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Growing Up Undocumented When Your Siblings Are Citizens
theatlantic.com

Why it’s only science that can answer all the big questions
aeon.co

New research suggests evolution might favor ‘survival of the laziest’
phys.org

“How I caught the ‘black widow’ who killed my brother”
bbc.com

Mankind almost beat measles, but the virus is storming back in Europe
qz.com

That Massive Black Sarcophagus Contained 3 Inscriptions. Here’s What They Mean.
livescience.com

Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record
theguardian.com

Advertising is obsolete – here’s why it’s time to end it
theconversation.com

On this day in 1986, a lake in Cameroon exploded, killing hundreds of people and thousands of animals
damninteresting.com

SNIPP Proteins May Point to Why We Get Sleepy
quantamagazine.org

A New Wife, a Secret Past and a Trail of Loss and Blood
nytimes.com

Revisiting the Monica Lewinsky-hosted dating show that was too weird to work
theoutline.com

A Historic Journey Proceeds Across the Roof of the World
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists slowly cast light on celestial mystery known as Steve
cbc.ca

European Printmakers Had No Idea What Colonial American Cities Looked Like, So They Just Made Stuff Up
smithsonianmag.com

US deports Nazi war crimes suspect to Germany
theguardian.com

Honeybees Are Hurting. What Else Can Pollinate Our Food?
nytimes.com

US inmates stage nationwide prison labor strike over ‘modern slavery’
theguardian.com

Newly Found Enzymes Can Help Turn Type A and B Blood into Universal Type O
sci-news.com

On this day in 1977 Voyager 2 was launched, ~2 weeks before Voyager 1. Both spacecraft included these golden records
voyager.damninteresting.com

Ancient Burial Pits Reveal Sophisticated Rituals
nytimes.com

The Parasitic Vine That Slowly Sucks The Life Out of Wasps
theatlantic.com

How Peddlers of Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Exploit the Sick
undark.org

Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement
news.mit.edu

Brief Korean reunions bring tears for separated families
apnews.com

A Centuries-Old Tightrope Walking Tradition Lives On In Remote Russian Villages
nationalgeographic.com

Scottish scientists have developed a liquid battery which could charge electric cars in seconds
bbc.co.uk

In 1843, Ada Lovelace published the first nontrivial program. How did it work?
twobithistory.org

Was the Stanford Prison Experiment a sham? A Q&A with the writer who exposed the celebrated study
paloaltoonline.com

Physicists Demonstrate How Hydrogen Becomes Metallic Inside Gas Giant Planets
scitechdaily.com

Why Sitting May Be Bad for Your Brain
nytimes.com

How the 1968 Chicago ‘police riot’ shocked America and divided the nation
theguardian.com

The travel guides that charted our world
bbc.com

Study: Bullshit-sensitivity predicts prosocial behavior
journals.plos.org

The Soviets May Have Once Built a Secret Nuclear-Powered Land-Submarine to Attack America
jalopnik.com

Parasitic Plants Have a Surprising Accomplice
blogs.scientificamerican.com

They Thought Hemophilia Was a ‘Lifelong Thing.’ They May Be Wrong.
nytimes.com

Maximum Alienness: What might make life hard to recognize as life?
blogs.scientificamerican.com

The latest in a new generation of giant telescopes broke ground this week
qz.com

I Grew Up in the Shadow of a Neighborhood Killer. He May Have Finally Been Caught.
thedailybeast.com

Before You Flush Your Contact Lenses, You Might Want to Know This
nytimes.com

When body cams had bullets
engadget.com

Water-worlds are common: Exoplanets may contain vast amounts of water
sciencedaily.com

Safety warning as rise in magnet fishing hobby sees anglers fish out guns and grenades in UK rivers
telegraph.co.uk

Bui Tin, the Vietnamese reporter scrubbed from the history books
bbc.co.uk

Most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world engineered at Sandia National Laboratories
share-ng.sandia.gov

Curiosity finds strange object on the surface of Mars
earthsky.org

Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
qz.com

Researcher at the center of an epic fraud remains an enigma to those who exposed him
sciencemag.org

Are Cities Making Animals Smarter?
theatlantic.com

Why scientists suspect proof of a turning point in Earth’s history is sitting in a lake in Milton, Ontario
cbc.ca

Huge Patch of Universe Is Strangely Opaque Despite Its Lack of Galaxies
gizmodo.com

Archaeologists begin excavation to reveal the remains of a lost medieval castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned
theguardian.com

Six Things About Opportunity’s Recovery Efforts
jpl.nasa.gov

How Scientists Discovered Helium, the First Alien Element, 150 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

Liszt’s lost opera: ‘beautiful’ work finally brought to life after 170 years
theguardian.com

Red Bull and Vodka is Scientifically Proven to Start Fights, Study Says
vinepair.com

On island of Guernsey, woman temporarily halts road construction project by invoking 10th-century Norman chant
washingtonpost.com

The 30-Year Manhunt for China’s Most Elusive Serial Killer
newrepublic.com

If You Smell Things That Aren’t Really There, You’re Not Alone
gizmodo.com