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The Interstellar Engine We Could Build Today
medium.com • (see also)

Can Supersonic Air Travel Fly Again?
nytimes.com

DST oddities: Five ways the twice-annual time change got weird
theweathernetwork.com

Seasons of Uranus, a sideways world
earthsky.org

A Photo Trip to the Faroe Islands
theatlantic.com

Unlike Anything in Our Solar System: Rocky Exoplanets Are Even Stranger Than We Thought
scitechdaily.com

Cause of mysterious brain-invading-fungus outbreak finally discovered
livescience.com

He Can’t Cure His Dad. But a Scientist’s Research May Help Everyone Else.
nytimes.com

Astronomers call for a massive new space telescope to find the next Earth
theverge.com

The Real Lord of the Flies
saturdayeveningpost.com

D-Day In Colour – Photographs of The Longest Day
flashbak.com

Trillions of Bacteria Are Screaming with Light
nautil.us

The high cost of living in a disabling world
theguardian.com

Forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
theconversation.com • (see also)

DNA Sequencing Identified New Gacy Victim, Nearly 50 Years After Killing
discovermagazine.com

Neutron star mergers may make more gold than other cosmic collisions
sciencenews.org

A Visit to Hollywood’s Favorite Movie Grave
vulture.com

Macro View of Nature’s Hitchhikers
mossandfog.com

Autonomous Drones Have Attacked Humans. This Is a Turning Point
popularmechanics.com

Johnny Hopper: The Story Of A Nerveless Nazi-Killer
historyextra.com

Why Do Humans Perceive Time The Way We Do?
discovermagazine.com

Researchers Revise Recipe for Building a Rocky Planet Like Earth
quantamagazine.org

The Strange History of Birthday Celebrations
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Water – A Requirement for Life As We Know It – Detected in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
scitechdaily.com

The Literary Adventures of Polly Adler, the Algonquin Round Table’s Favorite Madam
lithub.com

‘Useless Specks of Dust’ Turn Out to Be Building Blocks of All Vertebrate Genomes
sciencealert.com

Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought
phys.org

Vast patches of glassy rock in Chilean desert likely created by ancient exploding comet
phys.org

Hackers are stealing data today so quantum computers can crack it in a decade
technologyreview.com

Elements may have been forged on Earth, as well as in space
physicsworld.com • (see also)

Tomb of Ramses II’s Treasurer Unearthed at Saqqara Necropolis
smithsonianmag.com

Human Computer: The Forgotten Women’s Profession
messynessychic.com

How Citizen Scientists Uncovered the Strange Behavior of ‘Vampire’ Butterflies
discovermagazine.com

Hate broccoli and cauliflower? Your microbiome might be partially to blame
arstechnica.com

Get to Know New Zealand’s Hugely Popular, Thrillingly Blue Mushroom
atlasobscura.com

Locusta of Gaul: Rome’s Imperial Poisoner and Possibly the World’s First Serial Killer
crimereads.com

Are viruses alive? And why does it matter?
sciencenews.org

Who could dogs become without humans in their lives?
aeon.co

How two BBC journalists risked their jobs to reveal the truth about Jimmy Savile
theguardian.com

The Butcher of Havana
magazine.atavist.com

Instruments on Hubble in safe mode; NASA trying to understand why
arstechnica.com

Where it’s forbidden to serve meat
bbc.com

This Is the Story of How Lincoln Broke the U.S. Constitution
nytimes.com

Cars Are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries?
wired.com

Something keeps exploding in space and astronomers have no idea what it is
techradar.com

‘Genetic Goldmine’ in Earth’s Harshest Desert Could Be The Key to Feeding The Future
sciencealert.com

Why mandatory vaccination is nothing new
bbc.com

Video: This Problem Broke Math (and led to quantum physics) [23:28]
youtube.com

US Air Force looks to make jet fuel from atmospheric carbon dioxide
newatlas.com

Surprising Limits Discovered in Quest for Optimal Solutions
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Luton man left shocked as his house is ‘stolen’
bbc.com

As teens left Facebook, company planned to lure 6-year-olds, documents show
arstechnica.com • (see also)

What It’s Like To Drive a Groundbreaking Electric Car From 1908
thedrive.com • (see also)

Energy, and How to Get It
newyorker.com

First-of-its-kind preventative breast cancer vaccine begins human trials
newatlas.com

The Stunning Grandeur of Soviet-Era Metros
nytimes.com

How a Portuguese fishing village tamed a 100ft wave
bbc.com

A small telescope past Saturn could solve some mysteries of the universe better than giant telescopes near Earth
theconversation.com

Why Many Police Traffic Stops [in the US] Turn Deadly
nytimes.com

Raising a baby in prison
wellcomecollection.org