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This Hot Wheels Camaro Is Worth More Than an Actual Camaro
popularmechanics.com

How Nazism’s Rise in Europe Spurred Anti-Semitic Movements in the US
lithub.com • (see also)

Day Four at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: The Polish Problem
lithub.com • Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3

The island of unclaimed bodies
wellcomecollection.org

Did Neutrinos Stop The Early Universe From Annihilating Itself?
universetoday.com

Australian Wildfires Uncovered Hidden Sections of a Huge, Ancient Aquaculture System
atlasobscura.com

Men who took erectile-dysfunction drug had blue-tinted vision for days
livescience.com

How a single locust becomes a plague
bbc.co.uk

An Economist’s Guide to Potty Training
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C (65º F)
theguardian.com

New episode of our Damn Interesting Week podcast! Robocop Rules
damninteresting.com

The Sun’s death could mean new life in the outer solar system
astronomy.com

How the Lawyer Who Beat Chevron Lost Everything
theintercept.com

The Mystery of Neolithic Slovakia’s Rotating Villages
atlasobscura.com

These Bizarre Ivory Cups Were Carved by Princes
daily.jstor.org

Breathing may change your mind about free will
medicalxpress.com

‘Flammable ice’ discovery offers up clue to life on other planets
phys.org

How to die on Mars
space.com

The Best Board Games of the Ancient World
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists Chronicle the Shifting Colors of a Comet’s ‘Seasons’
discovermagazine.com

Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species
theconversation.com

A Brief History of the Calorie
daily.jstor.org

Day Three at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: ‘The Whole Palace Was Bugged!’
lithub.com • Day 1 • Day 2

After summiting the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents and skiing both poles, Victor Vescovo ventured to the bottom of all five oceans
dmagazine.com

A Code-Obsessed Novelist Builds a Writing Bot. The Plot Thickens
wired.com

A new implant for blind people jacks directly into the brain
technologyreview.com

Ancient skeleton discovered in underwater cave in Mexico
sciencenews.org

Shock after alcohol flows from kitchen taps in Kerala
bbc.com

A 2020 Retrospective on the History of Work
atlassian.com

In Norway, way up by the Arctic circle, global warming is already affecting people and nature. Here’s how.
nrk.no

Death: can our final moment be euphoric?
bbc.com

‘The luxury days are gone’: life on cruise ship stricken by coronavirus
theguardian.com

Global Ocean Circulation Is Speeding Up
the-scientist.com

At the Battle of Marathon, Athens’ underdog victory stunned Persia
nationalgeographic.com

In Food Safety Regulations, a Surprising Paucity of Research
undark.org

A New Experiment Hopes to Solve Quantum Mechanics’ Biggest Mystery
smithsonianmag.com

Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe
phys.org

World’s biggest iceberg makes a run for it
bbc.com

Beautiful outcome of a fight between sibling stars
earthsky.org

Lasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber
rochester.edu

What the world can learn from Japan’s robots
bbc.com

The John, Paul, George, and Ringo of Genes
nautil.us

The Sensitive Plant
laphamsquarterly.org

These Amateur Archaeologists Dig Up the Buzz Bombs That Fell on England in WW2
airspacemag.com

The first seizure
wellcomecollection.org

Why medics and the law clash with family in brain death cases
aeon.co

My Uncle, The Librarian-Spy
crimereads.com

Charles Dickens: newly discovered documents reveal truth about his death and burial
theconversation.com

After 2,000 Years, These Seeds Have Finally Sprouted
theatlantic.com • (see also)

The Grand Unified Theory of Rogue Waves
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Scientists said 99% of understanding of cancer was missing until today.
bbc.com

Bunker mentality: the man who built Albania’s underground Stalinist city
theguardian.com

Gallery: Kamchatka peninsula, a land in the far east of Russia. Photos by Isabella Tabacchi
behance.net

On the Trail of Hollywood’s Stolen Oscars
crimereads.com

Why Are Uranus and Neptune So Different From Each Other?
discovermagazine.com

Video: Global Transport of Smoke from Australian Bushfires [02:13]
youtube.com

Physicists determine the optimal soap recipe for blowing gigantic bubbles
arstechnica.com

Nighttime Camera Catches Coyote and Badger in Absolute Cahoots
gizmodo.com • More info

Beneath the Arctic’s Sea Ice, Robots Are Illuminating a Mysterious World
earther.gizmodo.com

Jackass penguin call shares traits of human speech, scientists say
theguardian.com