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The scientific reason paper cuts hurt so much
qz.com

The black detective who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan
theguardian.com

What 24 Hours in Prison Is Really Like
themarshallproject.org

The city that lit the world
bbc.com

Rome’s Subway Expansion Reveals Artifacts From The Ancient Past
npr.org

Fear of dystopian change should not blind us to the potential of gene editing
theguardian.com

Microfilm Lasts Half a Millennium
theatlantic.com

Suspicious Minds: Mingling with wariness and wonder at a conference devoted to “Ancient Aliens.”
nytimes.com

If you want to know what money is, don’t ask a banker. Take a leap of faith and start your own currency
aeon.co

Why there’s finally a drug for smallpox even though the disease no longer exists
cbc.ca

While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey
nationalgeographic.com

A historian explains how people of the past imagined the future
theverge.com

Did a rogue star change the makeup of our solar system?
phys.org

You’re living in a new geologic age, the Meghalayan
cbc.ca

I got a hoax academic paper about how UK politicians wipe their bums published
theconversation.com

The Space Race in the Context of the Cold War
historyarch.com

Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide
texasmonthly.com

Seeing Titan with Infrared Eyes
jpl.nasa.gov

Fight for ‘World’s Richest Shipwreck’ Heats Up
nationalgeographic.com

Big-data statistics have revealed, among other things, that our own solar system is kind of an oddball
blogs.scientificamerican.com

India’s street magic once captivated the world, including Houdini himself
qz.com

This Language Is Only Used When Collecting Nuts in New Guinea
atlasobscura.com

See How Apollo-Era Scientists Thought We’d Live On The Moon
nationalgeographic.com

A $1.5 Million Plan to Count Every Cat in Washington, House Cats Included
nytimes.com

Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers
theconversation.com

The Secret Desert Home of a Tiny, Lonely Seabird
theatlantic.com

Complete fly brain imaged at nanoscale resolution
phys.org

Extremely high-res outtakes from Apollo 11’s 1969 moon landing
qz.com

Study: Beef jerky and other processed meats associated with manic episodes
psypost.org

‘Storm Chasers’ on Mars Searching for Dusty Secrets
jpl.nasa.gov

Image: Crystals of osmium, the densest stable element. Roughly twice the density of lead, among the rarest elements on Earth
damninteresting.com

Beatrice Tinsley, Astronomer Who Saw the Course of the Universe
nytimes.com

Footage of sole survivor of Amazon tribe emerges
theguardian.com

Weird new fruits could hit aisles soon thanks to gene-editing
theguardian.com

Fossil of new armored dinosaur found in Utah
gizmodo.com

What Climate Change Looks Like In 2018
fivethirtyeight.com

How to Spend It: the shopping list for the 1%
theguardian.com

The Water Wars of Arizona
nytimes.com

Parents Aren’t Good Judges of Their Kids’ Sugar Intake
nytimes.com

How a Tiny Cape Cod Town Survived World War I’s Only Attack on American Soil
smithsonianmag.com

LIVE UPDATE: Opening of ancient sarcophagus in Alexandria
egypttoday.com

Art technicians: The industry’s dirty secret, or all part of the process?
independent.co.uk

Routine treatment for cardiac arrest doubles risk of brain damage – study
theguardian.com

Climate Change Is Killing the Cedars of Lebanon
nytimes.com

The Mystery of How Neanderthals Got Fire
theatlantic.com

Photos: China’s unique tourist spectacles, seen from above
qz.com

The age you feel means more than your actual birthdate
bbc.com

Never-Before-Seen Structures Have Been Detected in Our Sun’s Corona
sciencealert.com

Scientists Made the Fastest-Spinning Molecules Ever to Test the Limits of Physics
gizmodo.com

Humans Show Racial Bias Towards Robots of Different Colors: Study
spectrum.ieee.org

Work less, get more: New Zealand firm’s four-day week an ‘unmitigated success’
theguardian.com

Wildfires In The U.S. Are Getting Bigger
fivethirtyeight.com

Oddball Galaxy Puts Dark Matter Theory to the Test
scientificamerican.com

Baby Snake Fossil Found Trapped in Amber Offers Clues on Evolution
nytimes.com

Chandra May Have First Evidence of a Young Star Devouring a Planet
chandra.si.edu

101 years ago today the residents of a small tropical island removed their ruthless dictator
damninteresting.com

Chinese Researchers Achieve Stunning Quantum-Entanglement Record
scientificamerican.com

The US government has trouble keeping track of radioactive material
theverge.com

Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on
theguardian.com

Sau Lan Wu’s Three Major Physics Discoveries and Counting
quantamagazine.org