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Native American routes: the ancient trails hidden in Chicago’s grid system
theguardian.com

It’s the drag that helps the humble hagfish slime predators so quickly
arstechnica.com

St Andrews find may be oldest surviving wall chart of periodic table
theguardian.com

How Lichens Explain (And Re-Explain) The World
theatlantic.com

New quantum structures in super-chilled helium may mirror early days of universe
phys.org

The Rise and Fall of the Living Fossil
nautil.us

Gene therapies could cure a number of illnesses, but often our immune systems get in the way
mosaicscience.com

The devotion of the human dad separates us from other apes
aeon.co

Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps?
nytimes.com

Stunning Animation of a Solar Flare Captures Its Life from Birth to Death
livescience.com

Watch These Stink Bugs Hatch in Unison
nytimes.com

The secret travel club that’s been everywhere
bbc.com

‘Wet Sidewalk Effect’ Solves Mystery of Rain on Saturn’s Moon Titan
gizmodo.com

Video: Where is the edge of space?
youtube.com

Our Language Affects What We See
scientificamerican.com

How black women were whitewashed by art
bbc.com

For Geoengineers, a Scientific Existential Crisis
undark.org

The Pirate Radio Broadcaster Who Occupied Alcatraz and Terrified the FBI
narratively.com

What’s Causing the Rise of Hoarding Disorder?
daily.jstor.org

The End of Economic Growth Is Inevitable. Let’s Plan for It.
undark.org

Ultra ultrasound to revolutionise technology
phys.org

The Ocean Is Hotter Than It’s Ever Been
livescience.com

Fukushima Residents Return Despite Radiation
scientificamerican.com

What People Actually Say Before They Die: Insights into the little-studied realm of last words
theatlantic.com

When Fungi Fight Back
nytimes.com

He appeared to lead a typical suburban life – but he was secretly involved in international espionage
bbc.com

How a Stroke Turned a 63-Year-Old Into a Rap Legend
theatlantic.com

Dangerous minds: the writers hounded by the FBI
newstatesman.com

Study: Alzheimer’s memory problems associated with greater leakage in brain’s blood vessels, regardless of abnormal proteins amyloid and tau
news.usc.edu

This Russian startup wants to put billboards in space. Astronomers aren’t impressed
astronomy.com

A 4-Year-Old Trapped in a Teenager’s Body
thecut.com

Third Cat in Wyoming Diagnosed with Plague: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
livescience.com

Call to correct Gulliver’s Travels food estimates
cosmosmagazine.com

One climber’s pursuit of an unclimbed peak
nationalgeographic.com

Europe unveils successor to the Large Hadron Collider
physicsworld.com

Potatoes Have a Form of ‘Depression,’ but Scientists Have an Idea to Cure Them
gizmodo.com

One Couple’s Tireless Crusade to Stop a Genetic Killer
wired.com

Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
theguardian.com

How fever helps combat disease has now been better understood
economist.com

The Obsessive Quest of High Pointers
outsideonline.com

Physicists Built a Machine That Breaks the Normal Rules of Light
space.com

Hidden Beneath a Half Mile of Ice, Antarctic Lake Teems with Life
livescience.com • (see also)

Unlocking a kingdom’s long-hidden treasures
washingtonpost.com

How Alex Honnold made ‘the ultimate climb’—without a rope
nationalgeographic.com

“Mona Lisa effect” is real but doesn’t apply to Leonardo’s painting
arstechnica.com

Jayme Closs, Kidnapped by a Stranger, Endured Horror, Police Say
nytimes.com

Watching Venezuela’s Last Glacier Disappear
theatlantic.com

Our pets: the key to the obesity crisis?
bbc.com

A Leaky Memory May Be a Good Thing
theatlantic.com

This Quadruple Star System Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen Before
gizmodo.com

Massive Harvard-led genetic twin study homes in on the nature versus nurture debate
newatlas.com

No boss? No thanks. Why managers are more important than ever
aeon.co

Screens Might Be as Bad for Mental Health as … Potatoes
wired.com

Rwanda’s Khashoggi: who killed the exiled spy chief?
theguardian.com

Giant leaf for mankind? China germinates first seed on moon
theguardian.com

100 years ago today a massive amount of molasses made a monumental morass in Massachusetts
damninteresting.com

Memories of eating influence your next meal – new research pinpoints brain cells involved
theconversation.com

What It Was Like To Carry the U.S. Military’s Cold War Backpack Nuke
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The Joy of Being a Woman in Her 70s
nytimes.com

Modeling the Climates of Worlds Beyond Earth
eos.org