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Forget single genes: CRISPR now cuts and splices whole chromosomes
sciencemag.org

See the Final Stages of a Star’s Life via the Hubble Space Telescope
scitechdaily.com

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, ‘gel-like’ substance on the far side of the moon
space.com • (see also)

Trapping the Tiniest Sound
scientificamerican.com

Climate change is bad for the planet, but groundbreaking for archeology
qz.com

Glowing gold reveals stellar explosion as a rare kilonova
newatlas.com

In the Age of the Psychonauts
longreads.com

Are Dark Photons the Secret ‘Fifth Force’ Holding Our Universe Together?
livescience.com

What It’s Like To Use LA’s Singing, Self-Cleaning, Automated Park Restroom
laist.com

From pecan pralines to ‘dots’ as currency: how the prison economy works
theguardian.com

Northern Lights In The U.S. This Weekend? Dramatic Geomagnetic Storm Predicted As Milky Way Peaks
forbes.com

Ones that got away: posters for films that never happened – in pictures
theguardian.com

How Veterans Affairs failed to stop a pathologist who misdiagnosed 3,000 cases
washingtonpost.com

The Rich Can’t Get Richer Forever, Can They?
newyorker.com

How Britain fought Hitler with humour
bbc.com

How to Teach an Iris Scanner That the Eye It’s Looking at Is Dead
spectrum.ieee.org

Here’s Why Spiky Shapes Seem Angry And Round Sounds Are Calming
digest.bps.org.uk

The ‘Great Wall’ of Malta
bbc.com

The Accidental Invention of the Slinky
smithsonianmag.com

Websites have been quietly hacking iPhones for years, says Google
technologyreview.com

What it’s like to take a mini horse on an airplane
vox.com • (see also)

Countdown to WW2: the 72 hours that took the world to war
historyextra.com

What Would Life on an Ocean Moon Look Like?
gizmodo.com

How pioneering photographer Frank Hurley came face to face with the future of the Great Barrier Reef in 1922
theconversation.com

Compasses to point true north for first time in 360 years
theguardian.com

15,000-year-old Idaho archaeology site now among America’s oldest
nationalgeographic.com

They were CIA-backed Chinese rebels. Now you’re invited to their once-secret hideaway.
pri.org

The two illusions that tricked Arthur Conan Doyle
bbc.com

How Not to Grow Old in America
nytimes.com

The silent decline of the platypus, Australia’s beloved oddity
nationalgeographic.com

Astronomers Baffled by ‘Cosmic Mountain Ranges’ Jutting Through the Milky Way
livescience.com

Why we laugh when we know we shouldn’t
qz.com • (see also)

Gene-edited cattle have a major screwup in their DNA
technologyreview.com

Are we doing enough to prevent human extinction?
vox.com

How America’s Spooks Seek to Spy on Distant Satellites
wired.com

Organoids Are Not Brains. How Are They Making Brain Waves?
nytimes.com

The Story of Us
waitbutwhy.com

The Accidental Beekeeper
saturdayeveningpost.com

Antibiotic resistance could kill us before climate change
news.sky.com

Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure
arstechnica.com

Hurricane Dorian Could Pose a Historic Threat to Kennedy Space Center
vice.com

Medicine Swap Screwup Gave Babies ‘Werewolf Syndrome’
gizmodo.com

Luxembourg’s Bold Plan to Mine Asteroids for Rare Minerals
wired.com

Hints of a volcanically active exomoon
unibe.ch

Why do sloths move so slowly?
bbc.com

The Volcano That Shrouded the Earth and Gave Birth to a Monster
earth.nautil.us • (see also)

The Rickety Economics of Food Trucks
melmagazine.com

How not to get scammed, according to a former con artist
vox.com

The Virtues of the Semicolon; or, Rebellious Punctuation
lithub.com

The Potential Pros and Cons of Seabed Mining
daily.jstor.org

Skull of humankind’s oldest-known ancestor discovered
theguardian.com

The Tragic Story of the First Car-Crash Victim
theatlantic.com

The Strange Blissfulness of Storms
earth.nautil.us

The search for a cure for endometriosis
wellcomecollection.org

The Rapid Rise and Sudden Fall of a Kratom Kingpin
narratively.com

No, Bringing Back Mental Institutions Won’t Stop Mass Shootings
fivethirtyeight.com

The Tricky Problem with Other Minds
nautil.us

The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world
theguardian.com

Cops Hijack Botnet, Remotely Wipe Malware From 850,000 Computers
vice.com

A String of Unusual Experiments Claim to Show Plants Can Think. Few Scientists Are Buying It
blogs.discovermagazine.com