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How the coronavirus mutates and what this means for the future of COVID-19
theconversation.com

Princess Latifa: ‘Hostage’ ordeal of Dubai ruler’s daughter revealed
bbc.com

A Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be Lauded in 2021
nytimes.com

Nature Makes Wood. Could a Lab Make It Better?
wired.com

An Epic Journey to Adulthood Begins in the Intestines of a Deep-Sea Fish
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Neanderthals used stone tool tech once considered exclusive to Homo sapiens
arstechnica.com

We have spotted two planets orbiting a backwards-spinning star
newscientist.com

The greatest security threat of the post-truth age
bbc.com

Why Were There So Many Serial Killers Between 1970 and 2000
rollingstone.com

Whodunnit grips tiny Italian island after dozens of thefts
theguardian.com

Planet Nine Might Be a Giant Illusion, Scientists Say, And Here’s Why
sciencealert.com

Story about Florida man’s skeleton guitar appears to be a hoax, say local reporters
cbc.ca

The Therac-25 Incident
thedailywtf.com

Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon?
thebulletin.org

Six Skeletons Found in Wreck of 18th-Century Pirate Ship Sunk Off Cape Cod
smithsonianmag.com

We Worried About Kids and the Internet. We Should Have Been Worried About Adults.
slate.com

Analyzing Data from 5 Million SETI@home Users
supercluster.com

America’s Rarest Driver’s License Lets 14-Year-Olds Hit the Road Legally
thedrive.com

A NASA spacecraft flew by a Saturnian moon, uncovering a chemical mystery
massivesci.com

Decimal Day: When Britain Said Farewell To The Shilling
historyextra.com • (see also)

Reckoning with a Nazi Father
newyorker.com

How To Fall 35,000 Feet and Survive
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Scientists create bendable concrete containing CO2 to lower emissions
zmescience.com

How a joke ended up before Canada’s top court
bbc.com

Quantum Theory May Twist Cause And Effect Into Loops, With Effect Causing The Cause
sciencealert.com

Radio Garden: Explore live radio by rotating the globe
radio.garden

Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Impactor Come From?
nytimes.com

Researchers rethink life in a cold climate after Antarctic find
theguardian.com

New curio by Alan Bellows: The Anticipated Future of the Moon
dam.mn

The silphium (aka laserwort) seed may be the origin of the Valentine’s day “heart” shape
damninteresting.com

How Racist Cartoons Helped Ignite a Massacre
daily.jstor.org

When Scientists Become Allergic To Their Research
undark.org

World’s oldest known beer factory may have been unearthed in Egypt
theguardian.com

Miniature Satellites Reveal Cause of Deadly Uttarakhand Flood That Devastated Hydroelectric Dams
scientificamerican.com

White dwarfs wear the crushed corpses of planets in their atmospheres
livescience.com

How Early Megacities Emerged From the Jungles of Cambodia
atlasobscura.com

NASA’s TESS Discovers New Worlds in a River of Young Stars
nasa.gov

TikTok Stars and Social Media Creators Can Now Join Hollywood’s Top Union
nytimes.com

Listen: Robinhood’s Very Bad Day
npr.org

Intestinal roundworm cells eat their own DNA as part of a healthy lifecycle
massivesci.com

Why Computers Will Never Write Good Novels
nautil.us

This Heavily Armed and Armored Truck Protected Canada’s WWII Nuclear Secret
thedrive.com • (see also)

The human virome: The trillions of viruses keeping you alive
sciencefocus.com

Are Humans Wired to Be Seduced By the Color Red?
discovermagazine.com

Remembering the B-70: The Weird Supersonic Bomber That Never Was
popularmechanics.com

Hubble Uncovers Concentration of Small Black Holes
hubblesite.org

In the ’80s, she was a video game pioneer. Today, no one can find her
polygon.com

Researchers Levitated a Small Tray Using Nothing but Light
wired.com

Earth to Voyager 2: After a Year in the Darkness, We Can Talk to You Again
nytimes.com • (see also)

Surprisingly mature galaxy in the infant universe suggests galaxies form faster than we thought
space.com

‘Swirlonic’ super particles baffle physicists
phys.org

This week: Chucky alert, Hitler’s toilet, isolating Einsteinium, and more
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What a 16th-century plague survival guide has in common with COVID-19 advice
cbc.ca

The Amazing Story of Phil Moore, Hollywood Star Maker
daily.jstor.org

Dramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in Wales
theguardian.com

The Long Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier
bloomberg.com • (see also)

How America Has Always Advertised the Next Golden Age of Computers
lithub.com

Shell Says It Has Reached Peak Oil Production
earther.gizmodo.com

When Healers Do Harm: Women Serial Killers in the Health Care Industry
thewalrus.ca

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