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Cassini Spacecraft Starts Weaving Between Saturn And Its Rings
npr.org

How the Discovery of Two Lost Ships Solved an Arctic Mystery
news.nationalgeographic.com

Norwegian scientists speculate regarding the inspiration behind ‘The Scream’
bbc.com

‘World’s oldest fungus’ raises evolution questions
bbc.com

Astrophysicists study ‘rejuvenating’ pulsar in a neighboring galaxy
techiwire.com

Why do your musical tastes get frozen over in your twenties?
aeon.co

Is Every Speed Limit Too Low?
priceonomics.com

The Giant Sea Mammal That Went Extinct in Less Than Three Decades
theatlantic.com

Exercise ‘keeps the mind sharp’ in over-50s, study finds
bbc.com

I Got Hacked So You Don’t Have To
gq.com

A lab has successfully gestated premature lambs in artificial wombs. Are humans next?
theatlantic.com

NASA and ESA join forces to build life-seeking Europa lander
newscientist.com

The Mystery of ‘Venus’s Hair’ After a Volcanic Eruption
theatlantic.com

Elephant sharks, commonly served as fish & chips in New Zealand, may hold clues to human DNA
odt.co.nz

Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution
phys.org

When a “rockstar researcher” is caught p-hacking, a scientific field is in crisis
arstechnica.com

Astronomers Say We’ll Probably Find Life Orbiting a Dwarf Star
inverse.com

Inside the Hunt for the Source of a Mysterious Cosmic Burst
wired.com

UK has first coal-free power day since the Industrial Revolution
arstechnica.com

How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself
nytimes.com

Why Poverty Is Like a Disease
nautil.us

Nazi-looted painting to be auctioned as owners’ heirs fail to halt sale
theguardian.com

The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi starting in 2018
bbc.com

Exploding Sea Cucumber Butt Threads Are a New Material
blogs.discovermagazine.com

The Troubling Link Between Springtime Allergies and Suicide
theatlantic.com

Archaeologists believe ancient symbols carved into stone depict a comet impact in 11,000 BC
home.bt.com

The Quest to Kill the Superbug That Can Survive in Outer Space
theatlantic.com

The Incredible Rise and Fall of High-Flying Art Scammers Helene and Wolfgang Beltracchi
vanityfair.com

Found: A Unique, Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence
atlasobscura.com

Stop Worrying That You Worry Too Much
nymag.com

Long video playlist: Master shipwright Louis Sauzedde builds a work skiff starting from raw lumber
youtube.com

Gorgeous high res photo of Saturn’s moon Enceladus (5000 x 6309)
nasa.gov

Video: A 3D reconstruction of ancient inner Rome for its 2,700th birthday
youtube.com

Scientists get a rare view of a type Ia supernova magnified 50 times
latimes.com

Watch Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first electric VTOL jet
techcrunch.com

How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain
wired.com

Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future
waitbutwhy.com

In case you missed it on Wednesday: The Damn Interesting 2017 Super-Fun-Time* Reader/Listener Survey is finally here! You know you wanna.
goo.gl

A big patch of plastic garbage has been discovered in the Arctic
theverge.com

NASA Image Shows Earth Between the Rings of Saturn (a modern version of Sagan’s “pale blue dot”)
jpl.nasa.gov

Researchers unlock an immunity ’black box’
stjude.org

Naked mole-rats are now even weirder: Without oxygen, they live like plants
washingtonpost.com

Discovery May Help Decipher Ancient Inca String Code
news.nationalgeographic.com

Antarctic Scientists Go Chasing Waterfalls
theatlantic.com

Musings on the origins of language, a rare bit of non-fiction from author Cormac McCarthy
nautil.us

Radar images of asteroid 2014 JO25, which passed within 1.8 million kilometers of Earth yesterday
apod.nasa.gov

A Georgia State anthropologist explores what motivated rescuers during the Rwandan genocide
sapiens.org

Every Kid Can Enjoy a Day at the Waterpark With This Air-Powered Wheelchair
gizmodo.com

102 villagers, 750 refugees, one grand experiment
theguardian.com

The Damn Interesting 2017 Super-Fun-Time* Reader/Listener Survey is finally here!
goo.gl

Why high potentials struggle—and how they can grow through it
hbr.org

Newfound Alien Planet Is Best Place Yet to Search for Life (autoplay video)
space.com

Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We’ll Never Understand
backchannel.com

The case for being grumpy at work
qz.com

Mummies discovered in ancient tomb near Egypt’s Luxor
france24.com

Landslides on Ceres reflect hidden ice
zinfoze.com

Psychedelic drugs induce ‘heightened state of consciousness’, brain scans show
theguardian.com

Opening of UN files on Holocaust will ‘rewrite chapters of history’
theguardian.com

Patricia Cornwell Investigates Jack the Ripper
bookclubbabble.com

Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove
nytimes.com