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Inside the US government’s brilliantly boring websites
technologyreview.com

Scientists dramatically increase worm’s life expectancy in ageing study
cosmosmagazine.com

The Lies Los Angeles Was Built Upon
theatlantic.com

Satellite Collision Prediction Lost During Recent Solar Storm
discovermagazine.com

What would it be like to stand on the surface of Titan?
planetary.org

Missing hiker survives by drinking water gathered in boot
bbc.com

Video: Why People Prefer More Pain [17:02]
youtube.com • (see also)

How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?
space.com

Video: This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague [10:52]
youtube.com • Unrelated

Engineers Discovered the Spectacular Secret to Making 17x Stronger Cement
popularmechanics.com

How long does DNA stay on clothes?
thetech.org

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane
lithub.com

Newly Decoded Scroll Solves Mysteries of Plato’s Death
popularmechanics.com

You might feel you can trust your gut to tell right from wrong, but the friction of social change shows that you can’t
aeon.co

The Webb Telescope Found Strange, Sparkling Balls That Might Have Helped Light Up the Universe
inverse.com

The Fuzzy Science on Whether Fido Is Actually Good for You
undark.org

Meet the Forgotten Woman Who Revolutionized Microbiology With a Simple Kitchen Staple
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Extreme wildfires doubled over past two decades: Study
phys.org

Move Over, Genghis Khan. Many Other Men Left Huge Genetic Legacies
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

‘The Stupidest Thing This Country Ever Did’
realclearscience.com

Scientists Built an Ingenious Trap to Catch Dark Matter. We’re About to See If It Worked.
popularmechanics.com

Video: Footage shows moment deadly South Korea factory fire breaks out [0:31]
bbc.com

You Can’t Talk Your Way Out of Depression
thewalrus.ca

Maakalla: Europe’s isolated, autonomous island
bbc.com

Jupiter’s upper atmosphere surprises astronomers
phys.org

Video: ‘Louis Vuitton Sent A Private Investigator to My House’ [11:13]
youtube.com

Project Mayhem: The U.S. Air Force’s Secret Mach 10 Hypersonic Bomber
nationalinterest.org

The science of dance: At the nightclub, we synchronize like a flock of starlings
english.elpais.com

Video: The Hunt for Europe’s Most Wanted Criminal [19:54]
youtube.com

Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies at age three: ‘He was the best giant boy’
theguardian.com

The Most Unlikely Migration
nautil.us

When Sick Pets Need Blood, Animal ‘Superheroes’ Come to the Rescue
nytimes.com

Detecting intelligent life that’s light years away: Greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
phys.org

The Ford Comuta Was an Early EV for Britain in 1967
mossandfog.com

A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Distant Civilizations
smithsonianmag.com

Queen Makes History As They Sell Their Catalog For More Than $1 Billion
forbes.com

Video: How NYC’s Most Dangerous Street Became a Popular Public Park [9:34]
youtube.com

Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business
wired.com

China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
npr.org • (see also)

Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
nbcnews.com

Video: Betelgeuse looks a lot stranger than we thought, and physics shouldn’t allow it [13:51]
youtube.com

Parasites and old clothes in North Korea trash balloons
bbc.com

Video: When Did We Start Getting Cavities? [7:07]
youtube.com

Neurobiologists uncover brain mechanisms behind generalized fear
psypost.org

Powering Planes With Microwaves Is Not the Craziest Idea
spectrum.ieee.org

Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing’s Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing
livescience.com

China’s crackdown on ‘wealth-flaunting’ social media puts pressure on influencers
theconversation.com

The Color of Your Sunglasses’ Lenses Matters More Than You Think
cnet.com

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s Synapse Damage in Mice
futurism.com

Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at night
cnn.com

Astronomers find three potential super-Earths around nearby star
phys.org

‘I only learnt to know her through her diary’: Anne Frank’s father on how his daughter lived on after her death
bbc.com

The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours – from mouth to gut to vagina
theguardian.com

Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change
wired.com

‘These kids are violent, drunk on power’: can mafia children be saved from a life of crime?
theguardian.com

Video: There are NOT 195 countries [12:15]
youtube.com • (see also)

Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter
arstechnica.com

What the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy fossil reveals about nudity and shame
theconversation.com

Earth’s Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes We’re Only Starting to Understand
nytimes.com

Suspected Chinese rocket debris seen falling over village after launch, video shows
cnn.com • Video