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Cloud cuckoo land? How one bird’s epic migration stunned scientists
theguardian.com

It’s Hard to Poop on the Moon. NASA Wants You to Make It Easier.
popularmechanics.com

A quarter of all U.S. newspapers have died in 15 years, a new UNC news deserts study found
poynter.org

The Health Transformation Army: The history of the World Health Organisation
lrb.co.uk

The Korean War never technically ended. Here’s why.
nationalgeographic.com

China Reaches New Milestone in Space-Based Quantum Communications
scientificamerican.com

The USSR’s secret Siberian ‘democracy’
bbc.com

This pharaoh’s painted tomb was missing its mummy
nationalgeographic.com

A Burst of Light Unlike Any Captured Before
theatlantic.com

The Incredible Science Of Lake Baikal: The World’s Largest, Oldest, Deepest Lake
forbes.com

Scientists Taught Mice to Smell an Odor That Doesn’t Exist
wired.com • (see also)

Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says
cnn.com

Video: See a sunset on Uranus, other worlds (and a moon, too) in this NASA simulator [2:59]
space.com

This Is Not a Test: A Letter from Disaster City
harpers.org • (see also)

The Cartoon Picture of Magnets That Has Transformed Science
quantamagazine.org

Down the rabbit hole: how QAnon conspiracies thrive on Facebook
theguardian.com

Our greatest invention was the invention of invention itself
psyche.co

The Mystery of the Dark Asteroid That Scorched Russia
nautil.us

The Crime Victim Who’s Obsessed with True Crime Shows
narratively.com

We need to send at least 110 people to Mars to build a civilisation, study finds
independent.co.uk

Scientists have discovered four new species of gigantic, single-celled organisms on the Pacific floor
interestingengineering.com

Hard to imagine: some people’s minds are blind
cosmosmagazine.com

This Hopping Robot Could Explore the Solar System’s Icy Moons
jpl.nasa.gov

Video: Ten years of images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory compressed into one hour [1:01:17]
youtube.com

Did an Alaskan Volcano Help Change the Face of the Mediterranean World?
atlasobscura.com

How Tear Gas Became a Staple of American Law Enforcement
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

‘Into the Wild’ Bus Airlifted Out of the Wilderness
smithsonianmag.com

Saharan Dust Storms Are Giving Earth Life
theatlantic.com

The Ultimate Human Bias
realclearscience.com

How the internet will change our coronavirus memories
inverse.com

‘We live in a cage’: residents hide as macaque ‘gangs’ take over Thai city
theguardian.com

The OPERA Experiment and the Value of High-Profile Scientific Blunders
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

When Henry VIII and Francis I Spent $19 Million on an 18-Day Party
smithsonianmag.com

People who feel wealthy are more likely to think their political views are objectively true, study finds
psypost.org • (see also)

‘Black neutron star’ discovery changes astronomy
bbc.com

The Great Grape Graft That Saved the Wine Industry
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

In Germany, confronting shameful legacy is essential part of police training
thestar.com

The SS Yongala: How a mysterious wreck became a destination
bbc.com

New research suggests the familiar red supergiant Betelgeuse may be the outcome of one star in a binary pair consuming the other.
aasnova.org

Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain
theguardian.com

Poker and the Psychology of Uncertainty
wired.com • Related

Mars Is About to Have Its ‘Wright Brothers Moment’
nytimes.com

‘A chain of stupidity’: the Skripal case and the decline of Russia’s spy agencies
theguardian.com

New evidence suggests something strange and surprising about Pluto
inverse.com

Fighting forest fires with fire: Pyrotechnics and flaming Ping-Pong balls
cbc.ca

This Man Sees Numbers as Squiggles
gizmodo.com

Arctic Circle sees ‘hottest-ever’ recorded temperatures
bbc.com

What Is a Side Channel Attack?
wired.com

The Windy History of Penny Lane: The Beatles, the Slave Trade and a Now-Resolved Controversy
rollingstone.com

CERN approves plans for a $23 billion, 62-mile long super-collider
engadget.com • (see also)

The Far Side of the Moon Has a Strange Asymmetry – Scientists Think They Finally Understand Why
scitechdaily.com • (see also)

One-fifth of Earth’s ocean floor is now mapped
bbc.com

Journalist’s phone hacked by new ‘invisible’ technique: All he had to do was visit one website. Any website.
thestar.com

Vast neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge
theguardian.com

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Has a Secret Disaster Relief Squad
thedailybeast.com

Nabta Playa: The world’s first astronomical site was built in Africa and is older than Stonehenge
astronomy.com

‘My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy.’
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See
newyorker.com

‘The wondrous map’: how unlocking human DNA changed the course of science
theguardian.com