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Archaeologists’ Secret Weapon: Dogs
theatlantic.com

The Rabbit Outbreak
newyorker.com

Welcome anyons! Physicists find best evidence yet for long-sought 2D structures
nature.com

Prickly porcupines mate without hurting each other. Here’s how.
nationalgeographic.com

The U.S. Navy Ship Built by the Soviet Union
popularmechanics.com

Ask Ethan: What New Evidence Could Revolutionize All Of Known Physics?
forbes.com

‘We don’t want her to be remembered as the victim’: Kim Wall’s parents on telling her story
theguardian.com

Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia
theconversation.com

Close and Tranquil Solar System Has Astronomers Excited
astrobiology.nasa.gov

DeepDream: How Alexander Mordvintsev Excavated the Computer’s Hidden Layers
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

The Accidental Invention of the Slip ‘N Slide
smithsonianmag.com

Typhoid Mary Was a Real, Asymptomatic Carrier Who Caused Multiple Outbreaks
discovermagazine.com

Mystery on Everest: did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit in 1924?
historyextra.com

Renaissance couple: unhinged duo reunited after 125 years apart
theguardian.com

There’s A Place On Earth Getting Cooler, Not Hotter. A New Study Sheds Light On Why
sciencealert.com

LIGO is so sensitive it shudders with the quantum noise of light
arstechnica.com

Ahoy! It’s the real pirates of the Caribbean—and the Carolinas
nationalgeographic.com

Do dogs really see in just black and white?
theconversation.com

When WWII Spies Created Explosive Coal To Fight the Third Reich
popularmechanics.com

New Surface Feature Appears on Jupiter Near Its Great Red Spot
gizmodo.com

Video: “Kharkovchanka” – The Colossal Soviet Antarctic Cruisers [36:49]
youtube.com

The last Night Watchmen of Europe
bbc.com

11,000-year-old mine in underwater cave surprises archaeologists
nationalgeographic.com

The Casino That Time Forgot
theringer.com

Space Weather Lessons from a 1928 Dirigible Debacle
eos.org • (see also)

Hummingbirds Can See Colors We Can’t Even Imagine
wired.com • (see also)

A pipin’ hot episode of the Damn Interesting Week podcast: Arizona Cheese
damninteresting.com

Finding the ‘invisible’ millions who are not on maps
bbc.com

Meet the Caretakers of Sealand, the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation
atlasobscura.com • (sea also)

Canadian sparrows ditch their old song for catchier tune
theguardian.com

On this day in 1881 a deranged assassin shot US president James Garfield
damninteresting.com

Europeans like to go on about the innovations colonizers brought to the Americas. But what of the innovations they took away?
thewalrus.ca

In lockdown with a conspiracy theorist
1843magazine.com

How Prosperity Transformed the Falklands
newyorker.com

The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View
quantamagazine.org

How Police Secretly Took Over a Global Phone Network for Organized Crime
vice.com

The Idea of Entropy Has Led Us Astray
nautil.us

How pandemics past and present fuel the rise of mega-corporations
theconversation.com

The Mercenary Who Botched a Maduro Coup Is Lying Low in Florida
bloomberg.com

The mother and the murderer
bbc.co.uk

What finding life on Mars could tell us about our own origins
nautil.us

In this day in 1953 the strange and tormented movie “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” first appeared in theaters
damninteresting.com

A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932
theconversation.com • (see also)

A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Rare ‘branched flow’ phenomenon seen for the first time in visible light [2:44]
nature.com

Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off
theguardian.com

Bizarre new planet is largest known rocky world, 40 times as massive as Earth
nationalgeographic.com

Gallery: Scenes From Antarctica
theatlantic.com

Jacklean Davis Was The First Black Woman To Serve As a Homicide Detective in New Orleans. Did A Now Disbarred Prosecutor Bring About Her Fall?
theappeal.org

On this day in 1959 a social psychologist brought together three mental patients who all believed they were Jesus Christ
damninteresting.com

The Science Behind the Power of the Eyes
psychologytoday.com

Conscripted Into The Emperor’s Private Orchestra
narratively.com

What an ocean hidden under Antarctic ice reveals about our planet’s future climate
theconversation.com • (see also)

Scientists finally solve the mystery behind a 100-year-old chemistry experiment
livescience.com

What makes people stop caring?
bbc.com

New Damn Interesting article/episode by Matt Castle: Chronicles of Charnia
damninteresting.com

The search for life on Mars, and the people who say we’ve found it already
cnet.com

Why don’t banana-flavored candies taste like bananas?
massivesci.com • (see also)

Incredible Amber Fossils Reveal the True Colors of Ancient Insects
gizmodo.com

On this day in 1971: a Soyuz spacecraft decompressed, exposing 3 cosmonauts to near-vacuum
damninteresting.com