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A New Specialized Train Is Ready to Haul Nuclear Waste
spectrum.ieee.org

Astronauts Struggle To Eat Their Space Food and Scientists Want to Know Why
universetoday.com

‘Bacterial glitter’ shimmers without pigments
popsci.com

The Erie Canal: The manmade waterway that transformed the US
bbc.com

How plant hunting has evolved over the centuries
popsci.com • (see also)

A mystery writer planned to retire. Now she’s leading a team of genetic detectives – and giving murder victims back their names
theguardian.com

Rare element actinium gets a candid portrait under X-rays
cosmosmagazine.com

Scientists Found a Surprise New Continent Hiding Beneath Greenland
popularmechanics.com

Video: We Need to Rethink Exercise – The Workout Paradox [11:59]
youtube.com

Video: He secretly changed this freeway sign, helped millions of drivers [9:30]
youtube.com

Video: The weirdest (and coolest) tongues in the animal kingdom [5:16]
youtube.com

The Biographies of Marie Antoinette and Mary Queen of Scots
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Is the universe still making new galaxies?
space.com

Meet the Mysterious Beast of Gévaudan, France’s 18th-Century “Werewolf”
mymodernmet.com

Resembling a Stonehenge of the Sea, These are the Mysteries of Norfolk’s Seahenge
discovermagazine.com

Promised Cures, Tainted Cells: How Cord Blood Banks Mislead Parents
nytimes.com

Rogue antibodies may cause some long COVID symptoms
sciencenews.org

During 1972 presidential campaign, a future assassin got within feet of Nixon in Ottawa
cbc.ca

Video: When Natural Gas Had No Smell [16:26]
youtube.com

She Didn’t Like His Song, So She Tried to Eat Him
nytimes.com

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact
astronomy.com

The Strange, Long-Clawed Therizinosaurus Looks Like an Evolutionary Experiment
discovermagazine.com

Video: This Drone Video Shows What It’s Like to Climb to Mount Everest’s Summit [04:11]
outsideonline.com

Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) Is Much Older Than We Thought
popularmechanics.com

‘World’s rarest spade-toothed whale’ washes up on New Zealand beach
bbc.com

Underground cave found on moon could be ideal base for explorers
theguardian.com

Video: Catatumbo Lightning: Venezuela’s Never-ending Storm [08:50]
thekidshouldseethis.com

Polar ice melting makes Earth heavier to rotate, causing longer days: Study
interestingengineering.com

The Central U.S. is at risk for major shaking. But scientists don’t know why — or when — the next big one will strike.
undark.org

Battery X: A Secret Test of Women at War during WWII
daily.jstor.org

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction
lithub.com

AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: autonomous weapons enter the battlefield
theguardian.com

Anesthesia Induces Unconsciousness by Destabilizing Brain Activity
neurosciencenews.com

Is a male Nazi high jumper who competed as a woman really behind sex testing at the Olympics?
cbc.ca

Instagram influencer jailed for trafficking and slavery
bbc.com

Scientists discover how water controls muscle speed and performance
knowridge.com

Attacking Italians in Louisiana
daily.jstor.org

How naturally-produced opioids help plumb the depths of animal minds
salon.com

What Could Explain the Gallium Anomaly?
quantamagazine.org

Australian Fossilized Amber Reveals A 42 Million Year-Old Secret
inverse.com

Modern hurricanes are rewriting the rules of extreme storms
bbc.com

The Disappearing Arborglyphs Carved by Sheepherders Across the American West
atlasobscura.com

You Can Now Visit France’s First-Ever Cheese Museum
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Hornbills: Dino-birds with large keratin casques [11:01]
thekidshouldseethis.com

Astronauts are stuck on the International Space Station after yet more problems with Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner
theconversation.com

Erica picked up a rock by chance 10 years ago. It might hold the oldest form of complex life on Earth
news.unsw.edu.au

‘We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse’
theconversation.com

‘Sensational’ Proof Delivers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
quantamagazine.org

Google and Microsoft now each consume more power than some fairly big countries
techradar.com

Here’s what’s (probably) on the other side of a black hole
sciencefocus.com

‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say
theguardian.com • (see also)

460 years after it sank, this ship is almost ready to sail again, thanks in part to Canadian know-how
cbc.ca

NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation
arstechnica.com

Johannes Hartlieb’s Book of Herbs (1462)
publicdomainreview.org

How Mississippi man’s release from Nashville jail ended in Lauren Johansen’s death. ‘Someone in our office made a mistake’
clarionledger.com

AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts
theconversation.com

Edith Clarke: Architect of Modern Power Distribution
spectrum.ieee.org

When Facial Recognition Helps Police Target Black Faces
thewalrus.ca

Animals use physics? Let us count the ways
arstechnica.com

Video: How Cheap Cigars Legitimized Quantum Mechanics [12:04]
youtube.com