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This ruthless African king knew Rome was for sale. He bought it
nationalgeographic.com

A never-before-published article from 1974, written by a leading legal scholar, offers answers that speak to the present
theatlantic.com

Here’s What Learning to Juggle Does to Your Brain
wired.com

The Beginning to the End of the Universe: How black holes die
astronomy.com

Chemists create and capture einsteinium, the elusive 99th element
livescience.com • (see also)

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine looks good in early analysis
arstechnica.com

How To Recognise Clouds – The International Cloud Atlas, 1896
flashbak.com

Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs
quantamagazine.org

The Battle to Bottle Palm Wine
atlasobscura.com

Cabin pressure: the turbulent history of flight attendants
theverge.com

‘I Was a Teenage Beauty Pageant Loser’
thewalrus.ca

The Lion, the Polygamist, and the Biofuel Scam
wired.com

‘I gambled our house away without telling my partner’
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‘A second chance’: first successful face and double hand transplant completed
theguardian.com

Texas sorry after mistakenly sending emergency alert for cursed Chucky doll
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Down Side to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks
nytimes.com

New study cracks the case of why food sticks to center of nonstick pans
arstechnica.com

‘Royal Purple’ Fabric Dated to Time of Biblical King David Found in Israel
smithsonianmag.com

Academic jailed in Iran pulls off daring escape back to Britain
theguardian.com

Spiders hoist big prey with silk ‘pulleys’ — and now scientists know how
livescience.com

Madagascar reckons with an invasive crayfish
harpers.org

Is Van Gogh hiding at the back of this Toulouse-Lautrec drawing?
theartnewspaper.com

Astronomers spot bizarre, never-before-seen activity from one of the strongest magnets in the universe
phys.org

Video: FRONTLINE documentary: China’s COVID Secrets [1:23:17]
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Teenager emerging from 10-month coma has no knowledge of pandemic
theguardian.com

Soon, You Could Be Wearing Mushroom Leather. But Will It Be Better for the Environment?
discovermagazine.com

Hitler’s toilet seat looted by US soldier during World War II up for auction
hindustantimes.com

She posted an ad for a roommate. What’s the worst that could happen?
thecut.com

Haute Grief: Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s Mourning Mask and Veil
hautemacabre.com

Dark matter halo discovered around the ancient dwarf galaxy
techexplorist.com

Video: How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll [10:39]
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On the dangers of seeing human minds as predictive machines
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‘Making our home safe again’: meet the women who clear land mines
theguardian.com

How ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry
nature.com

Physicists Are Reinventing the Laser
gizmodo.com

Three exciting alien moons to get first look up close in nearly 20 years
nationalgeographic.com

2,000-Year-Old Mummy Buried With a Gold Tongue Uncovered in Egypt
sciencealert.com

CIA’s fake Hepatitis B vaccine program in Pakistan helped fuel vaccine distrust
vox.com • (see also)

Newly discovered “nano-chameleon” is world’s smallest known reptile
newatlas.com

Two Sisters Who Changed the Medical Profession
nytimes.com

One man, hundreds of children and a burning question: Why?
nytimes.com

Gold mined in the jungles of Peru brought riches to three friends in Miami—but it also carried ruin
magazine.atavist.com

Bog beetles finally reveal their remarkable age
bbc.com

A Vast Web of Vengeance
nytimes.com

Seeking the Truth Behind Books Bound in Human Skin
atlasobscura.com

Napoleon’s Brother Lived in N.J. Here’s What Happened to the Estate.
nytimes.com

Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control
bbc.com

Professor Avi Loeb: ‘It would be arrogant to think we’re alone in the universe’
theguardian.com

Octopuses sometimes punch fish out of spite
massivesci.com

Why is there something instead of nothing?
earthsky.org

New curio by James Holloway: A Grubby Niche
dam.mn

Apollo 14: The mission that saved the US Moon program
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The Ocean’s Mysterious Vitamin Deficiency
hakaimagazine.com

Satellites orbiting Earth are increasing like crazy
thenextweb.com

This Ammonite Was Fossilized Outside Its Shell
nytimes.com

Here’s How a 635 Million-Year-Old Microfossil May Have Helped Thaw ‘Snowball Earth’
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Is it possible to change a chicken’s sex before it hatches?
theguardian.com

How did a lovestruck English heiress become a notorious American criminal?
medium.com

Naked mole-rats ‘speak’ in different ‘languages’ just like humans, study shows
studyfinds.org • (see also)

Some Plants Use Stickiness to Fend off Hungry Insects
daily.jstor.org