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The surprising history of the word ‘dude’
bbc.com

Female Spies and Their Secrets
theatlantic.com

Germany: Three Bavaria hotel guests found dead from crossbow bolts
bbc.com

North, South Korean musicians hold rare joint performance
apnews.com

100 years on: the picture that changed our view of the universe
theguardian.com

‘It could change everything’: coin found off northern Australia may be from pre-1400 Africa
theguardian.com

Many Americans Will Need Long-Term Care. Most Won’t be Able to Afford It.
nytimes.com

The schoolgirls who defied the Stasi: ‘Someone said, “What if we take him across the border?”‘
theguardian.com • (see also)

The Evidence Is Strong: Air Pollution Seems to Cause Dementia
wired.com • (see also)

Why the World’s Richest Man Wants Humans To Live on Floating Space Cities
popularmechanics.com

Conan O’Brien: Why I Decided to Settle a Lawsuit Over Alleged Joke Stealing
variety.com • (see also)

A Star in the Big Dipper Is an Alien Invader
livescience.com

A Fake Heiress Called Anna Delvey Conned the City’s Wealthy. ‘I’m Not Sorry,’ She Says.
nytimes.com

The world needs to get serious about managing sand, says UN report
sciencemag.org

How Volunteer Sleuths Identified a Hiker and Her Killer After 36 Years
nytimes.com

Rapid Oxygen Changes Fueled an Explosion in Ancient Animal Diversity
quantamagazine.org

A new camera can photograph you from 45 kilometers away
technologyreview.com

Video: Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
youtube.com

U.S. Army researchers have developed a new type of cathode chemistry that cuts battery weight in half
army.mil

Chernobyl has become a refuge for wildlife 33 years after the nuclear accident
theconversation.com

And now, a nice story about the kid who yelled “wow!” at the symphony
news.avclub.com • (see also)

Hundreds of Bodies, One Nurse: German Serial Killer Leaves as Many Questions as Victims
nytimes.com

The Loudest Places You Can’t Hear
fivethirtyeight.com

The Indiana Jones of Climate Science
outsideonline.com

Deepfake Salvador Dalí takes selfies with museum visitors
theverge.com

The Blob Causing Earthquakes
eos.org

New water cycle on Mars discovered
phys.org

Image: The Evolution of a Tornado
twistedsifter.com

On this day in 1898 Victorian scientists liquefied the “permanent gas” hydrogen
damninteresting.com

How life on Earth affected its inner workings
phys.org • (see also)

What killed Prince Albert?
historyextra.com

Hyperactive Comets Hint at Origins of Earth’s Oceans
scientificamerican.com

How Fish May See Color in the Deep Ocean’s Darkness
nytimes.com

Medieval Africans Had a Unique Process for Purifying Gold With Glass
atlasobscura.com

One of the Biggest Locomotives of All Time Rides Again
smithsonianmag.com

A medical condition or just a difference? The question roils autism community.
washingtonpost.com

The Suicide Bomber Who Survived
spiegel.de

The Notre Dame Fire Caused Lead Levels in the Area to Skyrocket
news.vice.com

What happens when a raindrop hits a puddle?
theconversation.com

Penis extensions don’t work, study finds
theguardian.com

Why rich convicts hire prison consultants
bbc.com

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant that just won’t die.
slate.com

When Was the Last Time American Children Were So Afraid?
theatlantic.com

Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island
theguardian.com

The bird that came back from the dead
sciencedaily.com

France asks: Can you solve the riddle of the rock?
bbc.com • (see also)

Scenes from the new Cold War unfolding at the top of the world
nationalgeographic.com

This Physicist Is Using Mayonnaise to Study Nuclear Fusion
futurism.com

In an NC swamp, researcher finds tree older than Christianity. Could there be more?
charlotteobserver.com

Inside One Woman’s 7 Year Journey to Photograph Every Native American Tribe
elle.com

CIA’s Solution to Killing Too Many Civilians: Knife Bomb
gizmodo.com

Hidden Cupid resurfaces in one of Vermeer’s best-known works after two and a half centuries
theartnewspaper.com

Hackers breached 3 US antivirus companies, researchers reveal
arstechnica.com

Feds Dismantled the Dark Web Drug Trade—but It’s Already Rebuilding
wired.com

Iceland’s Radical Plan to Slow Climate Change
popularmechanics.com

Why the moon’s south pole may be the hottest destination in space
nationalgeographic.com

Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images
apnews.com

The Dramatic Story of How Denver Decriminalized Mushrooms
vice.com

Massive cache of 1,000 guns seized from Bel-Air mansion
latimes.com

Viktor Orbán’s War on Intellect
theatlantic.com