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An investigation into American security contractors arrested in Haiti and their “rescue” by the US government
cepr.shorthandstories.com

A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality
technologyreview.com

CIA’s report on the “The World Situation in 1970” saw a global decline in U.S. reputation – but a rise in Coca-Cola sales
muckrock.com

How Forensic Genealogy Is Cracking Decades-Old Cold Cases
topic.com

Researchers unravel mysteries of Earth’s inner core
phys.org

To know ourselves, we must first know the Neanderthals
aeon.co

Why It’s So Hard to Restart Venezuela’s Power Grid
wired.com

The Math That Tells Cells What They Are
quantamagazine.org

Hollywood Froze Out the Founding Mother of Cinema
daily.jstor.org

Thanks to a new discovery, atomic clocks of the future might be handheld instead of the size of a refrigerator
popularmechanics.com

See how Ukrainian children train for a violent future
nationalgeographic.com

Understanding and controlling the molecule that made the universe
phys.org

Anti-vax parents sue to keep unvaccinated kids in school during outbreak
arstechnica.com

Escalator etiquette: Should I stand or walk for an efficient ride?
theconversation.com

Would New Physics Colliders Make Big Discoveries or Wander a Particle Desert?
scientificamerican.com

What is the mysterious ‘global Hum’ – and is it simply noise pollution?
theguardian.com

The Epic Hunt for a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier
nytimes.com

This Is a Truly Lousy Experiment About Evolution
theatlantic.com

The truth about the nitrates in your food
bbc.com

The incredibly secretive process of designing the next US banknote
qz.com

What Scientists Found After Sifting Through Dust in the Solar System
nasa.gov

Why the Amazon River Can’t Be Crossed By Bridge
cntraveler.com

299 years ago today Charles Bonnet was born, the namesake of a surprisingly common phenomenon
damninteresting.com

Opportunity’s Parting Shot Was a Beautiful Panorama
nasa.gov

Study: Death metal music inspires joy not violence
bbc.com

The Bitcoin Bank Back From the Dead With Billions at Stake
thedailybeast.com

Actors show different brain activity when in character, study finds
theguardian.com

Venus is not Earth’s closest neighbor
physicstoday.scitation.org

50 Years Later, Precious Moon Samples Will Finally Be Opened
gizmodo.com

Newly Remastered Archival Video Shows the Power of the First Nuclear Weapons Test
popularmechanics.com

Two young sisters were lost in the woods. They used their wilderness training to survive.
washingtonpost.com

In Spain, prisoners’ brains are being electrically stimulated in the name of science
vox.com

Hundreds of Artifacts from Notorious Nazi Massacre Uncovered in German Forest
gizmodo.com

The Female Fossilist Who Became a Jurassic Period Expert
daily.jstor.org

The Unintended Benefits Of Vaccines
npr.org

Study: Loss of blood vessels in the retina could signal Alzheimer’s disease before other symptoms appear
corporate.dukehealth.org

Why So Many Babies Are Getting Their Tongues Clipped
theatlantic.com

Electrically syncing up brain regions improves depression in first-of-its-kind study
newatlas.com

How secret conversations inside cells are transforming biology
nature.com

Our Galaxy Could Have 50 Billion Rogue Planets
popularmechanics.com

When Harper Lee Doodled in Shakespeare Class
newyorker.com

‘Hobbit’ human story gets a twist, thanks to thousands of rat bones
nationalgeographic.com

A Genetic Basis for Insomnia Emerges from the Twilight
scientificamerican.com

Pilot lived a mysterious double life. Then a plane crash exposed aliases, falsehoods and questions
latimes.com

Fake drugs kill more than 250,000 children a year, doctors warn
theguardian.com

Saudi plane turns around after mother forgets baby at airport
theguardian.com

Photos: An Ancient Ceremony to Celebrate the End of Winter
theatlantic.com

From Russia, With Thrusters
nytimes.com

Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared.
nytimes.com

A Bar at the Folies-Bergere: A symbol planted in cleavage
bbc.com

Tim Berners-Lee on 30 years of the web: ‘If we dream a little, we can get the web we want’
theguardian.com

Two decades after vanishing, her daughter suddenly showed up with children, a new identity — and speaking Spanish
washingtonpost.com

Living Near a Supermassive Black Hole
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Jill the Ripper
longreads.com

Japan’s moon rover will be made by Toyota
engadget.com

This is what it’s like waking up during surgery
mosaicscience.com

The Tragedy of Baltimore
nytimes.com

Traces of Giant, 2,700-Year-Old Solar Storm Detected in Greenland Ice
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Study: Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers
nyu.edu • (see also)

Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass
scientificamerican.com