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Taxonomania: An Incomplete Catalog of Invented Species, From the Pop-Eyed Frog to the Loch Ness Monster
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

14th-Century Illustration of Venice Is the Oldest Found Yet
smithsonianmag.com

The people trying to save scents from extinction
bbc.com

The Bizarre Bank Robbery That Shook an Arctic Town
outsideonline.com

The Trouble with Crime Statistics
newyorker.com

The Day That Never Happened
npr.org

Does A Time-Stopping Paradox Prevent Black Holes From Growing?
forbes.com

Finding images in prime numbers
futilitycloset.com • Original in French

Biologists identify pathways that extend lifespan by 500% [in nematode worms]
phys.org

Toyota will transform a 175-acre site in Japan into a ‘prototype city of the future’
theverge.com

The gates of hell: Auschwitz 75 years on
theguardian.com

These Photos Capture the World’s Sewer Systems When They Were Brand New
smithsonianmag.com

The Horsewomen of the Belle Époque
theparisreview.org

The Cost of Fleeing Climate Change
newyorker.com

The Real Trench Runners Of WW1
historyextra.com

23 Exoplanets That Could Be a ‘Second Earth’
popularmechanics.com

Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth’s lower mantle
asunow.asu.edu

‘My grandfather’s whole family were murdered – but he found a way to forgive the killers’
theguardian.com

A secret pyramid consumed by the jungle
bbc.com

Who Killed the Knapp Family?
nytimes.com

Video: Relative orbital velocities – planet motions, rotations and tilts to scale [0:40]
youtube.com

Machines are learning to write poetry. How should artificial intelligence alter our appreciation of art?
newyorker.com

Could invisible aliens really exist among us? An astrobiologist explains
theconversation.com

Video: Why Scientists Are Flying Drones Into Clouds of Whale Snot [11:19]
wired.com

Can constant acceleration be used to produce artificial gravity in space?
technologyreview.com

Rare salt formations appear along the Great Salt Lake
apnews.com

Welcome to Jáchymov: the Czech town that invented the dollar
bbc.com • (see also)

Is the world becoming more violent?
nationalgeographic.com

Italy’s Great Garlic Divide
tastecooking.com

3D Printing and the Murky Ethics of Replicating Bones
undark.org

World’s largest radio telescope starts formal operation
xinhuanet.com • (see also)

Fatty tongues could be main driver of sleep apnoea
bbc.com

The Man Who’s Spending $1 Billion to Own Every Pop Song
marker.medium.com

Is Multi-Level Marketing Really Just a Pyramid Scheme?
daily.jstor.org

Why Scientists Fall for Precariously Balanced Rocks
atlasobscura.com

A criminal cover-up on the world’s busiest bridge hits the US Supreme Court
qz.com

Mexico City gold was Aztec loot Spanish abandoned as they fled in 1520, tests show
theguardian.com

Always counterclockwise: Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
phys.org

What it’s like to survive a shipwreck
bbc.com • (see also)

The Virus Buried in a 100-Year-Old Lung
theatlantic.com

Why the League of Nations was doomed before it began
nationalgeographic.com

How New York’s Bagel Union Took on the Mob
grubstreet.com

African grey parrots spontaneously ‘lend a wing’
eurekalert.org

A Biological Solution to the Mystery of Methane on Mars
airspacemag.com

Is this the most powerful word in the English language?
bbc.com

The Dognapping of the Century
medium.com

New episode of Damn Interesting Week: The Confectioner
damninteresting.com

Easter Island’s Monoliths Made the Crops Grow
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Ghosts in the Machine: The beauty of decayed daguerreotypes
flashbak.com

The voice of sadness is censored as sick. What if it’s sane?
aeon.co • (see also)

Our endless quest for eternal youth
wellcomecollection.org

When a Psychic Reading Costs You $740,000
gq.com

A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gospel
theguardian.com

Did the Trojan War actually happen?
bbc.com

The inside story of how scientists produced an Ebola vaccine
statnews.com

The strange case of Paul Zimmer, the influencer who came back as a different person
newstatesman.com

A Genetic Mutation Is Responsible for Mysterious Deaths in the Amish Community, Researchers Say
gizmodo.com

The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft
krebsonsecurity.com

Demand for ginseng is creating a ‘wild west’ in Appalachia
nationalgeographic.com

The Ice Giant Spacecraft of Our Dreams
eos.org