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Astrophysicist Reveals The Key Facts About The Asteroid That May Hit Earth
sciencealert.com

Shamed Onto Death Row
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Powerful results from joining quantum computing and AI
cosmosmagazine.com

What Romania Looked Like in 1990: The Harsh Reality After Communism’s Fall
rarehistoricalphotos.com

See the First-Ever Photographs of the Elusive Mount Lyell Shrew, Finally Caught on Camera in California
smithsonianmag.com

Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains
theconversation.com

The Just FDA Banned Red No. 3 Dye. What Took It So Long?
inverse.com

How Does Life Happen When There’s Barely Any Light?
quantamagazine.org

Alan Turing, the man who made machines think
lemonde.fr • Mirror

Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
phys.org

Before Modern Swimsuits: Vintage Photos of Early 1900s Swimwear Styles
rarehistoricalphotos.com

NASA scientists want to solve a mystery: Why did life “turn left?”
mashable.com

‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too
theguardian.com

How Do Polar Bears Keep Ice Off Their Fur? New Study Reveals the Secret—and It Could Improve Technology
smithsonianmag.com

Are dogs or cats smarter?
english.elpais.com

The ‘52-Hertz Whale’ Is The Loneliest Animal In The World—Here’s What We Know
forbes.com

Earth’s crust is peeling away under California
livescience.com

Scientists Just Discovered A Brand-New Superconductor That Could Change the Game
popularmechanics.com

There’s a curious animal in the dark rivers of Brazil that pees on its own head – scientists are trying to figure out why
discoverwildlife.com

Asbestos: a corporate coverup, a public health catastrophe
prospectmagazine.co.uk

Bullets and blues: Louis Armstrong’s difficult upbringing revealed after discovery of family police records
theguardian.com

Video: Why Some People Don’t ‘See’ Mental Imagery: Aphantasia [8:29]
youtube.com

Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity
theconversation.com

Historic Leap: MIT Physicists Measure Quantum Geometry for First Time
scitechdaily.com

Damn.
damninteresting.com

‘The flood of the century’: How well prepared is Paris for a natural disaster?
france24.com

Retro Spaceplane aces test for space station cargo missions
newatlas.com

This week: Gallstone commodities, cholesterol overdose, contagious peeing, and more!
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‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
theguardian.com

Colossal squid: The eerie ambassador from the abyss
bbc.com

Scientists Finally Get a Good Look at a Disintegrating Exoplanet
eos.org

‘The ‘Exciting Business Opportunity’ That Ruined Our Lives’
theatlantic.com • Mirror

The electrochemical cells that could power fridges of the future
popsci.com

Upheaval Dome: Utah’s ‘belly button’ that has divided scientists since its discovery
livescience.com

Officials Are Offering $1 Million to Anyone Who Can Decode This Ancient Script
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Exploring Deep Underground Tunnels in an Abandoned Iron Mine [42:27]
youtube.com

Eerie Features Seen on Mars Are Unlike Anything on Earth
sciencealert.com

Video: The Logistics of Natural Gas [19:06]
youtube.com

On this day in 1953, the North Sea Flood struck Britain and the Netherlands
damninteresting.com

Scientists Uncover Bizarre Microbes That Could Rewrite Earth’s Climate Story
scitechdaily.com

Hundreds Died When This Steamship Sank in the Pacific Northwest in 1875 With Gold Worth Millions On Board
smithsonianmag.com

Ear muscle we thought humans didn’t use — except for wiggling our ears — actually activates when people listen hard
frontiersin.org

Striking Winners of the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
mymodernmet.com

NASA Unveils a Hidden Universe of Supermassive Black Holes
scitechdaily.com

A Balloon Mission That Could Explore Venus Indefinitely
universetoday.com

Video: Triple Paintball Collision at 82,000 FPS [21:12]
youtube.com

Fungus-infected zombie spiders discovered in Northern Ireland
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Archaeologists Followed a Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci. It Led to Secret Tunnels Under an Ancient Castle.
popularmechanics.com

Video: 17 Year Old Solo Student Pilot Loses Wheel on Takeoff [19:59]
youtube.com

Researchers Find Evidence for Relatively Recent Seismic Activity on Lunar Far Side
sci.news • (see also)

Video: Why this simple ring was so difficult to make [14:23]
youtube.com

When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History
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Loving Couples Posing For Studio Portraits in the 1970s
flashbak.com

The Other Side of Sherman’s March
newyorker.com

On this day in 1962 a ‘laughter epidemic’ broke out in the Republic of Tanganyika
damninteresting.com

Scientists Think the World’s Oldest Dinosaur Fossils May Still Be Awaiting Discovery
popularmechanics.com

Experiment with 37 dimensions shows how strange quantum physics can be
newscientist.com • Mirror

Weight-loss breakthrough as new appetite-curbing hormone is found
newatlas.com

Is This How Reddit Ends?
theatlantic.com • Mirror

Communicating with Gravitational Waves
universetoday.com • (see also)