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Huge coral reef discovered at Amazon river mouth
theguardian.com

Photographer’s eyes opened on epic road trip along Canada-U.S. border
cbc.ca

Aphantasia: How It Feels To Be Blind In Your Mind
facebook.com

A manned solar airplane is on the longest leg of its around-the-world journey.
phys.org

Study: Cities have their own special blend of fungi and bacteria; a bacterial signature.
thestar.com

The Battle Over the Sea-Monkey Fortune
nytimes.com

Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy
theatlantic.com

With “dark tourism” on the rise, Huntsville’s prison museum is thriving
texasobserver.org

Venus Express unveils surprising polar atmosphere
cosmosmagazine.com

Photo gallery: Inside the stations of North Korea’s Pyongyang metro
earthnutshell.com

Video: Frontline | Saudi Arabia Uncovered (2016)
pbs.org

They had the remarkable luck to survive AIDS, and the brutal misfortune to live on.
projects.sfchronicle.com

The reason birds lived when the dinosaurs died? Seeds, scientists say
thestar.com

A $10 million nut heist is a window into the shady, lucrative world of large-scale food theft
qz.com

Sexism in mouse research can lead to medical harm to women, scientists warn
cbc.ca

A new theory provides a possible explanation for the “Impossible” EmDrive Thruster
technologyreview.com

The Trippy State Between Wakefulness and Sleep
theatlantic.com

The first fossilised heart ever found in a prehistoric animal
theconversation.com

Chronas, an interactive timeline of history (use the slider at the bottom of the map)
chronas.org

Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the US $20 bill.
politico.com

150 countries must all switch to a new oral polio vaccine over a 2 week period
polioeradication.org

Study: Dolphins have a language that helps them solve problems together
newscientist.com

The ancient Peruvian mystery solved from space
bbc.com

People can judge relationships from short bursts of laughter
arstechnica.com

AccuWeather issues 90-day forecasts and meteorologists are not amused. #WeatherHoroscope
arstechnica.com

The Untold Story of the Teen Hackers Who Transformed the Early Internet
paleofuture.gizmodo.com

The crippling thing about growing up poor that stays with you forever
washingtonpost.com

Video: The Brazil Nut Effect
youtube.com

The Future Will Be Quiet
theatlantic.com

The Tragic History of RC Cola
mentalfloss.com

Alien ‘Wow!’ signal could be explained after almost 40 years
theguardian.com

Prehistoric STDs Might Explain Monogamy
nymag.com

Why Luck Matters More Than You Might Think
theatlantic.com

Saharan silver ant’s hairs reflect light to beat the desert heat
abc.net.au

Sugar conspiracy: How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?
theguardian.com

Image: Food menus from the RMS Titanic for the day before she sank. First class on left, third class on right.
imgur.com

Gamers help satisfy the need for speed in quantum manipulations
arstechnica.co.uk

Archeologists find ancient mummy approximately 1,500 years old in Mongolia
siberiantimes.com

Mysterious giant sphere unearthed in forest divides opinion
telegraph.co.uk

Astronomers find a supersized black hole in a cosmic small town – 17 billion solar masses
60abc.com

Brazen NZ octopus breaks free from aquarium, escapes down drain to the ocean
thestar.com

Chip, Implanted in Brain, Helps Paralyzed Man Regain Control of Hand
nytimes.com

Does Tylenol make us miss mistakes?
futurity.org

Painting Found In Attic Attributed To Caravaggio, Could Be Worth $137 Million
newsweek.com

The Mysterious Death of the First Man in Space
popularmechanics.com

The Spies Who Saved the Space Shuttle
thedailybeast.com

Research backs up the instinct that walking improves creativity
qz.com

A Visionary Project Aims for Alpha Centauri, a Star 4.37 Light-Years Away
nytimes.com

Thirteen Anonymous Genetic Superheroes Walk Among Us
theatlantic.com

Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby
reuters.com

The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future
wired.com

The harsh truth about speed-reading
kernelmag.dailydot.com

Image: Hubble frames a unique red rectangle
phys.org

A Revolutionary Discovery in China
nybooks.com

SpaceX’s Landing Drone Ship Is Just As Complicated As The Rocket
foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com

Bright, young Jupiter-like ‘orphan’ found floating nearby
cosmosmagazine.com

Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji
grouplens.org

How humanity first killed the dodo, then lost it as well
bbc.com

Online Dating and the Death of the ‘Mixed-Attractiveness’ Couple
priceonomics.com

How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell
fusion.net