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Scientists used powerful new sequencing technology to detect the bacteria and fungi that have accumulated on Da Vinci's drawings over the centuries.

The Treasury Department is likely to consider additional regulations of the blockchain economy over the next four years. (via @arstechnica )

To cope with lockdown, two mathematicians threw themselves into their research. They ended up solving a century-old geometry question over Zoom (via @QuantaMagazine )

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Welcome to the coldest town on Earth: Oymyakon, Russia. It earned that title in February 1933, when the temperature plunged to -90. Conditions are so cold here that people regularly consume frozen meat and keep their cars running 24/7: 📷: Amos Chapple