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Wait a Second, That Table Has No Legs!
wired.com

Celebrating 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope
space.com

Paleontologists reveal ‘the most dangerous place in the history of planet Earth’
eurekalert.org

$500K bet on rock paper scissors ruled invalid by Quebec court
cbc.ca

ESA Helps Analyse Untouched Moon Rocks
parabolicarc.com

Psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms produced in yeast
phys.org

The Space Shuttle Was a Beautiful—but Terrible—Idea
gizmodo.com

The archaeological record is full of dog poop
sciencemag.org

Researchers Want to Explore Mars Using “Nanocardboard” Aircraft
futurism.com

Like humans, flamingos make friends for life
nationalgeographic.com

Hubble Marks 30 Years in Space with Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth
hubblesite.org

When bubonic plague first struck America, officials tried to cover it up
nationalgeographic.com

Before Tinder, there was Dateline
1843magazine.com • (see also)

An innocent man spent 46 years in prison. And made a plan to kill the man who framed him.
cnn.com

Quantum chemistry simulations offers beguiling possibility of ‘solving chemistry’
chemistryworld.com

The world’s first mass deportation took place on American soil
aeon.co

Computer decodes neural mysteries to restore touch to paralyzed limbs
inverse.com

How the fake Beatles conned South America
bbc.com • (see also)

The latest episode of Damn Interesting Week is out now: ‘Rantula Venom
damninteresting.com

Incredible New Map of Moon Shows Its Every Nook and Cranny
gizmodo.com

“He Also Decided to Kill Her”: Did Robert Durst, Accused Madman, Murder His Best Friend?
vanityfair.com

Video: ‘I Made a Lens, But for Sound’ [10:36]
youtube.com

Remembering Kowloon Walled City, The Lawless Outpost that Was Once the Most Densely-Populated Place on Earth
flashbak.com

Nature crisis: ‘Insect apocalypse’ more complicated than thought
bbc.com

‘Here’s how I cracked Roll up the Rim and won (almost) every time’
thestar.com

Astronomers Think They’ve Found a Whole Population of Rocks From Outside the Solar System
gizmodo.com

The Pirates of the Highways
narratively.com

The Untold Story of the Birth of Social Distancing
nytimes.com

Huge Ottoman shipwreck found after 70-year hunt
thenational.ae

Sorry, ‘Earth 2.0’ Fans, There’s No Such Thing As An Earth-Like Exoplanet
forbes.com

Caught on video: how Van Gogh painting was stolen in sledgehammer raid
theguardian.com

Video: How Cheese Is Made Around the World [14:40]
youtube.com

How much space does nature need? 30 percent of the planet may not be enough
sciencenews.org

35 years ago today the Coca-Cola company introduced New Coke
damninteresting.com

‘It’ll cause a water war’: divisions run deep as filling of Nile dam nears
theguardian.com

How Coke and Pepsi Make Millions From Bottling Tap Water, as Residents Face Shutoffs
consumerreports.org

Heavy Rainfall May Have Sparked Kilauea’s Explosive 2018 Eruption
earther.gizmodo.com

NASA’s Plan to Turn the ISS Into a Quantum Laser Lab
wired.com

What It Was Like to Be Followed by a KGB Agent in the 1990s
insidehook.com

Prickles the sheep comes home after 7 years with ‘glorious’ unsheared fleece
cbc.ca

A tiny, ugly scientific marvel: Olaf the IVF toad brings hope to at-risk species
theguardian.com

A Deep-Diving Sub. A Deadly Fire. And Russia’s Secret Undersea Agenda.
nytimes.com

A Way Back: E.O Wilson’s big ideas for saving nature — and us along with it.
bittersoutherner.com

Will anyone ever find Shackleton’s lost ship?
bbc.com

New Earthquake Math Predicts How Destructive They’ll Be
quantamagazine.org

How a Mossad Agent and a Band of Survivors Hunted Down the Butcher of Latvia
crimereads.com

Video: The Secret Behind Those Beautiful Hubble Images [7:11]
youtube.com

Interstellar visitor reveals its icy secrets
astronomycommunity.nature.com

At Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Is Still Growing
atlasobscura.com

Video: Why is this Puzzle Impossible? [23:43]
youtube.com

Why U.S. oil prices fell below zero
slate.com

Our concept of life is too Earth-centric — alien life might look totally different
massivesci.com

Is life a gamble? Scientist models universe to find out
livescience.com

This Exoplanet Disappeared From Hubble Observations. Now, We Finally Know Why
sciencealert.com

Dirt Doesn’t Smell like Dirt
blogs.scientificamerican.com

The wild goes on
thenarwhal.ca

Why researchers believe one of Canada’s largest caves went undetected for so long
cbc.ca

The reason why some people don’t wash their hands
bbc.com

Will brains or algorithms rule the kingdom of science?
aeon.co

Army Ranger School Is a Laboratory of Human Endurance
outsideonline.com