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Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
nbcnews.com

Video: Betelgeuse looks a lot stranger than we thought, and physics shouldn’t allow it [13:51]
youtube.com

Parasites and old clothes in North Korea trash balloons
bbc.com

Video: When Did We Start Getting Cavities? [7:07]
youtube.com

Neurobiologists uncover brain mechanisms behind generalized fear
psypost.org

Powering Planes With Microwaves Is Not the Craziest Idea
spectrum.ieee.org

Astronauts stranded in space due to multiple issues with Boeing’s Starliner — and the window for a return flight is closing
livescience.com

China’s crackdown on ‘wealth-flaunting’ social media puts pressure on influencers
theconversation.com

The Color of Your Sunglasses’ Lenses Matters More Than You Think
cnet.com

Scientists Reverse Alzheimer’s Synapse Damage in Mice
futurism.com

Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano keeping scientists up at night
cnn.com

Astronomers find three potential super-Earths around nearby star
phys.org

‘I only learnt to know her through her diary’: Anne Frank’s father on how his daughter lived on after her death
bbc.com

The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours – from mouth to gut to vagina
theguardian.com

Everything’s About to Get a H#ll of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change
wired.com

‘These kids are violent, drunk on power’: can mafia children be saved from a life of crime?
theguardian.com

Video: There are NOT 195 countries [12:15]
youtube.com • (see also)

Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter
arstechnica.com

What the 3.2 million-year-old Lucy fossil reveals about nudity and shame
theconversation.com

Earth’s Mysterious, Deep-Dwelling Microbes We’re Only Starting to Understand
nytimes.com

Suspected Chinese rocket debris seen falling over village after launch, video shows
cnn.com • Video

Video: The octopus squid breaks the rules, having 8 arms instead of 10 [3:09]
youtube.com

Anti-aging molecule successfully restores multiple markers of youth
newatlas.com

‘Tiny Crime Fighters With Wings’: Bees Go to Work on a Virginia ‘Body Farm’
nytimes.com • (see also)

Video: What’s Inside a Rattlesnake Rattle? [2:52]
youtube.com

‘I almost died trying to get salt from the sea’
bbc.com

How Flounder Wound Up With an Epic Side-Eye
nytimes.com

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
space.com

Family whose roof was damaged by space debris files claims against NASA
arstechnica.com

Turning infrared light visible: New device uses 2D material to up-convert infrared light
phys.org

This Startup Claimed Its Blood Transfusions Could Reverse Aging. Then, the FDA Stepped In
popularmechanics.com

Silent Saviour: How Marcel Marceau Used Mime to Save Lives in WWII
messynessychic.com

‘I Tried to Finish a Dead Man’s Novel’
thewalrus.ca

Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human body – how worried should we be?
theconversation.com

How traffic noise hurts children’s brains
bbc.com

Easter Island study casts doubt on theory of ‘ecocide’ by early population
theguardian.com • (sea also)

An Odd Rock in a Box Gets Linked to a Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago
nytimes.com

These Badges Shed New Light on the Enslaved Workers Who Built Charleston
smithsonianmag.com

Five Men Convicted of Operating Massive, Illegal Streaming Service That Allegedly Had More Content Than Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and Prime Video Combined
variety.com

Diesel the escaped pet donkey found living with elk after five years
theguardian.com

Do tornadoes or hailstorms do more damage?
bbc.com

‘The greatest thinker you’ve never heard of’: expert who explained Hitler’s rise is finally in the spotlight
theguardian.com

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown function of blinking
psypost.org

This week: Doggone hero, battery-powered concrete, reality TV realities, and more!
damninteresting.com

An Ancient Beach Buried by Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption Is Now Open to the Public
smithsonianmag.com

The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook, 1976
flashbak.com

A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries
npr.org

The Case of the Missing Chacmools
altaonline.com

Can you ever really own an aesthetic? Creatives discuss what happens when your style becomes a trend
itsnicethat.com

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data
theconversation.com

Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win
arstechnica.com

The Problem With Erik: Privilege, Blackmail, and Murder for Hire in Austin
texasmonthly.com

How the Square Root of 2 Became a Number
quantamagazine.org

Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance
theconversation.com • (see also)

Animal homosexual behaviour under-reported by scientists, survey shows
theguardian.com

Colorized Images That Capture the Grim Reality of World War II’s Eastern Front
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Video: The Real Reason Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor [16:26]
youtube.com • (see also)

This tentacled, parasitic ‘fairy lantern’ plant is new to science
sciencenews.org

‘A 30-second walk would exhaust me beyond reason’: Natacha’s life with long Covid
theguardian.com

Coke, Pepsi Pledged to Quit Russia Over Ukraine But Are Still There
bloomberg.com • Without paywall • (see also)