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‘I jumped from a plane – and my parachute failed. As I hurtled towards earth, I felt oddly calm’
theguardian.com • (see also)

Tea Punch Was the First Cocktail
atlasobscura.com

What DART has taught us so far
planetary.org

What dead flowers tell us about the future of life on Earth
washingtonpost.com • Without paywall

Scientists unlock secrets of how the third form of life makes energy
phys.org

Elephants talk to family and friends using individual ‘names’
newatlas.com

DARPA’s planned nuclear rocket would use enough fuel to build a bomb
arstechnica.com

Twenty-Five Years Before the Wright Brothers Took to the Skies, This Flying Machine Captivated America
smithsonianmag.com

The Race to Be the Tallest Building in the World
daily.jstor.org

‘A woman should cast off her shame together with her clothes’: What women in ancient times really thought about sex
bbc.com

Norway discovers Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals
cnbc.com

The Long-Lost Tarzan Atari Game, Preserved
gamehistory.org

Flight MH370: can underwater sound signals solve aviation’s greatest mystery?
theconversation.com

Mars: ‘Impossible’ Discovery As Frost Found Near Equator
forbes.com

Optimism is linked to longer life spans and better physical functioning, and it can be learned
apnews.com • (see also)

Scientists discover ‘delicate balance’ in brain structure of all species
studyfinds.org

Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy
arstechnica.com

Fire tears through historic church in Toronto’s west end, destroying Group of Seven artworks
cbc.ca

Inside Mexico’s anti-avocado militias
theguardian.com

New neuroscience research reveals the remarkable impact of exercise on brain cells
psypost.org

New method extracts lithium from seawater, to boost battery production
interestingengineering.com

James Webb Space Telescope spots asteroid collision in neighboring star system
space.com

Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time
arstechnica.com

The cement that could turn your house into a giant battery
bbc.com

The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Exclusive Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined
wired.com

Peruvian shrimp can withstand heat of the cooking pot
cosmosmagazine.com

Eleutheria: A Lost Utopia in the Caribbean
daily.jstor.org

Digital twins are helping scientists run the world’s most complex instruments
technologyreview.com

The wild tale of the man who founded Rainforest Cafe
thehustle.co

The New Math of How Large-Scale Order Emerges
quantamagazine.org

Japan Runs on Vending Machines. It’s About to Break Millions of Them.
nytimes.com

Colorized Photographs From the Roaring Twenties
mossandfog.com • (see also)

Earthquakes kill thousands. Scientists are racing to get ahead of them with early warnings.
vox.com

‘We’re trying to find the shape of space’: scientists wonder if the universe is like a doughnut
theguardian.com

The Science of Having a Great Conversation
wired.com

‘It was the cleverest escape in the prison’s 30 years’: The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon
bbc.com • (see also)

Some People with Insomnia Think They’re Awake when They’re Asleep
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

How the Fridge Changed Flavor
newyorker.com

Early morning frost spotted on some of Mars’s huge mountains
theguardian.com

Ada Lovelace’s 180-Year-Old Notes Previewed the Future of Computers
scientificamerican.com

Video: Slow Motion Cheese Roll [8:02]
youtube.com

US Declaration of Independence document bore arms of English king
theguardian.com

Explore and Download 131,000 Maps from Vast Online Archive
mymodernmet.com

The 9/11 Documentary You’ll Never See
hollywoodreporter.com

In Highly Connected Networks, There’s Always a Loop
quantamagazine.org

Alien-Looking Species Seen For First Time Ever in Ocean’s Darkest Depths
sciencealert.com

Common sleep aid protects your eyesight as you age
newatlas.com • (see also)

Video: Why the US Drops 14.7 Million Worms On Panama Every Week [8:17]
youtube.com

Prime Number Puzzle Has Stumped Mathematicians for More Than a Century
scientificamerican.com

Rocky, carbon-rich exoplanets more likely around tiny stars, James Webb Space Telescope reveals
space.com

Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives
theconversation.com

The Delicate Art of Turning Your Parents Into Content
newyorker.com

Russia nuclear-powered submarine to visit Cuba amid rising tensions with US
theguardian.com

Ansel Adams Estate Condemns Adobe for Selling A.I.-Generated Images Mimicking the Photographer’s Style
smithsonianmag.com

This week: Mammoth find, sleep breakthroughs, brainmeat computers, and more!
damninteresting.com

Abracadabra! How Magic Can Help Us Understand Animal Minds
nautil.us

Forensic archaeologists are finally exploring what lies beneath the earth of the Nazis’ three so-called Operation Reinhard camps
sapiens.org

A Splashy Meteorite Was Forged in Multiple Collisions
eos.org

‘Pregnant Virgin’ Stingray Won’t Give Birth After All—Here’s Why
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an interstellar probe, they don’t know much about its shape
theconversation.com