Printed from https://www.damninteresting.com/curated-links/?before=58869

Moderna’s founder says mRNA can treat a wide range of diseases
qz.com

Image: A photorealistic rendering of George Washington if he lived in the present day
reddit.com

Sentenced to life in prison at 16, Adolfo Davis hoped a Supreme Court ruling would give him a chance at a new beginning. But nothing about freedom turned out as he expected
magazine.atavist.com

Image: The interaction of two doomed stars created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of gas
esahubble.org

How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously
newyorker.com

Video: Why West Africa keeps inventing writing systems [10:06]
youtube.com • (see also)

China’s space station launch might cost lives on the ground
yahoo.com

On this day in 1943 a seemingly convenient corpse washed ashore in Spain
damninteresting.com

What We’re Learning About Ingenuity’s Flight Control and Aerodynamic Performance
mars.nasa.gov

Video: Why the US has two different highway fonts [5:07]
youtube.com

The Unspoken Wedge Between Parents and Grandparents
theatlantic.com

How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel
theverge.com

An underground tank at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is leaking gallons of radioactive chemical waste
cbsnews.com • (see also)

This week: Radioactive honey, gravity-powered batteries, long lost coffee, and more
damninteresting.com

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things
lithub.com

The Farmer Trying to Save Italy’s Ancient Olive Trees
atlasobscura.com

Weird viral DNA spills secrets to biologists
nature.com

Why are pets so good for mental health? Science explains
inverse.com

Zulu Queen Mantfombi Dlamini dies a month after becoming regent
bbc.com

Video: The Theory That Could Rewrite the Laws of Physics [5:42]
youtube.com

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