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NASA’s Lucy blasts off on historic mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
cnet.com

Colombia sterilises drug lord Escobar’s hippos
bbc.com

‘I kept finding snakes’: more than 90 rattlesnakes found under California home
theguardian.com

On this day in 1964 China detonated its first a-bomb, prompting the US to install a spy device atop the Himalayas
damninteresting.com

How the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Helped Make Your Smartphone’s Screen Possible
archive.is

Native elder saved her tribe’s language. Her Tulare County family vows to ‘keep it going’
fresnobee.com

Could a trillion-dollar coin solve the U.S. debt ceiling crisis?
cbc.ca • (see also)

‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
theguardian.com

The antimatter enigma: What is it and why didn’t it destroy the universe?
newatlas.com

Before Pong, There Was Computer Space
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

For the first time ever, researchers have “housebroken” cows
massivesci.com

Epic Particle Collider Experiment in US Could Reveal How Matter Holds Itself Together
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Video: The Hindenburg disaster denoised, upscaled, and colorized using machine learning [5:26]
youtube.com

New Zealand Lays Off Its Official City Wizard After 23 Years of Loyal Service
gizmodo.com

Skyhooks Might Just Make Rockets a Thing of the Past
interestingengineering.com • Not to be confused with

Advanced Civilizations Could use Their Stars to Communicate (and as Telescopes)
universetoday.com

An underwater mystery on Canada’s coast
bbc.com

Man given death sentence for ex-wife’s livestream murder that shocked China
theguardian.com

How to Ship the World’s Largest Space Telescope Across the Ocean
nasa.gov

The climate disaster is here
theguardian.com

Video: This Astronomer Is Determined to Find Another Earth [5:31]
youtube.com

New Findings Suggest Venus Never Had Oceans, Conditions Needed for Life
scitechdaily.com

Wreck of legendary naval cutter USS Bear found off coast of Boston
theguardian.com

Scientists Detect 1,652 Radio Signals From Mysterious Source in Space
vice.com

Scientists Use Photosynthesis to Power an Animal’s Brain
the-scientist.com

I Fiore: A Fighting Man’s 15th Century Self-Defence Manual
flashbak.com

Facebook’s Fall From Grace Looks a Lot Like Ford’s
wired.com

How Animals Map 3D Spaces Surprises Brain Researchers
quantamagazine.org

Video: Water Vapor Detected In Europa’s Atmosphere [1:05]
youtube.com

New record set for coldest temperature—38 picokelvins
phys.org • (see also)

Images of 42 of the Biggest Asteroids in the Solar System
universetoday.com

Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world
reuters.com

Meteorite crashes through roof of Canada woman’s home and on to bed
theguardian.com

Sitting in a Tin Can: Amazing Lunar Photographs from the Apollo Space Missions
flashbak.com

Does the existence of a multiverse hold the key for why nature’s laws seem so simple?
aeon.co

Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online
theguardian.com

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
theatlantic.com

William Shatner in tears after historic space flight: ‘I’m so filled with emotion’
theguardian.com

Video: Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call [8:00]
youtube.com • (see also)

Humans enjoyed beer and blue cheese 2,700 years ago, study finds
france24.com

The Story Of A Guy’s Dad’s Junkyard Airplane Abandoned At An Indian Airport Is Fascinating
jalopnik.com

Brain damage biomarkers detected in cosmonauts after long space jaunts
newatlas.com

Drone Delivers Lungs to Transplant Recipient, a Medical First
gizmodo.com

Planet circling a burned-out star offers a glimpse at the solar system’s fate
nationalgeographic.com

Swarm of near-Earth comets linked to recent ice giant breakup
astronomy.com

The ancient stepwells helping to curb India’s water crisis
bbc.com

Beam me up, Bezos: Star Trek’s Shatner becomes world’s oldest space traveler
reuters.com

Gallery: Wildlife photographer of the year 2021 winners
theguardian.com

Blood, Lies, and a Drug Trials Lab Gone Bad
wired.com

The Indigenous rebellion that inspired Peru’s independence
bbc.com

Physicists Capture The Most Precise Measurement Yet of a Neutron’s Lifespan
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Clearing Up Some Myths About Victorian ‘Postmortem’ Photographs
atlasobscura.com

Scientists are using every possible means to improve the systems that allow spacecraft to move about in space
news.cnrs.fr

Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111
npr.org

Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim’s North Korea
bbc.com

The Benjamin Franklin Effect: The Surprising Psychology of How to Handle Haters
brainpickings.org

Elk with car tyre stuck around its neck for two years is free at last
theguardian.com

Unsolved Murdaugh Murders Expose Years of South Carolina Mysteries
nytimes.com

Dowries, illegal since 1961, still cause 20 deaths a day in India. But Babawayil has had no divorces or violence against women since it banned them
theguardian.com

Hubert Germain, the last of France’s officially designated Heroes of the Resistance, has died aged 101
france24.com • (see also)