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Russian islands declare emergency after mass invasion of polar bears
theguardian.com

Why China is obsessed with numbers
bbc.com

Scientists Are Totally Rethinking Animal Cognition
theatlantic.com

The barefoot engineers of Malawi – in pictures
theguardian.com

Franco refugees still haunted by the past: ‘We were cold, hungry and scared’
theguardian.com

SOFIA Observations of Supernova 1987A Surprise Astronomers
scitechdaily.com

How a fungus can cripple the immune system
eurekalert.org

When Victorians Scientists Caught Ballomania
daily.jstor.org

Lightning’s electromagnetic fields may have protective properties
phys.org

There Is a Market for Artworks by Hitler. Many of Them Are Fakes
smithsonianmag.com

Earth Once Swallowed Its Own Superocean. Could It Happen Again?
space.com

The Dark Side of Original Thinking
theatlantic.com

The 26,000-Year Astronomical Monument Hidden in Plain Sight
blog.longnow.org

A Photo Trip to China’s Daocheng County
theatlantic.com

We were covering the Iranian revolution. A single gunshot still haunts me.
washingtonpost.com

Hubble Observes Ice Giant Vortexes and Polar Storms on Neptune and Uranus
popularmechanics.com

From Columbine to Parkland: how we got the story wrong on mass shootings
theguardian.com

A Princess Vanishes. A Video Offers Alarming Clues.
nytimes.com

The Book of the Dead was Egyptians’ inside guide to the underworld
nationalgeographic.com

Hidden world of microscopic life revealed in extraordinary pictures
nationalgeographic.com

Wayward Satellites Test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
scientificamerican.com

New images of the distant Ultima Thule object have surprised scientists
arstechnica.com

Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser Is Gushing at a Record Pace
nytimes.com

These Award-Winning Botanical Photos Belong in Alice in Wonderland
earther.gizmodo.com

Danish Workers Unearth ‘Still-Sharp’ Medieval Sword While Digging Out Sewer
gizmodo.com

A First Date for Two Rare Tigers Ends in Death
nytimes.com

The Reason Some Hyperlocal Languages Survive
theatlantic.com

Sea snakes that can’t drink seawater
publications.clas.ufl.edu

Curious spiral spotted by ALMA around red giant star R Sculptoris
public.nrao.edu

ALMA Discovers Ordinary Table Salt in Disk Surrounding Massive Star
scitechdaily.com

‘Diet drugs’ suppress mosquitoes’ thirst for blood
nature.com

The Fox in the Time Machine
undark.org

The Real-Life Diet of Aleksei Goloborodko, the Most Flexible Man in the World
gq.com

New York’s Porta-Potty King Faces a Threat to His Throne
nymag.com

Mexican scientist cures the Human Papilloma Virus
eluniversal.com.mx

No, Drinking ‘Beer Before Wine’ Won’t Prevent a Hangover, Study Finds
livescience.com

New pill can deliver insulin
news.mit.edu

The parking lot suicides
washingtonpost.com

“Phantom” libs aren’t just an oddity, but a crucial phenomenon
cosmosmagazine.com

In 1997, We Seriously Thought the Internet Might Die. Here’s Why.
popularmechanics.com

Our galaxy is due to crash into its neighbor—but when?
nationalgeographic.com

The Patient Had Bone Cancer. The Diagnosis Arrived 240 Million Years Too Late.
nytimes.com

Asia’s ‘dead’ lake where boats can’t float
bbc.com

On this day in 1912 workers discovered the forgotten remains of a pneumatic subway experiment in Manhattan
damninteresting.com

The battle for the future of Stonehenge
theguardian.com

A New Way to Keep Mosquitoes From Biting
theatlantic.com

Bed Used in Hotel for 15 Years Turns Out to Be Henry VII’s Marriage Bed
livescience.com

LRO sees Chinese lander on the Moon’s far side
syfy.com

India man to sue parents for giving birth to him
bbc.com

Many types of marine plankton are either animal-like or plant-like, but a huge number are both
knowablemagazine.org

Scientists Reveal How a Fatty Diet Helped Develop Bigger Brains
scitechdaily.com

How Supermassive Black Holes Were Discovered
nautil.us

The Cadaver Synod: Putting a Dead Pope on Trial
daily.jstor.org

The Dirty Secret of El Chapo’s Downfall
vanityfair.com

Dyatlov Pass cold case reopened by Russian police, who say nine skiers died of ‘natural phenomena’
abc.net.au

Video: Watch a single cell become a complete organism in six pulsing minutes of timelapse
aeon.co

My disabled son – ‘the nobleman, the philanderer, the detective’
bbc.com

Scientists discover new type of magnet
phys.org

Beyond Mars, the Mini MarCO Spacecraft Fall Silent
jpl.nasa.gov

The Life Cycle of a Stolen Gun
newyorker.com