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Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease
aeon.co

‘Norman said the president wants a pyramid’: how starchitects built Astana
theguardian.com

Vikings Razed the Forests. Can Iceland Regrow Them?
nytimes.com

On this day in 1998 the Zhiqiang Shoe Factory halted production of “lotus shoes”
damninteresting.com

Of Mantras, Mysteries and Messy Manuscripts
artscieffect.utoronto.ca

The Hunt for the Brain-Eating Amoebas of Yellowstone
wired.com

Wine Country fires: A deadly inferno’s first hours
sfchronicle.com

A Catfishing With a Happy Ending
theatlantic.com

Researchers Can Spot Earthquakes Using Fiber Optic Cables
popularmechanics.com

Should humans colonize Mars or the moon? A scientific investigation
qz.com

World’s First Aerial 360 Video Over North Korea 2017
youtube.com

One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting
theguardian.com

The True Crime Story Behind a 1970 Cult Feminist Film Classic
topic.com

Why Are Prosecutors Putting Innocent Witnesses in Jail?
newyorker.com

When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy
nytimes.com

Discovery of 50km cave raises hopes for human colonisation of moon
theguardian.com

Experimental City: The Sci-Fi Utopia That Never Was
citylab.com

‘This is very alarming!’: Flying insects vanish from nature preserves
washingtonpost.com

Gravitational Waves Show How Fast The Universe is Expanding
astronomy.com

Dyslexia: scientists claim cause of condition may lie in the eyes
theguardian.com

The JFK Document Dump Could Be a Fiasco
politico.com

The Earth’s interior is teeming with dead plates
arstechnica.com

Tragedy of the Common: The extinction crisis extends far beyond rare and endangered species
psmag.com

Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded
nytimes.com

On this day in 1959 humanity got its first, noisy look at the far side of the moon
damninteresting.com

The Soviet Union’s flawed rival to Concorde
bbc.com

Mysterious particles spotted in Saturn’s atmosphere
nature.com

Snack attack: alligators like to eat sharks, study reveals
theguardian.com

The great thaw of America’s north is coming
bbc.com

Earth’s New Traveling Buddy Is an Asteroid, Not Space Junk
uanews.arizona.edu

The Surprising, Secret Origins of Fruit Roll-Ups
thrillist.com

What Happens When Robots Act Just Like Humans
wired.com

Gun waiting periods prevent hundreds of homicides, according to 45-year study
arstechnica.com

Mark Twain Liked Cats Better Than People
smithsonianmag.com

The Secretive Family Making Billions From the Opioid Crisis
esquire.com

The War To Sell You A Mattress Is An Internet Nightmare (i.e., advertising is poison)
fastcompany.com

A Nine-Year Collaboration Has Just Shown How Sugar Exacerbates Cancer
sciencealert.com

On this day in 1814, a beer flood in London claimed eight souls
damninteresting.com

Explore (most of) the solar system in Google Maps
engadget.com

Whales and dolphins lead ‘human-like lives’ thanks to big brains, says study
theguardian.com

On this day in 1964: China detonated its first a-bomb, prompting the US to install a spy device atop the Himalayas
damninteresting.com

A Fire Story
brianfies.blogspot.com

Hydrothermal vents found on Mars raise hope in search for life
cbc.ca

Video: Veritasium provides more details about today’s LIGO gravitational waves announcement
youtube.com

Chilling video footage of a 1939 pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden
kottke.org

Where can North Korea’s missiles reach?
abc.net.au

To Save Her Children, She Pretended To Be Crazy
npr.org

There’s No Fire Alarm for Artificial General Intelligence – Machine Intelligence Research Institute
intelligence.org

Self-driving car accidents: Robot drivers are ‘odd, and that’s why they get hit’
seattletimes.com

How a Quarter of Cow DNA Came From Reptiles
theatlantic.com

Scientists detect gravitational waves from a new kind of nova, sparking a new era in astronomy
washingtonpost.com

Arthur Schopenhauer on the Dangers of Clickbait
farnamstreetblog.com

Analysis of 141 hours of cable news reveals how mass killers are really portrayed
qz.com

Great Storm 1987: The day 18 people were killed
bbc.com

A single photon reveals quantum entanglement of 16 million atoms
phys.org

Intense storms batter Saturn’s largest moon, scientists report
astronomynow.com

Death of the Nile
bbc.co.uk

What NASA’s Simulated Missions Tell Us about the Need for Martian Law
scientificamerican.com

Asteroid that barely missed Earth this week could wreak havoc in the not-so-distant future
bgr.com

How a Gilded Age Heiress Became the ‘Mother of Forensic Science’
theatlantic.com