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Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
theconversation.com

The man who saved Kyoto from the atomic bomb
bbc.com

Image: The Origin of Elements
apod.nasa.gov

The Traumatic Loss of a Loved One Is Like Experiencing a Brain Injury
discovermagazine.com

The Engine That Will Make Air Force One Hypersonic
popularmechanics.com

Video: 11 Levels of Origami: Easy to Complex [16:11]
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The shady history of a phone number used to set up a sham protest
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

How the Soviet Union Turned a Plague into Propaganda
daily.jstor.org

New Class of Laser Beam Doesn’t Follow Normal Laws of Refraction
scitechdaily.com

‘Most sophisticated tunnel in US history’ discovered between Mexico and Arizona
theguardian.com

Antarctica is the last continent without COVID-19. Scientists want to keep it that way.
nationalgeographic.com

US government issues bear advice: friends don’t let friends get eaten
theguardian.com

The Force of Nothingness Has Been Used to Manipulate Objects
sciencealert.com

Jupiter’s huge moon Ganymede may have the largest impact scar in the solar system
space.com

This rare, mutant honeybee is both male and female
nationalgeographic.com

Shallow Lightning and Mushy Hail: Violent Storms on Jupiter Are Weirder Than We Thought
gizmodo.com

You swine! German nudist chases wild boar that stole laptop
theguardian.com

A Star Went Supernova in 1987. Where Is It Now?
nytimes.com

Mars may not have been the warm, wet planet we thought it was
technologyreview.com

The Native-American Origins of Gumbo
atlasobscura.com

‘It took 32 years, but I finally found my kidnapped son’
bbc.com

Mysterious carvings and evidence of human sacrifice uncovered in ancient city
nationalgeographic.com

How Strong Were Ancient Humans? Modern-Day Athletes Are a Window to the Past
discovermagazine.com

The Quest to Liberate $300,000 of Bitcoin From an Old Zip File
wired.com

Mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ detected closer to Earth than ever before
livescience.com

The latest episode of Damn Interesting Week is available now: Bee Horror Movie
damninteresting.com

Chrysler’s Radical Space Shuttle Design Was 50 Years Ahead of Its Time
thedrive.com

Your Romantic Ideals Don’t Predict Who Your Future Partner Will Be
nautil.us

Brain scientists haven’t been able to find major differences between women’s and men’s brains, despite over a century of searching
theconversation.com

Scientists Create Unbelievably Bright Fluorescent Objects
gizmodo.com

Why Maps Are Civilization’s Greatest Tool
popularmechanics.com

Even before Hiroshima, people knew the atomic bomb
theconversation.com

On the Great and Terrible Hurricane of 1938
lithub.com

When World War II Started, the U.S. Government Fought Against Victory Gardens
atlasobscura.com

Can nuclear war be morally justified?
bbc.com

A century after the Halifax Explosion, Beirut tragedy hits close to home
cbc.ca • (see also)

Raphael’s face reconstructed to solve tomb mystery
phys.org

Italian homes evacuated over risk of Mont Blanc glacier collapse
theguardian.com

The endangered Mary River turtle sports a mohawk—made of algae
nationalgeographic.com

After Atomic Bombings, These Photographers Worked Under Mushroom Clouds
nytimes.com

The Subtle Tricks Shopping Sites Use to Make You Spend More
wired.com

Spacecraft of the Future Could Be Powered By Lattice Confinement Fusion
spectrum.ieee.org

Why do humans prefer to mate in private?
phys.org

Heavy atom spills its guts in decade-long experiment
livescience.com

An Epic, Planet-Scale Wave Has Been Hiding in The Toxic Clouds of Venus For Decades
sciencealert.com

A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World
scientificamerican.com

Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects
msn.com

The Hard Problem of Breakfast
nautil.us

75 years ago today an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima
damninteresting.com

These Japanese Lindberghs Made a 10,000 Mile-Flight in 1937
airspacemag.com

When we lived with death, mummies were medicine and paint
aeon.co

Extra DNA May Make Unlikely Hybrid Fish Possible
quantamagazine.org

Daughters of the Bomb: A Story of Hiroshima, Racism and Human Rights
narratively.com

Video: Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne, possibly the best attack helicopter never made [17:06]
youtube.com

Video: Upscaled and stabilized footage of Apollo 16 “moon buggy” [2:47]
youtube.com

Strange lightning on Jupiter may be caused by ammonia snowballs
newscientist.com

New cell-programming technology could help propel lab-grown meat into the mainstream
massivesci.com

Scientists Found a New Kind of Star in Our Galaxy That Can’t Be Explained
vice.com • (see also)

How a Russian Defector Became a Warning from Moscow to London
lithub.com

The deal that saved Seychelles’ troubled waters
bbc.com