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These Maps Reveal Earth’s Unspoiled Places
nautil.us

The broken promise of the Sydney Opera House, its botched design and $150m fix
theguardian.com

When Memphis Fell for a Pyramid Scheme
citylab.com • (see also)

How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses?
nytimes.com

By analyzing magnetic field records at opposite ends of the Earth, scientists detect space super-storms going back 150 years
warwick.ac.uk • (see also)

‘Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn
theguardian.com

The Vast Influence of Ibn Sina, Pioneer of Medicine
daily.jstor.org

The Italian Women Who Resisted the Nazis with Stones and Willpower
lithub.com

Utah’s Great Salt Lake Could Hold Clues to Life on Mars
atlasobscura.com

Who killed two journalists in Ukraine? And why?
washingtonpost.com

Telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of the sun
theguardian.com

Russia rescues 536 fishermen stranded on giant ice floe
apnews.com • (see also)

Albatrosses Outfitted With GPS Trackers Detect Illegal Fishing Vessels
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Photos: Worst Locust Swarms in Decades Hit East Africa
theatlantic.com

An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus
wired.com

‘How We Found a Special Equation Hidden in Rat Whiskers’
realclearscience.com

Amateur stargazers capture new form of northern lights
theguardian.com

Japan is building a 60-foot-tall, walking Gundam robot
newatlas.com

Pig Hearts, Placental Stem Cells, and the Search for the Aging Cure
lithub.com

Tethers Unlimited says early results of deorbit hardware test promising
spacenews.com

‘Magic mushroom’ drug can reduce anxiety and depression for years: study
ctvnews.ca

Does Information Have Mass?
theness.com

YouTubers are quitting their day jobs to influence full time. Their followers aren’t always impressed.
mashable.com

Video: Superhero Triangles [16:37]
youtube.com

Antarctica melting: Journey to the ‘doomsday glacier’
bbc.com

George III’s vast collection of military maps goes online
theguardian.com

How a vegan diet could affect your intelligence
bbc.com

These birds ‘retweet’ alarm calls—but are careful about spreading rumors
nationalgeographic.com

Most dietary supplements don’t do anything. Why do we spend $35 billion a year on them?
washingtonpost.com

Coronavirus: Photos From Wuhan Under Quarantine
theatlantic.com

Two old satellites could collide over US, space debris tracker warns
cnet.com

Trapped in Iran
1843magazine.com

Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive
theguardian.com

The Geocities Archive Is Bringing the Early Internet to Life
vice.com

What Happens When They Find a World War II Bomb Down the Street
atlasobscura.com

These lava lakes drained catastrophically—and scientists caught it in action
nationalgeographic.com

Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data
vice.com

Fourth Spy at Los Alamos Knew A-Bomb’s Inner Secrets
nytimes.com

Ask Ethan: How Can We See 46.1 Billion Light-Years Away In A 13.8 Billion Year Old Universe?
forbes.com

Remains found by Pompeii really are Pliny the Elder, new tests indicate
haaretz.com • (see also)

Who really discovered Antarctica? Depends who you ask.
nationalgeographic.com

A Graveyard of Giant Spacecraft Spins Through Space
theatlantic.com

How Smart Were Our Ancestors? Blood Flow Provides a Clue
realclearscience.com

What your voice would sound like on other planets and moons
popsci.com

Gallery: Detroit’s salt mine: City beneath the city
detroitnews.com • (see also)

This new coronavirus was preventable. But we never seem to learn the lessons of former outbreaks
latimes.com

Image:Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Evaporates
apod.nasa.gov

This Rat Had ‘No Brain’ and It Somehow Lived a Normal Life
technologynetworks.com

One ping after another: why everyone needs a notification detox
theguardian.com

Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered in Utah Was a True Jurassic Nightmare
gizmodo.com

How North Korea Tricked Two Women Into Assassinating Kim Jong-un’s Half-Brother, Kim Jong-nam
thedailybeast.com

Containing new coronavirus may not be feasible, experts say
statnews.com

How the North Korean hackers behind WannaCry got away with a stunning crypto-heist
technologyreview.com

Astronauts complete 4-spacewalk marathon to fix space station’s $2 billion antimatter detector
space.com

Scientists find mysterious origin of brightest explosion ever seen in the universe
independent.co.uk

On this day in 1972 Vesna Vulovic was the sole survivor of a presumed terrorist attack
damninteresting.com

Anatomy of a Lie: How Iran Covered Up the Downing of an Airliner
nytimes.com

Selling a Charismatic Technology
lareviewofbooks.org

How pollen cracked these mysteries
bbc.co.uk

A Twist in the 2,000-Year-Old Mystery of Herculaneum
theatlantic.com