Damn Interesting



Can a mass shooter demand a good death? The strange case that tested the limits of justice

From theguardian.com


The Hunt for Russian Collaborators in Ukraine

From newyorker.com


They Outlasted the Dinosaurs. Can They Survive Us?

From nytimes.com


Hear the Wind on Mars

From nautil.us


One Year Later, a Tongan Eruption Is Still Reverberating

From hakaimagazine.com


Dying for sex: endangered male quolls may be mating themselves to death instead of sleeping, scientists say

From theguardian.com


Astronomers Find Rare Star System That Will Trigger a Kilonova

From gizmodo.com


"We're Not Calling This a Rescue Soyuz" (see also)

From supercluster.com


What’s in Store-Bought Chicken Stock, and Why Are Brands so Secretive About It?

From eater.com


New Prototype Device Generates Hydrogen From Untreated Seawater

From sciencealert.com


Why Groundhog Day has its roots in astronomy

From salon.com


Zookeepers Say They’ve Solved the Mystery of How a Gibbon Got Pregnant by Herself

From vice.com


Pit find in Germany reveals how Neanderthals hunted huge elephants

From theguardian.com


When Americans Lost Faith in the News

From newyorker.com


New map of the universe's matter reveals a possible hole in our understanding of the cosmos

From livescience.com


What were those glowing green lasers over Hawaii? (see also)

From sacbee.com


Scientists Grew Mini Human Guts Inside Mice

From wired.com


How to Forge Shells for Ukraine's Artillery

From nytimes.com


US man cleaning out late grandmother’s apartment shot dead by police

From theguardian.com


How undersea cables may affect marine life (see also)

From bbc.com


'Five Years Ago, I Wrote a Fictional Disaster That Is Now Playing Out in Real Time'

From nytimes.com


The audacious rescue plan that might have saved space shuttle Columbia

From arstechnica.com


The Earth's Continental Crust is Totally Weird

From discovermagazine.com


Egyptian mummy-making used oils and resins found only in Asia and African rainforests, scientists report

From theweek.com


Scientist Accidentally Discovers The Oldest Brain of Any Vertebrate

From sciencealert.com


Hubble Telescope Directly Measures a White Dwarf Mass for the First Time

From gizmodo.com