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The Civil War massacre that left nearly 200 black soldiers ‘murdered’
washingtonpost.com

Descent into darkness: How a B.C. man wound up dead in Peru
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

America’s trailblazing racer, Denise McCluggage
si.com

On or around this day in 1982, a pipeline in Siberia exploded, allegedly due to American software sabotage
damninteresting.com

Slot machines flash and ring to prompt more bets
cosmosmagazine.com

Chocolate Has a New Origin Story
gizmodo.com

Can Seabiscuit’s DNA explain his elite racing ability?
theconversation.com

In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread
atlasobscura.com

The Day the Great Plains Burned
newyorker.com

The Saltier the Licorice, the Happier the Country. Just Look at Finland.
nytimes.com

The shame of ‘Sir’: British honours and decolonisation
aeon.co

If you think the First World War began senselessly, consider how it ended.
newyorker.com

Jack the Ripper murders still unsolved after a century
nationalgeographic.com

Redefining the Kilogram
scientificamerican.com

A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America
theatlantic.com

Dogs can detect malaria by sniffing people’s socks
theguardian.com

The cost of keeping Singapore squeaky clean
bbc.com

Endgame: how Australian preppers are bugging out and hunkering down
theguardian.com

The Mines of Messines Ridge
amusingplanet.com

The magical realism of Santa Cruz del Islote – photo essay
theguardian.com

Social Inequality Left Its Mark on 5,000-Year-Old Alpine Village
livescience.com

Sooty Feathers Tell the History of Pollution in American Cities
audubon.org

Murder on the Prairies: Fire, lies and a missing deer head
theglobeandmail.com

Daylight saving ends in Europe, in what could be the last time the continent turns back the clocks
abc.net.au

Focus on western women ‘skewed our ideas of what birth should look like’
theguardian.com

Forgotten Voyage: The Sinking of the SS Princess Sophia
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Why Is an Icicle Like an Icicle?
thewalrus.ca

12 Mind-Bending Perceptual Illusions
nautil.us

Eye Candy: Fossil Flowers Bloomed When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Scientists call for ‘mega-mission’ to find ancient life on Mars
theguardian.com

The Higgs boson may have stopped the early universe from collapsing
newscientist.com

The ingenious story behind Michelin stars
bbc.com

In Antarctica, climate change is having surprising impacts
nationalgeographic.com

The Psychology of Faking Your Own Death
gizmodo.com

Earth’s dust cloud satellites confirmed
phys.org

This Los Alamos nuclear worker died of a rare cancer linked to radiation. The government denied him benefits.
features.propublica.org

There’s a Strange Cloud on Mars Right Now, and It’s Just Hanging Around
space.com

Scientists Back Efforts to Pull CO2 from the Atmosphere
scientificamerican.com

The (Imaginary) Numbers at the Edge of Reality
quantamagazine.org

Russian Researcher Charged With Attempted Murder In Antarctica
smithsonianmag.com

Why Don’t We Put A Space Telescope On The Moon?
forbes.com

The murder that changed America
bbc.com

“Stress Hormone” Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking Ability
scientificamerican.com

‘It’s Going to Be Historic’: New Horizons Team Prepares for Epic Flyby of Ultima Thule
space.com

Cosmonaut brains show space travel causes lasting changes
nationalgeographic.com

Video: Nitinol: The Shape Memory Effect and Superelasticity
youtube.com

How to build a Moon base
nature.com

Scenes from the new Cold War unfolding at the top of the world
nationalgeographic.com

Recording of mother’s voice more effective than smoke alarm, study finds
theguardian.com

The Recurring Puzzle of an Illness That Paralyzes Children
theatlantic.com

‘The food supplement that ruined my liver’
bbc.com

The Underestimated Cerebellum Gains New Respect From Brain Scientists
npr.org

How an Astonishing Holocaust Diary Resurfaced in America
smithsonianmag.com

The Unsolved Murder of an Unusual Billionaire
bloomberg.com

The Parasite That Forces Bees to Dig Their Own Graves
atlasobscura.com

What It Was Like in the CNN Newsroom When News Broke of a Bomb in the Building
newyorker.com • (see also)

Juno sees mega-waves on Jupiter
cosmosmagazine.com

Team finds oldest weapons ever discovered in North America
phys.org

You can win a billion and still go bankrupt
bbc.com

In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
nationalgeographic.com