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Rogue planets: At least 70 free-floating worlds spotted drifting in space
newscientist.com

US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
defenseone.com

‘A life wasted’: Who was the real Ebenezer Scrooge?
bbc.co.uk

Seconds before a 6.2 earthquake rattled California, phones got a vital warning
theguardian.com

Study shows magnetic fields can act as early warning signs for tsunamis
newatlas.com • (see also)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch delayed to Christmas due to weather
space.com

Earth Is Spinning Faster Now Than It Was 50 Years Ago
discovermagazine.com

‘How I Restored a Legendary Wooden WWII Fighter Plane’
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Video: The Most Powerful Computers You’ve Never Heard Of [20:12]
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The US military trained him. Then he helped murder Berta Cáceres
theguardian.com

Claudette Colvin’s Juvenile Record Is Expunged 66 Years After Arrest
people.com

Nikola Tesla Probably Didn’t Invent a Death Ray, But The FBI Still Took All His Stuff
thedebrief.org • (see also)

A stunning fossil egg has allowed paleontologists to find new clues about a dinosaur’s early development
smithsonianmag.com

Astronomers detect signature of magnetic field on an exoplanet
phys.org

Pub landlord, caretaker and monarch sought for isolated Piel Island
theguardian.com

Shockingly Abundant Life Found Thriving in Darkness Under an Antarctic Ice Shelf
sciencealert.com

Bits of asteroid Ryugu are among ‘most primordial’ materials ever examined
livescience.com

An extinct millipede the length of a car once roamed northern England
npr.org

Comets’ heads can be green, but never their tails: After 90 years, we finally know why
phys.org

106.5 FM: the prison radio station giving Texas men on death row a voice
theguardian.com

Have you read a lot of our catalog? If so, can you help us update our Greatest Hits?
docs.google.com

Does Not Compute: Why Machines Need a Practical Sense of Humor
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

Snow is glowing in the Russian Arctic. The culprit? Tiny sea creatures.
nationalgeographic.com

Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

SpinLaunch Successfully Throws A 10-Meter Dart Toward Space
cleantechnica.com

How Mathematicians Cracked the Zodiac Killer’s Cipher
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

The story of the fight to archive the internet
techradar.com

Video: Exploring 300 Million Dollar Gilded Aged Mansion (ftr: we do not endorse trespassing) [41:19]
youtube.com

James Webb Space Telescope vs. Hubble: How will their images compare?
space.com

Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest
phys.org

New York has a huge rat problem. These vigilantes with dogs think they can fix it
theguardian.com

How are Rome’s monuments still standing?
bbc.com

Scientists have a new theory explaining liquid water on Mars
inverse.com

Rare and frightening footballfish washes up in California – again
theguardian.com

Prison Phone Companies Are Recording Attorney-Client Calls Across the US
vice.com

Why NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble, has ‘perfectly misshaped’ mirrors
houstonchronicle.com

Five ice-age mammoths unearthed in Cotswolds after 220,000 years
theguardian.com

A domestic newspaper warns of the Russian space program’s “rapid collapse”
arstechnica.com

Why This Ancient Civilization Fell Out of Love With Gold for 700 Years
smithsonianmag.com

The US Mountain West Could Soon Face Snowless Winters
wired.com

41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator
livescience.com

Scientists have successfully taught a collection of brain cells in a petri dish how to play the video game “Pong”
futurism.com

Colossal ‘Fossil’ Structures Have Been Detected Lurking on The Outskirts of Our Galaxy
sciencealert.com

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede
cnn.com

Video: The dark history of Mount Rushmore [5:13]
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‘Extraordinary’ restoration of Roman rock crystal jar from Galloway hoard
theguardian.com

Horseshoe crabs are in danger because everyone wants their blood
theverge.com

These Planets Are Crumbling Into Dust in Front of Our Eyes
thedailybeast.com

Meet the man who accidentally started an assassin hiring website
theguardian.com

The ‘runner’s high’ may result from molecules called cannabinoids – the body’s own version of THC and CBD
theconversation.com

Airseas installs its first fuel-saving auto-kite on a cargo ship
newatlas.com

The universe is expanding faster than it should be
nationalgeographic.com

Vacuum-Sealed Container From 1972 Moon Landing Will Finally Be Opened
gizmodo.com

Flexible paper-based battery is designed to biodegrade once discarded
newatlas.com

Quantum physics requires imaginary numbers to explain reality
sciencenews.org

A tantalizing clue to why omicron is spreading so quickly
npr.org

This week: 🐪 Camel beauty pageants, 🦛 Hippo gut sharing, 🦠 Anti-COVID chewing gum…and more!
damninteresting.com

Are We Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form
theconversation.com

How a strange bird from Mexico became a Christmas staple
bbc.com