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Researchers create diamonds able to produce an electric current when in close proximity to a radioactive source
bristol.ac.uk

Historians find evidence that the first successful C-section in history took place in Prague in 1337
nytimes.com

NASA wants you to help astronauts deal with their poo in space
news.com.au

University of Toronto study reveals secret to a happy sex life
media.utoronto.ca

Pigeons choose to hear bad news, even if it costs them food
bbc.com

How did a boring Nintendo game from 1987 become the most coveted cartridge ever?
espn.com

Learning to love the secret language of urine
washingtonpost.com

Out Of Memory Error: The story of the mid-1980s RAM shortage
tedium.co

Covering coasts with concrete: Japan looks to Tetrapods to battle elements
arstechnica.com

Your dog is watching you very carefully and remembers what you do
washingtonpost.com

How Cassini Will Begin Its Date With Death on Saturn
nytimes.com

Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919
nytimes.com • (previously)

Saturn’s largest moon might be the only place beyond Earth where humans could live
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Thunderstorm asthma: ‘You’re talking an event equivalent to a terrorist attack’
theguardian.com

Giving thanks for the speed of light
preposterousuniverse.com

The gruesome true story if the I-5 killer
si.com

From anatomy museums to consent forms, medicine wants ever more control over your body–and its parts
aeon.co

Video: An animated, contemporary interpretation of Hieronymus Bosch’s painting The Garden of Earthly Delights
vimeo.com

The 100 most influential photos in history, according to Time magazine (some are graphic)
100photos.time.com

The Medical Mystery Behind America’s Best-Selling Hair-loss Drug
tonic.vice.com

How (Almost) Everyone Failed to Prepare for Pearl Harbor
smithsonianmag.com

This ancient Chinese bird kept its feathers, and colors, for 130 million years
washingtonpost.com

Ground-penetrating radar has found ‘as much water as the volume of Lake Superior’ frozen under Mars plains
jpl.nasa.gov

Strange Numbers Found in Particle Collisions
quantamagazine.org

“It smelled like death”: An oral history of the Double Dare obstacle course
avclub.com

Study: Birth Year Predicts Bird Flu Risk
directorsblog.nih.gov

A new procedure freezes trauma patients who are bleeding out in order to buy time to operate
newyorker.com

Inside a Moneymaking Machine Like No Other (contains autoplay video)
bloomberg.com

Should humans drink cow’s milk?
theguardian.com

The story of the only person the FBI ever listed as missing even though they knew where he was
newrepublic.com

The Seven-Decade Transnational Hunt for the Origins of a Strange Indian Disease
thewire.in

We really need to figure out how to stop a killer asteroid, scientists say
washingtonpost.com

Researchers have developed an anti-stink perfume that’s like noise-canceling headphones for your nose
qz.com

Drilling Into the Chicxulub Crater, Ground Zero of the Dinosaur Extinction
nytimes.com

Murder in Burundi: the man who knew too much
theguardian.com

Ancient water from Northern Ontario mine may harbour ‘alien’ life
theglobeandmail.com

Astronomers have traced the source of the most powerful radio signal ever received from space
sciencealert.com

Giant Roaches Can Grow Big Testicles When They Need Them
news.nationalgeographic.com

How a Serial Con Man Fooled Silicon Valley and Took an NFL Star’s Millions
inc.com

Uncombable hair traced to genetic roots
news.sky.com

How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts
theatlantic.com

‘Roundest known space object’ identified
bbc.com

We have now CRISPR’d a human
fusion.net

SAND’S END: Miami Beach has run out of sand. Now what?
theverge.com

A Hidden Ocean Beneath Pluto’s Icy Heart
theatlantic.com

SpaceX seeking permission to launch 4,425 satellites to provide 1Gbps data worldwide
businessinsider.com

Unfathomable: A true tale of sunken treasure, underwater adventure, and sibling rivalry
unfathomable.epicmagazine.com

Mexican pyramid has two more inside, scientists discover
theguardian.com

Was an Owl the Real Culprit in the Peterson Murder Mystery?
audubon.org

We Finally Know How London’s Famous Killer Fog [probably] Formed
gizmodo.com.au

A town plagued by mysterious fires turns to science, the church, and the law in a search for answers
magazine.atavist.com

Van Gogh Museum disputes newly discovered sketchbook
cbc.ca

Like Beef, Insects Are A Good Source Of Iron
acsh.org

Hunting submarines with magnets
economist.com

This fall, the “Radioactive Boy Scout” died at age 39
arstechnica.com

A Visual Tour Through Colombia’s Ancient Lost City
atlasobscura.com

How Two Trailblazing Psychologists Turned the World of Decision Science Upside Down
vanityfair.com

Why car designers stick with clay
bbc.com

The man who created a tiny country he can no longer enter
bbc.com

Grapefruit And Salt: The Science Behind This Unlikely Power Couple
npr.org