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Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing
wired.com

The World’s Oldest Bonsai Trees
mossandfog.com

Stop Panicking about Kid’s Screen Time
thewalrus.ca

Discovery sheds light on the origins of matter in the early universe
phys.org

More Than Half of Contiguous U.S. River Water Comes from Ephemeral Streams
eos.org

Aurora alert: Strong geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights at mid-latitudes across US and Europe
space.com

How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords
wired.com

Did the U.K.’s Most Infamous Family Massacre End in a Wrongful Conviction?
newyorker.com

This intricate maze connects the dots on quasicrystal surfaces
sciencenews.org

On this day in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
damninteresting.com

Scientists figure out why there are so many colorful birds in the tropics and how these colors spread over time
phys.org

Numbers game: Is math the language of nature or just a human construct?
salon.com

How Do Animals Change Their Social Habits as They Age?
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists Have Located ‘Hidden Elements’ Recovered from Early Astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Alchemy Laboratory
thedebrief.org

AI trained on AI churns out gibberish garbage
popsci.com

The Baddass Female Gladiators of Ancient Rome
atlasobscura.com

The Dirty Secret of Olympic Swimming: Everyone Pees in the Pool
wsj.com

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Guards: The Banality of Evil in Portraits
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Language affects how fast our brains perceive different shades of color
newatlas.com

In Japan, Turning the Tables on Rude Customers
nytimes.com

Scientists Have Come Damn Close to Fully Predicting Solar Storms. Is Our Power Grid Saved?
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Video: ‘My FBI Declassified Story’ [9:25]
youtube.com

A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Just Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside is Mind-Blowing
popularmechanics.com

Innovative Ways Humans Have Kept Cool Throughout History
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Kepler’s 1607 pioneering sunspot sketches solve solar mysteries 400 years later
phys.org

CRISPR Uncovers Antidote for Venomous Cobra Bites
nautil.us

Memory for music doesn’t diminish with age
nature.com • (see also)

World’s first electricity grid-scale wave energy device deployed in Hawaii
interestingengineering.com

Ukraine Uses Science Fiction Technology To Neutralize Russia’s Nastiest Mine
forbes.com • Without paywall

Now Uranus’ Moon Ariel Might Have an Ocean too
universetoday.com

Famous Paintings Seen Side by Side With Their Real-Life Locations
mymodernmet.com

Video: The Closest Black Hole Isn’t as Far as You’d Like [9:01]
youtube.com

Your world is different from a pigeon’s—but a new theory explains how we can still live in the same reality
phys.org • (see also)

Ready or not, here come the police drones
popsci.com

Butterflies and moths suck up pollen with static electricity
popsci.com

An Ornate Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Turns Up in the Waters of Naples
news.artnet.com

We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
newscientist.com • Without paywall

The skydiver who survived a 14,000-foot fall
espn.com

The extinct Olympic sport that was the ‘dullest’ of all time
bbc.com

Mesmerizing NASA Video Reveals Carbon Dioxide Churning in The Sky [01:51]
sciencealert.com

Video: $25,000 vs. $25,000,000 [29:57]
youtube.com

World’s first ‘meltdown-proof’ nuclear reactor aces safety test
newatlas.com

Happy 50th birthday to the UPC barcode – no one expected you would revolutionize global commerce
theconversation.com

Why Paper Checks Refuse to Die
nytimes.com

The Elegant Math of Machine Learning
nautil.us

‘The Bullet in My Mother’s Head’
esquire.com

Why is JWST Having So Much Trouble with the TRAPPIST-1 System?
universetoday.com

65 years ago today Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin rode the thunder
damninteresting.com

What Olympic runners can learn from cheetahs
bbc.com • (see also)

Researchers in Amsterdam discover how Rembrantd made the golden pigment in The Night Watch
artnews.com

How China’s Chang’e 6 mission snagged the first samples of the Moon’s farside
astronomy.com

Video: Colorful Moths Captured in Super Slow Motion [05:24]
mossandfog.com

Biologists discover human-infecting parasite produces sterile soldiers like ants and termites
phys.org

‘I did it as quietly as I could’: the navy chief who wrecked his ship to scupper China’s ambitions
theguardian.com

Hidden Self-Portrait by Norman Cornish Discovered Behind Another Painting
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists identify Great Salt Lake as a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions
phys.org

When Bite Marks, a Duel, and Jeering Crowds Marred the Paris Olympics
zocalopublicsquare.org

NASA Should Ditch the Spin
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Is Tabby’s Star a Swarm of Extraterrestrial Structures?
discovermagazine.com

NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purpose
theverge.com