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15 French volunteers leave cave after 40 days without daylight or clocks
theguardian.com

A photography project reveals the allure of equations in mathematicians’ blackboard work
scientificamerican.com

How a secretary and single mom invented Liquid Paper
thehustle.co

Bad software sent postal workers to jail, because no one wanted to admit it could be wrong
theverge.com

Gravity-based batteries try to beat their chemical cousins with winches, weights, and mine shafts
sciencemag.org • (see also)

On Hubble’s 31st birthday, NASA points at a stunning ‘celebrity star’
mashable.com

Fish Sticks Make No Sense
theatlantic.com

Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
sciencemag.org

Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life beneath its surface, study finds
brown.edu

So Much Hinges on the Existence of Ancient Black Holes
theatlantic.com

‘Pressure Quenching’ Raises Hopes of Practical Room Temperature Superconductivity
discovermagazine.com

Sisters With Transistors: inside the fascinating film about electronic music’s forgotten pioneers
theguardian.com

Video: ‘I Made A Water Computer And It Actually Works’ [16:29]
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Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough
bbc.com

The Ill-Fated Idea to Move the Nation’s Capital to St. Louis
smithsonianmag.com

Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms
cbc.ca

When Cats, Peaches, Lunch (and Letters) were Mailed Beneath the Streets of NYC
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This week: Feline bellies, gross-out thresholds, hole phobia, and more
damninteresting.com

On this day in 1985 the Coca-Cola Company introduced “New Coke”
damninteresting.com

Chernobyl Survivors Didn’t Pass on Harmful Mutations to Their Children, Study Finds
gizmodo.com

Video: How Banana Waste Is Turned Into Rugs, Fabric, And Hair Extensions [5:26]
youtube.com • (see also)

Hallucinating mice could help us understand schizophrenia
massivesci.com

Rerouting the Mississippi River could build new land—and save a retreating coast
sciencemag.org

‘Damn! This is a Caravaggio!’: the inside story of an old master found in Spain
theguardian.com

US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine
bbc.com

So Much Hinges on the Existence of Ancient Black Holes
theatlantic.com

The Space Telescope That Could Find a Second Earth
airspacemag.com

Works of art compel our attention – but can they change us?
aeon.co

Sorry Jurassic Park, New Research About The T-Rex Blows A Hole In Some Iconic Scenes
cinemablend.com

States Take Social Security Benefits Of Foster Care Children To Pay For Services
npr.org

Eco-friendly concrete swaps out sand for activated clay
newatlas.com

When Paid Applauders Ruled the Paris Opera House
daily.jstor.org

Crew Of ‘Ever Given’ Could Be Stuck On The Big Boat For Years
jalopnik.com

Astronomers Don’t Know What Our Black Hole Ate, but They Definitely Saw It Belch
gizmodo.com

Tiberius, Imperial Detective
atlasobscura.com

The inside of an exciton has been captured for the first time
academictimes.com

DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists
quantamagazine.org

Irish Farmer Stumbles Onto ‘Untouched’ Ancient Tomb
smithsonianmag.com

Video: ‘I Accidentally Discovered My Long Lost Twin on TikTok’ [8:31]
video.vice.com

Winners of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards
theatlantic.com

Tiny newfound ‘Unicorn’ is closest known black hole to Earth
space.com

Perseverance rover just made oxygen on Mars
cnn.com

Is Tony Clifton Really Andy Kaufman?
culturesonar.com

Nil-by-mouth foodie: The chef who will never eat again
bbc.com

Van Gogh’s Sketches In Letters To His Brother and Friends
flashbak.com

How Maxwell’s Demon Continues to Startle Scientists
quantamagazine.org

Thalidomide, a bitter pill
wellcomecollection.org

The Pregnant Woman Who Led a Legendary Slave Rebellion
narratively.com

The Mother of All Accidents
nautil.us

Video: Where Did the Big Bang Happen? [5:36]
youtube.com

What we’re learning from the rare cases of COVID-19 in vaccinated people
theverge.com

Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions
theconversation.com

Nuclear fallout is showing up in U.S. honey, decades after bomb tests
sciencemag.org

‘It blew our minds’: the surfers who braved sharks to ride Africa’s mightiest wave
theguardian.com

Fluid physics gives new insight into old murder case
academictimes.com

How Can a Basilica Stay Dry Amid Venice’s Rising Waters?
atlasobscura.com

Army ants build safety scaffolds to catch their falling friends
newatlas.com

The Fracking Lottery
longreads.com

Scientists rediscover lost coffee species suited to a warmer climate
cbc.ca

Archaeologists Solve a Decades-Old Harriet Tubman Mystery
nytimes.com