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Study Details How Phone Companies Prey on Families of Inmates in Local Jails
gizmodo.com

Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade
nytimes.com

The Swiss town obsessed with the number 11
bbc.com

Stonehenge, other ancient rock structures may trace their origins to monuments like this
sciencemag.org

The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change
nytimes.com

Heineken claims its business helps Africa. Is that too good to be true?
theguardian.com

Photos: 40 years since the Iranian Revolution
qz.com

Archive shows medieval nun faked her own death to escape convent
theguardian.com

‘I tried to keep my unborn child secret from Facebook and Google’
wired.co.uk

The Long, Weird History of Strobe Weapons
popularmechanics.com

Everywhere in the Animal Kingdom, Followers of the Milky Way
nytimes.com

Global insect decline may see ‘plague of pests’
bbc.com

People Who Are Most Fearful Of Genetically Modified Foods Think They Know The Most About Them, But Actually Know The Least
digest.bps.org.uk • (see also)

Mouse toes partially regrown after amputation thanks to two proteins
newscientist.com

Lise Meitner – the forgotten woman of nuclear physics who deserved a Nobel Prize
theconversation.com

Edwin Smith Papyrus: The 3,600-Year-Old Textbook of Surgery
amusingplanet.com

The Rude, Cruel, and Insulting ‘Vinegar Valentines’ of the Victorian Era
atlasobscura.com

Mars One is dead
engadget.com

How this animal’s adorable face mask keeps it safe
nationalgeographic.com

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