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An ancient galaxy behind a veil of dust – “This thing is a real monster.”
arstechnica.com

Former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha accused of spying for Cuba for decades
cbsnews.com

Why Franklin, Washington and Lincoln considered American democracy an ‘experiment’
theconversation.com

Key chemical found at the edge of galaxy suggests alien life is common
newatlas.com

Rats are more human than [one might] think – and they certainly like being around us
theconversation.com

Cracked Piece of Metal Heals Itself in Experiment That Stuns Scientists
sciencealert.com

An Easy-Sounding Problem Yields Numbers Too Big for Our Universe
quantamagazine.org

Three American Climbers Solve the ‘Last Great Problem in the Himalayas’
archive.ph

Restored Music Composed by Prisoners at Auschwitz Played Publicly for the First Time
smithsonianmag.com

Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China
theguardian.com • (see also)

A New Way to Trigger a Tsunami
nautil.us • (see also)

Longstreet: the Confederate general who switched sides on race
theguardian.com • (see also)

Solar storm from 1977 reveals how unprepared we are for the next ‘big one’
livescience.com • (see also)

Was Bobi the World’s Oldest Dog—or a Fraud?
wired.co.uk

Video: Plagiarism and You(Tube) [3:51:09]
youtube.com • (see also)

‘How do you reduce a national dish to a powder?’: the weird, secretive world of crisp flavours
theguardian.com

Video: PM-3a Nuclear Power Plant Reactor at McMurdo Base Antarctica Nukey Poo [22:37]
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Space mysteries: Why are there no gas moons?
space.com

‘My plane crashed in the Andes. Only the unthinkable kept me and the other starving survivors alive’
theguardian.com

No More Zaps: This Laser Lightning Rod Could Save Us From Deadly Lightning Bolts
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

[Hydrogen] Could Be a Vast Source of Clean Energy, Buried Deep Underground
nytimes.com

Exactly How Much Life is on Earth?
nytimes.com

Does having children make you happier? Here’s what the research suggests
theconversation.com

Mating dance of sea fireflies is ‘the coolest fireworks show that you’ve ever seen’
cbc.ca

This week: Purple snail ooze, chilly bees,e-noses, and more!
damninteresting.com

Chinstrap Penguins Sleep Over 10,000 Times a Day—for Just Four Seconds at a Time
smithsonianmag.com

Physicists Propose Way to Harvest Incredible Energy From Black Holes In Wild Paper
vice.com

‘Leaning tower’ in Italy on ‘high alert’ for collapse
cnn.com

Minimalist or maximalist? The life of a microbe a mile underground
news.northwestern.edu • (see also)

Hyundai and Kia completely rethink the EV drive unit with Uni Wheel idea
arstechnica.com

Giant seamount discovered in Guatemala is nearly twice the height of the world’s tallest building
cnn.com

Baffling Experts for Years – Scientists Finally Solve Radioactive “Wild Boar Paradox”
scitechdaily.com

Eerie photo of Mars’ horizon took NASA 3 months to capture
livescience.com

Brittle stars can learn just fine, even without a brain
phys.org

Why America Is Just Now Learning to Love Thaddeus Stevens, the ‘Best-Hated Man’ in U.S. History
smithsonianmag.com

Henry Kissinger, the Devil at the Dinner Party
nymag.com

Video: How Inertial Navigation Changed Air, Sea & Space Travel Forever [14:52]
youtube.com

One identical twin went vegan while the other didn’t. See what happened
cnn.com

A Century Later, New Math Smooths Out General Relativity
quantamagazine.org

New Yorkers feel betrayed as police radio dispatches end: ‘You’d hear about nine shootings a day’
theguardian.com

Could Life Exist in Molecular Clouds?
universetoday.com

Puzzling new planet is too big for its sun, challenging dominant theories of planet formation
salon.com

One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae covered much of the night sky from the Tropics to the Polar Regions
scienceblog.com • (see also)

Do we live in a giant void? It could solve the puzzle of the universe’s expansion
theconversation.com

Dolphins Can Sense Electric Fields, Which Isn’t That Shocking
nytimes.com

The Man Who Invented Fifteen Hundred Necktie Knots
newyorker.com

Video: You can’t bounce a ball under a table [12:53]
youtube.com

Who Doesn’t Like Music? Nabokov, For Starters
lithub.com • (see also)

NASA’s Next Space Mission Will Rely on Centuries-Old Aviation
inverse.com • (see also)

The Death of a Relic Hunter
newyorker.com

Meta sues FTC, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ Facebook data
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Rare Giant Rat Is Photographed Alive for First Time
nytimes.com

The Evolutionary Origins of Psychedelics
time.com

Henry Kissinger’s bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
theconversation.com

Video: The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong [18:24]
youtube.com

Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon
eos.org

The New Quest to Control Evolution
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Space junk surrounds Earth, posing a dangerous threat. But there is a way to turn the debris into opportunity
aeon.co • (see also)

When AI Hallucinates
nautil.us

Video: What if we aimed the Hubble Telescope at Earth? [3:27]
youtube.com