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07 April 2024

Video: What Happens When Racing Has No Rules? [27:02]

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For twenty years, PostSecret has broadcast suburban America’s hidden truths—and revealed the limits of limitless disclosure

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Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?

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Take a Trip to Thailand With These Smithsonian Photo Contest Images

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The World’s Biggest Blueberry is 70 Times Heavier Than Most

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05 April 2024

This week: Garden censorship, AI pollution, mountain lion tips, and more!

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Mississippi Considers Law Against Police Keeping Dead Bodies for “Personal Collections”

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Video: A Very Detailed View Of A Crater On Planet Mars // 8K [2:00]

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“Unbelievable” Luck – Scientists Shed New Light on the Woman Who Outlived Alzheimer’s

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Powerful Regional Winners From the 2024 World Press Photo Contest

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The rise of magnets – from surgery to outer space

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Salvador Dalí Created a Surreal Cutlery Collection Inspired by Nature in 1957

mymodernmet.com

World’s largest digital astronomy camera ready to solve cosmic mysteries

newatlas.com

Amphibians use scream inaudible to humans for self-defense against predators, study suggests

phys.org

A billionaire helped bring ‘3-Body Problem’ to Netflix. His business partner ensured he never lived to see its premiere

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NASA spacecraft films crazy vortex while flying through sun’s atmosphere

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Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results

space.com

Unexpected Phenomenon Detected in The Sky of a Very Alien World

sciencealert.com

Truck crash spills live salmon into wrong Oregon river

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The Rise Of The Bee Bandits

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Do Beautiful People Get Away with Murder?

saturdayeveningpost.com

The Ocean Apocalypse Is Upon Us, Maybe

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Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches

theguardian.com

She Slept With a Violin on Her Pillow. Her Dreams Came True in Italy.

nytimes.com

Joe Lewis: How one of Britain’s richest people broke insider trading laws

bbc.com

Andy Warhol ‘Mao’ Print Vanishes From a California College’s Vault

smithsonianmag.com

Engineers Pinpoint Cause of Voyager 1 Issue, Are Working on Solution

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Video: This person isn’t actually screaming [5:22]

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These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged

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How to hack the Jacksonville Jaguars’ jumbotron (and end up in jail for 220 years)

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04 April 2024

Video: MLK’s Assassination Conspiracy, Explained [34:57]

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How David Attenborough Went From Delighting at the Natural World to Pleading for Its Future

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The Guantánamo Spy Who Wasn’t

nytimes.com

In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million in elaborate operation

latimes.com

A Train Carrying Deadly Materials Was on Fire for Nearly an Hour as It Barreled Toward a Small Town. Why Didn’t Anyone Stop It?

popularmechanics.com

Stressed About Taxes? Blame the Ancient Egyptians

smithsonianmag.com

Why it’s so hard for some people to accept compliments

bbc.com

Tardigrades Could Extend the Shelf-Life of Humanity, Study Suggests

popularmechanics.com

Dark Energy May Be Weakening, Major Astrophysics Study Finds

quantamagazine.org

Why we need to rethink what we know about dust

theconversation.com

A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask

wired.com

A Comforting, Snackable History of the Lunchbox

messynessychic.com

Do ‘Griefbots’ Help Mourners Deal With Loss?

undark.org

Haunting Photos of the Bison Extermination in 19th Century America

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Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years

arstechnica.com

The best robot to search for life could look like a snake

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Something very weird is happening to the planet’s earthquakes. Here’s why

sciencefocus.com

Watermelon overdose cases reveal a deadly risk to compromised kidneys

newatlas.com

Ukraine’s New Factory-Smashing Drone Is A $90,000 Sport Plane With A Robot At The Controls

forbes.com

Gene Editing Experiment Halted as Patient Gets Weird Side Effects

futurism.com

When Chrysler Made a Car with a Jet Engine

saturdayeveningpost.com

NASA picks three companies to develop a Moon car for Artemis astronauts

theverge.com

There Are Two Spiders in This Picture, And It Could Be a First of Its Kind

sciencealert.com

Thousands of strange white rocks found on Mars. Will they ever be brought to Earth?

space.com

The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis?

theguardian.com

03 April 2024

Awe Inspiring Winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest

mossandfog.com

To Slow Global Warming, Scientists Test Solar Geoengineering

nytimes.com

The Solution of the Zodiac Killer’s 340-Character Cipher

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What’s the Fastest Language in the World?

