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Who Was the Enslaved Child Painted Out of This 1837 Portrait?
smithsonianmag.com

Introducing PIBOT, the world’s first humanoid robot pilot
newatlas.com

Want to have your genes tested? It might be genetic
arstechnica.com

Scientists trap light inside a magnet
phys.org

Video: Unit of Difficult Patients: What Future for the Criminally Insane? [1:27:50]
youtube.com • (see also)

The end of work: which jobs will survive the AI revolution?
theguardian.com

How many astronauts have died in space?
astronomy.com • (see also)

Video: No-one built these for 5,000 years… until now. [6:03]
youtube.com

NASA flew a modified U-2 spy plane into thunderstorms to study gamma rays
space.com • (see also)

A gold rush in space: Is it legal for companies to buy and sell the Moon’s resources?
english.elpais.com

On this day in 1981, Dr. Julie Cliff received a telex about a mysterious malady in Mozambique
damninteresting.com

Charles Henry Turner’s insights into animal behavior were a century ahead of their time
knowablemagazine.org

Physicists Identify a Strange New Form of Superconductivity
sciencealert.com

AI-Created Art Isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says in Ruling That Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause
hollywoodreporter.com

The Republic of Cows
hakaimagazine.com

Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it’s a costly gamble
theconversation.com

Earthquake shakes parts of California during storm
bbc.com

This Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet is Unusual for Several Reasons
universetoday.com

Black Holes Are an Eternal Mystery
theatlantic.com

Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
bbc.com

Japanese scientists may have unraveled the secret of aging resistance in naked mole-rats
phys.org • (see also)

Unveiling Japan’s ancient practice of cranial modification: The case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima
phys.org • (see also)

What Separates Highly Creative People
nautil.us

Does Eating Apples Really Promote Health? A Nutritionist Reveals What the Data Really Shows
inverse.com

Researchers develop arrays of tiny crystals that deliver efficient wireless energy
phys.org

Wisconsin Prison On Lockdown for More Than Four Months With No End in Sight
nytimes.com

On this day in 1977 Voyager 2 launched, about 2 weeks before Voyager 1 launched
voyager.damninteresting.com

‘A neighbour said: ‘We didn’t want to scare you’ – how I became obsessed with the dark past of my Hollywood home’
theguardian.com

The fast, furious, and brutally short life of an African male lion
theconversation.com

France pays tribute to ‘youngest resistant’ who has died aged 91
rfi.fr

Video: How Japan’s Maglev Train Works [17:22]
youtube.com

Why Do Old Books Smell So Good?
scienceswitch.com

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon
bbc.com

Scientists Just Made Intriguing Progress Toward Regenerating Human Teeth
futurism.com

This week: Russian lunar race, whale tail sailing, meal planner fails, and more!
damninteresting.com

We Might Have Accidentally Killed the Only Life We Ever Found on Mars Nearly 50 Years Ago
daily.jstor.org

Now classified as a hurricane, Hilary could touch down in southwestern U.S. this weekend
salon.com

The Man Who Pierced the Iron Curtain in a Flying Go-Kart—and Left Civilization Forever
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Delicate Drops by Heidi Westum
mossandfog.com

Himachal Pradesh floods: More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous
bbc.com

3D Printers Go Rogue, Start Printing While Owners Are Asleep
futurism.com

Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui?
theguardian.com

Video: What Happens If You Destroy A Black Hole? [11:47]
youtube.com

A New Study Reveals Surprising Secrets About Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,000-Year-Old Mummy
popularmechanics.com

See Inside a Ghost Town of Abandoned Mansions in China
architecturaldigest.com

Research team identifies a highly unusual star that may evolve into a magnetar
scitechdaily.com

Math’s ‘Hairy Ball Theorem’ Has Surprising Implications
scientificamerican.com

Photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from huge spider’s body
livescience.com • (see also)

Stunning photos of a new African wonder
bbc.com

Surgeons transplant pig’s kidney into brain-dead man; Organ works normally even after a month
financialexpress.com

Video: The Chef Who Can’t Eat What She Cooks [3:36]
youtube.com

Neptune’s Clouds Just Disappeared — and Astronomers Think They Know Why
inverse.com

Ancient, impressive water pipe system in China was made by egalitarian society
zmescience.com • (see also)

Fully Intact Giant Panda Skeleton Discovered in Chinese Emperor’s 2,000-Year-Old Tomb
smithsonianmag.com

Sound Really Can Travel in a Vacuum, And We Can Finally Explain How
sciencealert.com

How the 1908 Council of Governors Brought Governors and Moguls Together to Prevent Environmental Catastrophe
zocalopublicsquare.org

New Horizons Is Now So Far Away, It Can Measure The True Darkness of Space
sciencealert.com

‘Like becoming a refugee again’: They paid for their crimes. The US deported them anyway
theguardian.com

What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon
scientificamerican.com

DARPA’s new study to enable a shared lunar infrastructure
interestingengineering.com