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Russian Scientists Reveal Plans for Fusion-Fission Reactor
popularmechanics.com

How We Pay Attention Changes the Very Shape of Our Brains
lithub.com

A deep dive into the Apollo Guidance Computer, and the hack that saved Apollo 14
arstechnica.com

Everyone Has Neanderthal DNA in Their Genome, New Genetic Analysis Shows
discovermagazine.com

Catching a Glimpse of a Dead Loved One on Google Street View
slate.com

After an 80-Year Quest, Scientists Have Almost Certainly Discovered Metallic Hydrogen
gizmodo.com

The Professor Who Smuggled Intellectuals Out of Nazi-Occupied France
lithub.com

Video: The equation that connects dripping faucets, the Mandelbrot set, rabbit populations, and more [18:38]
youtube.com

Egypt’s building a new capital: Inside the smart city in the desert
zdnet.com

Visualizations of global temperatures for the last 2,019 years (the gray areas indicate uncertainty in the measuring)
climate-lab-book.ac.uk • Related

A Not-So-Brief History of Scottish Independence
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Watch a Mathematician Effortlessly Fit a Large Circular Disk Through a Smaller Square Hole [3:23]
mymodernmet.com

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Loneliness, emptiness, and hyper-hygiene – one woman describes life in a city gone quiet
bbc.com • Photos

Authorities in San Diego unearth longest cross-border drug tunnel in history
latimes.com

These lovely little statues enchanted ancient Greece
nationalgeographic.com

Were Neanderthals More Than Cousins to Homo Sapiens?
sapiens.org

The Spine of San Francisco Is Now Car-Free
citylab.com

The American town that floods with raw sewage every time it rains
bostonreview.net

The film tickets that destroyed a family
bbc.com • (see also)

The universe is expanding faster than we expected. These astronomers want to know why.
expmag.com

‘How my wheelchair changed my life’
wellcomecollection.org

The Bittersweet Bounty Of Greenland’s First Spring
gq.com

The Age of Interstellar Visitors
quantamagazine.org

Comedy Written for the Machines
nytimes.com

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