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Rerouting the Mississippi River could build new land—and save a retreating coast
sciencemag.org

‘Damn! This is a Caravaggio!’: the inside story of an old master found in Spain
theguardian.com

US joins race to find stricken Indonesia submarine
bbc.com

So Much Hinges on the Existence of Ancient Black Holes
theatlantic.com

The Space Telescope That Could Find a Second Earth
airspacemag.com

Works of art compel our attention – but can they change us?
aeon.co

Sorry Jurassic Park, New Research About The T-Rex Blows A Hole In Some Iconic Scenes
cinemablend.com

States Take Social Security Benefits Of Foster Care Children To Pay For Services
npr.org

Eco-friendly concrete swaps out sand for activated clay
newatlas.com

When Paid Applauders Ruled the Paris Opera House
daily.jstor.org

Crew Of ‘Ever Given’ Could Be Stuck On The Big Boat For Years
jalopnik.com

Astronomers Don’t Know What Our Black Hole Ate, but They Definitely Saw It Belch
gizmodo.com

Tiberius, Imperial Detective
atlasobscura.com

The inside of an exciton has been captured for the first time
academictimes.com

DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists
quantamagazine.org

Irish Farmer Stumbles Onto ‘Untouched’ Ancient Tomb
smithsonianmag.com

Video: ‘I Accidentally Discovered My Long Lost Twin on TikTok’ [8:31]
video.vice.com

Winners of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards
theatlantic.com

Tiny newfound ‘Unicorn’ is closest known black hole to Earth
space.com

Perseverance rover just made oxygen on Mars
cnn.com

Is Tony Clifton Really Andy Kaufman?
culturesonar.com

Nil-by-mouth foodie: The chef who will never eat again
bbc.com

Van Gogh’s Sketches In Letters To His Brother and Friends
flashbak.com

How Maxwell’s Demon Continues to Startle Scientists
quantamagazine.org

Thalidomide, a bitter pill
wellcomecollection.org

The Pregnant Woman Who Led a Legendary Slave Rebellion
narratively.com

The Mother of All Accidents
nautil.us

Video: Where Did the Big Bang Happen? [5:36]
youtube.com

What we’re learning from the rare cases of COVID-19 in vaccinated people
theverge.com

Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions
theconversation.com

Nuclear fallout is showing up in U.S. honey, decades after bomb tests
sciencemag.org

‘It blew our minds’: the surfers who braved sharks to ride Africa’s mightiest wave
theguardian.com

Fluid physics gives new insight into old murder case
academictimes.com

How Can a Basilica Stay Dry Amid Venice’s Rising Waters?
atlasobscura.com

Army ants build safety scaffolds to catch their falling friends
newatlas.com

The Fracking Lottery
longreads.com

Scientists rediscover lost coffee species suited to a warmer climate
cbc.ca

Archaeologists Solve a Decades-Old Harriet Tubman Mystery
nytimes.com

Stone skipping physics could help spacecraft land safely on water
newscientist.com

How One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt
nytimes.com

Italian ‘king of absentees’ allegedly skipped work for 15 years
theguardian.com

Quantum Astronomy Could Create Telescopes Hundreds of Kilometers Wide
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent
thewalrus.ca

The world is in a crucial period for dealing with space junk
academictimes.com

New Neural Networks Solve Hardest Equations Faster Than Ever
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

The Plot to Kill the Olympics
outsideonline.com

Why Sports Make You Miserable, According to Science
lifehacker.com

NASA Parker Solar Probe snaps images of Venus’ dust ring
slashgear.com

The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea
theguardian.com

They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War
wired.com

Born secret — the heavy burden of bomb physics
nature.com

After Ingenuity’s successful Mars flight, NASA plans to fly a huge rotorcraft on Saturn’s moon
salon.com

Tarantulas are *everywhere* and now researchers know why
zmescience.com

Do Brain Implants Change Your Identity?
newyorker.com

How the jewel beetle’s shiny shell helps it hide in plain sight
zmescience.com

Video: The world’s most painful insect sting [5:11]
youtube.com

How to Land on an Alien World
airspacemag.com

Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the “Brazil nut effect”
arstechnica.com

The Government Says We Should Use Nukes to Deflect Asteroids
popularmechanics.com

The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army
newyorker.com