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For Thousands of Years, Egypt Controlled the Nile. A New Dam Threatens That.
nytimes.com

The war against space hackers: how the JPL works to secure its missions from nation-state adversaries
techcrunch.com

Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Great for Bacteria
nytimes.com

The Digital Colonialism Behind .tv and .ly
wired.com

Is this the original board game of death?
sciencemag.org

A Map of Every Object in Our Solar System
visualcapitalist.com

What if Earth were a super-Earth?
livescience.com

A dark web tycoon pleads guilty. But how was he caught?
technologyreview.com

Ask Ethan: Why Can’t The Large Hadron Collider Put More Energy Into Its Particles?
forbes.com

Variant of photovoltaic power could generate 24 hours a day
arstechnica.com

On this day in 1912 workers discovered the forgotten remains of a pneumatic subway experiment in Manhattan
damninteresting.com

The sun is still a burning mystery. That may be about to change.
nationalgeographic.com

Feral pigs problem in US: How Texas is fighting back
si.com

When you think all to yourself (not engaging with others) do you hear an inner voice?
theness.com

Researchers Find Cell-Free Mitochondria Floating in Human Blood
the-scientist.com

An endangered wolf wandered 8,712 miles to find a mate. Her journey ended in tragedy.
washingtonpost.com

Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes
sciencemag.org

Cops Catch Man Who’d Been Hiding in Supermarket Ceiling Since Christmas
vice.com

Scientists have discovered the first fast radio burst that beats at a steady rhythm
vice.com

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