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Do gut bacteria make a second home in our brains?
sciencemag.org

Black on the battlefield: Canada’s forgotten First World War battalion
theglobeandmail.com

How Edgar Allan Poe Got Kicked Out of the U.S. Army
thedailybeast.com

Moths use acoustic camouflaging fur to evade bats
physicsworld.com

100 years ago today the First World War ended, as illustrated by the abrupt silencing of artillery in this sound ranging tape
damninteresting.com

Dozens of cat mummies found in 6,000-year-old tombs in Egypt
theguardian.com

The Plan to Sell Texas to Great Britain
daily.jstor.org

Huge Lakes Thought to Be Hiding Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Seem to Have Vanished
livescience.com • (see also)

Delivering drugs directly to the eye using microneedles that dissolve
arstechnica.com

Pretentious, impenetrable, hard work … better? Why we need difficult books
theguardian.com

The Chemists’ War
nytimes.com

Newly Revealed Letter Shows Einstein Feared Persecution Long Before Nazis Took Power
gizmodo.com

It ended in 1767, yet this experiment is still linked to higher incomes and education levels today
washingtonpost.com

180 people died on serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s shifts in one nursing home. Was that a red flag?
thestar.com

Parker Solar Probe singed but safe after historic close encounter with the Sun
newatlas.com

Love Letters From the Battlefield
thewalrus.ca

Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?
theconversation.com

Long-Lost Continents Under Antarctica Revealed in Old Satellite Data
popularmechanics.com

Learning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the Brain
maxplanck.nautil.us

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