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Overhype and ‘research laundering’ are a self-inflicted wound for social science
theconversation.com

Portrait ‘Painted’ by AI Up for Auction at Christie’s in NYC
livescience.com

Do Nootropics Actually Work? I Took a Bunch of Magic Brain Pills to Find Out
gq.com

In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession.
nytimes.com

The identical twins whose lives were split apart by a terrible accident.
bbc.com

It Started as an Online Gaming Prank. Then It Turned Deadly
wired.com

A first ‘snapshot’ of the complete spectrum of neutrinos emitted by the sun
phys.org

Atoms may come apart as the Universe’s biggest stars explode
arstechnica.com

The Wildebeest Is One Highly Toned Machine
nytimes.com

How Thomas Edison Used a Fake Electric Chair Execution Film to Fight the Electricity War
paleofuture.gizmodo.com

The Haunting Mystery of ‘Edwin Drood’ That Charles Dickens Left Behind
thedailybeast.com

Micro-drones with winches can open doors and lift 40 times their own weight
theverge.com

Astronomers spot signs of supermassive black hole mergers
ras.ac.uk

‘Spectacular’ diabetes treatment could end daily insulin injections
theguardian.com

Video: People, like Marilu Henner, who remember nearly every moment of their life
boingboing.net

How the Chile Pepper Took Over the World
medium.com

Little Rock’s dangerous and illegal drug war
washingtonpost.com

The places that escaped the Spanish flu
bbc.com

Elephant trunks derive power and finesse by simulating bone joints
cosmosmagazine.com

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