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Comets’ heads can be green, but never their tails: After 90 years, we finally know why
phys.org

106.5 FM: the prison radio station giving Texas men on death row a voice
theguardian.com

Have you read a lot of our catalog? If so, can you help us update our Greatest Hits?
docs.google.com

Does Not Compute: Why Machines Need a Practical Sense of Humor
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

Snow is glowing in the Russian Arctic. The culprit? Tiny sea creatures.
nationalgeographic.com

Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

SpinLaunch Successfully Throws A 10-Meter Dart Toward Space
cleantechnica.com

How Mathematicians Cracked the Zodiac Killer’s Cipher
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

The story of the fight to archive the internet
techradar.com

Video: Exploring 300 Million Dollar Gilded Aged Mansion (ftr: we do not endorse trespassing) [41:19]
youtube.com

James Webb Space Telescope vs. Hubble: How will their images compare?
space.com

Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest
phys.org

New York has a huge rat problem. These vigilantes with dogs think they can fix it
theguardian.com

How are Rome’s monuments still standing?
bbc.com

Scientists have a new theory explaining liquid water on Mars
inverse.com

Rare and frightening footballfish washes up in California – again
theguardian.com

Prison Phone Companies Are Recording Attorney-Client Calls Across the US
vice.com

Why NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble, has ‘perfectly misshaped’ mirrors
houstonchronicle.com

Five ice-age mammoths unearthed in Cotswolds after 220,000 years
theguardian.com

A domestic newspaper warns of the Russian space program’s “rapid collapse”
arstechnica.com

Why This Ancient Civilization Fell Out of Love With Gold for 700 Years
smithsonianmag.com

The US Mountain West Could Soon Face Snowless Winters
wired.com

41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator
livescience.com

Scientists have successfully taught a collection of brain cells in a petri dish how to play the video game “Pong”
futurism.com

Colossal ‘Fossil’ Structures Have Been Detected Lurking on The Outskirts of Our Galaxy
sciencealert.com

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede
cnn.com

Video: The dark history of Mount Rushmore [5:13]
youtube.com • (see also)

‘Extraordinary’ restoration of Roman rock crystal jar from Galloway hoard
theguardian.com

Horseshoe crabs are in danger because everyone wants their blood
theverge.com

These Planets Are Crumbling Into Dust in Front of Our Eyes
thedailybeast.com

Meet the man who accidentally started an assassin hiring website
theguardian.com

The ‘runner’s high’ may result from molecules called cannabinoids – the body’s own version of THC and CBD
theconversation.com

Airseas installs its first fuel-saving auto-kite on a cargo ship
newatlas.com

The universe is expanding faster than it should be
nationalgeographic.com

Vacuum-Sealed Container From 1972 Moon Landing Will Finally Be Opened
gizmodo.com

Flexible paper-based battery is designed to biodegrade once discarded
newatlas.com

Quantum physics requires imaginary numbers to explain reality
sciencenews.org

A tantalizing clue to why omicron is spreading so quickly
npr.org

This week: 🐪 Camel beauty pageants, 🦛 Hippo gut sharing, 🦠 Anti-COVID chewing gum…and more!
damninteresting.com

Are We Ready for the Next Big Solar Storm?
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form
theconversation.com

How a strange bird from Mexico became a Christmas staple
bbc.com

Pluto’s bizarre polygons now have a science explanation
space.com

Video: Fingers Crossed for the James Webb Space Telescope [15:05]
youtube.com

Whatever Happened to Airships?
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Mel Brooks on the Making of Spaceballs
lithub.com

What Does It Mean for AI to Understand?
quantamagazine.org

NASA’s Perseverance rover finds organic chemicals on Mars
space.com

What’s Stopping Scientists from Making Viable Synthetic Blood?
insidescience.org

The American Addiction to Speeding
slate.com

This Millipede Has 1,306 Legs—The Most on Earth
theatlantic.com

Video: Why New York’s Billionaires’ Row Is Half Empty [28:37]
youtube.com

The lawyer who tried faking his death, and the writer exposing his crime dynasty
theguardian.com

How a fly’s brain calculates its position in space
phys.org

A Sun-Like Star Just Blasted out a Flare That Would be Devastating if it Happened Here
universetoday.com • (see also)

The Appeal of Artists Who Won Fame After Death
wsj.com

Even Really Massive Stars Seem to Have Planets
universetoday.com

Scientists Just Found a ‘Significant’ Volume of Water Inside Mars’ Grand Canyon
interestingengineering.com

From hairpin to house: woman who mastered ‘trading up’ realizes dream
theguardian.com

Here Are the Juiciest Bits From the Secret JFK Document Dump
thedailybeast.com