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Mathematicians Probe Unsolved Hilbert Polynomial Problem
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

This week: Clones among us, unfresh sushi, how to brighten your lightning, interstellar parkland, and more
damninteresting.com

When B-17 Bombers Became Actual Bombs: WWII Bomber Footage
popularmechanics.com

How viruses shape our world
nationalgeographic.com

Video: Tensegrity Explained [11:06]
youtube.com

NASA declares Mars lander InSight’s burrowing ‘mole’ is dead
cnet.com

See how volcanoes spark lightning storms
nationalgeographic.com

How the IWW Grew after the Centralia Tragedy
daily.jstor.org

Mystery of massive, train-stopping millipede swarms solved
livescience.com

Bali’s thieving monkeys can spot high-value items to ransom
theguardian.com

See how viruses look up close
nationalgeographic.com

One of the Biggest Mafia Trials Ever Has Begun in a Giant Custom-Built Courtroom
vice.com

How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption
wired.com

Why tardigrades spilled all over the Moon in 2020
inverse.com

Here’s what we know sex with Neanderthals was like
bbc.com

The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Nantucket Whaleships
publicdomainreview.org

Who Was Charles Curtis, the First Vice President of Color?
smithsonianmag.com

Why lasers are so brilliantly useful
archive.is

‘Rent-a-person who does nothing’ in Tokyo receives endless requests, gratitude
mainichi.jp

Shorter workweeks may lead to less smoking, thinner waistlines
academictimes.com

Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They’re Ultra-Efficient
spectrum.ieee.org

The most distant quasar ever found is hiding a seriously supermassive black hole
space.com

Psychedelic Mushrooms Grew in a Man’s Veins After He Injected Them
gizmodo.com

45,000-Year-Old Pig Painting in Indonesia May Be Oldest Known Animal Art
smithsonianmag.com

On Abraham Lincoln’s Convoluted Plan For the Abolition of Slavery
lithub.com

Why Some Plants Are Parasites
daily.jstor.org

Yellow mealworm safe for humans to eat, says EU food safety agency
theguardian.com

The Story of Real-Life Dire Wolves Is Finally Emerging
gizmodo.com

The Messy Business of Scrubbing 2,000 Years of Bird Poop From an Egyptian Temple
atlasobscura.com

Video: The Riemann Hypothesis, Explained [16:23]
youtube.com • (see also)

22 Orphans Gave Up Everything to Distribute the World’s First Vaccine
theatlantic.com

Rocky ‘super-Earth’ planet spotted orbiting one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars
space.com

Why are flies so hard to swat?
livescience.com

The Unsettling Truth About the ‘Mostly Harmless’ Hiker
wired.com

How Do Archaeologists Know Where to Dig?
daily.jstor.org

What Antarctic Meteorites Tell Us About Earth’s Origins
smithsonianmag.com

Fenn treasure hunter pleads guilty for damage caused in Yellowstone Park
arstechnica.com

The 2,000-year-old Wonder Women who inspired the comic
bbc.com

In this remote corner of China, locals use zip lines to get around
nationalgeographic.com

For The First Time, Astronomers May Have Heard The Background ‘Hum’ of The Universe
sciencealert.com

Did We Receive a Message from a Planet Orbiting the Nearest Star?
scientificamerican.com

New curio by J. A. Macfarlane: Buzzing on the Green
dam.mn

Astronomers get a glimpse at a galaxy on the verge of death
inverse.com

French woman spends three years trying to prove she is not dead
theguardian.com

New quantum particle may have been accidentally discovered
newatlas.com

The Curious Strength of a Sea Sponge’s Glass Skeleton
quantamagazine.org

Video: Illusions of Time [31:07]
youtube.com

Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
eurekalert.org

A Brief History of Consumer Culture
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

What’s More Dangerous than Leaping Out of a Plane?
thewalrus.ca • (see also)

How We Discovered the Number Zero
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Split in two: magicians to celebrate 100 years of sawing people in half
theguardian.com

CRISPR and the Splice to Survive
newyorker.com

The Nuclear-Powered Aircraft That We’ll Use to Explore Jupiter
popularmechanics.com

Fifty years ago, Japan’s most famous writer committed suicide after a failed coup attempt
theconversation.com

Can You Be a Good Scientist and a Horrible Person at the Same Time?
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

NASA extends Juno, turning spacecraft into an Io, Europa, and Ganymede explorer
arstechnica.com

Video: The Smallest Windows PC in 1995 Was Also a Phone! IBM Palm Top PC110 [19:19]
youtube.com

Invasive snakes move their bodies like lassos, a totally new mode of locomotion
nationalgeographic.com

Nature’s weirdest clam surprises scientists once again
nytimes.com