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BBC
Two dead as Mexican Navy ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge: At least 19 people are injured after the towering masts of training sailboat clip New York City's famous bridge.
Hamas proposes releasing some hostages in fresh talks after new Israel offensive: A new round of talks has taken place in Doha after Israel carried out airstrikes which killed hundreds.
'What the Hell Just Happened' to the UK Eurovision entry?: Remember Monday had high hopes, but their Eurovision entry ended in 19th place. What went wrong?
Elton John brands government 'losers' over AI copyright plans: The musician accuses the government of robbing young artists over its copyright law plans.

CBC
Kingston Police's use of a drone to catch distracted drivers stirs backlash:

Drivers at three busy intersections in Kingston, Ont., had no way of knowing they were being watched earlier this month, but high above them police hovered, zooming in to catch those using their phones while behind the wheel.

Stepdad of missing N.S. kids says he hopes 'something positive' will come from renewed search:

The stepdad of two kids missing in rural Pictou County, N.S., says he hopes the ground search and rescue operation that resumed Saturday will bring Lilly and Jack Sullivan back home. 

Landowners, mayors divided over coal project exploration approval in Rockies:

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s recent approval of coal exploration on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is drawing quick reaction from landowners, mayors and community groups across southern Alberta.

New York Times Science
Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything: The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

How a Two-Story Boulder Ended Up on a 120-Foot-High Cliff: The rock called Maka Lahi is important in the mythology of the people of Tonga, and scientists have worked out part of its origin story.

U.S. Moves Russian Scientist’s Case to Criminal Court in Boston: For months, the Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova has challenged efforts to deport her to her native Russia for a customs violation. This week, the government charged her with a criminal felony.

First Visible Aurora Spotted Over Mars by NASA Rover: A serendipitous solar outburst let scientists point the robot’s cameras toward the Red Planet’s sky to spot a feature shared with our Blue Marble.

Fossil Suggests Feathered Archaeopteryx Probably Flew Like a Chicken: New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as the Chicago Archaeopteryx.


Visualizing Science

The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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