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Volkswagen Beetle, the game-changing People’s Car
newatlas.com

Nuts for coco de mer: islanders rally to save world’s biggest seed
theguardian.com

60 years after Bay of Pigs, New York Times role – and myth – made clear
theconversation.com

The US dollar’s hegemony is looking fragile
theguardian.com • (see also)

A real life Lord of the Flies: The 50-year-old story of a group of teens stranded on an island
cbsnews.com

Four ways to fusion: The pros and pitfalls of our nuclear power pursuit
newatlas.com

How China saved more than 20,000 Jews during WW2
bbc.com

Soviet TV version of Lord of the Rings rediscovered after 30 years
theguardian.com

Sneaky New Bacteria on the ISS Could Build a Future on Mars
wired.com

A Computer Scientist Who Tackles Inequality Through Algorithms
quantamagazine.org

First known gene transfer from plant to insect identified
nature.com

Miss art museums? The Louvre just put its entire art collection online
cnn.com

He Built a $10 Billion Investment Firm. It Fell Apart in Days.
nytimes.com

When Did Life First Emerge in the Universe?
scientificamerican.com

NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity touches down on the Red Planet
space.com

In photos: Egypt holds grand procession of ancient mummies in Cairo
axios.com

Hubble captured an unbelievable view of Veil Nebula
techexplorist.com

Video: Shadows Near The Moon’s South Pole [1:23]
youtube.com

The ‘elite controllers’ who can naturally suppress HIV
theguardian.com

Super-cold thunderstorm sets temperature record
bbc.com • (see also)

Six things we didn’t know about the Beatles
bbc.co.uk

Perseverance Rover investigates odd green rock on Mars
slashgear.com

When America Couldn’t Bring Back Our Girls
theatlantic.com

These weird lumps of ‘inflatons’ could be the very first structures in the universe
livescience.com

Why Animals Don’t Get Lost
newyorker.com

How long would it take to walk around the moon?
livescience.com

The cesspool of the internet is to be found in a village in North Holland
nrc.nl

New Research Exposes Weird Tsunamis Caused by Gravity Waves
earther.gizmodo.com

Evidence of 430,000-year-old asteroid impact discovered in Antarctica
slashgear.com

The Long History and Bright Future of Vegan Cheese
eater.com

USS Johnston: Sub dives to deepest-known shipwreck
bbc.com • (see also)

This week: Tectonic usefulness, greening the Sinai, asteroid flybys, and more
damninteresting.com

The Ghosts of Brooks Brothers
nytimes.com

NFTs Weren’t Supposed to End Like This
theatlantic.com

The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest
scientificamerican.com

The Collapse of Puerto Rico’s Iconic Telescope
newyorker.com

Home-field advantage persists without fans in stands
academictimes.com

Lab-made hexagonal diamonds stiffer than natural diamonds
phys.org

Mathematicians Find a New Class of Digitally Delicate Primes
quantamagazine.org

Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery.
magazine.atavist.com

Considering History: Striking Coal Miners, Union Busters, and the Promise of 1946
saturdayeveningpost.com

Arabian coins found in US may unlock 17th-century pirate mystery
theguardian.com

Far from science fiction, space elevators may be nearing deployment
academictimes.com • (see also)

Video: Egypt prepares to start move to new capital, away from the chaos of Cairo [2:27]
youtube.com

US man returns from swift shopping trip to find 15,000 bees in his car
theguardian.com

The Trouble with Brain Scans
nautil.us

‘It’s almost like we found an antibiotic for viruses’: Broad-spectrum antiviral targets Zika, Ebola and COVID-19
academictimes.com

The Lost Whales
hakaimagazine.com

Cells Form Into ‘Xenobots’ on Their Own
quantamagazine.org

The Search for a Ranger Who Was Lost and Never Found
outsideonline.com

The Royal Spy Who Became the Feminist Answer to Shakespeare
narratively.com

The death truck: how a solution to Mexico’s morgue crisis created a new horror
theguardian.com

The Clever Architectural Feature That Makes Life on Bermuda Possible
atlasobscura.com

Physicists Laser-Cool Antimatter to Near Absolute Zero
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Video: The Austrian Wine Poisoning [34:12]
youtube.com

New study sows doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe
phys.org

Uranus is belching X-rays and is weirder than we ever thought
space.com

Airborne DNA Could Help Scientists Find Elusive Animals
gizmodo.com

The father, the son and the racist spirit: being raised by a white supremacist
theguardian.com

The Last Time the Suez Canal Was Blocked a Utopian Communist Micronation Was Formed at Sea
vice.com