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Birds Beware: The Praying Mantis Wants Your Brain
nytimes.com

What it’s like to spend 8 months on a fake Mars mission
theverge.com

Lakes of mercury and human sacrifices – after 1,800 years, Teotihuacan reveals its treasures
theguardian.com

The story of Hurricane Harvey, as told by 28 Texans who helped their state through its darkest hour.
features.texasmonthly.com

The Untold Story of Kim Jong-nam’s Assassination
gq.com

Leather, Grown in a Lab Without Cows
theatlantic.com

Scientists discover genes are controlled by ‘nano footballs’
phys.org

Scientists spent a month terrifying guppies to prove that fish have personalities
washingtonpost.com

Little Rock Nine: the day young students shattered racial segregation
theguardian.com

Why the Last Snow on Earth May Be Red
newyorker.com

Dogs Recognize Themselves in Test Based on Smell, Not Sight [autoplay video]
nytimes.com

Netflix, Microsoft, and Google just quietly changed how the web works
theoutline.com

Brothers in Arms: The Tragedy in Small-Town America
wsj.com

Nasa facility honors African American woman who plotted key space missions
theguardian.com

Study: Walking to work or doing the vacuuming can extend your life
newscientist.com

Neanderthal children were slow to grow up — just like modern kids
washingtonpost.com

3D-printable synthetic muscle is three times stronger than you
newatlas.com

Portugal treats addiction as a disease, not a crime.
nytimes.com

This hacker gained access to hundreds of companies through their helpdesk
thenextweb.com

The Closing of a Great American Dialect Project
newyorker.com

On this day in 1979, a nuclear bomb was detonated in the Indian Ocean…maybe
damninteresting.com

Scientists just discovered the first brainless animal that sleeps
washingtonpost.com

Cassini’s Final Full Image Of Saturn Before It Destroyed Itself Is Breathtaking
digg.com

The correct way to be a cannibal
theoutline.com

These Women Are the Last Thing Standing Between You and Nuclear War
marieclaire.com

The Spotlight Effect: How to Stop Being So Self Conscious All the Time
effectiviology.com

Lightning storms triggered by exhaust from cargo ships
newscientist.com

Access denied: wheelchair metro maps versus everyone else’s
theguardian.com

How flying seriously messes with your mind
bbc.com

The moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason [mild spoilers for the book Seveneves]
jasmcole.com

This Is One of the Strangest Objects Ever Discovered in the Solar System
gizmodo.com

Shellfish Surprise: Common ‘Herbivore’ Dinosaur Found To Snack On Crustaceans
npr.org

The Electronic Computers, Part 2: Colossus
technicshistory.wordpress.com

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