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The Shifting Sands of Phobos
cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp

Inside the Case of a Murderous LAPD Detective That Could Bring Down the Whole Department
melmagazine.com

Sister Mary Kenneth Keller (PhD, 1965): The first PhD in computer science in the US
cs.wisc.edu

The Science Behind Detecting Art Fakes
interestingengineering.com

Nature’s skyscrapers: X-ray imaging reveals the secrets of termite mounds
arstechnica.com

What Happens When a Jury Grapples With Perplexing Science
wired.com

Boys trapped in Thai cave were drugged for risky rescue dives
latimes.com

Ancient four-legged whale from Peru walked on land, swam in sea
reuters.com

How China Turned a City Into a Prison [click Start on the right to begin]
nytimes.com

Even Viruses Can Get Infected With Other Viruses
theatlantic.com

A Russian defense ministry report claims its elite soldiers can crash computers with their minds and read documents inside a safe after mastering telepathy from dolphins
businessinsider.com

Charges dropped in 2015 Texas biker brawl that left nine dead
bbc.com

Researchers claim domestic cats can pick out their name in string of words
theguardian.com

Heaven or High Water – How real estate agents in Miami talk about climate change
popula.com

The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain.
nytimes.com

The Cold War-era drink that rivals cola
bbc.com

Stunning 10-Foot Statue of Roman Emperor Found Under Ancient Fountain in Turkey
gizmodo.com

Is consciousness a battle between your beliefs and perceptions?
aeon.co

Bacteria can be coaxed into making the toughest kind of spider silk
sciencenews.org

Astronomers Observe Doughnut-Shaped Torus Surrounding Black Hole
scitechdaily.com

Scientists discover first organism with chlorophyll genes that doesn’t photosynthesize
phys.org

“Toffee Planets” Hint at Earth’s Cosmic Rarity
scientificamerican.com

Scientists Thought They Had Measles Cornered. They Were Wrong.
nytimes.com

Voder: The World’s First Talking Machine
amusingplanet.com

The Body Pullers of Syria
wired.com

Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole
theguardian.com

Giant water bugs eat turtles, ducklings, and even snakes
nationalgeographic.com

‘Molecular surgery’ reshapes living tissue with electricity but no incisions
phys.org

“People outside this community know about us because of one moment in time.”
columbine.5280.com

Bald Eagles, Symbol of America, Are Dumping Trash on the Seattle Suburbs
nytimes.com

For months, she fell ill at work. Then, police say, she watched video of a co-worker spiking her drink.
washingtonpost.com

Dammed to Fail
texasobserver.org

Study: People With Greater Intellectual Humility Have Superior General Knowledge
digest.bps.org.uk • (see also)

A judge in Brazil has ordered identical twin brothers to both pay child support after paternity could not be established
bbc.com • More info

Cryptography That Can’t Be Hacked
quantamagazine.org

Komodo island is reportedly closing until 2020 because people keep stealing the dragons
thisisinsider.com

Science history: The man who perfected the lobotomy
cosmosmagazine.com

‘Ma’amageddon’: secret plans for Queen’s nuclear address revealed
theguardian.com

Celebrating Joseph Murray, Surgeon on the First Successful Organ Transplant
saturdayeveningpost.com

Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth
nytimes.com

The Annihilation Event That Killed The Dinosaurs Left This Diverse Graveyard Trapped in Time
popularmechanics.com

Why Physicists Tried to Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator
atlasobscura.com

Turning Bystanders Into First Responders
newyorker.com

Albania’s Cold War Fighter Jets Sit in an Underground Bunker
popularmechanics.com

Romans prized these jewels more than diamonds
nationalgeographic.com

‘Groundbreaking Result’ Coming from Black-Hole Hunting Event Horizon Telescope Next Week
space.com

Justice for the Lyon Sisters: How a determined squad of detectives finally solved a notorious crime after 40 years
washingtonpost.com

What does air pollution do to our bodies?
bbc.com

‘A terrible thing’: India’s destruction of satellite threatens ISS, says Nasa
theguardian.com

The mobster in our midst
indystar.com

Why there’s so little left of the early internet
bbc.com

Commonwealth v. Mohamed
magazine.atavist.com

‘Like the Eye of Sauron’: western Europe’s tallest building planned for tiny Danish town
theguardian.com

How the South Won the Civil War
newyorker.com

One Day There May Be a Drug to Turbocharge the Brain. Who Should Get It?
nytimes.com

Naked Swedish police officer apprehends fugitive while visiting sauna
theguardian.com

New York’s Plan to Make Manhattan Drivers Pay Extra Is a Big Deal for People and the Planet
earther.gizmodo.com

Archaeologists discover ‘exceptional’ site at Lake Titicaca
theguardian.com

Killer robots already exist, and they’ve been here a very long time
theconversation.com

A Rural County Owes $28 Million for Wrongful Convictions. It Doesn’t Want to Pay.
nytimes.com