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What makes zombie ants obey
earthsky.org

If we can beat Ebola, why not sleeping sickness too?
mosaicscience.com

Children of the colour-blind island – in pictures
theguardian.com

On this day in 1973, the remains of an extraordinary tree were dragged out of Ténéré
damninteresting.com

What Happens If China Makes First Contact?
theatlantic.com

There’s a Huge Plume of Magma Bulging Against Antarctica
livescience.com

‘The strangest supernova we’ve ever seen’: A star that keeps exploding — and surviving
washingtonpost.com

Genetically Altered Skin Saves A Boy Dying Of A Rare Disease
npr.org

Spending 45 Days Inside A Fake Spaceship In The Name Of Science
wired.com

How to Hire Fake Friends and Family
theatlantic.com

Chopin’s Heart, Pickled in a Jar, Offers Clues to His Death
nytimes.com

Sheep learned to recognize photos of Obama and other celebrities, neuroscientists say
washingtonpost.com

On this day in 1939 an unlikely assassin attempted to remove Hitler
damninteresting.com

Is Disney paying its share in Anaheim? The money battle outside the Happiest Place on Earth
latimes.com

Help name the most distant object ever explored by a spacecraft
washingtonpost.com

Alma’s image of red giant star gives a surprising glimpse of the Sun’s future
chalmers.se

Archaeologists unearth ‘masterpiece’ sealstone in Greek tomb
eurekalert.org

The Wines of Gala: Salvador Dalí’s Surrealist Wine Guide Republished for the First Time in 40 Years
thisiscolossal.com

Astronomers spot oldest galaxy ever detected by looking back in time 11 billion years
bgr.com

The 100 megapixel Moon
syfy.com

How to Give Mars an Atmosphere, Maybe
astrobiology.nasa.gov

Heard of the element erbium? It could pave the way to a quantum internet
theconversation.com

The Cool Beginnings of a Volcano’s Supereruption
nytimes.com

Mammals Literally Came Out of the Dark Once the Dinos Were Gone
gizmodo.com

Heating ocean moon Enceladus for billions of years
esa.int

How mathematics revealed a Beatles secret
abc.net.au

Forget Daylight Saving, We Should Adopt a Single, Universal Time, Scientists Say
sciencealert.com

The Great College Loan Swindle
rollingstone.com

Theoretical quark fusion found to be more powerful than hydrogen fusion
phys.org

T. Rex May Have Actually Used Its Tiny Arms For “Vicious Slashing” of Its Victims
sciencealert.com

Sex, spies, and the national anthem: The BSO scandal you’ve never heard of
bostonglobe.com

Fantastic Beasts and How to Rank Them
newyorker.com

A Restaurant Ruined My Life
torontolife.com

The man who built a plane on his rooftop
bbc.com

Inseparable: Ten Years Joined At The Head. Conjoined twins share a brain and can see out of each other’s eyes
cbc.ca

What Archaeologists Want You To Know About The Great Pyramid Void
forbes.com

Squishy or Solid? A Neutron Star’s Insides Open to Debate
quantamagazine.org

Who stole Burma’s royal ruby?
bbc.co.uk

Most scientists now reject the idea that the first Americans came by land
arstechnica.com

Why Clocks Run Clockwise (And Some Watches And Clocks That Don’t)
hodinkee.com

Juno Phones Home: Jupiter Probe Reconnects with Earth After 8th Flyby
space.com

Like genes, language evolution involves random chance
arstechnica.com

On this day in 1970, a feral child named Genie was brought into a welfare office
damninteresting.com

Scientists find key to unwanted thoughts
bbc.com

A biologist believes that trees speak a language we can learn
qz.com

Fifty-three year old nuclear missile accident revealed
rapidcityjournal.com

Bees can be ‘right or left-handed’ just like humans
nypost.com

The Russian Spies Who Fooled Seattle
seattlemet.com

What It’s Like to Learn You’re Going to Die
theatlantic.com

The Story Behind the Chicago Newspaper That Bought a Bar
topic.com

ALMA Discovers Cold Dust Around Nearest Star
eso.org

Scientists solve mystery of dead male woolly mammoths
theguardian.com

The stray dogs that led the space race
bbc.com

The Short, Sad Story of Stanwix Melville
nybooks.com

The underground story of Cobra, the 1980s’ illicit handmade computer
arstechnica.com

Mail-Order CRISPR Kits Allow Absolutely Anyone to Hack DNA
scientificamerican.com

Ice Fishing for Neutrinos
nautil.us

Massive Government Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause
npr.org

A Pill to Make Exercise Obsolete
newyorker.com

Spending time in space may cause astronauts’ brains to float upward
theverge.com