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How learning happens in the brains of sleeping babes
knowablemagazine.org

Parents of Kids Under 5 Stuck in Grueling Covid Limbo
nytimes.com • Related

Oldest Known Human-Bred Hybrid Animal Was a ‘Kunga’ #WildAss
gizmodo.com

Shakespeare’s First Folio acquired by UBC in ‘once-in-eternity’ purchase
theglobeandmail.com

Evolution study suggests DNA mutations are less random than we thought
newatlas.com

How Volcanologists Tracked a Violent, Months-Long Eruption
atlasobscura.com

Dwarka: India’s submerged ancient city
bbc.com

How rich countries skew the fossil record
nature.com

This week: 🧬 Postcard DNA, 💩 Bespoke stool samples, 🐋 Dead whale waystation, and more!
damninteresting.com

The Best Stories from 120 Years of ‘Popular Mechanics’
popularmechanics.com

Largest dark energy map could reveal the fate of the universe
livescience.com

Secret audio sheds light on toppled dictator’s frantic last hours
bbc.com

Nasa begins months-long effort to focus James Webb space telescope
theguardian.com

“Spectacular Discovery” in Antarctica: Massive Icefish Breeding Colony With 60 Million Nests
scitechdaily.com

Archaeologists Discover—and Start to Decode—Rare Medieval Runes
smithsonianmag.com

Turns Out Schrödinger, the Father of Quantum Physics, Was a Pedophile
futurism.com

Water vapor found in another planet’s atmosphere
nbcnews.com

The Overlooked Art (and Drama) of Courtroom Sketching
messynessychic.com

Epstein-Barr Virus Could Be the Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis, Large Study Finds
gizmodo.com

Why Nasa is exploring the deepest oceans on Earth
bbc.com • (see also)

Tchaikovsky’s Patroness
daily.jstor.org

A Look Inside Rikers: ‘Fight Night’ and Gang Rule, Captured on Video
nytimes.com

Scientists hunting alien moons think maybe they’ve found one bigger than Earth
npr.org

China Building “Artificial Moon” Facility That Simulates Low Gravity With Magnets
futurism.com

A Q&A With the Scientist Who Discovered Cannabis Can Prevent COVID-19
vice.com

Quantum mechanics questions the fundamental nature of reality
sciencenews.org

Why Is the Santa Susana Nuclear Accident Still Being Covered Up?
zocalopublicsquare.org

Star Trek has tractor beams. So do we.
expmag.com

Shawn Bradley wrestles with life at 7’6″ in a wheelchair
si.com

The Worrisome Rise of NFTs
nautil.us

The True-Crime “Podcast Junkie” Turned Real-Life Murder Suspect
narratively.com

After the Beanie Baby bubble burst
vox.com

Scammers put fake QR codes on parking meters to intercept parkers’ payments
arstechnica.com

Video: The Boys Who Ran Away from Home on a 747 [29:57]
newyorker.com

‘I felt a sickening pain’: how the ‘first true Hitchcock movie’ almost killed its star
theguardian.com

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