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Why Nobody Really Knows What Time It Is
forbes.com

Ancient Mesopotamian Discovery Transforms Knowledge of Early Farming
rutgers.edu

Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?
techcrunch.com

Rare ‘bionic’ armor discovered in 2,500-year-old China burial
livescience.com

Black hole at center of Milky Way unpredictable and chaotic
eurekalert.org

When Mind Melds With Machine, Who’s in Control?
wired.com

The Great Siberian Thaw
newyorker.com

World’s tiniest antenna is made from DNA
zmescience.com

The Medieval Queens Whose Daring, Murderous Reigns Were Quickly Forgotten
smithsonianmag.com

Astronomers Spot an Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football
gizmodo.com

China’s Chang’e-5 probe finds on-site evidence of water on the Moon’s surface
techcrunch.com

Why is so little known about the 1930s coup attempt against FDR?
theguardian.com • (see also)

Physicists detect a hybrid particle held together by uniquely intense ‘glue’
phys.org

Euler’s 243-Year-Old ‘Impossible’ Puzzle Gets a Quantum Solution
quantamagazine.org

How much water is in Earth’s atmosphere?
livescience.com

Antarctica’s unique ecosystem is threatened by invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships
theconversation.com • (see also)

Stendhal syndrome: The travel syndrome that causes panic
bbc.com

Where are memories stored in the brain? New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells
theconversation.com

Why Skinny Skyscrapers Are So Loud (And How To Quiet Them)
insidescience.org

President Grant’s Memorial Flowers Have Survived for 136 Years
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Medieval warhorses no bigger than modern-day ponies, study finds
theguardian.com

NASA Says Space Debris Will Definitely Slam Into the James Webb Space Telescope
futurism.com

Scientists Want to Send Tardigrades to Distant Stars With Massive Lasers
vice.com

In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
apnews.com

A data ‘black hole’: Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data
theguardian.com

‘My Uncle the Witch Hunter’: Unearthing the Uncanny Story of John Troyer
thewalrus.ca • (see also)

The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’
bbc.com

Our curation is going to be a hot mess for a week or two owing to omicron concerns and child care. We’re all doing our best.
damninteresting.com

Lion Bones Are Popping Up in Some Very Unexpected Places
theatlantic.com

Women 32% more likely to die after operation by male surgeon, study reveals
theguardian.com

This Metal-Rich, Potato-Shaped Asteroid Could Be Worth $10 Quintillion
smithsonianmag.com

Inside psychogenic death, the phenomenon of “thinking” yourself to death
salon.com

Student sleuths: Scotland’s undergraduate-led cold case unit
theguardian.com

What a Shipwreck’s Tree Rings Reveal
sapiens.org

Microbes: Ocean-dwelling species produces oxygen in a way we have never seen before
newscientist.com • (see also)

A Zimbabwean archaeologist reimagines the story of a momentous African civilisation
economist.com

Prehistoric Rock Art ‘Irreparably Damaged’ by Vandals, Officials Say
nytimes.com

If you have a date in Turkey she’ll be waiting in Türkiye
travelawaits.com

The Global Race for a Centuries-Old Shipwreck and Its Billion-Dollar Treasures
vanityfair.com

Awe: The ‘little earthquake’ that could free your mind
bbc.com

‘The Pandemic Brought Our Family’s Harasser Out Of Retirement. Here’s How We Finally Caught Him.’
buzzfeednews.com

Can Synthetic Palm Oil Help Save the World’s Tropical Forests?
wired.com

Video: Linoleum flooring is cool, actually [6:44]
youtube.com

Boeing’s New Hypersonic Aircraft Concept Reaches Speeds of Mach 5
interestingengineering.com

Study suggests new cause of Down syndrome: cells linked to aging
statnews.com

The Right to Potential: On the Dramatic History of Women’s Elite Running
lithub.com

Turkmenistan plans to extinguish vast gas crater fire dubbed ‘Gateway to hell’
theguardian.com

800-Year-Old Rare Arabic-inspired Chess Piece Discovered in Norway
guardianmag.press

James Webb Space Telescope unfolds its giant mirror in space
cnn.com

‘They got the lot’: the mystery of the biggest bank heist in Australia’s history
theguardian.com

The Western drought is revealing America’s ‘lost national park’
npr.org

Treasure trove of 2,000 fossils reveals life in Australia’s prehistoric rainforest before it turned into desert
yahoo.com

‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of the Moon Is a Huge Disappointment
gizmodo.com

Soldier’s second world war letter to his mother delivered after 76 years
theguardian.com

Eight Women Astronomers You Should Know
daily.jstor.org

Horned ‘Viking’ helmets were actually from a different civilization, archaeologists say
livescience.com

Video: Truck spends three days dangling over China cliff [00:48]
bbc.com

This week: ⚰️ Digital mummies, 🦌 Bambi gets political, 🐹 Inebriated hamsters, and more!
damninteresting.com

The Physics of the James Webb Space Telescope
wired.com

Scientists step up hunt for ‘Asian unicorn’, one of world’s rarest animals
theguardian.com