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The Big (Yet Hidden) Consequences of Antarctica’s Record Heat
wired.com

Canada’s little-known geological wonder
bbc.com

Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by movers
theguardian.com

276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram six years ago. Where are they now?
nationalgeographic.com

Objects Made by Prisoners in the United States
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Ancient Genes Reveal The Last Mammoths on Earth Were a Sickly Mess
sciencealert.com

Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire
theguardian.com

Chinese Hacking Is Alarming. So Are Data Brokers.
nytimes.com

NASA gives JPL green light to bring a piece of Mars back to Earth
latimes.com

‘The intelligence coup of the Century’ – How the CIA used Crypto AG encryption devices to spy on countries for decades
washingtonpost.com

Goodbye, Operator
richmondfed.org

NASA Will Only Tolerate So Much Danger
theatlantic.com

Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece
openculture.com

Beyond Plan B: Seven radical climate change solutions
expmag.com

How thin, delicate butterfly wings keep from overheating
sciencenews.org

New edible cotton seeds are packed with protein
newatlas.com

A Horse Has 5 Toes, and Then It Doesn’t
nytimes.com

Gallery: ‘We’re above civilisation’: life in a cosmic ray station
theguardian.com

Something Stinks in the Panhandle
texasobserver.org

Our sun will never look the same again thanks to two solar probes and one giant telescope
space.com

‘Under Siege’: desperate Mexico region uses guns, children to fend off cartels
reuters.com

Spain and Mexico renew search for 17th-century treasure galleon
theguardian.com • (see also)

Afternoon of the Pawnbrokers
thebaffler.com

When a Women-Led Campaign Made It Illegal to Spit in Public in New York City
smithsonianmag.com

Stolen Art, Nazis, and the Eternal Search for Justice
crimereads.com

Lewd, creepy and insulting: Surprisingly dark Valentine’s Day cards from the past
historyextra.com

Archaeologists Uncover a 7,300-Year-Old Neolithic Massacre in the Mountains of Spain
realclearscience.com

How Agatha Christie mystery The Pale Horse may have inspired a murderer
theguardian.com

A 1921 massacre destroyed ‘Black Wall Street’ in Tulsa. The city is still looking for the dead
thestar.com

Photo Essay: Cashmere Crisis Looms in Himalayan Ice Desert
petapixel.com

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