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Two scammers, a web of betrayal, and Europe’s fraud of the century
magazine.atavist.com

Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere
apnews.com

Titan sub: Bangs that led to hope of crew’s survival heard for first time
bbc.com

Why UFO Footage Plays Tricks on Your Mind, According to the Guy Who Investigates It
popularmechanics.com

On hot summer days, this thistle is somehow cool to the touch
sciencenews.org • (see also)

David Eagleman, investigator of the secrets of our minds
english.elpais.com

Physicists Observe the Decay Of A Single Radioactive Nuclei
discovermagazine.com

Possibly habitable Trappist-1 exoplanet caught destroying its own atmosphere
space.com

Amazon’s Big Secret
theatlantic.com

Tripping on LSD at the Dolphin Research Lab
chronicle.com • Without paywall

Intuitive Machines: Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg
bbc.com

Video: Sistine Chapel: Cleaning the frescos after closing time [01:00]
bbc.com

Video: British country names explained [17:40]
youtube.com

We finally know why humans don’t have tails
livescience.com

While one brother was building bridges and battling Germans, his younger brother was in Los Alamos, working on the bomb
technologyreview.com

‘The Murder on My Running Trail’
nymag.com

Dramatic Image Reveals How Much The Sun Has Changed in Two Years
sciencealert.com • (see also)

On this day in 1943 a team of Norwegian commandos sabotaged the Nazi effort to build an A-bomb
damninteresting.com

Video: Varda Capsule Reentry – Five Minutes from LEO to Earth [5:44]
youtube.com

How dwarf galaxies lit up the Universe after the Big Bang
nature.com

A blow to the heart can kill you – or bring you back to life
theconversation.com

The leap year is February 29, not December 32 due to a Roman calendar quirk – and fastidious medieval monks
theconversation.com

The mathematically perfect exoplanet system — a great place to search for alien tech
space.com

The Hot New Luxury Good for the Rich: Air
newrepublic.com

1 million books and 4 months later, Toronto’s library recovers from a cyberattack
cbc.ca

Gone in 20 seconds: how ‘smart keys’ have fuelled a new wave of car crime
theguardian.com

Video: The Paradox of an Infinite Universe [13:39]
youtube.com

‘Living fossil’ tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations
livescience.com • (see also)

Some Intelligent Civilizations Will Be Trapped on their Worlds
universetoday.com • (see also)

Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
theguardian.com

How Did Humans Evolve to Use Everyday Tools?
smithsonianmag.com

Video reveals progress of 170-km-long skyscraper through Saudi desert
newatlas.com

Scientists Discover How Some Whales Can Sing While Holding Their Breath Underwater
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

NASA isn’t sure if a problem with Voyager 1’s onboard computer can be fixed
npr.org

Millions of mystery holes at the bottom of the North Sea are not what scientists thought they were
livescience.com

James Webb Space Telescope finds ‘extremely red’ supermassive black hole growing in the early universe
space.com

Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny Fight Fascism
quillette.com • (see also)

2 Dwarf Planets Are Hiding Something Incredible Beyond Pluto’s Lonely Orbit
popularmechanics.com

A Quantum Trick Implied Eternal Stability. Now It’s Falling Apart.
quantamagazine.org

A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating
lithub.com • (see also)

Japan’s SLIM Lander: Unmanned Lander survives two-week lunar night, responds to signals sent from Earth
financialexpress.com

‘Ted Bundy bludgeoned and almost killed me. I resolved he would not ruin my life’
theguardian.com

On this day in 1741 a secret squadron sailed through the Straits le Maire⁠—the gateway to the dreaded Drake Passage
damninteresting.com

Gills Aloud? Tiny fish found making very big noise
bbc.com

Varda’s drug-cooking Winnebago will be remembered as a space pioneer
arstechnica.com

NASA’s asteroid-impacting DART mission completely changed the shape of its target
space.com

Rubber hand illusions shed new light on our bodily sense of self
psyche.co

A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology
businessinsider.com

‘Quantum gravity’ could help unite quantum mechanics with general relativity at last
space.com

Sand, sheep and survival: in the desert with the Bedouin people
theguardian.com

Video: Are we worse at Moon landings than 50 years ago? [03:05]
bbc.com

The Man Who Remembered Everything—and Thought It Was Normal
lithub.com • (see also)

Photographer Captures Meteor Streaking Into an Active Volcano
mossandfog.com

Video: 0-1000 mph in 22 Seconds [26:35]
youtube.com

Is Everything We Thought We Knew About Cholesterol Wrong? Here’s What An Expert Says
inverse.com

Astronomers spot white dwarf star with metallic ‘scar’
theguardian.com

Science Is the New Nuclear Deterrent
nautil.us

Doctors Concerned About Neuralink’s First Patient
futurism.com

Final images of Ingenuity reveal an entire blade broke off the helicopter
arstechnica.com

The era of cheap helium is over—and that’s already causing problems
technologyreview.com