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07 July 2023

How the 1918 Pandemic Revolutionized Virology

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06 July 2023

Video: Why Is Desalination So Difficult? [20:31]

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Scientists Just Created Artificial Cells That Evolve Faster Than Natural Ones

inverse.com

Video: ‘Oumuamua Is Not the Only Object Inexplicably Accelerating [14:23]

youtube.com

Io9 Staff Horrified as Site Publishes Error-Filled AI Generated Garbage

futurism.com

Winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards

mossandfog.com

The Bizarre Story of the ‘Cowboy Mutiny’

crimereads.com

An end to malaria? Scientists find a way to suppress mosquitoes carrying deadly parasite

cosmosmagazine.com

Earth’s Core Keeps Getting Weirder

inverse.com

Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted, could explain why modern birds survived while other dinosaurs died

phys.org

Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform how science gets done

technologyreview.com

Plasma-based noise cancellation could silence rooms, cars and planes

newatlas.com

Women Against Women’s Suffrage

daily.jstor.org

A Saskatchewan judge says a thumbs-up emoji can amount to a contractual agreement

cbc.ca

The mystery of microbes that live inside tumours

bbc.com

A gigantic landslide shows the limit to how high mountains can grow

archive.is

Archaeologists may have found ruins of fabled entrance to Zapotec underworld

arstechnica.com

How the Chocolate Islands are rediscovering their roots

bbc.com

Meet the Scientists Working to Prevent Interplanetary Contamination

gizmodo.com

Despite advances in molecular genetics, too many biologists think that natural selection is driven by random mutations

aeon.co

Watch Baby Octopuses Hatch from a Surprising Deep-Sea Nursery

scientificamerican.com

Workers find 2,000-year-old family treasure in Italy: photos

miamiherald.com

Bee Bombs and Other Artillery Weapons from a 17th Century Weapons Catalogue

flashbak.com

A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus

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Where 9-Year-Olds Do 60 M.P.H.

nytimes.com

‘The Romance Scammer on My Sofa’: A writer’s quest to find the con artist in Nigeria who duped his mother

magazine.atavist.com

05 July 2023

This July 4 Was the Earth’s Hottest Day on Record

futurism.com

Orcas are ramming into boats, but experts warn against calling it revenge on humans

cbc.ca

‘I was lost in the desert for nine and a half days – and sustained myself with raw bats and urine’

theguardian.com

Chronicle of a Battle Foretold: How One Town Went to War Over Desegregation

lithub.com

Video: ‘We Tried The Tech Changing Movies’ (feat. MKBHD) [16:45]

youtube.com

Why Birds Are Conspiring with Honey Badgers to Steal Honey

discovermagazine.com

Video: Elephant Rifle Annihilates Ballistic Gel at 82,000FPS [20:03]

youtube.com

People with dementia are still able to learn new things, study finds

newatlas.com

Unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln discovered in Pennsylvania

theguardian.com

The Dark Side of Fungi

nautil.us

Researchers induce cancer cells to ‘commit suicide’ with a self-produced bacterial toxin

phys.org • (see also)

The Metropol Hotel: A Brief History of Moscow’s Legendary (and Notorious) Hotel

crimereads.com

Video: The Genius AI Behind The Sims [21:37]

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Ruins found of Munich synagogue destroyed by Hitler

bbc.com

Why Tour de France Cyclists Shave Their Legs

nautil.us

The trauma of Cary Grant: how he thrived after a terrible childhood – as told by his daughter

theguardian.com

AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think

theconversation.com

Researchers develop ‘ice inhibitors’ to protect cells during cryopreservation

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What Pompeii’s ruins say about its enslaved, prostituted women

aeon.co

What a major new study on homelessness in California tells us

vox.com

Amazing Accomplishments the James Webb Telescope Achieved in Its First Year

smithsonianmag.com

NASA’s VIPER Rover’s First Moments on the Moon Might Be its Most Terrifying

universetoday.com

Man Finally Collects $3 Million Lotto Win After Ticket Was Stolen by Cashier

people.com

Meet the President’s Daughter, a “Wild Animal That Had Been Put Into Good Clothes”

messynessychic.com

‘You reach a point where you can’t live your life’: what is behind extreme hoarding?

