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32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design
spectrum.ieee.org

Why tickling makes us laugh even when it annoys us and other mysteries that baffle neuroscience
english.elpais.com • (see also)

Why one branch on the human family tree replaced all the others
aeon.co

‘It was so unreal’: Norwegian man wakes to cargo ship in his garden
theguardian.com

Florida man rigs drone to save drowning teen
popsci.com

Sluggish sloth’s secrets of success revealed in new study
bbc.com

Ultracold atoms have been ‘hyperentangled’ for the first time
newscientist.com • Mirror

Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding
bbc.com

These contact lenses give people infrared vision — even with their eyes shut
nature.com • Mirror

Photographer Who Scales Buildings to Get the Perfect Shot Arrested at Opening Night of His First Solo Exhibition
smithsonianmag.com

Graduate Student Solves Classic Problem About the Limits of Addition
quantamagazine.org

The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin
wired.com • Mirror

How 3D printing is personalizing health care
theconversation.com

The Victorian scam artist who duped an island
bbc.com

Video: Did Climate Skeptics Get This Right? [12:45]
youtube.com

These Scientists Say They’ve Identified the Oldest Known Star Chart in the World
smithsonianmag.com

A new atomic clock in space could help us measure elevations on Earth
technologyreview.com • (see also)

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration
theconversation.com

The Alfa Romeo Carabo: A 1968 Concept That Looked Straight Out of the Future
rarehistoricalphotos.com

‘My Father Was a Nazi Hunter. Then He Died in the Lockerbie Bombing.’
nytimes.com • (see also)

World’s first gene-edited spider produces red fluorescent silk
newatlas.com

Video: Darwin’s Final Obsession [13:34]
youtube.com

A cool new way to study gravity
news.mit.edu • (see also)

Using sound to ‘see’ unexploded munitions on the seafloor
phys.org

Billions of Synchronous Fireflies Put on Incredible Light Show
mossandfog.com

Curious circles on Venus suggest its surface is still changing
space.com

Hikers find mysterious stash of gold in the Czech mountains
cnn.com