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Buried rivers flow under Canadian cities, hidden in a labyrinth of tunnels and sewer pipes. Will we revive them or let the waterways fade from memory?

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Video: What Happens When Racing Has No Rules? [27:02]

For twenty years, PostSecret has broadcast suburban America’s hidden truths—and revealed the limits of limitless disclosure

Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?

Take a Trip to Thailand With These Smithsonian Photo Contest Images

The World’s Biggest Blueberry is 70 Times Heavier Than Most

This week: Garden censorship, AI pollution, mountain lion tips, and more!

Mississippi Considers Law Against Police Keeping Dead Bodies for “Personal Collections”

Video: A Very Detailed View Of A Crater On Planet Mars // 8K [2:00]

“Unbelievable” Luck – Scientists Shed New Light on the Woman Who Outlived Alzheimer’s

Powerful Regional Winners From the 2024 World Press Photo Contest

The rise of magnets – from surgery to outer space

Salvador Dalí Created a Surreal Cutlery Collection Inspired by Nature in 1957

World’s largest digital astronomy camera ready to solve cosmic mysteries

Amphibians use scream inaudible to humans for self-defense against predators, study suggests

A billionaire helped bring ‘3-Body Problem’ to Netflix. His business partner ensured he never lived to see its premiere

NASA spacecraft films crazy vortex while flying through sun’s atmosphere

Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results

Unexpected Phenomenon Detected in The Sky of a Very Alien World

Truck crash spills live salmon into wrong Oregon river

The Rise Of The Bee Bandits

Do Beautiful People Get Away with Murder?

The Ocean Apocalypse Is Upon Us, Maybe

Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches

She Slept With a Violin on Her Pillow. Her Dreams Came True in Italy.

Joe Lewis: How one of Britain’s richest people broke insider trading laws

Andy Warhol ‘Mao’ Print Vanishes From a California College’s Vault

Engineers Pinpoint Cause of Voyager 1 Issue, Are Working on Solution

Video: This person isn’t actually screaming [5:22]

These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged

How to hack the Jacksonville Jaguars’ jumbotron (and end up in jail for 220 years)

Video: MLK’s Assassination Conspiracy, Explained [34:57]

How David Attenborough Went From Delighting at the Natural World to Pleading for Its Future

The Guantánamo Spy Who Wasn’t

In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists, burglars steal as much as $30 million in elaborate operation

A Train Carrying Deadly Materials Was on Fire for Nearly an Hour as It Barreled Toward a Small Town. Why Didn’t Anyone Stop It?

Stressed About Taxes? Blame the Ancient Egyptians

Why it’s so hard for some people to accept compliments

Tardigrades Could Extend the Shelf-Life of Humanity, Study Suggests

Dark Energy May Be Weakening, Major Astrophysics Study Finds

Why we need to rethink what we know about dust

A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask

A Comforting, Snackable History of the Lunchbox

Do ‘Griefbots’ Help Mourners Deal With Loss?

Haunting Photos of the Bison Extermination in 19th Century America

Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years

The best robot to search for life could look like a snake

Something very weird is happening to the planet’s earthquakes. Here’s why

Watermelon overdose cases reveal a deadly risk to compromised kidneys

Ukraine’s New Factory-Smashing Drone Is A $90,000 Sport Plane With A Robot At The Controls

Gene Editing Experiment Halted as Patient Gets Weird Side Effects

When Chrysler Made a Car with a Jet Engine

NASA picks three companies to develop a Moon car for Artemis astronauts

There Are Two Spiders in This Picture, And It Could Be a First of Its Kind

Thousands of strange white rocks found on Mars. Will they ever be brought to Earth?

The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis?

Awe Inspiring Winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest

To Slow Global Warming, Scientists Test Solar Geoengineering

The Solution of the Zodiac Killer’s 340-Character Cipher

What’s the Fastest Language in the World?

Buried rivers flow under Canadian cities, hidden in a labyrinth of tunnels and sewer pipes. Will we revive them or let the waterways fade from memory?

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