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The Shape-Shifting Squeeze Coolers
quantamagazine.org

We made a diverting little browser game to mark the 40th anniversary of the events described in one of our most popular articles
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Flies also see what we wrongly see
cosmosmagazine.com

The Japanese village that cooks in a hot spring
bbc.com

The Little-Known Role of Slavery in Viking Society
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Russia Just Declassified Footage of the Largest Nuke Ever Tested [40:28]
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Scientists are searching space for extraterrestrial viruses
massivesci.com

Fallen Boulder at the Grand Canyon Exposes 300-Million-Year-Old Footprints
gizmodo.com

Hubble spots comet NEOWISE after it survived its journey around the sun
technologyreview.com

How Corporate Money Has Distorted American Science
lithub.com

‘Dead’ woman discovered alive in body bag at funeral home
theguardian.com

Some People Get Covid-19 and Never Feel a Thing: Why?
undark.org

A pup preserved in permafrost ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth
livescience.com

How Bacteria-Eating Bacteria Could Help Win the War Against Germs
nytimes.com

LHC creates matter from light
symmetrymagazine.org

2,000-year-old redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park
nbcnews.com

The fate of antiques and heirlooms in a disposable age
bbc.com

Orwell’s nightmare? Facial recognition for animals promises a farmyard revolution.
washingtonpost.com

Reaction Engines testing ammonia as carbon-free aviation fuel
newatlas.com

The tyranny of chairs: why we need better design
theguardian.com

Can Vaccines for Wildlife Prevent Human Pandemics?
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Isinglass; or, The Many Miracles of Fish Glue
daily.jstor.org

Ee-moo?! NPR’s ‘absurd’ pronunciation starts new emu war in Australia
theguardian.com

What It’s Like to Care for the Mighty ‘Corpse Flower’
atlasobscura.com

The Intelligence Community’s Role in Countering Malign Foreign Influence on Social Media
lawfareblog.com

There Are Mysterious Wrinkles Inside Our Hearts. This Might Be What They’re For
sciencealert.com

They Said It Wasn’t Possible to Escape the Space Shuttle. These Guys Showed It Was.
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On this day in 1786, a pharmacist changed Europe by giving flowers to the king and queen of France
damninteresting.com

The Untold Story of the Black Marines Charged With Mutiny at Sea
nytimes.com

Big Fish: The Aquacultural Revolution
hakaimagazine.com

First functioning mini human hearts grown from stem cells
newatlas.com

Why are the Dutch so tall?
bbc.com

The true crime boom, DNA sleuths, and giving up on expectations of privacy
vox.com

End game for oil? OPEC prepares for an age of dwindling demand
reuters.com

Video: Disneyland’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Rock Band [1:26:32]
youtube.com

Investors Have Been Making the Same Mistake for 300 Years
theatlantic.com

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Pathologists, Radiologists, Microbiologists?
acsh.org

In and around Los Angeles, natural and man-made disasters have been inextricable for almost two centuries
longreads.com

Blockchain, the amazing solution for almost nothing
thecorrespondent.com

A Fleet of Computers Helps Settle a 90-Year-Old Math Problem
wired.com

The Inside Story of the 25-Year, $8 Million Heist From the Carnegie Library
smithsonianmag.com

On this day in 1934 a shadowy cabal asked Major General Smedley Darlington Butler to lead a coup against the US government
damninteresting.com

Earth Was a Very Different Place Before Mud
theatlantic.com

Scientists find evidence for Einstein’s general relativity in the cores of dead stars
space.com

The Physicist Who Slayed Gravity’s Ghosts
quantamagazine.org

California Wildfires Can Create Their Own Terrifying Weather
wired.com

Imagine inventing a sport and then being shunned by it. That’s the Haudenosaunee story
latimes.com

Follow NASA’s Perseverance Rover in Real Time on Its Way to Mars
jpl.nasa.gov

Rogue planets could outnumber the stars
phys.org

How Physics Erases The Beginning Of The Universe
forbes.com

This giant machine could give us unlimited clean energy
wired.co.uk

Myka and James Stauffer adopted a toddler from China and shared every step of the process with their online audience. Except the last.
thecut.com

A Brief History of the United States Postal Service
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Mars in 4K Part 2 [12:09]
youtube.com

The latest episode of Damn Interesting Week is live: Great for the Freegans
damninteresting.com

America’s Lost Towns of Black Affluence
messynessychic.com

Peer inside a mummified cat from ancient Egypt, courtesy of high-res 3D X-rays
arstechnica.com

The Secrets of the Only Animal That Can Survive in Space
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The pioneering surgeons who cleaned up filthy hospitals
bbc.com

On this day in 1986 over 1,700 people died when a lake spontaneously exploded
damninteresting.com