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Reconstructing the Menu of a Pub in Ancient Pompeii
atlasobscura.com

The new use for abandoned oil rigs
bbc.com

A tiny bat that can fit in your palm
bbc.com

The Accident on the Pacific Crest Trail
altaonline.com

Do quantum effects play a role in consciousness?
physicsworld.com

Topology 101: How Mathematicians Study Holes
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

What do we know about the lives of Neanderthal women?
aeon.co

What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock?
slate.com

Diners enjoy world’s first restaurant meal made from lab-grown meat
sciencefocus.com

The Extraordinary Disappearing Act of a Novelist Banned by the Nazis
smithsonianmag.com

On this day in 1972 a flight attendant boarded the wrong flight
damninteresting.com

Air pollution linked to higher risk of irreversible sight loss
theguardian.com • (see also)

Money Actually Can Buy Happiness, Study Says
vice.com

The history of the connected battlespace, part one: Command, control, and conquer
arstechnica.com

Beetle parents manipulate information broadcast from bacteria in a rotting corpse
theconversation.com • (see also)

Satellite fires up iodine-fueled ion thruster for the first time
newatlas.com

‘A remarkable phenomenon’: billions of cicadas set to emerge across eastern US
theguardian.com

Rare Violin Tests Germany’s Commitment to Atone for Its Nazi Past
nytimes.com

This AI Could Go From ‘Art’ to Steering a Self-Driving Car
wired.com

First baby tyrannosaur fossils discovered in Alberta, Montana
cbc.ca

”I just needed to find my family’: the scandal of Chile’s stolen children’
theguardian.com

On this day in 1999 a University of Texas physicist published a paper claiming to have invented a new kind of bomb from the element hafnium
damninteresting.com

The mystery of the blue flower: nature’s rare colour owes its existence to bee vision
theconversation.com

Who Said Nobody Read Isaac Newton?
nautil.us

Inside a Michelin-Starred Chef’s Revolutionary Quest to Harvest Rice From the Sea
time.com

‘Covid and me: 10 days on life support’
ft.com

Until recently, smoke was thought of as an inert substance. In 2018, researchers found it’s teeming with microbial life.
vice.com

How One Household Avoided Emancipation Laws
daily.jstor.org

The homeless drug addict who became a professor
bbc.com

The Truth About North Korea’s Ultra-Lockdown Against Covid-19
wired.com

‘Crime doesn’t pay!’ Tommy James, the 100m-selling pop star robbed by the mob
theguardian.com

Update on the 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby TRAPPIST-1
earthsky.org

New curio by J. A. Macfarlane: Haydn and Seek
dam.mn

It’s no yolk — egghead experiment simulates concussion
cbc.ca

Building Earth’s largest telescope on the far side of the moon
cbc.ca • (see also)

The secretive, sweet — and sometimes saccharine — history of artificial birthday cake flavor
salon.com

Lost touch: how a year without hugs affects our mental health
theguardian.com

On this day in 1960 humans first reached the deepest point in the ocean
damninteresting.com

The One Place on the Space Station Astronauts Aren’t Supposed to Clean
universetoday.com

Record-breaking laser link could provide test of Einstein’s theory
phys.org

Scientists Discover Origin of Rare ‘Blue Jets’ of Lightning
nerdist.com

Icelandic man receives world’s first double-arm-and-shoulder transplant
theguardian.com

Black, Deaf and Extremely Online
nytimes.com • (see also)

200,000 miles of Roman roads provided the framework for empire
nationalgeographic.com

Ask Ethan: If The Universe Stops Expanding, Will Time Run Backwards?
forbes.com

The Power of Kawaii: How Cute, Squishy Things Influence Us
wired.com

Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain
apnews.com

How Cognitive Bias Can Explain Post-Truth
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

World’s fastest RC aircraft hits a stunning 548 mph – without a motor
newatlas.com

On this day in 1968 North Korea seized the USS Pueblo and her crew
damninteresting.com

Saturn’s moon Titan estimated to have a sea at least 1000 feet deep
slashgear.com

Scientists might have figured out how to reverse aging in the brain
bgr.com

Video: Documenting America’s Underbelly – ALL GAS NO BRAKES [23:14]
youtube.com

Spaceplanes: The return of the reusable spacecraft?
bbc.com

Reviving exhausted T cells gets them back in the fight against cancer
newatlas.com

This week: Reviving the corpse flower, lasso snakes, pack-hunting eels, and more
damninteresting.com

The ‘Hollywood Con Queen’ Who Scammed Aspiring Stars Out of Hundreds of Thousands
vice.com

Remembering the night two atomic bombs fell—on North Carolina
nationalgeographic.com

The Mona Lisa Wasn’t Really That Famous Until It Was Stolen in 1911
crimereads.com

Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet
eurekalert.org