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Why Hitler and Stalin Hated Esperanto, the 135-Year-Old Language of Peace
smithsonianmag.com

The hilarious 17th century crusade against coffee
beim.coffee

These Vaccines Will Take Aim at Covid—and Its Entire SARS Lineage
wired.com

Video: Why earthworms come to the surface when they sense vibrations in the earth [4:59]
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“Necrobotics” tech uses spider carcasses as robotic grippers
newatlas.com

How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story
apnews.com • (see also)

He Runs a New York Real Estate Empire. Did He Steal It?
nytimes.com

Scientists Finally Discover What Caused the Collapse of This Ancient Kingdom
scitechdaily.com

Australia’s Somerton man mystery ‘solved’ as DNA points to man’s identity, professor claims
cnn.com

This Might Be the Weirdest-Looking Rocket We’ve Ever Seen
futurism.com

Earth’s Wobbly Inner Core Illuminated by Nuclear Explosions
eos.org

Video: Medieval Table Manners [20:41]
youtube.com

When Cities Treated Cars as Dangerous Intruders
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Europe’s Martian orbiter releases incredible pictures of the Red Planet’s ‘Grand Canyon’
sciencefocus.com

Robot outperforms surgeon in precision training task, bringing us one step closer to fully automated surgeries
spectrum.ieee.org

Scenes From California’s Fast-Moving Oak Fire
theatlantic.com

On this day in 1959, Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin rode the thunder
damninteresting.com

Why One Critical Second Can Wreak Havoc on the Internet
cnet.com

Freight Trains With Carbon Capture Cars? Researchers Say It Could Work
thedrive.com

Video: Ferdinand Porsche – A Man ahead of His Time [18:53]
youtube.com

Wildfires Are Setting Off 100-Year-Old Bombs on WWI Battlefields
vice.com

Diabetes breakthrough restores insulin production using existing drug
newatlas.com

Fossil of ‘earliest animal predator’ is named after David Attenborough
theguardian.com • (see also)

Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies in a book recently rediscovered on a library shelf
theconversation.com • (see also)

Now We Know Why Jupiter Doesn’t Have Big, Glorious Rings Like Saturn
sciencealert.com

Disaster on Denali: Inside a 1000-Foot Fall on America’s Highest Peak
businessinsider.com

The mysterious inner life of the octopus
bbc.com

Video: These Squishy Dots Move So Fast You Might Miss Them [9:35]
youtube.com

Ancient Lava Caves in Hawai’i Are Teeming With Mysterious Life Forms
sciencealert.com

Mechanics invent an axle that can achieve steering angles of up to 80 degrees
interestingengineering.com

Two decades of Alzheimer’s research may be based on deliberate fraud that has cost millions of lives
dailykos.com • More info

Two Weeks In, the Webb Space Telescope Is Reshaping Astronomy
quantamagazine.org

The heaviest neutron star on record is 2.35 times the mass of the sun
sciencenews.org

The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris
wired.co.uk

The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change
bbc.com

Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent
theguardian.com

Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
neurosciencenews.com

Another Chinese Rocket Could Be Headed for a Dangerous Uncontrolled Reentry
gizmodo.com

Vintage color photographs show the early days of Las Vegas’ nightlife, 1950s
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How Professor Maynard Burned Down: The criminologist on trial for serial arson
nymag.com

Video: Why motion capture is harder than it looks [8:35]
youtube.com

Mechanochemical breakthrough unlocks cheap, safe, powdered hydrogen
newatlas.com

LOOK! Webb data reveals ground-breaking images of potentially habitable star system
inverse.com

NASA moon program aims for a daring commercial landing on the far side in 2025
space.com • (see also)

On this day in 1983 a passenger liner ran out of fuel mid-flight
damninteresting.com

The Fascinating Story of Yaupon, America’s Forgotten Tea
mymodernmet.com

This week: 🚢Shipping container toxins, 🧩puzzle crazes, 🧠woodpecker brains, and more!
damninteresting.com

Video: Have Scientists Finally Confirmed Ball Lightning? [12:23]
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Ant colonies resemble neural networks when making decisions
zmescience.com

One of The First Animals to Venture Onto Land Went Straight Back Into The Water
sciencealert.com

‘Experience: I was attacked by a wild boar while surfing’
theguardian.com

Video: The Scientist Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions [22:34]
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Eerie glow in sky confuses Australian town and outs cannabis farm
bbc.com

Nasa images show extreme withering of Lake Mead over 22 years
theguardian.com

Lost Film Rolls of the Fall of the Soviet Union Developed 26 Years Later
petapixel.com

Scientists Analyzed Penguin DNA And Found Something Quite Remarkable
sciencealert.com

No, the James Webb Space Telescope Didn’t Find the ‘Oldest Galaxy’ Ever
cnet.com

The world’s largest crystal cave
bbc.com

All-in-one solar tower produces jet fuel from CO2, water and sunlight
newatlas.com

History, Cosplay, and Comic-Con
daily.jstor.org