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Advertising as a major source of human dissatisfaction: Cross-national evidence on one million Europeans
voxeu.org

Chaos, hope, change: stories from 70 years of the People’s Republic of China
theguardian.com

‘I wash all my food like crazy’: scientists voice concern about nanoparticles
theguardian.com

The curious origins of the dollar symbol
bbc.com

The ‘Forbidden’ planet has been found in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
phys.org

What’s the Magic Behind Graphene’s ‘Magic’ Angle?
quantamagazine.org

The Secret to This Brazilian Coffee? Ants Harvest the Beans
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

The Secret to Soap Bubbles’ Iridescent Rainbows
wired.com

18 Earth-size planets found in our galaxy—all hiding in plain sight
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

30 Years After Tiananmen, a Chinese Military Insider Warns: Never Forget
nytimes.com

Curiosity Gazes Upon Noctilucent Clouds Over Gale Crater
planetary.org

Large cities may create their own clouds
sciencemag.org

Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion
phys.org

Photos: The Incredible Ice Formations of Lake Baikal
theatlantic.com

New Studies Increase Confidence in NASA’s Measure of Earth’s Temperature
climate.nasa.gov

Comet Inspires Chemistry for Making Breathable Oxygen on Mars
caltech.edu

Scientists Discover The Loneliest, Most Isolated Galaxy In The Entire Universe
forbes.com

These scientists are setting a forest on fire — and studying it with drones
nature.com

Instead of Money, This Portuguese ‘Bank’ Safeguards 27,000 Handpainted Tiles
atlasobscura.com

Exploding stars led to humans walking on two legs, radical study suggests
theguardian.com • (or not)

The Mystery of the Disappearing Elephant-Seal Dialects
theatlantic.com

Opinion: ‘UFOs exist and everyone needs to adjust to that fact’
washingtonpost.com • Related

Robocrop: world’s first raspberry-picking robot set to work
theguardian.com

The Philosophy Behind the First American Dictionary
theatlantic.com

The Rise of Junk Science
thewalrus.ca

Productivity and the Joy of Doing Things the Hard Way
wired.com

20 Years After Kosovo: How a War in the Balkans Changed the U.S. Air Force Forever
popularmechanics.com

Parenting by the Numbers
newyorker.com

Gut worms were once a cause of disease, now they are a cure
aeon.co

A sweet tale: the son who reinvented sugar to help diabetic dad
theguardian.com

Atom patterning breaks new number record
physicsworld.com

Eating Way Too Much Rice Almost Doomed Japan’s Imperial Navy
nationalinterest.org

A Harrowing Journey Up the World’s Fifth Highest Mountain
wired.com

How a ‘forgotten’ 600-year-old tsunami changed history
nationalgeographic.com

Russian data theft: Shady world where all is for sale
bbc.com

World’s rivers ‘awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics’
theguardian.com

On this day in 1962 a fire was lit that still burns today
damninteresting.com

Latest Arena for China’s Growing Global Ambitions: The Arctic
nytimes.com

Martha Gellhorn, The Only Woman Who Landed in Normandy on D-Day
amusingplanet.com

The forgotten history of Memorial Day
qz.com

Earth-buzzing comet found carrying “ocean-like” water
newatlas.com

The Smithsonian is digitizing political and military posters — 18,000 of them
washingtonpost.com

‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects
nytimes.com

Is the Great Red Spot Unraveling?
spaceweatherarchive.com

Video: The Atomic-Bomb Guinea Pigs: U.S. Veterans Break the Forced Silence
theatlantic.com

The ethical hackers taking the bugs to the bank
bbc.com

The butterfly effect: how one species’ miraculous comeback could save the planet
theguardian.com

‘It Was Like a Zoo:’ Death on an Unruly, Overcrowded Everest
nytimes.com

A Curious Sequence of Prime Numbers
blogs.scientificamerican.com

US cosmetics are full of chemicals banned by Europe – why?
theguardian.com

Fascinating study uncovers how we evolved to benefit from eating fermented food
newatlas.com

The man who made Einstein world-famous
bbc.com

Surgeon transforms amputees’ mobility by melding bone and metal
cbc.ca

Chinese researchers discover 300,000-year-old ancient human fossils
ecns.cn

The Lucrative Black Market in Human Fat
theatlantic.com

The Invisible City Beneath Paris
newyorker.com

In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc
nytimes.com

‘He didn’t destroy me. We carry on. He lost’: survivors of terror attacks look back
theguardian.com

A spectacular view of the SpaceX Starlink satellite train
sattrackcam.blogspot.com • (see also)

Scientists Map the Geometry of a Single Electron for the First Time
vice.com • (see also)