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01 September 2018

NASA Sets a Grim Deadline for Saving a Beloved Mars Rover

theatlantic.com

10,000 years of cheers: why social drinking is an ancient ritual

theguardian.com

Blind Except for Movement: Woman’s Injury Offers Insight into How the Brain Works

scientificamerican.com

Greek Farmer Discovers 3,400 Year-Old Tomb Beneath His Olive Grove

gizmodo.com

Quiz: Psychology results in top journals – can you guess which ones were true, and which didn’t replicate?

80000hours.org

Mystery of the cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies

theconversation.com

Genetically engineered bacteria communicate with each other in the gut, setting the stage for a synthetic microbiome

wyss.harvard.edu

31 August 2018

On this day in 1939, Nazi SS agents took over a Polish radio station to broadcast counterfeit anti-German sentiments

damninteresting.com

Math shows how DNA twists, turns and unzips

theconversation.com

Morse Code’s Vanquished Competitor: The Dial Telegraph

spectrum.ieee.org

$40,000 Insect and Lizard Theft Was an Inside Job, Police Say

nytimes.com

Fertility doc inseminated dozens of women with own sperm, DNA sites find

arstechnica.com

How Animal Venoms Are Helping to Treat a Wide Range of Medical Conditions

livescience.com

The Women Code Breakers Who Unmasked Soviet Spies

smithsonianmag.com

How Two Thieves Stole Thousands of Prints From University Libraries

atlasobscura.com

This Suspension Bridge Is Made From Grass

nationalgeographic.com

Artificial intelligence nails predictions of earthquake aftershocks

nature.com

Stalinist Truman Show: artist paid 400 people to live as Soviet citizens

theguardian.com

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

30 August 2018

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

29 August 2018

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

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NASA Sets a Grim Deadline for Saving a Beloved Mars Rover

10,000 years of cheers: why social drinking is an ancient ritual

Blind Except for Movement: Woman’s Injury Offers Insight into How the Brain Works

Greek Farmer Discovers 3,400 Year-Old Tomb Beneath His Olive Grove

Quiz: Psychology results in top journals – can you guess which ones were true, and which didn’t replicate?

Mystery of the cargo ships that sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies

Genetically engineered bacteria communicate with each other in the gut, setting the stage for a synthetic microbiome

On this day in 1939, Nazi SS agents took over a Polish radio station to broadcast counterfeit anti-German sentiments

Math shows how DNA twists, turns and unzips

Morse Code’s Vanquished Competitor: The Dial Telegraph

$40,000 Insect and Lizard Theft Was an Inside Job, Police Say

Fertility doc inseminated dozens of women with own sperm, DNA sites find

How Animal Venoms Are Helping to Treat a Wide Range of Medical Conditions

The Women Code Breakers Who Unmasked Soviet Spies

How Two Thieves Stole Thousands of Prints From University Libraries

This Suspension Bridge Is Made From Grass

Artificial intelligence nails predictions of earthquake aftershocks

Stalinist Truman Show: artist paid 400 people to live as Soviet citizens

Alan Rusbridger: who broke the news?

Oldest surviving Maya book declared authentic

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

On the Kidnapped African Boy Who Became a German Philosopher

EU to recommend end to changing clocks twice a year

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

International Space Station crew repair leak in Russian craft

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

The surprising origins of the TV remote

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

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

How Did Opium Poppies Get Their Painkilling Properties?

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

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

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

CRISPR Gene Editing Shows Promise for Treating a Fatal Muscle Disease

One Look Up Could Have Ended This Photographer’s Life

The Illegal Ramen Vendors of Postwar Tokyo

Researcher Links Diplomats’ Mystery Illness to Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation

Kessler Syndrome: How space debris can destroy modern life

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

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

Treasures from the Color Archive

Are men really hard-wired to desire younger women?

What It Took to Find and Photograph the Helmeted Hornbill

Why Your Brain Can’t Let Go of a Grudge

Growth Cocktail Helps Restore Spinal Connections in the Most Severe Injuries

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

In Paligenosis, Adult Cells Turn Fetal to Heal Wounds

My Mom, the Missile Computress

Black Holes Reignite Dead Stars and Turn Them Into Zombies

Lost in the Storm

Small Air Leak Detected on International Space Station

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

10 Still-Unsolved Mysteries From Unsolved Mysteries

What Will Happen When Earth’s Plate Tectonics Stop

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

Occupation board game found in Jersey attic pokes fun at Nazis

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

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

The Humor Effect: How Laughing Helps You Remember

How a nuclear stalemate left radioactive waste stranded on a California beach

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