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Can data reveal the saddest number one song ever?
bbc.com

Camera system uses windows as lenses
newatlas.com

Devastating Monsoon Floods in Kerala, India
theatlantic.com

Scientists have found new evidence confirming that turtles once lived without shells
bbc.com

Dying Cancer Cells “Teach” Remaining Tumor How To Survive During Chemo- And Radiotherapy
sciencetrends.com

Neuroscientists are discovering that there may be more to sleep paralysis than we once thought
pbs.org

Your Brain Tries to Change Focus Four Times per Second, Study Finds
gizmodo.com

Scientists Have Found a New Way to Keep Shipwrecks in Shape
atlasobscura.com

Malibu residents fear serial attacker is stalking their scenic enclave
theguardian.com

A Blended Family: Her Mother Was Neanderthal, Her Father Something Else Entirely
nytimes.com

After the bullets, the brushes: how the First World War transformed art
newstatesman.com

On this day in 1934 a shadowy cabal asked a highly decorated Marine major general to lead a coup against the US government
damninteresting.com

North America hasn’t had a megadrought in recorded history. It could be overdue
qz.com

Meet the Nuclear Weapons Nerds
gizmodo.com

Thousands of People Live in These Ancient Spanish Caves
nationalgeographic.com

Malana: A Himalayan village shrouded in myth
bbc.com

The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History
wired.com

Italy’s famous dome is cracking, and cosmic rays could help save it
arstechnica.com

Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a failed test
cnbc.com

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Advertising is obsolete – here’s why it’s time to end it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