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A tower on the moon could provide astronauts with light, power and guidance
phys.org

He lost two homes to California fires in six years. Now what?
bbc.com

A parasitic single-celled organism, a type of archaea, is dwelling in an Antarctic lake
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

For ISS Astronauts, Digestive Issues Are Surprisingly Common
inverse.com

AI paves way for new antibiotic to fight resistant bacteria
futurity.org

Meet the surprisingly complex ancestor of all life on Earth
washingtonpost.com • Without paywall

China’s secretive space plane caught on camera in orbit (photos)
space.com

Will We Ever Hear the 9/11 Mastermind’s Secrets?
nymag.com

Study Suggests Earth Had Hidden Polar Moons After Theia Collision
popularmechanics.com

How the FDA Could Shape the Future of Psychedelics Research
undark.org

The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly New
universetoday.com

The Police Department That Refused to Solve a Murder
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

‘Why are people always pointing the finger at furries?’: inside the wild world of the furry fandom
theguardian.com

‘Astonishing’ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal
yahoo.com

The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now – here’s why we’re still here
theconversation.com

Video: Why Taiwan isn’t “Taiwan” at the Olympics [15:40]
youtube.com

Moscow’s Spies Were Stealing US Tech — Until the FBI Started a Sabotage Campaign
politico.com • (see also)

Sprouts Spotted by the Stump of the Sycamore Gap Tree
nytimes.com

On this day in 1997 the capital of Montserrat was buried by a volcano
damninteresting.com

‘Not stranded in space’: how Nasa lost control of Boeing Starliner narrative
theguardian.com

Video: ‘The Police Raided My Legal Weed Business’ [21:33]
youtube.com

American Beer Barons: How Busch, Pabst, and Schlitz Built Beer Empires
letempsdunebiere.ca

How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure
scientificamerican.com

The French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace
theconversation.com

One in 100 million cotton candy lobster caught in New Hampshire
popsci.com

63 Ancient Tombs Have Emerged in Egypt, With Long-Lost Treasures and Statues Inside
popularmechanics.com

What plant philosophy says about plant agency and intelligence
aeon.co

Mysterious Antimatter Detection on ISS Sparks Radical New Theories
sciencealert.com

How a Rare Disorder Makes People See Monsters
newyorker.com

Artist Spends 10 Years Drawing His Incredible Adventures Onboard a Cruise Ship
mymodernmet.com

Archaeologists Find a 2,400-Year-Old ‘Pot of Gold’ in Turkey
nytimes.com

20 Years Later, MESSENGER Is Still Giving Us Strange Hidden Gems
inverse.com

‘Your favourite rappers are only alive because of our sacrifices’: the secret life of rap bodyguards
theguardian.com

Samsung’s EV battery breakthrough: 600-mile charge in 9 mins, 20 year lifespan
interestingengineering.com

A World-Changing Gamma Ray Laser Is on the Horizon. It Could One Day Unlock Interstellar Travel
popularmechanics.com

Video: The Greenwich Meridian is in the wrong place [25:06]
youtube.com

Witness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope
bbc.com

Fabricating Dreams: On How an Unknown Publisher in Edo Japan Enticed the World
themontrealreview.com

Video: What Made This Huge Hole Under Greenland? [6:31]
youtube.com

On this day in 1947 a Lancastrian airliner disappeared en route to Santiago, Chile
damninteresting.com

Robin Windross disappeared from a care center in 1977. His parents remain haunted by questions
thewalrus.ca

Big dinosaur extinction saw rapid bird evolution
cosmosmagazine.com

New research reveals why certain paper is more likely to cause cuts.
zmescience.com

Saturn threw a comet out of the solar system at 6,700 mph. Here’s how
space.com

Scientists traced roses’ thorny origins and solved a 400 million-year-old mystery
cnn.com

Video: How a Fisherman Created the World’s Smallest Country [41:13]
youtube.com • (see also)

On this day in 1939 Einstein co-wrote a letter to president Roosevelt urging him to fund research into atomic weaponry
damninteresting.com

Hotels and restaurants are dropping prices after unexpected quietness in Paris during the Olympics
bbc.com

Secret Medieval Papal Residence Unearthed in Rome
popularmechanics.com

New insights into Iceland’s recent bout of eruptions
cosmosmagazine.com

“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds
arstechnica.com

What happens when you don’t have enough ingredients to make a planet?
popsci.com

Want to spot a deepfake? The eyes could be a giveaway
sciencenews.org

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists
wired.com • Without paywall

How “intelligent” liquid metals could decarbonise industries
cosmosmagazine.com

At the 1960 Olympics, American Athletes Recruited by the CIA Tried to Convince Their Soviet Peers to Defect
smithsonianmag.com

What Happens in a Mind That Can’t ‘See’ Mental Images
quantamagazine.org

The First Air Force One and One Man’s Quest to Save It
atlasobscura.com

Video: Stephen Fry into Ukraine [45:28]
youtube.com

“Cat poop” brain parasite could be hijacked to deliver drugs
newatlas.com • (see also)