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The Gambling Nuns of Torrance, California
gq.com

Is it time to treat sugar like smoking?
bbc.com • (see also)

When One Protected Species Kills Another, What Are Conservationists to Do?
scientificamerican.com

Gut check: Yale researchers describe role of bacteria in drug response
news.yale.edu

Is the future of car insurance at risk from fewer accidents?
ft.com

Winston Churchill’s Closest Confidant
laphamsquarterly.org

“Flying-V” airplane design promises fuel savings, but there’s a catch
arstechnica.com

The Soccer War: Honduras, El Salvador and the truth about 1969
si.com

‘We were sworn to secrecy’: Canadian women share stories of their efforts to help win WWII
cbc.ca

The $500m smiley face business
thehustle.co

The Best Way for a Mouse to Escape a Cat, According to Math
wired.com

Brush your teeth — postpone Alzheimer’s
eurekalert.org

One and a half decades ago today the Killdozer emerged
damninteresting.com

The Opioid Crisis Is Killing Trees Too
theatlantic.com

The Pressure to Be Beautiful in South Korea
spiegel.de

The Attacker’s Other Victims in the Central Park Five Case
thecut.com

Researchers solve mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter
phys.org

The Murderous History of Qatar’s Most Common Dessert
vice.com

Family haunted by avalanche of bills after son’s death: ‘It’s continuous’
theguardian.com

Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Build More of Them?
nytimes.com

The ‘Undesirable Militants’ Behind the Nineteenth Amendment
theatlantic.com • (see also)

For ‘Banking Deserts,’ There Might Be Hope at the Post Office
citylab.com

The Newest Lab Rat Has Eight Arms
hakaimagazine.com

Everyone Knows Money Influences Politics … Except Scientists
fivethirtyeight.com

The Very Good Adventure Dogs of History
outsideonline.com

Long-lost Lewis Chessman found in Edinburgh family’s drawer
bbc.com

Video: [The history of the] World’s Lightest Solid
youtube.com

Newly Discovered Immune Cell Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
hopkinsmedicine.org

To Evade Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws, New Yorkers Created the World’s Worst Sandwich
atlasobscura.com

Photos From the 1986 Chernobyl Disaster
theatlantic.com

The Universe’s First Stars Exploded in Strange Ways
scientificamerican.com

Why Does the Moon Keep Flashing Us?
livescience.com

Why Crocodiles Are Not Just Living Fossils
nytimes.com

D-Day succeeded thanks to an ingenious design called the Mulberry Harbours
theconversation.com

‘Fettuccine’ may be most obvious sign of life on Mars, researchers report
news.illinois.edu

Image: Stephan’s Quintet from Hubble
apod.nasa.gov

How California’s biggest wildfires ignited: power lines, cars, arsonists, fireworks
sfchronicle.com • (see also)

Gem-like fossils reveal stunning new dinosaur species
nationalgeographic.com

Pilots sleeping in the cockpit could improve airline safety
theconversation.com

A couple was brutally killed on a hiking trail. Decades later, a sealed envelope led to an arrest.
washingtonpost.com

Remembering Tiananmen Square Is Dangerous, Even in Hong Kong
theatlantic.com

Cops Across The US Have Been Exposed Posting Racist And Violent Things On Facebook
buzzfeednews.com

‘Top Secret’ maps reveal the massive Allied effort behind D-Day
nationalgeographic.com

D-day remembered: a series of interviews on the 75th anniversary
theguardian.com

Our Sun’s Mysterious 11-Year Cycle Appears to Be Driven by Alignment of The Planets
sciencealert.com

Tiananmen Square: China minister defends 1989 crackdown
bbc.com

How Kazakhstan Became The Entire Soviet Union For 4 Days
amusingplanet.com

‘The Nation’s T. rex’: How a Montana mom’s hike led to an incredible discovery
washingtonpost.com

South Korea mulls ending arcane age system to match rest of world
theguardian.com • (see also)

New Data Shows Police Use More Force Against Black Citizens Even Though Whites Resist More
slate.com

The Surprising Complexity of Animal Memories
theatlantic.com

Chase bank is quietly adding a forced arbitration clause to some credit cards
fastcompany.com

Subaru Telescope captures 1800 exploding stars
ipmu.jp

Complex life may only exist because of millions of years of groundwork by ancient fungi
theconversation.com

Most Tech Today Would be Frivolous to Ancient Scientists
nautil.us

Researchers strapped video cameras on 16 cats and let them do their thing. Here’s what they found
sciencemag.org

The last Soviet citizen: The cosmonaut who was left behind in space
rbth.com

Nut of note: 70% of world’s macadamia can be traced back to single Australian tree
theguardian.com

Household Radar Can See Through Walls and Knows How You’re Feeling
spectrum.ieee.org

The Complex Ethics of Saving a Dead Person’s Sperm
vice.com