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Hear Mars rover Perseverance whir as it cruises toward the Red Planet
space.com

Space Is Dark, But Scientists Have Found Unexplained Light
npr.org

Diamonds created at room temperature in minutes
cnn.com

The Beirut Port Explosion ← Forensic Architecture
forensic-architecture.org • Video

When Science Was the Best Show in America
nautil.us

Video: How Living at the South Pole Works [15:10]
youtube.com

Why CRISPR May Be the Most Important Thing to Happen on the Planet in 4.5 Billion Years
zocalopublicsquare.org

The wheelchair warriors
bbc.co.uk

Legendary Arecibo telescope will close forever
nature.com • (see also)

China Prepares to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet
airspacemag.com

Video: Retro Tech: The Wire Recorder [23:46]
youtube.com

Louis Renard’s Superb Illustrations of the East Indies Marine life He Never Saw
flashbak.com

Some Math Problems Seem Impossible. That Can Be a Good Thing.
quantamagazine.org

Italian Police Use Lamborghini Huracan to Transport Kidney 300 Miles in Just Two Hours
thedrive.com

The Courageous Tale of Jane Johnson, Who Risked Her Freedom for Those Who Helped Her Escape Slavery
smithsonianmag.com

The scarred landscapes created by humanity’s material thirst
bbc.com

The Failure of the Magnavox Odyssey Led the Way for the Future of Gaming
smithsonianmag.com

Simulations suggest geoengineering would not stop global warming if greenhouse gasses continue to increase
phys.org

Election polls are more accurate if they ask participants how others will vote
theconversation.com

Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly after deadly crashes forced a two-year ban
theverge.com

Merging Stars Produce Glowing Blue Ring Nebula
caltech.edu

Government Security Clearance Isn’t Always Great for a Writing Career
lithub.com

What happens to workplace perks when no-one’s in the office?
bbc.com

Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War
theatlantic.com

Video: The technology that’s replacing the green screen [8:22]
youtube.com

The New Science of Our Ancient Bond With Dogs
smithsonianmag.com

Vega Rocket Failure Apparently Caused by Human Error
gizmodo.com

Medieval soldier found with sword and knives at the bottom of a Lithuanian lake
livescience.com

We Are Built to Forget
theparisreview.org

How raising children can change a father’s brain
aeon.co

Do Fish Sleep?
sciencefocus.com

How We Know What’s Deep Inside the Earth, Despite Never Traveling There
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

How Yellowstone Extremophile Bacteria Helped With Covid-19 Testing
daily.jstor.org

The Power of a South Pole Sunrise After Six Months of Darkness
atlasobscura.com

Russia discovers ‘road of bones’ on frozen highway in Siberia
theguardian.com

‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ fossil, hidden from science for 14 years, could finally reveal its secrets
nationalgeographic.com

Here Is a Photo of a Single Atom
popularmechanics.com

A Very Dusty Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie During a Work Break
gizmodo.com

How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
theconversation.com

Does the human brain resemble the Universe?
phys.org

Scientists Used Human Genes to Make Monkey Brains Bigger
popularmechanics.com

Hiker alive and well after ‘dying’ for 45 minutes
bbc.com

The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime
newyorker.com

Inside Rome’s Secure Vault for Stolen Art
atlasobscura.com

Far-Off Supernovas Caused Climate Change on Earth, According to Tree Rings
popularmechanics.com

This farmer’s field was once a powerful stronghold in Iron Age Norway
arstechnica.com

The CIA Plots to Kill Fidel Castro: Exploding Seashells and LSD Perfume
melmagazine.com

How Pac-Man Revolutionized Gaming
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

The Future of Farming Is Inside This Bomb Shelter
popularmechanics.com

Let’s Talk about Black Princesses
messynessychic.com

A Spacetime Surprise: Time Isn’t Just Another Dimension
forbes.com

The new fuel to come from Saudi Arabia
bbc.com

Asteroid Apophis Could One Day Hit Earth. Here’s How We Could Get to It First
gizmodo.com • (see also)

On this day in 1974 NASA beamed an iconic message toward globular star cluster M13
damninteresting.com

Incredible Images Reveal a Mysteriously Formed Triple Crater on Mars
sciencealert.com

How NASA Finds the Mass of the Dirt Grabbed From an Asteroid
wired.com

Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show
theguardian.com

New curio by Alan Bellows: A Wealth of Insight
dam.mn

Once the Disease of Gluttonous Aristocrats, Gout Is Now Tormenting the Masses
nytimes.com

Letters From Presidents to Their Successors
theatlantic.com