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The Funeral Directors Deployed to America’s Deadliest Disasters
earther.gizmodo.com

Have We Mismeasured the Universe?
scientificamerican.com

How Japan’s ancient trees could tell the future
bbc.com

Laser light can contain intricate, beautiful fractals
sciencenews.org

45 years ago today Mariner 10 slingshotted around Venus, demonstrating the principle behind the Mars Cycler
damninteresting.com

Why Doing Good Makes It Easier to Be Bad
nautil.us

Fragile DNA Enables New Adaptations to Evolve Quickly
quantamagazine.org

The dilemma of the US Navy’s use of dolphins in warfare and research
hakaimagazine.com

Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich
theguardian.com

When Jazz was a Public Health Crisis
daily.jstor.org

The Rise of the Robot Reporter
nytimes.com

‘A silent act of resistance’: the hidden tattoo studios of Tehran
theguardian.com

It’s Time to Rethink Who’s Best Suited for Space Travel
wired.com

The Hummingbird as Warrior: Evolution of a Fierce and Furious Beak
nytimes.com

Mystery mud on new volcanic island baffles Nasa scientists
theguardian.com • (see also)

Gut Bacteria Linked to Depression Identified
neurosciencenews.com

Harvard’s top astronomer says an alien ship may be among us — and he doesn’t care what his colleagues think
washingtonpost.com

To fight foes, wasp eggs spew deadly gas
nationalgeographic.com

As Magnetic North Pole Zooms Toward Siberia, Scientists Update World Magnetic Model
npr.org

Mary Pickford: The woman who shaped Hollywood
bbc.com

The Milky Way Is Totally Twisted
livescience.com

Doctors Zap the Brains of Awake Brain Surgery Patients to Make Them Laugh and Have Fun
gizmodo.com • (see also)

The Man Behind the USA’s Decision to Build the Bomb
daily.jstor.org

More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome
phys.org

British Library’s collection of obscene writing goes online
theguardian.com

When Worlds Collide: Scientists Spot Hint of a Giant Crash in Alien Solar System
space.com

Why Alexander the Great May Have Been Declared Dead Prematurely
livescience.com

Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures Discovered in Western Sahara
livescience.com

The Family Business That Put Nashville Hot Chicken on the Map
newyorker.com

Much of the surface ocean will shift in color by end of 21st century: study
phys.org

How easy will it be to build a Moon base?
bbc.com

A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions
newyorker.com

Comet-Blasted Star May Be a Rerun of the Solar System’s Birth
scientificamerican.com

Magna Carta: how experts nursed history back to health
theguardian.com

Crypto Exchange Says It Can’t Repay $190 Million to Clients After Founder Dies With Only Password
gizmodo.com

The high-flying job that’s not for the faint-hearted
bbc.com

Basquiat used invisible ink to make secret drawings in his paintings
arstechnica.com

The Fairy-Tale Asteroid
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Veggie-eating shark surprises scientists
nationalgeographic.com

Gideon Mantell: forgotten man who discovered the dinosaurs
theguardian.com

Underwater Drones Could Transform Hurricane Forecasts
theatlantic.com

Parmigiano-Reggiano can compete with almost any food for calcium, amino acids, protein and vitamin A — and is prescribed by doctors to cure ailments
bbc.com

Fifty mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era (305-30BC) have been found by Egyptian archaeologists
bbc.com

The Deported Americans
story.californiasunday.com

After 5 deadly overdoses, Tennessee doctor now practicing in Indiana
tennessean.com

How Accurate Are Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day Forecasts?
livescience.com

Pandas Weren’t Always Picky Eaters
smithsonianmag.com

There’s an ’empty trash bag’ circling our planet
popsci.com

How do you compost a human body – and why would you?
bbc.com

This superb owl can see with its eyes closed
nationalgeographic.com

In April 2018, a blind man with one foot robbed a bank in Austin, Texas. This is a heist story—but unlike any you’ve ever read
magazine.atavist.com

Elemental: the periodic table at 150
theguardian.com

Scientists solve the mystery of Rembrandt’s “impasto” paint recipe
arstechnica.com

The Sad Story of a Rare Cat and Its Loyal Parasite
theatlantic.com

Does Your Skin Affect Your Mental Health—and Vice Versa? Psychodermatology Aims to Find the Connection
gizmodo.com

Flying Squirrels That Glow Pink in the Dark
nytimes.com

Chinese Probe Uncovers New Mystery on the Dark Side of the Moon
livescience.com

Why Evolution Reversed These Insects’ Sex Organs
quantamagazine.org

When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?
nytimes.com

The Wild Experiment That Showed Evolution in Real Time
theatlantic.com