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Bizarre Fossils Are Neither Plant Nor Animal, But a ‘Weird Fusion’ of Life
sciencealert.com

There’s no such thing as common sense
english.elpais.com

Astronomers Identify 164 Promising Targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
universetoday.com

George Carlin Estate Threatens Legal Action Over AI Special
thedailybeast.com

Rhapsodies in Blue: Anna Atkins’ Cyanotypes
publicdomainreview.org

80 years later, GCHQ releases new images of Nazi code-breaking computer
arstechnica.com

The Familiar Hollywood Tale of How Screen Legend Veronica Lake Wound up Working in a Dive Bar
messynessychic.com

How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity
arstechnica.com

This week: Tidy mice, spaghetti trees, atmospheric rotation, and more!
damninteresting.com

Ancient ‘chewing gum’ reveals poor Stone Age dental health
cosmosmagazine.com

Math’s ‘Game of Life’ Reveals Long-Sought Repeating Patterns
quantamagazine.org

The true colors of the planets
planetary.org

Video: This Woman Deconstructs 100-Year-Old Books To Restore Them [10:18]
youtube.com

Archaeologists discover intact medieval gauntlet at Kyburg Castle
arstechnica.com

French cheese under threat
news.cnrs.fr • (see also)

Setting Standards for Stool
the-scientist.com

Scientists Are Cracking Ancient Chromosomal Complications
popularmechanics.com

Why do other people form imaginary shapes in our minds?
aeon.co

The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803
nytimes.com

The little-known truth about vanilla
bbc.com

Brains Are Not Required When It Comes to Thinking and Solving Problems–Simple Cells Can Do It
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

Is it a black hole or a neutron star? Mystery object found in our galaxy
techexplorist.com

Why Holes at the Bottom of the Ocean Disappear and Reappear
atlasobscura.com

A transforming robot is about to land on the moon, where it will die
npr.org

Astronomers Puzzled by Galaxy With No Stars
futurism.com

What Hallucinations Can Sometimes Be Like
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy
bbc.com

Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails? Scientists Examine the Endearing Behavior
smithsonianmag.com

Theater of the Mind: How Radio Brought the World Into American Homes
lithub.com • (see also)

A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Attached to a Person—and Worked for 3 Days
wired.com

Gory simulation reconstructs the violent clash between a monster black hole and a doomed star
livescience.com

Each Facebook User Is Monitored by Thousands of Companies
consumerreports.org • (see also)

Is Kim Jong Un Preparing for War?
38north.org

Flying Kites Deliver Container-Sized Power Generation
spectrum.ieee.org

Water ice buried at Mars’ equator is over 2 miles thick
space.com

One man’s wild journey from prison and gangs to high finance
finance.yahoo.com

The Actual Louisiana Purchase Price
daily.jstor.org

Skylab 4: 50 years since the first ‘mutiny’ aboard a spacecraft
english.elpais.com

Most Supplements Don’t Work. But That’s Not the Worst Part.
outsideonline.com

Meteorite Reveals The Young Moon’s Crust Held Far More Water Than We Ever Realized
sciencealert.com

Creative AIs Depend on Creative Humans
nautil.us

Cary Grant and Randolph Scott’s Hollywood Story: “Our Souls Did Touch”
vanityfair.com

Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO2 emissions
newscientist.com

Punchline science: What we accidentally learned from a study on humor
salon.com • (see also)

Reviving the Classic American Burger
newyorker.com

Video: Spinning a Laserdisc to Shrapnel at 80,000fps [12:42]
youtube.com

The Whale Who Went AWOL
nytimes.com

Ada Blackjack’s Secret Weapon
daily.jstor.org

Video: Inside One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Final-Ever Designs [14:03]
youtube.com

A Hot Air Balloon Gave Us the First Aerial Map
atlasobscura.com

Iceland battles a lava flow: Countries have built barriers and tried explosives in the past, but it’s hard to stop molten rock
theconversation.com

Betavolt says its diamond nuclear battery can power devices for 50 years
newatlas.com

The Immune System Helps with Digestion
the-scientist.com

He hit three monster bets — and then the sportsbook wouldn’t pay
washingtonpost.com • Without paywall

Most STEM grads don’t work in STEM jobs
tampabay.com

Search engine results are getting worse, research confirms
theregister.com

Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle
arstechnica.com

Ground-fired lasers to be tested in fight against space junk
digitaltrends.com

Engineers Finally Open OSIRIS-REx’s Sample Container
universetoday.com

Cloned rhesus monkey lives to adulthood for first time
nature.com