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Chandra Captures X-rays in Coordination with Event Horizon Telescope
chandra.harvard.edu

Nuclear fusion breakthrough breathes life into the overlooked Z-pinch approach
newatlas.com

Chinese scientists have put human brain genes in monkeys—and yes, they may be smarter
technologyreview.com

Can changing the microbiome reverse lactose intolerance?
theconversation.com

New York’s first subway station opened in 1904 under City Hall with luxuries that today’s subway riders can hardly imagine
nytimes.com

The violent attack that turned a man into a maths genius
bbc.com

The Boy Missing an Entire Type of Brain Cells
theatlantic.com

Officers charged with gross misconduct after fining a woman for ‘wasting police time’ when she reported a stalker who went on to murder her
bbc.com

Baby with DNA from three people born in Greece
theguardian.com

Building the System/360 Mainframe Nearly Destroyed IBM
spectrum.ieee.org

The Twilight of Combustion Comes for Germany’s Empire of Engines
bloomberg.com

Katie Bouman: The woman behind the first black hole image
bbc.com

The First Detailed Study of How Mice Behave in Space Reveals Strange, Coordinated Zooming
gizmodo.com

How to Get Close to a Black Hole
nautil.us

Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready
nytimes.com

What’s ONCE UPON A TIME in Tamil? Story Starters Around the World
bookriot.com

When Gut Bacteria Betray Their Hosts
theatlantic.com

Facts alone don’t sway anti-vaxxers. So what does?
usatoday.com

What the Sight of a Black Hole Means to a Black Hole Physicist
quantamagazine.org

An Ancient Human Species Lived in This Island Cave
nytimes.com

Fingerprints of Venus Transformation May Be Hidden in Plain Sight
space.com

The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better News
newyorker.com

Allergy Season Is Getting Longer and Nastier Each Year
smithsonianmag.com

Newly identified bacteria feeds on methane in the atmosphere
newatlas.com

Study: Nearest exoplanets could host life
news.cornell.edu

‘Cthulhu’ fossil reconstruction reveals monstrous relative of modern sea cucumbers
phys.org

On the 500th anniversary of his death: Things you may not know about Leonardo da Vinci
theconversation.com

Filling a gap: the clandestine gang fixing Rome illegally
theguardian.com

She went to the hospital for an infection. Doctors found four bees living in her eye, eating her tears.
washingtonpost.com

‘Extraordinary’ 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time
theguardian.com

We’ve Seen a Black Hole Directly for the First Time
popularmechanics.com • More info

Aphantasia: Ex-Pixar chief Ed Catmull says ‘my mind’s eye is blind’
bbc.com

In India, the British Hyped Potatoes to Justify Colonialism
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

G.I. Joe: The Unknown History of a Real American Hero
popularmechanics.com

Copernicus’s revolutionary ideas reorganized the heavens
nationalgeographic.com

Study: Nutrient supplements do no good, may do harm
cosmosmagazine.com

A Geological “Orrery” Could Reveal Planetary Dynamics in Deep Time
scientificamerican.com

How Beetles That Live Underwater Breathe Without a Scuba Tank
nytimes.com

Scientists reverse memory decline using electrical pulses
theguardian.com

How Android Fought an Epic Botnet—and Won
wired.com

An invasive, thorny tree is taking over Africa—can it be stopped?
nationalgeographic.com

The Age of Robot Farmers
newyorker.com

This neural implant accesses brain via the jugular vein, letting paralyzed people type using their thoughts
futurism.com

‘For five years we dreaded every meal’: my infant son’s struggle with food
theguardian.com

European team to drill for ‘oldest ice’ in Antarctica
bbc.com

Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Treatment That Turns Tumors Into Cancer Vaccine Factories
mountsinai.org

Medieval people were surprisingly clean (apart from the clergy)
aeon.co

An observer on this gas giant would see two suns in the sky: one bright and active, the other dim and dead
agencia.fapesp.br

The Internet was obsessed with this philosophy-quoting homeless man in China. Now he’s fled the fame.
washingtonpost.com

The wild world of trust funds for pets
thehustle.co

The Race to Save the Most Endangered Conifer in America
earther.gizmodo.com

‘An example to all’: the Mongolian herders who took on a corporate behemoth – and won
theguardian.com

Olympic Cyclist Kelly Catlin Seemed Destined for Glory. Why Did She Kill Herself?
nytimes.com

Boeing’s 737 Max: 1960s Design, 1990s Computing Power and Paper Manuals
nytimes.com

How catastrophes can change the path of humanity
bbc.com

Sorry, graphene—borophene is the new wonder material that’s got everyone excited
technologyreview.com

Confirmed: New phase of matter is solid and liquid at the same time
nationalgeographic.com

This Single Mission Could Solve 2 of the Biggest Mysteries of the Universe
livescience.com

A Gloriously Inept Sailor Vs. the Storm of the Century
narratively.com

Why Isn’t 1 a Prime Number?
blogs.scientificamerican.com