theguardian.com

Time to take laughter seriously

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Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient

phys.org

Ocomtún: A long-lost Maya city that was just discovered

bbc.com

04 July 2023

100 years ago today a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time

damninteresting.com

We’re offline for US Independence Day. But here are some things to read in a pinch:

damninteresting.com

03 July 2023

Video: The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics [27:14]

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‘Not so alien’: biologist busts myths and explores enigma of the octopus

theguardian.com

Time Appears to Have Run 5 Times Slower in The Early Universe

sciencealert.com

Barbie movie gets Vietnam ban over South China Sea map

bbc.com

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How the 1918 Pandemic Revolutionized Virology

Video: Why Is Desalination So Difficult? [20:31]

Scientists Just Created Artificial Cells That Evolve Faster Than Natural Ones

Video: ‘Oumuamua Is Not the Only Object Inexplicably Accelerating [14:23]

Io9 Staff Horrified as Site Publishes Error-Filled AI Generated Garbage

Winners of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards

The Bizarre Story of the ‘Cowboy Mutiny’

An end to malaria? Scientists find a way to suppress mosquitoes carrying deadly parasite

Earth’s Core Keeps Getting Weirder

Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted, could explain why modern birds survived while other dinosaurs died

Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform how science gets done

Plasma-based noise cancellation could silence rooms, cars and planes

Women Against Women’s Suffrage

A Saskatchewan judge says a thumbs-up emoji can amount to a contractual agreement

The mystery of microbes that live inside tumours

A gigantic landslide shows the limit to how high mountains can grow

Archaeologists may have found ruins of fabled entrance to Zapotec underworld

How the Chocolate Islands are rediscovering their roots

Meet the Scientists Working to Prevent Interplanetary Contamination

Despite advances in molecular genetics, too many biologists think that natural selection is driven by random mutations

Watch Baby Octopuses Hatch from a Surprising Deep-Sea Nursery

Workers find 2,000-year-old family treasure in Italy: photos

Bee Bombs and Other Artillery Weapons from a 17th Century Weapons Catalogue

A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the Nucleus

Where 9-Year-Olds Do 60 M.P.H.

‘The Romance Scammer on My Sofa’: A writer’s quest to find the con artist in Nigeria who duped his mother

This July 4 Was the Earth’s Hottest Day on Record

Orcas are ramming into boats, but experts warn against calling it revenge on humans

‘I was lost in the desert for nine and a half days – and sustained myself with raw bats and urine’

Chronicle of a Battle Foretold: How One Town Went to War Over Desegregation

Video: ‘We Tried The Tech Changing Movies’ (feat. MKBHD) [16:45]

Why Birds Are Conspiring with Honey Badgers to Steal Honey

Video: Elephant Rifle Annihilates Ballistic Gel at 82,000FPS [20:03]

People with dementia are still able to learn new things, study finds

Unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln discovered in Pennsylvania

The Dark Side of Fungi

Researchers induce cancer cells to ‘commit suicide’ with a self-produced bacterial toxin

The Metropol Hotel: A Brief History of Moscow’s Legendary (and Notorious) Hotel

Video: The Genius AI Behind The Sims [21:37]

Ruins found of Munich synagogue destroyed by Hitler

Why Tour de France Cyclists Shave Their Legs

The trauma of Cary Grant: how he thrived after a terrible childhood – as told by his daughter

AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think

Researchers develop ‘ice inhibitors’ to protect cells during cryopreservation

What Pompeii’s ruins say about its enslaved, prostituted women

What a major new study on homelessness in California tells us

Amazing Accomplishments the James Webb Telescope Achieved in Its First Year

NASA’s VIPER Rover’s First Moments on the Moon Might Be its Most Terrifying

Man Finally Collects $3 Million Lotto Win After Ticket Was Stolen by Cashier

Meet the President’s Daughter, a “Wild Animal That Had Been Put Into Good Clothes”

‘You reach a point where you can’t live your life’: what is behind extreme hoarding?

Time to take laughter seriously

Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient

Ocomtún: A long-lost Maya city that was just discovered

100 years ago today a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time

We’re offline for US Independence Day. But here are some things to read in a pinch:

Video: The Most Misunderstood Concept in Physics [27:14]

‘Not so alien’: biologist busts myths and explores enigma of the octopus

Time Appears to Have Run 5 Times Slower in The Early Universe

Barbie movie gets Vietnam ban over South China Sea map

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