Printed from https://www.damninteresting.com/curated-links/?after=70217

In the early twentieth century, dance marathons were an entire industry—and a surprisingly hazardous business
daily.jstor.org

Scientists Just Found a Mystery Insect Organ
popularmechanics.com

Dazzling Hubble birthday image shows five galaxies bunched together
inverse.com

Australia’s trail where life began
bbc.com

The chip shortage is so bad companies are ripping them out of washing machines
protocol.com

What Is a Neutrino? The Missing Key to Modern Physics Could Be a Ghost Particle
cnet.com

This 40-second solar eclipse seen from the surface of Mars is sublime
arstechnica.com

‘The search for why my emergency flight cost $86,184 led me to a hidden culprit: private equity.’
nymag.com

A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, F.A.A. Says
nytimes.com

‘Arsenic and Gold: My Family’s Role in the Poisonous Legacy of Giant Mine’
thewalrus.ca • (see also)

The Origin of Earth’s Helium
discovermagazine.com

Alpaca nanobodies target and dissolve root cause of chronic inflammation
newatlas.com

The Chain Reaction That Propels Civilization
spectrum.ieee.org

In Worms, Inheritance Beyond Genes Can Help Evolution
quantamagazine.org

Astronomers discover micronova explosions
zmescience.com

There’s a Really Weird Effect When Honeybees Fly Over a Mirror
sciencealert.com

The World United To Fix The Ozone Hole, So Why Not Climate Change?
newsy.com • (see also)

On Writing and Living True Crime
crimereads.com

Scientists find evidence for biggest earthquake in human history
livescience.com

Alien Life on Europa Could Be More Likely and Easier to Find Near the Surface
vice.com

Calgary man finds his biological father, only to realize he already knew him
cbc.ca

Video: Mystery of Oregon’s sunstones [9:25]
youtube.com

How a “Collective Madness” in 18th Century France Led to Financial Ruin and a Scheme to Lock Up Women and Ship Them Into Exile
crimereads.com • (see also)

Project Galileo: The search for alien tech in our Solar System
sciencefocus.com

Video: How Cyberwarfare Actually Works [20:52]
youtube.com • (see also)

The hustlers and scammers behind the pandemic supply chain nightmare
theverge.com

Algae: The Food of the Future of the Past
daily.jstor.org

Why didn’t our ancient ancestors get cavities?
sciencenorway.no

Crumbling planets might trigger repeating fast radio bursts
sciencenews.org

The People Who Decide What Becomes History
newyorker.com

Do members of Homo floresiensis still inhabit the Indonesian island where their fossils helped identify a new human species fewer than 20 years ago?
the-scientist.com

There’s a Reliable Way to Trigger Lucid Dreams, Scientists Have Found
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Saline solution: Japan invents ‘electric’ chopsticks that make food seem more salty
theguardian.com

Read the Facebook Papers for Yourself
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Canopy Soil Is an Exciting Frontier in Forest Science
atlasobscura.com

Video: Does Science Prove That Size Matters? [4K] [51:32]
youtube.com

TurboTax’s Fight Against Free Tax Filing
slate.com

A visual essay about the famous figures who represent today’s currencies around the world
pudding.cool

How to build a better battery
vox.com

How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
newyorker.com

What Did the End Look Like For Dinosaurs?
discovermagazine.com

Pots of gold: the world’s most expensive house plants
theguardian.com

The Secret Code of Beauty Spots
messynessychic.com

An Ancient Financial Crisis Has Been Discovered… in Roman Coins
sciencealert.com

US Navy shoots down drone using all-electric laser for the first time
newatlas.com

Which Computational Universe Do We Live In?
quantamagazine.org

Should we be eating three meals a day?
bbc.com

The Battery That Flies
nytimes.com

In a Scientific First, a Cosmic Ray Sensor Detected Tsunami Waves
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Huge study finds a “genetic correlation” between white blood cell count and depression
inverse.com

How plants turned predator
arstechnica.com

The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz
bbc.com

How an 8-year-old made it back home after she was deserted in a busy airport
npr.org

The Unseen Scars of Those Who Kill Via Remote Control
nytimes.com

Pluto wasn’t the first: A brief history of our solar system’s forgotten planets
salon.com

MIT Engineers Create the “Impossible” – New Material That Is Stronger Than Steel and As Light as Plastic
scitechdaily.com

Viruses Are Not Always the Villain
hakaimagazine.com

Firefighter Learns He Was Stolen at Birth, Reunites with Biological Mom
people.com

Ancient Namibian stone could hold key to future quantum computers
phys.org

Wildflower believed to be extinct for 40 years spotted in Ecuador
theguardian.com