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Why the United Nations may never be able to prosecute the Rohingya genocide
longreads.com

The Uncounted
nytimes.com

Gallery: A Photo Trip to Antarctica
theatlantic.com

When Carl Sagan Warned the World About Nuclear Winter
smithsonianmag.com

The Brutal Fight to Mine Your Data and Sell It to Your Boss
bloomberg.com

How a Wild Rocket Misfire Created Cape Canaveral
popularmechanics.com

We just sent a message to [possible] aliens who could respond by 2042
cnet.com

On this day in 1974 NASA beamed a message into deep space via Arecibo Observatory
damninteresting.com

Pluto’s Mysteriously Cool Atmosphere Might Hold The Key To Fighting Global Warming
forbes.com

A new podcast from our own Erika Nesvold ! Making New Worlds: Exploring the Ethics of Human Settlement in Space
makingnewworlds.com

Choosy Eggs May Pick Sperm for Their Genes, Defying Mendel’s Law
quantamagazine.org

Amish Mutation Protects Against Diabetes and May Extend Life
nytimes.com

Stable plasma ring created in open air for the first time
newatlas.com

How One Woman’s Digital Life Was Weaponized Against Her (contains harsh language)
wired.com

Gorgeous video series: Envisioning Chemistry
envisioningchemistry.com

The Hidden Science and Tech of the Byzantine Empire
nautil.us

Nearby planet is ‘excellent’ target in search for life
bbc.com

Very intelligent people make less effective leaders, according to their peers and subordinates
digest.bps.org.uk

An Astonishing Video Shows CRISPR Editing DNA in Real Time
theatlantic.com

Will Cash Disappear?
nytimes.com

When Two Become One: Twisted Cosmic Knot Shines in Hubble Photo
space.com

The Beautiful Intelligence of Bacteria and Other Microbes
quantamagazine.org

The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard Of
motherboard.vice.com

Canadian journalist Florence Harper covered the Russian Revolution, but almost no one knows her story
cbc.ca

Can Carbon-Dioxide Removal Save the World?
newyorker.com

Why Can’t Addicts Just Quit?
theatlantic.com

Gallery: Photos of oceanic creatures that wait until nightfall to emerge from the depths
hakaimagazine.com

Tiny human brain organoids implanted in rodents, raising ethical concerns
statnews.com

Free Money: The Surprising Effects of a Basic Income Supplied by Government
wired.com

The Bridge Wobbles. So Do You. That’s When the Trouble Starts.
nytimes.com

Green Beret Discovered SEALs’ Illicit Cash. Then He Was Killed.
thedailybeast.com

Love’s Road Home
nytimes.com

Two Murder Convictions for One Fatal Shot
newyorker.com

How Picasso Bled the Women in His Life for Art
theparisreview.org

Harvard scientists think they might have pinpointed the source of human consciousness
businessinsider.com

Mysterious ‘shadow zone’ traps 2000-year-old water
news.com.au

Is religious belief hard-wired into the brain?
cbc.ca

Plastic-eating caterpillars could save the planet
economist.com

Image: 99 years ago today, World War 1 ended with an abrupt silence
damninteresting.com

Oral testimony of an Aboriginal massacre now supported by scientific evidence
theconversation.com

The Gross Inequality of Organ Transplants in America
newrepublic.com

Physics Has Demoted Mass
nautil.us

To save a woman besieged by superbugs, scientists hunt a killer virus
statnews.com

1917 Russian Revolution: The gay community’s brief window of freedom
bbc.com

Update on ‘Oumuamua’, Our First Interstellar Object
skyandtelescope.com

New film shines light on tiny Colombian island where English is the mother tongue
theguardian.com

A combination of Tylenol and Advil worked just as well as opioids for relief of pain in the emergency room, a randomized trial has found
nytimes.com

In the Land of Vendettas That Go On Forever
vqronline.org

Twenty Years after His Death, Carl Sagan Is Still Right
wired.com

On the Table, the Brain Appeared Normal
nytimes.com

Why Would a 16-Year-Old Girl Slaughter Her Uber Driver?
marieclaire.com

How the world’s worst investor fleeced clients who couldn’t complain
longreads.com

Reconstructed Roman Temple of Mithras opens to public in London
theguardian.com

New analysis of Chicxulub asteroid suggests it may have struck in vulnerable spot
phys.org

The Astounding Engineering Behind the World’s Largest Optical Telescope
wired.com

Inside the Business of Body Brokering in the United States
psmag.com

The woman who can’t forget
bbc.com

He Perfected a Password-Hacking Tool—Then the Russians Came Calling
wired.com

Dead grasshopper discovered in Vincent van Gogh painting
theguardian.com

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it
popsci.com