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Physics can explain human innovation and enlightenment
qz.com

How perfectionism leads to depression
bbc.com

How to tell an asteroid from a comet, even when its from outside our solar system
popsci.com

The Mysterious Microbes in the Sky
theatlantic.com

The Evolutionary Origin of Descending Testicles
nytimes.com

Psychiatric medications can interfere with the body’s ability to regulate temperature, and most patients don’t know
nbcnews.com

He Died at Pompeii, but His Head Wasn’t Crushed by a Block
nytimes.com

The scarecrow master of Shikoku, Japan
bbc.com

Space is full of dirty, toxic grease, scientists reveal [for certain definitions of “full”]
theguardian.com

Is a hole a real thing, or just a place where something isn’t?
aeon.co

These Female Pilots Broke Down Barriers in Aviation
nationalgeographic.com

The Young Milky Way Collided With a Dwarf Galaxy
quantamagazine.org

The Strange Brain of the World’s Greatest Solo Climber
nautil.us

Black Wall Street: The African American Haven That Burned and Then Rose From the Ashes
theringer.com

“The Straight Dope” to shut down after 45 years of publication
straightdope.com

‘Naked hermit’ who lived on deserted island for thirty years ‘captured’, brought back to civilisation
news.com.au

New species of tiny spider discovered in Indiana cave
cbc.ca

Abalonia: The Island Nation That Never Was
atlasobscura.com

Can Crows Make Mental Pictures of Tools?
nytimes.com

The scientific reason your brain never runs out of problems to find
qz.com

Three Identical Strangers: the bizarre tale of triplets separated at birth
theguardian.com

Scientists have improved the performance of magnetic nanoparticles designed to roast and destroy tumors
buffalo.edu

How Long Can We Live? The Limit Hasn’t Been Reached, Study Finds
nytimes.com

The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
smithsonianmag.com

Switzerland’s mysterious fourth language
bbc.com

A fascinating catalog of all objects found when workers drained a canal in Amsterdam
belowthesurface.amsterdam

Flamingo that escaped a zoo in 2005 spotted in Texas
bbc.com

Archaeologists stumble on Neolithic ritual site in Suffolk
theguardian.com

Genealogists Turn to Cousins’ DNA and Family Trees to Crack Five More Cold Cases
nytimes.com

Nearly 2 million Africans were pulled into World War I, their reward was even more colonization
qz.com

Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
theverge.com

On this day in 1905, Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head
damninteresting.com

How to get away with financial fraud
theguardian.com

Why athletes need a ‘quiet eye’
bbc.com

This novel, one-and-done flu drug could be available soon in the US
arstechnica.com

The People Who Are Afraid of Food
medium.com

On this day in 1945, stakeholders in AM radio succeeded in ruining the inventor of FM radio.
damninteresting.com

The Board Game at the Heart of Viking Culture
atlasobscura.com

NASA’s next flagship space telescope is delayed again
theverge.com

Saturn moon Enceladus offers ‘tantalizing’ new hint it’s habitable
cnet.com

Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Is a Comet After All
space.com

Prehistoric stone hunt under way in Devon salt marsh
theguardian.com

The Futility of Standing Athwart Language Yelling ‘Stop!’
theatlantic.com

Mathematics Shows How to Ensure Evolution
quantamagazine.org

Is eating natural food the same as eating what’s healthy?
aeon.co

Trials and tribulations: my life as a criminal barrister
theguardian.com

Earth’s first mission to a binary asteroid, for planetary defence
phys.org

[U.S.] Judge rules that sea-level rise doesn’t fall under public nuisance laws
arstechnica.com

Are women’s breasts getting bigger – or is it just our bras?
theguardian.com

What Can Cancer Specialists Learn From Patients Who Beat All The Odds?
npr.org

Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras
theguardian.com

The Smithsonian Had To Dig Up Their Dinosaurs Again
theatlantic.com

A huge stretch of the Arctic Ocean is rapidly turning into the Atlantic. That’s not a good sign
washingtonpost.com

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft reaches cosmic ‘diamond’
bbc.com

The Biggest Digital Heist in History Isn’t Over Yet
bloomberg.com

In van Gogh’s early years, the artist developed his style by imitating Japanese art
hyperallergic.com

What’s Going On With Buzz Aldrin?
theatlantic.com

Flight attendants are more likely to get cancer than most, according to a new Harvard study
qz.com

AI recreates chemistry’s periodic table of elements
phys.org

The Coldest Place on Earth Is Even Colder Than Scientists Thought
livescience.com