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Incredibly Rare Dinosaur Embryo Reveals Hatchlings Possessed Strange Facial Horn
sciencealert.com

On this day in 1896, war broke out in Zanzibar. Later that day, the war ended.
damninteresting.com

In a first, a person’s immune system fought HIV
sciencenews.org

How Wagner Shaped Hollywood
newyorker.com

The (Literally) Unbelievable Story of the Original Fake News Network
narratively.com

Escape: the woman who brought her trafficker to justice
theguardian.com

These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System
nautil.us

The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
saturdayeveningpost.com

40 years ago today a menacing contraption appeared mysteriously in a Lake Tahoe casino
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The technology solving the ocean’s greatest mysteries
sciencefocus.com

Visualizing Data To Save Lives: A History of Early Public Health Infographics
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Cosmic rays could pose a problem for future quantum computers
technologyreview.com

The rare plants that ‘bleed’ nickel
bbc.com

Sequoyah, the U.S. state that almost existed
nationalgeographic.com

Story of Vitamin D Toxicity
devaboone.com

Photos: China’s Summer of Floods
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How many pieces can a puzzle have?
gottwurfelt.com

How a brand of chalk achieved cult status among mathematicians
cnn.com

Bacteria from Earth can survive in space and could endure the trip to Mars, according to new study
cnn.com

You want people to do the right thing? Save them the guilt trip
psyche.co

The Iconic Ibiza Wall Lizard Once Ruled Its Domain. Then Came the Snakes
vice.com

Antivitamins breakthrough could make for antibiotics alternative
newatlas.com

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?
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

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