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Where Our Human Ancestors Made an Impression
hakaimagazine.com

China’s first $100 million film is a breathtaking failure
qz.com

My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader
newyorker.com

Using a virus to kill what antibiotics can’t
arstechnica.com

What is your earliest childhood memory – and did it really happen?
theguardian.com

Thousands of leading AI researchers sign pledge against killer robots
theguardian.com

Lava Bomb Hits Tourist Boat in Hawaii, Injuring 23
nytimes.com

Hackers account for 90% of login attempts at online retailers
qz.com

Why Do Crows Copulate with Corpses?
livescience.com

Telescope Upgrade Produces Stunningly Clear Views of Space
space.com

Can Economists and Humanists Ever Be Friends?
newyorker.com

What Can Odd, Interesting Medical Case Studies Teach Us?
nytimes.com

This Temple Honors the Egyptian Queen Who Ruled as King
nationalgeographic.com

Nazis in their 90s: Germany intensifies hunt for war criminals still at large
usatoday.com

Why Nature Prefers Couples, Even for Yeast
quantamagazine.org

Hawaiian Asteroid-Warning Telescope Passes Key Test
space.com

Video: Rise of the Maya [15:23]
youtube.com

The Turkish city that lives for breakfast
bbc.com

Are SUVs Ruining Retirement Savings?
awealthofcommonsense.com

Rocket men: locals divided over plans for UK’s first spaceport
theguardian.com

When the West Quincy Levee failed during catastrophic floods 25 years ago, police pegged James Robert Scott as the cause
features.weather.com

Genetically modified babies given go ahead by UK ethics body
theguardian.com

What data on 20 million traffic stops can tell us about ‘driving while black’
washingtonpost.com

Pigments from microbes provide clue to evolution in ancient oceans – but weren’t pink a billion years ago
theconversation.com

On this day in 1962 the USA tested its tiniest atomic bomb in the Nevada desert
damninteresting.com

Could Chernobyl Wolves Be Spreading Mutations?
nationalgeographic.com

When a DNA Test Shatters Your Identity
theatlantic.com

A study of 93 penises on a medieval tapestry shows one masculinity myth has lasted 950 years
qz.com

Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo
theverge.com

In 30 years the Antarctic Treaty becomes modifiable, and the fate of a continent could hang in the balance
theconversation.com

Revolutionary evidence proves bread existed before agriculture
dw.com

Deep in a mountain in southern Russia, scientists are tracking one of the universe’s most elusive particles
nytimes.com

Rising Seas Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure
npr.org

The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase
townandcountrymag.com

Ancient Romans Hunted ‘Sea Monsters.’ Were They Whales?
nytimes.com

April Tinsley: DNA snares man in Indiana girl’s 1988 murder
bbc.com

Traces of Lost Society Found in ‘Pristine’ Cloud Forest
nationalgeographic.com

Maria Mitchell at 200: a pioneering astronomer who fought for women in science
nature.com

Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior
news.mit.edu

Memories Can Be Altered in Mice. Are Humans Next?
nationalgeographic.com

To cash in on Kindle Unlimited, a cabal of authors gamed Amazon’s algorithm
theverge.com

On this day in 1945 humans detonated the first atomic bomb. This is the camera invented to capture it.
damninteresting.com

Alzheimer’s risk 10 times lower with herpes medication
medicalnewstoday.com

The [US] military is building a space plane. Now it looks to have an engine up to the task
latimes.com

Archaeologists and astronomers solve the mystery of Chile’s Stonehenge
theguardian.com

Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments
nytimes.com

Odd jobs: Trauma scene cleaner
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

On this day in 1942 a P-38 Lightning crash landed on the Greenland ice sheet, where it would remain for 50 years
damninteresting.com

The Floor Is (Usually) Not Lava
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Open offices are as bad as they seem—they reduce face-to-face time by 70%
arstechnica.com

The “Big Bang” of Alzheimer’s: Breakthrough study uncovers genesis of the disease
newatlas.com

Is It Possible to Smell Weakness? Lemurs Can.
nationalgeographic.com

South Africa Celebrates Completion of Gigantic, Super-sensitive Telescope
scientificamerican.com

Cuba will recognize private property in its new constitution
qz.com

Can We Measure Our Own Galaxy Speeding Through Space?
gizmodo.com

‘A goldmine’: mummies’ secrets uncovered in Egypt
theguardian.com

The full story of Thailand’s extraordinary cave rescue
bbc.com

Mice Don’t Know When to Let It Go, Either
nytimes.com

Photos: The practitioners reviving Russia’s once secret martial art
qz.com

Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village
bbc.com