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How Don Hewitt Invented 60 Minutes and Changed Journalism Forever
vanityfair.com

Much ado about nothing: ancient Indian text contains earliest zero symbol
theguardian.com

Lazy ants make themselves useful in unexpected ways
phys.org

On this day in 1920 a deadly terrorist attack struck Wall Street in New York City
damninteresting.com

The Parasite That Wires Plants Together
theatlantic.com

Why is linguistics such a magnet for dilettantes and crackpots?
aeon.co

A Letter to Einstein from the Future
nautil.us

Prehistoric frogs were predators with fangs, U of T researchers find
thestar.com

Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why?
theguardian.com

“For the first time in 300 years there’s not a single living person on the island of Barbuda”
washingtonpost.com

A nationwide reporting adventure tracks improbably frequent lottery winners
cjr.org

Cottage Country Murder: After 20 years, police still can’t find the bodies of the 4 missing seniors in Muskoka
thewalrus.ca

The Contentious Physics of Wiffle Ball
theatlantic.com

Untangling the Controversial Legacy of Sigmund Freud
thecut.com

Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation
phys.org

Seeds in space – how well can they survive harsh, non-Earth conditions?
theconversation.com

The Girl Gangs of El Salvador
psmag.com

How Hurricanes Threaten to Unleash Chemical Contamination
theatlantic.com

Making war illegal changed the world. But it’s becoming too easy to break the law
theguardian.com

The language rules we know – but don’t know we know
bbc.com

Mystery of sonic weapon attacks at US embassy in Cuba deepens
theguardian.com

RIP, Cassini: Historic Mission Ends with Fiery Plunge into Saturn
space.com

On this day in 1979, two families attempted to escape East Germany in a home-made hot-air balloon
damninteresting.com

Scientists Link ‘Cat Parasite’ to Common Human Neurological Disorders
gizmodo.com

Hubble observes pitch black planet
spacetelescope.org

Inside India’s race to cool 1.3 billion people in a warming world
theverge.com

Follow Cassini’s final dive into Saturn with real-time stats and rendering
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

Weird World: Titanium Spied in Giant Alien Planet’s Skies
space.com

We Just Found 500-Million-Year-Old Fossils From The Earliest Complex Life on Earth
sciencealert.com

Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn [loss of contact expected Sept. 15 at 7:55 a.m. EDT]
nasa.gov

Video: How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster – the SpaceX blooper reel
youtube.com

Mysterious lights in the sky seen after Mexico’s huge earthquake
newscientist.com

Image: Flare Well AR2673
apod.nasa.gov

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