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25 July 2023

After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results

arstechnica.com

24 July 2023

How does light slow down?

space.com

The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass

nautil.us

These ultra-detailed images show exactly what’s living in your gut – and it’s surprisingly beautiful

sciencefocus.com

Why are some people so competitive? The psychology of competitiveness

zmescience.com

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it’s far more rare – what happened?

theconversation.com

Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal

wired.com

Push-button flying car now authorized by both FAA and DMV

newatlas.com

Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges

nytimes.com

Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios

vice.com

Elephants that once threatened Rome could help save their descendants

english.elpais.com

The Catfished Terrorist

nymag.com

A Small-Town Paper Lands a Very Big Story

newyorker.com

The ‘Immortal Jellyfish’ Can Age in Reverse And Possibly Live Forever

sciencealert.com

Boomerang meteorite may be the 1st space rock to leave Earth and return

space.com

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

theconversation.com

No-kill chicken tastes like chicken. Because it is.

vox.com

Mammalian Anomaly: The Secret Armor of African Spiny Mice

scitechdaily.com

The big idea: Why the laws of physics will never explain the universe

theguardian.com

23 July 2023

How an eccentric English tech guru helped guide Allende’s socialist Chile

theguardian.com • (see also)

NASA Unveils an X-Plane They Hope Will Save Earth

goodnewsnetwork.org

Play The Nimatron, The World’s First Video Game Invented in 1930s New York

flashbak.com

What’s in a hot dog? Beef, pork, and a complicated history of class dynamics

cbc.ca

Remember the ‘Gimli Glider’? This couple does — he was the pilot and she was a passenger

cbc.ca • (see also)

Why do spiders have 8 legs?

livescience.com

What would happen if we stopped fishing?

bbc.com

‘No more cover-up’: Nazi concentration camps on Channel Island finally to be officially investigated

theguardian.com

Dogs in this French town will have their DNA tested to crack down on poo problem

euronews.com

We Just Discovered What Actually Changes The Size of Your Pupils

sciencealert.com

40 years ago today a passenger liner ran out of fuel mid-flight

damninteresting.com

21 July 2023

Asteroid sample incoming: OSIRIS-REx team preps for September landing of Bennu bits

space.com

How can contemporary biographers contend with the explosion of materials at their disposal?

daily.jstor.org

Centuries on, Newton’s gravitational constant still can’t be pinned down

sciencenews.org • (see also)

This week: Anti-bird nests, yeast overlords, Coriolis lies, and more!

damninteresting.com

GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen

space.com

A massive galaxy with no dark matter?

curiosmos.com

The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

crimereads.com

World’s largest 3D-printed housing development reveals completed model home

newatlas.com

Lawn and Order: Green Spaces for a Better Society

daily.jstor.org

How Many Dinosaurs Remain Undiscovered?

smithsonianmag.com

Trinity Nuclear Test’s Fallout Reached 46 States, Canada and Mexico, Study Finds

nytimes.com • (see also)

Carl Sagan’s personal Golden Record tapes go on the block

newatlas.com • (see also)

20 July 2023

Mercury’s X-Ray Aurora Proves It’s The Most Goth Planet

inverse.com

Zooming across time and space simultaneously with superresolution to understand how cells divide

theconversation.com

Did That Message Come From Earth or Space? Now SETI Researchers can be Sure

universetoday.com • (see also)

Video: The Shipwreck That Brought The US Into WWI [49:44]

youtube.com

Thanks to ‘Galactic Noise,’ We’re Still Hunting for the First Stars in Our Universe

popularmechanics.com

Malibu Stacy: The Untold Story of ‘The Simpsons’ vs. Barbie

vanityfair.com

Some Humans Create This Temporary, Alien Organ Which Has Baffled Scientists Until Now

inverse.com

Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid Dimorphos

esa.int

Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, will retract at least three papers

stanforddaily.com

Prehistoric people in Spain mastered climbing with rope ladders around 7,500 years ago

zmescience.com

James Webb Space Telescope detects interstellar dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time

ox.ac.uk

How Apollo 11 inspired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson

space.com

New Toothpaste Study Reveals a Viable Alternative to Fluoride

sciencealert.com

Sex in space: why it’s worrying that the space tourism sector hasn’t considered the consequences

theconversation.com

Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction

reuters.com

Inside This Extraordinary Living Lab

nautil.us

Why Einstein Was Not Part of the Manhattan Project

businessinsider.com

They all have a 50-50 chance of inheriting a cruel genetic mutation — which means disappearing into dementia in middle age. This is the story of what it’s like to live with those odds.

