Printed from https://www.damninteresting.com/curated-links/?before=54102

How German Librarians Finally Caught an Elusive Book Thief
atlasobscura.com

The forgotten Hawaiian islands in Canada
bbc.com

Helicopter pilot finds ‘strange’ monolith in remote part of Utah
theguardian.com • (see also)

400 years ago, visitors to this painted cave took hallucinogens
nationalgeographic.com

Robots Invade the Construction Site
wired.com

Earth’s History Is Hidden in the Hair of Dead People
theatlantic.com • (see also)

New insights from study of people age 90 and above
cbsnews.com

Dreamliner crew rest: The secret space where your 787 pilots, attendants sleep
thepointsguy.co.uk

‘It was a total invasion’: the virus that came back from the dead
theguardian.com

The Biggest Misunderstanding About the Sun
realclearscience.com

We’re About to Witness a Super-Rare Planetary Alignment Not Seen in 800 Years
sciencealert.com

Can a Computer Devise a Theory of Everything?
nytimes.com

New curio by Alan Bellows: It Belongs in a Museum
dam.mn

On this day in 1987 a Max Headroom doppelgänger invaded Chicago’s television screens
damninteresting.com

Where Was the Birthplace of Modern Humans?
discovermagazine.com

Life-size model heart 3D-printed out of cardiac tissue-like material
newatlas.com

In Phytoremediation, Plants Extract Toxins from Soils
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Scarce Food Turns Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars Into Monsters
realclearscience.com

Astronomers discover new ‘fossil galaxy’ buried deep within the Milky Way
phys.org

The seaweed swamping the Atlantic Ocean
bbc.com

Pompeii dig reveals ‘almost perfect’ remains of a master and his slave
theguardian.com

Who killed this Indigenous family in the Peruvian Amazon? And why?
nationalgeographic.com

Video: GM’s $2,000,000,000 Disaster [14:53]
youtube.com

Ponzi Scheme Suspect Uses Underwater Scooter to Flee F.B.I.
nytimes.com • (see also)

If we’re alone in the Universe, should we do anything about it?
aeon.co

Plant evolves to become less visible to humans
phys.org

The Weirdest Objects in the Universe
airspacemag.com

The Tragedy of a Ruined Telescope
theatlantic.com

Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up
scientificamerican.com

Also 40 years ago today, a whole lake fell out.
damninteresting.com

40 years ago today a disastrous fire started at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
damninteresting.com

See America’s National Parks—Before They Were National Parks
atlasobscura.com

‘The Language Police Were Terrifyingly Real. My Grandfather Was One.’
lithub.com

Video: Y2K: The Year 2000 Problem [20:54]
youtube.com

Why Even A Small Thanksgiving Is Dangerous
fivethirtyeight.com

How Black travel has evolved since the Green Book
nationalgeographic.com

Top Shots From the 2020 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
theatlantic.com

Mysteries of COVID Smell Loss Finally Yield Some Answers
scientificamerican.com

When Einstein Tilted at Windmills
nautil.us

Huawei, 5G, and the Man Who Conquered Noise
wired.com

Geometry Reveals How the World Is Assembled From Cubes
quantamagazine.org

An Oral History of LOL
nerdist.com

This week: Japanese scarecrow wolves, medieval penis court, sunspot prophecy, and more
damninteresting.com

This Pandemic Must Be Seen
wired.com

Researchers prove water has multiple liquid states
phys.org

Hear Mars rover Perseverance whir as it cruises toward the Red Planet
space.com

Space Is Dark, But Scientists Have Found Unexplained Light
npr.org

Diamonds created at room temperature in minutes
cnn.com

The Beirut Port Explosion ← Forensic Architecture
forensic-architecture.org • Video

When Science Was the Best Show in America
nautil.us

Video: How Living at the South Pole Works [15:10]
youtube.com

Why CRISPR May Be the Most Important Thing to Happen on the Planet in 4.5 Billion Years
zocalopublicsquare.org

The wheelchair warriors
bbc.co.uk

Legendary Arecibo telescope will close forever
nature.com • (see also)

China Prepares to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet
airspacemag.com

Video: Retro Tech: The Wire Recorder [23:46]
youtube.com

Louis Renard’s Superb Illustrations of the East Indies Marine life He Never Saw
flashbak.com

Some Math Problems Seem Impossible. That Can Be a Good Thing.
quantamagazine.org

Italian Police Use Lamborghini Huracan to Transport Kidney 300 Miles in Just Two Hours
thedrive.com

The Courageous Tale of Jane Johnson, Who Risked Her Freedom for Those Who Helped Her Escape Slavery
smithsonianmag.com