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Meet Ada Lovelace, The First Computer Programmer
discovermagazine.com

Massive Solar Storms Will Wreak Havoc on the Internet One Day, And We’re Woefully Unprepared
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Video: How An Algorithm Could Have Stopped The Nuclear Arms Race [26:32]
youtube.com • (see also)

X-Rays Reveal Superheated Gloop Surrounding a Black Hole
gizmodo.com

A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English ‘dead pledge’ and its rebirth in America
theconversation.com

A Dream of Discovering Alien Life Finds New Hope
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

The Mysteries of the Astronaut Microbiome
undark.org

Sugar Substitutes Surprise
science.org

Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on Earth – microdroplets are one potential solution to this paradox
theconversation.com

Big agriculture warns farming must change or risk ‘destroying the planet’
theguardian.com

How Peaceful Crowds Turn Into a Deadly Crush
wired.com

How Grief and Revenge Made Geronimo Into a Legendary War Chief
crimereads.com

A huge tunnel has opened below Niagara Falls
cnn.com • (see also)

The many meanings of moss
theguardian.com

When a storm surge swept dozens of cattle and wild horses from the coast of North Carolina, no one expected survivors. Then hoofprints appeared in the sand.
magazine.atavist.com

Why Are People Weird About Only Children?
theatlantic.com

The unlikely bond between Julia Roberts and Martin Luther King Jr
theguardian.com

There’s Something Strange About How These Stars Are Moving, Scientists Say
futurism.com

Video: How Ultra-Processed Food is Slowly Killing Us [44:10]
youtube.com

Manslaughter Case Has a Strange Twist: Tesla That Killed Couple Was on Autopilot
futurism.com

Inside the Underground Market for Fake Amazon Reviews
wired.com

Video: The Spacecraft That Wasn’t Designed To Land, But Did [6:08]
youtube.com

Why Vladimir Putin Would Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
newyorker.com

Video: Is capitalism actually broken? [6:40]
youtube.com

Japanese Company Aims to Land the First Private Moon Mission Later this Month
gizmodo.com

Annual US clock change kills 33 people and 36,500 deer in car crashes
newscientist.com

Ocean Bacteria Reveal an Unexpected Multicellular Form
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Whatever happened to crop circles?
skeptic.org.uk

The Most Vulnerable Place on the Internet
wired.com • (see also)

Cats May Be Harboring Crime Scene DNA, Scientists Say
sciencealert.com

The missing plan for alien first contact
bbc.com

How a zombifying cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii conquered the globe
salon.com • (see also)

How Steve Sasson Invented the Digital Camera
petapixel.com

NASA Lacks Plan for Ditching ISS in an Emergency
gizmodo.com

‘Boring’ Star Is Really a Stripped, Pulsating Core In the Sky, Scientists Say
vice.com

What if polluters footed the climate bill?
bbc.com

It’s time to play “find the falling Chinese rocket” once again
arstechnica.com

I like your tone: research suggests why older violins sound so good
theguardian.com

Lottery Winner Keeps $30 Million Jackpot Secret From Wife and Child
archive.ph

Wild Experiments Are Trying to Bounce Radio Signals Off the Moon and Jupiter
gizmodo.com • (see also)

In Hunt to Solve ‘Fairy Circle’ Mystery, One Suspect Is Dismissed
nytimes.com

‘Hairy Snail’ With Bristles Discovered in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber
cnet.com

NASA has a life-detecting instrument ready to fly to Europa or Enceladus
space.com • (see also)

Video: Can Solar Really Power This Entire Hotel? [17:42]
youtube.com

Black Holes in Quantum States Have Surprisingly Weird Masses
sciencealert.com

The Organ-on-a-Chip Revolution Is Here
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

A Map of The Octopus Visual System Reveals Their Own Solution to Sight
sciencealert.com

NASA seeks origin of ‘weird’ fast-spinning dwarf planet Haumea
space.com

What an Elephant’s Brain Reveals About Its Trunk
smithsonianmag.com

Since Virtually Creating the Video Game Market, Atari Has Had a Tumultuous 50 Years
popularmechanics.com

China Launched the Final Module for Its Space Station
gizmodo.com

Fruit flies found to move their retinas, instead of moving their eyes
newatlas.com

Hubble telescope peeks through ‘cosmic keyhole’ in stunning photo
space.com

Why Mathematicians Study Knots
quantamagazine.org

The mysterious Viking runes found in a landlocked US state
bbc.com

The death of the American shopping mall – in pictures
theguardian.com

Destroyed Observatory Issues Final Asteroid Warning After Fatal Collapse
sciencealert.com

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate
wired.com

Why Switzerland built a 2-kilometer-long train
cnn.com

Sorry, Prey. Black Widows Have Surprisingly Good Memory
wired.com