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Bubonic plague spreaders may have been lice as well as fleas
npr.org

Why North Korea dumped trash on South Korea
vox.com

Video: Animation on the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen [5:45]
youtube.com

Prehistoric ‘giant goose’ skull found in Australia
bbc.com

A Brand New Male Birth Control Worked Astonishingly Well In Mice — Are Humans Next?
inverse.com • (see also)

India launches nation’s 1st 3D-printed rocket engine
space.com

Missing Cryptoqueen’s murky links to Bulgarian underworld
bbc.com

At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
flashbak.com

The Nazis’ Atlantic wall that failed to prevent D-day
theguardian.com

Napster Sparked a File-Sharing Revolution 25 Years Ago
torrentfreak.com

New mathematical framework sheds light on how cells communicate to form an embryo
phys.org

See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit
space.com

China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back
bbc.com

Who Took the Cocaine Out of Coca-Cola?
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

‘They’re a mystery’: inside the deadly world of serial killer truckers
theguardian.com

The internet peaked with “the dress,” and then it unraveled
vox.com

Survival of the richest: Inside the short-lived fallout shelter bubble
thehustle.co

Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway
newatlas.com

Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours could replace surgery for bowel cancer, say doctors
theguardian.com

The internet is a cesspool of misinformation, and ad agencies are the ones funding it
wired.com • (see also)

What are “Ghost Roads” and Why Are They Destroying the Natural World?
thedebrief.org

Top Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness
theguardian.com

The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College
nytimes.com

Video: Hells Angels: The Sordid Exploits Behind the Notorious Gang [46:29]
youtube.com

Why NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon is such a big deal
space.com

Why are so many ancient Egyptians buried at the Saqqara necropolis?
livescience.com

Could these black hole ‘morsels’ finally prove Stephen Hawking’s famous theory?
space.com

A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time
nytimes.com

Video: China Chang’e-6 Landing on the Moon [0:31]
youtube.com

Are We Doomed? Here’s How to Think About It
newyorker.com

‘Game-changing’: Vermont becomes first state to require big oil to pay for climate damages
theguardian.com

Organism with largest genome packs 50x more DNA than a human’s
newatlas.com

The Smartphone of the Middle Ages
nautil.us

Human culture is changing too fast for evolution to catch up – here’s how it may affect you
theconversation.com

Mysterious ‘Seahenge’ Structure in UK May Finally Be Explained
sciencealert.com

Chasing Utopia, Startup Style
noemamag.com

Unconventional Sex Let Anglerfish Conquer the Deep Ocean
nytimes.com

Dinosaur Hunter Expected to Make Millions After Finding “Virtually Complete” Stegosaurus
futurism.com

Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
universetoday.com

Game Over, Astrologists: Zodiac Signs Have Zero Bearing on Our State of Mind, Researchers Find
futurism.com

After 2,100 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Head of an Ancient Greek Statue
popularmechanics.com

Starless and forever alone: More ‘rogue’ planets discovered
phys.org

World’s oldest skin preserved in extraordinarily rare fossil find
newatlas.com

Lord Kelvin’s Tide-Predicting Machine
spectrum.ieee.org • (see also)

A Single Lightning Bolt Just Killed 34 Cows in Colorado
outsideonline.com • (see also)

Scientists develop method of making healthier, more sustainable chocolate
theguardian.com

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings
theconversation.com

These Maps Reveal the Hidden Structures of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Books
atlasobscura.com

‘No one wants a Nazi in their family’: a German prisoner of war, a secret affair and the mystery of my dad’s parentage
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Floating Traffic Jam That Freaked Us All Out
nytimes.com

NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
theguardian.com

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die
theconversation.com • (see also)

T Coronae Borealis is going to explode and will be visible to the naked eye very soon
english.elpais.com

Why AI Search Blew Up in Google’s Face
nymag.com

The Brothers Grimm Did Much More Than Tell Fairy Tales
smithsonianmag.com

NASA Warns U.S Public To Ignore ‘Parade Of The Planets’ Hoax
forbes.com

3,500-year-old rock art of wild sheep and double-humped camels revealed in Kazakhstan
livescience.com

Ursula Le Guin: the pioneering author we should thank for popularizing Schrödinger’s cat
physicsworld.com

The Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Hollywood History
newyorker.com • (see also)

Strange Metal From Beyond Our Planet Found in Ancient Treasure Stash
sciencealert.com