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The disappearing and unappreciated art of audible alerts

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On this day in 1784 a child was born into slavery who would become the center of a centuries-long mystery

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The Local Universe’s Expansion Rate Is Clearer Than Ever, but Still Doesn’t Add Up - A new synthesis of astronomical measurements confirms a persistent mismatch that could point to physics beyond current models

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These Cruise Ship Passengers Got a Real-Life ‘Cast Away’ Experience

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Video: The Most Controversial Monument You've Never Heard Of [44:58]

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A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border

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Experience: my house was taken over by 70,000 bees

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Electric aircraft motor achieves 1,000 hp output with mere 207 pound weight

interestingengineering.com·4w

Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon

arstechnica.com·5w

Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers

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“It Was Survival Mode”: The Lunar Mission That Nearly Ended in Disaster

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On this day in 1815, Mount Tambora erupted, causing a volcanic winter

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Ocean Explorers Stumbled Upon a Secret Underwater Mountain. Then the Flying Spaghetti Monsters Showed Up.

popularmechanics.com·5w

Watch NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth live online today (April 10)

space.com

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This week: Everest scams, antarctic accents, blood money tablets, and more!

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‘I had poked the bear right in the eye’: my fight to renounce my Russian citizenship

theguardian.com·5w·r/Longreads, r/longform

Artemis II and the invisible hazard on the way to the Moon (Part 1)

ansto.gov.au·5w·Hacker News

Making clean fuel (and profits) from plastic waste and battery acid

refractor.io·5w

Video: You’ve been cutting your onions all wrong [02:30]

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Here's what to expect from the fiery, 14-minute return of Artemis II

arstechnica.com·5w·Hacker News

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