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A Brain Built From Atomic Switches Can Learn
quantamagazine.org

Video: The girl born with her heart outside her chest
youtube.com

Mysterious flesh-eating bacteria is raging in Australia
arstechnica.com

The Mysterious Origins of the Phrase ‘Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire’
atlasobscura.com

Treasure Island: The Extraordinary Finds of an Amateur Diving Club in Holland
newyorker.com

She told them she was Hugo Chavez’s ex-wife and worked in the White House. And she’d make them rich.
washingtonpost.com

The problem for the world’s most expensive spice
bbc.com

Photo: Sandwiches for sale. London, 1972
damninteresting.com

Keepers of the Secrets
villagevoice.com

Consciousness Goes Deeper Than You Think
blogs.scientificamerican.com

The boy who killed – and the mother who tried to stop him
theguardian.com

Video: Rotary Jails and Accidental Amputations
youtube.com

Light has been stored as sound for the first time – one step closer to photonic computers
sciencealert.com

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 winners – in pictures
theguardian.com

The U.S. Navy’s most advanced submarines will soon be using Xbox controllers
pilotonline.com

Size matters when it comes to extinction
bbc.com

Mutant butterflies reveal the genetic roots of colorful wings
washingtonpost.com

Ancient Canadian meteor strike created hottest rock on Earth
cbc.ca

Institution M: the German spy on trial for evading millions in tax
theguardian.com

Dinosaurs Laid Blue Eggs—And That’s a Big Deal
news.nationalgeographic.com

This Crystal Mimics Learning and Forgetting
nautil.us

Gut Germs Appear to Play Role in Multiple Sclerosis
scientificamerican.com

Is Tribalism a Natural Malfunction?
nautil.us

Octlantis is a just-discovered underwater city engineered by octopuses
qz.com

‘I was just doing my job’: Soviet officer who averted nuclear war dies at age 77
rt.com

My Drowning (And Other Inconveniences)
outsideonline.com

What’s Killing the World? High Blood Pressure, Poor Diet, Tobacco, Huge New Study Says (autoplay video)
fortune.com

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