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Remembering the ‘unsung heroes’ of the Halifax Explosion recovery effort
cbc.ca

On this day in 1917, one of the largest non-nuclear man-made explosions occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia
damninteresting.com

Mountaineer given jewels he found on French glacier 50 years after plane crash
theguardian.com

Is SpinLaunch Viable?
theness.com

Thomas Gavin might be America’s most prolific artifact thief — but the jig is up
npr.org

This stunning, real video of the SpaceX Inspiration4 launch is made of multiple telescope tracking shots. Created by Mars Scientific
reddit.com

AI Is Discovering Patterns in Pure Mathematics That Have Never Been Seen Before
sciencealert.com

The escalating costs of being single in America
vox.com

How Can the Ocean Have This Many Types of Plankton?
theatlantic.com

Sigiriya: Sri Lanka’s ancient water gardens
bbc.com

A Tiny Galaxy Has an Unusually Large Black Hole And Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
sciencealert.com

On the Little-Known Archives Keeping Civil Rights Activists’ Stories Alive
lithub.com

Researchers Defeat Randomness to Create Ideal Code
quantamagazine.org

NASA is about to launch a laser demo that could revolutionize space communication
cnn.com

Hot news from two billion years ago: plankton actually moved mountains
theguardian.com

The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works.
quantamagazine.org

Scientists Say Mercury Could Be a ‘Relic’ of the Early Earth
interestingengineering.com

Why Are Duolingo’s Sentences So Weird?
slate.com

‘I woke up in ICU… and didn’t know what was real’
bbc.co.uk

The Japanese Fishing Village That Vanished From Los Angeles
messynessychic.com

The lower 48 states are lacking in snow but Hawaii has a blizzard warning with 100 mph winds
cnn.com

The weirdest book in the world just turned 40. We talked to its creator.
insider.com • (see also)

On this day in 1958, a heavily modified airplane flew out of Las Vegas with a single objective: Don’t land.
damninteresting.com

China moon rover to investigate cube-shaped ‘mystery house’ object
cnet.com

Strange Things Happening in Earth’s Atmosphere: NASA Launches Rocket To Investigate Mysterious Area Above the North Pole
scitechdaily.com

3 privately owned, commercial space stations get NASA funding
cbc.ca

‘A mysterious sickness has control of my body. And I’m unsure if it will ever leave’
latimes.com

Damn Interesting Week BONUS Episode #1: Criminals Who Are Bad at Their Job
damninteresting.com

This week: 🌐 Fake crime websites, 🦠 stowaway cell structures, 🌠 secret meteorites, and more. Episode 100!
damninteresting.com

How we came to depend on the week despite its artificiality
aeon.co

Websites that charge fees to take down public mugshots are a multi-million dollar industry
melmagazine.com

Giant ‘phantom jellyfish’ that eats with mouth-arms spotted off California coast
livescience.com

International Space Station swerves to dodge space junk
reuters.com

Astronomers have found a new planet that’s mostly made of iron
npr.org

How to Solve A Murder in Early 19th-Century London
crimereads.com

A Lab of Her Own
nautil.us

People’s Choice: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
theatlantic.com

Quantum Simulators Create a Totally New Phase of Matter
quantamagazine.org

24-Year-Old Researches Treatment for Her Own Crippling Disease
people.com

A Man Grew a Tooth in His Nose
gizmodo.com

50 Years Ago, a Forgotten Mission Landed on Mars
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

How Smart Homes Alter Human Behavior
spectrum.ieee.org

A 975-day nightmare: how the Home Office forced a British citizen into destitution abroad
theguardian.com

Video: The Guy Who Figured Out How Snowflakes Work [18:48]
youtube.com

The Science of Mind Reading
newyorker.com

When is a scientific experiment like a beautiful work of art?
aeon.co

Campaign to drill for the oldest continuous Antarctic ice core begins
newatlas.com

On this day in 2008 a man with a fascinating brain passed away
damninteresting.com

Hiding in plain sight: How one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives led a quiet life in Lynnfield
bostonglobe.com

Angkor: Asia’s ancient ‘Hydraulic City’
bbc.com

Arecibo Observatory: A year after telescope’s collapse, an icon gets continuing cleanup and a new documentary
space.com • (see also)

The Biggest ‘Oh No’ Moment in the Solar System
theatlantic.com

A Hotel Housekeeper On Her Life and Work
afar.com

Meet Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star [to our star]
skyandtelescope.org

Eruption of Vesuvius on Herculaneum ‘like Hiroshima bomb’
theguardian.com

Found in a Candy Tin: One of the First Coins Struck in Colonial North America
smithsonianmag.com

How the CIA Took Over a Florida Island
crimereads.com

My 2-year-old is under the weather today, so it’ll be a little slow around here
damninteresting.com

Why Vulture Bees Prefer Rotting Flesh Over Pollen
smithsonianmag.com

We Should Probably Talk About L’Oréal’s Dark Past
messynessychic.com