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It’s Labor Day in the USA, so we’re (mostly) off
damninteresting.com

Scientists Have Found the First Branch on the Tree of Life
popularmechanics.com

The World War Two bomber that cost more than the atomic bomb
bbc.com

Scientists Discover Unusual Plasma Waves in Jupiter’s Aurora
universetoday.com

Astronomers stunned as James Webb finds a planet nursery flooded with carbon dioxide
sciencedaily.com

Video: The Forgotten Plague That Almost Destroyed America [12:42]
youtube.com

How one woman escaped Britain’s worst serial killers
theguardian.com

The 1830s Device That Created the First Animations: The Phenakistiscope
openculture.com

Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter
space.com • (see also)

The Unexpected Reason Baboons March in Order
scitechdaily.com

Why haven’t quantum computers factored 21 yet?
algassert.com

From the Archive: Secrets of a Pickpocket Detective
saturdayeveningpost.com • Direct Link

On this day in 1939, Nazi SS agents took over a Polish radio station and broadcasted counterfeit anti-German sentiments
damninteresting.com

In the Land of the Eyeless Dragons
nautil.us

A cold today helps keep the COVID away
sciencenews.org

Two decades later, Hurricane Katrina’s lessons remain urgent
scrippsnews.com

Video: The Sahara Used To Be Green [8:19]
youtube.com

700-Year-Old Medieval Document Is the Oldest Written Evidence to Claim the Shroud of Turin Is Fake
discovermagazine.com

Heart Attacks in Space
nautil.us

When Your Father Is a Magician, What Do You Believe?
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters
bbc.com

The Sudden Surges That Forge Evolutionary Trees
quantamagazine.org

This week: Voice reclamation, radio aromatics, skink defense systems, and more!
damninteresting.com

Haunting Photos of Rosemary Kennedy Before and After the Lobotomy That Stole Her Future
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Scientists achieve “striking” memory improvements by suppressing brain protein
psypost.org

The Japanese City Known for Making Knives That Are a Cut Above
smithsonianmag.com

This Crocodile Relative Was One of Dinosaurs’ Most Fearsome Predators
nytimes.com • Mirror

Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films?
theguardian.com

Albert Einstein Invented An Appliance That Took Over Kitchens Everywhere. So Where Is It Today?
chowhound.com

‘Fishermen Pulled In an Orange Shark Off Costa Rica: ‘My God, What Is This?’’
nytimes.com • Mirror

A Single Mutation Made Horses Rideable and Changed Human History
zmescience.com

The world’s largest sand battery just went live in Finland
newatlas.com

Extreme Heat Will Change You
nautil.us

30-Year-Old Climate Predictions Were Shockingly Accurate, Study Finds
scitechdaily.com