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One incredible ocean crossing may have made human evolution possible
theconversation.com

We’ve measured the size of Venus’s planetary core for the first time
newscientist.com • (see also)

Life finds a way: in search of England’s lost, forgotten rainforests
theguardian.com

Scenes From Off-World: A photo album of our solar system
theatlantic.com

The man who stole a hotel
capitaldaily.ca

A “strange, giant” galaxy is breaking all the rules
massivesci.com

Watch This Test Flight of the World’s Largest Airplane
vice.com

Video: NASA Sees Tides Under Ocean’s Surface [3:11]
youtube.com

All Aboard Tito’s Train: A Dictator’s Time Capsule of Luxury Travel
messynessychic.com

Neanderthal in the mirror: our changing perceptions of these ancient humans
historyextra.com

Shhhh, they’re listening – inside the coming voice-profiling revolution
theconversation.com

Researchers ‘shocked’ to find Egyptian mummy was a pregnant woman
theguardian.com

We may have just discovered why Parkinson’s patients see ‘ghosts’
academictimes.com • See also • See also

Climate change has made the world’s deadliest lake way more dangerous
cnet.com

Queen of the S.R.O.
narratively.com

Molecules wrangled into single quantum state in breakthrough experiment
newatlas.com

A fictitious asteroid is headed our way, and a group of real experts is currently doing their best to deal with the grim situation
gizmodo.com

Archaeologists Discover 110 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Along the Nile Delta
smithsonianmag.com

How climate change moved Earth’s axis
mashable.com

In a time without scans or antenatal tests, none were prepared for the damage caused by the thalidomide drug
wellcomecollection.org

What Makes Music Universal
nautil.us

China launches first module of new space station
bbc.com

Billion-year-old fossil found in Scotland unlocks secrets of Earth’s earliest life forms
news.sky.com • (see also)

Physicists Prove That the Imaginary Part of Quantum Mechanics Really Exists!
scitechdaily.com

Video: The Future Of Reasoning [30:01]
youtube.com

Psychedelic-like drug that doesn’t cause hallucinations could treat depression and PTSD
studyfinds.org

How Long Can We Live?
nytimes.com

Covid Lockdowns Prevented Other Infections. Is That Good?
wired.com

When a multimillionaire offers a massive reward for her missing cat, searchers race each other across a ritzy island filled with mysteries
medium.com

“Campfires” on the Sun explain the mystery of why its atmosphere is so hot
sciencefocus.com

The End of the Road
thedriftmag.com

How Pfizer Makes Its Covid-19 Vaccine
nytimes.com

A Backdoor Lets the Immune System Monitor the Brain
quantamagazine.org

The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind
epicurious.com

‘Forgotten Astronaut’ Michael Collins Dies
npr.org • (see also)

Video: The Virus That Shook the World: Part One (full documentary) [1:53:48]
youtube.com

The Army’s Night Vision Goggles Make the Battlefield Look Like a Video Game
popularmechanics.com

Video: This metal is more valuable than gold [6:59]
youtube.com

Britain Was Still Trying to Make Steam Trucks Happen in the 1930s
thedrive.com • (see also)

Finding the Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
theatlantic.com

These cellular clocks help explain why elephants are bigger than mice
nature.com

The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Jailbreak Artist
gq.com

Cosmic Map of Ultrahigh-Energy Particles Points to Long-Hidden Treasures
quantamagazine.org

New article/episode by J. A. Macfarlane: Fifteen Years Forsaken
dam.mn

This Interstellar Probe Would Go Deeper Into Space Than Anything Before It
gizmodo.com

Eighteenth-Century Spies in the European Silk Industry
daily.jstor.org

How Yahoo Became an Internet Villain
theatlantic.com

Stars made of antimatter could lurk in the Milky Way
sciencenews.org

New Proof Reveals That Graphs With No Pentagons Are Fundamentally Different
quantamagazine.org

Beware Of Humans
fivethirtyeight.com

Video: Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal [5:35]
youtube.com

The man who thought orgasms could save the world
bbc.com • (see also)

Thousands of barrels of suspected toxic DDT found dumped in California ocean
theguardian.com

How a Hungry Canadian Beetle Helped Triple the Price of Lumber
theatlantic.com

Video: The Most Extreme Things in the Universe – Ultimate Guide to Black Holes [12:14]
youtube.com

Norway’s witch trials: the woman killed for a fatal storm
theguardian.com • (see also)

Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could become first-ever home cure for COVID-19
montrealgazette.com

Betelgeuse going Critical
astrobites.org

Scientists uncover a ‘hellish’ planet so hot it could vaporize most metals
cnet.com

This is the first house to be 3D printed from raw earth
itsnicethat.com