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The Vela satellites were built to catch secret nuclear tests, but they accidentally recorded flashes from deep space that opened a new branch of astrophysics
spacedaily.com • (see also)

‘I asked a billionaire about his environmental philanthropy. It didn’t go well.’
vox.com

Video: How a Hoax on Wikipedia Changed a Country’s History [20:29]
youtube.com

Beyond Disney: A 1616 portrait of Pocahontas shows how English colonizers saw Indigenous Americans
theconversation.com

He Carried a Long-Buried Memory for Decades—Until a Groundbreaking Experiment Brought It Flooding Back
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Sci-Fi Space Sim Crowdfunding Crosses $1 Billion Milestone
vice.com

Video: How Bicycle Helmets Are Engineered to Protect Your Brain [7:26]
youtube.com

‘There’s a Simple Reason Why I’m Sure A.I. Won’t Achieve Consciousness’
slate.com

This Soviet rover was thought lost on the moon, then it started sending signals again nearly 40 years later
msn.com

‘Pompeii, but in the middle of a massive city’: the ice age fossil site hidden in Los Angeles
theguardian.com

Video: Dressing for the Little Ice Age: Five Centuries of Frigid Fashions [32:54]
youtube.com

What the 18th Century Can Teach the 21st
theatlantic.com

US group says Starbucks plastic cups marked recyclable end up in trash
reuters.com

The universe could have 18 possible shapes
scientificamerican.com

This Canadian Mine Might Release Enough Natural Hydrogen Each Year to Power 400 Homes, Hinting at an Untapped Source of Clean Energy
smithsonianmag.com

Video: How Newton’s Bucket Changed Physics Forever [9:21]
youtube.com

Do old buildings give you the creeps? New research could explain haunted feelings
cbc.ca • (see also)

‘Turn off the juice of the rulers!’ Who are the Volcano Group, mystery saboteurs behind a five-day Berlin blackout?
theguardian.com

What the Hantavirus Story Reveals About Medical Mistrust
undark.org

This week: Prepartum vegetables, pocket soup, fetal yawning, and more!
damninteresting.com

Huygens: The only spacecraft humanity has ever landed anywhere in the outer solar system
spacedaily.com

OpenAI makes breakthrough on 80-year-old maths problem
theguardian.com

A Scientist Spent Decades Studying Laughter and Found Something Weird About Humans
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Inside Yale University’s Fascinating Collection of “Magic Books” Making Sense of the Medieval World
mymodernmet.com • (see also)

When One Dead Whale Becomes a Decades-Long Buffet
nautil.us • Mirror

Melting Mountain Ice Is Bringing Ancient Secrets to the Surface. Archaeologists Are Racing to Find the Artifacts Before They’re Lost to Time
smithsonianmag.com

AI is killing the cheap smartphone
davidoks.blog

Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars
space.com

How Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics
quantamagazine.org

Photos: Cuba Runs out of Fuel
theatlantic.com

How ancient builders made the Great Pyramid of Giza nearly earthquake-proof
nationalgeographic.com

Worker bees have power to pick their queen
popsci.com

Video: The incredible engineering of Venice [6:49]
youtube.com

A Medieval Notebook Found in a German Latrine Sat Underground for Nearly 800 Years
discovermagazine.com

What Happens When Billionaires Control the Media?
lithub.com

The Hunt for Mr. Deepfakes
macleans.ca

‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza
theguardian.com

Scientists Solved the 150 Year-Old Mystery of Why Most of Your Molecules Are Right-Handed
popularmechanics.com

A Hollywood Ending: ‘My brother’s murder and its aftermath’
magazine.atavist.com

The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat
theconversation.com

Belugas join a rare animal kingdom club—they can recognize themselves in a mirror
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists find a hidden route to the moon that saves fuel
space.com

‘My diagnosis seemed like a death sentence – how have I survived for another 40 years?’
theguardian.com

From AI to shotguns and cheap interceptors, Ukraine is trying to drone-proof its skies
bbc.com

Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up
quantamagazine.org

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers
theconversation.com

Striking New Views of the First Atomic Bomb Test
spectrum.ieee.org • (see also)

80 years ago today, Dr. Louis Slotin was bitten by the nuclear dragon
damninteresting.com

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
nytimes.com

The Little-Known Nuclear Deal That Could Help Our Climate Crisis
noemamag.com

14-story tall bobbing cylinder could generate electricity from strong ocean waves
newatlas.com

Why Was This Ancient Roman Soldier’s Gravestone Hidden in a Louisiana Backyard?
smithsonianmag.com

Nobody Could Save Timmy the Whale
nautil.us • Mirror

“Faithless and Foolish.” How a Young George Washington Failed Upward Into an Unpaid Internship
lithub.com • (see also)

As goes CBS Radio News, so goes the idea that news media should serve the public interest
theconversation.com • (see also)

Video: Unbelievable Moments From Nature – Narrated by David Attenborough | BBC Earth [2:59:55]
youtube.com

Vintage Photos of Mob Molls: The Women Who Lived Alongside New York’s Most Notorious Gangsters
rarehistoricalphotos.com

40 Years Ago, an NFL Legend Cut Off His Finger to Keep Playing Football (And Immediately Regretted It)
vice.com

Why the Amish Are Falling in Love With AI
nymag.com

Bombs for Biodiversity
biographic.com