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On this day in 1740 Commodore Anson’s squadron departed from England on a secret world-circumnavigating mission
damninteresting.com

Video: The Board That Decides Every Place Name in the U.S. [7:56]
youtube.com

Are bugs really disappearing?
vox.com

‘Scuba-diving’ lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators
phys.org

A ‘primordial’ black hole may zoom through our solar system every decade
space.com

The first billionaire to walk in space says the experience was pretty rough
qz.com

Quantum ‘Ghost Imaging’ Reveals the Dark Side of Plants
scientificamerican.com

NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission Looked Doomed. Could Engineers Save It?
nytimes.com

1st-ever photo of Earth and Mars’ moon Phobos captured from Red Planet
space.com

The Straw Hat Riots Come to a Head
saturdayeveningpost.com • (see also)

Video: Why Did the Apollo Landers Look So Odd? [15:35]
youtube.com

30 Years Ago, NASA Tested This Bizarre Safety Backpack To Keep Astronauts From Getting Lost In Space
inverse.com

Dr. Hologram will see you now: Virtual specialists visit cancer patients
newatlas.com

Why the ‘dirty side’ of a hurricane can be 50% stronger than its ‘clean side’
bbc.com

Water droplets on a butterfly’s wing among winners in microscopic video competition
cbc.ca

Video: Why we should go back to writing in runes [20:38]
youtube.com

In 1926, TV Was Mechanical
spectrum.ieee.org

A long-lost moon could explain Mars’ weird shape and extreme terrain
livescience.com

Physicists discover “hidden turbulence” throughout van Gogh’s Starry Night
arstechnica.com

Video: What Did History’s Pets Eat? [20:26]
youtube.com

Parasitic ‘horror’ wasp that bursts from a fly’s abdomen like an ‘Alien’ xenomorph discovered in Mississippi backyard
livescience.com

Deep space radio signal reaches Earth after 8 billion years
earth.com

Video: When Infrastructure Gets Hacked [15:07]
youtube.com • (see also)

8 dead, 2,700 injured after simultaneous pager explosions in Lebanon
arstechnica.com

Tiny Trackers Are Revealing the Secret Lives of Tens of Thousands of Birds
smithsonianmag.com

Urologist Adam Weiner, runner Usain Bolt: can a last name determine your job?
theguardian.com

The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity?
theguardian.com

We May Have Found Where Modern Humans And Neanderthals Became One
sciencealert.com

These Apes Dance Like Someone Is Watching
nytimes.com

Earth from space: Ghostly figure emerges in Greenland ice after underground lake collapses
livescience.com • (see also)

Mystery of the Crystal Palace’s 190-day construction solved
cosmosmagazine.com

Video: This Virus Saves Your Life [11:46]
youtube.com

Jon Bon Jovi Bravely Talks a Woman Down From the Ledge of a Nashville Bridge
mymodernmet.com

‘All good here’: Titan sub’s last messages before implosion
bbc.com

‘Did Frank Sinatra Really Perform at My Grandma’s High School?’
cantgetmuchhigher.com

There Might Be More Than One Way to Make a Planet
nytimes.com

Video: The cocoa connection: How ‘brown gold’ is smuggled between Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea [12:03]
youtube.com

The strange and dark tale of the other Nova Scotian Alexander Keith
cbc.ca

“Golden Lettuce” genetically engineered to pack 30 times more vitamins
newatlas.com

Video: This Will Change Skyscraper Construction [10:00]
youtube.com

Physicists Have Created a One-Dimensional Gas Made Out of Light
sciencealert.com

Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune
livescience.com

Video: How can a jigsaw have two distinct solutions? [26:22]
youtube.com

Which animals are evolving fastest?
livescience.com

Gigantic Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ on Record
sciencealert.com • (see also)

For the First Time, Gold Bars Are Worth $1 Million Dollars
mymodernmet.com

How to succeed in MrBeast production (leaked PDF)
simonwillison.net

Video: What history — and geography — brought these women together to make one of the greatest photographs of all time?
youtube.com

‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school
yahoo.com

The remarkable reason why these bugs are seeking out devastating wildfires
vox.com

Video: This new type of illusion is really hard to make [17:57]
youtube.com

The Parasites of Malibu
thecut.com • Mirror

Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
theconversation.com

These Creatures Occupy ‘Third State’ Beyond Life And Death, Scientists Say
sciencealert.com

Stolen Banksy ‘Girl with Balloon’ painting found
reuters.com

Whale feeding wins Ocean Photographer of the year award
bbc.com

Waking up with a bang? It could be ‘exploding head syndrome’
theconversation.com

The Strange Theft of a Priceless Churchill Portrait
thewalrus.ca

Throwable tactical camera transmits 360° panoramic thermal images
newatlas.com

Looking for the mysterious photographer who snapped occupied Paris and mocked the Nazis
lemonde.fr • Update, but paywalled