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NZ to trial world-first commercial long range, wireless power transmission
newatlas.com • (see also)

Video: What does a computer mouse see? [9:20]
youtube.com

The saboteurs you can hire to end your relationship
bbc.com

How a Legendary Magician Builds the World’s Greatest Illusions
popularmechanics.com

Hidden cave system discovered beneath historic castle
archaeology.wiki

How a Cheese Goes Extinct
newyorker.com

Beyond Moldy Jam: The Inside Story of What Went Wrong at Sqirl
thelandmag.com

Astronomers may have found the youngest neutron star yet observed: just 33 years old #Millennials
public.nrao.edu

Shocked doctors find bullet lodged in brain of ‘sleepy’ 9-year-old, remove it
timesofisrael.com • (see also)

Coin Shortages Are Causing a Liquidity Crisis at Laundromats
bloomberg.com

Nearly 50 Years On, a Forbidden Seaside Ghost Town is about to Re-Open
messynessychic.com

Nerdiest Investigation Ever: What Time of Day Did Vermeer Paint His Masterpiece?
popularmechanics.com

Our cosmic horizon is both unreachable and closer than ever
aeon.co

NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Cruising at 24,600 MPH on Its 300 Million Mile Journey to Mars
scitechdaily.com

“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus return to West Virginia
cbsnews.com • (see also)

Study: The average erect penis is about an inch shorter than what most men think it is
realclearscience.com

Physicists find misaligned carbon sheets yield unparalleled properties
phys.org

MI6, the coup in Iran that changed the Middle East, and the cover-up
theguardian.com

Researchers become their own lab rats with DIY coronavirus vaccine
theverge.com

On this day in 1973, Uri Geller appeared on the Tonight Show and failed to impress Johnny Carson
damninteresting.com

Video: ‘Why I Don’t Sound Deaf’ [10:26]
youtube.com

The tragedy of art’s greatest supermodel
bbc.com

Scientists have discovered the tool our stone-age ancestors used to manufacture rope
theguardian.com

Why We’re a Lot Better at Fighting Cancer Than We Realized
cshl.nautil.us

In Social Insects, Researchers Find Hints for Controlling Disease
undark.org

Crash And Burn: The Amiga ST Story
thedorkweb.substack.com

Non-magnetic material made magnetic using electricity for the first time
newatlas.com

The Cambrian Creatures That Grew Up Over the Course of 28 Bodies
atlasobscura.com

How ISIS Made Money on Facebook
theatlantic.com

CT Scans Reveal Miniature Mummies’ Surprising Contents
smithsonianmag.com

The Anglerfish Deleted Its Immune System to Fuse With Its Mate
wired.com

Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
phys.org

The Romans Called it ‘Alexandrian Glass.’ Where Was It Really From?
nytimes.com

New episode of the Damn Interesting Week podcast: Spit Valves
damninteresting.com

He graced the cover of Forbes Africa. Now he could face 20 years in prison.
restofworld.org

Video: When worlds collide: Stunning 3D simulation shows what happens in giant planetary crashes [1:23]
space.com

Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean
nature.com

Glass Is Sorta Liquid, Sorta Solid, and Fully Weird. Here’s the Secret.
popularmechanics.com

Why Are Plants Green? To Reduce the Noise in Photosynthesis.
quantamagazine.org

Why Did the Wright Brothers Succeed When Others Failed?
blogs.scientificamerican.com

The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down
nytimes.com

How Hurricanes Have Shaped the Course of U.S. History
smithsonianmag.com

A Medieval Potion Proves Its Worth as an Effective Bacteria Killer
gizmodo.com

An unprecedented Nintendo leak turns into a moral dilemma for archivists
theverge.com

The lost treasures of London’s River Thames
bbc.com

Ismail al-Jazari, the Muslim inventor whom some call the ‘Father of Robotics’
nationalgeographic.com

Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories
wired.com

A Freaky Elongated Cloud Has Reappeared on Mars
gizmodo.com

Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope: High on a frigid Antarctic plateau
phys.org

NASA Just Launched Its New Perseverance Rover to Mars
wired.com • Video

Eels Don’t Have Sex Until the Last Year of Their Life
nautil.us

‘Bay of Piglets’: A ‘bizarre’ plot to capture a president
bbc.com

How Physics Found a Geometric Structure for Math to Play With
quantamagazine.org

‘We could see this tsunami of people coming’: inside the secret world of intensive care
theguardian.com

King Arthur: Five Men Who Made Up The Legendary Dark Ages King
historyextra.com

Climate change can feel impossible to solve. But, as monarchs show, small actions can have world-altering results
thewalrus.ca

CDC Study Finds Rich People Get Better Sleep
insidehook.com

Australia Says Chinese Students Are Targets in ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Scams
nytimes.com

Archaeologists discover likely source of Stonehenge’s giant sarsen stones
theguardian.com

Theo: Homeless at age 7
projects.sfchronicle.com