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The Rise of RNA Therapeutics
nautil.us

Searching for Mr. X
magazine.atavist.com

North Korea’s Mysterious Cryptocurrency Ambitions
thewalrus.ca

Statisticians Reveal the Number of Serial Killers That Were Never Caught During The 20th Century
discovermagazine.com

Physicists may have cracked the case of “Zen” stones balanced on ice pedestals
arstechnica.com

Photo/Video: Gigantic Jet Lightning captured in Puerto Rico
apod.nasa.gov

An autonomous robot may have already killed people
theconversation.com

Injecting dead bacteria into tumors points to promising cancer treatment
newatlas.com • (see also)

One of the largest comets ever seen is headed our way
nationalgeographic.com

A shocking new report suggests that in Los Angeles County, sheriff’s deputies make up some of the most dangerous crime syndicates of all
nationalreview.com

How binary stars’ planets are born
massivesci.com

The Real-Life Political Scandal That Inspired Jean-Patrick Manchette’s First Thriller
crimereads.com

New species of dinosaur unearthed by Isle of Wight fossil hunters
bbc.com

A Fast-Moving Star Could be as Good as a Spaceship
supercluster.com

All Identical Twins Appear to Carry a Hidden Chemical Signature on Their DNA
sciencealert.com

On this day in 1957 a nuclear cooling tank in the Soviet Union disastrously exploded
damninteresting.com

Who was James Clerk Maxwell? The greatest physicist you’ve probably never heard of.
space.com

These Sea Slugs Break a Cardinal Rule of Animal Life
theatlantic.com

Evidence Indicates There’s Another Planet the Size of Mars in Our Solar System
interestingengineering.com

This May Be the First Planet Found Orbiting 3 Stars at Once
nytimes.com

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country
crimereads.com

The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney
pharmacy.ucsf.edu

Amateur Divers Discover Trove of 53 Roman Gold Coins in Spain
smithsonianmag.com

Bacteria can live without food for over 1000 days
massivesci.com

Self-replicating protocells created in lab may be life’s “missing link”
newatlas.com

The Accidental Invention of the Color Mauve
daily.jstor.org

Pulling methane out of the atmosphere could slow global warming—if we can figure out how to do it
technologyreview.com

Quantum computing hits the desktop, no cryo-cooling required
newatlas.com

Video: The forgotten queen of Egypt [4:31]
youtube.com

How the Mafia Is Pivoting to Cybercrime
vice.com

Humans Can’t Be the Sole Keepers of Scientific Knowledge
wired.com

Why did this man have copper-colored rings in his eyes?
livescience.com

Mars on the cheap: Scientists working to revolutionize access to the Red Planet
space.com

Lead Contamination Found in Blood of Half of Young Kids in U.S.
bloomberg.com • (see also)

Australia has lost one-third of its koalas in the past three years
reuters.com

Scientists have solved the mystery of why these asexual animals haven’t gone extinct
euronews.com

Race to the bottom: the disastrous blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea
theguardian.com

‘In love with the Resistance: My mother-in-law’s war’
bbc.com • (see also) • (see also)

‘Impossible’ Particle Discovery Adds Key Piece to the Strong Force Puzzle
quantamagazine.org

A Tour of China’s Future Tiangong Space Station
nytimes.com

Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story.
thecounter.org

Video: Remarkable Enhanced Footage of London During World War II [17:25]
mossandfog.com

The Cactus That Came Back from the Dead
thewalrus.ca

Can slime molds remember?
massivesci.com • (see also)

Big fires demand a big response: How 1910’s Big Burn can help us think smarter about fighting wildfires and living with fire
theconversation.com

Video: Hubble Observes Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Changing [2:20]
youtube.com

COVID smell loss can have profound effects on your life, from weight change to intimacy barriers
theconversation.com

What the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Says About Us
archive.is • (see also)

The Supply-Chain Mystery
newyorker.com

India’s misunderstood maharajahs
bbc.com

These Engineers Have Invented an Entirely New Approach to Recycling Plastic
sciencealert.com

She Bought Her Dream Home. Then a ‘Sovereign Citizen’ Changed the Locks.
nytimes.com

How to Bury an Entire Museum
messynessychic.com

Iceland elects Europe’s first female majority parliament
bbc.com • (see also)

Chinese scientists complete starch synthesis from CO2, revolutionary for agricultural production and promoting carbon neutrality
globaltimes.cn

NASA’s AR graphic novel is meant to recruit a new wave of astronauts
engadget.com

These Spikes Grew Right Out of a Dinosaur’s Ribs
gizmodo.com

Bitcoin mining company buys Pennsylvania power plant to meet electricity needs
techspot.com

Could whistling shed light on the origins of speech?
theguardian.com • (see also)

How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony
theconversation.com