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Buried in concrete: how the mafia made a killing from the destruction of Italy’s south
theguardian.com

64 years ago British Army leaders ordered 10 “chicken powered” nuclear landmines from the USA
damninteresting.com

A new green air-conditioning system manages without nasty gases
archive.is

Why do nuclear bombs form mushroom clouds?
livescience.com • (see also)

“We’re Not Allowed to Hang Up”: The Harsh Reality of Working in Customer Service
propublica.org

The lie of “expired” food and the disastrous truth of America’s food waste problem
vox.com

The Science of Aliens: What Color Would Their Blood Be?
airspacemag.com

Monosodium glutamate is found in all kinds of foods, but is unfairly connected to ‘Chinese food syndrome’
cbc.ca

The argument for switching off lights at night
bbc.com

Hubble spots a galaxy warped and magnified by intense gravity
mashable.com

‘Tweezers of sound’ can pick objects up without physical contact
eurekalert.org

Mysteries of the Oort Cloud at the Edge of Our Solar System
discovermagazine.com

How Do We Know What Ancient People Ate? Their Dirty Dishes.
theatlantic.com

Why does the Universe exist at all?
sciencefocus.com

The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot
bbc.com

How Mockingbirds Compose Songs Just Like Beethoven
wired.com

‘The air is toxic’: how an idyllic California lake became a nightmare
theguardian.com • (see also)

Putting a gravitational wave detector on the Moon could find new physics
newatlas.com

On this day in 1915 a passenger steamer full of people capsized off a Chicago pier
damninteresting.com

Ancient Roman road and dock discovered in Venice lagoon
theguardian.com

Video: Why Can’t We Find MH370 [18:04]
youtube.com

The Jessica Simulation: Love and loss in the age of A.I.
sfchronicle.com

This week: 🐍 Snake venom super glue, 🐠 monster goldfish, 🍄 prehistoric psychedelics
damninteresting.com

Bird brain: Why a cockatoo trick in Australia has scientists enthralled
nbcnews.com

Video: Driverless Cars Are Already Here [18:07]
youtube.com • (see also)

Gallery: Apollo’s First Lunar Rover, Driven 50 Years Ago
theatlantic.com

Marsquakes reveal Red Planet has surprisingly large core, thin crust
space.com

Remains of impact that created the Moon may lie deep within Earth
sciencemag.org • (see also)

Video: Is Apollo 11’s Lunar Module Still In Orbit Around The Moon 52 Years Later? [11:06]
youtube.com

On this day in 1983, an Air Canada passenger liner lost both engines mid-flight
damninteresting.com

The Rain Is Becoming an Issue
slate.com

Picturing Scent: The Tale of a Beached Whale
publicdomainreview.org

Laocoön and His Sons: The revealing detail in an ancient find
bbc.com

Did static electricity — not Gus Grissom — blow the hatch of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft?
astronomy.com

When Americans Dreamed of Kitchen Computers
atlasobscura.com

A new study by German researchers shows that folks who get migraines will more likely feel motion sickness and dizziness
newsmax.com

‘Welcome to the Mesh, Brother’: Guerrilla Wi-Fi Comes to New York
nytimes.com

The long-term quest to build a ‘galactic civilisation’
bbc.com

Video: World Record Chain Fountain? The Mould Effect Explained [21:36]
youtube.com • Counterargument

On this day in 1944 a history-making economic conference came to an end
damninteresting.com

Video: The paradox at the heart of mathematics: Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem [5:19]
youtube.com

Switzerland’s gravity-defying solution
bbc.com

The hidden world of cats: what our feline friends are doing when we’re not looking
theguardian.com

A Grizzly Bear Terrorized a Man for Days in Alaska. The Coast Guard Saw His SOS.
nytimes.com

The Story Behind Ohm’s Law
hackaday.com

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of Moon-Forming Disk Around Young Exoplanet
gizmodo.com

Reflections as the Internet Archive turns 25
blog.archive.org

Across the Atlantic on the Hindenberg
airspacemag.com • (see also)

Gorgeous Illustrations From Prentzinger’s Celestial Atlas – 1851
flashbak.com

Plasmid, Virus or Other? DNA ‘Borgs’ Blur Boundaries.
quantamagazine.org

Slime mold and cancer cells “sniff” their way through mazes by breaking down chemical molecules
massivesci.com

Where America’s Lost Luggage Ends Up
messynessychic.com

Why Did Napoleon Hide His Hand In Portraits? His Missing Hand Explained
historyextra.com

China adding finishing touches to world-first thorium nuclear reactor
newatlas.com

One of the biggest myths about EVs is busted in new study
theverge.com

Synthetic spider silk stronger and tougher than the real thing
newatlas.com

Insulin was discovered 100 years ago – but it took a lot more than one scientific breakthrough to get a diabetes treatment to patients
theconversation.com

NASA Wants Standards for Evaluating Claims of Extraterrestrial Life
airspacemag.com

Record Floods Unleash Deadly Destruction Across Central China
gizmodo.com

UC Berkeley scientists developed an ultrathin magnet only one atom thick
slashgear.com