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The dark universe: can a scientist battling long Covid unlock the mysteries of the cosmos?
theguardian.com

Video: How NASA Reinvented The Wheel [25:33]
youtube.com

Like hungry locusts, humans can easily be tricked into overeating
knowablemagazine.org

Video: The History of Cursor Keys [15:44]
youtube.com

Hubble Observes an In-between Galaxy
nasa.gov

A New Hydropower Boom Uses Pumped Storage, Not Giant Dams
nytimes.com

Why mosses are vital for the health of our soil and Earth
phys.org

The Plant-Inspired Robots That Could Colonize Mars
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Ancient ‘urine flasks’ for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar’s forum in Rome
livescience.com • (see also)

Spiders Can Get So Hungry They Start Losing Their Eyesight
sciencealert.com

Scientists Detect Brain Activity in Dying People Linked to Dreams, Hallucinations
vice.com

Scientists discover never-before-seen brain wave after reading octopuses’ minds
livescience.com

Video: Exploring GE’s Abandoned High Voltage Lab [37:52]
youtube.com

Astronomers spot nearest star-destroying black hole
newatlas.com

Couple unearths one of world’s greatest fossil finds in mid-Wales
theguardian.com • (see also)

Was the Conspiracy That Gripped New York in 1741 Real?
daily.jstor.org

How a Human Smell Receptor Works Is Finally Revealed
quantamagazine.org

The science of standup: can you train someone to be funny?
theguardian.com • (see also)

Jupiter explorer hits first snag as agency considers “shaking” spacecraft
cosmosmagazine.com

Cat steals hundreds of pounds of items from neighbours
bbc.com

China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes
phys.org

‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
nytimes.com

Inside the Secretive Life-Extension Clinic
wired.com

Video: How they saved the holes in Swiss cheese [6:01]
youtube.com

80 years ago today Allied forces in WW2 used a dead man as a vehicle for subterfuge
damninteresting.com

NASA helicopter captures glorious view of Mars, with some surprises
mashable.com

The world’s first electrical wooden transistor has finally been invented
interestingengineering.com

The puzzle of Neanderthal aesthetics
bbc.com

Italy wants to build the world’s longest suspension bridge. The Mafia and geography might make that difficult
cnn.com

How Are These Trees Floating Over a Finnish Road?
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

The ‘Bogus Priest’ and the Murdered President
crimereads.com • (see also)

Before the Flapper, There Was the Gibson Girl
messynessychic.com

1st mega-tsunami on record since antiquity was triggered by Tonga volcanic eruption
livescience.com • (see also)

A Bionic Eye That Could Restore Vision (and Put Humans in the Matrix?)
cnet.com

Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely, efficiently
news.ubc.ca

The Strange Death of the Twin Gynecologists
vulture.com

Psychedelics may increase entropy in the brain’s vision centre
archive.is

Long-Banned Pollutants Are Even in The Deepest Place on Earth, Study Reveals
sciencealert.com • (see also)

A pilot takes a big risk to save a skydiver’s life
npr.org • (see also)

New artificial intelligence tool can accurately identify cancer
theguardian.com

The Strange Tale of SS Warrimoo, the Ship That Existed in Two Centuries at Once
atlasobscura.com

Video: It’s Becoming Very Clear That Birds Are Not Normal [10:54]
youtube.com

Remains found in Lake Mead identified as Las Vegas man missing for 25 years
theguardian.com

Video: How these impossibly thin cuts are made [9:36]
youtube.com

Gut microbiome makes up half of cells in human body and changes constantly
upi.com

A Good Dog With Great Genes: 1920s Alaska Sled-Relay Hero Balto
ntd.com

Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor
nytimes.com

This week: 🖼️AI photo trickery, 👀corporate spy adventures, 🐌ancient escargot, and more!
damninteresting.com

Astronomers detect the closest example yet of a black hole devouring a star
phys.org

Rats get a bad rap. These landmine-sniffing rodents are helping change that
cbc.ca • (see also)

Fish Are Not Insentient Dullards
nautil.us

Researchers Just Used Knots of Worms to Understand the Science of Tangles
gizmodo.com

Pro-Nazis And The Royals: The Men Near George VI Who Admired Hitler
historyextra.com

We’re using less energy when we rest than 30 years ago
abdn.ac.uk

Insect Week photography awards – in pictures
theguardian.com

The Strange Life of Glass
nautil.us

No bones about it: Humble eggshell may be the next bone graft material
newatlas.com

NASA Power Hack Extends 45-Year Voyager 2 Mission Even Longer
gizmodo.com

Researchers Discover Tequila Worm Species
discovermagazine.com

The Climate Crisis Gives Sailing Ships a Second Wind
newyorker.com