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Video: Skylab: The First Humans To Live In Space [50:08]
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Sepia Model Murder, 1969: The Slaying of Bani Yelverton
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China tycoon Guo convicted in US over $1bn scam
bbc.com

Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say
theguardian.com

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?
crimereads.com

Here’s What It Would Take To Make Mars A Liveable Landscape
discovermagazine.com

Twice-yearly HIV drug 100% effective at preventing spread
newatlas.com

Only Hubble Could Make this Measurement of a Supernova
universetoday.com

Why food tastes more bland in space
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Expedition finds a 10-inch long millipede lost to science for 126 years
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NASA transmits hip-hop song to deep space for first time
phys.org

A Trillion Rogue Planets and Not One Sun to Shine on Them
spectrum.ieee.org

How Do You Like Your Steak? Rare, Medium, or Bright Blue?
daily.jstor.org

Video: Why A 4.8 Earthquake Isn’t Always A 4.8 Earthquake [7:36]
youtube.com

Saturn’s moon Titan has bad surfing
cosmosmagazine.com

‘I Heard the Wild Donkey Bray’
nautil.us

Check Out Ten Never-Before-Seen Paintings by Winston Churchill
smithsonianmag.com

Uncontacted tribe seen in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active
theguardian.com

Tight-Knit Microbes Live Together to Make a Vital Nutrient
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The Numbers vs. the Lottery
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Video: Assassination Attempt on Adolf Hitler [1:51]
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Astronomers discover what may be 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars
phys.org

On this day in 1962 the pint-size Davy Crockett atomic weapon system was tested in the Nevada desert
damninteresting.com

Dragonflies reveal how toxic mercury moves in nature
popsci.com

The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
theconversation.com

The New Science of Animal Minds
nautil.us

Cyanide found in teacups shared by six found dead in Bangkok hotel
theguardian.com

How astronomers are using pulsars to observe evidence of dark matter
ras.ac.uk • (see also)

Indian man stuck in lift for 42 hours thought he would die
bbc.com

‘Amazing’ new technology set to transform the search for alien life
theguardian.com • (see also)

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
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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