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Researchers hope to find and test Joan of Arc DNA for evidence of epilepsy
livescience.com

Medical benefits of dental floss unproven
hosted.ap.org

An unsolved killing has brought an isolated tribe into contact with the outside world
newyorker.com

Anthrax sickens 13 in western Siberia, and a thawed-out reindeer corpse may be to blame
washingtonpost.com

Despite their still-mysterious purpose, researchers are putting vaults to work in medicine.
the-scientist.com

The otherworldly polka dots of Spotted Lake
thestar.com

Mysterious shackled skeletons found in ancient Greek mass grave
cbc.ca

How to Convict a Fourteen-Year-Old of a Murder He Didn’t Commit
westword.com

How the lack of oversight in dietary supplements puts consumers’ health at risk
consumerreports.org

Scientists find only one true wolf species in North America
latimes.com

The story of why at-home pregnancy tests weren’t available until the late 1970s
nytimes.com

Scribbles reveal Leonardo da Vinci ahead of his time, again
gizmag.com

Photographer sues Getty Images for selling photos she donated to public
arstechnica.com

Billion-year-old air reveals surprise about oxygen on ancient Earth
cbc.ca

Mysterious New Whale Species Discovered in Alaska
news.nationalgeographic.com

This Is Your Brain on Silence
nautil.us

What the dog smelled: The science and mystery of cadaver dogs
cbc.ca

Solar Impulse: sun-powered plane completes round-the-world adventure
bbc.co.uk

What if a large amount of breast milk isn’t food for babies, but rather for microbes?
newyorker.com

Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things
nytimes.com

Dolly the sheep clones age healthily
researchgate.net

Why are we still waiting for the male pill?
mosaicscience.com

The BBC’s detailed plans for nuclear war
bbc.com

Crisis on high: A climate disaster that will impact the lives of more than 1 billion people.
abc.net.au

Notorious Victoria: the first woman to run for president
theguardian.com

Rare Newborn Planet May Be the Youngest Ever Detected
nbcnews.com

Confessions of a killer policeman
theguardian.com

Huge ‘X’ found at centre of Milky Way galaxy
cbc.ca

Eye-opening conservation strategy could save African lions
newsroom.unsw.edu.au

Wild African birds and local tribesmen team up together to hunt for honey
popularmechanics.com

U.S. and Russian Scientists Are Making Plans to Go Back to the Moon Together
popularmechanics.com

Updated map of the human brain hailed as a scientific tour de force
theguardian.com

Solved! The Mystery of The Phantom Record
mix931fm.com

Mysterious Moon Scars Could Rewrite Earth’s History
gizmodo.com

Kepler Confirms 104 More Exoplanets
wowscience.io

When advances in forensic science led LAPD officers to a very unlikely murder suspect
theatlantic.com

Evidence of New World religious dialogue found in Caribbean cave
theguardian.com

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists
vox.com

A Fish So Coveted People Have Smuggled, Kidnapped, and Killed For It
blog.longreads.com

Video: Upside down animal sunbakes to get food
youtube.com

Massive 3D map of the universe tracks dark energy like never before
gizmag.com

Suburban birds angrier, more aggressive than their rural peers
upi.com

The Surprising Musical Preferences of an Amazon Tribe
theatlantic.com

Bronze Age inferno preserved an extraordinary view of life in the UK 3,000 years ago
sciencemag.org

Starved, tortured, forgotten: Genie, the feral child who left a mark on researchers
theguardian.com

Shocking new role found for the immune system: Controlling social interaction
sciencedaily.com

Electricity generated with water, salt and a three-atoms-thick membrane
phys.org

Surreal doodles in 14th-century manuscript evidently added by 2 children centuries later
theguardian.com

Astronomers discover distant dwarf planet beyond Neptune
theguardian.com

After 45 years the FBI have given up its active search for infamous hijacker “D.B. Cooper”
thestar.com

A collection of postcards/posters ca. 1900-1914 warning men of the dangers of suffragists.
dangerousminds.net

In time warping study, people unconsciously controlled blood sugar levels
arstechnica.co.uk

Microscopic hairs act like conveyor belts in the brain
gizmag.com

‘Slam-dunk’ find puts hunter-gatherers in Florida 14,500 years ago
sciencenews.org

Space dashboard: An array of real-time videos and visualizations from/about outer space.
spacedashboard.com

Odd pupils could be key to camouflage trick of colorblind octopi and squid
gizmag.com

How a Pinch of Dirt Can Tell You Everything About a Nuclear Test
popularmechanics.com

An obscure virus spread through kissing has been linked to infertility, study finds
sciencealert.com

Virtual weapons are turning teen gamers into serious gamblers
bloomberg.com

London’s Great Smog ’caused an increase in childhood and adult asthma’
express.co.uk