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Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
theconversation.com

‘How I got scammed’ (Cory Doctorow)
pluralistic.net

AI helps scholars read scroll buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD79
theguardian.com

How Dangerous are Kilonovae?
universetoday.com

The Biggest Snowflake Ever Recorded Is Much Larger Than You’d Think
mymodernmet.com • (see also)

The Story Behind The Corvette’s Failed Cousin, The Pontiac Banshee XP-833
hotcars.com

How our drinking water could come from thin air
bbc.com

How Two Single Moms Escaped an Alleged Sex-Trafficking Ring and Ultimately Saved Each Other
cosmopolitan.com

Feldspar: The common mineral that’s always wet
pubs.aip.org

‘Sudden Death’ Discovery Defies Our Understanding of Superconductivity
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Will future colonists on the moon and Mars develop new accents?
livescience.com

How Could Laser-Driven Lightsails Remain Stable?
universetoday.com

Plan to Resurface a Pyramid in Granite Draws Heated Debate
nytimes.com

Sleepless and Sex-driven: How One Animal’s Breeding Season is Often its Last
zmescience.com

State-of-the-art telescope in Chile to offer best view yet of universe
theguardian.com

In a Medical First, a French Bulldog Puppy Spontaneously Regrew His Lower Jaw
gizmodo.com

Russian cosmonaut sets record for most time in space – more than 878 days [across multiple missions]
reuters.com

“Old Smoker” and the “Squalling Newborns”: Strange new star type discovered hiding in the Milky Way
salon.com

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cacao
eater.com

How the codpiece flopped
bbc.com

What Physicists Have Been Missing
nautil.us

Canada shipwreck: Newfoundland locals try to solve Cape Ray mystery
bbc.com

The US Is Selling Its Helium. Here’s What It Means for Balloons and MRIs
nytimes.com • (see also)

Archaeologists Discover a ‘High-End’ Blacksmith’s Iron Age Workshop
smithsonianmag.com

“Zombie” COVID-19 fragments linger for some, causing severe disease outcomes, new research reveals
salon.com

In a Creepy Twist, One of The Oldest Tombs in Sweden Is Missing All of Its Skulls
sciencealert.com

Rethinking Washington Crossing the Delaware
themontrealreview.com

Did art exist before modern humans? New discoveries raise big questions.
livescience.com

Who Stole—and Burned—This Jackie Robinson Statue?
smithsonianmag.com

Weird ancient tree from before dinosaurs found in Canadian quarry
cbc.ca • (see also)

The Jewish boy who became a Nazi mascot: the extraordinary story of Alex Kurzem
theguardian.com • (see also)

How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
wired.com

The Cost of Inflation in Prison
daily.jstor.org

‘Incredibly rare’ discovery reveals bedbugs came to Britain with the Romans
theguardian.com

This New Video From the International Space Station Reveals Earth In All Its Glory
inverse.com

Why Don’t We Teach People How to Parent?
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Our oldest microbial ancestors were way ahead of their time
arstechnica.com

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
arstechnica.com

The Optimistic Futurism of Space Artist Robert McCall
mossandfog.com

Deer Are Beta-Testing a Nightmare Disease
msn.com

Look out! Clownfish can count
cosmosmagazine.com

Neanderthals and Humans Coexisted For So Much Longer Than We Thought
inverse.com

Nikola Tesla defied age for decades with these prescient—and occasionally problematic—life hacks
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Under Hokusai’s Great Wave
daily.jstor.org

Why interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua and Borisov may hold clues to exoplanets
arstechnica.com

Ethiopia hails return of its first plane, stolen by Mussolini in 1930s
theguardian.com

This Camera Is Taking a 1,000-Year-Long Exposure Photo of Tucson’s Desert Landscape
smithsonianmag.com

Thief Who Stole Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Avoids Prison
smithsonianmag.com

The 1990s Bay Area beach rave that collectively hallucinated a UFO
sfgate.com • (see also)

Meet the Man Who Eats Raw Chicken Every Single Day
vice.com

Japan’s Moon lander goes into what may be its final sleep as Sun sets
newatlas.com

Why so many plagiarists are in denial about what they did wrong
psyche.co • (see also)

How to get over a breakup, according to the most monogamous animal
english.elpais.com

Seeds of Life? Samples Taken From Asteroid Ryugu Contain Traces of Comet Particles
sciencealert.com

Video: The Insane Engineering of Re-Entry [27:25]
youtube.com • (see also)

Paradise Lost: How the Transatlantic Slave Trade Helped Fuel Violent Conflict in West Africa
lithub.com • (see also)

Researchers have linked certain neurological disorders to a gene inherited from ancient Denisovans
popularmechanics.com

Giant Star Seen 150 Days Before it Exploded as a Supernova
universetoday.com

Revolutionary 3D-Printed Brain Tissue Mimics Human Function
neurosciencenews.com

‘Killing The Messenger: My Final Days Working at a Disaster’
nymag.com