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The Kerner Commission Report on White Racism, 50 Years On
daily.jstor.org

Turning On the Lights in the Ocean’s Twilight Zone
atlasobscura.com

New collection of stars, not born in our galaxy, discovered in Milky Way
eurekalert.org

Post Office Delivery Trucks Keep Catching on Fire
vice.com

Behind the dead-water phenomenon
phys.org

‘Yazidi women are strong’: Iraq’s female landmine clearance teams
theguardian.com

‘How my dad got scammed for $3,000 worth of gift cards’
thehustle.co

Journey to the world’s southernmost tree
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

What the Nazis Learned From America’s Indian Removal
thedailybeast.com

Some exoplanets may be covered in weird water between liquid and gas
sciencenews.org

Astronomers have found the source of life in the universe
inverse.com

Cryonics, brain preservation and the weird science of cheating death
cnet.com

World’s longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers die at 68
thestar.com

Robotic scientists will ‘speed up discovery’
bbc.com

The Super Bowl Ring Thief
bloomberg.com

Inside the luxury nuclear bunker protecting the mega-rich from the apocalypse
cnet.com

Reflections on the Gnarliest ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Episode of All Time
vice.com

When Senator Joe McCarthy Defended Nazis
smithsonianmag.com

What’s in a Winglet?: Inside the Epic Quest To Build a Better Airplane Wing
popularmechanics.com

Six eyewitnesses misidentified a murderer – here’s what went wrong in the lineup
theconversation.com

Spectacular flower crowns rule in Ukraine
nationalgeographic.com

Architect goes blind, says he’s actually gotten better at his job
cbsnews.com

How humans are altering the tides of the oceans
bbc.com

Women Are Now Revitalizing The Traditional Male-Only Japanese Sake Industry
forbes.com

The Epic Siberian Journey to Solve a Mass Extinction Mystery
wired.com

Giant flywheel project in Scotland could prevent UK blackouts
theguardian.com

Simon of Trent, History’s Most Dangerous Toddler
thedailybeast.com

New Hubble image of ‘fluffy’ galaxy is spectacular
mashable.com

Voyager: Inside the world’s greatest space mission
bbc.com • (see also)

The death of the bra: will the great lingerie liberation of lockdown last?
theguardian.com

Can you train yourself to like foods you hate?
bbc.co.uk • (see also)

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)