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Is Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: Could you make an umbrella out of lasers? [3:05]
youtube.com

A Mysterious Wave-Like Structure in Our Galaxy Found to Be Slowly Slithering
sciencealert.com

Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history
theguardian.com

The Thorny Ethics of Making Alien Planets Habitable
nautil.us

Her Son Vanished After a 1980 Run-In With Police. She Wants Answers.
nytimes.com • Without paywall

Why Does the State Have a Monopoly on Money?
economicforces.xyz • (see also)

Go with your gut: the science and psychology behind our sense of intuition
theguardian.com

Nebraska zoo extracts 70 coins from white alligator’s stomach
bbc.com

Dopamine’s Role in Movement Explored
neurosciencenews.com

Chinese researchers unveil lizard-like robot for Mars exploration
interestingengineering.com

History’s crisis detectives: how we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the future
theconversation.com

Video: Inside A Warship’s Top Secret Mission To The Arctic Circle [44:50]
youtube.com • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 winners
bbc.com

Twinkle, twinkle: Scientists discover the smallest star ever observed
interestingengineering.com

What Can You Do With a ‘Failed’ Postmodern Utopia?
atlasobscura.com

The Quest for a DNA Data Drive
spectrum.ieee.org

Gravastars are an Alternative Theory to Black Holes. Here’s What They’d Look Like
universetoday.com

‘Dust is everywhere’: rare glimpse of how Michelangelo’s David is kept clean
theguardian.com

Contact Lost With Spacecraft Carrying Experimental Quantum Drive
futurism.com

The decimal point is 150 years older than historians thought
nature.com

Did the Year 2020 Change Us Forever?
newyorker.com

Our ligaments and bones don’t grow the way we thought, new research finds
phys.org

The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface
wired.com

Ancient Offerings Unearthed in Tuscany Reveal a Cultural Crossroads
discovermagazine.com

Astronomers find monster black hole devouring a sun’s-worth of matter every day
livescience.com

Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History
smithsonianmag.com

Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover
sciencealert.com

Dark Matter Comes Into Focus With Groundbreaking Antarctic Research
scitechdaily.com

Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos)
space.com

Why are shopping carts always broken?
cnn.com

Do some people have a better sense of direction?
bbc.com

NASA’s Solar Sail Is So Close to Harnessing Sunlight for Propulsion
popularmechanics.com

Video: The bizarre patterns that emerge when you heat ANY fluid [11:49]
youtube.com

Physicists Discover Brand-New Isotopes of Heavy Rare-Earth Elements
sciencealert.com • (see also)

80 years ago today a flight of plywood airplanes attacked a Nazi POW camp
damninteresting.com

Why some aging spies won’t walk out of U.S. prisons, long after the Cold War
cbc.ca • (see also)

Plastic industry knew recycling was a farce for decades yet deceived the public, report reveals
euronews.com

NASA engineers rally to save voyager 1, the icon of space exploration
interestingengineering.com • (see also)

The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception
torontolife.com

The Taiwan Catastrophe: What America—and the World—Would Lose If China Took the Island
foreignaffairs.com

There’s One Last Place Planet 9 Could Be Hiding
universetoday.com

DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Reveals Surprise Some 200 Years Later
sciencealert.com

Chinese Women Say AI Boyfriends Are “Better Than a Real Man”
futurism.com

Eugène-François Vidocq and the Birth of the Detective
publicdomainreview.org

This week: Public huffing, Meth-addicted fish, Narco cat hijinks, and more!
damninteresting.com

The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits
theguardian.com

This new map of the Universe suggests dark matter shaped the cosmos
nature.com

US stingray falls pregnant despite having no mate
bbc.com

Frog sprouts mushroom, stumps the science world
newatlas.com

Video: AI Generated Videos Just Changed Forever [12:01]
youtube.com

‘The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger’
thecut.com

In the quantum world, the future causes the past
iai.tv

Famous lizard fossil exposed as a forgery
newatlas.com

How much electricity does AI consume?
theverge.com

After a decade and $1.2 billion, NASA reveals its booty from Bennu: 121 grams
arstechnica.com

The Enduring Mystery of the Amber Room, Coveted by Tsars, Nazis, and Treasure Hunters
atlasobscura.com

Loophole allows man to live free in New York hotel for 5 years, then he claimed to own the building
apnews.com • (see also)

Steeped in War and Erasure: Amitav Ghosh on How Tea Funded the British Empire’s Expansion
lithub.com

Unfolding the Mysteries of Polygonal Billiards
quantamagazine.org