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Stars may collide in a stunning “red nova” in 2022
vox.com

Sugar: Science can’t prove it and the industry denies it, but Gary Taubes is convinced that the sweet stuff kills.
theatlantic.com

Giant iceberg poised to break off from Antarctic shelf
theguardian.com

Isotope Mapping and DNA Sequencing Give Forensic Science a Boost
the-scientist.com

Cosmic radio bursts tracked to home galaxy for first time
newscientist.com

The Detective of Northern Oddities
outsideonline.com

A newly discovered 3,500-year-old Greek tomb, and what it tells us about Western civilization
smithsonianmag.com

How Russians Imagined the Year 2017 In 1960
paleofuture.gizmodo.com

Video: The Absurdity of Detecting Gravitational Waves
youtube.com

The secret nuclear bunker built as the UK’s last hope
bbc.com

Dementia rates ‘higher near busy roads’
bbc.com

One Man’s Quest to Change the Way We Die
nytimes.com

Study: Pigeons outperform humans at the Monty Hall Problem
journals.sagepub.com • related

At some point—hopefully many years from now—Queen Elizabeth II will pass away. Here’s what will follow.
businessinsider.com

Micro-dosing: The Drug Habit Your Boss Is Gonna Love
gq.com

Anti-surveillance clothing aims to hide wearers from facial recognition
theguardian.com

The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis
hakaimagazine.com

Literary Agents: Rethinking the legacy of writers who worked with the CIA
newrepublic.com

Scientists have decided that the mesentery in the human digestive system is a discrete organ
independent.co.uk

The spy with no name
bbc.com

How can humans clean up our space junk?
theverge.com

Ruminations on the future of food
gizmodo.com

Death on the hippie trail: A young man’s mysterious disappearance in the Himalayas
roadsandkingdoms.com

“…on average, the ones who swear the most also have the biggest vocabulary overall” (autoplay video)
losangeles.cbslocal.com

The Electronic Ears That Listen to Secret Nuclear Tests
amusingplanet.com

The Mystery of Seahorse Key’s Missing Bird Colony Veers Into Strange Territory
audubon.org

Unexpected Risks Found In Editing Genes To Prevent Inherited Disorders
npr.org

The rise and fall of the Gopher protocol
minnpost.com

The expedition that uncovered the fabled ‘Monkey God’ civilization buried in the jungles of Honduras
nydailynews.com

2017 is not just another prime number
weijr-note.blogspot.com

A detailed analysis of the recent paper on the “impossible” EmDrive (tldr: the test was flawed)
centauri-dreams.org

Possibly the world’s largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year’s Eve.
atlasobscura.com

The caves that prove Neanderthals were cannibals
phys.org

Creep on the Hayward fault
newyorker.com

85-Year-Old Marathoner Is So Fast That Even Scientists Marvel
nytimes.com

A good problem to have?: Self-Driving Cars Will Make Organ Shortages Even Worse
slate.com

What’s an appropriate punishment when a twelve-year-old boy commits murder?
texasmonthly.com

The Crazy Story of the Professor Who Came to Stay—and Wouldn’t Leave
motherjones.com

Betelgeuse is Spinning Faster than Expected; May Have Swallowed a Companion 100,000 Years Ago
mcdonaldobservatory.org

The Fighter: A US Marine’s journey from the Afghan war to an Illinois prison
nytimes.com

Study: Migrating birds are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as global temperatures rise
bbc.com

Study: Standing up and walking 5 minutes of every hour can lift mood, combat lethargy, and dull hunger pangs
nytimes.com

Russians at the Gates: Translated first-hand account of living in East Germany under Russian rule
nereview.com

What psychology’s crisis means for the future of science
vox.com

A possible explanation for why people find it hard to maintain eye contact when talking
medicalxpress.com

Facebook buys vast amounts of data about its users from third-party data brokers
digg.com

This scientist re-wires frogs to grow extra limbs. Could it work in humans?
popsci.com

Photo: Curiosity Surveys Lower Mount Sharp on Mars
apod.nasa.gov

Scientists reduced Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice by stimulating their neurons with flickering lights
theatlantic.com

The mostly-abandoned villages of “Russia’s Desert”
roadsandkingdoms.com

The Great Harvard Pee-In of 1973
atlasobscura.com

The Mosul Dam in Iraq is failing, and a breach would cause a colossal wave that could kill millions of people.
newyorker.com

The story of a little-known 2011 hack that prompted major changes in the Internet’s infrastructure
slate.com

Sighting of uncontacted Amazonian tribe – in pictures
theguardian.com

Researchers “Translate” Bat Talk. Turns Out, They Argue—A Lot
smithsonianmag.com

A history of global living conditions in 5 charts
ourworldindata.org

Which Countries Have Nuclear Weapons and How Big Their Arsenals Are
nytimes.com

Photo, 25 Dec 1944, Belgium: Sgt. Edward Good helping his wounded buddy eat Christmas dinner.
damninteresting.com

A tiny forest tribe built a DIY drone from YouTube to fight off illegal loggers
qz.com

Vesna Vulovic, stewardess who survived 33,000ft fall, dies
bbc.com