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Why Is China’s Army Still Using Flamethrowers?
popularmechanics.com

On this day in 1979 humans drilled deeper into the Earth than we ever have before—or since
damninteresting.com

Hubble Just Photographed A ‘Galactic Wanderer.’ Here’s How You Can See One From Home Tonight
forbes.com

Video: How Switzerland Stayed Neutral [14:53]
youtube.com

China Has Dominated the West Before
theatlantic.com

Chance of finding young Earth-like planets higher than previously thought
phys.org

Why the Golden Gate Bridge Sounds Like a David Lynch Movie Now
kqed.org • (see also)

The Sea’s Weirdest Creatures, Now in ‘Staggering’ Detail
nytimes.com

Meet Hertha Ayrton, the mathematician who cleared WW1 trenches of poisonous gas
massivesci.com

Minneapolis’ ‘long, hot summer’ of ’67 – and the parallels to today’s protests over police brutality
theconversation.com

Watch This Black Hole Blow Bubbles
nytimes.com

Music Synchronizes the Brains of Performers and Their Audience
scientificamerican.com

Breakthrough psilocybin study uncovers neurochemical origins of human ego
newatlas.com

Scientists Found A ‘Mirror Image’ Of Our Planet And The Sun
forbes.com

NASA’s Mole Finally Burrows Its Way Into Mars
popularmechanics.com

Science of ‘Seinfeld’
theconversation.com

Inside Hitler’s Plan to Rescue Mussolini from His Failing Regime
lithub.com

Why Sleep Deprivation Kills
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

The latest episode of the Damn Interesting Week podcast is up now: Ukulele Index
damninteresting.com

How a peaceful protest at Tiananmen Square turned into a massacre
nationalgeographic.com

The History and Future of Telescopes on the Moon
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Faster-than-light travel: Is warp drive really possible?
sciencefocus.com • (see also)

New synthetic red blood cells are even better than the real thing
newatlas.com

Why Is the Human Brain So Efficient?
nautil.us

The Hidden World of Millipede Sex
the-scientist.com

The History of Aviation in Posters, Brochures, Badges and Ticket Stubs
airspacemag.com

In a Single Measure, Invariants Capture the Essence of Math Objects
quantamagazine.org

Video: The Gate of Heavenly Peace – Tiananmen Square Protests (1995) [1:52:09]
youtube.com • Part 2 [1:18:00]

The Incredible Story of the US Army’s Earth-Shaking, Off-Road Land Trains
thedrive.com

On this day in 2004 the Killdozer emerged and rampaged a city
damninteresting.com

‘It was a modern-day lynching’: Violent deaths reflect a brutal American legacy
nationalgeographic.com

First life on Earth may actually have been built from both RNA and DNA
newscientist.com

Graphene and 2-D materials could move electronics beyond ‘Moore’s law’
phys.org

A Pristine Pocket of Sky Has Been Identified as Possibly The Cleanest Air on Earth
sciencealert.com

A Digital Locksmith Has Decoded Biology’s Molecular Keys
quantamagazine.org

Satire could become a seditious act in Hong Kong
1843magazine.com

Where did the grandeur go?
aeon.co

Einstein’s Lost Hypothesis
nautil.us

Why Ancient Toys Are Elusive Artifacts
discovermagazine.com

Should Ecologists Treat Male and Female Animals like ‘Different Species’?
scientificamerican.com

Researchers discover a new type of matter inside neutron stars
phys.org

How Capitalism Created Sexual Dysfunction
lithub.com

‘Nonlethal’ Anti-Protest Weapons Can Cause Serious Harm
wired.com

Are human beings naturally lazy?
bbc.com

Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect next
theconversation.com

The entire universe may once have been spinning all over the place
newscientist.com

Vortex Lasers May Be a Boon for Data
spectrum.ieee.org

Armour-Plated Dinosaur’s Last Meal Found Beautifully Preserved, 110 Million Years Later
sciencealert.com

Last Person to Receive a Civil War-Era Pension Dies
msn.com

Nazi diary reveals secret location of WWII treasure under a palace in Poland
livescience.com

Ancient Mars May Have Had Rings, Then Moons, Then Rings …
discovermagazine.com

Incredible fossil find is the oldest known parasite
arstechnica.com

The Secret Language of Cairo’s Goldsmiths
atlasobscura.com

Cosmic Rays as the Source of Life’s Handedness
aasnova.org

Isaac Newton proposed curing plague with toad vomit, unseen papers show
theguardian.com

Unearthing the True Toll of the Tulsa Race Massacre
atlasobscura.com

Why astronauts get nervous on the launchpad
bbc.com

‘Black nitrogen’: Researchers discover new high-pressure material and solve a puzzle of the periodic table
phys.org

Robo-umps are coming to Major League Baseball, and the game will never be the same
theconversation.com

The power of crowds
theguardian.com