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‘Find Your Passion’ Is Awful Advice
theatlantic.com

The forgotten British-Asian physician who changed modern medicine
qz.com

Mexico earthquake leads to discovery of ancient temple
bbc.com

Have we heard the whisper of reality making itself?
newscientist.com

NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976
space.com

Using artificial photosynthesis to make spaceship fuel and breathable air
astronomy.com

Is Lab-Grown Meat Really Meat?
slate.com

Video: Cutting the longest fingernails ever – Guinness World Records
youtube.com

The Hunt for Earth’s Deep Hidden Oceans
quantamagazine.org

On this day in 1897 a trio of aeronaut adventurers set off for the North Pole
damninteresting.com

The world’s most mysterious silver cups
bbc.com

The Extinction of the Middle Child
thecut.com

Drugs that kill off old cells may limit a body’s aging
arstechnica.com

Employers will do almost anything to find workers to fill jobs — except pay them more
latimes.com

How Postcards Solved The Problem Of Disappearing Rice
npr.org

Romans had whaling industry, archaeological excavation suggests
theguardian.com

The dangerous diseases lurking underground
bbc.com

An Arctic heatwave pushed temperatures in Siberia anomalously high
qz.com

There Are Tantalising Hints of Life-Supporting Features on This Nearby Exoplanet
sciencealert.com

Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran.
nytimes.com

Nearly 1,000 Paintings & Drawings by Vincent van Gogh Now Digitized and Put Online
openculture.com

Genetic study suggests there are variants that can increase chances of success in life
phys.org

Listen to the Sound of Saturn’s Electromagnetic Energy
gizmodo.com

Ancient find may be earliest extract of epic Homer poem Odyssey
theguardian.com

Photo Diary of a Whale Hunt
hakaimagazine.com

110 years ago today humans liquefied helium for the first time in history
damninteresting.com

These magnetic robots might someday crawl around inside you
qz.com

The rocket scientists mixing up a giant firework
bbc.com

Photos: A heat wave in the UK is revealing evidence of ancient structures
qz.com

The World’s Worst Industrial Disaster Is Still Unfolding
theatlantic.com

The Worst Thing You Can Do Is Panic
theatlantic.com

This Triassic Beast Paved the Way for the World’s Largest Dinosaurs
gizmodo.com

The staggering rise of India’s super-rich
theguardian.com

The Hollywood Director Who Almost Died on Skull Island
gq.com

Scientists discover world’s oldest [biological] colour – bright pink
theguardian.com

Did hands make us human?
laphamsquarterly.org

The Astronaut Who Never Left Earth
scientificamerican.com

Slime Molds Remember — but Do They Learn?
quantamagazine.org

Building the world’s highest-resolution telescope
arstechnica.com

The Lesson of the Great War
theatlantic.com

An unusual medical training tool got its start as a childish prank
qz.com

South Korea’s unstoppable taste for haste
bbc.com

Generation wealth: how the modern world fell in love with money
theguardian.com

What Was It Like When The Universe Was Inflating?
medium.com

60 years ago today the largest megatsunami in recorded history struck an Alaska bay
damninteresting.com

Famed British Geologist Was Spectacularly Wrong About Stonehenge
livescience.com

Parrots exploit quantum physics to produce their colourful feathers
abc.net.au

Why Your Brain Tricks You Into Doing Less Important Tasks
nytimes.com

Anti-Vaxxers Are Coming for Horses Now
theatlantic.com

Making scents of outer space
astronomy.com

We Just Found The Brightest Object in The Early Universe – 13 Billion Light-Years Away
sciencealert.com

Meditation under the microscope
aeon.co

The Death of a Once Great City: The fall of New York and the urban crisis of affluence
harpers.org

NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover is celebrating its 15th birthday with a nap because of a giant dust storm. Look back at its unlikely journey.
thisisinsider.com

Why the Girl Scouts Are Learning to Pick Locks and Hack Computers
popularmechanics.com

U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials
nytimes.com

The fall of Brazil’s playboy billionaire
bbc.com

Astronaut Chris Hadfield says we could have gone to Mars decades ago — here’s why we haven’t
businessinsider.com

What it’s like to be trapped in a cave
washingtonpost.com

NASA readies probe to touch the sun with ‘cutting-edge heat shield’
cnet.com