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On this day in 1937 the Hindenburg crashed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station
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Would we exist if Earth’s magnetic field hadn’t collapsed 500m years ago?
newatlas.com

The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all
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What Happens When a Romance Writer Gets Locked Out of Google Docs
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Roman snail dye found in UK for first time
bbc.com

The Universe Could Be Filled With Ultralight Black Holes That Can’t Die
universetoday.com

The Real Reason Behind The ‘Epidemic’ of Nearsightedness — And How To Fix It
inverse.com

Time in a Box
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Teens Who Vape Show Higher Levels of Uranium and Lead, Scientists Find
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Slippery Slope: How private equity shapes a ski town
harpers.org

Racehorses Have No Idea What’s Going On
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

A Freediver Finds Belonging Without Breath
sapiens.org

Video: The moment pilot makes emergency landing on US beach [00:26]
bbc.com

Virtual reality can motivate people to donate to refugee crises regardless of politics
phys.org • (see also)

Image: The moon’s sinister shadow
planetary.org

Brain implants are going obsolete, like old phones. What happens next?
newatlas.com

The teens making friends with AI chatbots
theverge.com

Enormous ‘San Andreas fault’ on Saturn’s moon could help reveal signs of alien life
livescience.com

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics
wired.com

Rare Tornado Spinning the ‘Wrong’ Direction Forms Over Oklahoma
smithsonianmag.com

Was the Stone Age Really the Wood Age?
nytimes.com

On this day in 1988 a manufacturer of volatile chemicals in Nevada caught fire
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Video: Train Conductor Finds Himself Caught In Tornado’s Path [NSFW audio] [3:31]
youtube.com

The Horrible Truth About Shaken Baby Syndrome Cases
slate.com

Copper coating turns touchscreens into bacteria killers
newatlas.com

Physicists Say They May Have Found a Powerful Glitch in the Universe
futurism.com • (see also)

The man who turned his home into a homeless shelter
theguardian.com

Video: These Are The Avalanches To Worry About [25:03]
youtube.com

Leprosy passed between medieval squirrels and humans, study suggests
theguardian.com

Child Playing in a Sandbox Discovers Ancient Roman Coin Buried Within
mymodernmet.com

Inside the CIA’s Quest to Steal a Soviet Sub Filled With Cold War Secrets
popularmechanics.com

The Mystery of the Missing Multicellular Prokaryotes
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects
theconversation.com

When Your Job Is 80 Miles Out at Sea, Getting There Is Half the Battle
nytimes.com

‘Nothing Could Prepare Me for the Bizarre ‘Live Birth’ Experience at Babyland Hospital’
thrillist.com

How the German State Haphazardly Prosecuted Nazi War Criminals
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Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earth
nytimes.com

China Launches Spacecraft to the Far Side of the Moon
nytimes.com

Sourdough under the microscope reveals microbes cultivated over generations
theconversation.com

Intricate Glass Cups Featuring Gladiators Were Souvenirs in Ancient Rome
mymodernmet.com

The Battle for Attention
newyorker.com

Bacteria on the ISS has mutated into something never seen on Earth
bgr.com

Astronomers Think They’ve Found Examples of the First Stars in the Universe
universetoday.com

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals
theguardian.com

100,000 N thrust-powered nuclear rocket could offer fastest Mars trips
interestingengineering.com

Collapsing Sheets of Spacetime Could Explain Dark Matter and Why the Universe ‘Hums’
scientificamerican.com

Optical illusion reveals key brain rule that governs consciousness
livescience.com

How Knot Theory Can Help Spacecraft Can Change Orbits Without Using Fuel
universetoday.com

Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025
theconversation.com

This is an Actual Picture of Space Debris
universetoday.com

Belugas may communicate by warping a blob of forehead fat
sciencenews.org

‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain
theguardian.com

Neanderthal woman’s face revealed 75,000 years later
cosmosmagazine.com

Rabbits Are Creatures of the Underworld According to Ancient Fears
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Emotional support alligator taken and released in swamp
bbc.com

Lawyer Suing Boeing Surprised to Find Large Piece That Fell Off Boeing Plane Outside His House
futurism.com

Archaeologists Discovered a Haunting Grave That Was Built to Contain Zombies
popularmechanics.com

Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry
wired.com

Here’s what to expect during Boeing Starliner’s 1st astronaut test flight on May 6
space.com

Cassava: The perilous past and promising future of a toxic but nourishing crop
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