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Inside the mind of an animal
nature.com

Android is now the world’s largest earthquake detection network
arstechnica.com

Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Software Updates
gizmodo.com

Highly efficient process makes seawater drinkable in 30 minutes
newatlas.com

100 years ago today, Charles Ponzi’s infamous (and ultimately eponymous) scheme began to unravel
damninteresting.com

Losing Beirut: On Life in a Shattered City
lithub.com

The Return of Anonymous
theatlantic.com

Weird ‘boomerang’ earthquake detected under the Atlantic Ocean
nationalgeographic.com

A “Gravity Suit” Could Protect Astronauts From the Dangers of Weightlessness
realclearscience.com

Why Electric Cars Are Getting Louder
discovermagazine.com

Roasted badger and raisin wine: historical cookbooks reveal surprising recipes
theguardian.com

Discovering the Universe Through the World’s Largest Telescope
thewalrus.ca

Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, hides an underground ocean
cnet.com

Tune in to the Tummy: Vladimir Zworykin’s Radio Pill
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Dinosaurs Suffered From Cancer, Too
smithsonianmag.com

The nuclear mistakes that nearly caused World War Three
bbc.com

When did humans discover how to use fire?
livescience.com

Moonquakes and marsquakes: How we peer inside other worlds
horizon-magazine.eu

Could We Force the Universe to Crash?
scientificamerican.com

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]
youtube.com • (see also)

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