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Canadian sparrows ditch their old song for catchier tune
theguardian.com

On this day in 1881 a deranged assassin shot US president James Garfield
damninteresting.com

Europeans like to go on about the innovations colonizers brought to the Americas. But what of the innovations they took away?
thewalrus.ca

In lockdown with a conspiracy theorist
1843magazine.com

How Prosperity Transformed the Falklands
newyorker.com

The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View
quantamagazine.org

How Police Secretly Took Over a Global Phone Network for Organized Crime
vice.com

The Idea of Entropy Has Led Us Astray
nautil.us

How pandemics past and present fuel the rise of mega-corporations
theconversation.com

The Mercenary Who Botched a Maduro Coup Is Lying Low in Florida
bloomberg.com

The mother and the murderer
bbc.co.uk

What finding life on Mars could tell us about our own origins
nautil.us

In this day in 1953 the strange and tormented movie “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.” first appeared in theaters
damninteresting.com

A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932
theconversation.com • (see also)

A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology
smithsonianmag.com

Video: Rare ‘branched flow’ phenomenon seen for the first time in visible light [2:44]
nature.com

Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off
theguardian.com

Bizarre new planet is largest known rocky world, 40 times as massive as Earth
nationalgeographic.com

Gallery: Scenes From Antarctica
theatlantic.com

Jacklean Davis Was The First Black Woman To Serve As a Homicide Detective in New Orleans. Did A Now Disbarred Prosecutor Bring About Her Fall?
theappeal.org

On this day in 1959 a social psychologist brought together three mental patients who all believed they were Jesus Christ
damninteresting.com

The Science Behind the Power of the Eyes
psychologytoday.com

Conscripted Into The Emperor’s Private Orchestra
narratively.com

What an ocean hidden under Antarctic ice reveals about our planet’s future climate
theconversation.com • (see also)

Scientists finally solve the mystery behind a 100-year-old chemistry experiment
livescience.com

What makes people stop caring?
bbc.com

New Damn Interesting article/episode by Matt Castle: Chronicles of Charnia
damninteresting.com

The search for life on Mars, and the people who say we’ve found it already
cnet.com

Why don’t banana-flavored candies taste like bananas?
massivesci.com • (see also)

Incredible Amber Fossils Reveal the True Colors of Ancient Insects
gizmodo.com

On this day in 1971: a Soyuz spacecraft decompressed, exposing 3 cosmonauts to near-vacuum
damninteresting.com

When France extorted Haiti – the greatest heist in history
theconversation.com

How a Long-Lost Perfume Got a Second Life After 150 Years Underwater
atlasobscura.com

‘I’m high as a Georgia pine’: Dock Ellis’s no-hitter on LSD, 50 years on
theguardian.com

How do you deal with 9m tonnes of suffocating seaweed?
theguardian.com

Volcanoes may have helped life bounce back after dinosaur-killing asteroid strike
nationalgeographic.com

What if Doctors Stopped Prescribing Weight Loss?
scientificamerican.com

Nuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past
wired.com

A Massive Star Has Disappeared Without a Trace
gizmodo.com

Oldest surviving photograph of Māori discovered in Australia
theguardian.com

Yale captures first ever video of brain clearing out dead neurons
newatlas.com

Astronomers unknowingly dedicated moon craters to Nazis. Will the next historical reckoning be at cosmic level?
prospectmagazine.co.uk

Superbarrio: The People’s Superhero
daily.jstor.org

Deep red light reboots aging retinas like “recharging a battery”
newatlas.com • (see also)

How Does a Human Being’s Internal GPS Work?
lithub.com

Why Did This Ancient Marsupial Have Saber Teeth?
atlasobscura.com

Flying snake mystery solved by science
slashgear.com

How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco
bbc.com

Do probiotics actually do anything?
cbsnews.com

New polymer easily captures gold extracted from e-waste
arstechnica.com

Could a black hole be the ultimate energy source? Maybe, if you keep feeding it
syfy.com

British state ‘covered up plot to assassinate King Edward VIII’
theguardian.com

Betelgeuse’s Mystery Dimming Caused By A Star Spot A Hundred Times Larger Than The Sun, Say Scientists
forbes.com

The FBI Agents Who Return Stolen Cultural Artifacts
theatlantic.com

French Revolution: remains discovered in walls of Paris monument
theguardian.com

Artificial Intelligence Can’t Deal With Chaos, But Teaching It Physics Could Help
sciencealert.com

There’s a reason we procrastinate and it’s not laziness
cbc.ca

New Geometric Perspective Cracks Old Problem About Rectangles
quantamagazine.org

Beyond Pluto: the hunt for our solar system’s new ninth planet
theguardian.com

115 years ago today, one Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head, for science
damninteresting.com