Printed from https://www.damninteresting.com/curated-links/?before=85130

‘How I Became A Modern Bootlegger’
lithub.com

Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste
theconversation.com

Have We Gotten Dark Matter All Wrong?
nautil.us

The Biggest Volcano in The Solar System May Once Have Been an Island
sciencealert.com

Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
bbc.com • (see also)

‘Overwhelmed’ Teen Missing Since 2019 Walks Into Police Station
thedailybeast.com

Elon Musk takes @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it.
mashable.com • (see also)

The US government is taking a serious step toward space-based nuclear propulsion
arstechnica.com

Invisible supernovas called ‘bosenovas’ may be exploding all around us, new research suggests
livescience.com

Home Taping Is Killing Music: When the Music Industry Waged War on the Cassette Tape During the 1980s, and Punk Bands Fought Back
openculture.com

‘Wait, am I the fool here?’: why our fears of being scammed are corrosive and damaging
theguardian.com

Helsinki 1952: Summer Olympics at the height of the Cold War
rfi.fr

Bizarre Australian ant honey, used in Indigenous medicine, inspires powerful new antibiotics
sciencefocus.com

When Ancient Eruptions Pumped Diamonds to Earth’s Surface
nytimes.com

‘Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down’
wired.com

The U.S. military’s admiration of a proto-fascist city-state [Sparta] is based on bad history
foreignpolicy.com

On this day in 1959 Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin rode the thunder
damninteresting.com

The Greatest Scam Ever Written
thewalrus.ca

Evidence the universe might not be expanding
iai.tv • (see also)

Where Is the Sunniest Spot on Earth? – Scientists Discovered It
popularmechanics.com

World’s 1st ‘boomerang meteorite’ — a rock that left Earth, spent millennia in space, then returned — possibly discovered in the Sahara Desert
livescience.com

Nasa briefly loses contact with ISS after power outage and relies on backup systems for first time
theguardian.com

How Absolute Space and Sense of Direction Affect Different Languages
discovermagazine.com

Ancient interloper star may have helped kickstart life on Earth
newatlas.com

The Master Camouflage of the Dead Leaf Butterfly
mossandfog.com

How baby planets are made: Planetary precursors revealed in stunning new space image
salon.com

Video: Why Americans love big cars [10:41]
youtube.com

A Squishy Sea Creature Regenerates a Body from a Severed Head
dnascience.plos.org

Video: How Diamond Heists Actually Work [18:27]
youtube.com

How (Nearly) Nothing Might Solve Cosmology’s Biggest Questions
quantamagazine.org

New study shows how extreme fish survive with antifreeze in their blood
zmescience.com

Video: Science vs. Pseudoscience [5:47]
youtube.com

A bookkeeper stole $7.6 million from her employer. How did no one notice?
macleans.ca

A Transformative Moment in the History of Fishing: On Catching the Largest Tuna Ever Recorded
lithub.com

Barbie’s surprising role in Moon exploration
bbc.com

A Hidden Line Deep in The Ocean Divides Animals Into Two Camps
sciencealert.com

There Could be Trillions of Rogue Planets Wandering the Milky Way
universetoday.com

Ancient Human Burials Featured in Netflix Doc Spark a Scientific Controversy
inverse.com

Light pollution is the easiest pollution to fix — so why aren’t we doing it?
salon.com

Mystery of Crusader’s Sword Found at Bottom of Sea Finally Solved
newsweek.com

This Mess of Boulders Was Deposited by an Ancient River on Mars
universetoday.com

After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results
arstechnica.com

How does light slow down?
space.com

The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass
nautil.us

These ultra-detailed images show exactly what’s living in your gut – and it’s surprisingly beautiful
sciencefocus.com

Why are some people so competitive? The psychology of competitiveness
zmescience.com

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it’s far more rare – what happened?
theconversation.com

Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal
wired.com

Push-button flying car now authorized by both FAA and DMV
newatlas.com

Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges
nytimes.com

Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios
vice.com

Elephants that once threatened Rome could help save their descendants
english.elpais.com

The Catfished Terrorist
nymag.com

A Small-Town Paper Lands a Very Big Story
newyorker.com

The ‘Immortal Jellyfish’ Can Age in Reverse And Possibly Live Forever
sciencealert.com

Boomerang meteorite may be the 1st space rock to leave Earth and return
space.com

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
theconversation.com

No-kill chicken tastes like chicken. Because it is.
vox.com

Mammalian Anomaly: The Secret Armor of African Spiny Mice
scitechdaily.com