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31 July 2021

Why animals recognise numbers but only humans can do maths

theconversation.com

260 years ago today a French ship crashed on a lost and hostile island. The survivors were remarkably resourceful.

damninteresting.com

What Leisure Means for People Who Are Homeless

daily.jstor.org

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15’s Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

lithub.com

Video: How to Clean Dirty Money [7:46]

youtube.com

During the English Civil War, Women Fought, Spied, and Defended Castles

atlasobscura.com

Astronomers investigate the layered atmosphere of a brown dwarf

slashgear.com

Collisions of Light Produce Matter/Antimatter from Pure Energy (a direct demonstration of E=mc^2)

bnl.gov

Neuroscientists discover how taking breaks while learning improves memory

newatlas.com

Remains of High-Born Woman and Twin Fetuses Found in 4,000-Year-Old Urn

smithsonianmag.com

The secrets of the Alps’ strange red snow

bbc.com • (see also)

A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets

nytimes.com

30 July 2021

Less invasive neuron-activating device shines light through the skull

newatlas.com

This week: 🐈 Spying on cats, 🦜 trash can cockatoos, 💳 rewards program shenanigans, and more!

damninteresting.com

What is the world’s deepest cave?

zmescience.com

First ‘Time Crystal’ Built Using Google’s Quantum Computer

quantamagazine.org

This Newly Discovered World Is The Closest Directly Imaged Exoplanet Ever

sciencealert.com

The British shipwreck that changed the world

bbc.com

Legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut reveals what happened to his body after he ate 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes

insider.com

Image: A representative screenshot from the FBI’s response to our FOIA request regarding “The Pond”

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Video: Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison [8:14]

youtube.com

Experience: ‘I survived a plane crash that killed 151 people’

theguardian.com

Video: The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve [22:08]

youtube.com • (see also)

Physicists at CERN Just Discovered a Brand New Particle

interestingengineering.com

‘Climate change has become real’: extreme weather sinks prime US tourism site

theguardian.com

How Did Hitler Succeed? And Why Wasn’t He Stopped?

saturdayeveningpost.com • (see also)

How to give a Neanderthal a blood transfusion

cosmosmagazine.com

29 July 2021

Russia rocket mishap briefly nudges International Space Station out of position

theguardian.com

This Cyclic Model of the Universe Has Cosmologists Rethinking the Big Bang

discovermagazine.com

Scientists Are Working to Decipher the Puzzle of ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’

leaps.org

The Incredible Fig

nautil.us

Video: The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths [8:45]

youtube.com

Hyenas Left a Massive Pile of Bones in a Saudi Arabian Lava Tube

gizmodo.com

The Search for Alien Artifacts Begins

discovermagazine.com

How NBC Packed an Entire 1950s TV Studio Into a Cadillac

popularmechanics.com

Facebook’s Broken Vows

newyorker.com

Murder in Whip City

medium.com

Video: The Spring Paradox [9:29]

youtube.com

The largest news agency in the US changes crime reporting practices to ‘do less harm and give people second chances’

theconversation.com

Gallery: 2021 Minimalist Photography Awards

newatlas.com

She exposed how Facebook enabled global political manipulation. Now she’s telling her story.

technologyreview.com • (see also)

‘It’s a Miracle That We Are Still Alive’: Inside Sardinia’s Terrifying Firestorm

gizmodo.com

Energy Dome uses carbon dioxide as a grid-scale battery

newatlas.com

Were Black GIs Killed in a World War II–Era Race Riot?

atlasobscura.com

Water transformed into shiny, golden metal

nature.com

Was Lord Kelvin wrong? A 3D-printed shape casts doubt on his 150-year-old theory

livescience.com • (see also)

How the Airline Industry Got Wise to Seat Belts

airspacemag.com

The Tragic Case of the Wrong Thomas James

gq.com

The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary

nautil.us

Man v food: is lab-grown meat really going to solve our nasty agriculture problem?

