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On this day in 1984, 37 people died when a lake exploded in Cameroon
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Could Dark Energy Simply Be A Misinterpretation Of The Data?
forbes.com

Tackling the growing problem of overmedication
knowablemagazine.org

Russia’s space program just threw a NASA astronaut under the bus
arstechnica.com

He predicted the dark side of the Internet 30 years ago. Why did no one listen?
washingtonpost.com

A Madonna Who Shows the Beauty in Going Overboard
nytimes.com

‘Saddam Hussein’s spies in London laid a trap – and sent my son Farzad to his death’
theguardian.com

Beneath a country town, searching for the foundations of the universe
smh.com.au

Why NASA is only a little worried about Bennu asteroid hitting Earth
deseret.com

49 million-year-old beetle looks like it was squashed yesterday
livescience.com

1897: The Great Sea Lion Escape From Glen Island on the Long Island Sound
hatchingcatnyc.com

‘Facebook is obstructing our work on disinformation. Other researchers could be next’
theguardian.com

July 2021 Was Hottest Month in Recorded History
gizmodo.com

The Harvard Computers – The Forgotten Female Scientists Who Mapped Space
flashbak.com

This Is Why Quantum Mechanics Isn’t Enough To Explain The Universe
forbes.com

Case of the mystery sea snakes: why are reptiles washing up on New Zealand’s shores?
theguardian.com

50 years ago today psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo began a famous, problematic prison experiment
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This week: 🧠 Thinking slime molds, 🏢 mistaken institutionalization, 🕷️ interstellar spider hallucinations, and more!
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Why King Khufu’s Solar Boat Is on the Move After 4,600 Years
smithsonianmag.com

Culture shock: how loss of animals’ shared knowledge threatens their survival
theguardian.com

A Drug Addiction Risk Algorithm and Its Grim Toll on Chronic Pain Sufferers
wired.com

Video: The truth about lab-grown meat [3:19]
bbc.com

Why is it so difficult to prevent unnecessary medical procedures in the U.S. health-care system?
theatlantic.com

Overlooked Section of Hadrian’s Wall Discovered Beneath Busy Newcastle Street
smithsonianmag.com

This review for Damn Interesting on Apple Podcasts. Damn.
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Why Perseverance’s First Mars Drilling Attempt Came Up Empty
wired.com

Rocky Planet Found With Only Half the Mass of Venus
universetoday.com

What the heck is a time crystal, and why are physicists obsessed with them?
popsci.com

Millionaires are calling for an emergency tax on billionaires
fastcompany.com

Two new dinosaur species, as big as a blue whale, discovered in China
cnn.com

Can Life Exist on a Rogue Planet?
discovermagazine.com

The Teenage King’s Historically Bad Sex Education
narratively.com

Mysterious blood-red jellyfish may be rare species unknown to science, researchers say
livescience.com

Solar Power from Space? Caltech’s $100 Million Gambit
spectrum.ieee.org • (see also)

Bulletproof chainmail? Next-gen fabric stiffens on demand
newatlas.com

Pores for thought: how sweat reveals our every secret, from what we’ve eaten to whether we’re on drugs
theguardian.com

Unprecedented Study of a Single Woolly Mammoth Shows Where It Roamed From Birth to Death
gizmodo.com

Psychology has struggled for a century to make sense of the mind
sciencenews.org

The Link Between Happiness and a Sense of Humor
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Shape-shifting fish that confounded scientists for 100 years spotted off California coast
livescience.com

Assessing Perseverance’s First Sample Attempt
mars.nasa.gov

Why the Delta Variant Is a Serious Threat to Kids
theatlantic.com

The lost tablet and the secret documents
bbc.co.uk

Physicists Create a Bizarre ‘Wigner Crystal’ Made Purely of Electrons
quantamagazine.org

A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught
crimereads.com

The unravelling of a conspiracy: were the 16 charged with plotting to kill India’s prime minister framed?
theguardian.com

Nature’s Antifreeze
nautil.us

The Friendly Rivalry—Between Israel and Iran—Over the World’s Longest Salt Cave
atlasobscura.com

AstraZeneca Scientist Says Delta Variant Makes Herd Immunity Impossible. Here’s Why
sciencealert.com

We’ll Have to Wait About 3,000 Years for a Reply From Intelligent Civilizations
universetoday.com

American Landscapes, Seen Through the Lens of Bob Wick
theatlantic.com

Good news: Immensely powerful red dwarf superflares may not sterilize their planets
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Exoplanets Are Not as Mysterious as Before
theatlantic.com

The Strange Story of Mexico’s First Narco, the Drug Panic He Helped Incite, and the Revolution to Come
crimereads.com

101 years ago today Charles Ponzi’s eponymous scheme began to unravel
damninteresting.com

Lunar spacesuits won’t be ready in time for 2024 landing
spacenews.com

Plants, Heavy Metals, and the Lingering Scars of World War I
atlasobscura.com

CRISPR therapy for rare blood disease delivers “life-changing” results
newatlas.com

In a world first, South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system
theafricareport.com

UFOs and the Boundaries of Science
bostonreview.net