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Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound
theguardian.com

How Disease and Conquest Carved a New Planetary Landscape
theatlantic.com

A study of Olympic athletes shows the surprising benefits of coming in second place
qz.com

NASA’s asteroid-sampling spacecraft spies its target for the first time
theverge.com

German Cryptanalytic Attacks on the British World War II “TYPEX” Machine
cs.columbia.edu

Revisiting a 1958 Map of Space Mysteries
atlasobscura.com

Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World
nytimes.com

Researchers identify link between gut bacteria and eating for pleasure, as opposed to hunger
newsroom.ucla.edu

Perfectly-preserved ancient foal is shown to the world for the first time
siberiantimes.com

Tracking animals from space could predict earthquakes on the ground
nbcnews.com

Procter & Gamble bids to trademark LOL, WTF and other acronyms
theguardian.com

When a Pregnant Pipefish Dad Spots an Alluring Female, Things Get Weird
nytimes.com

Fog Is Full of Microbes
theatlantic.com

‘After 37 years I caught my brother’s killer on Facebook’
bbc.com

Shooting Down Nukes From Space Is Harder Than It Sounds
popularmechanics.com

How To Survive A 10,000-Foot Fall
npr.org

Spain plans to exhume the remains of fascist dictator Francisco Franco
qz.com

Amazon Tribe Never Seen by Outsiders Is Spotted by Drone
nytimes.com

Researchers have identified a new anatomical structure within the immune system
garvan.org.au

A controversial new study suggests females may be more mentally resilient in deep space
scientificamerican.com

How to Heist Millions of Dollars in Cars at Pebble Beach: A Step-By-Step Guide
jalopnik.com

The British Quarry That Hid Van Gogh, da Vinci and Rembrandt
amusingplanet.com

Elusive mitochondrial connection to inflammation uncovered
nature.com

How a hacker network turned stolen press releases into $100 million
theverge.com

Experience: I can’t picture things in my mind
theguardian.com

The Kisses That Paid My Rent
nytimes.com

The Mysterious Green Orbs That Float by Day and Sink at Night
nytimes.com

The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Panther-Trapping, Gator-Wrestling Wild Man
narrative.ly

How to Get a Cat to Like You
lifehacker.com

Here’s Where Hayabusa2 Will Try to Land on the Asteroid Ryugu
gizmodo.com

Did my two friends save each other from getting struck by lightning?
theoutline.com

Why Hawaiian Hurricanes Are So Rare
smithsonianmag.com

385 Feet of Crazy: The Most Audacious Flying Machine Ever
wired.com

Gala Dalí: Monster, muse – or misrepresented?
bbc.com

Why mining the water on the Moon could open up space exploration
theverge.com

Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier
news.mit.edu

The idea that sperm race to the egg is just another macho myth
aeon.co

Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire
arstechnica.com

Scientists Will Soon Drop Antimatter to See How It Behaves in Gravity
gizmodo.com

Tearing our hair out: learning to treat compulsive hair-pulling
theguardian.com

The Surprising Way Drugs Become Useless Against Bacteria
nationalgeographic.com

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