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‘A poor man’s rainforest’: why we need to stop treating soil like dirt
theguardian.com

‘Whitest ever’ paint reflects 98% of sunlight
bbc.com

Tusk-free ivory substitute can be 3D printed into complex shapes
newatlas.com

It’s still unclear what dark matter is, but now we know what it isn’t
academictimes.com

Video: Why are airplanes slower than they used to be? [4:58]
youtube.com

Lego’s bricks for blind people – in pictures
theguardian.com

Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound ‘promising’ for depression
bbc.com

A Cautionary Tale for Nearly Everyone
nytimes.com

A Kidnapping Gone Very Wrong
theatlantic.com

NASA’s astronaut Earth photography contest crowns a glorious winner
cnet.com

The Humble Shrub That’s Predicting a Terrible Fire Season
wired.com

Embryos That Are Part Monkey, Part Human Raise Ethical Concerns
npr.org

An enigmatic Javanese manuscript in the British Library: Sĕrat Jaya Lĕngkara, Add 12310
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‘I Was the Man at the Clapperboard for Orson Welles’ Legendary Drunk Wine Commercial’
melmagazine.com

Unsold Television Pilots: Really Expensive Failures
tedium.co

How the fall of the Roman empire paved the road to modernity
aeon.co

The Great Cottonmouth-Catching Get-Rich-Quick Scheme of 1956
narratively.com

He Was Convicted of a Bombing Plot. Was It a Setup?
nytimes.com

New curio by Alan Bellows: Pushing the Envelope
dam.mn

Out of thin air: the mystery of the man who fell from the sky
theguardian.com

How free trials trick you into thinking you’ll get something for nothing
vox.com

Here’s how the FBI managed to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
theverge.com

Scientists tunnel back over 4,000 years in time – through bat guano
newatlas.com

The genetic mistakes that could shape our species
bbc.com

These stars could have a sort of atomic bomb at their center
academictimes.com

See the Fractal-Like Shells of Ammonites Like Never Before
gizmodo.com

Why Two Rivers Meet But Don’t Mix in the Canadian Arctic
atlasobscura.com

This pterosaur supported its giant neck with bones built like bicycle wheels
sciencemag.org

The US’ lost, ancient megacity
bbc.com

Video: Journey to the Center of a Neutron Star [5:56]
youtube.com

Want to Be Ant Royalty? Prepare to Lose Part of Your Brain.
theatlantic.com

Darius, ‘World’s Longest Rabbit,’ Is Missing
nytimes.com

How Radio Astronomy Reveals the Universe
quantamagazine.org

MIT Researchers Release Music Made by Spiders
futurism.com

This B.C. singer just set a new world record for the lowest note sung by a woman
cbc.ca

Video: Whatever happened to acid rain? [5:39]
youtube.com

Doctors Forgot to Warn People With Breasts That the Covid Vaccine Could Affect Their Next Mammogram
jezebel.com

These are the health effects of tear gas
massivesci.com

These Microscopic Maps of 3D-Printed Metals Look Like Art. They May Be a Glimpse of the Future
gizmodo.com

First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys
undark.org

Mathematician Disproves 80-Year-Old Algebra Conjecture
quantamagazine.org

The Spacewalk From Hell
airspacemag.com

Video: Earthrise in 4k UHD [11:12]
youtube.com

Yuri Gagarin: the spaceman who came in from the cold
bbc.com

Here’s What It Takes to Fly a Drone on Mount Everest
wired.com • (see also)

Video: Do we Need Nuclear Energy to Stop Climate Change? [10:42]
youtube.com

Planetary Scientists Discover That Mars Underwent a Great Oxygenation Event Billions of Years Ago
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Why Do Cats Have Belly ‘Pouches’?
realclearscience.com

The Nature You See in Documentaries Is Beautiful and False
theatlantic.com

Historians Pinpoint the Very ‘Worst Year’ to Ever be Alive
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Researchers create light waves that can penetrate even opaque materials
phys.org

Human Taste Buds Can Tell The Difference Between Normal And ‘Heavy’ Water
sciencealert.com • (see also)

What causes trypophobia? The neuroscience behind the fear of closely-packed holes
sciencefocus.com

What Happened to the Actors Who Were Performing the Night Lincoln Was Shot?
crimereads.com

Video: Leeuwenhoek: The First Master of Microscopes [10:23]
youtube.com

A Mysterious Suicide Cluster
newyorker.com

How Do Scientists Build the Best Diet for Astronauts?
discovermagazine.com

What Would Raindrops be Like on Other Worlds?
universetoday.com

Video: Why South Africa is still so segregated [10:15]
youtube.com

Revealed: the Facebook loophole that lets world leaders deceive and harass their citizens
theguardian.com