nytimes.com

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After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results

How does light slow down?

The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass

These ultra-detailed images show exactly what’s living in your gut – and it’s surprisingly beautiful

Why are some people so competitive? The psychology of competitiveness

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it’s far more rare – what happened?

Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal

Push-button flying car now authorized by both FAA and DMV

Weary Soldiers, Unreliable Munitions: Ukraine’s Many Challenges

Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios

Elephants that once threatened Rome could help save their descendants

The Catfished Terrorist

A Small-Town Paper Lands a Very Big Story

The ‘Immortal Jellyfish’ Can Age in Reverse And Possibly Live Forever

Boomerang meteorite may be the 1st space rock to leave Earth and return

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

No-kill chicken tastes like chicken. Because it is.

Mammalian Anomaly: The Secret Armor of African Spiny Mice

The big idea: Why the laws of physics will never explain the universe

How an eccentric English tech guru helped guide Allende’s socialist Chile

NASA Unveils an X-Plane They Hope Will Save Earth

Play The Nimatron, The World’s First Video Game Invented in 1930s New York

What’s in a hot dog? Beef, pork, and a complicated history of class dynamics

Remember the ‘Gimli Glider’? This couple does — he was the pilot and she was a passenger

Why do spiders have 8 legs?

What would happen if we stopped fishing?

‘No more cover-up’: Nazi concentration camps on Channel Island finally to be officially investigated

Dogs in this French town will have their DNA tested to crack down on poo problem

We Just Discovered What Actually Changes The Size of Your Pupils

40 years ago today a passenger liner ran out of fuel mid-flight

Asteroid sample incoming: OSIRIS-REx team preps for September landing of Bennu bits

How can contemporary biographers contend with the explosion of materials at their disposal?

Centuries on, Newton’s gravitational constant still can’t be pinned down

This week: Anti-bird nests, yeast overlords, Coriolis lies, and more!

GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen

A massive galaxy with no dark matter?

The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

World’s largest 3D-printed housing development reveals completed model home

Lawn and Order: Green Spaces for a Better Society

How Many Dinosaurs Remain Undiscovered?

Trinity Nuclear Test’s Fallout Reached 46 States, Canada and Mexico, Study Finds

Carl Sagan’s personal Golden Record tapes go on the block

Mercury’s X-Ray Aurora Proves It’s The Most Goth Planet

Zooming across time and space simultaneously with superresolution to understand how cells divide

Did That Message Come From Earth or Space? Now SETI Researchers can be Sure

Video: The Shipwreck That Brought The US Into WWI [49:44]

Thanks to ‘Galactic Noise,’ We’re Still Hunting for the First Stars in Our Universe

Malibu Stacy: The Untold Story of ‘The Simpsons’ vs. Barbie

Some Humans Create This Temporary, Alien Organ Which Has Baffled Scientists Until Now

Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid Dimorphos

Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, will retract at least three papers

Prehistoric people in Spain mastered climbing with rope ladders around 7,500 years ago

James Webb Space Telescope detects interstellar dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time

How Apollo 11 inspired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson

New Toothpaste Study Reveals a Viable Alternative to Fluoride

Sex in space: why it’s worrying that the space tourism sector hasn’t considered the consequences

Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction

Inside This Extraordinary Living Lab

Why Einstein Was Not Part of the Manhattan Project

They all have a 50-50 chance of inheriting a cruel genetic mutation — which means disappearing into dementia in middle age. This is the story of what it’s like to live with those odds.

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