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Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries
atlasobscura.com

Hawaiian island erased by powerful hurricane: ‘The loss is a huge blow’
theguardian.com

Here’s Why a 50-Degree Day Feels Colder in Fall Than in Spring
nytimes.com

Weird water phase “ice-VII” can grow as fast as 1,000 miles per hour
arstechnica.com

Tall people at greater risk of cancer ‘because they have more cells’
theguardian.com

Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper: How to Escape From a Black Hole
nytimes.com

NASA’s Return to the Moon Could Include a Reusable Lunar Lander
popularmechanics.com

What’s happened to the vanished Uighurs of Xinjiang?
bbc.com

This Thermometer Tells Your Temperature, Then Tells Firms Where to Advertise
nytimes.com

Asteroid or Comet? Weird Blue Space Rock ‘Phaethon’ Gets a Close-Up
space.com

How to mass produce cell-sized robots
news.mit.edu

‘Twisted’ fibre optic light breakthrough could make internet 100 times faster
theguardian.com

He won Powerball’s $314 million jackpot. It ruined his life.
washingtonpost.com

Humans emit the chemical isoprene into the air when under stress, which may be useful for rating movies
mpg.de

A prehistoric mammal relative looked like a weasel and had 38 babies at once
qz.com

Brainwashed, Enslaved, and Trafficked in Mountain View
modernluxury.com

Why chocolate labs don’t live as long as other retrievers
nationalgeographic.com

His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life.
nytimes.com

How Do We Know Which Historical Accounts Are True?
sapiens.org

Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Purple
space.com

What the archives of mental-health asylums reveal about the history of human heredity and the evolution of genetics
aeon.co

Shrinking the world: why we can’t resist model villages
theguardian.com

Scientists Create Artificial Wood That Is Water- and Fire-Resistant
scientificamerican.com

Lavender’s Soothing Scent Could Be More Than Just Folk Medicine
nytimes.com

NASA brings a Hubble gyro back to life after a seven-year hibernation
arstechnica.com

Why scientists use gnocchi and lasagna to explain one of the most bizarre objects in the universe
theatlantic.com

Shipwreck found in Black Sea is ‘world’s oldest intact’
bbc.com

Student discovers slowest ever pulsar star
phys.org

Magic Mushroom Drug Evolved to Mess with Insect Brains
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Ultra-close stars discovered inside a planetary nebula
ras.ac.uk

I Ate Sardinia’s Live-Maggot-Infested Cheese
munchies.vice.com

Monkey skulls, snakeskin boots and bear bile: Morbid items fill Heathrow’s ‘dead shed’
cbc.ca

NASA lost a rover and other space artifacts due to sloppy management, report says
theverge.com

Chicken nuggets lab-grown from feathers to go on sale by end of year, company says
abc.net.au

How the Universe Ends
gizmodo.com

Astronomy is losing women three times faster than men
nature.com

The rise of the robot farmer
theguardian.com

Mars may have enough oxygen underneath its surface for life
engadget.com

Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge: World’s longest sea bridge in pictures
bbc.com

Data mining reveals the hidden laws of evolution behind classical music
technologyreview.com

Alien life could be wiped out by outbursts from violent young stars
newatlas.com

The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture
newyorker.com

A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
washingtonpost.com

Sons born to US Civil War POWs were more likely to die young
arstechnica.com

Most of ‘Luzia,’ a 12,000-Year-Old Fossil, Is Recovered After Brazil Museum Fire
nytimes.com

The bones that could shape Antarctica’s fate
bbc.com

Joachim Ronneberg: Norwegian who thwarted Nazi nuclear plan dies
bbc.com • (see also)

Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair, thesis for sale
phys.org

California’s Underwater Forests Are Being Eaten by the ‘Cockroaches of the Ocean’
nytimes.com

Report: Hurricane Michael’s Storm Surge Dredged Up 119-Year-Old Vessels Wrecked By Carrabelle Hurricane
earther.gizmodo.com

The billionaires fuelling a space race
bbc.com

How an abduction by the mysterious Freemasons led to a third political party in the U.S.
thestar.com

Historic water crisis threatens 600 million people in India
nationalgeographic.com

Earth Science in Our Lives: photography competition winners 2018 – in pictures
theguardian.com

23 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better
vox.com

Allergies: the scourge of modern life?
theguardian.com

Cities Are Turning Snails Yellow
theatlantic.com

The City That Had Too Much Money
bloomberg.com

Why isn’t This Man a Hero?
zeit.de

‘Headless chicken monster’: deep-sea cucumber seen in Southern Ocean for first time
theguardian.com