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Why Did the U.S. Government Amass More Than a Billion Pounds of Cheese?
atlasobscura.com

The Wow! alien signal may have come from the constellation Sagittarius
space.com • (see also)

How the internet gets people to plagiarize each other
vox.com • (see also)

‘He’s sabotaged his entire life for greed’: the $86m rise and fall of Inigo Philbrick
theguardian.com • (see also)

Kelp Is Weirdly Great at Sucking Carbon Out of the Sky
theatlantic.com

Researchers Made Ultracold Quantum Bubbles on the Space Station
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Weird Quantum State of Matter Observed for the First Time
scitechdaily.com

An Object 90 Miles Wide May Have Struck Jupiter’s Planet-Sized Moon Ganymede Say Scientists
forbes.com

On this day in 1940 the Crypt of Civilization was sealed, not to be opened for 6,177 years
damninteresting.com

Video: Inside the Completely Legal Business of Selling Body Parts [25:22]
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Hubble Space Telescope spots streams of star formation flowing between galaxies
space.com

The Real Story of Pinocchio Tells No Lies
smithsonianmag.com

It’s 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Cat Is?
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An Interview with the Hangman’s Wife
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Ukraine Is Using Quiet Electric Bikes to Haul Anti-Tank Weapons
vice.com

The Mouse That Squeaked Its Way Into Scientific History
smithsonianmag.com

New photo reveals a NASA spacecraft cloaked in Martian dust
arstechnica.com

Diamond mirror withstands lasers powerful enough to burn through steel
newatlas.com

Nuclear isomers were discovered 100 years ago, and physicists are still unraveling their mysteries
theconversation.com • (see also)

The faces from China’s Uyghur detention camps
bbc.co.uk

The Big Fat Lie of the Fat-Free Food Movement
melmagazine.com

Incredible New Views of the Sun – As You’ve Never Seen It Before
scitechdaily.com • (see also)

Aeroplanes are incredibly polluting, but could we ever live completely without them?
bbc.com

Open Source Intelligence May Be Changing Old-School War
wired.com

NASA has early plans to send astronauts to Mars for 30 days
space.com • (see also)

Watch these ‘skydiving’ salamanders that parachute out of California redwood trees
sfchronicle.com

The rise of the Strangler
bostonglobe.com

Hubble captures a peculiar pair of spiral galaxies
phys.org

The Surprisingly Sophisticated Mind Of An Insect
noemamag.com

‘Nazi or KGB agent? My search for my grandfather’s hidden past’
theguardian.com • (see also)

Quantum computing just might save the planet
mckinsey.com • (see also)

MIT Scientists Unveil a Secret of Stronger Metals
scitechdaily.com

Gene-edited tomato offers new plant-based source of vitamin D
newscientist.com

Guy Fieri, Elder Statesman of Flavortown
nytimes.com

Video: Why are there no bridges in East London? [13:16]
youtube.com

Photos: Sandstorms Sweep Across Parts of the Middle East
theatlantic.com

Vintage computer ads that show how far we’ve progressed, 1970-1990
rarehistoricalphotos.com

A computer cooling breakthrough uses a common material to boost power 740 percent
interestingengineering.com

The Math Prodigy Whose Hack Upended DeFi Won’t Give Back His Millions
bloomberg.com

What did ancient Egypt’s pharaohs stash inside the pyramids?
livescience.com

A Ukrainian soldier uploaded all his photos of Azovstal before he was captured. Here they are
theguardian.com

The Solar System may have lost the original “Planet Nine”
inverse.com

‘The lady without legs or arms’: how an artist shattered Victorian ideas about disability
theguardian.com

Before Ships Used GPS, There Was the Fresnel Lens
spectrum.ieee.org

A Whole Age of Warfare Sank With the Moskva
theatlantic.com

CRISPR-edited hamsters exhibit unexpected social behavior changes
newatlas.com

Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars? No, but that’s no reason to stop looking
theconversation.com

How Quantum Simulations Are Set To Revolutionize Lithium Batteries
discovermagazine.com

You Eat a Credit Card’s Worth of Plastic Every Week
nautil.us

Why are we seeing all these UFOs?
expmag.com

Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover Fourth-Century Urns While Digging Defense Trenches
smithsonianmag.com

1 Million Deaths, 13 Last Messages
nytimes.com

A Brief History of Paris’s Bone-Filled Catacombs
mentalfloss.com

Kosmos 482: questions around a failed Venera lander from 1972 still orbiting Earth (but not for long)
thespacereview.com

Graphyne: Long-Hypothesized Next Generation “Wonder Material” Created for First Time
scitechdaily.com

Tinnitus seems linked with sleep – understanding how could bring us closer to finding a cure
theconversation.com

This week: ⌚Smiling watches, ✈️birds versus planes, 🦖dinosaur murder weapons, and more!
damninteresting.com

Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space
theconversation.com

On the Early Days of Life in the Sky as a Stewardess
lithub.com

Minnesota Drought Unveils 8,000-Year-Old Human Skull
gizmodo.com