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‘All lies’: how the US military covered up gunning down two journalists in Iraq
theguardian.com

What is a derecho? An atmospheric scientist explains these rare but dangerous storm systems
theconversation.com

Eight black transit workers got promoted. Thousands of white workers walked off the job.
washingtonpost.com

The International Space Station is getting a new toilet this year
space.com

Woman in China, 45, made S$589,800 by buying insurance on flights she predicted would get delayed
mothership.sg

Plight of the pangolin: Once coveted, now feared because of coronavirus
cbc.ca

Alexandra David-Néel, the first European woman to see Lhasa
theguardian.com

Random Search Wired Into Animals May Help Them Hunt
quantamagazine.org

Why Do Some People Get Sick All the Time, While Others Stay in Freakishly Good Health?
discovermagazine.com

When Did Orange Juice Become a Morning Beverage?
melmagazine.com

Famed U-2 Spy Plane Takes on a New Surveillance Mission
scientificamerican.com

SpaceX’s predawn Starlink satellite launch looks simply spectacular in these Twitter photos
space.com

How the Federal Reserve literally makes money
theconversation.com • (see also)

The Case For Ending All Traffic Stops
jalopnik.com

The nearly forgotten practice of coppicing
emergencemagazine.org

The Dark History of America’s First Female Terrorist Group
politico.com

New clues to early human innovation
cosmosmagazine.com

Silicon-Based Life, That Staple of Science Fiction, May Not Be Likely After All
airspacemag.com

Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain
wired.com

Three people with inherited diseases successfully treated with CRISPR
newscientist.com

A frozen graveyard: The sad tales of Antarctica’s deaths
bbc.com

Video: “As Above” by Roman Hill, macro video of a chemical reaction [06:12]
motionographer.com

How the assassination of Medgar Evers galvanized the Civil Rights movement
nationalgeographic.com

How a U.S. Operation to Snare Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Félicien Kabuga Went Awry
vanityfair.com

Was there really a “mutiny” aboard the Skylab space station?
astronomy.com

Scientists close in on 12-billion-year-old signal from the end of the universe’s ‘dark age’
phys.org

Jupiter revealed: What Juno taught us about Jupiter
knowablemagazine.org

How Many People Did it Take to Build the Great Pyramid?
spectrum.ieee.org

The treasure trove hidden in discarded computers
bbc.com

Spanish archaeologist sentenced for faking Basque finds
theguardian.com

A rare look at fireflies that blink in unison, in a forest without tourists
nationalgeographic.com

How hyperbolic geometry, once considered mathematical heresy, could help us understand human perception.
discovermagazine.com

New Horizons conducts the first interstellar parallax experiment
phys.org

Why chiseled boxers lose, and flabby boxers win
sbnation.com

Darwin’s first—and only—trip around the world began a scientific revolution
nationalgeographic.com

New materials, techniques, and fuels could speed the arrival of clean, abundant fusion energy
medium.com

Cops: the violent legacy of a TV show that sculpted America’s view of police
theguardian.com

La Belle’s Mysterious Bones
hakaimagazine.com

New episode of Damn Interesting Week: Space Bees and Frog Coasters
damninteresting.com

Some clues to why Peter Pan discs exist
cosmosmagazine.com

The Hunt Is On for Elusive Ghost Particles in Antarctica
wired.com

How Does The Fabric Of Spacetime Expand Faster Than The Speed Of Light?
forbes.com

The Search For Earth’s Underground Oceans
discovermagazine.com

From atomic peril to a $50M asset: The long, strange ride of Canada’s sea otters
thestar.com

Rutherford B. Hayes Is More Famous in Paraguay Than in the U.S.
atlasobscura.com

X marks the spot: treasure hunters in shock after reported $2m find in Rocky Mountains
theguardian.com

How intensive care units were born
bbc.com

Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation
citizenlab.ca

Why We Should Really Put a Particle Accelerator on the Moon
popularmechanics.com

Ancient Two-Legged Crocodile Left Behind These Awesome Footprints
gizmodo.com

Pepsi’s $32 Billion Typo Caused Deadly Riots
medium.com

Quantum ‘fifth state of matter’ observed in space for first time
phys.org • (see also)

The insanity defence offends the conscience, has no basis in modern psychiatry, and penalises poor and black defendants
aeon.co • (see also)

Researchers are making huge strides towards creating functional, light-emitting plants
earthisland.org

Merriam-Webster revises ‘racism’ entry after Missouri woman argues for changes
thestar.com

The Rolling, Lurching, Vomit-Inducing Road to a Seasickness Cure
hakaimagazine.com

A Surprise Discovery Points to the Source of Fast Radio Bursts
quantamagazine.org

Image: Every Mars Landing Attempt, Ever
planetary.org

The King Who Ordered a Quarantine to Flatten the Curve 4,000 Years Ago
narratively.com

Three New Views of Mars’ Moon Phobos
jpl.nasa.gov