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UBC study links living near highways to risk of neurological disorders
vancouversun.com

The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
thehustle.co

‘What in the Sam Hill are you doing out here?’ Snowmobiler finds family of 5 stuck in frozen wilderness
cbc.ca

Has physicist’s gravity theory solved ‘impossible’ dark energy riddle?
theguardian.com

Video: The Murder of Jill Dando, a BBC news anchor and presenter of Crimewatch [58:51]
youtube.com

What is PFAS, the dangerous “forever chemical” found in drinking water?
nationalgeographic.com

Psychology’s Stubborn Diversity Problem
theatlantic.com

Claws out! Why cats are causing chaos and controversy across Britain
theguardian.com

Gravity: We might have been getting it wrong this whole time
phys.org

Behind the Scenes at Rotten Tomatoes
wired.com

Arctic obsession drove explorers to seek the North Pole
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Chinese city plans to build coronavirus hospital in six days
theguardian.com

Astronomers Spot Loads Of Oxygen In Ancient ‘Nearby’ Star
forbes.com

For Hottest Planet, a Major Meltdown, Study Shows
jpl.nasa.gov

Video: Photorealistic mathematical simulation of planets colliding
gfycat.com

Ants run secret farms on English oak trees, photographer discovers
theguardian.com

Video: 10 year timelapse of United States weather radar [02:01:45]
youtube.com

It May Be the Biggest Tax Heist Ever. And Europe Wants Justice.
nytimes.com

200 years of exploring Antarctica – the world’s coldest, most forbidding and most peaceful continent
theconversation.com

The good news was she had contracted a rare, deadly parasite
cbc.ca

This Is What We’ll See When Betelgeuse Really Does Go Supernova
forbes.com

Winston Churchill’s Death And The Top-Secret Plans For His Funeral
historyextra.com

Jewel beetle’s bright colored shell serves as camouflage from predators
arstechnica.com

New episode of Damn Interesting Week! Ornamental Servitude
damninteresting.com

A story of ruined reputations and failed memory, of courage and corruption, and a pair of poor black men who became pawns in a bitter political war
magazine.atavist.com

The Nazis and the Trawniki Men
washingtonpost.com

For People Who Can’t Smell, Life Can Be Full of Peril
gizmodo.com

Virus in Chinese outbreak is closest to one from bats, not snakes
technologyreview.com • (see also)

Japanese postal worker hoarded 24,000 undelivered items
theguardian.com

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously, Chaos Ensued
lithub.com • (see also)

What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move?
nautil.us

These are the universe’s five strangest stars
astronomy.com

History of the two-day weekend offers lessons for today’s calls for a four-day week
theconversation.com

Super-human blood for targeted delivery
longevity.technology

Egyptian mummy speaks again after 3,000 years
livescience.com

The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.
propublica.org

How to Make Snake Venom Without Any Snakes
theatlantic.com

Coronavirus: How do you quarantine a city – and does it work?
bbc.com

The Saudi Connection: Inside the 9/11 Case That Divided the F.B.I.
nytimes.com

Juhyo: The Snow Monsters on Japan’s Mount Zao
theatlantic.com

Why Does Tylenol Kill Snakes?
realclearscience.com

Mount Vesuvius eruption: Extreme heat ‘turned man’s brain to glass’
bbc.com

Genetic modification could protect soldiers from chemical weapons
sciencemag.org

NOAA satellites helped save a record 421 lives in 2019
noaa.gov

A Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Secretly Documenting the Intimate World of 19th Century Sex Workers (NSFW, some nudity)
messynessychic.com

A look at the “Gator” class SEAL delivery vehicle in unprecedented detail
popularmechanics.com

Researchers Discover 15 New Parasitic Wasps That Mind Control Spiders
discovermagazine.com

60 years ago today two men set out for the deepest point in all of the Earth’s oceans
damninteresting.com

How Facial Recognition Works
story.californiasunday.com

Live coronavirus outbreak tracker
gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com • (see also)

The alphabets at risk of extinction
bbc.com • (see also)

Video: The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park [08:15]
youtube.com

An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience
nautil.us

Could You Bungee-Jump Using Only Magnets?
wired.com

Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair
medicalxpress.com

Snakes could be the original source of the new coronavirus outbreak in China
theconversation.com

Bumblebee Vomit: Scientists Are No Longer Ignoring It
nytimes.com

On this day in 1968 the USS Pueblo was seized by North Korea
damninteresting.com

The Making of the Cowboy Myth
saturdayeveningpost.com