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An ‘extraordinarily severe’ emergency: the radioactive leak at Harborview
capitolhillseattle.com

Rogue slug blamed for Japanese railway chaos
bbc.com

‘Building over history’: the prison graveyard buried under a Texas suburb
theguardian.com

The Science of Stir Crazy
elemental.medium.com

The Pianist and the Lobster
nytimes.com

Five myths about fast food
washingtonpost.com

Fire at Oil Refinery in South Philadelphia Causes Massive Explosions
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Gallery: Apollo Training: When Arizona Stood In for the Moon
theatlantic.com

A ‘Sorceress’ in Brazil, a ‘Wink’ in India: Walmart Pleads Guilty After a Decade of Bribes
nytimes.com

Bacteria live on our eyeballs – and understanding their role could help treat common eye diseases
theconversation.com

New research reveals plant wonderland inside China’s caves
biosciencetoday.co.uk

Giant Squid, Phantom of the Deep, Reappears on Video
nytimes.com

Confirmed: NASA Has Been Hacked
forbes.com

The invention that saved a million ships
bbc.com • (see also)

Hack the Moon: An in-depth interactive history of the Apollo program
wehackthemoon.com

Researchers ‘Lost’ 17,000 Wallets in Hundreds of Cities to See What People Would Actually Return
gizmodo.com

In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home on Time?
nytimes.com

An Ambitious Search for Aliens Came Up Short—so Astrobiologists Are Thinking Bigger
gizmodo.com

The secret life of Kim Jong Un
vox.com

Astronomers see “warm” glow of Uranus’s rings
news.berkeley.edu

Night of the Living Painting
messynessychic.com

The Sky’s Creepiest Parasites
daily.jstor.org

Smoke on the Water: 50 Years After the Cuyahoga Fire
popularmechanics.com

Plastic wrapped in plastic: the wasteful reality of America’s grocery stores
theguardian.com

Adrift in the Arctic
washingtonpost.com • (see also)

Apollo in 50 numbers: The workers
bbc.com

A gay first lady? Yes, we’ve already had one, and here are her love letters.
washingtonpost.com

The Narluga Is a Very Strange Beluga-Narwhal Hybrid
theatlantic.com

The fake French minister in a silicone mask who stole millions
bbc.com • (see also)

Gallery: Unseen 9/11 photos bought at house clearance sale
bbc.com

The Spirit of the Inquisition Lives in Science
nautil.us

The Unsolved Mystery of the Malibu Creek Murder
gq.com

Are your tinned tomatoes picked by slave labour?
theguardian.com

House of a 1920s Lady Gaga
messynessychic.com

ESA’s new mission to intercept a comet
esa.int

US beekeepers lost 40% of honeybee colonies over past year, survey finds
theguardian.com

Minimum Wage Still Can’t Pay For A Two-Bedroom Apartment Anywhere
citylab.com

How France is persuading its citizens to get vaccinated
mosaicscience.com

From Two Bulls, 9 Million Dairy Cows
undark.org

Can you stop yourself being infected with other peoples’ desires?
aeon.co

How to Turn a Quantum Computer Into the Ultimate Randomness Generator
quantamagazine.org

Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
nytimes.com

Catch me if you can: The American smuggler who left Indian police red-faced twice in the 1960s
scroll.in

Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
reuters.com

“Perhaps We’re Being Dense.” Rejection Letters Sent to Famous Writers
lithub.com

So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent the Printing Press
lithub.com • (see also)

U.N. Reveals Contents of Secret Tape of Khashoggi’s Brutal Last Moments
thedailybeast.com

They welcomed a robot into their family, now they’re mourning its death
theverge.com

Incredible Rock-Eating Shipworm Is First Of Its Kind
blogs.discovermagazine.com

The rise of the only child: How America is coming around to the idea of ‘just one’
washingtonpost.com

Meet ‘The Natter,’ Nazi Germany’s Wooden Rocket Plane
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Photos: The Moods of Monument Valley
theatlantic.com

“Hulk”-like microorganisms in soil can survive high levels of gamma radiation
sciworthy.com

Boston Built a New Waterfront Just in Time for the Apocalypse
bloomberg.com

Drug screenings may be implemented at 2019 Burning Man
sfgate.com

Meet Australia’s New Sex-Changing Tomato: Solanum Plastisexum
nytimes.com

No, Black Holes Don’t Suck Everything Into Them
forbes.com

154 years ago this month, Sir Francis Galton published “Hereditary Talent and Character”, kicking off the eugenics movement
damninteresting.com

Women outperform men after Japan medical school stops rigging exam scores
theguardian.com

A spider ate a possum. The photos are the ‘stuff of nightmares.’
washingtonpost.com