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It is Thanksgiving in the USA, so we are off until next week. Thanks!
damninteresting.com

Celebrating the king banished by the British
bbc.com

‘Supergiant’ gold deposit discovered in China is one of the largest on Earth — and is worth more than $80 billion
livescience.com

Exploring life at its simplest: Scientists create a ‘minimal cell membrane’ with just two lipids
phys.org

5 galaxies in perfect alignment challenge our best model of the universe
space.com

Great apes may have cognitive foundations for language
popsci.com

Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?
theconversation.com

Scientists detect the most powerful cosmic rays ever
livescience.com

The Biggest Simulation of The Universe Ever
sciencealert.com

International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days
space.com

Magnetic tornado is stirring up the haze at Jupiter’s poles
news.berkeley.edu

Why humans feel the need to feast together
bbc.com

Video: What Happened to America’s First Megacity? [12:49]
youtube.com

A Study Says Human Hibernation Could Be Possible—If We Can Harness the Power of Bat Blood
popularmechanics.com

Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods are bad for you
economist.com

Mercedes reinvents the brakes for electric vehicles
newatlas.com

Ancient Egyptians Drank Psychedelic Concoctions From This 2,000-Year-Old Mug, Study Finds
smithsonianmag.com

Squirting Cucumbers Shoot Their Seeds Like Botanical Bombardiers
nytimes.com

A Scandal Fit for Print: William Randolph Hearst and the Death of Legendary Producer, Thomas H. Ince
crimereads.com

Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions
cbc.ca

Video: NASA Hit an Asteroid 26 Times Further Than Expected [23:27]
youtube.com

The crime messenger
cbc.ca

Video: Wheat Is in Trouble. Can Science Save It? [5:11]
youtube.com • (see also)

A Secret Parachute in the FBI’s Possession May Have Finally Solved D.B. Cooper’s Identity
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Meet the ‘giant’ river crabs that live beneath Rome’s ancient ruins
nationalgeographic.com • Mirror

Video: Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? [6:04]
youtube.com

Is the Future of Lab-Grown Meat in Luxury Products?
undark.org

Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat
bbc.com

Fallen rocks hid forgotten chamber of ancient Egyptian temple
miamiherald.com

Video: Why Didn’t Motion Capture Replace Animation? [13:06]
youtube.com

The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Dopamine and Serotonin Work in Opposition for Effective Learning
neurosciencenews.com

“We Didn’t Know What It Was at First.” Buried Beneath Arctic Ice, a Secretive Underground Military Base Emerges in New Radar Images
thedebrief.org • (see also)

After WWII battle with HMAS Sydney, German seamen landed on an outback sheep station
abc.net.au • (see also)

Fossils found in a cave in northern Spain might be an example of humans – in this case Neanderthals – collecting things for fun.
cosmosmagazine.com

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