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  I Can ‘Smell’ Thoughts. You Can Too—and It’s Secretly Shaping Your Life.

  Popular Mechanics - Stephanie Kasulka

  You may be able to sniff out everything from emotions to political beliefs. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers believe your sense of smell may be shaping how you interact with people on a daily basis, even altering your mood and perception. • Some people’s smell is so …

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  How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

  Popular Mechanics - Emma Frederickson

  The supplies you need to survive this (theoretical) disaster are probably already in your home. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the zombie apocalypse likely won’t happen, the same tactics apply to real-life disaster preparedness. • There are three top priorities that you should …

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  The Ocean Is Becoming a Server Farm. A Small Town in Maine Is Fighting Back.

  Popular Mechanics - Darren Orf

  Is this the next frontier for cloud computing—or just moving our current problems out of sight? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The local and environmental opposition to a proposed tidal-powered data center in Maine’s Passamaquoddy Bay is emblematic of increasing concerns over the …

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  Scientists May Have Found a Lost Roman City—and It Could Solve an Ancient Mystery

  Popular Mechanics - Elizabeth Rayne

  Ptolemy’s coordinates point to Claudivium. But why did its people walk away from a thriving city? The Danube Limes was the Roman Empire’s frontier along the Danube River, and part of it is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its forts and watchtowers once stretched for hundreds of miles through Roman …

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  She Found the Exact Structure of GLP-1—Three Decades Before Anyone Called It Ozempic

  Popular Mechanics

  This discovery set off a chain reaction that revolutionized medicine. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Peptides are on the rise, but the history of GLP-1s goes much deeper than the past few years. • GLP-1s, or glucagon-like peptides, are a class of medications that help manage type 2 …

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  Patrick Stewart Made It So: How Captain Picard Helped Build a Whale-Snot Drone

  Popular Mechanics - Michael Natale

  The Royal Shakespeare Company veteran lent his gravitas to an unlikely cause—and helped change how scientists study whales without disturbing them. The late Sir Patrick Stewart brought the gravitas of the Royal Shakespeare Company to such iconic science fiction franchises as Star Trek, X-Men, and even …