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A race is on to discover Planet Nine using classical astronomy and new computational techniques
spectrum.ieee.org

“Ghost forests”: What they are and why they’re becoming more common
cbsnews.com

This teen stalker stole Queen Victoria’s panties and lived in Buckingham Palace chimneys for a year
timeline.com

The Violent, Lonely World of Myanmar’s Child Boxers
narrative.ly

China’s supercomputer simulated the Universe with 10 trillion digital particles
wired.co.uk

The Space Launch System—the most powerful rocket ever built
phys.org

The Drug Runners
features.texasmonthly.com

Busted: How police brought down a tech-savvy prostitution network in Bellevue
projects.seattletimes.com

NASA scientists will chase solar eclipse in jets
cbc.ca

New computer models back theory that life is an inevitable outcome of thermodynamics
wired.com

Inside the Insane History of the World’s Greatest White House Replica
thedailybeast.com

Video: Extraordinary Octopus Takes To Land (BBC Earth)
youtube.com

Why astronomers reluctantly announced a possible exomoon discovery
nature.com

Meet the Other Legendary Female Aviator (who Could Drink Any Sailor Under the Table)
messynessychic.com

Blue light from digital devices could contribute to sleep dysfunction by suppressing melatonin
uh.edu

Gold lunar module stolen from Neil Armstrong museum in Ohio
sfgate.com

Sea-level rise could destroy Tampa Bay if a major hurricane hits
washingtonpost.com

Blowing Out Birthday Candles Increases Cake Bacteria by 1,400 Percent
theatlantic.com

Is the world really better than ever?
theguardian.com

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