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Image: A space ant fires its lasers
esa.int

‘My lovely dad tried to kill me’
bbc.com

From the moon’s far side, a radio receiver will listen for ancient clues to the universe’s origin
qz.com

From pointing to nodding: is gesture a universal language?
aeon.co

‘I felt exposed online’: how to disappear from the internet
theguardian.com

The Water War That Polarized 1920s California
lithub.com

Hitler definitely died in 1945, according to new study of his teeth
telegraph.co.uk

Seeing is not simple: you need to be both knowing and naive
aeon.co

On this day in 1984, CBS recorded a history-making episode of Press Your Luck
damninteresting.com

The Coming Wave of Murders Solved by Genealogy
theatlantic.com

Hubble Surveys Star-Forming Galaxies in Local Universe
sci-news.com

North Korea’s Secret Army: How Operatives Abroad Aid the Regime
wsj.com

How NASA’s Mission to Pluto Was Nearly Lost
nautil.us

The Baby’s Hand Was Mummified. Why Wasn’t the Rest of Its Body?
nytimes.com

Mount St. Helens and the Fear of Not Knowing
theatlantic.com

China to Launch Mission to Moon’s Far Side on Monday
gizmodo.com

It’s a myth that adults can’t become fluent in a new language
qz.com

Mathematicians Disprove Conjecture Made to Save Black Holes
quantamagazine.org

On this day in 1927, Grace Fryer sued US Radium Corporation for poisoning her with radioactive paint
damninteresting.com

…on that exact same day in 1927, a schoolhouse full of children in Bath, Michigan exploded
damninteresting.com

The most sophisticated piece of software/code ever written
quora.com

One Test Could Exonerate Him. Why Won’t California Do It?
nytimes.com

Being Socially Isolated for Long Periods of Time Reshapes Brain Chemistry
inverse.com

All of Mugshots.com’s alleged co-owners arrested on extortion charges
arstechnica.com

We Depend On Plastic. Now, We’re Drowning in It.
nationalgeographic.com

‘Swimming into the unknown:’ Mexico’s unmapped underwater caves – in pictures
theguardian.com

The First Urban Case of Ebola in the Congo Is a ‘Game Changer’
theatlantic.com

The island fruit that caused a mutiny
bbc.com

The Most Important Inventor You’ve Never Heard Of
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Chinese mass-indoctrination camps evoke Cultural Revolution
apnews.com

Why maps showed California as an Island as late as 1865
publicdomainreview.org

Our relationship with teeth is uneven, messy and grim
economist.com

Hawaii’s Kilauea: Explosive eruption at volcano
bbc.com

Scientists detect oxygen legacy of first stars
bbc.com

A Japanese rail company has apologised after a train left a station 25 seconds early, the second such case in months
bbc.com

The Mystery of the ‘SpaceBees’ Just Got Even Weirder
theatlantic.com

The crime scene investigators solving dolphin deaths
bbc.com

The Many Voyages of Walter Anderson
bittersoutherner.com

What we inherited from our bug-eating ancestors
news.berkeley.edu

Someone, somewhere, is making a banned chemical that destroys the ozone layer, scientists suspect
washingtonpost.com

New study quantifies bitcoin’s ludicrous energy consumption
arstechnica.com

Bach and Beethoven windows, missing from Toronto’s Massey Hall since 1991, found in unmarked basement box
thestar.com

The Golden Age of Child Prodigies
slate.com

On this day in 1899 Nikola Tesla arrived in Colorado Springs to conduct wireless electricity experiments
damninteresting.com

These Lizards Are Full of Green Blood That Should Kill Them
theatlantic.com

A recently discovered Arizona rock art calendar marks the passing of the seasons
bbc.com

Soon Your Phone May Be Powered by Ship Soot
hakaimagazine.com

Researchers are creating a spot colder than the vacuum of space inside the International Space Station
phys.org • Related

The last of the samurai – in pictures
theguardian.com

Back to the land: An argument for less wasteful, more beneficial approaches to dealing with death
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Shark and camel blood contains antibodies much smaller than that of humans
sitn.hms.harvard.edu

Study: Prescription drug commercials in the US are getting longer and providing less factual information
news.usf.edu

Where Both Patients and Caregivers Are Prisoners
nytimes.com

Newfound Space Object With A Peculiar Orbit Points To The Elusive Planet Nine
inquisitr.com

Is there any evidence linking creativity and mood disorders?
aeon.co

Study: The more people rely on their Facebook feed for news, the less politically knowledgeable they are
psmag.com

Scottish scientists have developed a laser thin enough to be integrated into contact lenses
evolving-science.com

Why inequality bothers people more than poverty
aeon.co

Row, Row, Row Your Coat
hakaimagazine.com

Why you eat more when you’re in company
bbc.com