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The butcher’s shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)
theguardian.com

Monumental DNA Study Reveals Secrets of North American Mastodons
gizmodo.com

On this day in 1944 the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon” allegedly attacked his/her first victim
damninteresting.com

Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds
abc.net.au

Researchers develop dustbuster for the moon
colorado.edu

Why the French love to complain
bbc.com

Australian man shocked after massive serpents crash through kitchen ceiling
theguardian.com

An Ancient Breed of Singing Dog Isn’t Extinct in the Wild After All
gizmodo.com

The Oysters That Knew What Time It Was
wired.com

What if We Could Live for a Million Years?
scientificamerican.com

Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report “A Guy In Jetpack” Flying Alongside Them
thedrive.com

What is a fogbow?
earthsky.org

On this day in 1939 Nazi SS agents took over Polish radio stations and broadcast anti-German sentiments
damninteresting.com

Supernova Wreckage is Still Expanding at Extreme Speeds After 400 Years
universetoday.com

The world’s deepest freshwater cave just got a whole lot deeper
sciencemag.org

The Wildest Insurance Fraud Scheme Texas Has Ever Seen
texasmonthly.com

“Mad Mike” Hughes Rejected Science and Chased Fame. It Killed Him.
popularmechanics.com

How Ancient Sea Creatures Crossed Oceans on Rafts
realclearscience.com

Why police officers embraced a banned weapon of war
theverge.com

Sir Isaac Newton’s notes among Cambridge web gallery ‘treasures’
bbc.com • Direct link to gallery

Worth the wait: Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years
theguardian.com

Meet the woman who gave the world antiviral drugs
nationalgeographic.com

Do Neutrinos Always Travel At Nearly The Speed Of Light?
forbes.com

A global wave of high profile crimes has INTERPOL, Scotland Yard, and American detectives chasing a shadow
medium.com

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones
thedrive.com

51 Years Later, the Cuyahoga River Burns Again
outsideonline.com

This Is The Most Exciting Crisis in Cosmology
sciencealert.com

They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?
propublica.org

Video: How many spycams can Stacey Dooley find in a love motel bedroom? [5:24]
youtube.com

What happened in room 10?: Inside the first COVID hot spot in America
story.californiasunday.com

Video: The Warrior Kingdoms of the Weaver Ant [9:03]
youtube.com

How long is a galactic year?
livescience.com

Giant new 50-metre deep crater opens up in Arctic tundra
siberiantimes.com

Sleep Scientists Want to Cancel Daylight Saving Time
gizmodo.com

High-Tech Tracking Reveals ‘Whole New Secret World of Birds’
smithsonianmag.com

Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I
Part 2 • krebsonsecurity.com

The surprising upsides of worrying
bbc.com

What Bread Tasted Like 4,000 Years Ago
theatlantic.com

56-year-old NASA satellite expected to fall to Earth this weekend
space.com

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base
thedrive.com

A 200-Year-Old Gift From Benjamin Franklin Made Boston and Philadelphia a Fortune
mentalfloss.com

Forensics on Trial: America’s First Blood Test Expert
crimereads.com

The real-life origin story behind The Count of Monte Cristo
vox.com

This Equation Calculates The Chances We Live In A Computer Simulation
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Video: Why Can’t We Find MH370 ? [18:04]
youtube.com

How a $1 million plot to hack Tesla failed
technologyreview.com

An all-new episode of Damn Interesting Week is available now: Penguin Power
damninteresting.com

Andromeda’s “halo” already bumping into Milky Way’s ahead of collision
newatlas.com

Video: A secret world under a French castle [4:49]
bbc.com

Photos: The Aftermath of Hurricane Laura
theatlantic.com

Why some artificial intelligence is smart until it’s dumb
knowablemagazine.org

Rare Meteorites Show How The Earth Got Its Life-Giving Water
npr.org

United Launch Alliance debuts first-ever 3D projection of Delta IV Heavy Rocket
space.com

100 years to solve an integral
liorsinai.github.io

Caged Congolese teen: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise
bbc.com

Mysterious Repeating Radio Burst From Space Is Back, Exactly Right on Time
popularmechanics.com

LSD microdose trial for acute pain relief reports “remarkable” results
newatlas.com

The fight to save Australia’s ancient ‘dinosaur trees’
bbc.com

Anonymous artists invented ancient Egypt’s iconic style
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists Want to Ditch Formula for Lab-Grown Breast Milk
wired.com