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You might be ghosting the internet. Can it survive?
bbc.com

‘Left in a paper bag at birth, I’ve spent years looking for my birth mom to say: thank you’
cbc.ca

Video: The Colonial Mean Girl Who Almost Ended America [11:59]
youtube.com

The Surprising Durability Of Africa’s Colonial Borders
noemamag.com

Video: Watch a cheetah up-close as it chases its prey [03:22]
bbc.com • (see also)

Living Near the Ocean May Add Years to Your Life
neurosciencenews.com

Mitochondria aren’t only the ‘powerhouses of cells’ — they also battle germs
livescience.com

Man Awarded $12,500 After Google Street View Photographed His Ass
gizmodo.com

Video: How Were These ‘Shakespeare-isms’ Actually Used? [19:14]
youtube.com

The Return of Yellowstone’s Wolves Set off a Stunning Chain Reaction
vice.com

A Family Doctor’s Search for Salvation
newyorker.com • Mirror

When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space
nytimes.com • (see also)

Scientists behind controversial 2010 arsenic-based life study clap back as paper gets pulled: ‘We do not support this retraction’
space.com

Can Artificial Intelligence Learn the Nuances of Human Humor?
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination – for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
theconversation.com

‘Time travel’ memory hack rejuvenates memories, study finds
livescience.com

Tampa hits 100 degrees for 1st time in recorded weather history. Will it continue?
tampabay.com

MIT uses 10,000 ultracold atoms to settle 98-year debate between Einstein and Bohr
interestingengineering.com • (see also)

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: What We Know Now
skyandtelescope.org

‘Our dreams were shattered’: the Black Californians forced from the city they built
theguardian.com

World’s first lunar radio telescope readies for far side mission
newatlas.com • (see also)

How a Brutal Beer War Led to the Downfall of the Brewery That Made Milwaukee Famous
esquire.com • (see also)

Ancient site stirs heated political debate on India’s past
bbc.com

Memories aren’t static in the brain — they ‘drift’ over time
livescience.com

This Temporary Tattoo Can Tell If Your Drink’s Been Spiked
vice.com

Scientists Just Found a Coral Species They Thought Had Gone Extinct, Marking the First Record of It in 24 Years
smithsonianmag.com

Cambridge researchers find 4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint
bbc.com

Sight of someone potentially infectious causes immune response, research suggests
theguardian.com • (see also)

Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations
nytimes.com

How social platforms — and algorithms — are shaping the way we talk
cbc.ca

Earth’s Underground Life Could Exist on Mars, Scientists Say
scitechdaily.com

Video: This Experiment Only Works in a Falling Plane [11:06]
youtube.com

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology
arstechnica.com

Photos: Building a Medieval Castle in the 21st Century
theatlantic.com

Whatever Happened to London’s “Little America”?
daily.jstor.org

80 years ago today a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
damninteresting.com

Astronomers witness a newborn planet emerging from the dust around a sun-like star
livescience.com

Video: The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) Anything [32:31]
youtube.com

World’s Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior, Research Suggests
sciencealert.com • (see also)

This week: Ukulele popularity curves, beats by poultry, singing bridges, and more!
damninteresting.com

Why do we put seatbacks up for landing? An aviation expert explains.
popsci.com

Video: Something Weird Is Happening With This Bright Red Beach [6:44]
youtube.com

A Professor’s Hunt for the Rarest Chinese Typewriter
nytimes.com

Marking Time in a Changing World
nautil.us

Study sheds light on why some people keep self-sabotaging
arstechnica.com

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
wired.com • Mirror

Scientists just made the 1st antimatter ‘qubit.’ Here’s why it could be a big deal
space.com

Scientists Feared the World’s Smallest Snake Had Gone Extinct. They Just Found It Again
smithsonianmag.com

Why your childhood snacks are back on shelves
thehustle.co

After 15 years of controversy, Science retracts ‘arsenic life’ paper
retractionwatch.com

Gorgeous new images of the cosmos from NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope
space.com

Natural Compound Found in Mushrooms Delays Aging and Extends Lifespan, Study Suggests
scitechdaily.com

A Single Genetic Tweak Stops Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria
the-scientist.com

3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide — the largest interstellar object ever seen
livescience.com

Octopuses Fall for the Rubber Hand Illusion, Just Like Humans, Pointing to a Sense of Body Ownership
smithsonianmag.com

Astronomers calculate that the universe will die in 33 billion years — much sooner than we thought
space.com

Inside the Days, Hours and Minutes Leading Up to the Hiroshima Bombing
lithub.com • (see also)

Before These Clouds Form Stars, They Form A Complex Network of Filaments
universetoday.com

An Inventor Is Injecting Bleach Into Cancerous Tumors—and Wants to Bring the Treatment to the US
wired.com • Mirror

Spider Venom Prevents Tissue Damage After Heart Attack and Stroke
the-scientist.com