Printed from https://www.damninteresting.com/curated-links/?after=20553

A Stanford University geneticist explains the biological basis for sexual orientations
genetics.thetech.org

Hubble celebrates 28th anniversary with a trip through the Lagoon Nebula
spacetelescope.org

The hunt for the Sun’s ancient siblings
astronomy.com

ATF urgently searching for 700 lbs. of dynamite stolen 75 miles from New Jersey border
nj.com

China and India have 70 million more men than women. The consequences are far-reaching.
washingtonpost.com

Navigating a Digital World After 40 Years in Prison
splinternews.com

America’s nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go
reuters.com

Video: 360 degree 3D VR video of the International Space Station
youtube.com

Discover the violent end of the Oxford dodo
bbc.com

WWII bomb removal to force evacuation around Berlin’s main station
dw.com

Africa’s last absolute monarch renames Swaziland as ‘eSwatini’
reuters.com

Giant plastic ‘berg blocks Indonesian river
bbc.com

Meet the newest ‘exploding ant’ that sacrifices itself for the good of the colony
cbc.ca

Here’s How Scientists Bent Diamonds
gizmodo.com

Inside Southwest Flight 1380, 20 Minutes of Chaos and Terror (autoplay video)
nytimes.com

Improbable Cause: The Harrison Family Murders
projects.thestar.com

Earth’s mammals have shrunk dramatically, and humans are to blame
washingtonpost.com

Bodies Remodeled for a Life at Sea
nytimes.com

Forensic science is nowhere near as robust and reliable as many people think
theguardian.com

When Three F-15 Jet Fighters Raced a Lunar Eclipse
popularmechanics.com

Black hole and stellar winds form giant butterfly and shut down star formation in galaxy
colorado.edu

The Great Chinese Dinosaur Boom
smithsonianmag.com

Did neolithic man practise surgery on cows?
theguardian.com

Since 2016, Half of All Coral in the Great Barrier Reef Has Died
theatlantic.com

Fiery siege at Branch Davidian compound reverberates 25 years later
houstonchronicle.com

‘Mercury 13’ chronicles women in 1960s who trained for space flight
reuters.com

Sitting with the cyber-sleuths who track cryptocurrency criminals
technologyreview.com

The holiday village run by spies
bbc.com

‘Mad camel’ disease? New prion infection causes alarm
cidrap.umn.edu

‘She has nerves of steel’: The story of the pilot who calmly landed the Southwest Airlines flight
washingtonpost.com

Made in Taiwan? How a Frenchman Fooled 18th-Century London
publicdomainreview.org

The Quarterback of the Kitchen? It’s Not Always the Chef
nytimes.com

A ‘thrilling’ mission to get the Swedish to change overnight
bbc.com

Watch it live: TESS, NASA’s new planet-hunting space telescope, is ready for liftoff
latimes.com

A Stunning Cure for One of the World’s Most Devastating Blood Diseases
newyorker.com

Inside the Strange World of Dried Hummingbird Love Charm Trafficking
news.nationalgeographic.com

The world’s first recipient of a second face transplant? A 43-year-old who says he feels 22 again.
washingtonpost.com

Can Dirt Save the Earth?
nytimes.com

Study: Elevation in buildings can affect the decisions we make
eurekalert.org

‘Mono’ Virus Linked to Seven Serious Diseases
cincinnatichildrens.org

How to Sway a Baboon Despot
theatlantic.com

Scientists discover dozens of new genes for hair colour
theguardian.com

Pregnant, Uninsured, and Adrift
splinternews.com

Europe Was Once Obsessed With Fake Dilapidated Buildings
theatlantic.com

The Bloody Toll of Congo’s Elephant Wars
gq.com

Have Algorithms Destroyed Personal Taste?
racked.com

Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand
reuters.com

Space Communications Are Stuck In The Dial-Up Age. Which Means It’s Time For More Lasers.
fivethirtyeight.com

Having Big Genitals Can Spell Evolutionary Disaster, say Paleobiologists
inverse.com

In Search of the Vanished Destination
outsideonline.com

Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy when they’re ordained. But when they break that vow, their children are left to live a lie
thestar.com

How city birds evolved to be smarter than rural birds
aeon.co

Researchers Propose Mission to Intercept the Next Interstellar Asteroid
space.com

How You React When Startled Is a Window Into Your Soul
theatlantic.com

These diamonds from space formed inside a long-lost planet, scientists say
washingtonpost.com

On this day in 1999 a glider was struck by lightning from a clear blue sky
damninteresting.com

San Francisco’s Big Seismic Gamble
nytimes.com

Booze-busting nanopills to help the liver
nature.com

Where the Amish Go on Vacation
newyorker.com

How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley
theguardian.com