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The Louisiana Purchase was a bargain. But it came at a great human cost.
nationalgeographic.com

This massive exoplanet is the ‘king’ of its solar system
cnn.com

Here’s what NASA’s Mars helicopter will look like when it makes history with the first extraterrestrial powered flight
techcrunch.com

We Aren’t Selfish After All
nautil.us

Common Sense Comes to Computers
quantamagazine.org

Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut?
nytimes.com

Video: How Climate Change Is Creating More Space Junk [5:04]
youtube.com

Hurricanes are shaping lizard feet all over the world
massivesci.com

National Parks Are Empty During the Pandemic — and Wildlife Are Loving It
discovermagazine.com

The First International Hydrogen Supply Chain Is a Big Deal
popularmechanics.com

Why It’s So Hard to Legalize Recreational Drugs
thewalrus.ca

Vibrating Clothes Could Alter the Perception of Your Own Body
popularmechanics.com

As states weigh human lives versus the economy, history suggests the economy often wins
theconversation.com

Ancient ‘crazy beast’ from Madagascar had mismatched body and teeth from ‘outer space’
livescience.com

The Valentine’s Day snake puzzle
bbc.com

Bizarre Spinosaurus makes history as first known swimming dinosaur
nationalgeographic.com

For Some Holocaust Survivors, Even Liberation Was Dehumanizing
nytimes.com

Pentagon UFO Videos
theness.com

Video: The dark history of IQ tests [6:10]
youtube.com • (see also)

You Can’t Stop Touching Your Face Because You’re Subconsciously Sniffing Your Hands
discovermagazine.com

The Ghost Airline That Has Linked Cairo and Tel Aviv for Decades
atlasobscura.com

The Massive Ice Avalanches of Mars
eos.org

Scientists create glowing plants using mushroom genes
theguardian.com

NASA CubeSat Will Shine a Laser Light on the Moon’s Darkest Craters
jpl.nasa.gov

Video: A spy hummingbird ventures into the heart of a breathtaking monarch butterfly swarm [3:07]
youtube.com

Hubble captures crumbling comet in two striking shots
newatlas.com

‘Dating a Billionaire Seemed Like Fun Until I Tried It’
vice.com

Why the FBI Almost Shut Down the Unabomber Investigation Before He Was Caught
crimereads.com

Amateur Radio Sleuth Rediscovers a Cold War-Era ‘Zombie Satellite’
popularmechanics.com

‘What I Learned Speaking to Fidel Castro’s Personal Chef’
lithub.com

The Man Who Thought Too Fast
newyorker.com

Dutch researchers coax secrets from Girl with a Pearl Earring
theguardian.com

Why NASA plans to slam the DART spacecraft into an asteroid
nationalgeographic.com

He Found One of Stalin’s Mass Graves. Now He’s in Jail.
nytimes.com

Deep caves are a rich source of dinosaur prints for this paleontologist
sciencenews.org

New findings suggest laws of nature ‘downright weird,’ not as constant as previously thought
phys.org

What made these Forgotten Ancients build Glorious Cities only to Burn Them Every 60 Years?
messynessychic.com

Digging Up Regolith: Why Mining the Moon Seems More Possible Than Ever
popularmechanics.com

A Brain Implant Restored This Man’s Motion and Sense of Touch
wired.com • (see also)

Man Killed by Falling Meteorite (in 1888)
popularmechanics.com

This Australian Bartender Found an ATM Glitch and Blew $1.6 Million
vice.com

Gallery: 26 Hours on a Saharan Freight Train
wired.com

Video: And Now for Something Soothing… “As Above” by Roman Hill [06:12]
motionographer.com

New Seismic Map of North America Reveals a Continent Under Tremendous Stress
gizmodo.com

A puzzling past sea level rise might have its missing piece
arstechnica.com

The Eruption Of Instagram Island
gq.com • (see also)

How the Agendas of Elites Influenced the Design of the Red Cross Registration System
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Are community currencies a better way to shop?
bbc.com

‘Help! I Think I’m Falling in Love Over Zoom’
narratively.com

Why Is the Universe Expanding So Fast?
quantamagazine.org

How the Deep Sea Squid Communicates in Fascinating and Flashy Ways
popularmechanics.com

Spectacular Libraries You Can Explore From Your Living Room
atlasobscura.com

The floral fabric that was banned
bbc.com

Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
theguardian.com

Video: Movie Poster Expert Explains Color Schemes [10:38]
youtube.com

Ask Ethan: Is Antimatter Sticky?
forbes.com

Will justice finally be done for Emmett Till? Family hope a 65-year wait may soon be over
theguardian.com

The Bigamist’s Daughter
longreads.com

The Wisdom of Third Molar Removal
sciencebasedmedicine.org

Black hole bends escaping light ‘like a boomerang’
livescience.com