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Disposable Ballpoint Pen History: Pens for Pennies
tedium.co

The rare blue the Mayans invented
bbc.com

If we made life in a lab, would we understand it differently?
aeon.co

How Jellyfish Rule the Seas Without a Brain
nationalgeographic.com

Women’s Pockets are Inferior.
pudding.cool

Astronomers identify some of the oldest galaxies in the universe
phys.org

Neuroscience is revealing adolescents’ rich and nuanced relationship with risky behavior
scientificamerican.com

Snowbound: On being marooned alone in a succession of snow storms
outsideonline.com

Bugs Will Actually Make Your Next Phone Better
wired.com

Online security cameras let Californians livestream the burning of their homes
theguardian.com

Hundreds of Reindeer Died by Lightning. Their Carcasses Became a Laboratory.
nytimes.com

‘Lost’ contact lens removed from woman’s eyelid after 28 years
bbc.com

This teeny, tiny galaxy is hiding a supermassive black hole
astronomy.com

Fighting the vanilla thieves of Madagascar
bbc.co.uk

Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers
nytimes.com

A Rare Genetic Aversion to Sweets Could Be Key to Fighting Obesity
bloomberg.com

‘Functional Fingerprint’ May Identify Brains Over a Lifetime
quantamagazine.org

Photos: The Queen of Soul’s Amazing Career
theatlantic.com

Your sense of smell controls what you spend and who you love
qz.com

Beetle Trapped in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Was an Early Pollinator
gizmodo.com

This Scientist Is Unlocking the Mysteries of Cheese
nationalgeographic.com

The Great Chinese Art Heist
gq.com

Gallery: A Visit to Tuvalu, Surrounded by the Rising Pacific
theatlantic.com

Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents
foreignpolicy.com

What are rare earths, crucial elements in modern technology? 4 questions answered
theconversation.com

Robot cars start delivering groceries in Arizona
theverge.com

The Book of Kings: The book that defines Iranians
bbc.com

What Brought Down the Bridge in Italy?
theatlantic.com

Research: To Get People to Embrace Change, Emphasize What Will Stay the Same
hbr.org

China says it will launch 2 robots to the far side of the moon in December on an unprecedented lunar exploration mission
businessinsider.com

Ancient Egyptian mummification ‘recipe’ revealed
bbc.co.uk

Image: What some of our neighboring planets look like in full daylight
spaceweathergallery.com

How a Transplanted Face Transformed a Young Woman’s Life
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists discover completely new form of carbon after decades of searching
independent.co.uk

Effects of psychedelic DMT ‘similar to near-death experiences’
bbc.com

Iron and Titanium Found on ‘Ultrahot Jupiter,’ an Exoplanet First
space.com

How Crete changed the course of World War Two
bbc.com

The Deadly Waterfall in the Instagram Age
nytimes.com

California v nutria: state seeks to eradicate scourge of giant rodents
theguardian.com

The Super Bowl of Beekeeping
nytimes.com

From Death Traps to Disneyland: The 600-Year History of the Roller Coaster
popularmechanics.com

Duke Team Finds Missing Immune Cells That Could Fight Lethal Brain Tumors
corporate.dukehealth.org

On this day in 1977 SETI received the still-unexplained “Wow!” signal
damninteresting.com

Florida’s Gulf Coast Battles Deadly And Smelly Red Tide
npr.org

America’s hottest export? Sperm
theguardian.com

Reddit sleuth identifies car part leading to hit-and-run arrest
bbc.com

In Science, And In Life, ‘Once A Failure’ Does Not Mean ‘Always A Failure’
medium.com

Video playlist: Hundreds of recently digitized/declassified films of U.S. atomic tests
youtube.com

A French Theme Park Taught Crows To Pick Up Trash
smithsonianmag.com

These 3D X-rays are spectacular and really gross
theverge.com

‘Dormant’ California Supervolcano Packed With 240 Cubic Miles of Magma
gizmodo.com

Cancer Rarely Strikes Elephants. New Clues Suggest Why.
nationalgeographic.com

An inversion of nature: how air conditioning created the modern city
theguardian.com

Tiny Worms Survive Forces 400,000 Times Stronger Than Gravity on Earth
scientificamerican.com

What’s It Like to Have a New Face? Transplant Recipients Tell Us.
nationalgeographic.com

Wake Up, Opportunity! Engineers Have an Awesome Playlist for NASA’s Sleeping Mars Rover
space.com

Scientists uncover secret behind beautiful glowing Bermuda fireworms
cbc.ca

Electric flight is coming, but the batteries aren’t ready
theverge.com

Is Gravity Quantum?
scientificamerican.com

What would it take to become a trillionaire?
bbc.com