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Alan Rusbridger: who broke the news?
theguardian.com

Oldest surviving Maya book declared authentic
cbc.ca

Orson Welles died before finishing his final film. It will debut this weekend after years of legal battles.
washingtonpost.com

On the Kidnapped African Boy Who Became a German Philosopher
lithub.com

EU to recommend end to changing clocks twice a year
theguardian.com

Scientists found brain’s internal clock that influences how we perceive time
arstechnica.com

International Space Station crew repair leak in Russian craft
theguardian.com

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?
nytimes.com

The surprising origins of the TV remote
bbc.com

Physicists hack the human visual system to create “ghost images”
technologyreview.com

The Bugs Are Coming, and They’ll Want More of Our Food
nytimes.com

How Did Opium Poppies Get Their Painkilling Properties?
livescience.com

Hidden Medieval Door Leading to Smugglers’ Caves Discovered Underneath Scottish Castle
smithsonianmag.com

He’s been studying in the U.S. legally for 7 years. Bank of America froze his account anyway
miamiherald.com

How Two Men Tried to Start a Hate-Free ‘Gay Town’ in the Nevada Desert
atlasobscura.com

CRISPR Gene Editing Shows Promise for Treating a Fatal Muscle Disease
scientificamerican.com

One Look Up Could Have Ended This Photographer’s Life
nationalgeographic.com

The Illegal Ramen Vendors of Postwar Tokyo
atlasobscura.com

Researcher Links Diplomats’ Mystery Illness to Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation
health.ucsd.edu

Kessler Syndrome: How space debris can destroy modern life
bigthink.com

French Illustrator Revives the Byzantine Empire with Magnificently Detailed Drawings of Its Monuments & Buildings
openculture.com

Successful testing gives NASA’s Advanced Electric Propulsion System a boost
newatlas.com

Treasures from the Color Archive
newyorker.com

Are men really hard-wired to desire younger women?
theoutline.com

What It Took to Find and Photograph the Helmeted Hornbill
nationalgeographic.com

Why Your Brain Can’t Let Go of a Grudge
gizmodo.com

Growth Cocktail Helps Restore Spinal Connections in the Most Severe Injuries
scientificamerican.com

A new generation of sea star-murdering robots is set to deploy
hakaimagazine.com

In Paligenosis, Adult Cells Turn Fetal to Heal Wounds
quantamagazine.org

My Mom, the Missile Computress
nautil.us

Black Holes Reignite Dead Stars and Turn Them Into Zombies
popularmechanics.com

Lost in the Storm
nytimes.com

Small Air Leak Detected on International Space Station
space.com

Ancient ‘Monster Galaxy’ Is Forming Stars a Thousand Times Faster Than the Milky Way
gizmodo.com

10 Still-Unsolved Mysteries From Unsolved Mysteries
mentalfloss.com

What Will Happen When Earth’s Plate Tectonics Stop
nationalgeographic.com

What it’s really like to hear for the first time after growing up totally deaf
medium.com

Occupation board game found in Jersey attic pokes fun at Nazis
theguardian.com

She Helped Crack the Golden State Killer Case. Here’s What She’s Going to Do Next.
nytimes.com

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has spotted its next target from 100 million miles away
space.com

The Humor Effect: How Laughing Helps You Remember
effectiviology.com

How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach
theverge.com

Viking History: Facts & Myths
livescience.com

September 1888: George Eastman Patents His Kodak Camera
spectrum.ieee.org

Tiny Tunnels Previously Unknown to Scientists Found Between the Skull and Brain
gizmodo.com

The Secret London Exhibition for Spies’ Eyes Only
atlasobscura.com

New Tarantula Species Found at Record-Breaking Heights
nationalgeographic.com

The village where men and women speak different languages
bbc.co.uk

Why Was Jupiter’s Rapid Growth Spurt Delayed for Millions of Years?
scientificamerican.com

Why Are Puffins Vanishing? The Hunt for Clues Goes Deep (Into Their Burrows)
nytimes.com

The Patients Who Don’t Want to Be Cured
theatlantic.com

How Isotope Hunters Are Using Isotope Fingerprints to Solve Criminal Forensic Cases
analyteguru.com

United States woefully unprepared for nuclear strike, say scientists
nature.com

The ‘Poison Squad’ That Shook America’s Faith in Preservatives
theatlantic.com

Why write original scripts, when adapted ones earn more?
economist.com

The Atlantic’s just-released list of ~100 “fantastic” nonfiction articles from 2017 that will stand the test of time (including one of ours!)
theatlantic.com

To Understand Volcanoes on Other Worlds, Stand On Our Own
quantamagazine.org

The Gulf of Mexico is Full of Unexploded Bombs and Mustard Gas
popularmechanics.com

In the Hate of Dixie
bittersoutherner.com

Longevity is now our reality. Are we ready for it?
thewalrus.ca