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The Devilish (and Dare We Say Brilliant) Way Australia’s Feral Cats Use Fire to Hunt Down Prey
gizmodo.com

Rain falls from Saturn’s rings—and a dying spacecraft tasted it
nationalgeographic.com

Eight-year-old Swedish-American girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake
thelocal.se

Viruses Spread by Insects to Crops Sound Scary. The Military Calls It Food Security.
nytimes.com

North America’s nearly forgotten language
bbc.com

Leaving your brain to science: don’t let myths dissuade you
nationalgeographic.com

Drunk birds are causing havoc in a Minnesota town. Police say they’ll sober up soon.
washingtonpost.com

2017 earthquake off Mexico broke through an entire tectonic plate
arstechnica.com

While Nestlé extracts millions of litres from their land, residents have no drinking water
theguardian.com

Why Elephants Don’t Shed Their Skin
nytimes.com

The Viruses That Neanderthals Spread to Humans
theatlantic.com

Curiosity Rover to Temporarily Switch ‘Brains’
jpl.nasa.gov

More than 250 people worldwide have died taking selfies, study finds
washingtonpost.com

After more speculation about cause of ISS leak, NASA issues another statement
arstechnica.com

Osaka drops San Francisco as sister city over ‘comfort women’ statue
theguardian.com

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
bloomberg.com

Researchers develop typeface they say can boost memory
theguardian.com

More Images From Indonesia’s Devastating Earthquake and Tsunami
theatlantic.com

Astronomers discover first suspected ‘exomoon’ 8,000 light years away
theguardian.com

Cumbria slavery probe: Man ‘lived in shed for 40 years’
bbc.com

French Gangster, Who Once Hid in Israel as an Orthodox Jew, Captured After Cops Spotted ‘Man’ in Burqa
haaretz.com

The Tyranny of the U.S. Dollar
bloomberg.com

New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers
technologyreview.com

How Bogotá’s Cycling Superhighway Shaped a Generation
citylab.com

America Isn’t Ready for the Lanternfly Invasion
bloomberg.com

Tiny Robots Inspired by Sperm Want to Swim Around Your Body Delivering Drugs
livescience.com

Being ‘interesting’ is not an objective feature of the world
aeon.co

Study: High-school students with acne tend to have higher GPAs and are more likely to finish college
theatlantic.com

Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Closer to Medicinal Use (It’s Not Just Your Imagination)
nytimes.com

Prehistoric sharks feasted on flying reptiles, fossil reveals
nationalgeographic.com

Probe Lands On Ryugu Asteroid, In Latest Success For International Group
npr.org

The Game-Changing Technique Behind an Amazing New Archaeological Discovery
theatlantic.com

Phobos May Have Come from Massive Impact on Mars
sci-news.com

Do we really live longer than our ancestors?
bbc.com

Don’t Mess With the Jiu-jitsu Suffragettes
messynessychic.com

A Volcano Just Erupted in Tsunami-Rattled Indonesia
earther.gizmodo.com

Black holes ruled out as universe’s missing dark matter
news.berkeley.edu

Man Chugs Erectile Dysfunction Drug, Ends Up With Permanently Red-Tinted Vision
gizmodo.com

Hallucinations Are Everywhere
theatlantic.com

Rainbow Farm: The domestic siege that time forgot
theoutline.com

Scary, Squishy, Brainless, Beautiful: Inside the World of Jellyfish
nationalgeographic.com

Gaia spots stars flying between galaxies
esa.int

The ray-gun is no longer science fiction
cosmosmagazine.com

The Time Congress Banned the Braille Edition of Playboy
mentalfloss.com

People With Psychopathic Personalities Have Pretty Psychopathic Dreams
thecut.com

Should We Land on Venus Again? Scientists Are Trying to Decide
space.com

Studded snow tires cost lives, says study
newatlas.com

Rare Quintuple Rainbow Captured by Photographer in New Jersey
livescience.com

Billions of Mosquitoes Are Having a Post-Hurricane Field Day in North Carolina
atlasobscura.com

Surprise Life Found Thriving 2,000 Feet Underground
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Astronomers have found another quirky object that suggests a giant body lurks at the fringes of the solar system
theatlantic.com

The myth of the she-devil: why we judge female criminals more harshly
theguardian.com

An 8-Year-Old Was Brutally Abused for Months. Why Did No One Save Him?
theatlantic.com

Humans delayed the onset of the Sahara desert by 500 years
phys.org

Scientists Aren’t Sure What Triggered Indonesia’s Deadly Tsunami
earther.gizmodo.com

Scientists Uncover Why You Can’t Decide What to Order for Lunch
caltech.edu

Donna Strickland, Third Woman to Ever Win Nobel Prize in Physics, Helped Make Awesome Laser Tool
gizmodo.com

Is this the last chance to see the Titanic?
bbc.com

Animal study suggests deep space travel may significantly damage GI function in astronauts
phys.org

2-Second Rule for Distracted Driving Can Mean Life or Death
nytimes.com