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Researchers Calculate Acquiring A Language Requires Learning 1.5 Megabytes Of Data
digest.bps.org.uk

Water Worlds Could Have Mind-Bogglingly Deep Oceans, New Models Suggest
gizmodo.com

Video: 911 Operators Have a Tough Job
theatlantic.com

Magma is the key to the moon’s makeup
phys.org

Slime molds display surprisingly complex decision-making behavior
scientificamerican.com

3,000 kg of garbage collected from Mt. Everest, as Nepal’s clean-up campaign gathers momentum
thehindu.com • (see also)

Diet capsules that swell in stomach could help weight loss
theguardian.com

How Technology Could Revolutionize Refugee Resettlement
theatlantic.com

The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence
thecut.com

How Non-Mammals “Nurse” Their Young
daily.jstor.org

Indonesia’s 2019 elections have killed over 270 electoral staff due to overwork, authorities say
abc.net.au

‘My Childhood in a Cult’
newyorker.com

The Hack That Created an Underground Market for Old Medical Devices
theatlantic.com

An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands
bbc.com

Non-thermal plasma: new technology could kill 99.9% of the deadly germs in the air
theconversation.com

Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts
theguardian.com

The Most Distant Object Ever Explored Is Lumpy. And Astronomers Don’t Know Why.
livescience.com

Five tricks of the senses
theguardian.com

Self-Driving Catheter Robot Navigates the Heart for Surgery
blogs.discovermagazine.com

Astrophysicists simulate the sounds of stars to reveal their secrets
phys.org

What China Wants in Outer Space
thecairoreview.com • Related

Tiny Scottish island bought by its community has big plans to bring people back for good
independent.co.uk

Easter Island Statues Are Being Threatened by Tourists Wanting Pictures of Themselves Picking Noses
newsweek.com • (see also)

Guantánamo Is Becoming a Nursing Home for Its Aging Terror Suspects
theatlantic.com

Ancient sculptors made magnetic figures from rocks struck by lightning
sciencenews.org

The shocking rise of lung cancer in non-smokers
theguardian.com

Scientists Think They’ve Solved the Mystery of a Giant Hole in Antarctica’s Sea Ice
earther.gizmodo.com

How To Crash Test a Million-Dollar Supercar
popularmechanics.com

Apartheid ended 25 years ago. How has South Africa changed?
nationalgeographic.com

This man went to court to prove his ‘cellphone’ was a hash brown. He won.
washingtonpost.com

How a viral image of breasts exposes science’s obsession with the male body
theguardian.com

One man wanted to change the raisin industry for the better. He got more than he bargained for.
nytimes.com

What ISIS Did to My Village
theatlantic.com

Sooner or Later Your Cousin’s DNA Is Going to Solve a Murder
nytimes.com

Rich guys are most likely to have no idea what they’re talking about, study suggests
washingtonpost.com • (see also)

Gravitational waves hint at detection of black hole eating star
nature.com

Robots that Learn to Use Improvised Tools
bair.berkeley.edu • (see also)

A Small Town Takes a Stand: It Banned Gossip
msn.com

How Physicists Measured the Rarest Event Ever Directly Observed
gizmodo.com

Plight of the Platypus
biographic.com

From ‘consent football’ to ‘pin the organ on the body’: sex education around the world
theguardian.com

USA: Arsonist Starts Fire at National Archives
archives.gov

Automation Transformed How Pilots Fly Planes. Now the Same Must Happen With Cars
jalopnik.com

Could Your Immune System Be Making You Impulsive?
digest.bps.org.uk • (see also)

Ocean waves and winds are getting higher and stronger
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

And all who sail in … it? The language row over ‘female’ ships
theguardian.com

Secrets of Tiniest Star Ever Measured Revealed by Passing Asteroids
space.com

The plastic pink flamingo: A weird symbol of American optimism
bbc.com

Mysterious Rings Around Reefs Have No Simple Explanation
theatlantic.com

Her ‘Prince Charming’ Turned Out to Be a Crazed Hit Man on the Run
nytimes.com

Scientists Discover Nearly 200,000 Kinds of Ocean Viruses
quantamagazine.org

Is the Immediate Playback of Events Changing Children’s Memories?
nytimes.com

Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to “preserve” a lost Atari ROM?
arstechnica.com

Why are so many people getting rare cancers in this small Georgia town?
atlantamagazine.com

Into the pharaoh’s chamber: ‘how I fell in love with ancient Egypt’
theguardian.com

For just the second time, physicists at LIGO have detected the gravitational waves of two neutron stars colliding
blogs.discovermagazine.com

The universe seems to be expanding faster than all expectations
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists create never-ending livestream of AI-generated death metal
businessinsider.com

The Real Story of the First Sighting of Jesus in a Tortilla in 1977
eater.com

JT LeRoy: The US’s greatest literary scam
bbc.com