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Study: People faced with scheduled appointments perceive they have less time than in reality, and perform fewer tasks as a result
source.wustl.edu

Webring History: Social Media Before Social Media
tedium.co

Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk
atlasobscura.com

The Penguin That Loved Too Much
topic.com

Rice grown by Chinese scientists using seawater in Dubai’s deserts
scmp.com

Bringing back languages from scraps of paper
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

Team discover how microbes survive clean rooms and contaminate spacecraft
phys.org

The secrets of a diary written on castle floorboards
bbc.com

A story of survival: New York’s last remaining independent bookshops
theguardian.com

Video: The Liquid Bomb Plot (Crime Documentary)
youtube.com

How my bipolar landed me in crippling debt
bbc.co.uk

Antibiotics greatly reduce effectiveness of cancer treatment – study
theguardian.com

Does Dark Matter Have an Electric Charge?
space.com

The strange tale of the hovertrain, the British hyperloop of the 1970s
wired.co.uk

At Folsom prison, Johnny Cash found his cause
washingtonpost.com

Three Bodies Found at House Where Massachusetts Kidnapping Suspect Lived
nytimes.com

Meet Norman, the psychopathic AI
bbc.com

Flooding And Rising Seas Threaten America’s Oldest Farmland
npr.org

Link between bacteria metabolism and communication could pave way for new antivirulence drugs
purdue.edu

Tales from the far-flung Faroes
bbc.co.uk

Video: Simulation of the formation of the moon after Earth’s impact with hypothetical planet Theia
streamable.com

The Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation
newyorker.com

A ‘self-eating’ rocket engine which could place small satellites in orbit more easily and more affordably
phys.org

An evolutionary adaptation that doesn’t directly rely on new mutations
arstechnica.com

Colliding Neutron Stars Likely Birthed a Baby Black Hole
gizmodo.com

Evidence Found for a New Fundamental Particle
quantamagazine.org

161 years ago today was the date of birth for a gentleman of singular talent
damninteresting.com

Canadian researcher helps shed light on ‘hawk’ mummy that was really human
cbc.ca

A suitcase full of photographic wonder
bbc.com

40 years ago this month an architect realized that a strong wind could topple one of his skyscrapers
damninteresting.com

The face in the waves
apps.bostonglobe.com

How The Marine Corps Blew The Biggest War Crimes Case Since Vietnam (note: disturbing images)
taskandpurpose.com

Mars Express has revealed the red planet in stunning new ways
arstechnica.com

‘Holy grail of cancer research’: doctors positive about early detection blood test
theguardian.com

Blood Will Tell, Part 2: Did Faulty Evidence Doom Joe Bryan?
nytimes.com

Is it really healthier to live in the countryside?
bbc.com

Do Dogs Really Prefer Baby Talk? You Might Be Surprised.
news.nationalgeographic.com

Sign Washed Away in Hurricane Sandy Lands on Beach in France
nytimes.com

How to flirt in Canada — give personal space, split bills and don’t wait on a Canadian man to make a pass
thestar.com

Details that look sharp to people may be blurry to their pets
eurekalert.org

The World War I Battle That Turned Into a Suicide Mission
thedailybeast.com

Something Weird Happened to Men 7,000 Years Ago, And We Finally Know Why
sciencealert.com

What Pluto and California Have in Common
theatlantic.com

Here’s what Earth looks like from the US’s most advanced weather satellite
theverge.com

Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty
theatlantic.com

Greenland Telescope Opens New Era of Arctic Astronomy
sinica.edu.tw

Using Deep Space Climate Observatory Measurements to Study the Earth as An Exoplanet
astrobites.org

Wearing glasses may really mean you’re smarter, major study finds
theguardian.com

Researchers have identified 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons
phys.org

Is This Inscribed Stone a Notorious Forgery—or the Answer to America’s Oldest Mystery?
news.nationalgeographic.com

Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore
theatlantic.com

Taking a photo of something impairs your memory of it, but the reasons remain largely mysterious
digest.bps.org.uk

Race Against the Rains
nytimes.com

How the resurgence of white supremacy in the US sparked a war over free speech
theguardian.com

How an Unproven Forensic Science Became a Courtroom Staple
nytimes.com

The Bizarre Not-Murder of Arkady Babchenko
theatlantic.com

The shining moment when Russian revolutionary women reinvented sex
aeon.co

Stricken hiker’s ‘terror’ stranded in California desert
bbc.com

Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound
gizmodo.com

Video: Floating an Anvil on Liquid Mercury
youtube.com