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The genetic power of ancient trees
bbc.com

She Spent a Decade Writing Fake Russian History. Wikipedia Just Noticed.
sixthtone.com

Physicists confront the neutron lifetime puzzle
phys.org

Early human fossils are a million years older than expected
cnn.com

Chilli peppers, coffee, wine: how the climate crisis is causing food shortages
theguardian.com

Video: Why roller coaster loops aren’t circular [6:26]
youtube.com

Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets?
phys.org

Nazi-Looted Painting Returned to 101-Year-Old Dutch Woman
smithsonianmag.com

How three sisters (and their mom) tried to swindle the CRA out of millions
macleans.ca

101-Year-Old Former Nazi Camp Guard Jailed for 5 Years
vice.com

Can Rebranding Invasive Carp Make It More Appealing to Eat?
smithsonianmag.com

How Dragonflies Make the Most Extraordinary Journey in Nature
discovermagazine.com

Mars Has So Much Radiation, Any Signs of Life Would Be Buried Six Feet Under
sciencealert.com

Cygnus cargo ship allows US to control ISS orbit without Russian help
newatlas.com

On this day in 1905, Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head, for science
damninteresting.com

Video: The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future [12:30]
youtube.com

How orange juice took over the breakfast table
bbc.com

There’s a Surprising Similarity Between The Brains of Humans And Octopuses
sciencealert.com

Video: German prosecutors in race against time to try last Nazis over WWII crimes [4:39]
youtube.com • (see also)

Jason Brassard Spent His Lifetime Collecting the Rarest Video Games. Until the Heist.
vanityfair.com

New Data from the Gaia Space Telescope is Helping Reveal the Secret Lives of Asteroids
thedebrief.org

Incredible Virus Discovery Offers Clues About the Origins of Complex Life
scitechdaily.com

Can a corporation “own” a color?
thehustle.co

Evidence of Non-Terrestrial Objects Surveilling Earth Could Be Revealed in New Research Effort
thedebrief.org

Video: This clock was famous, but the internet ruined it. [7:26]
youtube.com

The mathematics of human behaviour: how a new model can spot liars and counter disinformation
theconversation.com

Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments
technologyreview.com

How Pearl Meat Became Australia’s Newest Luxury Ingredient
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Imperial Science and the Company’s Museum
daily.jstor.org

Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost
newatlas.com

Why criticism lasts longer than praise
bbc.com

‘I Am Very Tall’
theatlantic.com • (see also)

VY Canis Majoris is Dying, and Astronomers are Watching
universetoday.com

New DNA Technology Is Shaking Up The Branches of The Evolutionary Tree
sciencealert.com

Friends at first sniff: People drawn to others who smell like them
phys.org

Explorers find the world’s deepest shipwreck four miles under the Pacific
cnn.com

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
scitechdaily.com

The Maldives Has a Floating City Underway
mossandfog.com

Russia is disappearing Ukrainian civilians. Their families want answers
npr.org

World’s First Solar-Powered Car Is Ready To Hit the Road
mymodernmet.com

‘She’s perfect and she’s beautiful’: Frozen baby woolly mammoth discovered in Yukon gold fields
cbc.ca

The archive saving home sewing history from the trash
theverge.com

This week: 🐸frog identity crisis, 📚ancient cookbooks, 🧠false memory experts, and more!
damninteresting.com

Mystery deepens as owners say Hong Kong floating restaurant has not sunk
theguardian.com

NASA Pauses Psyche, a Mission to a Metal-Rich Asteroid
nytimes.com

Who Was Norma McCorvey, the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade?
smithsonianmag.com

‘Anti-hunger’ molecule forms after exercise, scientists discover
med.stanford.edu

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Rolls Past Evidence of Ancient Water
gizmodo.com

When Cats Chew Catnip, It Works as a Bug Spray
smithsonianmag.com

Pig heart transplant failed as its heart muscle cells died
arstechnica.com

Likely Crash Site of Mystery Space Junk Spotted on Moon’s Far Side
gizmodo.com

COVID-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths, study reveals
allianceforscience.cornell.edu

New gene editing tool reduces errors by nicking DNA not cutting
newatlas.com

By Exploring Virtual Worlds, AI Learns in New Ways
quantamagazine.org

The abandoned Soviet mining town in Norway’s Arctic
bbc.com

BepiColombo’s Second Mercury Flyby
universetoday.com

Experimental Discovery of a Tetraneutron – An Exotic State of Matter
scitechdaily.com

Gravity Is the Next Frontier for Batteries
popularmechanics.com

The star that survived a supernova
phys.org

A tiny spacecraft the size of a microwave could pave the way for a station between Earth and the moon
cnn.com