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Earth lost 60 per cent of its atmosphere during asteroid impact
sciencefocus.com

How NASA’s New Telescope Will Help Astronomers Discover Free-Floating Worlds
smithsonianmag.com

Supermassive Black Holes Might Really Be ‘Traversable’ Wormholes, Astrophysicists Suggest
vice.com

“Lovers make the easiest marks”: Profile of a romance scammer
torontolife.com

Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
phys.org

How you perceive time may depend on your income
nationalgeographic.co.uk

How a Secret Map Brought Down a Pirate Alliance on the Irish Coast
atlasobscura.com

Why you can ‘hear’ words inside your head
bbc.com

Our computers are limited by their rock-based architecture
massivesci.com

First Fossil Feather Ever Found Belonged to This Dinosaur
nytimes.com

Escaping through a predator’s butt is a common strategy for prey
massivesci.com

On this day in 1957, a radioactive cooling tank exploded at Russia’s Chelyabinsk-40 facility
damninteresting.com

Horrified Scientists Watch Snakes Feasting on the Organs of Living Toads
gizmodo.com

The crypto millionaire that acquired BitTorrent—and waded into the trade war
theverge.com

The chilling experiment which created the first vaccine
bbc.com

The Archaeologists Who Unlocked Cold War Spy Photos of Israel
atlasobscura.com

Video: The problem with the U.S. bail system [6:29]
youtube.com

Stolen lives: The harrowing story of two girls sold into sexual slavery
nationalgeographic.com

Photos: Wildfires Burn Through California’s Wine Country
theatlantic.com

Are we living at the ‘hinge of history’?
bbc.com

Did a migrating Jupiter turn Venus into hell?
space.com

The Cyber-Avengers Protecting Hospitals From Ransomware
wired.com

New Mars rover is ready for space lasers
phys.org

Scientists create ‘super enzyme’ that eats plastic bottles six times faster
cnn.com

Parrots removed from UK family safari park after teaching each other to swear – and laughing about it
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Survivors of an International Buddhist Cult Share Their Stories
thewalrus.ca

Inside the airline industry’s meltdown
theguardian.com

Quantum entanglement realized between distant large objects
phys.org

First study with exoplanet satellite data describes one of the most extreme planets in the universe
phys.org

Scientists Use Century-Old Seaweed to Solve a Marine Mystery
smithsonianmag.com

How Mass Incarceration Has Shaped History
daily.jstor.org

Game Breaking: How Cheat Codes Changed Video Games Forever
popularmechanics.com

Tattoos damage skin sweat glands, landmark study claims
newatlas.com

There might be even more underground reservoirs of liquid water on Mars
technologyreview.com

US city warned over brain-eating microbe in water
bbc.com

First Compelling Evidence of Organisms That Eat Viruses as a Food Source
sciencealert.com

‘There is a fear that this will eradicate dwarfism’: the controversy over a new growth drug
theguardian.com • (see also)

How do you measure Everest? It’s complicated by frostbite—and politics.
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

A Psychological Trick Changed Diabetics’ Blood Sugar Levels
realclearscience.com • (see also)

New curio by Alan Bellows: Misguided Missiles
dam.mn

Researchers theorize how phosphine ended up in Venus’ atmosphere
slashgear.com

The Plant Pandemics Just Keep on Coming
theatlantic.com • (see also)

The weird world of kidnapping insurance
theweek.com

Gallery: Stalin’s Rope Roads
flashbak.com

The daring plan to save the Arctic ice with glass
bbc.com

Video: Footage of the Hindenburg Disaster, colorized and upscaled with AI [5:26]
youtube.com • (see also)

Could the Sahara ever be green again?
livescience.com

A ‘Climate Anomaly’ Worsened World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic, New Research Suggests
gizmodo.com

Here’s How You Can ‘See’ Molecules—on a Whole ‘Nother Planet
wired.com

Astronauts are Getting a New Toilet Next Week
universetoday.com

Why figs need wasps—here’s how mutualism works
nationalgeographic.com

These weird, unsettling photos show that AI is getting smarter
technologyreview.com

Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal
nytimes.com

America’s Hidden Big Cat Problem
gizmodo.com

The Power and Paradox of Bad Software
wired.com

Kitty see, kitty do: cat imitates human, in first scientific demonstration of behavior
sciencemag.org

Tiny, magnetically controlled robots coax nerve cells to grow connections
sciencenews.org

New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels
apnews.com

US probe to touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20
phys.org

Why is there a hurricane season?
sciencefocus.com