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US doctor removes 23 contact lenses stuck in eye like ‘stack of pancakes’
theguardian.com

China’s FAST telescope finds biggest atomic cloud ever discovered
scmp.com

Experiments Spell Doom for Decades-Old Explanation of Quantum Weirdness
quantamagazine.org

Real Zombies and Body Snatchers Live Among Us
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

The stories hidden in the ancient Indian craft of kantha
bbc.com

Meet Nature’s Apex Regenerator: The Mighty Baobab Tree
lithub.com

Yet another scientific body has debunked bitemark analysis
radleybalko.substack.com

On this day in 1998 Zhiqiang Shoe Factory in China announced they were officially halting production of “lotus shoes.”
damninteresting.com

She Was Killed by the Police. Why Were Her Bones in a Museum?
nytimes.com

Bizarre near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year — and scientists aren’t sure why
livescience.com

The Infinite Possibilities in a Tiny Smudge From Outer Space
theatlantic.com

Bubonic plague left lingering scars on the human genome
nature.com

Comedy Wildlife Photo finalists – in pictures
theguardian.com

When a Houseplant Obsession Becomes a Nightmare
wired.com

Scientists Transformed Pure Water Into a Metal, And There’s Footage
sciencealert.com

Genetic traits of Black Death survivors linked to autoimmune diseases today
theguardian.com

How desk jobs alter your brain – and why they’re so tiring
theconversation.com

How a magician-mathematician revealed a casino loophole
bbc.com

Fossils Upend Conventional Wisdom about Evolution of Human Bipedalism
scientificamerican.com

“Monster” black hole may be the closest to Earth found so far
newatlas.com

‘Oumuamua still puzzling scientists 5 years after discovery
space.com

Murder at Sea
hakaimagazine.com

Ukraine’s true detectives: the investigators closing in on Russian war criminals
theguardian.com

How evolution made us laugh.
nautil.us • (see also)

Dark matter “meteors” could be streaking through Earth’s atmosphere
newatlas.com

Radioactive Waste Found on Missouri Elementary School Grounds
smithsonianmag.com

A new type of material called a mechanical neural network can learn and change its physical properties to create adaptable, strong structures
theconversation.com

The Extragalactic Alien Hunt
supercluster.com • (see also)

The Story Behind “This is Your Brain on Drugs”
daily.jstor.org

Homing missile molecule eradicates even advanced cancers in mice
newatlas.com

How the California Gold Rush Drew People from All Over the World
lithub.com

Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development
theconversation.com

New research suggests our brains use quantum computation
phys.org

Microphones dropped into ocean off Greenland to record melting icebergs
theguardian.com

First Known Family of Neanderthals Found in Russian Cave
nytimes.com

Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing’ Imaginable
quantamagazine.org

NASA’s Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation
nasa.gov

First known map of night sky found hidden in Medieval parchment
nature.com

You See a Venomous Black Widow Spider. These Lizards See a Snack.
nytimes.com

Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American on U.S. coins
npr.org

Next pandemic may come from melting glaciers, new data shows
theguardian.com

Your Mind Wanders Because Your Brain Whispers
neurosciencenews.com

Where Have All the Men in Moscow Gone?
nytimes.com

Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smell
news.yahoo.com

A World War II shipwreck has been leaking pollutants into the ocean and changing ecosystems for almost a century
zmescience.com

NASA prepares to break the sound barrier with Lockheed Martin’s X-59
interestingengineering.com

The Search Is on for Mysterious Banana Ancestors
nytimes.com • (see also)

Muppets in Moscow: the wild story behind Sesame Street in Russia
theguardian.com

Livers can stay alive and functional for over 100 years across multiple donors and recipients
zmescience.com

How Traveling Booksellers Spread Literature Throughout Ancient Greece
lithub.com

Video: This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world [4:39]
youtube.com

How the World Will Know If Russia Is Preparing to Launch a Nuclear Attack
wired.com

NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky
jpl.nasa.gov

Not Just a Big Fish, but Perhaps the Biggest Bony Fish Ever
nytimes.com

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

James Webb Space Telescope reveals new surprises on galaxy organic molecules near black holes
phys.org

Video: What Happens if a Supervolcano Blows Up? [11:58]
youtube.com

Texas School Renovations Reveal a Teenager’s 1950s Purse Frozen in Time
smithsonianmag.com

Memory study induces sleeping people to forget word associations
theguardian.com

October 17, 1961: A massacre of Algerians in the heart of Paris
webdoc.france24.com