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The 1970s librarians who revolutionised the challenge of search
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James Webb Space Telescope spies earliest complex organic molecules in the universe
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Robert Hanssen: Convicted US spy found dead in Colorado prison
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Scientists Experimenting With Actual Tractor Beam to Clean Up Space Junk
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What was there before the Big Bang?
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How Our Cells Kill Themselves – Scientists Decode the Exact Mechanism at the Atomic Level
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Incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System
theconversation.com

A New Cold War Could Be Much Worse Than the One We Remember
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Can movie reviews predict box office success?
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The Specific Kind of Grief Murder Leaves Behind
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Why AI will ultimately lose the war of creativity with humanity
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Arizona Drought Pushes Phoenix to Hit Pause on Construction Projects
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Magnetically controlled pill cam can be ‘driven’ to where it’s needed
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Fungi seem to ‘sweat’ and scientists don’t know why
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Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study
theguardian.com

Scholars may have an authentic manuscript of a medieval comedy show — and it’s pretty funny
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Anthony Atala: ‘In regenerative medicine, the new organ is never rejected’
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Sonic boom as US fighter jets intercept plane that later crashed
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We Are Grossly Undercounting Extinctions
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Video: No-one knows how explosions work (yet) [6:09]
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How Did Birds First Take Off?
nytimes.com

Latest Webb Telescope images gives a look at stars being born in the Virgo constellation
engadget.com

The big idea: Are cats really domesticated?
theguardian.com

What Ozempic Reveals About Desire
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What really happens inside you when you’re hit by lightning?
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Sydney’s newspaper rebellion: the night the censors called armed officers on the press
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Australian scientists create new class of titanium alloys
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US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test
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Video: The home movies showing Hitler’s private life [03:34]
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You can account for taste: How your dislike of certain flavours is baked into your genes
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Power of touch: how blind women are helping detect breast cancer in India
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War in Ukraine might give the Chinese yuan the boost it needs to become a major global currency
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For the First Time Ever, Scientists Witnessed a Star Devouring a Friggin’ Planet
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Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US Diplomat Who Got Deported for Espionage, 1950s
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How the fear of being duped makes you an anxious sucker
aeon.co

This week: 🏍️Knievel’s ancestors, 🧠pain in the brain, 🍓CBD fruit, and more!
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Maryland License Plates Now Inadvertently Advertising Filipino Online Casino
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What did Stonehenge sound like?
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Video: The Most Exciting PC Hardware in YEARS. [16:54]
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How Math Has Changed the Shape of Gerrymandering
quantamagazine.org

How to watch the first livestream from Mars
npr.org

Looking at the development and use of human body-based measurements across cultures
phys.org

NASA’s Year-Long Mars Simulation Is a Test of Mental Mettle
wired.com

The 72-Year-Old Who Lied About His Age to Fight in World War I
smithsonianmag.com

Hundreds of One-Dimensional Strands Found Lurking in Our Galaxy’s Core
gizmodo.com

US air force denies running simulation in which AI drone ‘killed’ operator
theguardian.com

Who really invented the light bulb?
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Revealed: The secret push to bury a weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease
theguardian.com

New study reveals shape of brain may influence human behaviour
geo.tv

A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.
washingtonpost.com

The Explosive Legacy of the Pandemic Hand Sanitizer Boom
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Video: How Congress Gets Rich from Insider Trading [29:30]
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The untold tale of America’s first spelling bee victor
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The Quality of Mercy
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Taylor Swift fans report ‘amnesia’ following Eras show
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How World War I Inspired Black Americans to Fight for Dignity at Home
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Video: US Army Evasive Driving Training Video (1988) [19:38]
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UFOs: Five revelations from Nasa’s public meeting
bbc.com

In a First, Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator Wirelessly Transmits Power in Space
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Signs of a Critical Imbalance in Physics Seen in The Arrangements of Galaxies
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