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Nearby planet is ‘excellent’ target in search for life
Shared from bbc.com • 15 November 2017
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
Shared from nagoya-u.ac.jp • 08 December 2023
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Upward Lightning Takes Its Cue from Nearby Lightning Events
Shared from eos.org • 11 April 2021 • (see also)
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A Trail Gone Cold

Against the odds, a tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.
Written by Marisa Brook • 21 Mar 2024 • Read/Listen →
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The Ancient Order of Bali

In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discovery
Written by Matt Castle • 28 Mar 2023 • Read/Listen →
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The Rube’s Dilemma

A great pitcher’s great temptation.
Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan • 28 Oct 2022 • Read/Listen →
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The Mount St. Helens Trespasser

Robert Rogers, a man obsessed with trespassing, sets his sights on Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980
Written by Jackie Mead • 28 Feb 2022 • Read/Listen →
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Hunting For Kobyla

The true story of a runaway Nazi, a determined sleuth, and a chase around the world.
Written by Zoë Randolph • 07 Feb 2022 • Read/Listen →
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The Traveler and His Baggage

In Nazi-occupied Paris, “Dr. Eugène” offered Jews an alternative to deportation, slavery, and death camps. But the escape network was not what it seemed.
Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Jun 2021 • Read/Listen →
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Fifteen Years Forsaken

A true story of castaways on a lost and hostile scrap of land, all thanks to some meddlesome Frenchmen and terrible luck.
Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 28 Apr 2021 • Read/Listen →
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