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Vacuum-Sealed Container From 1972 Moon Landing Will Finally Be Opened
gizmodo.com

Flexible paper-based battery is designed to biodegrade once discarded
newatlas.com

Quantum physics requires imaginary numbers to explain reality
sciencenews.org

A tantalizing clue to why omicron is spreading so quickly
npr.org

This week: 🐪 Camel beauty pageants, 🦛 Hippo gut sharing, 🦠 Anti-COVID chewing gum…and more!
damninteresting.com

Are We Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form
theconversation.com

How a strange bird from Mexico became a Christmas staple
bbc.com

Pluto’s bizarre polygons now have a science explanation
space.com

Video: Fingers Crossed for the James Webb Space Telescope [15:05]
youtube.com

Whatever Happened to Airships?
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Mel Brooks on the Making of Spaceballs
lithub.com

What Does It Mean for AI to Understand?
quantamagazine.org

NASA’s Perseverance rover finds organic chemicals on Mars
space.com

What’s Stopping Scientists from Making Viable Synthetic Blood?
insidescience.org

The American Addiction to Speeding
slate.com

This Millipede Has 1,306 Legs—The Most on Earth
theatlantic.com

Video: Why New York’s Billionaires’ Row Is Half Empty [28:37]
youtube.com

The lawyer who tried faking his death, and the writer exposing his crime dynasty
theguardian.com

How a fly’s brain calculates its position in space
phys.org

A Sun-Like Star Just Blasted out a Flare That Would be Devastating if it Happened Here
universetoday.com • (see also)

The Appeal of Artists Who Won Fame After Death
wsj.com

Even Really Massive Stars Seem to Have Planets
universetoday.com

Scientists Just Found a ‘Significant’ Volume of Water Inside Mars’ Grand Canyon
interestingengineering.com

From hairpin to house: woman who mastered ‘trading up’ realizes dream
theguardian.com

Here Are the Juiciest Bits From the Secret JFK Document Dump
thedailybeast.com

The CIA Once Wanted to Use Dolphins to Sink Enemy Ships
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Video: This Is A Film About The James Webb Space Telescope [9:09]
youtube.com

Meet the bat that eats other bats
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Surgeons in New York Successfully Transplant Pig Kidneys to Two People
gizmodo.com

A potential hangup for quantum computing: Cosmic rays
arstechnica.com

Why the World’s Astronomers Are Very, Very Anxious Right Now
nytimes.com

Mayo Clinic research finds immune system responds to mRNA treatment for cancer
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org

Solid-State Batteries Are Here and They’re Going to Change How We Live
popularmechanics.com

Video: Parker Solar Probe Encounters Streamers on the Way to the Sun [0:13]
youtube.com

Bugs across globe are evolving to eat plastic, study finds
theguardian.com

Spacecraft enters the Sun’s corona for the first time in history
eurekalert.org

US prep schools held student exchanges with elite Nazi academies
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: Why We Should NOT Look For Aliens [12:11]
youtube.com • (see also)

NASA is tracking two explorers across Antarctica to prepare humans for Mars
livescience.com

The Dark History of Hawai‘i’s Iconic Hand Gesture
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

The Breakthrough Problem, or Why the Drugs Don’t Work Like They Used To
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Photo: On this day in 1972, the Apollo 17 rover in its final resting place. Humans have not set foot on the moon since.
damninteresting.com

New research explains Earth’s peculiar chemical composition
phys.org

A Gene-Tweaked Jellyfish Offers a Glimpse of Other Minds
wired.com

Ghost riders: the invisible lives of Johannesburg food couriers
theguardian.com

NASA Begins Testing Robotics for Daring Space Mission To Bring First Samples Back From Mars
scitechdaily.com

Video: Why movie theaters aren’t dead yet [7:03]
youtube.com

Brain surgeons and rocket scientists no brighter than the rest of us, study finds
theguardian.com

Discovery of Sub-Earth Planet: Ultra-Light and Super-Fast Exoplanet Is Not Like Anything in Our Solar System
scitechdaily.com

Giant Arc of Galaxies Puts Basic Cosmology Under Scrutiny
quantamagazine.org

Could an Infamous WWII Bunker Become a Symbol of Peace?
atlasobscura.com

When did scientists first warn humanity about climate change?
livescience.com

Unorthodox “Exercise in a Pill” Could Offer Simple Solution to Those Incapable of Physical Activity
scitechdaily.com • (see also)

The Lost Diary of Anthony Bourdain
rollingstone.com

Operation Whistle Pig: Inside the secret CBP unit with no rules that investigates Americans
news.yahoo.com

She killed her ex-husband in self-defense. Can she now find peace?
theguardian.com

Can oil and water mix?
phys.org

2023 mission to Venus will skim the acidic clouds for signs of life
newatlas.com

NASA’s new sleeping bags could prevent eyeball ‘squashing’ on the ISS
engadget.com