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Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries
atlasobscura.com

Astronomers Use Planet-Hunting Satellite To See White Dwarf “Switch On and Off” for First Time
scitechdaily.com

On this day in 1959 humanity received its first grainy images of the far side of the moon
damninteresting.com

The Greek region too remote for maps
bbc.com

NASA investigating issue with Lucy solar array
spacenews.com

Wild New Paper Claims Earth May Be Surrounded by a Giant Magnetic Tunnel
sciencealert.com

Has Interpol become the long arm of oppressive regimes?
theguardian.com

The Forgotten Preacher Who Predicted Black Holes a Century Ahead of Einstein
interestingengineering.com

Is this 16th century optical illusion the oldest (and darkest) ever?
creativebloq.com

The Ocean Is Swallowing a Town That Can’t Afford to Fight Climate Change
vice.com

Video: A last-ditch effort to save the South African language of Nluu [3:32]
france24.com

‘My life in the mafia’s shadow’: Italy’s most hunted author, Roberto Saviano
theguardian.com

Not Science Fiction: German Scientists Harness the Power of Photosynthesis for New Way To “Breathe”
scitechdaily.com

Resistance at the residential school: Survivors recall 3 hours of freedom in little-known riot
cbc.ca

The Canadian Team on the Hunt for Radioactive Artifacts
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

NASA’s Lucy blasts off on historic mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
cnet.com

Colombia sterilises drug lord Escobar’s hippos
bbc.com

‘I kept finding snakes’: more than 90 rattlesnakes found under California home
theguardian.com

On this day in 1964 China detonated its first a-bomb, prompting the US to install a spy device atop the Himalayas
damninteresting.com

How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible
archive.is

Native elder saved her tribe’s language. Her Tulare County family vows to ‘keep it going’
fresnobee.com

Could a trillion-dollar coin solve the U.S. debt ceiling crisis?
cbc.ca • (see also)

‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
theguardian.com

The antimatter enigma: What is it and why didn’t it destroy the universe?
newatlas.com

Before Pong, There Was Computer Space
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

For the first time ever, researchers have “housebroken” cows
massivesci.com

Epic Particle Collider Experiment in US Could Reveal How Matter Holds Itself Together
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Video: The Hindenburg disaster denoised, upscaled, and colorized using machine learning [5:26]
youtube.com

New Zealand Lays Off Its Official City Wizard After 23 Years of Loyal Service
gizmodo.com

Skyhooks Might Just Make Rockets a Thing of the Past
interestingengineering.com • Not to be confused with

Advanced Civilizations Could use Their Stars to Communicate (and as Telescopes)
universetoday.com

An underwater mystery on Canada’s coast
bbc.com

Man given death sentence for ex-wife’s livestream murder that shocked China
theguardian.com

How to Ship the World’s Largest Space Telescope Across the Ocean
nasa.gov

The climate disaster is here
theguardian.com

Video: This Astronomer Is Determined to Find Another Earth [5:31]
youtube.com

New Findings Suggest Venus Never Had Oceans, Conditions Needed for Life
scitechdaily.com

Wreck of legendary naval cutter USS Bear found off coast of Boston
theguardian.com

Scientists Detect 1,652 Radio Signals From Mysterious Source in Space
vice.com

Scientists Use Photosynthesis to Power an Animal’s Brain
the-scientist.com

I Fiore: A Fighting Man’s 15th Century Self-Defence Manual
flashbak.com

Facebook’s Fall From Grace Looks a Lot Like Ford’s
wired.com

How Animals Map 3D Spaces Surprises Brain Researchers
quantamagazine.org

Video: Water Vapor Detected In Europa’s Atmosphere [1:05]
youtube.com

New record set for coldest temperature—38 picokelvins
phys.org • (see also)

Images of 42 of the Biggest Asteroids in the Solar System
universetoday.com

Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world
reuters.com

Meteorite crashes through roof of Canada woman’s home and on to bed
theguardian.com

Sitting in a Tin Can: Amazing Lunar Photographs from the Apollo Space Missions
flashbak.com

Does the existence of a multiverse hold the key for why nature’s laws seem so simple?
aeon.co

Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online
theguardian.com

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
theatlantic.com

William Shatner in tears after historic space flight: ‘I’m so filled with emotion’
theguardian.com

Video: Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call [8:00]
youtube.com • (see also)

Humans enjoyed beer and blue cheese 2,700 years ago, study finds
france24.com

The Story Of A Guy’s Dad’s Junkyard Airplane Abandoned At An Indian Airport Is Fascinating
jalopnik.com

Brain damage biomarkers detected in cosmonauts after long space jaunts
newatlas.com

Drone Delivers Lungs to Transplant Recipient, a Medical First
gizmodo.com

Planet circling a burned-out star offers a glimpse at the solar system’s fate
nationalgeographic.com

Swarm of near-Earth comets linked to recent ice giant breakup
astronomy.com