy
daily.jstor.org

Mystery of massive, train-stopping millipede swarms solved
livescience.com

Bali’s thieving monkeys can spot high-value items to ransom
theguardian.com

See how viruses look up close
nationalgeographic.com

One of the Biggest Mafia Trials Ever Has Begun in a Giant Custom-Built Courtroom
vice.com

How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption
wired.com

Why tardigrades spilled all over the Moon in 2020
inverse.com

Here’s what we know sex with Neanderthals was like
bbc.com

The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Nantucket Whaleships
publicdomainreview.org

Who Was Charles Curtis, the First Vice President of Color?
smithsonianmag.com

Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
archive.is

‘Rent-a-person who does nothing’ in Tokyo receives endless requests, gratitude
mainichi.jp

Shorter workweeks may lead to less smoking, thinner waistlines
academictimes.com

Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They’re Ultra-Efficient
spectrum.ieee.org

The most distant quasar ever found is hiding a seriously supermassive black hole
space.com

Psychedelic Mushrooms Grew in a Man’s Veins After He Injected Them
gizmodo.com

45,000-Year-Old Pig Painting in Indonesia May Be Oldest Known Animal Art
smithsonianmag.com

On Abraham Lincoln’s Convoluted Plan For the Abolition of Slavery
lithub.com

Why Some Plants Are Parasites
daily.jstor.org

Yellow mealworm safe for humans to eat, says EU food safety agency
theguardian.com

The Story of Real-Life Dire Wolves Is Finally Emerging
gizmodo.com

The Messy Business of Scrubbing 2,000 Years of Bird Poop From an Egyptian Temple
atlasobscura.com

Video: The Riemann Hypothesis, Explained [16:23]
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22 Orphans Gave Up Everything to Distribute the World’s First Vaccine
theatlantic.com

Rocky ‘super-Earth’ planet spotted orbiting one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars
space.com

Why are flies so hard to swat?
livescience.com

The Unsettling Truth About the ‘Mostly Harmless’ Hiker
wired.com

How Do Archaeologists Know Where to Dig?
daily.jstor.org

What Antarctic Meteorites Tell Us About Earth’s Origins
smithsonianmag.com

Fenn treasure hunter pleads guilty for damage caused in Yellowstone Park
arstechnica.com

The 2,000-year-old Wonder Women who inspired the comic
bbc.com