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How Has Celebrity Changed Since the 1700s? A Statistical Analysis.
statsignificant.com

The World’s Deadliest Spider Can Tweak Its Venom Depending on Its Mood
sciencealert.com

World War II ‘horror bunker’ run by infamous Unit 731 discovered in China
livescience.com

COVID outbreak at CDC gathering infects 181 disease detectives
arstechnica.com

New psychology research reveals the “bullshit blind spot”
psypost.org

Video: This Mega-Dam is the Size of London [8:29]
youtube.com

Scientists Gave People Psychedelics—and Then Erased Their Memory
wired.com

On this day in 1934, a very stubborn man attempted to be the first to summit Mount Everest
damninteresting.com

These Animals Shouldn’t Be Alive, Much Less Sprinting
theatlantic.com

How the U.S. Almost Became a Nation of Hippo Ranchers
smithsonianmag.com

Plants can distinguish when touch starts and stops
phys.org

What’s the largest planet in the Universe?
sciencefocus.com

Study: Marsupials Are ‘Far More Evolved’ Than Other Mammals, Even Humans
sciencealert.com

From fleeing Hitler to Mars: the scientist who changed space travel
theguardian.com

What Happens When Humans Are Extremely Isolated?
discovermagazine.com

Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it
npr.org

Can humans ever understand how animals think?
theguardian.com

Goldilocks Galore: Hundreds of Millions of Planets in the Milky Way Could Potentially Harbor Life
scitechdaily.com • (see also)

How the humble neutron can help solve some of the universe’s deepest mysteries
ec.europa.eu

Video: This is an excuse to show you a really good tunnel [7:54]
youtube.com

Indoor plants are surprisingly good at devouring carcinogenic toxins
newatlas.com

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars’ Belva Crater
jpl.nasa.gov

Expenses going up, donations going down. Looking grim.
damninteresting.com

Over 100 years ago, this telephone tower in Stockholm connected 5,000 telephone lines
zmescience.com

How rhythm shapes our lives
bbc.com

The Historic Grand Canyon Adventure Two Women Had For Science
atlasobscura.com

Video: Why fake punches in movies look real [6:45]
youtube.com

The Wembley Point mystery: who was the woman who jumped to her death?
theguardian.com

China is Planning to Have Humans on the Moon by 2030
universetoday.com

The Cold War Mystery The U.S. Military Can’t Afford to Forget
politico.com

Ultrasound Induces Torpor-Like State in Animals, Experiment Shows
sciencealert.com

2,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden
livescience.com

LIGO returns: Mind-blowing gravitational wave detectors are back up and running
bgr.com

The ‘exploding’ demand for giant heat pumps
bbc.com

There May Be A Second Kuiper Belt, And New Horizons Is Headed There
spaceref.com

This Machine Makes You Hallucinate
wired.com

The Real Reason Your Groceries Are Getting So Expensive
nytimes.com

This Star Exploded So Hard, It Sent Its Core Whizzing Across The Galaxy
sciencealert.com

James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn’s moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
space.com

On this day in 1832 a mathematician engaged in a deadly duel
damninteresting.com

Q&A: How DARPA hacked a science writer’s brain and turned her into a sharpshooter
thebulletin.org

The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh
nytimes.com

Pet Parrots Who Make Video Calls to Bird Friends Are Less Lonely
businessinsider.com

First Signs of Rare Higgs Boson Decay Discovered by Physicists
sciencealert.com

May 29 is a holiday in the USA, which means my kid’s school is closed. But you can find some worthwhile stuff here
damninteresting.com

Octopuses and squid are masters of RNA editing while leaving DNA intact
sciencenews.org

What Happens if the Prefrontal Cortex Is Damaged?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

The Reversal of Aging May Start in Your Intestines
popularmechanics.com

The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Being Turned Against Big Oil
gizmodo.com

This Stanford Professor With CIA Ties Says Aliens Are ‘100 Percent’ Already Here
popularmechanics.com

This week: 💰Eels as currency, ☀️solar storm timer, 🐌snail education, and more!
damninteresting.com

Microgravity and medicine: Why we’re testing cancer drugs in space
newatlas.com

A real-life little mermaid would be ridiculously hairy, says science
sciencefocus.com

Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings
theintercept.com

A brain implant changed her life. Then it was removed against her will.
technologyreview.com

The Coast-to-Coast American Road Trip Is 120 Years Old
atlasobscura.com

This Was One of the Most Famous Faces of the 17th Century
atlasobscura.com

Weird, Rare, and Everywhere
hakaimagazine.com

Hibernation artificially triggered in potential space travel breakthrough
theguardian.com

Video: Unboxing Shakespeare’s First Folio [12:39]
youtube.com