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Seal Milk Is the Cream of the Molecular Crop
nytimes.com • Mirror

Video: 2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) [1:47:53]
youtube.com

Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for ‘magic charms’
bbc.com

Metamaterial with ‘more shapes than atoms in universe’ rewrites sound control
interestingengineering.com

At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved
npr.org • (see also)

The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago
theconversation.com

Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body
nytimes.com • Mirror

‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
theguardian.com

Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider
quantamagazine.org

We now know what causes lupus – the Epstein-Barr virus 95% of us live with
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Don’t Let AI Ruin the Em Dash
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‘Queen of the Zoo’: Gramma, tortoise who lived through two world wars, dies aged 141
theguardian.com

Video: Watch Winsor McCay’s The Sinking of the Lusitania, the First Major Animated Propaganda Film (1918) [12:17]
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The Universe Could ‘End’ With a Dark Eternity, an Astrophysicist Explains
sciencealert.com

Historic Engineering Wonders: Photos That Reveal How They Pulled It Off
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On this day in 1703 “The Great Storm” threatened an important piece of experimental architecture
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Misinformation About Birth Control and Breast Cancer Swirls
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“We Have Never Seen This Before” – New Crystal Superconductor Is the Strangest of Its Kind
scitechdaily.com

Voyager 1 approaches one light day from Earth
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Jakarta world’s most populous capital with 42 million people: UN report
aa.com.tr

Your brain changes at 9, 32, 66, and 83
popsci.com

Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry?
nature.com

Video: Trees Are So Weird [12:37]
youtube.com

See Amazing Images That Reveal the Strange, Otherworldly Beauty Hidden in American Factories
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists Discover That People Act Way Better When Batman Is Present
futurism.com

China’s humanoid robot sets Guinness World Record with 65-mile nonstop trek
interestingengineering.com

Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years
theguardian.com

These Rocketry Hobbyists Are Not Just Playing Around
nytimes.com • Mirror

‘They’re not dolls, they’re babies!’: How the Cabbage Patch Kids caused a near-riot in the 1980s
bbc.com

In Her 70s, Grandma Moses Began Painting Lovely Scenes of Rural Life. Then She Became an Icon
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If Quantum Computing Is Solving “Impossible” Questions, How Do We Know They’re Right?
scitechdaily.com

A Cell So Minimal That It Challenges Definitions of Life
quantamagazine.org

Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?
theatlantic.com • Mirror

The story of Ben Franklin and the turkey. Was the Thanksgiving bird almost a U.S. symbol?
usatoday.com

New Hubble Image Brings Gigantic Star-Forming Cloud into Focus
sci.news

Video: Execution of a Nazi: He Killed Millions, Then Begged for Mercy: Bühler [13:33]
youtube.com

Unexpected ‘Zig-Zag’ Structures Discovered in Earth’s Magnetic Field
sciencealert.com

How a Medieval Oxford Friar Used Light and Color to Find Out What Stars and Planets Are Made Of
space.com

The Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Seen Was So Rare, It Seemed Impossible. Now, Astrophysicists May Finally Have an Explanation
smithsonianmag.com

Smelly Ultrasound
hackaday.com

Video: What Being a Billionaire Really Looks Like [36:29]
youtube.com

Can “Adversarial Poetry” Save Us From AI?
lithub.com

Video: This Slug Should Be Impossible [16:24]
youtube.com

Milk Protein Put to Use in Spiciness-Gauging “Artificial Tongue”
newatlas.com

Humanoid Robots Present an Unprecedented Dilemma for the Economy
abc.net.au

These Neanderthals May Have Eaten Their Enemies
nautil.us

A Private Jet and Massive Debt – the Rise and Fall of a £1m Glastonbury Ticket Scammer
bbc.com

Video: The Original Wizard of Oz Silent Movie From 1910 [13:12]
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‘Are They Going to Eat Me Alive?’: Trail Runners Become Prey in Newest Form of Hunting
theguardian.com

A Photographer Spent 18 Months Documenting an LA Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s
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Why Do Vultures Circle?
livescience.com

Ancient Maya Game Board With Unique Mosaic Design Discovered in Guatemala
phys.org

Video: the Advanced Tech of the Roman Empire [12:07]
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A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science
quantamagazine.org

This Engine Turns the Coldness of Space Into Usable Energy
popularmechanics.com

Video: Nutmeg: The Horrible History Behind the Popular Spice [1:46:23]
youtube.com

Trapping a Single Particle to Reveal Lightning’s First Spark
scitechdaily.com

This Massive Sphere Buried Under a Mountain in China Just Caught ‘Ghost’ Particles Breaking Physics
zmescience.com

45 years ago today, a fire at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas became the deadliest disaster in Nevada history
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Video: ‘How I built a Mechanical Calculator’ [34:50]
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