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Double telescope study of zone where Wow! signal originated comes up empty
phys.org • (see also)

What if the dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct? Why our world might look very different
theconversation.com

Video: Aftermath of NASA DART’s Rapid Scheduled Disassembly [14:30]
youtube.com

A physicist just solved 50-year lightning mystery, landmark paper reveals new insights
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With JWST Fully Operational Again, we get Images Like This: Saturn’s Moon Titan
universetoday.com

Long-lost ancient mural rediscovered in northern Peru after more than a century
theguardian.com

Video: Beating Scammers at Their Own Game [10:28]
youtube.com

Parasite gives wolves what it takes to be pack leaders
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This week: 🛏️Sexual cannibalism, ⌨️digital dating in the 60s, 🥥suggestive coconuts, and more!
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Things will be quiet around here for the next few days due to American Thanksgiving. But if you really need something to read:
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After renegade nurse chops off man’s foot, state finds heap of system failures
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Video: Why plague doctors wore beaked masks [5:32]
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Fact Check: Did a Ukrainian Sniper Just Make the World’s Second-Farthest Kill?
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The story of the purple tomato — and why its success is a win for GM foods
theconversation.com

Discovered in the deep: the squid that makes a decoy out of its own skin
theguardian.com

Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures
news.mit.edu

Video: What If a Supernova Hits Earth? [11:18]
youtube.com

Scientists Are Investigating Signs of Ancient Human Civilization Underwater
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Video: Spicy chillies: Behind the agonising pleasure of capsaicin [7:21]
bbc.com

NASA Regains Communication With Orion Spacecraft After Unexpected Glitch
cnet.com

Video: The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel [27:50]
youtube.com

How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA
nature.com

An Alaskan Town Is Losing Ground—and a Way of Life
newyorker.com

Video: Japan & the Portuguese Barbarians [18:33]
youtube.com

Mysterious Changes Identified in The Brains of People Who Get Migraines
sciencealert.com

Video: Can This Metal Really Beat the Lithium Battery? [13:03]
youtube.com

How a Forgery of a Forgery Began a Career in the Artistic Underworld
lithub.com

“‘The Terminal Man’ lived in a Paris airport for 18 years. I’ll never forget the weeks I spent with him”
theguardian.com

How HIMARS Rocket Launchers Helped Ukraine ‘Get Back in the Fight’ Against Russia
popularmechanics.com

Tax filing websites have been sending users’ financial information to Facebook
theverge.com • (see also)

The real paleo diet: researchers find traces of world’s oldest meal in 550m-year-old fossil
theguardian.com • (see also)

Induced “hibernation” state protects organs during heart surgery in mice
newatlas.com

Webb Telescope Reveals Noxious Atmosphere of a Planet 700 Light-Years Away
gizmodo.com

What the Image of the Milky Way’s Black Hole Really Shows
smithsonianmag.com

Zimbabwe’s stunning 80km safari train
bbc.com

A Monster in the Classroom
macleans.ca

Wild NASA Video Details Daring Plan to Snatch Rocks From Mars
cnet.com

‘I robbed six banks out of desperation. Then I got greedy’: the Kangaroo Bandit on crime, family and regret
theguardian.com

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century
lithub.com • (see also)

How physics can improve the urinal
sciencenews.org

Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We’re Inching Toward It
newyorker.com

How to test if we’re living in a computer simulation
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: Electric Planes Are Here [10:43]
youtube.com

Astronomers spot small space rock just hours before it drops meteorites over Canada
space.com

Video: How Long Would Society Last During a Total Grid Collapse? [14:56]
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More Strange Cosmic Threads Discovered Outside Our Galaxy, And They’re Huge
sciencealert.com

The Cause of Alzheimer’s Could Be Coming From Inside Your Mouth
sciencealert.com

NASA’s new rocket blows the doors off its mobile launch tower
arstechnica.com

35 years ago today, a Max Headroom doppelgänger seized control of televisions in Chicago
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Video: Disney Channel’s Theme: A History Mystery [1:31:56]
youtube.com

Video: The world depends on a collection of strange items. They’re not cheap [18:31]
youtube.com

Amazing Vintage Photos Show the Ford Assembly Lines Mass-Producing Model T Cars, 1910s-1920s
rarehistoricalphotos.com • (see also)

Take a Scroll Through the Cosmos With This Awe-Inspiring New Map of the Universe
thedebrief.org

The V-2 Rocket: Changing The Trajectory Of Warfare
thedrive.com • (see also)

What is a Honeypot Ant?
sciencefocus.com

Drought Reveals Rare American Lion Fossil in Dried Up Mississippi River
smithsonianmag.com

Ukraine’s Repair Crews Dodge Bullets and Splice Cable to Keep the Country Online
archive.ph

Video: Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height? [7:30]
youtube.com

Journey to the Doomsday Glacier
newyorker.com

Video: How Do Seatbelts Work? [11:10]
youtube.com