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The human brain can’t contend with the vastness of online shopping
theatlantic.com

Yes, This Photo from Everest Is Real
outsideonline.com

Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling a Nearby Star
gizmodo.com

Superconductivity near room temperature
nature.com

Plankton Haven’t Been the Same Since the Industrial Revolution
smithsonianmag.com

The personal trauma that lies behind Edvard Munch’s unnerving art
1843magazine.com

When a Fatal Grizzly Mauling Goes Viral
outsideonline.com

On the arsonist’s trail: inside Australia’s worst bushfire catastrophe
theguardian.com

Image: Boulders on Bennu
apod.nasa.gov

Equifax Is Finally Getting Kicked in the Money Bags Due to Its Disastrous 2017 Hack
gizmodo.com

Life amid an Ebola outbreak: Combating mistrust—and saving lives
nationalgeographic.com

Photos: Deadly Post-election Riots in Indonesia
theatlantic.com

The Tiny Fish That Break a Fundamental Rule of Vertebrate Life
theatlantic.com

Fifty children saved as international paedophile ring busted
bbc.com

The Bitter Life Of A Shattered Jockey: A Mostly True Story
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The Wealth Detective Who Finds the Hidden Money of the Super Rich
bloomberg.com

Video filmed at four trillion frames per second captures light in a flash
nature.com

Multiple former ice caps buried under Mars’s north polar ice
news.agu.org

How Your Brain Perceives Magicians Cutting Their Assistants in Half
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Inside The Lost Jehovah’s Witnesses Tunnels Under Brooklyn Heights
gothamist.com • (see also)

How Does a Chimpanzee Eat a Tortoise? By Smashing It Like a Coconut
gizmodo.com

“Once-In-A-Hundred Year” Sightings of Bamboo Blossoms Reported In Japan
grapee.jp

How Archivists Saved Damaged WWII Film for ‘The Cold Blue’
popularmechanics.com

A trail of toxicity: the US military bases making people sick
theguardian.com

There’s Evidence on How to Raise Children, but Are Parents Listening?
nytimes.com

It’s Getting Way Too Easy to Create Fake Videos of People’s Faces
vice.com

What Keeps Hollywood’s Oldest Restaurant Running
theatlantic.com

The science of sex: what happens to our bodies when we’re aroused?
theguardian.com

The curse of genius
1843magazine.com • (see also)

Carefully, Japan Reconsiders the Trash Can
citylab.com

Can We Revive Empathy in Our Selfish World?
nautil.us

Curving the Universe
aeon.co

How Geometry, Data and Neighbors Predict Your Favorite Movies
quantamagazine.org

The story of a migrant spy
bbc.co.uk

Canadian scientists figure out how to preserve vaccines without refrigeration — a potential public-health game changer
nationalpost.com

Rogue ozone-destroying emissions traced to northeastern China
sciencemag.org

Last American slave ship is discovered in Alabama
nationalgeographic.com

Stunning Sonar Image Just Revealed Largest Underwater Volcano Eruption Ever Detected
sciencealert.com

The surprising truth about Caesar salad
bbc.com

The Loneliest Stars in the Galaxy
theatlantic.com

Gallery: The Small Bodies of the Solar System
theatlantic.com

The criminals who fool doctors
bbc.com

‘They Were Conned’: How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers
nytimes.com

Laugh tracks: The misunderstood glue holding sitcoms together
qz.com

How Did Life Arrive on Land? A Billion-Year-Old Fungus May Hold Clues
nytimes.com

This economics journal only publishes results that are no big deal
vox.com

Experts Ranked the Most Dangerous Countries for Women. The U.S. Made the Top 10
fortune.com

We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world. That’s huge.
vox.com

This Weird Meteorite Crashed Through a Doghouse in Costa Rica. (The Dog’s Fine)
space.com

Why Are Two Stars in Our Galaxy Suddenly Acting Very Strange?
livescience.com

How the Voynich manuscript hit the headlines
historyextra.com

Why Were Medieval Europeans So Obsessed With Long, Pointy Shoes?
atlasobscura.com

Measles Had Been Eliminated. Now It’s Nearly a Daily Threat
wired.com

Could Airships Really Revolutionize the U.S. Navy?
popularmechanics.com

This is the world’s rarest form of gold. New clues are revealing why.
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists want to limit climate change by releasing more CO2
popsci.com

Huge double asteroid to pass safely May 25
earthsky.org

Is modern life poisoning me? I took the tests to find out
theguardian.com

A cadet died in a tragedy. Now his parents can use his sperm to create his child, a judge rules.
washingtonpost.com

Scientists: Why we should appreciate wasps
bbc.com