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Neutron star merger sprayed primeval Solar System with heavy elements
arstechnica.com

The Civilian Solution to Bank Robberies
daily.jstor.org

A ‘Century Plant’ in Chicago Is Having an Epic Growth Spurt
atlasobscura.com

The volcano that built Bermuda is unlike any other on Earth
nationalgeographic.com

A massive Gulf oil spill is finally being contained after more than 14 years
washingtonpost.com

120 years ago today Nikola Tesla arrived in Colorado Springs to conduct wireless electricity experiments
damninteresting.com

This Chef Really, Really Wants You to Eat Iguanas
vice.com

Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?
theconversation.com • (see also)

Revealed: air pollution may be damaging ‘every organ in the body’
theguardian.com

Disneyland, dozens of cities could be flooded by dam failure from huge storm, engineers warn
latimes.com

Firms That Promised High-Tech Ransomware Solutions Almost Always Just Pay the Hackers
features.propublica.org

The Dark Side of Ultima Thule
theatlantic.com

Why can’t some people remember their dreams?
bbc.com

Experience: I manage the last Blockbuster in the world
theguardian.com

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather
lithub.com

The Night The Lights Went Out
theconcourse.deadspin.com

Wandering Earth: rocket scientist explains how we could move our planet
theconversation.com

Antibiotic treatment alleviates Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in male mice, study reveals
medicalxpress.com

It’s Not Just Salt, Sugar, Fat: Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain
npr.org

Aaaaahh! Researchers probe the acoustics of screams
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

The Wrong Side of History
harpers.org

This Town Didn’t Want to Be a Radioactive Waste Dump. The Government Is Giving Them No Choice.
earther.gizmodo.com

We’re Finally Learning More about MU69, the Strange, Flat Rock in the Outer Solar System
gizmodo.com

On this day in 1997 President Clinton officially apologized to victims of the Tuskegee syphilis study
damninteresting.com

The Moon Rock Hunter Is Coming for You
saturdayeveningpost.com

Alone, They Stink. Together They Create Dark Chocolate’s Alluring Aroma.
nytimes.com

Could a Single Live Vaccine Protect against a Multitude of Diseases?
scientificamerican.com

How Much Do Babies’ Skulls Get Squished During Birth? A Whole Lot, 3D Images Reveal
livescience.com

The kilo is dead. Long live the kilo!
news.mit.edu

Bedbugs Menaced the Dinosaur Age Before Moving Into Our Mattresses
nytimes.com

Medieval Sex Cult at Center of German Crossbow Murder Mystery
thedailybeast.com

As Planet Discoveries Pile Up, a Gap Appears in the Pattern
quantamagazine.org

A brief history of extremism – is the problem worse than ever?
historyextra.com

The Man Who Gets Snakebit on Purpose. For Science.
outsideonline.com

The University of Maryland waited 18 days to inform students of a virus on campus
washingtonpost.com

The Quest to Make a Bot That Can Smell as Well as a Dog
wired.com

Laser of sound promises to measure extremely tiny phenomena
theconversation.com

Chinese rover finds strange rocks that may come from deep inside the moon
nationalgeographic.com

When Soviets Tried to Eradicate the Plague
theatlantic.com

International cyber-crime gang busted
bbc.com

Scientists create mind-controlled hearing aid
theguardian.com

Disney World’s Literal Nuclear Option, Explained
citylab.com

Science, Sensationalism, and the Lessons of ‘Insectageddon’
undark.org

Was It an Invisible Attack on U.S. Diplomats, or Something Stranger?
nytimes.com

Are we any closer to learning what sparks lightning?
aeon.co

Who killed the prime minister? The unsolved murder that still haunts Sweden
theguardian.com

No, someone hasn’t cracked the code of the mysterious Voynich manuscript
arstechnica.com • More info

A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors learned what it was: AIDS.
washingtonpost.com

Beresheet Crash Site Spotted
lroc.sese.asu.edu

Video: ‘Serial Killers Are a Uniquely American Phenomenon’
theatlantic.com

‘Wood wide web’—the underground network of microbes that connects trees—mapped for first time
sciencemag.org

Definition of kilogram, amp, and kelvin set to change forever
cosmosmagazine.com

Peacock spiders’ superblack spots reflect just 0.5 percent of light
sciencenews.org

Why this insect fakes death to avoid sex
nationalgeographic.com

Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints.
livescience.com

The Concept of “Race” Is a Lie
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Something Strange Punched a Hole in the Milky Way. But What Exactly Is It?
livescience.com

From the Lunar Far Side, China’s Rover Reveals Moon’s Hidden Depths
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

Striking Down the Queen Won’t Save You From the Swarm
nytimes.com • (see also)

Cambridge scientists create world’s first living organism with fully redesigned DNA
theguardian.com