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Bloodstained ice axe used to kill Trotsky emerges after decades in the shadows
theguardian.com

Mathematicians Measure Infinities, Find They’re Equal
quantamagazine.org

On this day in 1848, an iron rod shot through Phineas Gage’s skull and brain
damninteresting.com

The atmosphere is literally changing the food we eat, for the worse. And almost nobody is paying attention.
politico.com

Flying Coach Is So Cramped It Could Be a Death Trap
thedailybeast.com

Alarming Study Indicates Why Certain Bacteria Are More Resistant to Drugs in Space
gizmodo.com

Video: Abacus: The little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 financial crisis
pbs.org

Oldest kids in class do better – even into university: U of T study
utoronto.ca

To treat back pain, look to the brain not the spine
aeon.co

Cassini’s 10 best pictures from its 13-year voyage around Saturn
newscientist.com

Pulsar Jackpot Reveals Globular Cluster’s Inner Structure
greenbankobservatory.org

2,000-year-old baby bottle unearthed in Turkey’s Çanakkale
dailysabah.com

America’s secret role in the Rwandan genocide
theguardian.com

Some Fatty Acids Tied to Brain’s Attention Network, Intelligence
psychcentral.com

Edgar Allan Poe Was a Broke-Ass Freelancer
themillions.com

‘Drunk’ tourist thought to be the first person to survive swim across Hoover Dam
independent.ie

“I went undercover in a Toronto factory where a temp worker died. Here’s what I found.”
projects.thestar.com

The Sorrow and the Shame of the Accidental Killer
newyorker.com

Has a Mysterious Medieval Code Really Been Solved
theatlantic.com

My brother’s killer is now my friend
bbc.co.uk

NASA Funds Ultra-Thin Spacecraft for Clearing Space Junk
extremetech.com

Astronomers spun up by galaxy-shape finding
phys.org

Internal clock is discovered in a living human cell
alphr.com

Astronomers find fast-spinning ‘clocks in the sky’ using gaming tech
cbc.ca

Farewell to the Greatest Space Mission of Our Time – NASA Cassini Spacecraft to Burn Up This Week
popularmechanics.com

Massive genetic study shows how humans are evolving
nature.com

The world’s first permanent nuclear-waste repository is nearing completion
theatlantic.com

Creature From the Green Lagoon
features.texasmonthly.com

On this day in 1973, an ambitious cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated
damninteresting.com

Seven Days of Heroin
cincinnati.com

House flippers triggered the US housing market crash, not poor subprime borrowers
qz.com

‘Plagiarists never do it once’: meet the sleuth tracking down the poetry cheats
theguardian.com

Weathering a Hurricane in Prison
newyorker.com

On this day in 1945, a chicken survived decapitation, and soon rose to national fame
damninteresting.com

First genetic proof that women were Viking warriors
phys.org

Unearthed near Hadrian’s Wall: lost secrets of first Roman soldiers to fight the barbarians
theguardian.com

Last Enceladus Plume Observation
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

Prying Apart the Mighty Bite of a Malaysian Trap-Jaw Ant
smithsonianmag.com

The mysterious origins of Europe’s oldest language
bbc.com

Pictures reveal Carlos the Jackal’s clandestine life in communist Prague
theguardian.com

75 years ago today, one of the few WW2 attacks on the US mainland occurred
damninteresting.com

Flamingos In The Men’s Room: How Zoos And Aquariums Handle Hurricanes
npr.org

Check out Cassini’s jaw-dropping discoveries of Saturn’s moons
latimes.com

Randomized trial finds strong evidence that insomnia is a causal factor in the occurrence of psychotic experiences
thelancet.com

Some jobs tend towards higher divorce rates. Some towards lower. Salary also probably plays a role.
flowingdata.com

The last surviving sea silk seamstress
bbc.com

Antarctica’s Hidden Caves Could Be Home to ‘New World’ of Plants and Animals
newsweek.com

Swansea Uni study: African wild dogs ‘sneeze to vote’
bbc.com

Lost Languages Discovered in One of the World’s Oldest Continuously Run Libraries
smithsonianmag.com

It’s never too late to learn – if you go about it in the right way.
bbc.com

In 1951, Anna May Wong was TV’s first Asian-American leading actor. And then her groundbreaking show disappeared.
vulture.com

On this day in 1934, a fire appeared mysteriously aboard a passenger ship
damninteresting.com

High-Tech Science Solves the Mystery of 800-Year-Old Scroll
gizmodo.com

What’s Powering Auroras on Jupiter? NASA’s Juno Probe Finds Puzzling Clues
space.com

Cassini’s image of a wave structure in Saturn’s rings known as the Janus 2:1 spiral density wave
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

New Horizons Files Flight Plan for 2019 Flyby
nasa.gov

This Tiny Country Feeds the World
nationalgeographic.com

Stanford study indicates that more than 99 percent of the microbes inside us are unknown to science
news.stanford.edu

The Army, The Inventor And The Surprising Uses Of A Batman Machine
npr.org

Satellites Will Soon Predict Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions From Space
futurism.com