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A Revolution in How Robots Learn
newyorker.com

Revealed: how a San Francisco navy lab became a hub for human radiation experiments
theguardian.com

The Shocking Moment When a Group of Confederate Spies Plotted—and Failed—to Burn Down New York City
smithsonianmag.com

Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
phys.org

‘He was wedged like an hourglass’: rescuers describe 20-hour ordeal ending with amputation of rafter’s leg
theguardian.com

Video: ‘Everyone get back!’ – Video captures moment town floods [0:48]
bbc.com • (see also)

On this day in 1703 an important piece of amateur architecture was put in peril
damninteresting.com

An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
nytimes.com

Video: Why The US is Struggling to Return to the Moon [19:54]
youtube.com

Mysteries in polar orbit – space’s oldest working hardware still keeps its secrets
theregister.com

Video: The History of Atlantis, Mapped [21:12]
youtube.com

Chemists create world’s thinnest spaghetti
phys.org

Mandelbrot’s fractals are not only gorgeous – they taught mathematicians how to model the real world
theconversation.com

How physics moves from wild ideas to actual experiments
arstechnica.com

Why you should never kiss a baby
theconversation.com

“One-of-a-Kind” Fossil Discovery Could Solve the Mystery of Modern Bird Intelligence
scitechdaily.com

Inside the Neutron: Scientists Discover Hidden Layers of Matter
scitechdaily.com

Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert
nytimes.com

The Curious History of Life-Saving Viruses
undark.org

Hot water on ancient Mars may have been habitable
cosmosmagazine.com

New study provides explanation behind origins of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos
nasaspaceflight.com

Caravaggio Painting, Unseen for Decades, Goes on Display
nytimes.com

Video: What Was on Bin Laden’s Hard Drive? [18:53]
youtube.com

Survivors mark 20th anniversary of deadly 2004 tsunami
arstechnica.com

Swirls and scoops: Antarctica’s upside down ice-scape we had no idea existed
bbc.com

After Russian ship docks to space station, astronauts report a foul smell
arstechnica.com

Video: How a 100-Year-Old Animated Film Is Restored! [20:56]
youtube.com

Hidden message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall after 132 years
bbc.com

‘It was our rock’n’roll’ – How the ZX Spectrum became a 1980s icon
bbc.com

NASA: Mystery of Life’s Handedness Deepens
nasa.gov

People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds
theguardian.com

New study shows: EV batteries last much longer than expected
electrive.com

Video: Where did “Chopsticks” come from? [12:05]
youtube.com

Isaac Newton’s wealth ‘intimately connected’ with slavery, author says
theguardian.com • (see also)

The great Brittany sardine strike of 1924, a milestone for working women
rfi.fr

Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Found a Big Surprise
sciencealert.com

Dutch police find gnome made of MDMA during drug bust
bbc.com

Video: Your Gorgeous Hair Evolved From Frog Toes [7:16]
youtube.com

Video: What staying up all night does to your brain [5:36]
youtube.com • (see also)

Breath and Emotion Connected by Newly Identified Brain Circuit
neurosciencenews.com

A Winning Photograph of Octopus Embryos with Chromatophores
nautil.us

Why so many families are “drowning in toys”
vox.com

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System
lithub.com

Remembering Cyberia, the World’s First Ever Cyber Cafe
vice.com

Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea
sciencenews.org

Nature’s first fiber optics could light the way to internet innovation
sciencenews.org

Watch Ethiopian wolves drink flower nectar, a first for a large carnivore
science.org

Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
phys.org

This week: Legal definitions of bread, always bet on scissors, prank food deliveries in Belgium, and more!
damninteresting.com

Video: What NASA Unexpectedly Discovered When They Opened the Bennu Sample [22:56]
youtube.com

‘Impossible’ black holes discovered by the James Webb telescope may finally have an explanation
livescience.com

Video: The Physics That Doomed Amelia Earhart [36:35]
youtube.com

Vaccines have successfully been delivered via mosquito bite
newatlas.com

On this day in 1987, a Max Headroom doppelgänger seized control of televisions in Chicago
damninteresting.com

From Chimpan-A to Chimpanzee, These Apes May Have Humanlike Culture
nytimes.com

Hiker Steps into 280-Million-Year-Old Fossilized World in Italian Alps
aol.com

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history
opb.org

Uranus may not have a weird magnetic field after all
astronomy.com

How Native Americans Guarded Their Societies Against Tyranny
daily.jstor.org

Cops Searching for Vigilante Who Installed NSFW Traffic Signs in Colorado
vice.com