theguardian.com

28 July 2021

The curious link between motherhood and dental problems

theatlantic.com

2 Red Objects Were Found in the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There.

nytimes.com

First detection of light from behind a black hole

news.stanford.edu

On this day in 1866, following a monumental effort, the first trans-Atlantic communication cable was completed

damninteresting.com

Photos of California’s Dixie Fire

theatlantic.com

How do ‘Tatooine’ planets survive with 2 suns?

space.com

Canadian Arctic fossils may be the oldest animal ever found, study suggests

cbc.ca

On this day in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building

damninteresting.com

Bats are born knowing the speed of sound

massivesci.com

Mergers, twists, and pentagons: The architecture of honeycombs

arstechnica.com

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Why animals recognise numbers but only humans can do maths

260 years ago today a French ship crashed on a lost and hostile island. The survivors were remarkably resourceful.

What Leisure Means for People Who Are Homeless

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15’s Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Video: How to Clean Dirty Money [7:46]

During the English Civil War, Women Fought, Spied, and Defended Castles

Astronomers investigate the layered atmosphere of a brown dwarf

Collisions of Light Produce Matter/Antimatter from Pure Energy (a direct demonstration of E=mc^2)

Neuroscientists discover how taking breaks while learning improves memory

Remains of High-Born Woman and Twin Fetuses Found in 4,000-Year-Old Urn

The secrets of the Alps’ strange red snow

A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets

Less invasive neuron-activating device shines light through the skull

This week: 🐈 Spying on cats, 🦜 trash can cockatoos, 💳 rewards program shenanigans, and more!

What is the world’s deepest cave?

First ‘Time Crystal’ Built Using Google’s Quantum Computer

This Newly Discovered World Is The Closest Directly Imaged Exoplanet Ever

The British shipwreck that changed the world

Legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut reveals what happened to his body after he ate 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes

Image: A representative screenshot from the FBI’s response to our FOIA request regarding “The Pond”

Video: Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison [8:14]

Experience: ‘I survived a plane crash that killed 151 people’

Video: The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve [22:08]

Physicists at CERN Just Discovered a Brand New Particle

‘Climate change has become real’: extreme weather sinks prime US tourism site

How Did Hitler Succeed? And Why Wasn’t He Stopped?

How to give a Neanderthal a blood transfusion

Russia rocket mishap briefly nudges International Space Station out of position

This Cyclic Model of the Universe Has Cosmologists Rethinking the Big Bang

Scientists Are Working to Decipher the Puzzle of ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’

The Incredible Fig

Video: The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths [8:45]

Hyenas Left a Massive Pile of Bones in a Saudi Arabian Lava Tube

The Search for Alien Artifacts Begins

How NBC Packed an Entire 1950s TV Studio Into a Cadillac

Facebook’s Broken Vows

Murder in Whip City

Video: The Spring Paradox [9:29]

The largest news agency in the US changes crime reporting practices to ‘do less harm and give people second chances’

Gallery: 2021 Minimalist Photography Awards

She exposed how Facebook enabled global political manipulation. Now she’s telling her story.

‘It’s a Miracle That We Are Still Alive’: Inside Sardinia’s Terrifying Firestorm

Energy Dome uses carbon dioxide as a grid-scale battery

Were Black GIs Killed in a World War II–Era Race Riot?

Water transformed into shiny, golden metal

Was Lord Kelvin wrong? A 3D-printed shape casts doubt on his 150-year-old theory

How the Airline Industry Got Wise to Seat Belts

The Tragic Case of the Wrong Thomas James

The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary

Man v food: is lab-grown meat really going to solve our nasty agriculture problem?

The curious link between motherhood and dental problems

2 Red Objects Were Found in the Asteroid Belt. They Shouldn’t Be There.

First detection of light from behind a black hole

On this day in 1866, following a monumental effort, the first trans-Atlantic communication cable was completed

Photos of California’s Dixie Fire

How do ‘Tatooine’ planets survive with 2 suns?

Canadian Arctic fossils may be the oldest animal ever found, study suggests

On this day in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building

Bats are born knowing the speed of sound

Mergers, twists, and pentagons: The architecture of honeycombs

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