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A rare look at fireflies that blink in unison, in a forest without tourists
nationalgeographic.com

How hyperbolic geometry, once considered mathematical heresy, could help us understand human perception.
discovermagazine.com

New Horizons conducts the first interstellar parallax experiment
phys.org

Why chiseled boxers lose, and flabby boxers win
sbnation.com

Darwin’s first—and only—trip around the world began a scientific revolution
nationalgeographic.com

New materials, techniques, and fuels could speed the arrival of clean, abundant fusion energy
medium.com

Cops: the violent legacy of a TV show that sculpted America’s view of police
theguardian.com

La Belle’s Mysterious Bones
hakaimagazine.com

New episode of Damn Interesting Week: Space Bees and Frog Coasters
damninteresting.com

Some clues to why Peter Pan discs exist
cosmosmagazine.com

The Hunt Is On for Elusive Ghost Particles in Antarctica
wired.com

How Does The Fabric Of Spacetime Expand Faster Than The Speed Of Light?
forbes.com

The Search For Earth’s Underground Oceans
discovermagazine.com

From atomic peril to a $50M asset: The long, strange ride of Canada’s sea otters
thestar.com

Rutherford B. Hayes Is More Famous in Paraguay Than in the U.S.
atlasobscura.com

X marks the spot: treasure hunters in shock after reported $2m find in Rocky Mountains
theguardian.com

How intensive care units were born
bbc.com

Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation
citizenlab.ca

Why We Should Really Put a Particle Accelerator on the Moon
popularmechanics.com

Ancient Two-Legged Crocodile Left Behind These Awesome Footprints
gizmodo.com

Pepsi’s $32 Billion Typo Caused Deadly Riots
medium.com

Quantum ‘fifth state of matter’ observed in space for first time
phys.org • (see also)

The insanity defence offends the conscience, has no basis in modern psychiatry, and penalises poor and black defendants
aeon.co • (see also)

Researchers are making huge strides towards creating functional, light-emitting plants
earthisland.org

Merriam-Webster revises ‘racism’ entry after Missouri woman argues for changes
thestar.com

The Rolling, Lurching, Vomit-Inducing Road to a Seasickness Cure
hakaimagazine.com

A Surprise Discovery Points to the Source of Fast Radio Bursts
quantamagazine.org

Image: Every Mars Landing Attempt, Ever
planetary.org

The King Who Ordered a Quarantine to Flatten the Curve 4,000 Years Ago
narratively.com

Three New Views of Mars’ Moon Phobos
jpl.nasa.gov

Remains of earliest purpose-built playhouse found in east London
theguardian.com

Some Chimpanzees Have a Bone in Their Heart—and Some Humans Might, Too
gizmodo.com

Did Galileo Truly Say, ‘And Yet It Moves’? A Modern Detective Story
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Is a Four-Day Work Week the Secret to Saving the Planet?
thewalrus.ca

Why Early Earth May Have Been Mostly Purple
realclearscience.com • (see also)

Are viruses alive? Perhaps we’re asking the wrong question
theconversation.com

Why Harriet Tubman’s Heroic Military Career Is Now Easier to Envision
smithsonianmag.com

Scientists Claim the Universe Is Actually Flat
futurism.com

Olof Palme murder: Sweden believes it knows who killed PM in 1986
bbc.com • (see also)

Preserved Antarctic Huts Reveal the Isolated Existence of Early Explorers
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

23andMe finds evidence that blood type plays a role in COVID-19
blog.23andme.com

The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics
quantamagazine.org

‘Like a Stephen King movie’: feral chickens return to plague New Zealand village
theguardian.com

What It Takes to Build the World’s Most Extreme Bridges
popularmechanics.com

America Once Planned To Send An Apollo Spacecraft To A Soviet Space Station
jalopnik.com

This incredibly rare white grizzly has emerged in Banff. Why experts hope you never see it
thestar.com

Life after the Wuhan lockdown
story.californiasunday.com

The Life and Death of the ‘Floating City’ of Manaus
atlasobscura.com

These Bacteria Ate Their Way Through a Really Tricky Maze
wired.com

Video: Blip – 1977 Mechanical Pong [6:31]
youtube.com

The Search for the World’s Simplest Animal
theatlantic.com

Pinker flamingos are more aggressive, intriguing scientists
nationalgeographic.com

Pandemic offers scientists unprecedented chance to ‘hear’ oceans as they once were
reuters.com

Direct Proof of Dark Matter May Lurk at Low-Energy Frontiers
scientificamerican.com

Entire Roman city revealed without any digging
archaeology.wiki

Scientists Use Physics to Understand the Mystery of Consciousness
scitechdaily.com

It Was Supposed to Detect Fraud. It Wrongfully Accused Thousands Instead.
theatlantic.com

Study finds our visual world of color is largely incorrect
medicalxpress.com • (see also)

Saturn’s Moon Titan Drifting Away Faster Than Previously Thought
jpl.nasa.gov

Astronaut Kathy Sullivan Becomes First Woman to Reach Challenger Deep
nytimes.com • (see also)