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Earthquake-detecting balloons could help reveal the internal structure of Venus
astronomy.com

How TV shows use serious archaeology to promote bogus history
washingtonpost.com

The USSR Planned a Super Sub That Launched Rockets and Delivered Tanks
popularmechanics.com

This May Be Life’s ‘Missing Ingredient’
livescience.com

Chilling discovery: ice house discovered under London street
theguardian.com

An Elephant’s Personhood on Trial
theatlantic.com

Blue Light Appears Above New York After Transformer Explosion at Con Edison Plant in Queens
gizmodo.com • (see also)

How Metal Thieves Pulled off a 100-ton Heist in Rotterdam
bloomberg.com

35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote
thestar.com

Collecting clean water from air, inspired by desert life
news.osu.edu

‘Spaghetti’ Magnetic Fields Might Be Powering Cosmic Particle Accelerators
forbes.com

Finally, US hospitals will have to post their prices online
qz.com

Austinite Richard Overton, America’s Oldest Veteran, Dies At 112
kut.org

This clever and stylish 1960 film is the most fun you’ll ever have at a physics lecture
aeon.co

Firefighters spray water from high-rises to fight air pollution in India
cbsnews.com

In 12 Minutes, Everything Went Wrong
nytimes.com

Man Gets Black Widow Spider Bite. Then He Can’t Pee.
livescience.com

How a Real-Estate Scuffle Turned into a True Tale of Miami Vice
vanityfair.com

List of BBC reporters in Russia leaked online along with their photos
theguardian.com

If alien civilizations exist, could we spot their industrial footprints in space?
theatlantic.com

French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin, 71, sets off on voyage across the Atlantic in a barrel
abc.net.au

PSA: How to watch coverage of mission activities if the US government is still shut down during the New Horizons’ Ultima Thule flyby
pluto.jhuapl.edu

Video: Aliens under the Ice – Life on Rogue Planets
youtube.com

What Defines a Stem Cell?
nautil.us

Shocking Stories of Survival
outsideonline.com

Explorer completes historic Antarctic trek
nationalgeographic.com

How Much of the Internet Is Fake? Turns Out, a Lot of It, Actually.
nymag.com

As Light Pollution Spreads, National Parks Become Stargazing Sanctuaries
undark.org

How many dimensions are there, and what do they do to reality?
aeon.co

The Complete History of the Autopsy
popularmechanics.com

Go behind the scenes of NASA’s farthest-ever flyby mission
nationalgeographic.com

The Way American Parents Think About Chores Is Bizarre
theatlantic.com

One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine
nytimes.com

At 14, She Hunts Wolves and Takes Selfies With Cherished Eagle in Mongolia
nytimes.com

Artificial Intelligence Creates Realistic Photos of People, None of Whom Actually Exist
openculture.com

How a Reclusive Lizard Became a Prize Find for Wildlife Smugglers
wired.com

The Serial Killer and the ‘Less Dead’
thecut.com

Altering Memories to Treat Drug Addiction
undark.org

“People have complained about the excessive commercialization of Christmas ever since its incarnation in the mid-19th century”
news.ucsb.edu

Chestnut-killing wasp threatens major harvest
bbc.com

How the creative team behind Anthony Bourdain’s TV show came together to finish his story after his death
theringer.com

Interactive: Life and Death of a Planetary System
exoplanets.nasa.gov

Mind-Bending Study Suggests Time Did Actually Exist Before The Big Bang
sciencealert.com

On This Day in Space! Dec. 25, 2004: Cassini Spacecraft Deploys Huygens Probe Above Titan
space.com

Lost at sea, their food was running low. Then a cruise ship appeared.
washingtonpost.com

Study brings us one step closer to solving 1994 thallium poisoning case
arstechnica.com

16 Decades of Atlantic Christmases
theatlantic.com

First developed by Canada’s indigenous peoples, spruce beer was commonly used to prevent scurvy
bbc.com

Human blood cells can be directly reprogrammed into neural stem cells
dkfz.de

Incessant repetition of holiday music can have a psychological impact
businessinsider.com

Earthrise: how the iconic image changed the world
theguardian.com

The mysterious government organization that pops up at moments of financial crisis
qz.com

Why We Will Not Have Been Able to Attend Stephen Hawking’s Time Traveler Party
atlasobscura.com

Inside NASA’s Wildly Complex Plan to Navigate Jupiter’s Asteroid Fields
popularmechanics.com

The Sicilian banker who left the City to fight the mafia
theguardian.com

Sydney’s new 36-storey Opal Tower evacuated after cracks appear
dw.com • (see also)

Large molecules show Enceladus “clearly is habitable for life”
cosmosmagazine.com

Indonesia tsunami caused by collapse of volcano, experts confirm
theguardian.com

USA: How Your State Makes Electricity
nytimes.com

The salvagers who raise World War Two tanks from the dead
bbc.com