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1st Private Crew Will Visit Space Station. The Price Tag: $55 Million Each
npr.org

Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo
theguardian.com

The Uncensored Guide To ‘Oumuamua, Aliens, And That Harvard Astronomer
forbes.com

What can we learn from the secret habits of genius?
aeon.co

How Useful Is Recycling, Really?
theatlantic.com

The roller-skating revolution swept the world in the 1800s
nationalgeographic.com

Lunar cycle has distinct effect on sleep, study suggests
theguardian.com

The Incredible Story Of The Africar
silodrome.com

The True Story of Jess Krug, the White Professor Who Posed as Black for Years
washingtonian.com

The Hard-Partying, Rock-Obsessed Nurse at the Center of a Massive Opioid Bust
theatlantic.com

Video: What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? [19:23]
youtube.com

150 Years Ago Brooklyn Renumbered All Its Streets. It Was a Disaster.
nytimes.com

Has science solved the Dyatlov Pass incident, one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?
nationalgeographic.com

Send This to Anyone Who Wants to Know WTF Is Up With GameStop Stock
vice.com

Cops Disrupt Emotet, the Internet’s ‘Most Dangerous Malware’
wired.com

Soap bubble freezes into an iridescent snow globe in cool new video
livescience.com

Want to Get Out Alive? Follow the Ants
nautil.us

‘Unicorn’ Discovery Points to a New Population of Black Holes
quantamagazine.org

Cash injection: could we cure all disease with a trillion dollars?
theguardian.com

Video: The phony health craze that inspired hypnotism [9:08]
youtube.com • (see also)

Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?
nytimes.com

Exoplanet system discovered with strange balance of order and disorder
newatlas.com

‘Black resistance endured’: paying tribute to civil war soldiers of color
theguardian.com

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