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Photos: A Flamboyance of Flamingos
theatlantic.com

The Tunguska Explosion Could Have Been Caused By An Asteroid That Still Orbits The Sun
universetoday.com

Scientists use pressure to make liquid magnetism breakthrough
phys.org

Neutrinos: Why the U.S. Is Betting It All on the Most Puzzling Particle in the Universe
gizmodo.com

Astronomers spot evidence of a baby planet in a young star system
cnn.com

Nasa head of human spaceflight suddenly resigns days before ‘historic’ space mission
theguardian.com

Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

On this day in 1984 an infamous episode of Press Your Luck was filmed
damninteresting.com

Here’s how we could mine the moon for rocket fuel
technologyreview.com

‘Precious’ footage from 1935 of last-known Tasmanian tiger released
cnn.com

Astronomers created an environmental color decoder to find habitable exoplanets
slashgear.com

German company allegedly cons Warren Buffett out of €643m
theguardian.com

See the eerie ice caves carved by Mount St. Helens’ fiery breath
nationalgeographic.com

Was This Hit Power Ballad Written by the CIA?
slate.com

Can electrical impulses in the brain explain the stuff that dreams are made on? What a new consciousness-detector reveals
aeon.co

Download NASA’s free, high-res “Solar System and Beyond” poster set
solarsystem.nasa.gov

Even Americans Who Hate Amazon Can’t Seem to Live Without It
lithub.com

New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
phys.org • (see also)

Colonizing Mars may require humanity to tweak its DNA
space.com • (see also)

Lava-like mud flows on Mars
dlr.de

Viking ‘treasure’ of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trail
livescience.com

Last Antarctic sunset
esa.int

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Goes Through Trials by Fire, Ice, Light and Sound
jpl.nasa.gov

The Mount St. Helens Eruption Was the Volcanic Warning We Needed
nytimes.com

Video: Making a GOOGOL:1 Reduction with Lego Gears [9:58]
youtube.com • (see also)

The Time When U.S. Navy Dolphins Recovered a Rare 19th Century Torpedo
popularmechanics.com

Parking a $375 million airplane takes more than just locking the door
cnet.com

The Many Lives of Norman Selby, the “Real McCoy”
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

An Ancestor Of All Internal-Combustion Vehicles Was A Moss-Powered Jet Ski Built By The Inventor Of Photography
jalopnik.com

How an Inmate Serving a Murder Sentence Made a Huge Math Discovery
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Looming Landslide in Alaska Could Trigger Tsunami at Any Moment
earther.gizmodo.com • (see also)

Mount St. Helens isn’t where it should be. Scientists may finally know why.
nationalgeographic.com

Dutch spies helped Britain’s GCHQ break Argentine crypto during Falklands War
theregister.co.uk

Project seeks 4D view of Earth’s mantle
bbc.com

Humans coexisted with three-tonne marsupials and lizards as long as cars in ancient Australia
theconversation.com

On this day in 1899 Nikola Tesla arrived in Colorado Springs to conduct experiments with wireless electricity
damninteresting.com

Researchers print rainbow colorants on shimmering chocolate
phys.org

An unforgettable day in May
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in France
bbc.com

Astronomers Find a Record-Breaking Star That’s Nearly as Old as The Universe
sciencealert.com

The unsurpassed 125-year-old network that feeds Mumbai
bbc.com

The Last Place on Earth We’d Ever Expect to Find Life
theatlantic.com

To Work Out Like a Samurai, Swing a Stick, Take a Hike—or Push Some Pencils
atlasobscura.com

We Just Found Traces of The Solar System’s Oldest Fluid in Meteorite Shards
sciencealert.com

First Observation of a Pauli Quantum Crystal
discovermagazine.com

Archaeologists Will Excavate a Viking Ship for the First Time in Over 100 Years
gizmodo.com

Why Humans Totally Freak Out When They Get Lost
wired.com

Snakes have friends too
nationalgeographic.com

Aircraft spies gravity waves being sucked into Antarctica’s polar vortex
sciencemag.org

How the internet kept running even as society closed down around it
theatlantic.com

Where neutrinos come from
phys.org

Roman legions fought barbarians along the Danube River for centuries
nationalgeographic.com

Moon’s mysterious disappearance 900 years ago finally gets an explanation
livescience.com

When Manhattan Was Mannahatta: A Stroll Through the Centuries
nytimes.com

Prehistoric Footprints Provide Rare Snapshot of Ancient Human Group Behavior
realclearscience.com

Coming Soon: A Nuclear Reactor—With a 3D Printed Core
wired.com • (see also)

The Countries Taking Advantage of Antarctica During the Pandemic
theatlantic.com

How Do We Know the Nukes Still Work?
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Tyrannosaurus rex built for distance, not speed, research shows
cbc.ca

New episode of the Damn Interesting Week podcast: Curious Weights
damninteresting.com