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To Adapt to a Changing Climate, Kyrgyzstan Revives Its Nomadic Past
undark.org

The Massive Effort to Bring Home an MIA Pilot from World War II
popularmechanics.com

The making of an opioid epidemic
theguardian.com

How a Landlocked Aquarium Gets Its Seawater
theatlantic.com

How Plants Produce Oxygen Revealed by ‘Tour-de-Force’ Laser Measurement
gizmodo.com

What Do Our Oldest Books Say About Us?
newrepublic.com

On this day in 1939 a German handyman almost succeeded in assassinating Hitler. Insert time traveler joke here.
damninteresting.com

Scientists Unveil Ancient Sea Monsters Found In Angola
npr.org

‘Entering Burn Area’: Yosemite After the Fire
nytimes.com

‘Oldest animal painting’ discovered in Borneo
bbc.com

Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics
theconversation.com

How biologists are creating life-like cells from scratch
nature.com

Ghostly Orange Light Envelopes Earth During Rare Airglow
livescience.com

There’s a bat apocalypse unfolding. Can science stop it?
nationalgeographic.com

For many astronomers, 2018 will be remembered as the Year of the Cow
scientificamerican.com

The Gauls really did embalm the severed heads of enemies, research shows
theguardian.com

The surprising story of wallpaper
bbc.com

What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?
nytimes.com

Can people be saved from a terrible childhood?
theguardian.com

China unveils new ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station as ISS days numbered
phys.org

Mining Bitcoin Can Be More of an Energy Drain Than Actual Mining
earther.gizmodo.com

Brine Pools: The Underwater Lakes of Despair
amusingplanet.com

Why the number 137 is one of the greatest mysteries in physics
bigthink.com

Were there Transgender People in the Middle Ages?
publicmedievalist.com

The Stranger in the Shelter
outsideonline.com

Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it had its own native life
theconversation.com

In the Nucleus, Genes’ Activity Might Depend on Their Location
quantamagazine.org

Boudica the warrior queen
aeon.co

These Flatworms Can Regrow A Body From A Fragment. How Do They Do It And Could We?
npr.org

Inside the booming business of background music
theguardian.com

Scientists Want to Use Lasers to Guide Aliens to Earth. What Could Go Wrong?
livescience.com

How the Jumping Spider Sees Its Prey
nytimes.com

Argentina’s mega-storms attract army of meteorologists
nature.com

Bill Gates brandishes poo to showcase reinvented toilet tech
bbc.com

Why the Long Face, Extinct Dolphin?
theatlantic.com

Scientists Weighed the Earth Using Ghostly Particles From Space
gizmodo.com

Former Nazi SS camp guard, 94, goes on trial in Germany
apnews.com

New discovery throws light on mystery of pyramids’ construction
theguardian.com

Video: How optical tweezers work
youtube.com

Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought
technologyreview.com

Ambitious Project to Sequence Genomes of 1.5 Million Species Kicks Off
smithsonianmag.com

Man Dies 8 Years After Swallowing a Live Slug That Left Him Paralyzed
livescience.com

Llama “nanobodies” might grant universal flu protection
arstechnica.com

Mystery in a Small Town: A Quiet Couple Shot Dead, Their Daughter Missing
nytimes.com

The Mysteries of Animal Movement
nytimes.com

13.5 billion year old star was born just after the Big Bang – and it’s in our neighborhood
newatlas.com

Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
theconversation.com

Voting Booths Were a Radical 19th-Century Reform to Stop Election Fraud [in the US]
atlasobscura.com

China still having trouble staffing up its mega-telescope
arstechnica.com

‘How I became friends with an octopus’
bbc.com

How a trippy 1980s video effect might help to explain consciousness
theconversation.com

Cheesy music: Swiss experiment with sound to make cheese tastier
phys.org

Welcome to the world’s northernmost science lab
nationalgeographic.com

Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical Facility
motherboard.vice.com

The True Story of the Fugitive Drug Smuggler Who Became an Environmental Hero
outsideonline.com

Why does sadness inspire great art when happiness cannot?
aeon.co

For Close-Knit Planets, Sharing Life Could Be Easy
space.com

The secret of Viking success? A good coat of tar.
theguardian.com

More Evidence Points to China as Source of Ozone-Depleting Gas
nytimes.com

RIP the Kilogram, Which Will Never Be the Same Again
inverse.com