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The country with a ‘fifth season’
bbc.com

A material that is superconductive at room temperature and lower pressure
phys.org

Remembering near-death dramas on a Russian space station
nationalgeographic.com

New Result From Large Hadron Collider Challenges Leading Theory in Physics – Cannot Be Explained by Our Current Laws of Nature
scitechdaily.com

Douglas Adams’ note to self reveals author found writing torture
theguardian.com

Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid
bbc.com

This Music Video Does Not Exist – Machine-generated music and accompanying video
thismusicvideodoesnotexist.com

How the World’s Oldest Wooden Sculpture Is Reshaping Prehistory
nytimes.com

Vesuvius killed people of Pompeii in 15 minutes, study suggests
theguardian.com

The Palatial Ruins of the First Western Black Monarchy
messynessychic.com

Made of fungi, mycelium hits market as green substitute for leather, plastic
cbc.ca

Scientists Have Discovered a New Pattern In a Repeating Signal from Space
vice.com

The Almost-Unbelievable True Story of the Sidewinder Missile
popularmechanics.com

How Three Women Led the Fight against Pertussis
daily.jstor.org

Railway Spine, The Mystery Disease That Changed Our Understanding Of Psychology
jalopnik.com

‘I’ve Been Targeted With Probably the Most Vicious Corporate Counterattack in American History’
esquire.com

Research Evidence Strongly Shows COVID-19 Link to Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo
scitechdaily.com

‘Remember the Internet’: An Encyclopedia of Online Life
theatlantic.com

‘Horrific’: swarms of spiders flee into homes – and up legs – to escape NSW floods
theguardian.com

How Van Gogh paid for his mentally ill sister’s care decades after his death
theguardian.com

Billions of Day-Old Chicks Are Shredded, Gassed, and Suffocated
theatlantic.com

Photos of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano
theatlantic.com

Margarita Gracheva’s ex-husband cut off her hands. Now, she has a show on Russian TV
cbc.ca

How Cairo Became a Cosmopolitan Destination in the 1920s
lithub.com

How Ancient ‘Deer’ Lost Their Legs and Became Whales
discovermagazine.com

How Mary Fields Became “Stagecoach Mary”
daily.jstor.org

The wannabe food influencer who’s wanted by the FBI
theguardian.com

The ancient fabric that no one knows how to make
bbc.com

Physicists Discover the Elusive Odderon, First Predicted 50 Years Ago
gizmodo.com

Erasing Women from Science? There’s a Name for That
daily.jstor.org

Long-Dormant Volcano in Iceland Awakens in Fiery Eruption
earther.gizmodo.com

The Secret Auction That Set Off the Race for AI Supremacy
wired.com • (see also)

Can Magic Mushrooms Heal Us?
nytimes.com

Video: What a vaccine’s “efficacy rate” actually means [7:01]
youtube.com

Where Are Those Shoes You Ordered? Check the Ocean Floor
wired.com

Spacewatch: mission to clean up space debris set for launch
theguardian.com

How Mrs. Edge Saved the Birds
smithsonianmag.com

Sequoyah and the Almost-Forgotten History of Cherokee Numerals
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

The story behind Albert Einstein’s most iconic photo
dw.com

The mysterious cause of sea star wasting syndrome is a mystery no more
massivesci.com

Video: Glitterbomb Trap Catches Phone Scammer (who gets arrested) [23:13]
youtube.com

Earth Has Been Hiding a Fifth Layer in Its Inner Core
discovermagazine.com

Mile-long ship tunnel will offer safe passage through hazardous peninsula
newatlas.com

Weirdo Manta Shark Found Fossilized in Mexican Limestone
gizmodo.com

The Mystery of ‘Harriet Cole’
atlasobscura.com

This week: Drugged ursines, Antikythera secrets, quantum bacteria, and more
damninteresting.com

Wormholes Open for Transport
physics.aps.org

Video: Introducing the Baroque Theorbo [9:58]
youtube.com

America’s Covid Swab Supply Depends on Two Cousins Who Hate Each Other
bloomberg.com

Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal
theguardian.com

The True Story Behind ‘The Courier’
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Scientists starved E. coli for 1200 days to learn about bacterial evolution
massivesci.com

The Not-So-Straightforward Story of Women and Trousers
messynessychic.com

All Kinds of Marine Animals Are Mysteriously Circling in Bizarre Discovery
vice.com

The Pastry A.I. That Learned to Fight Cancer
newyorker.com

A mouse embryo has been grown in an artificial womb—humans could be next
technologyreview.com

Astronomers Spot ‘Unique Meteorological Beast’ on Jupiter
gizmodo.com

Ebola may persist in the body for years before sparking new outbreaks
newscientist.com

Scientists determine the origin of extra-solar object ‘Oumuamua
phys.org

The mystery of ‘lost’ rock genius Lee Mavers
bbc.com