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Why are humans so curious?
livescience.com

Basel: The birthplace of hallucinogenic science
bbc.com

Are there any black holes left over from the Big Bang?
space.com

Image: a map of the entire surface of asteroid Bennu
news.arizona.edu

Four people have gone missing within a 60km radius in the past year. Their fate remains a mystery
abc.net.au

The Troubling Tale of Baby Peggy, Hollywood’s First Child Star
refinery29.com

Why Do Some Twins ‘Vanish’ in the Womb?
realclearscience.com

How NASA Sparked a Revolution in Microbiology
theatlantic.com

Study of Over 1 Million People Finds Intriguing Link Between Iron Levels And Lifespan
sciencealert.com

Writing With Synesthesia, Seeing Colors in Music
americansongwriter.com • (see also)

New measurement confirms the true age of the universe
livescience.com

How The U.S. Hid the Atomic Bomb
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
theconversation.com • (see also)

‘Jaws’ Is an Undisputed Masterpiece. So How Did It Produce One of the Worst Sequels Ever Made?
esquire.com

What Our First Close Look at Mars Actually Revealed
lithub.com

Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside
nytimes.com

Gallery: The Brazilian Desert That Turns Into a Thousand Lagoons
atlasobscura.com

German police capture ‘Black Forest Rambo’ after six-day manhunt
theguardian.com

Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction
thestar.com

Two Geniuses, One Wheelchair and an Audacious Plan to Swim with the Whales
narratively.com

How Your Heart Influences What You Perceive and Fear
quantamagazine.org

On this day in 1962 the pint-size Davy Crockett atomic weapon system was tested in the Nevada desert
damninteresting.com

Scientists accidentally bred the fish version of a liger
thestar.com

Do the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Have Atmospheres?
universetoday.com

New episode of the Damn Interesting Week podcast: CSI: Murder Hornet Edition
damninteresting.com

Newly Released FAA Documents Give Unprecedented Look Into Colorado Drone Swarm Mystery
thedrive.com

Skin of Deep Sea Fish Is One of the Blackest Materials Known on Earth
newsweek.com

Iranian Spies Accidentally Leaked Videos of Themselves Hacking
wired.com

Suspect Arrested in Grisly Killing of Fahim Saleh
nytimes.com

How the advent of nuclear weapons changed the course of history
nationalgeographic.com

Bacteria with a metal diet discovered in dirty glassware
phys.org

NASA Delays James Webb Telescope Launch Date, Again
nytimes.com

What if the Trinity test had failed?
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com

Drug cartel ‘narco-antennas’ make life dangerous for Mexico’s cell tower repairmen
reuters.com

‘Things Are Not as Expected’: Inside Rome’s New Normal
esquire.com

The Oddball Dolphin of Dingle
hakaimagazine.com

Gallery: Photographer Updates Postcards Of 1960s Resorts Into Their Abandoned Ruins
flashbak.com

Did Billionaire Tobacco Heiress Doris Duke Get Away With Murder?
vanityfair.com

The problem with perfectionists
bbc.com

We know where the 7 wonders of the ancient world are—except for one
nationalgeographic.com

15 Different Ideas for Rovers That Could Explore Venus
universetoday.com

Nuclear Tests Have Changed, but They Never Really Stopped
wired.com

Why is the speed of light the way it is?
space.com

Solar Orbiter: Closest ever pictures taken of the Sun
bbc.com • Related

In a first, astronomers watch a black hole’s corona disappear, then reappear
news.mit.edu

End-of-life study explains what really happens when you hear your last words
inverse.com

One of the Last Living Manhattan Project Scientists Looks Back at the Atomic Bomb Tests
smithsonianmag.com

How to talk to conspiracy theorists—and still be kind
technologyreview.com

Scientists strapped a tiny camera to a beetle to test just how small video technology can get
us.cnn.com

How a velvet ant (which is a wasp) got its white fluff
thestar.com

Video: Once Upon a Time in Iraq [1:53:18]
youtube.com

How One Man Turned The Busiest International Border Crossing In North America Into The Centerpiece Of His Empire
jalopnik.com

On this day in 1942 a war plane crash-landed in Greenland, not to be seen again for 50 years
damninteresting.com

The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run
bbc.com • (see also)

What’s killing Botswana’s elephants? Here are the top theories.
nationalgeographic.com

The MP3 At 25: How A Digital File Dynamited The Music Industry
thequietus.com

The Sun Only Shines Because Of Quantum Physics
forbes.com

Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born
bbc.com

K-Ships vs. U-Boats
smithsonianmag.com

Can you fire a gun in space?
sciencefocus.com • (see also)