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LSD blurs line between ourselves and others, study finds
theguardian.com

‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem
nytimes.com

Virus fished from pond cures man’s deadly antibiotic-resistant infection
arstechnica.com

STEM is losing male LGBQ undergrads
sciencemag.org

Physicist Proposes Alternative to Black Holes
skyandtelescope.com

Instead of Nuking an Asteroid Headed Toward Earth, We Could Just Splash It With Paint
gizmodo.com

Why Don’t Americans Use Bidets?
theatlantic.com

Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys
nytimes.com

Physicists discover new quantum electronic material
news.mit.edu

David Reich Unearths Human History Etched in Bone
nytimes.com

Sudan, the Last Male Northern White Rhino, Has Died
livescience.com

UK doctors successfully use stem cell treatment to treat macular degeneration
bbc.com

Platypus milk might save us from bacterial infections, and that’s not even the best thing about them
popsci.com

Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking
nytimes.com

Waging Peace: Vietnam’s anti-war exhibition brings GIs and Viet Cong together
theguardian.com

The first black woman aviator had to leave the U.S. in order to achieve her dreams
timeline.com

Did my parents leave me on a hillside to die?
bbc.com

Are Lithuanians obsessed with bees?
bbc.com

Meltdown, Spectre, and the Costs of Unchecked Innovation
wired.com

Some people repeatedly win the Wisconsin Lottery. Do they play fair?
wisconsinwatch.org

Talent, luck and success: simulating meritocracy and inequality with stochasticity
medium.com

Lead is even deadlier than we feared as the full extent of its toxic effects are revealed
theguardian.com

It wasn’t just Greece: Archaeologists find early democratic societies in the Americas
sciencemag.org

Why Don’t We Eat (More) Brains?
lithub.com

For Compulsive Hair Pullers And Skin Pickers, There Is Need For More Help
npr.org

Mice Change Their Appearance as a Result of Frequent Exposure to Humans
media.uzh.ch

Why do lemons taste sour? The puzzle of innate qualia.
wiringthebrain.com

‘Looks good enough to eat’: inside the home of Japan’s fake food industry
theguardian.com

Inside Germany’s high-stakes operation to sort people fleeing death from opportunists and pretenders
theatlantic.com

Archaeologists May Have Discovered The First Port Of Naples, Dating Back 25 Centuries Ago
inquisitr.com

Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
medium.com

The 30-Year Quest To Tame The ‘Wily’ Cancer Gene
npr.org

50 years ago today, scores of sheep in Skull Valley, Utah died mysteriously overnight
damninteresting.com

A Cyberattack in Saudi Arabia Had a Deadly Goal. Experts Fear Another Try.
nytimes.com

‘We’re at our wit’s end’: Churchill endures winter of discontent as dispute over broken rail line drags on
cbc.ca

A simple artificial heart could permanently replace a failing human one
technologyreview.com

Romanian court tells man he is not alive
theguardian.com

Out of control: 17 years. 179 victims. The deadly toll of street racing in Los Angeles
latimes.com

Plane loses its $368 million cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds on takeoff
siberiantimes.com

What’s Behind Many Mystery Ailments? Genetic Mutations, Study Finds
nytimes.com

Why Can’t Everyone Do the ‘Asian Squat’?
theatlantic.com

Miss Byron’s ideal mate
the-tls.co.uk

In CSU lab, laser-heated nanowires produce micro-scale nuclear fusion with record efficiency
engr.source.colostate.edu

Why Earth’s History Appears So Miraculous
theatlantic.com

Steve, a Famous Northern Light, Stays Mysterious (and Keeps His Name)
nytimes.com

A Collection of Anecdotes from the Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life Research Communities (PDF)
arxiv.org • related

Scott Kelly’s medical monitoring has spawned some horrific press coverage
arstechnica.com

LiDAR scans are finding hidden Roman roads and cutting crime
wired.co.uk

Scientists Are Amazed By Stone Age Tools They Dug Up In Kenya
npr.org

Scientists design conceptual asteroid deflector and evaluate it against massive potential threat
phys.org

The Daring Diplomat Who Proved One Person Can Thwart an Empire
narrative.ly

Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth
quantamagazine.org

Ancient DNA Is Rewriting Human (and Neanderthal) History
theatlantic.com

Big harpoon is ‘solution to space junk’
bbc.com

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Has Only a Few Months to Live
gizmodo.com

The fast-melting Arctic is already messing with the ocean’s circulation, scientists say
washingtonpost.com

Platypus milk: unlikely weapon in fight against superbugs
theguardian.com

NASA Shapes Science Plan for Deep-Space Outpost Near the Moon
space.com

All disk galaxies rotate once every billion years
astronomy.com

Compassion helped Neanderthals to survive, new study reveals
phys.org