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Animals The first recorded "reptile fall" is a real feast. This week, for the first time ever, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) did the same for an alligator—the resulting video footage is wild. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2UzeJab"

Technology Plus: The latest episode of the Techathlon podcast. Catch up on the week's tech news to run out the work week. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Xej0wX"

Space The robot's failed mission shouldn't come as a shock. An Israeli lander crashed en route to the moon on Thursday, but this isn't exactly a shocking failure. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2UzIgR2"

Technology It involves armadillos. Here's how the highest-capacity cable to cross the Atlantic will work. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Ii2pEH"

Environment The public comment period ends April 15. You have until April 15 to submit comments on the proposed changes, so we’ve compiled a list of threatened waterways in each region. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2GczpL4"

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Gadgets Put on a good podcast and get to work. Spring cleaning products to make your house shine. Read on. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Z8jruo"

Cars Riding in cars with computers. Joe VanOflen is the operations lead at drive.ai, a company running autonomous shuttles in Texas. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2KwuhHq"

Animals The Paleozoic-era fossil gives off a certain Cthulhu vibe. The new species of echinoderm––the taxa which includes sea urchins, sea cucumbers, and sea stars––reveals clues about how the modern day sea cucumber evolved. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2KyLsrF"

Health No one test can diagnose the brain injury. This week, the FDA warned consumers against using phone or tablet applications that claim to identify suspected concussions. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2UC2ie4"

Technology Choose the proper footwear for the ground under your feet. For long treks, the proper footwear will support your dogs and grip the ground to prevent sore soles, painful blisters, and mangled ankles. These four choices will carry… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Ie9sP2"

Nexus Media News "We have to act fast, and achieve the biggest possible impact with the actions we take." New research indicates that small actions could make a big dent in climate change. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2KDAMYG"

Environment There's a little too much spring in the air. Nuclear fallout? Acid rain? A tacky Instagram filter? Nope—plant sex. Lots and lots of plant sex. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2IrmMif"

Sounding the Call, for Sounds By Melissa Lindberg The following is a guest post by Hanna Soltys, Reference Librarian, Prints & Photographs Division. A good research quest often leads you to unexpected finds and drops you right at the edge of a rabbit hole. While working through the topic of listening (the subject of a previous blog post ), two World War I posters caught my eye, and my curiosity demanded to know more. I had known of book drives to keep soldiers entertained, though had no knowledge of record drives, often known as "slacker record drives." Here we see one of the posters calling for records, and another showing the need to raise funds to purchase equipment and records: Now for some music. Poster by Charles Buckles Falls, 1917. http://bit.ly/2v1A2lA War-zone home for our boys "over there" … Poster by John F. Butler: Globe Lithographing C...

Technology Looking back on the invention's complicated past. The “wild West” was quickly tamed. In its stead, settlers left a patchwork of privately-owned lands, each wrapped in a barbed wire bow. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2G6at8k"