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Video: How Sponges Beat The First Mass Extinction [10:23]
youtube.com • (see also)

Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth
arstechnica.com

Jupiter’s mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo)
space.com

The sun just shot out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades
mlive.com

Mystery of inscription found under patio slab
bbc.com

Video: The Skyscraper Built on The World’s Most Expensive Site [9:52]
youtube.com

Superheavy Elements Are Breaking the Periodic Table
scientificamerican.com • (Seaborg also)

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console
arstechnica.com

As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose
nytimes.com

Justice Department may prosecute Boeing for 737 Max crashes
npr.org

TRAPPIST-1 Outer Planets Likely Have Water
universetoday.com

The Oxford Electric Bell: A two-century-long scientific enigma
interestingengineering.com

Meet Mammoth, the world’s largest vacuum that now sucks thousands of tons of carbon out of the air
zmescience.com

Atoms squished closer together than ever before, revealing seemingly impossible quantum effects
livescience.com

A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It?
newyorker.com

A Modified Psychedelic Toad Toxin Reduces Signs of Depression and Anxiety in Mice, Study Suggests
smithsonianmag.com

New gel breaks down alcohol in the body
phys.org

A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later
theconversation.com

Strangely Curved Shapes Break 50-Year-Old Geometry Conjecture
quantamagazine.org

Video: ‘I Tested NASA’s New Spacesuit’ [26:14]
youtube.com • (see also)

Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes
eos.org

As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released?
theguardian.com

Video: World’s fastest quadcopter smashes Guinness speed record
newatlas.com

Studying the World’s Largest Parrot Colony Is an Extreme Sport
atlasobscura.com

How ‘Idle’ Egg Cells Defend Their DNA From Damage
quantamagazine.org

Something weird is happening with tornadoes
vox.com

Alameda Officials Stop Cloud Brightening Study Aimed at Cooling Planet
nytimes.com

Video: Japan’s Lost Decade – An Economic Disaster [27:20]
youtube.com

Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar
bbc.com

Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?
newscientist.com

Bending Reality: Einstein Meets Quantum Mechanics in Antarctic Ice
scitechdaily.com

Astronomers Finally Solve Mystery of Star Violently Erupting For Decades
sciencealert.com

Scientists Discover Massive Planet as Light And Fluffy as Cotton Candy
sciencealert.com

When Will America Get Better Sunscreens?
undark.org

Chimps continue learning tool use even as adults, study finds
salon.com

NASA Licenses 3D-Printable High-Temperature Superalloy That Can Last 2,500x Longer
scitechdaily.com

Vintage Airline Posters Show the Golden Age of Air Travel
mossandfog.com

This 50,000-year-old block of ice reveals the true state of CO2 levels now
newatlas.com

New Study Unveils Serotonin’s Key Role in Fertility and Depression
scitechdaily.com

Hubble Just Released A New Photo Showcasing This Remarkably Strange Looking Lenticular Galaxy; NGC 4753
reddit.com

Prayagraj: An alleged dowry death and a gruesome revenge
bbc.com

Drama and Death in the Streets: The Astor Place Riot
saturdayeveningpost.com

Internet access linked to higher wellbeing, study finds
bbc.com • (see also)

She invented Mother’s Day — then waged a lifelong campaign against it
msn.com

Man gets realistic picture of his boat painted on fence intended to hide it
nbcnews.com

She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all
theguardian.com

The untold story of the Chinese Americans who helped create Yosemite
bbc.com

Fredric Wertham, Cartoon Villain
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Pushing Cars Down Hills, Throwing Them off Cliffs: How Crazy Crash Tests Impact Modern Vehicle Safety
thedrive.com

G1 humanoid rises up to smash nuts, twist and twirl
newatlas.com

The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest – and won
bbc.com

Video: How This 300-Year-Old Pastel Stick Maker Creates Nearly 2,000 Colors [14:26]
youtube.com

Class Consciousness for Billionaires
newyorker.com

Why New York City is lowering its speed limit
vox.com

Roman ‘service station’ found by archaeologists
bbc.com

The rage epidemic: is our modern world fuelling aggression?
theguardian.com

The Dark Universe: Why we’re about to solve the biggest mystery in science
sciencefocus.com • (see also)

These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives
wired.com

British-built ‘unhackable’ navigational system flown in world first
telegraph.co.uk

‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life
theconversation.com