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She thought she was Irish — until a DNA test opened a 100-year-old mystery – Washington Post
washingtonpost.com

A plane-size asteroid buzzes by Earth undetected
cnet.com

These highly social birds can make ‘sentences,’ just like humans
sciencemag.org

30 Years Ago, Billy Joel Had a Meltdown in Moscow
noisey.vice.com

To Get to An Alien Star, Scientists Launched the Tiniest Spacecraft Ever
motherboard.vice.com

Scientists set sail to unlock secrets of ‘lost continent’ Zealandia
phys.org

Why Are Human Teeth So Messed Up
sapiens.org

The polygamous town facing genetic disaster
bbc.com

Perfectionism as a risk factor for suicide – the most comprehensive test to date
digest.bps.org.uk

Fish can’t recognise faces if they’re upside down – just like us
newscientist.com

Slugs Inspire Super-Strong Glue to Seal Wounds
smithsonianmag.com

The Hijacking of a $100 Million Supertanker
bloomberg.com

The Forgotten Religions That Worshipped Electricity
ozy.com

DNA evidence is rewriting domestication origin stories
sciencenews.org

The father of information theory built a machine to game roulette, then abandoned it
nautil.us

First Human Embryos Edited in U.S. [using CRISPR]
technologyreview.com

An hour-by-hour look back at the 1967 Detroit riot, which happened 50 years ago this month (refresh for updates)
freep.com

Up to half of the matter in our Milky Way galaxy may come from distant galaxies
phys.org

Saturn’s moon Titan may harbour simple life forms – and reveal how organisms first formed on Earth
theconversation.com

After A Year In Space, The Air Hasn’t Gone Out Of NASA’s Inflated Module
npr.org

Why there’s no such thing as a gifted child
theguardian.com

Hunting for Antibiotics in the World’s Dirtiest Places
theatlantic.com

On this day in 1959, a fighter pilot took a harrowing skydive through a thunderstorm
damninteresting.com

Catnip and dried pig testicles: study reveals medieval infertility advice
theguardian.com

Planes can fly in a blizzard because they are tested in this indoor one first
popsci.com

How the Dragonfly’s Surprisingly Complex Brain Makes it a Deadly Hunter
gizmodo.com

Leonardo da Vinci’s Visionary Notebooks Now Online: Browse 570 Digitized Pages
openculture.com

What I Know About My Best Friend’s Murder
thecut.com

The science of why eyewitness testimony is often wrong
arstechnica.com

People have an irrational need to complete “sets” of things
qz.com

Science proves it: Money really can buy happiness
latimes.com

How Kids See the World Depends a Lot on Genetics
directorsblog.nih.gov

Space Shuttle Relic To Be Resurrected as Deep-Space Habitat
nbcnews.com

Spending a Week in the Nude (some slightly NSFW images)
racked.com

Tough new 3D printing plastic lets astronauts print spacewalk tools on demand
digitaltrends.com

Zero-G Blood and the Many Horrors of Space Surgery
wired.com

NASA Has a Way to Cut Your Flight Time in Half
bloomberg.com

Saturn Surprises As Cassini Continues its Grand Finale
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

Giant deep-sea worms may live to be 1000 years old or more
newscientist.com

The Battle for Venezuela, Through a Lens, Helmet and Gas Mask
nytimes.com

Scientists spy new evidence of water in the Moon’s interior
phys.org

The mystery of the millions of yellow sponges colonizing France’s northern beaches
thelocal.fr

Meet the new giant sunfish that has evaded scientists for centuries
news.mongabay.com

When Stress Makes You Fall Asleep
nymag.com

Sea Spiders Pump Blood With Their Guts, Not Their Hearts
theatlantic.com

On this day in 1983, a jumbo jet ran out of fuel mid-flight
damninteresting.com

Does Saffron Fight Cancer? A Plausible Biological Mechanism
acsh.org

When you can’t remember where you are or how you got there
bbc.com

The Wildeblood scandal: the trial that rocked 1950s Britain – and changed gay rights
theguardian.com

Why Do Guys Always Have to Pat Each Other on the Back When They Hug?
gq.com

The hogs that created America’s first urban working class
qz.com

Known Alias: How Stephen King Was Outed as Richard Bachman
mentalfloss.com

It’s Okay to Be a Coward About Cancer
time.com

Not Aliens: Weird Radio Signal from Star Likely Has Duller Explanation (a geostationary satellite)
space.com

The Illuminating Geometry of Viruses
quantamagazine.org

Salvador Dalí’s moustache still intact, embalmer reveals after exhumation
theguardian.com

Scientists find key ‘friendliness’ genes that distinguish dogs from wolves
latimes.com

NASA Uploads Hundreds of Rare Aircraft Films to YouTube
paleofuture.gizmodo.com

Experiment finds evidence for the Majorana fermion, a particle that’s its own antiparticle
news.stanford.edu

Something Strange in Usain Bolt’s Stride
nytimes.com