Daily Brief for March 20th, 2020

On this day in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte enters Paris from exile, which triggers the 100 day war

These 3-D models offer a digital glimpse into 3,000 years of Athens' history
Photographer-animator Dimitris Tsalkanis built the city from scratch and posted it online for free

Keeping cats indoors could blunt adverse effects to wildlife
House cats have a large and detrimental effect on local wildlife, according to a new study that tracked domestic car movement and counted cat prey

Rescued from rot, 19th-century naval figureheads to feature in new exhibit
A collection of 14 restored wooden states, including a two-ton William IV, wil be shown at the Box Museum in England

7 things you might not know about San Francisco's cable cars
Cable cars are a symbol for San Francisco, but they're also a big part of the city's history

NASA fixes Mars lander by telling it to hit itself with a shovel
NASA's InSight lander, which is currently on the surface of Mars, has faced some unexpected problems during its mission to explore and study the planet

"Wonderchicken" fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals the origin of modern birds
The oldest fossil of a modern bird yet found, dating from the age of dinosaurs, has been identified by an international team of palaeontologists.

The moon is different than earth at its core
Similarities between lunar samples and Earth's makeup were throwing off a leading theory of the moon's origin

Monkeys outperform humans when it comes to cognitive flexibility, Georgia State study finds.
When it comes to being willing to explore more efficient options to solving a problem, monkeys exhibit more cognitive flexibility than humans.

6 crazy attempts to geoengineer the weather
These scientists and inventors set out to change the planet with these out-of-the-box ideas

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