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Tehran’s Desert Ghost Towers look like a Zombie Movie Waiting to Happen
messynessychic.com

The Milky Way Has Battle Scars from Colliding With a Ghostly Galaxy
blogs.discovermagazine.com

National Geographic’s updated map of the moon
nationalgeographic.com

‘I killed my classmate with a javelin on sports day’
theguardian.com

He died after the family took him off life support. Then he walked through the door.
washingtonpost.com

When America had an open prison – the story of Kenyon Scudder and his ‘prison without walls’
theconversation.com

Nazis Killed Her Father. Then She Fell in Love With One.
nytimes.com

A city built on water: the hidden rivers under Tokyo’s concrete and neon
theguardian.com

Saturn’s Largest Moon Would Make an Unbelievable Vacation Spot
theatlantic.com

This psychologist explains why people confess to crimes they didn’t commit
sciencemag.org

Water on Europa—with a Pinch of Salt
scientificamerican.com

If asked the right way, toddlers will choose broccoli over cake, study finds
medicalxpress.com

NASA’s Getting Ready to Explore the Corpse of an Ancient Planet in the Asteroid Belt
livescience.com

These new toilets could solve a global problem
nationalgeographic.com

In the Aftermath of a Plane Crash
lithub.com • (see also)

Glowing ‘Blue Tears’ in China’s Seas Are Incredibly Toxic — And They’re Growing
livescience.com

Dangling tape could be used to de-orbit old satellites
newatlas.com

We Could Have Had Electric Cars from the Very Beginning
longreads.com • (see also)

A giant species of trilobite inhabited Australian waters half a billion years ago
theconversation.com

NASA: Solar Activity Forecast for Next Decade Favorable for Exploration
nasa.gov

These Animal Migrations Are Huge — and Invisible
nytimes.com

Here’s why women may be the best suited for spaceflight
nationalgeographic.com

Every Day at 5:00, Japan Tests Its Disaster Warning System With Folk Tunes
atlasobscura.com

How modern life is transforming the human skeleton
bbc.com

Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Rapid DNA analysis helps diagnose mystery diseases
theconversation.com

More and more evidence suggests that nature does something essential for our mental health
outsideonline.com

Star Trek on Mars: NASA spots Starfleet logo in dune footprint
cnet.com

Astrophysicist announces her discovery that could rewrite story of how galaxies die
eurekalert.org

Most Comprehensive Review To Date Finds The Average Person’s Reading Speed Is Slower Than Previously Thought
digest.bps.org.uk

Here’s why people can’t stop calling Jeremy Hunt the C-word
wired.co.uk

When American Suffragists Tried to ‘Wear the Pants’
theatlantic.com

When Pepsi was swapped for Soviet warships
bbc.com

The Curse of the Ship of Gold
narratively.com

Why We Keep Playing the Lottery
nautil.us

The Grand Schemes of the Petty Grifter
gq.com

The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak?
sapiens.org

Can Kidnapping a Giant Iceberg from Antarctica Solve Cape Town’s Water Crisis?
livescience.com • (see also)

‘We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster.’
nytimes.com • (see also)

Study raises concern for sun ‘superflare’
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

Extra fingers, often seen as useless, can offer major dexterity advantages
sciencenews.org

Watch a Raging Forest Fire Surround You in 360 Degrees
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

NASA’s Mars 2020 Will Blaze a Trail – for Humans
jpl.nasa.gov • (see also)

Out of Their Eggs, Into the Sky: How Baby Pterosaurs May Have Taken Flight
nytimes.com

Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’
quantamagazine.org

Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Can Evaporate, Weird New Study Shows
livescience.com

Mystery of why arteries harden may have been solved, say scientists
theguardian.com

Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon: What’s the difference?
news.nationalgeographic.com

Potent, Lethal Pufferfish Poison Has Unexpected Role in Relieving Pain
inverse.com

The Twisted Tale Behind a $450 Million Missing Da Vinci Masterpiece
thedailybeast.com

Artificial islands older than Stonehenge stump scientists
nationalgeographic.com

The Top Secret Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice
wired.com

Scientists found these old photographs contain metallic nanoparticles
arstechnica.com • (see also)

The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter
theconversation.com

High-altitude drone captures rare view of Mount Everest
nationalgeographic.com

The Invisible Victims
marieclaire.com

A ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Destroyed This Incredible Bronze Age Settlement a Year After It Was Built
gizmodo.com

‘This is not a “what if” story’: Tokyo braces for the earthquake of a century
theguardian.com

The True Price of Privatizing Space Travel
theatlantic.com

New study dramatically narrows the search for advanced life in the universe
phys.org • (see also)