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Astronomers observe material near supermassive black hole moving so fast that it changes position in observations minutes apart
syfy.com

Before Envelopes, People Protected Messages With Letterlocking
atlasobscura.com

The healthiest people in the world don’t go to the gym
qz.com

Neuroscientists Make a Case against Solitary Confinement
scientificamerican.com

If Everyone Left the International Space Station
theatlantic.com

The war game that could have ended the world
bbc.com

The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains
theatlantic.com

A Powerful Solar Storm Likely Detonated Dozens of U.S. Sea Mines During the Vietnam War
gizmodo.com

Scientists reveal 10,000-year-old mummy is Native American ancestor
theguardian.com

Researchers Uncover A Circuit For Sadness In The Human Brain
npr.org

Forecasting perfect storms
cosmosmagazine.com

Chasing Denali: the four miners who created one of climbing’s greatest mysteries
theguardian.com

Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about Israel’s Moon lander
planetary.org

Dutch Prisons Are Being Converted Into Hotels And Apartments Because of Lack of Prisoners
amusingplanet.com

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